Reached 500th Post... Then Starts Abusing myLot

I have noticed one user in particular does it all the time. I just don't bother responding anymore. Copying and pasting is cheating as far as I'm concerned.

If it was just copied and pasted to start a discussion- I agree that's a little wrong but if it was in response to someone's question- then I would be more willing to over look it. The other side of that is I have noticed a couple posters here at mylot seem to take it personally when someone else may earn more and I don't completely understand that either. If it's a real problem I would like the powers that be would catch it. One other note- is that I have heard different things concerning the use of links- so if the person was just trying to give the info, posters need to decide if they are willing to post a link to the website with the information (not their referral link) does that make sense.

oh.. that's really really bad.. well, i use te copy and paste function to copy my response that ib typed in the notepad or from word when i dont have internet connection to mylot website when i am in an internet ready computer. you know what i mean, i use copy and paste, but i make sure i copy and paste my own discussions.. also i admit i have done copy and pasting too, but they are short ones that i would just add to the discussion that i am making.. something like that.. not that i would copy and plaigarize a whole article.. that's mean!:(

Shame on people like that. Have they no pride? I haven't met anybody like that. It's probably because long discussions don't interest me as much. Or, it depends on the topic. History of the Internet doesn't hold relevance and priority in my book today, except if I was a student told make a report on the topic. Don't get me wrong. I don't take the birth of the Internet for granted but I'll look it up when I have nothing else to do. Anyways, getting back to the topic at hand. The administration has clearly stated that no copying of copyrighted or any materials that aren't our own are allowed here. If that person wanted to make a discussion about the history of the Internet then she could've at least condensed the whole thing in her own words. There's nothing wrong about consulting a reference and basing your whole discussion in what you have deduced from your research. I assume you reported her to Mylot people? Good for you. She risks a cancellation of her Mylot account.

There are always people out there that will cheat the system. I would have reported them too. There are a few people around that will come to your discussion and just copy everything you said and paste it into the discussion as their response. Some don't even have the copy/past capability yet that comes with 500 posts, so I don't know if they are circumventing that somehow, or if they are simply typing everything word for word for the practice or what. And yes, I reported them too.

Hmm.if in response to a post, and clearly stated such as "Hey, if you look on Wikipedia, we can see: *copypasted info here* " But without saying..It's a grey area.

If someone repeatedly pastes in their entire post, and adds nothing, and it is consistently done that way, then I think that is abuse. However, I've seen times when someone was trying to make a point and pasted in a lengthy post with link to the full article or name of the person who wrote it. I think that is OK. It's pretty easy, I think, to tell if they are pasting in a lot to support their point or if they are just trying to make money.

hi elguiruela I hope you turned that abuser in as I know I would have. to begin with that is illegal everywhere, you do not copy and paste someone elses work and pass it off as your own. that is called plagiarizing and is against all the laws, not just mylot rules. I did not ever do that when I passed the 500 mark. in fact I dont paste anything, what you see in my discussions is all my own work, good ,bad, or indifferent. I havent seen that post or one like it, but if I did I would check then report if it had been just copied.

I haven't reached 500. But when i reach, i won't do that.

Oh. That's 100% plagiarism and wiki can sue the person for that. Though I haven't encountered any posts of that kind yet. Glad that you did what you need to do. I hope people would not do that again. It's not fair at all.

I only wanted to get to 500 so that I could copy/paste my poetry in the "writing" forums. I mean, it's completely RIDICULOUS to have to spend 20+ minutes re-typing something that you have saved in your email, when it only takes 5 or so SECONDS to copy/paste it! I have no desire to cheat by copy/pasting from Wikipedia or anywhere else. I just don't see the point. I just wanted to say that there ARE legitimate reasons for wanting to get to 500. (:

really? that's so improper. do you think you should report it to mylot cause i think it's a violation? anyway, if ever i reach my 500th post and get the chance to use of the copy-paste function here in mylot, i don't think i will be doing the same thing. it is really deceiving for those who read your discussion and violating for the one who really wrote it. people should be more considerate on other people's property. we should respect the hardwork of others. we can get some idea from it but not copying it word for word.

HMM that does seem a little fishy doesn't it? There are always people like that out there.

Well, I'm new to my lot this is my 6th day. My very first discussion that I posted was how to license a song for films or movies. Someone gave a response that really did not pertain to the question. Then someone else replied that the information they left was plagarism and they placed a link to show where the information was taken from. So, I checked the discussion a few days later and both of the comments were gone. I do not think that people should have to cheat or be dishonest to earn earning. As bad as I need the earnings I still believe that honesty is the best policy and when I lie down to go to sleep I can have sweet rest.

MyLot is an excellent site and we should all regard it as our home.Abuse of such a grand facility as MyLot is atrocious and should be reported.LOL!!!!

It all depends on what people are on here for, some people to discuss, some to learn, some to chat, some to earn money by any means. It is sad, but a fact. If you give people rewards for asking questions and posting comments there will always be people who want to cheat the system. It is the same of any way of making money. There are always a number of people out there trying to cheat. The best thing is just to ignore these people and soon they will get bored not earning any money

As you point out in this discussion, that person had not started a discussion. Did anyone respond to it? There is really nothing you can add to a post which does not ask anything or invite responses. I see many discussion posts giving out information, which may be interesting original or copied, but I am not going to add a response just to say "That's interesting" because it will not earn me anything to say that. The person who started the topic will earn nothing if there are no responses, or even if one or two people add a few words. Without quality responses there is nothing to be achieved with that type of discussion

I have not reached my 500 mark yet but I can imagine that there would be people taking advantage of that. However, I do not think that myLot is that stupid and would let this go on and on. It is either someone would report that person to myLot or myLot would eventually catch up with that person. I think myLot would not be that forgiving under this circumstances and that can be considered using cheating. If that is allowed than all of us who have reached our 500 mark can go to Wikipedia, pick up an article and copy and paste to myLot and make an easyliving out of doing that. I hope you have reported that person to myLot as plagiarism should not be a culture here in myLot. Cheers! p/s: I think it is okay to quote a sentence or two but to copy the whole text is really too much.

First,it is my point to improve my english surfing on mylot.On the other hands ,i can also make a little money after i posted my views.If i would reach 500th post ,i will keep on write my views on my hands rather than copy some words to post.

that is no good, theyre cheating.. they should be block from mylot