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The role of '''trolls''' in [[Consumerium]] is unclear.  There is not even an agreement on what is a [[troll]] and what they generally do.  What is clear is that some think it is insulting to call someone a troll, and others take pride in being trolls, or called trolls.  There is just no agremeent at all.  What one thinks tends to depend on what one feels about:
The role of '''trolls''' in [[Consumerium]] is unclear.  There is not even an agreement on what is a [[troll]] and what they generally do.  What is clear is that some think it is insulting to call someone a troll, and others take pride in being trolls, or called trolls.  If you read "[[Trolls]] believe..." or "[[Trolls]] request..." or other use of "'''trolls'''" as a [[pronoun]], that is a sure sign you are dealing with someone who self-identifies with trolls.  Such people can be assumed to share IP numbers to get around blocks, to freely offer passwords to each other, quote each others texts without any attribution, and to [[foment ambiguity]] in ways that make it simply impossible to tell "who wrote what", at least [[beyond a reasonable doubt]].
 
Regarding the impact of such collective anonymous trolling, there is just no agreement at all.  What one thinks tends to depend on what one feels about:
*[[free circulation of fiction]]
*[[identifying people]] - a [[sysop]] usually tries to identify a [[troll]], by [[outing]], but a troll usually insists on staying anonymous or ambiguous.
*[[identifying people]] - a [[sysop]] usually tries to identify a [[troll]], by [[outing]], but a troll usually insists on staying anonymous or ambiguous.
*[[free speech]] - which trolls usually support
*[[free speech]] - which trolls usually support
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