I Am So Confused! Help!
By songbird34
@songbird34 (28)
United States
November 20, 2008 5:58pm CST
I am pretty new to blogging and forums in general. I've been with Mylot for about a week now. I have a couple of issues that I am utterly confused about. If you are able to explain these items to me, it would be greatly appreciated.
First of all, what's deal with the stars? I understand that you get your first star after 100 posts, and that people have to rate your discussions. However, how do you know what your discussions are rated? If your "star rating" goes down, will you ever know why? Also, how do you get people to rate your discussions? Is it a matter of posting quality discussions, or the amount of friends that you bring on who will automatically rate you?
Ok and my last question (really) is about the best responses tab. What exactly is it? When I click on it there's nothing there.
Again, I would greatly appreciate any help offered to me. I amaze myself sometimes! I can get through 4 years of college, but I can't figure out how to profit from a discussion/blog website!
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@EAStanley (2688)
• United States
21 Nov 08
You pretty much never know why somebody will rate you down. They may just not like you, or they just don't like the discussion you create for some reason. I don't think it is possible to find out exactly which discussions caused your star rating to go down. You just have to post quality discussions. You will get rated positively if you have consistent quality work. The "best responses" tab just shows you how many times you have been given a best response in a topic. The person who created the topic then decides who answered their question the best. If you do a good job, sometimes you will be the one who gave the best answer! :) And, the "unresolved discussions" tab is for the discussions that YOU have started, that YOU need to decide on a "best response" for. I hope that this answered all of your questions. :) Please let me know if you need any more help. :)
@songbird34 (28)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Oh my gosh! You are so nice for explaining all of that to me. More importantly, you explained it in a way I can understand! Thanks again for your help! Let me know if I can ever return the favor!
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@EAStanley (2688)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Aww, thanks! 
You are nice, too. :) I am happy to try to explain it, as I was new here 2 or 3 months ago. :) I am glad that you were able to understand, I try my best to make sense. :) You are quite welcome! :) Thank you, I will definitely let you know if you can return the favor! :)
You are nice, too. :) I am happy to try to explain it, as I was new here 2 or 3 months ago. :) I am glad that you were able to understand, I try my best to make sense. :) You are quite welcome! :) Thank you, I will definitely let you know if you can return the favor! :)