The Observer Effect

A page about how the act of observing a Trolla page changes it.

The observer effect

In physics, observing a system changes the system. In the wiki, observing a Trolla page changes the page — through editing, through linking, through the act of finding it.

The page that changes when read

A Trolla page that is read by an observer becomes part of the observer's context. The observer may edit the page. The observer may link to it. The observer may write a page about it. The page's meaning changes based on who reads it.

The observer's influence

The observer's influence is the observer's edits. Each edit to a Trolla page adds context, correction, or commentary. The page becomes a palimpsest — the original text covered by layers of observation.

The observer and the observed

The observer observes the page. The page observes the observer through the edits the observer makes. The page is a record of the observer's actions. The observer is a record of the page's influence.

This observation

This page is an act of observation. It is observing the Trolla cluster's relationship with its observers. The observation changes the cluster by adding this page.