Your answer has been deleted because of the following reason: But..but..
By smacksman
@smacksman (6053)
February 17, 2010 12:23pm CST
I just got two emails from Mylot:-
'Your answer has been deleted because of the following reason:
all posts must be in english'
Huh? But I can only post in English - I don't know any other language - I am English!
And the discussion was all in English as far as I can remember, not rude or 'adult' or any other problem that I can judge from way back.
Anyone else had strange emails like this?
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9 responses
@smacksman (6053)
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17 Feb 10
Haha! Yes - some people call me names but I really do know who my parents were! LOL
I'm sure it is a small glitch and not worth bothering Alice. But is it just me?
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Now, who would be so rude to call you names? Shame on them. Maybe it is a glitch Hopefuly it will be sorted out soon. TATA.
@christinawise87 (856)
• United States
17 Feb 10
I haven't had this problem yet and I hope not. At least you know it was an error. Could someone have hacked your mylot and posted discussions in another language? Maybe you should ask admin to look into it.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 Feb 10
Was it just your response that was deleted?
I have received many notifications but only when the entire dicsussion was removed and mine went with it.
Did you use text language? Goodness knows but I would be like you and want to get to the bottom of it too 
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 Feb 10
But was it just YOUR response or the whole discussion that was removed?
The two are different.
If it was the discussion then you were not at fault (except that maybe you should have avoided that topic) while if it was just YOUR response... that's different.
@GoAskAlice (5826)
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17 Feb 10
smacksman, there is no such thing as algorithm alarm bells. Every discussion/response/comment is reviewed by a human. Please see my response below. :)
@smacksman (6053)
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18 Feb 10
Not weird so much as just teething problems with the new layout. I like a lot of the new features so I am happy to help debug.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
hello smacksman,
I also received one email recently saying that,my response was deleted becoz the discussion i replied to had been deleted.
And,this gives me some thinking what discussion it is,becoz,the email never had any review about the topic.
I hope we can also view what topic's been deleted so we know what to avoid next time.
@smacksman (6053)
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18 Feb 10
Yes, I had one like that where the whole discussion was deleted.
I suppose Mylot could not give us a link to the discussion in question because they had deleted it.
Maybe if we ask nicely they could at least give the title of the discussion so that we might learn from our mistakes.
In the past I have replied to a discussion which has a referral link and told the member that it was not allowed so that they could learn. I then knew that my post would be deleted as well but I accept that. How else do you let newbies know the rules?
Maybe if we ask nicely they could at least give the title of the discussion so that we might learn from our mistakes.
In the past I have replied to a discussion which has a referral link and told the member that it was not allowed so that they could learn. I then knew that my post would be deleted as well but I accept that. How else do you let newbies know the rules?@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
18 Feb 10
ahurmmm...yah,at least give us the topic title...(of course we can't see the topic anymore...funny me
@smacksman (6053)
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18 Feb 10
Hi alilin my friend. Yes, the emails make you sit up straight when you first read them but I think it is good to be told what is happening.
When Alice was asking for feedback before the mods this was one of the requests from members. So now we have got it. After the glitches are ironed out I'm sure it the site will be better for it.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 Feb 10
But these notifications can help us earn more, much more, if we take notice of them and avoid responding on similar topics again so that we do not lose more posts.
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@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
20 Feb 10
Why don't you write to admin and see what they have to say. It might have just been a computer error or perhaps you're discussion contains one foreign word that they didn't understand. That's all I can think of. Good luck.
@smacksman (6053)
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20 Feb 10
Hi cripfemme, as GoAskAlice (the Mylot moderator) said in post #5 here, it was a mistake. Just one of the glitches to be ironed out after the code changes on the site. The sort of thing that happens after a lot of housekeeping.
Have you had it happen to you recently?
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Feb 10
I have received emails that my response has been delete because the discussion was deleted, but not nothing like you have received. I do like the fact we are now getting emails when one of our responses has been deleted. I don't even remember the discussions they mentioned in the emails, as they must have been a ways back that I responded to them. I have been racking my brain on those as I just don't remember responding to some of them. Mylot says I did, so I did, but I sure don't remember the discussions at all. Oh well, I thought they were okay, but nope, they weren't. Good luck to you and happy mylotting. 
@smacksman (6053)
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18 Feb 10
Thanks rosekiss - I always need luck! 
As Alice has mentioned below the mystery is solved and solution to follow.
As Alice has mentioned below the mystery is solved and solution to follow. @GoAskAlice (5826)
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17 Feb 10
smacksman, could you copy and paste the entire email here? I'd like to be able to explain this to you. Thanks! :)
@smacksman (6053)
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18 Feb 10
Wow! That discussion was 4 years ago. No wonder I didn't remember it!
Thanks Alice for digging it out. Oh yes, if it is any help, I got the notification email above twice just seconds apart.
Thanks Alice for digging it out. Oh yes, if it is any help, I got the notification email above twice just seconds apart.@smacksman (6053)
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17 Feb 10
Hi Alice, below the email -
This is a notification from myLot.
Your answer has been deleted because of the following reason:
all posts must be in english
Please refer to our discussion guidelines [http://www.mylot.com/o/guidelines.aspx] and our
Terms of Use [http://www.mylot.com/o/terms.aspx].
Original Post Title: Can you go into the bathroom without being bothered?
Original Post Text
Never a problem in our house. Nobody bothers to close the door most of the time let alone
lock it!' end of email
I'm now at a friends house having supper so will get back to from home.
Don't get me wrong - I love Mylot 
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@GoAskAlice (5826)
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17 Feb 10
Well, the good news is that your post wasn't deleted after all. It's right here: http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/419894.aspx?p=4#1_2255458
The bad new is that you should never have received that notification because the post wasn't deleted, and it's obviously in English. We're looking into it. Thanks for the information.
By the way, we know you love myLot. The proof is here: http://www.mylot.com/w/community/refer.aspx :)
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