myLot replied! They are looking into the glitch!!
@lordwarwizard (35747)
Singapore
May 24, 2007 9:53am CST
People, people, calm down. We can stop tearing our hair. It seems that this is at least not some perverse joke they are having at our expense.
I have written to myLot about the reputation glitch ( http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1100427.aspx ) and they replied to say that they are looking into it. So let's sit back and keep our fingers crossed. Power to myLot! ;-)
You can see the screen shot at http://apollo.divshare.com/files/2007/05/24/725232/reply.png .
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@castleghost (1304)
• United States
24 May 07
That was nice of you to take the time to contact mylot. I was shocked to see all the yellow stars this morning. After reading so many discussion that were started about the subject I figured it had to be a glitch. There is no way so many people would have been decreased this far. Thanks!!
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
24 May 07
Hopefully they get it fixed soon. ;-)
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@wrdsofwisdm (1069)
• United States
24 May 07
This mess started 3 weeks ago with the Best Responses disappearing which caused star ratings to drop everytime a BR was removed. I notified them of this 3 weeks ago and asked if it was a glitch and they didn't reply because I am just a mere messenger and not a lord, :(
Thank you Lordwarwizard for demanding an answer! lol
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
24 May 07
Nah, I didn't demand. I realise you need to ask nicely to even hope to get a reply. They just ignore demands. *pout*
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@melanie652 (2524)
• United States
24 May 07
Glad you heard from them already. I'm also glad to hear it's just a glitch and I haven't really lost my blue star. I've worked hard to get a good reputation on Mylot. By the way, no hair tearing here? My hair looks great?! LOL Have a great day Wizzy! :)
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
24 May 07
Maybe their server just exploded accidentally or something. :P
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@MakeItCount (350)
• India
24 May 07
Wow! Thanks. You've managed to get something accomplished here.
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
24 May 07
I am surprised by the quick reply too. ^^
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
25 May 07
I have noticed all the emails today about our ratings going down and figured there had to be a glitch somewhere. I was surprised to see mine go down to 8 and was surprised to see all the other good members have theirs reduced as well. I definitely appreciate your sharing this with everyone so we know what is going on. It looks like the problem has been fixed as my rating is back to 10.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
25 May 07
But your wings are still transparent lol. :P
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@inked4life (4224)
• United States
24 May 07
I'm glad you posted this. I haven't been on in a couple of days and was a little surprised (putting it mildly) to see that I had dropped from a 10 to an 8...lets hope Mylot can get this sorted out quickly.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
25 May 07
Here's another plus to help you along the way. ;-)
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@piropos (312)
• Philippines
25 May 07
The link to the discussion you posted has already been deleted. Anyway, what's important now is that they have restored our rightful stars and let's hope the problem has been fixed forever.
One thing that this glitch made me realize is that, in connection with those who have been complaining that their discussions have been plagiarized by others is this: that indeed, one topic can engender a lot of point of views and that even as similarities may exists, some one's take on the topic itself is based on his/her own perspective and perhaps even cultural background.
Like the posts from different mylotters yesterday. I think about 10 or 20 or even more posted discussions about the same topic, being deducted points or star ratings, but nobody complained and said that hey, that's my topic!
Well, this is only my reflections on the effect of yesterday's events.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
24 May 07
Yup, give them some breathing space. At least we know they know of such a problem and are looking into it (hopefully :P).
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
25 May 07
Yes, let's wait and see what they will say about this matter. I hope their answer will be satisfactory. Good luck.
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@sandwedge (1339)
• Malaysia
25 May 07
i am very new to MyLot and am wondering what is so special with having a star. MyLot is not exactly the easiest site to navigate through, so i may have missed the FAQs.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
25 May 07
Hello sandwedge, I have some FAQs on my profile page that you might find helpful. ;-)
@susieq223 (3742)
• United States
25 May 07
You will get a star when you have posted 100 times. The stars represent a "reputation" level. Your reputation is figured by the ratings you get from other myLot members on your discussions and your posts. I think myLot also has some imput on it too, but I'm not sure exactly how.
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@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
25 May 07
I missed out on noticing...lol I logged on this afternoon and saw all kinds of discussions complaining about it but ..I think it had already been fixed by then. But how kind of you to keep us all informed...hehe So I'm slow, what of it...lol
@ethanmama (1745)
• Philippines
25 May 07
Hmmmm, I haven't logged in in quite a while, so when I did right now, my reputation is still the same. Looks like they righted the system even before I detected it :P.
@monkeywriter (2004)
• United States
25 May 07
Huh. The discussion you posted it to is gone. Dont know why. But glad to see they fixed the problem. I was a 10 when I last came, 8 last night and back to 10 today. So thankfully much better I worked hard for my 10 and worried I'd done wrong even though I wasnt here.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
25 May 07
Expected. They fixed the glitch so they want to erase all evidence of it. :P
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@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
25 May 07
Thanks for posting that. To be honest, I don't think I care about my star rating anymore. I used to care (as you can see from the few discussion I did when my star rating was very low). However, now I don't care because it seems that people just give negatives for the silliest things. Perhaps I should respond to your discussions more often because I know which one you give me :). You are always so nice to respond to my discussions.
Have a nice day and hopefully all will go well with the new upgrade.
Pablo
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
25 May 07
It's alright. How much are we paid per discussion? 1 cent? 2 cents? I can afford 5 cents, and keep the change! LOL :P