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Thus trolls are atomic ''[[agent provocateur|agents provocateurs]]'' and vital to [[grassroots]] process.  
Thus trolls are atomic ''[[agent provocateur|agents provocateurs]]'' and vital to [[grassroots]] process.  


Usually the label ''troll'' simply indicates that someone considers them pests or [[usurper]]s.  
Usually the label ''troll'' simply indicates that someone considers them pests or [[usurper]]s. They do not usually fit clearly as part of any clique or group of [[Consumerium:We|"friends"]] or [[Consumerium:Enemy|"enemies"]], but often just deny any goal but [[truth]]. They are a faction by default, only because they do not clearly identify with any other faction or accept any other guidance.


However, for precisely these reasons, they are the most useful in discovering the limitations of existing terminology, categories, and assumptions, especially those related to the [[sysop power structure]] that labels them. A [[troll-friendly]] [[large public wiki]] can expect some problems and challenges and drop-outs from people who can't develop the [[political virtues]] quickly enough. However it presumably gains and exploits those who are marginalized or abused elsewhere, which suits the progressive values of [[Consumerium:itself]].  
However, for precisely these reasons, they are the most useful in discovering the limitations of existing terminology, categories, and assumptions, especially those related to the [[sysop power structure]] that labels them. A [[troll-friendly]] [[large public wiki]] can expect some problems and challenges and drop-outs from people who can't develop the [[political virtues]] quickly enough. However it presumably gains and exploits those who are marginalized or abused elsewhere, which suits the progressive values of [[Consumerium:itself]].  
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