When does my discussion enter "Today's Top Discussions" ???
By benthose
@benthose (474)
India
5 responses
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
29 Mar 08
Although I really have no idea, it does seem as those the "top" discussions might be randomly chosen by the computer because I have seen quite a few that violated the myLot guidelines and have had to be deleted. That is why I do not think that myLot staff pick them.
It is pretty apparent that benthose is not your real name, Bent, but do you mind telling us what it means and why you chose that name?
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@benthose (474)
• India
29 Mar 08
It can,t be randomly chosen!! There's gotta be some algorithm for it..
About my 'name'.. It actually means nothing specific!! I just didn't want to use my actual name in all the websites I sign up.. So I was trying to give myself an "e-name" and I derived it from.... Oh this is top secret !!
It is not that I don't wanna tell you coz youre a stranger, but I havn't told anyone on earth about it!! But I can tell you it actually makes no sense.. lol
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
29 Mar 08
You may be right about the algorithm, but it is unlikely that those are human choices, because I think myLot staff members are smarter than that! That one makes some awful choices. Oh, yes, that is what I mean about your name, whether it meant something special that you wanted to share or if it was just something put together for a different reason. Thank you for explaining that 
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@spoiled311 (5500)
• Philippines
29 Mar 08
hi there bent!
that i have no idea. i sometimes have discussions with a lot of responses but i don't think they ever get to the top of the discussions list. lol
i stopped wondering and just kept on posting. there are so mysteries here in mylot and i chose to stop thinking about there because i think i will go crazy. i am just happy because this site is very consistent and they have paid me twice already, all totalling 80$..so i am sticking to this site because they are very reliable.
take care and good day!
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
29 Mar 08
Personally, I am not sure how this works either, and I have been an Active myLot user now for almost a yr. and a half now. I have sometimes wondered that myself when you see a Discussion with only 2 replies being posted in top discussions. I wonder if it could be because it is someone who is rated higher or been here a while? Not really sure though. Would be interesting to see though.
@sahyd2don (2942)
• India
29 Mar 08
your discussion reaches todays top discussion when the no of users who answered your discussion is the highest than any other discussion.
@paid2write (5201)
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29 Mar 08
I think rating and commenting, almost as soon as you get responses, helps a lot to get your discussion noticed and into the hot topics or top discussions. I too have noticed it is not the number of responses that makes a discussion get into those lists, so I think it must be the amount of activity taking place within the discussion that counts.
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