How To Dispel A Nasty Rumor
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
July 12, 2009 9:30pm CST
As many MyLotters know someone has spread a nasty false rumor that MyLot is ceasing to pay it's members here after August 1st. None....and I repeat NONE of us have gotten any MyLot alerts mentioning this. If it were true, we would have gotten such an alert directly from MyLot itself. According to the person who started the rumor...he/she has so-called proof via a newspaper article..oh, yeah, like sure. The news media is going to write an article about delayed payments, that members of the admin are vacationing at Martinique and such nonsensical crap. Wake up folks the news media couldn't care less about this (too busy still talking about Michael Jackson...heehee)
Anyway...I have my own verified news article to share with you....And guess what??? OMG---it's ALL about me!!!
Click the accompanying photo to see it larger.
Bottom line...anyone can uh, fake a news article...how I wish this one really WERE true...
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34 responses
@roseyroser (1059)
• United States
13 Jul 09
lol Yeah, it's fake. As you know, it's super super easy to photoshop stuff.
People believe the strangest things though. I'd like to know how MyLot would get into a newspaper article. There's nothing news breaking about MyLot ever!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Yup--there's nothing earth-shattering as far as MyLot to get into the news
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@pixeltwistr (613)
• United States
14 Jul 09
"I'd like to know how MyLot would get into a newspaper article. There's nothing newsbreaking about MyLot ever!"
Yeah and front page right at the top too!!!
ROTFLMAO
and the paper had no date and no town name just daily news.....lol
i guess he though we were all dumb as he is...
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
13 Jul 09
You did a good job with your newspaper article. Who knows maybe one day you can post the real deal!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Yup--maybe one day it will be true *sighs*
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Oh my goodness - congratulations guess you'll be getting new stove, fridge, sink, and oh what the.... a whole new house...
How is I'm missing all this? Oh haven't been on myLot much been busy on other things, dang I feel so left out...
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
See all the excitement one misses if away for awhile? LOL This weekend has been very busy here with weird activity
Yup--can get a quality brand fridge, and stove like the ones made by Viking...heehee
Yup--can get a quality brand fridge, and stove like the ones made by Viking...heehee2 people like this
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
13 Jul 09
I knew earlier today there was a bunch of chatter about the updates not happening but was just browsing other discussions (I very seldom do that, friends keep me too busy :) and there is a bunch of 'junk' going on - very little positive. I just have to believe there is something serious going on with mylot for all this to be going on and no word from admin.... Like their main office blew up or something. Server can't be down we wouldn't be able to access the site.
LOL - there I just started a new rumor :(
I got it all the admin were at the main office which is at a different location than the main server. One of the trolls found out where the undisclosed office location was and bombed it. No one in the real world knows about mylot so when the office exploded they couldn't report it. Think we need to start browsing newspaper reports for 'mysterious office explosions'.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Did you get an alert? MyLot stated it's definitely NOT shutting down or ceasing payments--so yup...was just a stupid rumor started by a person with nothing better to do
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
14 Jul 09
I'm surprised you didn't get an alert...I noticed one when I first came on today and then mylot did a discussion about everything which is here
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2067952.aspx
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
14 Jul 09
No...I did not get an alert...not yet but I just don't take these things to seriously. Even if they were to stop paying, I'd still keep in tabs with the friends that i've made on here....like you and a few others. I wouldn't just disappear from here. I've been on sites like this that don't pay. It's mostly about the friends and interacting. love it. The troll that started this rumor had just opened an account so it was more than a little obvious.
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@wonttakelong (3555)
• United States
13 Jul 09
according to that person they personally know the owner of mylot also
ROFLMAO
on the other hand, do we ever get notices from admin?
would they really tell us if it were true?
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
I think we would have gotten some kind of alert...or hear from that piggly wiggly..hey where is that person anyway?
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@alindahaw (1219)
• Philippines
13 Jul 09
You are absolutely right. In this digital age, anyone can fake a newspaper clipping online. People should be extra careful when it comes to the source of their information or else they will end up in some kind of trouble.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
If that rumor had been true and that newspaper article legit, one could find it by doing a search...sheesh some people have too much time on their hands...LOL
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@BarBaraPrz (47704)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Jul 09
The article didn't mention anything about your plans to buy mylot and blast the trolls into next Tuesday...
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Having read the original post myself, pyewacket, I admit that at first it did sound credible. After reading further, however, I came to the conclusion that myLot has always previously informed us about any impending changes to the site, and I found it odd that only one member would have been privy to news that was so important. So, I dismissed the post entirely. I'm still at a loss as to why any myLot member would post such a thing(maybe to get a huge number of responses?), but who can know these things. I know that what you say about fake headlines is true because I frequent a site that allows you to make up your own headlines.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
14 Jul 09
The person who started it was one of our nefarious troublemaking trolls who usually appears every weekend to wreck havoc--he's gone now...uh, a least until next weekend
@betsyraeduke (2670)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Oh pye! What a wonderful news article! I am so delightfully happy for you that you are a millionaire now! Now you can afford to put a computer in every room of your home, plus be sure and purchase a nifty little hand held PC so no matter where you are, you must not ever be away from us at the lot!!! 
Yes, such things are easily faked, some idiots have nothing better to do then start stupid rumors, and some people are most gullible.
Yes, such things are easily faked, some idiots have nothing better to do then start stupid rumors, and some people are most gullible. 3 people like this
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Unfortunately it's the newbies that just joined here who caught that false discussion and rumor that think it's true.
Yup--can have a computer in every room now...LOL...uh, even the bathroom?
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@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Why would anyone want to spread such rumors? I guess that is one reason that I don't look at the news at all!!! It is mostly a bunch of lies and those things that are true are so depressing that I don't want to hear about them anyway. Thanks for bringing up the topic.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
It was started by one of the troublemaker trolls that loves to wreck havoc here....he usually shows up here on weekends...he's bye bye now..at least for now
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@tamarafireheart (15384)
•
13 Jul 09
Hi pye,
Yeah, I've read all that discussions with that certain person saying he can prove it and worrying some newbies, why don't this person just go and get lost somewhere else as this person is not wanted. Congrats on your big win, lol!! you can buy a big house and a house keeper so you won't have to do the housework, can I have a loan? hehehe.
Bright Blessings.
Tamara
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Well it obviously is a person with a lot of time on his hands and has the mentality of a slug who loves creating problems here
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
13 Jul 09
the person who spread this rumour is just upset because of his/her late payments or not update earnings...talk about sour grapes?!?!?!?!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Nope--the rumor was started by one of the trolls that haunt this place and likes to wreck havoc....LOL
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@GardenGerty (160996)
• United States
13 Jul 09
You know, I have seen discussions about that discussion, but I have yet to see the original discussion. Guess I have not missed much, huh? If MyLot were to stop paying, I would just go somewhere else that pays. You certainly will not find me on sites that do not. Now let me go look at that article that is all about you.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
No doubt that discussion will be deleted soon as it was started by a troll troublemaker who loves wrecking havoc here
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
13 Jul 09
i'm really surprised nobody from mylot has stepped in and said anything yet.
they should,i've seen a lot of new members upset here today.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Mmmm..MyLot always seems to be away for the weekend anyway....hopefully things will settle during the week
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@trickiwoo (2702)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Haha, great news article! I hadn't heard the rumor, but if I had I wouldn't have believed it since, like you said, I hadn't heard anything from MyLot. But I'm sure a lot of people believe everything they read, so it's good that you posted this!
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
A lot of the newbie members are concerned...they do think it's true
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@suj123 (1067)
• India
13 Jul 09
ohh i knew it was fake. Now atleast those who think that news was real will realize it. I don't understand why is he doing such things. I just hope mylot will take action as soon as possible.
And about the news article i hope someday it will be true hehe.
Happy Mylotting friend.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
LOL--I hope my "news" becomes a reality too.
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@debster65 (53)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Hi pyewacket,
Why in the world would anybody even spread such a thing if its not true ? How would it benefit them ? I just got down answering to a post about a gentleman who does numerology & such . Well the NASTY comment that was made to him was so un called for . He may have thought it was a little kid ,but I don't think so . U might have all read it .
Debster 65
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
13 Jul 09
Holy moly...I just saw the discussion you're talking about and I'm surprised that one MyLotter lashed out so much....I know him to be usually "nice"--what a surprise!
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