I'm tired of this myLot guidelines

I think there is no way to stop people posting similar new discussions. Because no one is going to search whether a discussion has posted before & then start a new discussion. And if members do this then there will be a few discussion for them to start. And for spamming not only newbies i have also seen some old members who does the spamming. I hope the newbies notice this post & also those old members who needs to know the guidelines.

I have nothing to say coz you've said them all already. All I can say is that I agree with you one hundred percent. Thanks for that reminder. And as you said let's keep on smiling!

Yeah;i too agree that following the guidelines is a must . If we don't follow them ; we are surely in for trouble .

I too becomes irritated with users who doesn't know how to follow the guidelines of the site that they have joined too..one time my post was deleted because of a stupid user who had posted a referral link and before i decide to report him my post had already been deleted and all of us were affected by it.

woooooo thanks for reminding me ^_^ i violate once about spamming but i wont do it again ^_^

Hi ^^ Well had a few violations myself, but other members pointed me at it, and now I try to keep an eye out for violations.. But euhm if I may ask: What do u exactly mean with this: Posting inaccurate myLot algorithm (Misleading) Thanks

Well, it does say for you to be Creative in the discussions and such you start, and also when posting back to discussions to be original, and keep to the Topic, etc. when posting back, etc. The thing is unless someone is just starting the New discussion, there are a lot of people in here who start discussions on about the same topic, just because a lot of the New people coming in here do not bother to Read the TOS, and/or learn from other things posted on here before asking, or breaking one of the many rules. I think at one time or another almost all of us here who are a member of myLot have broken a Rule, and had a Discussion or two removed. It is only when they continue to break the rules without learning from them, that I think sparks a little bit of trouble in here. But if more members would read the TOS before deciding to post in here, it would serve us all as a better site to post on.

HI neildc, I have observed that too and I have been approving friends' request from a lot of newbies and now I have to delete series of new post for one-liner as well as common post which are being posted several times already!

HI Neil..I just started here last month and I did NOT come in hoping to earn fast money. I do realize there are rules and regualtions here as there are on most sites. I have read all the FAQ's and the guidelines and do not nor did I ever plan on doing any of the things you have mentioned. I realize, though, after being here awile, there are quite a few posts that are the same or close to being the same. I don't think most start the same discussions on purpose..some of them are just asking seasoned members questions about this site. Nothing wrong with that, is there? I've asked a few myself. I found this site completely by accident and before I even registered, I read the rules, etc to be sure I even wanted to join. The money sounds nice, but it's not the main reason I joined. I enjoy meeting people and hearing their opinions on different subjects. I can understand your frustration and hope, for you, things get better. Have a nice day. :)

neildc thats all well and good and I am all for all of us reading and following the guidelines, but we had a rash awhile back of some really mean people who seemed to have nothing else to do but examine every little speck of anthing that they thought was not legal then report anyone whom they did not like,and harrass a lot of old and very good'mylotters to the point that they just quit rather than be continually harrassed about all and everyone of'their discussions. dont these people have anything else to do? I suggest that instead of policing each other , we read all the rules as harrassing and picking on people day after day is also against the mylot rules. I try my best to follow all the rules my self and hope the rest of us do too.But I do not like to be policed as I police myself very well.

Yes there are a lot of those things going on. I do think that copying discussions however might not be intentional though. I think a lot of discussions are things that pop in to people's heads and they decide to ask them, not realizing that someone has already asked that question. Some of these topics have many, many discussions, and I don't think most people are going to look back through all of th discussions before asking a question. There certainly is a lot of the affiliate program discussions though, and self promotion, I think people should be happy mylot allows those on their member pages.

Personally, I think the guildline about not posting similar topics is...well, stupid. There are over 138,000 members here. And, as the Bible tells us, "There is nothing new under the sun." People read the same news stories. They hear the same news stories. They want to rush to their social networking and posting sites and share what they heard or saw. Sometimes, a quick search does not turn up anything similar. Then once you've hit post, up pop a few more. You know what I think? So what. Most people reply first to their friends, so it's highly likely that there will be different responses to these similar discussions. I think that particular guideline means that one person is not supposed to post similar discussions. I have seen newbies do that. They'll post 2 or 3 or more discussions about the same thing, merely changing a few words. That, I think, is wrong. And that, I think, is what the guidelines are really against. When someone starts a similar discussion, they are not stealing, unless they copy it word for word. Many of the guidelines are open for interpretation. The one about not sharing personal information, for instance. Any time we start a discussion or comment to one, we're sharing something personal - whether it's how many animals we have or whether we've been to a particular zoo or whatever. It makes sense to not share your specific physical address and phone number. But other information that defines you is hard to keep from one's posts.

Hello there neildc, it seems as if my absence for the month of July has leave me in the loop. Congrats on achieving the red star. I have seen that my star has drop from 8 to 7 although I was not active here. I have also notice since being here yesterday that the really juicy discussions are no longer here. I need to have some fun again here in MYLOT.

HI neil ofcourse the experienced always hate the mistakes they have done in the past which are been repeating by the freshers in any field.Well i am not saying what actually you are saying is absolutely correct.But its hard to understand as a newbie to make it all in the same day they have joined.Slowly and steadily they will understand it.But as an experienced person like you with more than 1000 posts knows now many more things than many others.So you can guide them the way like the discussion you have started.I could see many posting their links or url's directly which is against the TOS.Now that many are thinking mylot is get quick rich and they are forming their own TOS.Its hard to understand at first but slowly they will understand.Cheers MOIN.

Ok, neil, it's not just newbies, it's everyone. Remember, myLot is a global society, albeit on a much smaller scale. The only thing I really don't like is outright abuse of another member by anyone, and THAT I will report. I'm not that crazy about people who steal discussions (but I'll neg them at the very least for those that copy and paste). I think the reason a lot of newbies post affliate programs to a discussion is because sending a PM is a lot more difficult than it should be. As for personal information being posted--if a member wants to post a story about themselves with aliases, that's their business. Posting about someone else (even with aliases) isn't so cool. As for the posting the secrets behind the myLot algorithm...no one will ever know the real deal and that's fine (though it's fun to keep trying!). I'm not into policing others; I'd rather just keep my nose clean and keep posting. Perhaps myLot needs you (and others) to act as moderators...get you a big shiny star! But seriously, you come off as a pompous jerk rather than a helpful veteran with your phrasing. Remember, some of the members here are NOT native English-speakers! And I'm not trying to be mean or difficults or a b1tch either, just trying to point out that perhaps your method of delivering an important message could be improved!

maybe a discussion greeting the newbies and giving them the links to the guidelines will help. It does take time to get used to the rules and regulations of a new site.

I'm a newbie but I don't think I have ever violated any of these guidelines. I actually really just enjoy reading and discussing things with other people.

Newbies will hate you after reading this. In fact, the ones who violate the guideline are not all newbie. Some one register new accounts every day in order to post spam. Internet is a free place. If some one violate the rule by accident, he will be banned by the administrator, but he is happy that he can do what he want to do. Happiness is the most important thing, right?

Hi Neil, I tataly agree with you there Neil, I have only been here just two months and I read the guideline and try to follow them, I have never used any other sites because I have no understanding of them. I do understand and agree with you. Tamara

I am also a new here in MyLot friend and I am so thankful that you are mentioning the least of the violations that are is very usual for deleting those discussion.........It would help me a lot to be very careful on my discussion...