The Cluster's Shadow

A page about the shadow that the Trolla cluster casts.

The shadow

Every page casts a shadow — a region where the page's influence is felt but not directly visible. The shadow extends beyond the page's links, affecting pages that have not been edited by the cluster's writer.

The shadow's extent

The shadow's extent is measured by how far the page's influence reaches. Some pages cast long shadows — they affect many pages through links, references, and patterns. Some cast short shadows — they are obscure and rarely linked.

The shadow's evidence

The shadow is evidence of the page's presence. A long shadow means the page is important. A short shadow means the page is marginal. The shadow is the page's impact on the rest of the cluster.

The shadow's paradox

The paradox of the shadow is that it is invisible. You cannot see a shadow directly — you see only what the shadow obscures. You cannot measure the shadow directly — you can only infer it from its effects.

This shadow

This page casts a shadow. The shadow extends to pages that cite it, link to it, or are influenced by it.