What makes you respect someone at myLot?

For me, it's mainly two things. The star rating (rank) next to there name. Since it's kinda hard to self inflate it and is mainly based off other people giving their comments "+" ratings and Best responses it's a great way to judge their quality of comments. Secondly, it's their profile. Do they at the very least have a working link in their profile under their picture? Do they a solid looking html box or two promoting proven sites that pay, or do they just have a list of banners with no recognizable sorting or explanation of the sites? Another thing I look for is their blog or website, is it well done and managed? Do they have both. One last thing I look for is unselfishness in posts, blog/website content. Are they just looking for referrals, or are they out to help you/others earn money even if that means they don't make some because of it. I rarely pay attention to post counts, how much someone spams or posts quality content can not be judged by this number. Unless the number is really low(1000). If that's the case I check their profile and see when they joined to make an educated guess if they are a spammer, new, or just don't have a lot to say. One last thing, Avatar, If they are above 100 or so posts and still haven't taken the time to upload an avatar I tend to consider their posts/discussion with a bit of hesitation. I mean if your here for a while and still just have the green guy avatar your just blending in and not making a reputation for yourself, then I give them less credit.

Consistency,politeness,knowledge,sense of humor,ready to guide,commenting back are all some of the qualities I look forward with a member to respect.This we can learn after some months.We need not check their profiles.Their posts,responses and comments speaks for them.Cheers!

I respect those who respect me. If their response comes back with a rude and nasty comment, I bypass there discussions the next time.

I have respect for those who give more thought to their answer than those who answer obviously just to get their 1 cent. I also appreciate those who offer more information or details about the discussion, it makes the discussion more interesting and far-reaching. The star is a kind of "status symbol" at myLot, it tells us about the member's reputation, so the star ranking is also one of my considerations in respecting a member. Grammar is one of the things that will make me respect a member, but I know that English is not everyone's native tongue(just like me), and since we're not on equal footing in this area, I don't give it much weight as I would give the other factors.

I look at their posts, not their profiles. First thing I look at is... their English. Not whether or not they make typographical errors or use bad grammar, but rather, whether or not they use non-words like "u" or "ur" or other abbreviations. Oh, and whether or not they overuse exclamation marks and/or question marks. I understand that many members do not learn English as their primary language, but sentences like "cn u tll mi wat dose star mean????????????????????" aren't annoying because of bad English... They're annoying because of laziness and stupidity and... whatever the heck it is that drives people to use that many question marks. Second thing is... the content of their posts and how they word it. Does it make sense, and is it relevant? Is it something that has been asked/said over nine thousand times before? I don't take their post count or their star number into account at all. I've seen spammers with decent star ratings. After that, it's hard to think that stars have any meaning to them.

I think the respect is not depended on waht the peeson's profile or quantify of his articles or posts,but depends on the politeness,from his or her responds to others ,you can easily see whether he or she is polite oe not. I think I will respect someone who is polite to me and can give some good advices to me ! that is my opnion ,have a nice day!

In mylot, I am impressed by the response a person makes to a discussion.It need not necessarily be a response to my own discussion.It can even be something else . When I respond to some discussion I read the other responses at times and some good ones attract my attention. I include the person as my friend immediately because she/he has contributed wisely to a topic. I do not look at the interst rankings or anything else.

My approach to any fellow myLotter, ajrox, is initially respectful -unless I am shown later that they are undeserving of that respect by reason of something they say or do. In all of the years that I've been here only a handful of myLotters have earned my disrespect. Most of the senior members here are well-deserving of our respect because I know for a fact that you will not find harder workers anywhere. That's not to say that some of the newbies deserve that same respect also.

I take note of persons here not only by the number of post they have but also by the way they deliver themselves. Are they harsh and self righteous or mean or are they firm, practical and respectful. I do not pay attention to the rank of mylotters as a lot of trolling takes place here. I pay attention to even a newbie and those with broken english based on how they present themselves in thier post and responses.

A Mylot member earns my repect in one way only - the quality of posting. As we cannot meet fellow members to assess whether they are worthy of our respect, and as the camera can and indeed does lie, we are left with words. If the words are not worth attention, neither is the person. It may sound harsh, but it is the only way to go, as far as I am concerned. If someone has responded to a number of my discussions, or I agree with a number of their posts, I will visit their profile and probably make a friend request. Only then can you build on the initial respect, as you get to know more about the member through their Mylot activity. Posts and rankings are subjective, so I don't really take much notice. That said, if someone has a ranking of 1 or 2 coupled with a large number of posts, that person is probably a troll and should be avoided. Good topic, thank you.

The users rating, number of posts and it depends on their posts.

If I see my respondent respond full heartedly. Not just a line or two. If that person responds with full of meaning and nice length and when I visit his/her profile I see that he/she is not full of crappy discussions, then I think this person deserves to be respected. And most of all, if they return the visit once in a while will be a bonus.