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Are you comfortable on Mylot?
By pangeacat
@pangeacat (619)
United States
April 27, 2008 8:17pm CST
I've seen a lot of conversations lately dealing with negative ratings, members attacking or disrespecting other members in their discussions, etc.
Personally, I don't much care about my rating. I will say that I don't understand why we don't all have 10's, as long as we're actually discussing and participating. But, it really doesn't matter to me, because I sincerely don't understand what difference it makes if a person has a 5 or a 10 on their star. And, I haven't personally run into a situation where I felt really attacked by another member. Though, I do believe it happens.
But, my question(s) is, do you feel comfortable enough to share what you want to share on this forum? Do the majority of the members make you feel comfortable enough and welcomed enough here that you don't much worry about the few bad apples out there? If you felt inclined to share something personal, or ask for advice on your personal life, online, would you be comfortable enough to do that here, or would you feel more comfortable doing it elsewhere? Does the star rating system upset you, or make you feel less welcome at all?
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5 responses
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
28 Apr 08
I would say that I am comfortable here on mylot. I feel that I can speak my mind and thats a good thing.
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@pangeacat (619)
• United States
28 Apr 08
Hey, when you feel it's okay to speak your mind, you know that you're in a pretty good place to talk!
@AnakSuNamun (2084)
• United States
28 Apr 08
I don't care much about ratings,either. Haven't been here long enough to see the difference lol
I must say that I've felt comfortable and safe enough to ask what I wanted to ask. Of course,there are topics I would like to ask the whole world about but sometimes they're just too personal and no one here on MyLot has anything to do with me not wanting to share. Haven't made any enemies,either(yet). I do spend some time online and I've seen enough hate that is directed at everybody and nobody in particular. That doesn't upset me anymore,haters hate for their own stupid reasons and in 90 per cent of the time we haven't done anything to provoke them. Things might get more personal later but for now I feel welcome and am enjoying myself:)
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@gerald_lian (2188)
• Australia
28 Apr 08
I would have to say that I personally got attacked by another member for my response that was perfectly logical and which took me quite long to formulate. That aside, I am very comfortable with what I am doing on mylot, and I don't see how any other person can affect this comfortability even if they attack me. If someone attacks my discussions or reply, fine, I'll just go ignore them and reply to someone else's discussion instead. I don't really care about ratings too, because mylot is a place where opinions are widespread, and there's bound to be someone who disagrees with you somehow and will rate you down. All I need to know is that at least one person finds my post useful or informative, that would make my day. So yeah, I'll continue to do what I love doing best, and no one can stand in the way!
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@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
28 Apr 08
i don't care about the star rating system at all as long as it doesn't affect our earnings and posts as well. i also feel comfortable when i'm sharing my opinions and advices to other members here
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