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noting trolls' view that the primary intent as outing trolls by sysop power structure
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A '''login''' is an assumed individual [[identity]], consisting of a string that [[refer]]s to either a pseudonym used by [[no body]] or a [[real name]] used by [[some body]].
A '''login''' is an assumed individual [[identity]], consisting of a string that [[refer]]s to either a pseudonym used by [[no body]] or a [[real name]] used by [[some body]], often without any clue as to which.
 
A [[single login]] has been proposed and is being added to [[MediaWiki]].
 
[[Trolls]] assert that this will be used mostly to support the [[sysop power structure]] in their attempts to assign [[alleged and collective identity]] to others, those who they typically label "[[trolls]]".  In effect, the primary use of this feature will be [[outing]] of those who choose not to use it:
 
One side effect of this [[outing]] effort might be some useful functionality or reliable identification of [[social network]]s across [[large public wiki]]s.
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