Thanks, please do remind me to NOT respond to any of your posts again!
By raijin
@raijin (10345)
Philippines
January 30, 2008 2:40am CST
Lots of discussions are posted almost every minute, lots of them answered and others are not.
For this past days, I've noticed that I've been posting to discussions that don't seem to be responded or commented by the thread host. At first, I only let it pass since these people must be busy onto something. But then again, you'll get to see that they are actively posting here (either responding or starting MORE discussions). So that's what ticked me, I've been trying to contain this feeling inside me but I guess I'm just too weak to control my emotion.
I would be pleased to let other member's know what they plan to do with these type of people, would they boycott these good-for-nothing money seekers? Because for me, I would love them to cancel their accounts and look for other sites that pays them more and with less typing. I wish that happens, but then I guess they could die for not having something else to earn at..
You are all free to air your side here, time to be TRUE to others and ourselves as well.
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@jcj_111776 (3216)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
There was a particular member here who requested to be added to my friends list. And because I've already added that member, I responded to several of that member's discussions. But not a single response did I receive from all those answers I made. At first, before reacting negatively, I checked first if maybe that member was simply not logged in for several days. But no. That member kept posting new discussions and from all those who responded to the old discussions that member posted, it's lucky if you can see a single response from that member.
I was irritated and just started skipping that member's new discussions. Fortunately, the majority of discussions I have responded to, most of the time I get a comment back.
But there was a particular member who did comment back to me. But from the way the comment was made, I felt as if I shouldn't comment back anymore. It's as if the discussion is sealed and closed between us. No more reason to exchange informations.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
That's one reason why I carefully choose and maintain the friends I have here, I delete these types of members if ever I have them on my list.
We used to have one particular famous member like that here back then, I thought that person was also interested of posting through responding on some of my discussions but I was wrong as that member only used so many of us for his/her own interest.
Somebody got annoyed of that person and made a post about his/her LACK of participation in posting, so our final verdict was remove him/her from our list. That person didn't return here no more, maybe because of shame as the whole community humiliated him/her.
Imagine, with only about 500 posts, he/she managed to befriend almost half of the number of the whole community back then. I say, that's desperation on that person's side!;)
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
I'm pretty sure that we are talking different people here, that person was a he though I believe he has been inactive here right before you became a member!;) But the sad thing is, that particular member was also from our country.
I pretty much understand your situation, we all have our own responsibilities to take care of outside mylot. The only difference between you and me, I don't just have to be that busy to take care of my duties!;)
Thanks to the both of you, lj and jc!;)
@jcj_111776 (3216)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
Raijin, there's one particular member here whom I don't see here anymore. And it's a "he". And if I remember correctly, that member had reached about 500 posts. My experience with that member I was talking about was he kept giving me referral links to different sites he's a member of. And I just kept on denying him because I wasn't interested. At that time, I was completely and unashamedly addicted to MyLot.
I'm not sure if we're talking about the same person. But if he's not here, then I've seen him in other social sites, and he's very active there.
In my case, I had some discussions before that took a long time before I got to comment back. For two reasons: 1) My mind is a total blank during those times that I want to give comments but can't think of the right words to type and 2) I'm always busy everyday here at home. Not to mention with my son's school activities. And by the time that I'm free with everything and I'm sitting in front of the PC, my eyes are giving up on me and just want to close and go to sleep!lol
But these past few days, I'm trying to squeeze in some time for MyLot. I don't want to wait at the end of the day to start Mylotting because I won't be able to do anything. By that time, I'm too tired to think.
@angelwings3116 (20)
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31 Jan 08
I dont know about anyone else but i am very busy.i try to respond but dont always get to. it doesnt mean that i havent read them .I do like to read responses that i get.im not on here so much for the money as i am the fun of the descusions.after all its not like a person is making a killing of from this site.lol well i hope to be able to respond to you in the future:)
@angelwings3116 (20)
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31 Jan 08
lol im learning lots about mylot. mostley good.hopefully there is more good things to learn in the future.
@dodoguy (1292)
• Australia
31 Jan 08
Hi raijin,
Your complaint bemuses me for a couple of reasons.
First, I can't imagine anyone actually making enough from myLot posts to make it worth their while as a money-making concern. Unless all those US 1 cent payments are actually worth more to someone somewhere in the world than they are in Australia (ie, not enough for ANYTHING - it would take weeks of effort just to get to the $10 Paypal payout threshold). So I'd think that anyone who engaged myLot in the manner that you describe must be VERY hard pressed to earn some cash.
Second, while some people take all the discussions and responses very seriously, for many others a passing contribution or thought added to a discussion is simply that - not a contract for an ongoing relationship. With such a variety of cultural and national backgrounds here on myLot, from all around the world, it seems a little ambitious to expect a uniform depth of commitment to the forum.
Even a passing contribution might have value if it sheds a little light or opens a new train of thought for consideration. If someone fails to persist with a discussion, what harm can there be beyond self-induced perceptions or expectations? Perhaps we all need to be more adaptable to the evolving environment here on myLot, including the great diversity of participants.
@dodoguy (1292)
• Australia
31 Jan 08
Hi again,
Does it really matter how other people order their priorities?
It's nice that you respect people who respond to your contributions. Each member of myLot does, however, have the freedom to order their priorities and their participation as they see fit.
I do regard the umbrage of some members at the failure of other members' to conform to expectations as just a little quaint, given that no mandate exists to compel conformity. This is all very consistent with the collective human behavior in most real-world communities - which is to be expected, I guess, given that humans are a herding species, and have an inherent desire not just to conform, but to compel conformity in others. And that attitude has started to emerge in some elements of this thread which propose "cancelling" the myLot accounts of members who don't satisfy the particular expectations of other myLot members.
Here's my view - what does it matter if someone doesn't respond? Any problem, if one exists, is resolvable entirely within the psyche of the person who, being ignored, thereby perceives themselves to be injured. The solution is to recognize that any injury in this situation is self-inflicted. The "perpetrator" most likely has no knowledge of the mayhem that he or she has caused by their error, deliberate or otherwise. They don't care, so why should you?
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
It is because that is what I seek, just like you, you have a different approach in this case so I respect that. That's why I posted this discussion to seek other people's opinion as well, while in your case you find it already offensive others don't then it seems you really misunderstood my point.
Every word written here are just in my thoughts, just to let out my frustrations and has no intention of provoking others.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
I'm saying this not only for my very own interest, but for the community as a whole. It's pretty obvious that you're not that much active here, compared to me and the rest that understood my case. All of your points are taken for, but what I was saying here is all those active posters that starts and starts continuous discussions that don't even bother to respond or make any single comment in it.
I have great respect for those who do acknowledge one's thought, it only shows how they are eager to learn and share what they know by interacting through one's posts. Why spend some time posting when you don't even seem to be interested at your own discussion, that to me is what I'm pointing out here.
I don't really care if others need the money, as dollar's exchange here in my country are big as well. But since I'm not really after that, I'm out here to enjoy and one thing I enjoy at is having conversations and chatting in a sensible way..
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
30 Jan 08
I don't post many discussions on here but when I do I try to respond to everyone. Some responses actually don't warrant an answer and so I don't respond and yet I know I should at least comment to acknowledge their response. Sometimes I don't know what to say and prefer not to type "thank you for your response" which I know is against mylot rules.
I did get annoyed at the beginning but now I just let it go.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
For me, I seldom respond with one or two-liners. I always make sure that what I give out is well-thought, that most of the times I get frustrated when I don't receive any comment from it. Then after checking back on that discussion, it's wither the poster responded to short posts and "say thank you" and then skip the response I made. I think people are only looking for responses that agrees with them, comments on their friends only and some don't even comment at all.
This is what annoys me, so I have made a list of those members that don't comment and skip their discussions. Besides, I'm not here merely for the money but for a good conversation as well..=)
@Aingealicia (1905)
• United States
31 Jan 08
Even as busy as I am I try to write a message back as soon as possible. Sometimes it does not work but other times I have some down time. Good point you are making.
Aingealicia
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@sminut13 (1783)
• Singapore
30 Jan 08
frankly speaking, i would be angry too if the host didn't respond to my comments be they good or bad. the least they could say was thanks for commenting. it would make us feel like our comment has been seen.
we might not be giving good answers all the time but we are interested enough to comment. well to each his own.
@sminut13 (1783)
• Singapore
1 Feb 08
you do have a point dvschic. most of them probably won't respond if they feel tht they don't have anything to say at all. and yes, mylot is also becoming more of a paidtopost from what i can see. i hope that the people here will still give good feedbacks and responses though. tht's what makes a good community.
@Ohara_1983 (4117)
• Kuwait
31 Jan 08
i already keep that with me raijin, i feel lot of co-mylotter here just use each other, but i already learn a lot. i dont like to be bother either they will reply my discussion or not or just i post in a mont 4 discussion i love too.dont think about them friend its is normal everyone have thier own idea.
happy posting
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
yahaha.. looks like bok raijin is in badtripness land again. LOL don't let that get too much into ya! you'll just get too much wrinkles. ^__^;; its a little annoying but hey, its their choice and their mistake. we know that everytime we comment on a response, our discussions go up on the list of our friends' "discussions my friends started" and that would mean more people will see it other than those who have already commented on it. and doing the opposite would mean our discussions will sink way way way below until no one can see it anymore. ^__^;;
and maybe they get tired of their discussions already. it happens to me you know. there are days that i don't check the discussions i started. but i will surely comment to all the responses at one time or another. no matter how dumb or short the response is. ^__^;;
i have responded to some discussions which the thread hosts didn't bother to comment on. its disappointing but what the heck. i also earned something from posting a response there. its up to the thread host if he wants to keep his discussions "alive". ^__^
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
There is a big difference between you and me, you have more friends (which I prefer less with mine), you have referrals that are active (which I do but are not active, but I don't worry much about it since I have been doing this for a very long time now) and lastly, I don't start discussions that much.
Seriously, I don't really care much about the earnings here. I'm after conversations, which I believe this site was what's it all about. I have good and active friends here that make great discussions, but I am not full of idea to respond to each and every posts they make. So with that, I turn to go outside my list and search for discussions that I know I can share my thoughts and are not that complicated to respond at.
So I found out who are after for the money and those who are after friendly conversations, I have given them some chances by responding again and again but I already got fed up with them not taking such considerations..
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
you're really super serious today bok. lighten up. ^__^
i do have lots of friends in my list but there's only a selected few that i treat as real friends (that includes you pare LOL) and only a few that are on "notification on" or "notify on", whatever, which means i let myLot notify me when they start a discussion. and yes, i also have a lot of referrals but only 2 or 3 are active and i'm just so sad that the rest didn't find this site worthy of their time.
anyway, i'm also here for a quality time, but also a fun time and that for me is sharing experiences and everything. but i won't deny that i'm also here to earn. this is the first and last site where i am earning money and it just excites me a lot. there's fun and money so what can i ask for? ^__^
i get annoyed here at time too, i'll admit that, some people ticks me off too to the very core of me but i don't want to let them dampen my spirit so i do my very best to ignore them or what they have said or whatever they did that annoyed me, and i just continue to enjoy the site. ^__^
@dlkuku (1935)
• United States
30 Jan 08
I try to answer responses but between working all the time and my family sometimes it's hard.
And when I am here, I am interested in other people's discussions too, so I often get wrapped up in them. I do read all my responses and when I have more time and try to answer, even though some responses leave you wondering what to say.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
There really is a very big difference between those working outside of the internet and working inside it, I admire those people who do have a good means of living and a good day job.
I know you've been to these types of posts, where sometimes that person don't bother to comment on any single bit of response they receive. Sometimes, there are even those who only tries to acknowledge their FRIENDS since they always seek for a response that AGREES with them. The remaining responses, they are all "non-existing" for them.
@jhoana_joey (616)
• Philippines
1 Feb 08
Hello raijin!
I found myself searching for discussions I've started... LOL.. I'm afraid you respond to one of it and I forgot to reply...(just kidding). I also think it's not nice, not to even say thank you for sharing to my discussion, well I guess we can't do anything about it, if the thread host didn't respond then next time don't post in any of his/her discussion. Have a nice day my friend.
@tryxiness (4544)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
Ahmmm... hope you're ok. I feel a little bit guilty though.
@tryxiness (4544)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
Thanks really. I still am actually gathering my thoughts regarding your reply in the concert. :P Hope you're cool already. :D
@goodsign (2287)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 08
After my one and a half month break due to my previous "Page Loading Problem", actually your issue was my problem before I've reached 1000 user rating.
Where I got so many friends, but when my time posted new discussion, only a few who always responded to my discussion (below 10%). In fact, they were very active in posting their new discussions.
At first it bothers me, but now, I'm no longer bother about them. The main thing now is I enjoy my own style and pattern of my mylotting activity.
You know why, as far as not violating mylot discussion guideline, members are free to take their own action for their mylotting activity.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
I know that it doesn't, but people should be helping each other here and not only a one-way type of participating.
I've been here long enough, most of those which do this only comes here for the money and then leaves after they've satisfied their pockets. I guess that's where mylot lost it's reputation, people posting for cents and not sense..
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@goodsign (2287)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 08
You're right there....!!!!!!
But don't worry, even BIBLE which promise human the heaven in next life, also being IGNORED by the followers......so, our discussion is small issue compare to it. That is the different between CENTS and SENSE......!!!!!
I'm cool now, after being knock-down by "Mylot Problem Loading Page" left unattended by mylot for almost two(2) month.....take it easy Raijin...!!!
@xXxMikesWifeyxXx (3072)
• United States
31 Jan 08
Well, i have seen this,but only a few times and not here recently. i have just not came back after a month or so break. i could see were they would make you mad.. me it doesnt at all though i just do what i do and thats that. dont really pay attention to anyone else that isnt doing what this website calls for...
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
30 Jan 08
I've started a couple of discussions and enjoy the replies but I never thought to reply in turn. I read and enjoy the comments but didn't know it was proper etiquettte to respond unless there was a question in the reply.
Don't boycott me, I'll behave! ^-^
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
30 Jan 08
I guess I've mentioned that newbies are pretty much understandable, well you're excused. I'm pertaining to those who prefer to start tons of discussions a day, then doesn't even bother to make some comments for the responders that took time to read and share their opinions for the sake of helping the thread host.
But do make sure that you already understood what posting means here, it's not all about making money..