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con-'''troll'''. Attribute for systems that are able to live with trolls in relative harmony (similar to [[troll-friendly]]).  
con-'''troll'''. Attribute for systems that are able to live with trolls in relative harmony (similar to [[troll-friendly]]).  


This is a kind of language-wisdom: ''con'' is derived from latin ''cum'' (with), so this means "with the trolls", troll-friendly. The trailing "l" has been lost somewhere in history.
This is a kind of language-wisdom: ''con'' is derived from latin ''cum'' (with), so this means "with the trolls", troll-friendly. The trailing "l" has been lost somewhere in history. The correct usage is "to share con-troll".
 
The notion of "control" is a pervertion of the original "controll". Harmony is displaced by dominance. "Sharing controll" (the ability of friendly communication and tolerance) has been perverted to "having control".
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