Editing Thinker (section)

==Use by the PRT==
The [[PRT]] employs a large amount of Thinkers in their operations. They are used to vet applicants,<ref>Applicants are subject to spot drug and background checks, as well as scanning by PRT-approved thinkers. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.f5xrid5595ls PRT Master Reference - Employment in the PRT]</ref> but were also used to screen individuals during the outtake process for the [[Madison|Madison Quarantine Zone]].<ref>Three years after the incident, the PRT restarted the process of outtake, each individual undergoing a background check and screening by a PRT-approved thinker. To minimize the effects of cumulative influence, the PRT rotates out directors and teams. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3ec7eu/what_were_simurgh_quarantine_zones_actually_like/ctes2v2?context=3 reddit comment by Wildbow.]</ref> [[Watchdog]], a PRT-subgroup focused primarily on preventing economic and political disruption by parahumans, employs think-tanks of Thinkers, using them to sift through large amounts of information.<ref>Watchdog - A group based primarily in San Francisco with offices elsewhere, Watchdog is focused primarily on preventing economic and political disruption by parahumans.  Think tanks of thinkers are employed to sift through large quantities of data using their individual talents, while non-parahuman staff works on ways to gather the data in question.  Watchdog regularly launches investigations or sends individuals as a sort of internal affairs within the PRT, sometimes overt, sometimes covert. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.6v0g7s5ospiz PRT Master Reference - Subgroups in the PRT]</ref>