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The existence of '''troll culture''' is disputed, but not at Consumerium where it is alive and well.  Some basic cultural principles of trolling:
The existence of '''troll culture''' is disputed, but not at Consumerium where it is alive and well.  Some basic cultural principles of [[trolling]]:
*never acknowledge authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair
*never acknowledge authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair
*never ask about authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair
*never ask about authorship of anything, only ask if it is correct or fair
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*if you are forced to log in, use "troll" in your name so that other [[trolls]] can see that you are a troll, proud of it, and standing tall
*if you are forced to log in, use "troll" in your name so that other [[trolls]] can see that you are a troll, proud of it, and standing tall
*be as hilarious as possible, ideally employing [[sarcasm]], [[irony]] and [[paradox]] to the maximum
*be as hilarious as possible, ideally employing [[sarcasm]], [[irony]] and [[paradox]] to the maximum
**when faced with absurd rhetoric, e.g. "[[neutral point of view]]" as a status not a process, invent much more logical and defensible rhetoric with the same initials and pronunciation, e.g. [[New Troll point of view]]
*try to document procedures in [[troll song]]s that anyone can easily sing
*try to document procedures in [[troll song]]s that anyone can easily sing
*come up with as many new definitions as you can for the verb "[[to troll]]"
*come up with as many new definitions as you can for the verb "[[to troll]]"
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