My suggestion to myLot.. Your comments needed before its official...:)

First and formost - I LOVE your avatar and it really suits your mood today! I like your suggestion. It would give new users a chance to explore more about myLot and what goes on all over the place in the discussions and the tabs and they would learn how to earn better from their posts. They would get a chance to collect some friends befpre posting too. It would also help stop the spam posts in the money interstes and therefore cut down some of the work for the admins. Great suggestion dbu! p.s. there are some fun, informative discussions elsewhere today too

I'm neutral about this issue..i'm not here for making money, nor promoting my weblog..I'm here for a gentle and polite friends circle... that's it.

I don't have a blog or any online earning sites (besides here) so when I started a discussion - I did it about stuff other than that - so not all new users are guilty

I've often thought of this as a solution to this on going problem! I've thought of making a check next to the rules saying they agree to the rules here? I've spent a lot of time helping new people here as have a few friends here! What really bugs me is when they ask for help, and you spend a while typing out the best way to get into it here. They totally disregard everything you've suggested! Still can't figure why this is? The misconception of doing a bunch of useless posts, is natural I guess, but there are a select few who do it right and those are the ones who become great Mylotters! Suggesting your idea to the admin will most likely go nowhere, it would require an extensive rewrite of the script! So I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you! tdemex

Hello dbutheking... I don;t know if I am still considered new or not, but I have learned alot of important information from you all.. I am the kind that looks before I leap. I think that there needs to be examples for the newbies on the rules and regulations.. I know when I started I had to ask a lot of questions before I really new what to do. Another suggestion I would have is ..admin shouldn't allow those one line discussions even get started.. Also I think that some newbies don't realize how important it is to add comments back to comments on their discussions..So what you think..Have a nice day and keep smiling...

Dee-bak! Just so you know, I have suggested something too before you came in, but unfortunately that was kinda-off to the users themselves that might cause paranoia. How-ever, i do believe that this idea is alright. Instead of just keep telling them to focus first on discussing, they will be obliged to respond to other users topics and once they're known, that's the time they can start posting. just send this concern to mylot..instead of us debating about it. i think it's a good idea.Good JOb

THat will be too restrictive to them, and also, very slow earning for them as well.. lol =D What if some newbies are able to come up with very good discussions, and that they are creative? Being able to revive any unresolved posts, with some twist and words?? hehe IN a way, mylot is doing the right thing now, by restricting some priviledges here.. haha =D Because when there are too many 'dons' in a site, it will put others away.. BUt when it's too flexible, many members will take advantage of it.. haha =D

How do the new users come to the conclusion that their discussions are of a better quality? Even though it cannot be denied that there were good discussions posted by new users, there are other factors involved. Denying newbies to start a discussion only after they have reached a certain level may be detrimental to this site. Less people would be willing to join, because they cannot start a discussion. They would probably go elsewhere, or simply lose interest on online forums. Setting a minimum level will only delay the inevitable. People who want to post their links will still do so after they have passed the point.

I have a suggestion I think it be cool if mylot allowed there older members to cash out after they reach there payout, meaning the members that have made more then 100 discussion post can decide when to cash out, and maybe mylot can create a faster payout system, so after we cash out we can receive our pay much faster, I enjoy mylot very much, and money is not the only reason I'm here but I would be lying if I said I didnt need or want the money, and its a bit annoying when I see other members saying they dont care about the money because they make it seem as if theres something wrong with those who appreciate and need a little extra cash. Everyones situation is differnt and there's nothing wrong with wanting to earn some extra bucks, as long as you know how to relax and have a little fun too.

I think this is a good idea. I don't know that it will help with the issues I have but I have found that new members have a tendency to "hijack" an interest area and there will be ten or twelve discussions in a row started by the same person within a five minute period. It's not just new members who do this but I notice more often than not that the "hijackers" ranks are below 100. But it may just be the individual person in which case not being allowed to start a new discussion wouldn't solve the problem, just delay it.

hello, i guess the technique is just to have a lot of friends on your list. that way they can say and assess the quality of a discussion. and.. of course, a lot of patience is one key hope mylot staff sees your point and suggestion. good luck always. happy mylotting. ann

i don't think there should be any more restrictions. discussions that do not comply with the rules are deleted anyway and that serves the purpose. i guess no one was perfect in mylot from day one. it is a good learning experience and let it remain as such..

I'm still a newer user but when I was brand new I had not problem at all getting people to reply to my post. I think if people just tag the post right they could get a lot of responses. A lot of my post have gotten a lot plus the more people I add comments to theres the more they check mine out. It's just a matter of networking. I wouldnt like it if I couldnt make post right away. I like being able to get responses and hear peoples thoughts on the subject I chose. So I would vote no, newbies are just as important and should be able to post like the rest.

I don't even know about it, lol.

sbutheking I find that a lot of new users dont get many responses just because they only want to be on mylot to get referrals to other sites, they are just using mylot and not contributing anything here, and others think their discussions are better quality when they still make one sentence discussions that only ask which flavor of ice cream or which color we like best, and so on in that ilk, thats not good quality at all.. i think that mylot admins knows what it is doing and that we should leave well enough alone. my own opinion of course. Mysuggestions to newbies that quality discussions take a bit of time and real effort not just a question that takes only a couple of words to answer. that will get you paid much better .

hi dbu. i also think that you have a great idea in posting for new members. but i also think that this is the first and foremost benefit that a member has, to post and share their thoughts. we can stick to the current mylot system now. but we can also minimize spamming if we cannot avoid it, we can always report it to the admin. if a member reach 100 posts, meaning, they can start spamming, so that will be the same as starting the spam at 0 post.

hmmm. I think that's a great idea... cause newbies also tends to make the a lot of mistakes in their discussions, like posting links.. maybe if we do it this way, they would be familiarized with mylot first before they could make/create a discussion. I support you all the way in this suggestion.

My complaint too! I really want to use smileys and copy and paste but then I have to get over 500 posts. That is way too long. I'll get there eventually but I want to copy and paste/use smileys now! I love the suggestion of just 100 posts. It can get me more motivated to use Mylot more often now. Thanks for the suggestion and I hope the MyLot community can resolve this!

Well, I am new here, and am learning my way about the site. Yes may be you get spam from users asking your support, but then again why not set up better controls on who is in your network? similar to Facebook. Why would you want to suggest limits what other people can do here. This site does not seem to generate much income to begin with so your suggestion would translate into a waste of time for people to be more active. I think one should concentrate on learning to build a worth while network to make this work. One needs people who are interested on sharing and interacting with intellectual and versatile topic. You make it sound as if you have the influence to make something official here. I have no clue what your position is with this site but, clearly shows as one who like to manipulate things and loves to complaint or create turmoil for no reason. Why not just create some interesting topic and teach the new users how to enjoy the site better.

i am a new user myself and i have to disagree with you.I believe there are many other ways to prevent the abuse of mylot.Maybe we can give new mylot user a two hour limit before they can post any discussion after they join to prevent spam? Another way that i suggest is that mylot can put word filter to the site that spammer always promote,this will only apply to new account too.Besides,we already got a report function which we can report the discussion which violated mylot rule and regulation,we as the member of mylot have the responsibility to do so.