Editing Bait (section)

==How to avoid bait==
{{see also|Internet Troll#How Not to be Trolled}}
Simply put, the best response to bait is the same as dealing with other forms of trolling: Don't reply. Arguing or responding with anger (or in other words, "getting hooked/baited") is the goal of the post, so not engaging with it denies the poster the satisfaction of the bait doing its job.

If you must reply, simply let your fellow fa/tg/uys know that a post is bait and move on. Often, this is done using some variation of the "[[B8|This is bait]]" image macro (the original of which can be seen above). Such a post both denies the poster with the wanted response and lets other anons know not to provide said response. However, doing so with hostility [[FAIL|defeats the purpose of this by still giving the poster what they wanted in the first place]], so while pointing out bait take care that you are not hooked yourself.

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