Tasks
By myLot!
@myLot (127)
Kansas City, Missouri
July 22, 2009 2:34pm CST
Effective immediately we can no longer accept tasks promoting paid-to-click (PTC) sites. Tasks of this nature that have already been posted will be allowed to remain until they expire but no new tasks of this nature should be posted. Any violations of this rule will result in up to account cancellation and/or loss of deposited funds. It has been clarified in our tasks as creator FAQ that promotion of PTC sites in tasks is not allowed.
48 people like this
130 responses
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
22 Jul 09
I am extremely happy at this step taken by mylot.The tasks tab was being polluted by worthless stuff and it is great to know that from now onwards we will get to do only the substantial tasks.This will lead to a renewed interest for all those who are genuinely interested in doing tasks.Thanks to the admin.
@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
22 Jul 09
This is great news for an oldie like me. I attempted, but did not finish many tasks, simply because of the nature of them. Thank you, I'll be looking at tasks again soon.
2 people like this
@Jayrent (127)
• Philippines
23 Jul 09
It is a wise decision of mylot. Members will now be much more excited to check the task everyday because of this change. Mylot just a good site to be with and they really care for us. This new alert is a surprise and a great improvement.
Now maybe we can get some real tasks and make some money 
@jazzsue58 (2666)
•
23 Jul 09
What amazes me is, those tasks were always taken up though, weren't they? Unless the claims "5 of 90 left" and similar were a scam as well. I bet the posters ended up doing the tasks themselves!
2 people like this
@sconibear (8016)
• United States
22 Jul 09
CRAP!!! how will I ever make my extra 3 cents a day now??? 
4 people like this
@Andrepc13 (422)
• Jamaica
22 Jul 09
thanks you so much please make some good task that atually are worth peoples time i was tired of alaysseeing the task where people kept asking to join under neobux, i mean who doesnt know about neobux by now, even my dog knows neobux. i need some good task to make some good money
@jazzsue58 (2666)
•
23 Jul 09
Your dog was probably one of the task posters, Andrepc!
1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (160663)
• United States
23 Jul 09
Those tasks have seemed pointless to me all along. I am glad that the clarification has been established, because I am sure it is confusing to be able to post those tasks, but not in discussions.
2 people like this
@dfinster (3528)
• United States
23 Jul 09
Hi Gert...I know what you mean. I have asked a few pwoplw about this stuff privately, but once I learned about what you do with writing and then checked tasks for the same thing there was hardly anything in the tasks that really was about writing and research.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
22 Jul 09
Yup AngryKitty...I get that jerk's friend request all the time too--what a putz
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@sconibear (8016)
• United States
22 Jul 09
yeah, I've got him and 14 of his friends in my "friend's request" limbo.
2 people like this
@cookiecrumbles (629)
• United States
22 Jul 09
I tried 3 tasks and only got paid for 2. I have no problem with the new rule. As a matter of fact I am glad that you did away with these kinds of tasks. :)
2 people like this
@AngryKittyMSV (4317)
• United States
22 Jul 09
I think everyone is happy about it, except for those who were making those things.
I never did the tasks because it's just like Mechanical Turk which I already do, but I know how frustrating it is when you spend your time on the task and then don't get paid for it, it happens sometimes there too.
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@smartboy826 (553)
• China
23 Jul 09
i support you.and i hope this website gets better and better!
2 people like this
@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
22 Jul 09
Thank you for making such a valuable decision! Tasks are definitely a worthwhile feature and it's nice to see that they will be tightly structured and maintained. This is very much appreciated! 
2 people like this
@ruseneca (212)
• Bulgaria
22 Jul 09
I understood that Mylot is not a place to make referrals. When people started to post referral links in the discussions, it was forbidden. Now, when people started to get referrals with tasks, this was forbidden, too. So, as I said MyLot is a place to discuss, not to make referrals. If people want to make referrals, please use only your profile page.
