To post on Mylot, do you choose quality or productivity?
@sutanhartanto (4122)
Indonesia
January 8, 2009 12:12pm CST
Yes, it is obvious that posting quality posts is encouraged and rewarding (literally) here. And many users choose to maintain their quality of posts they post here. That's good and that's what we are supposed to do.
But I found that keeping the word 'quality' in mind when I am about to post either a new topic or a response to another topic makes me too picky. Sometimes it can be so extreme that I just search and search for discussions which fit me best and allow me to respond with quality responses, without actually respond them.
Another thing, there is a well known tip from experienced authors that if we want to be a good author, we have to write and write, disregard the quality first, just write. You have to write something in a regular basis (daily, I mean). The more we practice the more skilled we are. So we have to write regardless our mood or our will. Just write. So, productivity first. Moreover, as an ESL speaker, it's a little bit tough to maintain the quality, while there is still grammatical problems I am still struggling with 
What do you think?
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18 responses
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
9 Jan 09
So much is said about productivity and earnings here but I opt for quality posts either in my discussions or responding. I agree that the more we write the better our literal skills become. Because of my regular writings here it has unearthed the love of writing and inspires me to write non stop. I am never into writing but once being here the ideas seems to flow freely and found out that I have in fact perfected my writing skills though at times I can barely string two words together. But seeing someones interesting posts urge me to response and being awarded BR makes it more sweeter and confirms that I can actually come out good in writing.
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
9 Jan 09
Hello Sutan. Nice to meet you again :)
I am, as you know trying to imply more to the quality, not the quantity, but we should admit that the quantity would also affecting our income from this place, so I should say that I care about how many posts I have submitted today. But of course, I should still focus in what all of us call as the quality posts (the lengthy ones) and I believe so far, I have done that very well.
Happy myLotting, Sutan :D
@torchablazed (3218)
• Philippines
9 Jan 09
The aim or intent of everything being work with is the quality of the content, we are faced with unleashing our potential for the best, hence it is directed to the the thought of quality in substance.
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@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
9 Jan 09
I would keep "quality" in mind, raising questions I believe will arouse interest, and participate in discussion I am able to contribute. There is why the interest I choose are very limited, surrounding mostly life, enjoy life, family, parenting, office, work, etc. I am puzzled how people who joined almost the same time as I could have reached points double of mine. But as long as mine is increasing, it is ok for me, and i am happy i am doing something, and learning how people think from various perspectives. "Productivity" is hard to achieve, mainly for language reasons.
@futuremba (97)
• India
9 Jan 09
i most prrefer quality,this is also important thing to have prodctivity but in comparsion i would prefer most quality ,
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@TheCasualReporter (283)
• France
9 Jan 09
I think you write very well for English as a second language so no need to discredit yourself. If you have the capacity to write quality posts, which you, sutanhartanto, clearly do, then it's worth taking the time to do so, although I understand your concern that being a perfectionist could cut into your revenue potential. Perhaps we could try to find a better balance between productivity and quality, although perhaps I'm being purely selfish when I make that suggestion since I prefer to read thoughtful responses and quality phrasing.
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@aliasad (1567)
• Pakistan
9 Jan 09
Hi sutanhartano. Well, there are many factors to respond a certain discussion apart from the quality of words and material. Of course there must be certain level of quality discussion but what is quality would rather be different meanings for different persons.
I, frankly go for those discussions, started by those people who oblige me to respond my discussions. People here come from every walk of life having similar as well as different interests. We are here to share the ideas and sometimes really to help out others by providing our best and sincere opinion.
So, I hope that you would really get the point of view.
Best of Luck ahead ~ Aliasad
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
8 Jan 09
I often onder how they definde 'quality'.
MyLot is a fun place so is something funny the 'quality' they are intending?
Is 'quality' the same as 'original'?
As I have no idea to the answers I start discussions when something interesting comes to mind or I barge in and respond wherever I feel I fit in.
'Quality' could also mean not using abbreviations as in text form and when I see that here I am amazed and saddened as it is so out of place.
As many users do not have English as their first language it maes sense tome that quality could also be intended as grammatically correct but only a few have the potential to be gramativally correct all the time.
Having said all that I pesonally put earnings last in the list of reasons I come here. It's fun, friends can be found and a lot of interesting things can be learnt too. That's quite enough for me 
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@sutanhartanto (4122)
• Indonesia
10 Jan 09
Yes, I think so. Quality can be what is written and how it is written. I think I read somewhere in Mylot guidelines or FAQ, implying the quality refer to how important of useful our post....I don't know. Thanks for responding 
@monishavakil (1019)
• India
8 Jan 09
well i would say both are important however priority should be on quality, there is no point of just writing for the sake of, things that make no sense. If you can concentrate on both that would be fantastic.
@sutanhartanto (4122)
• Indonesia
8 Jan 09
Yes, I agree with you to prior on quality. Meanwhile, I also think that forums like Mylot is the right place to learn, and learners from every levels are invited. So, sometimes I leave behind the quality : Thanks for responding.
@rantingqueen (495)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I tend to go for quality as well. Yes, it is true that the more we write, the better we become. However, MyLot has some of the silliest conversations I have ever seen posted. There are times when you just shake your head and ask yourself where we get our thoughts from. I am picky, I respond only to topics that I think I can add an intellectual thought too, and rarely, I might choose a silly topic just for the laugh I will get from it. In the end, if you hope to make a living as a writer, or just bring in a bit of extra income, you will want your portfolio to include well written, well thought out posts or articles.
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@sutanhartanto (4122)
• Indonesia
9 Jan 09
That's good. If you have overcome the basic problems of writing (and I see you have), it's time to go for quality. And, yeah, I don't think posting silly one line posts showing productivity LOL. Thanks.
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I do believe in quality when it comes to responses and when I am posting. Sometimes I just have a question that anyone can answer because I might need some help with something.
I agree with what you say about writing. It is hard sometimes for people when it comes to grammar. But if you keep up the writing you will get used to it and get better in time. Good luck to you.1 person likes this
@RaiscaraAvalon (250)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I do both. I aim for quality in my responses and my discussions by giving a well thought out answer, and I do it quickly to keep my productivity high. I just do not aim for the "best" answer I can possibly give, that would require far too much time from me. If I wanted to be the best, I would have to drop other projects that I am working on, and that just wouldn't make sense to me. Its a balance between quality and perfectionism. :)
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@LuvBr0wn13s (765)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I find that I still lean towards quality. I have a very difficult time with responding to discussions that I consider jibberish, or are so inane that it is difficult to provide more than a one sentence response. I didn't realiZe at first that this site featured a lot of posters for whom english is not their first language, so I have learned to be a little more patient in reading through the posts to get to the heart of what is being asked so that I can provide a quality response.
I think if I get to the point of posting just to get my pennies I will just drop out of myLot altogether.
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@sutanhartanto (4122)
• Indonesia
8 Jan 09
Yes, I agree with you. Some times I just talk to myself, "Just pick one and respond it!" but it doesn't work. Anyway, thank for being patient with people like me 
I really appreciate it. There are some posts of mine whom I myself cannot understand what it means LOL. Hope you don't find those.
I really appreciate it. There are some posts of mine whom I myself cannot understand what it means LOL. Hope you don't find those.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Personally for me, I will always go for quality over quantity. Yes, you could go about just posting back to a discussion here just to post, but at the same time if you are not posting quality your earnings are often reflected here as well, and then people loose Trust and Faith in you and your earnings become effected in other ways as well. Personally even if it takes extra time, I would rather submit something of interest to something here that to just post somewhere to post and move on.
@Mitraa (3184)
• India
9 Jan 09
Posting with quality content is always desirable for any sort of literary work! It is the level of quality only that determines the grade of the author. That is why I always focus on quality responses as well as quality discussions in myLot!
You may go on writing huge volumes of pages daily, but always focus on quality and do not ignore it. This will raise you grade in any field as a good author or writer. Thanks for this nice topic and have a good day!
@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
10 Jan 09
Hi Sutan,
Thingking about posting a quality post at mylot,.. that makes me stop to think about the "perfect word" to discribe (how to wrote this? ~discribe~it keeps red even though i change the characters??!!?)I have to open sederet.com to look for the suit characters now,.. naaah i don't find it, will you help me please?) discribe?
Well, you know me, i just say what's in my head that's all, I just Sure i makes mistake like miss spell or because i post so fast in typing i would forget in second what i just post after this.
ok, i hope all members understand my "incorrect" grammar or Huge mistake here and there.
Happy posting always, brother
oxo'dian from bali island.
@jimmysun (401)
• China
9 Jan 09
well...I just joined myLot a few days and still towards quality.since I am not english native speaker,I just try my best to do it well and you know it's difficult for me to post more sentences than one sentence in a response. Just like what you said your posts,some other poeple also told me just to write and write, disregard the quality. I found that's not fit for me,and if I do that,I won't be honesty...
