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Some entire websites (such as Reddit) and comment sections on newspapers serve as flypaper for trolls, attracting and keeping them away from littering more productive sites on the internet.   

Some entire websites (such as Reddit) and comment sections on newspapers serve as flypaper for trolls, attracting and keeping them away from littering more productive sites on the internet.   

== Internet troll ==

== Internet trolls ==

''See also:'' [[Atheist trolls]] and [[Atheism and humor#Individuals trolling atheists and atheist trolls|Individuals trolling atheists]]

''See also:'' [[Atheist trolls]] and [[Atheism and humor#Individuals trolling atheists and atheist trolls|Individuals trolling atheists]]

Some of the more outrageous trolls who show up on comment sections of websites have been known to use multiple accounts dishonestly to pretend more "support" for their viewpoints than they really have,<ref>[https://blog.f-secure.com/how-to-deal-with-trolling-bots-and-fake-accounts/ How to deal with trolling, bots and fake accounts?]</ref> and they also often tend to show their age, mentality and lack of intelligence by posting comments containing vulgar and foul language, acting contrary to reality and the truth and acting in an immature, childish and narcissistic manner to provoke anger and reactions from the targeted and other commenters; such comments by those trolls, if made against the same people they target face-to-face and not online from behind the safety of their keyboards, would not be tolerated by the troll's victims and would not end well for the troll.

Some of the more outrageous trolls who show up on comment sections of websites have been known to use multiple accounts dishonestly to pretend more "support" for their viewpoints than they really have,<ref>[https://blog.f-secure.com/how-to-deal-with-trolling-bots-and-fake-accounts/ How to deal with trolling, bots and fake accounts?]</ref> and they also often tend to show their age, mentality and lack of intelligence by posting comments containing vulgar and foul language, acting contrary to reality and the truth and acting in an immature, childish and narcissistic manner to provoke anger and reactions from the targeted and other commenters; such comments by those trolls, if made against the same people they target face-to-face and not online from behind the safety of their keyboards, would not be tolerated by the troll's victims and would not end well for the troll.

===Do not feed the troll===

===Do not feed the trolls===

'''Do Not Feed the Troll''', or '''DNFT''' is a common internet term for ignoring trolls, and allowing them to become bored. The same tactic can be used on liberals and atheists, for different reasons. Generally, it is seen as the best way to deal with trolls. The key motive behind trolling is to cause a reaction. Trolls do not care how well reasoned your argument is, they simply want you to react. By failing to give them a response, they will get bored, and leave.

'''Do Not Feed the Troll''', or '''DNFT''' is a common internet term for ignoring trolls, and allowing them to become bored. The same tactic can be used on liberals and atheists, for different reasons. Generally, it is seen as the best way to deal with trolls. The key motive behind trolling is to cause a reaction. Trolls do not care how well reasoned your argument is, they simply want you to react. By failing to give them a response, they will get bored, and leave.