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'''Blackballing''' is a [[voting system]], a variant of [[disapproval voting]].   
'''Blackballing''' is a [[voting system]], a variant of [[disapproval voting]].  Its origins are unclear but it has reportedly been used by the Freemasons and other secret societies.


[[Consumerium Governance Organization]] may use it for some functions, like, [[trolls]], collectively, voting to remove a [[sysop]]'s power to [[block IP]].   
[[Consumerium Governance Organization]] may use it for some functions, like, [[trolls]], collectively, voting to remove a [[sysop]]'s power to [[block IP]].   


With enough sysops, a troll-as-voter, sysop-as-politician system may evolve.
With enough sysops, a troll-as-voter, sysop-as-politician system may evolve.
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