True or false? If someone puts up some bait and you fall into a trolling then it's your own fault for taking the bait.

Exactly!  

I can't help that notice that some that have a lot of criticism hurled their way never go on anyone else's posts to attack.  This is why I really wish people can ignore what they don't like.  

Trolling to me is someone that goes out of their way to follow others around to make their internet existence as uncomfortable as possible.  I haven't seen this tolerated here in a very long time.  What little has ever come here never lasts.

I would say this is one of the most troll free sites out there.  Kudos to all that keep it that way.  

I just stay away from anything that might cause trouble. I had enough of that at another site and I don't want any drama. I agree with PeaPod here. You take the bait? Then you fall into it.

Eh, yes and no. Genuine trolls thrive on the drama, so if even one person responds, they've been "rewarded" and will persist. It's better to avoid entering into discussions that you believe are detached from reality for this reason.

At the same time, and I think you or someone else hinted at this on another thread, "trolling" has a wide definition these days. By the broadest definition, I'd be trolling if I derailed this discussion by talking about troll soup recipes or something. lol And, who's to say whether the person posting really just has a strong opinion of something or is saying something just to tick people off? The only person who knows if that's the poster's mindset is the poster, himself. 

I think it's better to avoid throwing around words like "troll" altogether. Whether someone really is a troll or is simply being strong-headed, it's rather irrelevant. Feed them and they continue. Ignore them and they stop. Is it your fault for "taking the bait?" Fool me once, shame on you... fool me twice, shame on me.