What criteria do you think mylot would use to determine a quality discussion?

Well, IF I were the staff I guess I would look at the neat construction of sentences, the profoundness of the ideas conveyed. I may also give marks for the element of humour and wit in any discussion .I may not fancy animosity in any discussion and wherever there is a healthy discussion on some general serious concept I may give it better marks. If someone has asked for some specific information and the person who responds has taken effort to give the best answer that is most relevant to the question I shall give it a positive rating. For e.g. once I had asked for a bus route in Yahoo and I still remember how wonderfully a person had posted an authentic site in his answer[I have book marked it and I really regard that person in very favorable light.] It is heartening to get information from others [whom we have not even seen/who just help with the genuine intention] and I too try my best to give my best input when someone asks for some tip and I feel I can genuinely help.

Yes all those qualities matter that you have listed matter. Once the discussion has been raised then each response has to be answered with possibly further explanations so as to keep the thread of the discussion from the same respondent and possible new responses from others. Every time a response is answered then that post is back on the top of the recent discussions board, thereby being exposed to more members so that more responses can be generated for further discussion to add to the quality already generated. Have a great day from Deeeky.

The thing is, I don't think any human manually assigns a quality rating to discussions and responses. It is done by some script algorithm and computers being computers, it is very difficult to ascertain accurate what a quality answer is...

hi kiran-i would agree with you about captivating title and discussions-spelling and paragraphs,gaps between words and english grammer-also explainatory discussions-your friend littleowl

Yes I notice that certain things that we do on here earn more than others. I think that it should be based on what you said, I think that sometimes some of the things that people put on are a bit of a waste of time, I would look to get rid of that and look more for interesting, funny, serious discussions ones that are going to get people talking rather than one sentence answers. But other than that I would agree with your criteria.

Given that they wouldn't want to monitor every post, I think it would make more sense for them to come up with a basic algorithm that looks at post length, relevance, and length of time/number of posts the particular poster has been engaged in certain types of discussions. And where these can be gamed, there should be a "report button" where monitors can analyze reported posts and ban repeat offenders.

I think the topmost, if not sole priority should be given to the 'Topic' selected. As persons joining here are coming from different parts of the world, everybody may not know good English, however, that does not mean that a person not knowing good English (grammar, diction and spelling)cannot be a good thinker. So, language-based points cannot be taken as a quality measuring scale. No of responses signifies nothing, as lots of manipulations are going on. You-are-my-friend-or-referred-guy,so respond to my discussion is very comon practice here. Many groups may do that. Thus, quantitative measurement is of no use. Also, the starter starts the discussion, others pull that on. Now, if due to some or other reason, sometmes just because of overlooking, a good topic does not generate plenty of responses, we cannot underestimate its importance. So, the discussion has to be judged on the merit of the topic.

Well, i am not sure about it i just go with the flow of discussion with froend thats important that we friends had fun Take care

You are definitely right on all of these. It really matters as to the qualit of your post and all the other that you have mentioned. Well, attaching pictures on your discussions can also add more to your earnings.

my criteria for judging are: 1. contents 2. relevance to the topic 3. spelling 4. originality

creativity and good grammar, warmth and a touch of humor, a full paragraph and clearness of thought, and something that would touch most mylotters ,those are my ideas for a quality discussion.

i think a quality discussion is that which is giving us some meaning and use rather than a one or two liner for just wasting the time.It should be comprising of the topic that really seems to be discussed and should be serious and meaningful.quality is more important than the quantity so always try to go for the quality, not only it arouses our interest but at the sametime will help in getting some more money here so keep on discussing...have a nice day!!