Would you be happy to be highly ranked on a leaderboard?
By katerina
@thea09 (18305)
Greece
September 2, 2009 5:06am CST
Or would you not even notice. Do you notice at all, do you care? A best response brings a smile to my face but more likely if I notice my ranking on a leaderboard I am more than likely baffled as to how I even appear. So would you notice and be happy if you ended up in the top ten or twenty say?
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29 responses
@akuler (3531)
• Malaysia
2 Sep 09
I am happy to be listed on the leader board front page for the interest that I love to be associated with. Just like football (I hate to call it soccer). I try to protect my position there. I will try to give my opinion on every topics on this interest.
But most of the time I would not bother about the ranking. Sometime I even ranked in the interest that I do not want to be associated with. Just like ..... . And I hope someone can come in and kick me out of that interest leader board.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Sep 09
You wanted to be kicked out of 'that' interest?
Now would that be 'this' one?
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hi akuler, so it does make you happy to be highly ranked in football but not soccer, even going so far as to protect your ranking there. What I can't understand is your reluctance to be highly ranked in the beloved interest of Panaithinaikos as you did explain they do play football and not soccer and even knew what colour they wear and corrected myself on this and I'm ranked higher than you.
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@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
2 Sep 09
I am very happy to see my name appear among the best ranked in some interests. It's when I really feel I had a contribution to that part of myLot.
And I am happy to say I am ranked FIRST in a few interests, such as football, soccer (yes, there are 2 different topics, some American football fans have lately conquered the first, but I still am first, taking into account my discussions on football and not American football), Manchester United football, prizee.com (a site that used to give gifts to play games), playing sports, Dune (that's the SF book), geography, snooker, Isaac Asimov, Discworld series, sumo, FC Steaua Bucuresti, and some other minor interests.
I am above all proud to be ranked first in the first 3 interests I mentioned, as the others don't have so many members to choose from.
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
2 Sep 09
Well, just to show you how little the world is, I might even develop an interest for Panathinaikos, as the Greens have been placed in the Europa League Group F, alongside a Romanian team - Dinamo Bucharest. I am no Dinamo fan (in fact, they are the greatest rivals of my favourite team, Steaua Bucharest), but I do hope they will manage to qualify from this group. So I might even start some discussions under this topic
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
So who will you support in a match together , the Dinamino or Panaithinaikos?
You can put as many discussions up as you like and poor akuler will be sent along to respond.. Actually I'm rather confused now as he told me the greens weren't up to anything in Europe at the moment, only the reds, Olympiakos.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hello again stvasile, you've cetainly achieved some high rankings and enjoy holding them by the sound of it. Actually I never saw a geography interest, I must add it to mine.
Well here's another one for you my friend, by contributing to this discussion in such a positive manner you will now be high on the leader board of the great interest of Panaithinaikos by tomorrow, but not alas the lead I'm afraid. I do however hope that you manage to knock akuler from his position as he does not wan t it, but for now appears to have accepted the role of spokesperson for any issues pertaining to anything other than the wearing of green. So congratualtions.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
2 Sep 09
There's only the one interest category that I take significant notice of my leaderboard status on and that's the interest I started! I do glance at my ranking in a number of others, but rarely take whatever position I am seriously. If I've learned anything about rankings here, it's that having the highest level of activity in a category does NOT guarantee you the highest ranking at all. God knows how they work it out either!
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hi James, would that interest possibly have anything to do with pandas? or spanking? Interestingly the Greek word for panda is panda, but the word for spanking also means wood, which can get a bit confusing if one is offered the Greek word for it, hopefully they plan to turn up with a pile of wood.
Anyway James, I have rated your contribution here as positive which means tomorrow you will be a highly ranked member in the interest of Panakithinaikos.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
2 Sep 09
Hi dear!
I do not check up Leaderboard, normally and I do not think I will be figuring in the top list of 15-20 of any 'interest' Leaderboard. However, I may add here that I do figure in all time top 100 users of mylot and I feel happy to be amongst the top 100 users of mylot.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hi dpk, being amongst the top one hunderd of the interest Mylot is an achievement certainly but by tomorrow you will be a much higher ranked person in the interest of Panaithinaikos due to your positive contribution here on the subject of leaderboard happiness. You only have to work hard to maintain your ranking by being permanently interested in this great interest
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Sep 09
lol @ Zandi and 'whatever that means'
I have to read everything at least three times too -
and then I still don't get it
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hello zandi, although your response was succint in its expression it has neverthless been deemed as a positive contribution which means that by tomorrow you too will have an exalted postion of the leaderboard rankings of Panaithinaikos, a great achievement and one which will leave you envied by many, I hope it will spread some little happiness in your mylot world
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@sunny68 (1327)
• India
2 Sep 09
initially (when i joined mylot) i was really anxious to check everything out. after every post i used to check my 'status' to see if it had made any difference. on crossing 100 i stared at my star for quite some time. but now i pay more attention to the discussions and postings and i almost never check the leaderboard. a quick peek at my net earnings suffices.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hi sunny, there's nothing wrong with star gazing, quite normal practice I believe. I would recommend though that you check the leaderboard tomorrow though as I have rated your contribution here positive which means that you will now be a highly ranked member on the interest board of Panaithinaikos which I hope will bring a smile to your face
Any questions regarding this unique interest beyond the fact that they wear green should be addressed to the official spokesperson on this matter who is akuler on page one.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
3 Sep 09
Hi sunny, ranked 15th out of 34, well done indeed. No lunches or visa cards I'm afraid, only the great honour of being in the top 20 of this great and esteemed leaderboard - how did you get here - you may choose between kidnapped or suckered
You are of course now obliged to follow this Greek football team and wear green when they play, for more information please direct questions to the official spokesperson of akuler.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
My dear Capsi, what could be simpler, does it make you happy to be higly ranked in an interest matter on Mylot, the interest could be anything, crocheting, making cups of tea, cleaning windows, spanking pandas, whatever you have an interest in.
So will it make you happy to see that you are about to be a highly ranked member in the interest of Panaithinaikos or would you not be happy, or would you be happier to be highly ranked elsewhere?
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
3 Sep 09
Hi Capsi, can you actually believe it is too hot for the beach here at the moment, but hope you had a great time.
Well you will be pleased to know that you now hold the rank of 12th place in the superb and fascinating interest of Panaithinaikos, okay as of this moment that makes you 12 out of 13 but when it next updates you will be ahead on the board of many more, so a brilliant achievement. I remain at number 1 which is a delightful postion to be in.
Like you I believe that some subjects are not for a public formum but I could argue that your hot tub was veering on the edge (joke), of course it wasn't.
@Capsicum (1444)
• United States
3 Sep 09
Oh how nice to hear ,that I am climbing the my-lot latter . Of course you are number one ! Who would mess with that,with all your fine responses and questions
I still have no idea where you find this info. any insight would be greatly appreciated. TY thea
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Sep 09
Now before I respond a question - I thought this interest was about football? NOw it is about varying topics too?
If it is about football then it disturbs me to be so high upin the leaderboard. If it is sort of a general interest then that is a slightly different matter.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Sep 09
lol @ 'beloved'
ehy you never told us whether you reached ... uhm... you know what last month?
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Sorry folks, posted and went out to leave you to your ponderings.
Mys please tell me why this could possibly have anything to do with football, a subject you know I know nothing about at all
You didn't answer the question, would it make you happy to be highly ranked, let's face it you already are, you're number 2 in Panaithinaikis
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
3 Sep 09
Hiya thea, here we meet again.
It definitely feels good to see a br in our own profile, knowing and putting a remembrance or memory that we have answered to the best of our ability and put in efforts too.
I always smile and try my best not to forget thanking the organizer of the discussion because he or she has taken the time to sift through different answers and pages and finally come out with mine being the best answer. That means a lot, really.
And to see our own discussions on the leader-board, it's quite cool, really. There was this one moment whereby I sift through one of the tabs, and I was saying why the heck was my discussion there. I was s-l-o-w and after a few seconds realized that it was mine indeed there. LOL.. speaking of blurry moments..
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
4 Sep 09
thanks for correcting me...
So that's a leader-board.. . No wonder I could see ranked 6 or 7 out of something.. never did wonder how it works and all that; thanks, Thea.. now I do know. I also + you, because you are such a warm and kind person, friendly too at that. mylot has a lot of these friends and I'm just happy to be a part of it all.
Ps: You are awarded a Br for this.. LoL..
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
4 Sep 09
Actually Zed you can't award me the best response for this as it's my discussionand I am also number one on this great leaderboard on which you now also feature.
You know these leaderboard rankings are all a bit of ...Okay we both rank highly on this one as it is new with not thousands of followers YET. But my curiosity was piqued when I noticed I was no 7 on the life leaderboard out of 35,000 people, so I went to investigate and found I was number 7 in rank 17 which is the bottom rank and I've no idea how many per rank before one gets to rank one. The only one which is coherently clear to me is this interest has only 1 rank so far and you are highly rated in it and I am the leader. This prestigious position could be yours too if you make a new interest of your own and then sucker people into joining it as I did, no easy feat as it won't show up to many users.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
3 Sep 09
Hi again zed, we do indeed meet again and most pleasantly I add. Best response are great fun aren't they, when I sign on the first thing I do is open email and go straight in and see what the best response was for and go and say thank you, did you know by this simple act of appreciation it reopens the discussion for the poster who then might get zillions of new responses?
I think you are mixing up leaderboard with perhaps top discussions. The leaderboards in your profile show how highly you are ranked in an interest. For example you have now been rated postive here for your marvellous contribution to this discussion so will have rightly earned a high place on the leaderboard of Panaithinaiklos, probably your position will show tomorrow. So congratualtions on this esteemed honour.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
2 Sep 09
Good MORNING niece, I really don't pay any attention to whether i do or i don't make it. I do love to get br's. I hope u have a great day.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
3 Sep 09
Good morning , I want to know how your foot is. I;m ashamed i didn't ask u yesterday. Wasn't on the computer as much yesterday. Thanks for your kind words. Aunty
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Good morning Aunty, if it's morning over there now, here it is the afternoon. Those best responses are the best aren't they, the first thing I answer on my email as they always bring a smile. You have a sensible attitude to not caring about your position on a leaderboard but as I have found your contribution here to be most positive tomorrow you will indeed have achieved a high ranking in the interest of Panaithinaikos. If you wish to learn more about this subject please direct all questions to akuler who is an expert.
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@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 09
When i recieve the best response i certainly get a smile at my face, only tried it once, but im also still quite "green" here on MyLot.
I believe once my ranking on a leaderboard i might get happy aswell, it is all the small achievements in life that matters :D - Though i got no clue how those leaderboard works, i just enjoy myself and respond to discussions and create a few here on MyLot.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
10 Sep 09
Oh don't give that a thought Downwindz, none of us here have no knowledge at all about this subject except akuler and Stsville. Akuler is the official spokesperson here for any any queries about the actual sport of football but the most important thing to remember about them is they are not the National team of Greece and they wear gree. And you're stuck in it
@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 09
Lol makes me wonder what kind of sport we are talking about. Im a sportwomen myself ;)
@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 09
Maaan so im stuck now? Unfair there was no warning about it *sigh* i guess im doomed.
Cool im ranked in a subject i have not much knowledge about beside it is greek... Amazing... :D
@vandana7 (100282)
• India
2 Sep 09
Hi Thea, it wouldnt matter to me. For the simple reason that I wouldnt reach there. I see such beautiful replies. I wonder when I will ever be that smart or wise. Even if I did (I'd have to bribe god for that - just wrote a post on bribe), I'd still prefer BR because it means the person read thru my response and found something more than what others had written, and I kind of started some new dimension of thinking (hopefully). At least, that is how I try to select my BRs, failing which I give BR based on who gives me everything that all others have written, preferably in short. :-)
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hello Vandana, I agree that best responses are the nicest, but you are utterly wrong to say that you will never reach a high ranking in a particular area, indeed by responding to this topic in a positive and contributive way you will see that by tomorrow you will be a highly ranked member in the delightful interest of Panaithinaikos.
I shall search out your bribery as I also had one of those under brown envelopes, I would actually be interested to see your response on that one as I imagine it is not an unknown practice to you as well.
@lakerfanster (2577)
•
2 Sep 09
I have not been here long but when I post on any message board here I have a look at my rank to see where I am in comparison to other people who have messaged on the same board or topic.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hello lakerfanster, well you may not have been here very long but I didn't even realise about leaderboards at all until last week. However I believe that your contribution here whilst short is still excellent so tomorrow you will be pleasantly suprised to find that you will indeed be a highly ranked member in the interest of Panaithinaikos, so congratualations
The more you contribute to this great interest the more you are likely to raise yourself up through the ranks to a prime position.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hello again, I'm so happy that you are appreciative of this great honour unlike certain members I could mention who wish to be distanced from this great interest but have been rightly suckered, or kidnapped. He is however still willing to be the official spokesperson for this interest as I know nothing at all about it except beyond I am the highest ranking member in it
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@lakerfanster (2577)
•
2 Sep 09
Thank you very much, I really enjoy the wide range of different subjects that are on here and will be posting as much as I can nearly everyday.
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@dbutheking (2347)
• India
2 Sep 09
Hi thea,
Looks like this is a new interest here. I guess you created it new... Any way, I also like to have a leader in some interest. Yes, Best response is always making us smile. Everyone wanted to rate. Also want to have the rank in the particular interest..
I want to be in the top 10 which is shown in the interest leaderboard..
I always notice my rankings while start up.. I don't know whenever i see my rankings increase in a interest i will be curious to see my rankings in the other interests too in my profile..
Have a great day friend...
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hi dbutheking, that reminds me you are pending, I'll be happy to accept if I can shorten your name to but when we interact.
Now by responding in a positve light to this question you will find by tomorrow that you will have achieved a high ranking position in the leaderboard of Panaithinaikos, a great honour.
I'm glad to hear you enjoy to receive best responses and hope you also like to give them as that is just as much fun but some people choose not to apparently as seeing them as work, wheresas I see they just add to the fun.
Please repond with your answer on the issue of shortening your name to BUT
@dbutheking (2347)
• India
2 Sep 09
Yes, surely i will give BR's to all my discussions. But have to wait for the discussion to be more than a week or two week old.. Dicussion Guideliness says it so...
You can call me dbu...
Looks too short than you expect it, isn't it?
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
2 Sep 09
Hi Thea! I don't really care much for leaderboards, rankings, stars etc... That is not important to me, what is important and especially right now is the friendship I have on Mylot, that alone is priceless and seeing my wonderful friends respond to my discussions, give support, unconditionally and sound advice. I have never been one for noticing or monitoring rankings, in actual fact I am probably unobservant in those quarters. I am too slow on the uptake of changes and how things work. It's not that I don't care it's just that I am happy to be part of a great community and for me making friends is the mainstay of this site.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
2 Sep 09
Hi Thea, seeing my doctor later, decided I'm going to ask for anti's. Also went to a meeting today in view of getting involved in group sessions for life skills, it's like a 'drop in' centre for people with depression, mental illnesses etc. So that cheered me up ;0)
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hi Wolfie, thanks for stopping by, you are quite right that these leaderboards aren't particularly of interest unless one is inclined to be interested in them, certainly it is more important to meet people here and after a while be able to consider them friends. Friends here can provide both advice and a bit of cheering fun and there are particular people that one might even consider would be a fun to share a coffee with in the real world. Hope you are having an UP day wolfie.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
That's good wolfie, and pop along and join in when you're in the mood for a bit of cheer, I'm feeling frivolous today but about to have it knocked out of me as the ironing can wait no longer and I have to go and get technical and try to restore the spare lap top to the internet for my son, so will be undoubtebly be need of cheering myself later after that little lot in a heatwave
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Sep 09
It does, but to tell you the truth I hardly ever notice. Every once in a while I look, but mostly I don't pay attention.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Sep 09
Well I"ll have to check it. I actually have two interests, there is one called "Dawn is silly" also...
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Welcome Tsarina, well now you've got your own interest too I'm sure you'll be checking the ranks frequently. Anyway your very postive, and fast I might add, contribution here is rated positive enough to put you too onto the leader board rankings on the great subject of Panaithinaikos which I'm sure will bring complete joy to your mylot world.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
3 Sep 09
Hi thea! I love getting best responses too! It always makes
me happy no matter how many I get I still enjoy knowing that
someone appreciates my input! And of course I really love
to see my ranking of the leaderboards when they are in top
numbers, or should I say the low numbers! That really is
something to smile about! With all the people that we have
in mylot it really is a honor to get a good ranking! And
you shouldn't be surprised if you also get a good ranking
because you are a valuable mylotter and have some wonderful
discussions and you deserve it!
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
3 Sep 09
Hi Opal, best responses are the best bit, I must have a recount soon, but it's also great fun giving them out too.
Now as to the ranking of leaderboards as you express an interest in your position there you will be delighted to hear that you are now ranked just under the top 20 in the esteemed interest of Panaithinaikos which you earned by your stirling contribution to this discussion, I'm so sorry you got pipped at the post for top 20 but obviously the more participation you have in this great interest the more you will rise up the ladder of fame.
If you have any questions regarding this great interest my spokesperson akuler, currently ranked no 3, will be glad to answer them, as although I am ranked number one YES I know nothing about them much apart from the fact they are Greek and wear green.
Thanks for the last bit, I really really do appreciate those kind words.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Sep 09
Hi dlr I'm pleased to hear that best responses bring a smile to your face, they even give one to mine when I pass them out.
As you have never checked the leaderboard may I suggest you wait until tomorrow when you can then report back your new position in the interest of Panaiothinaikos of which you may expect to receive a prime rating due to your postive contribution here. It will probably appear on your last page and will totally add to your good name and credibility on mylot.
@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
2 Sep 09
Dear Thea,
Oh oh... highly ranked on the leaderboard??
Where can I see the leaderboard, I am so blur!
Hope you can enlighten me on this. But receiving
a BR (Best Response) definitely make me smile and
make my day. Hahaha,,,top 10..I think it will be a
long way to go for me, I am just 2 months here
All the best, hope to hear from you!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Sep 09
'my son created this interest whilst I was in the shower.' Where does he appear on the leaderboard????
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@Xzcess (174)
• India
7 Sep 09
Best response sure is flattering, but I do not try to give 'politically acceptable, best or right' responses. I just say whatI feel like saying on the topic (:
Leaderboard thing would baffle me too, yes. I am not particularly sure why would I be high in rankings, hmm.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
7 Sep 09
Hi Xzcess, perish the day when some people resort to politically correct best responses, give them how you want. I saw an example earlier of a BR being given in box one of a 3 page discussion which was still in flow, and box 1 agreed 100% with the topic owner, it's the first time I've ever left a disc because a best response had been given but it annoyed me, once the BR had been given the opener didn't bother responding to anyone else.
As for the rankings you are now in the top 20 of this great interest of Panaithinaikos which is indeed a great honour especially for a mylot new member. Your ranking will be seen on your profile page or in any discussion you join under this great and esteemed interest.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
8 Sep 09
Quite agree, my little tip there is whenever you receive a F/R then check their started discussions and check that they do bother to reply, and check beyond the first page too as some have a habit of giving up after the first page of resonses as they run out of things to say, personally I never seem to have that problem.
Vey nice to see you rising through the ranks here Xzcess but I still haven't got the first 1000 signed up, but of course I have a cunning plan, which I'm off to attend to shortly,