rating on mylot

I rate all the comments where people have made an attempt to contribute something useful to the discussion. That means most but not all responses and comments. I only rate negatively if the response seems to be purposely disruptive or off topic. If I see a flame war (or the beginnings of one) in deliberately unkind or derogatory comments - not just differences of opinion , I both report the perpetrator and rate them negatively. Sometimes it is very difficult to decide on a particular Best Response - often there have been several to whom I would wish to accord that honour - so, of course, I rate all of those who have made good contributions. There is a case to be made for a more points-based rating system where excellent contributors could see higher positive ratings in a discussion than others who did not participate so well. In fact, I believe that something like this does happen but is not shown. MyLot are not very specific about how ratings are factored into the earnings algorithm: they only say that they are taken into account.

It is your wish to rate the response or comment. Rating an answer as best response will increase the money value of the responder. It is in the hands of you to rate the comment as positive or mark as best response.