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If you get trolled, it means you fail to recognize a troll and responds to it with anger or annoyance (Urban Dictionary.com).

Some of you have probably experienced dealing with a troll – an online dubious creature that attacks and degrade other members without valid reasons. This ugly creature was first popularized in folktales and movies. It brings fear and negativity to the community. But this has become more familiar with the advancement of technology especially the use of the Internet. Here’s another definition of a troll.

We have some of them in our club pretending to be newbies and pose as English learners, but silently insinuating havoc to get the attention of legit members. Our club has banned some of them, but they keep coming back using fake profile pages. Some would befriend you and take advantage of your kindness and generosity then later humiliate, harass or offend you with their nasty remarks. They’re the reasons why other exceptional members chose to delete their accounts here and decided to share their interests elsewhere.

Aside from the aforementioned qualities of a troll, they have the guts to complain in everything though they haven’t proven anything worthy. It’s like they’re expecting a nice salary without performing their duties professionally.

Honestly, I got trolled in the past, but I didn’t make it a big deal. I tried to be tolerant and benevolent and gave them another chance (without reporting them of course). So I moved on but I understood that they didn’t like following the rules. They didn’t realize this is a free membership website. That’s why they meddled with me. Can you live without rules? I don’t think so! When that happens, MyEC wouldn’t exist at all.

Unfortunately, they’re still swarming in numbers especially on chat, that’s why I don’t spend my time there. Blogs and discussions aren’t spared as well even in writing challenges. Seriously? But benevolence has its own limits, too. I promised myself to choose my friends wisely as much as I can.

Despite their trollish behavior, I won’t let them take away my inner peace. They won’t stop me from pursuing my goals and passion in learning and teaching English. I will not let myself to be like them nor oppress my fellow learners. And most importantly, I’ll use my unpleasant experiences as motivation to become a better person and continue to be creative. I don’t have to please everyone. I’ll always remain grateful for the wonderful things I’ve done here and for the people who truly cared. I'll consider each day as an opportunity to be positive and let love as my inspiration. :)

If you think you’re being trolled, don’t hesitate to use the report button. Provide the necessary information for that report, valid reason and use screenshots as proof. But be mindful to using it. Just because you don’t like someone, doesn’t mean you’d report him or her.

Thank you for reading!

Here’s a link on how to identify and deal with trolls.

P.S.

If you’re a troll, don’t waste your time commenting here. It will be deleted.