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> There are instructions on how to control an internet forum, including tips on “consensus cracking”: using a fake persona to express the ideas you oppose in su
by Smithalicious 4y ago
> There are instructions on how to control an internet forum, including tips on “consensus cracking”: using a fake persona to express the ideas you oppose in such a weak and unconvincing manner that you can then use another fake persona to knock them down.
Why does this necessitate the neologism "concensus cracking" rather than the well-established term "false flagging"?
- rhaksw 4y agoWell for one thing, as I understand it, it is a term the antagonizers use themselves to train each other. But also, a false flag pins blame on someone else in order to change public opinion. Cracking consensus is any disguised action and does not require blaming someone else. It can just be secretive actions like a mod removal where the removal is not apparent to the logged-in author, like on Reddit. See: https://www.reveddit.com/about/faq/ https://www.reveddit.com/about/faq/
- pessimizer 4y agoBecause that's not at all what a false flag is. A false flag is a manufactured pretext to attack i.e. a way to paint an attack as a defense. People who are actually doing these things probably need to be precise.