Why do users feell they have to post a lot of ciscussions a day?

@rosekiss (30414)
Eugene, Oregon
February 24, 2010 12:13pm CST
Hi everyone: I have been noticing lately that the same user will post at least 10-15 discussions a day, but not sure they are even keeping up with them. I basically think they are only hear for one thing, and that is to earn. They don't care to share as it is obvious by the discussions being posted. If they think that mylot is all about earning, then they are really missing out on what mylot is all about. I think they are posting way to many as it is much ot difficult to keep up with all of them, and more than liely, they aren't. They are just leaving them, thinking they are going to get paid for the responses they receive. Boy, are that in for a surprise. I don't start all that many myself, as I am not into it for just earning. I wish the ones doing this would realize they are wasting their time posting one right after another when they aren't going to comment back anyway. It is so sad, that some only see dollar signs in their eyes and nothing else. Sure we do need money nowadays, but doing what htey re doing in here to make as much as they can is ridiculous, when mylot isn't a get rich site anyway. Just basically a little here and a little there. If they would ralize what mylot is all about, they would have fun in here and enjoy themselves, instead of worrying about making money. What do you all think? Please share as I am sure we all have differrent ideas about this. Everyone have a good day, and happy mylotting.
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• China
25 Feb 10
I dont agree with you. Maybe little people post many discussions for earning, but I think most of mylotters just have many things to say or to solicit opinions.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Feb 10
rosekiss I did report that person about burying a cat alive as thats just hideous, and the discussion did disappear from the mylot interest so I think they agreed with me. I do not like to do that but this was just horrible.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
You do have a right to your opinion and I respect that. The thing of it is, I have seen the discussions that have been posted, and they make no sense, and to tell you the truth, I have seen some very uulgar, and shouldn't have been posted. IT woudln't be so bad if htey really have something to say, but some are just here to earn, and if you couls see what I have seen, you would know what i ma talking about. One ciscussion was so back, I had to shake my heard and it was totally disgusting. It had to do with burying an animal alive. Now a discussion like that shouldn't vene be posted. No one will respond to that one, and if they do, it will surprise me. I thought bout responding and telling that person, they are totally nuts, but I didn't. I hope that once you have been here for awhile, you will bea ble to see what I have seen, and understand why I posted this discussion. Anyway, welcome to muylot, and I hope you enjoy your time here, and happy myulotting.
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• China
26 Feb 10
Rosekiss, now I understood. Maybe you're right. I am new one here, just for two weeks. Maybe there are many ugly things I haven't met. And I believe 'someone bury a cat alive' thing really irritated you. Hope mylot can always be a pure space for mylotter.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
24 Feb 10
You mention that those users are in for a surprise. They will not get a surprise while they carry on like that. The surprise will come once they start using myLot properly and they will then realise that all the Lotters who say that they reach payout here every month just by having fun were correct. Until they stop churning out one useless post after another they are not going to ever see anything worth writing home about. It also seems that the more time we spens telling them, the less they want to learn and the more they post them! I start an average of three a month. Not even one a week and when I start them it then becomes my responsability to continue keeping up with all the comments and continuing the discussion. Those users do not do that - they are not discussing at all and it is that which we earn for here on myLot
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
24 Feb 10
I am happy to respond on this type of topic I hope that others, especially the newer users, will read these responses too and learn from them but that is also something that they don't seem to like doing either. Reading doesn't earn them anything - or so they think. That is why many of them only respond to the title on many dicussions and miss the whole point of the topic. When these users do not see their earnings increase, they are then the ones that stop posting and go off to other forums saying that mylot is not worth it I have just had an idea while responding here....
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Feb 10
You are so right about that diana. I just wish they would all read the faqs before they post and realize they won't earn from other people. I think that is the biggest problem. Most of them have the idea, they will earn from the responese they receive and when they don't earn, then they wonder why. It seems like a waste of time to post discussions and not follow up with them. I just hope they realize that and start doing what they should to earn. Apparently, they really don't want to earn all that much, or they wouldn't leave the discussions go and not follow up. Thank you so much diana for yoru response, and have a really great day mylotting.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Feb 10
I am glad that you did respond diaan as you have so much knowledge and you bring so much to the discussions you post to, as well as when you start your own. you are right though, that they aren't thinking about learning as all they can think about is trying to make as much money as they can, and they don't realize that they can't nor will they make a gigantic amount in here. When they start realizing that, then and only then, can they come in here, enjoy themselves and not worry about earning.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
24 Feb 10
I can only speak for myself, but if I post a lot of discussions on one day, it's because I had a lot to say. If I post none, I didn't have anything to say. But I keep up with my discussions. I do get annoyed with people who post discussion after discussion and I go and reply to them and the person never replies back. i stop going to those people's discussions. I'm here for the fun and the friends and the mental stimulation...
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
24 Feb 10
Hey! There is no comparison with the discussions that you post and the 'topics' refered to here. Yours are discussions because you participate in them. Those that start a bundle of 'em are not bothered about discussing at all
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
24 Feb 10
Some of them really are not, are they? And I always give them a chance too. If I notice that they aren't replying, I will always eventually mention that they will get a lot more attention to their discussions if they respond to people. The ones who you are talking about never bother to respond to that one either!
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Feb 10
You both are so right that they have no intention of ever commenting back as they just want to post and much as they can to see what they can make per day. They sure are missing out on what mylot is all about that is for sure. I come in here to learn myself, and boy am I learning too. I don't give that much care about my earnings at all, as that is not the only reason I am here. I think the ones posting like that, hope to get rich. Boy will they be surprised when they only get a few pennies. Thank you both for responding and happy mylotting.
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@snoopyfan (1312)
• United States
25 Feb 10
I do start discussions not 10 to 15 a day I am not sure how many I do a week. It just depends I am not posting a discussion to earn more money. My discussions are usually about other sites that to see if they are ligit or not. Some are for fun like I started a couple of fun discussions in watching movies. I didn't get as many results as I thought and I do go back and look to see if there is a response. I try my best to answer that person. I am not on here everyday and there are some times when I am spending a lot of time answering other discussions. They are either thought provoking, fun etc. I just go to whatever pops out. I really like looking at top discussions to see what is there. Once in awhile I hit interests and check out what my friends have started. Now sometimes if I don't respond to every comment it may be cause they are just repeating what the next person said. Not that they know what that person said. I have noticed when I am posting a comment someone is right after me and may be saying the same thing. I do appriciate everyone who does respond so sorry if I don't always get to all comments. I also try and rate people as well so if you don't hear from me I normally give people a thumbs up just for responding. There are also sometimes I get a idea from another discussion cause it will pop in my head. I do have fun and am glad I joined.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
Welcome to mylot! You have the right idea of what mylot is all about, and that is good. I don't post discussions even once a week, as I have a hard time coming up with a topic of interest, but when I do, then I post it. I don't like to do to many discussions at once as it is just to hard to follow up on all of htem, and I, like you do that as well. You and others are the exception to the rule because we know we hsould post quality disucssions, and post comments back. There are those, that leave them and do nothing, thiinking they can earn by doing nothing, ss they believe thy can ern just by posting a discussion and nothing else. Those are the ones that are just here to earn and not learn. I feel sad for them, and I will try to help themn as much as possible. Thank you for your response, and happy mylotting.
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@snoopyfan (1312)
• United States
25 Feb 10
Thanks try not to be to hard on the others. They mean no harm and they might also be on other sites earning money. It looks like to earn online you have to join other sites and just combine everything. Have a great day.
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• Canada
26 Feb 10
I agree with you absolutely. I have been with mylot for about 4 weeks now and I am so grateful I did make the decision to register with mylot. Now, I can't respond to a discussion that is placed there simply for the earning potential and nothing else. I personally love substance, and a topic you can really give good, informative feedback to. This is indeed one of my most favorite sites.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Feb 10
Welcome to mylot! I am glad that you like it here. I, too am not here for just earning, as what we earn here, isn't much, but the knowledge we gain is priceless. I have learned so much from others and I am sure they have learned from me too. I do enjoy sharing with ohters, seeing how they feel about things, and see if I feel the saem. I have never regretted my decision to joi mylot at all. I just wish I had done it sooner, but I am here now and I am not going anywhere. Thank so much fo ryour response, and happy mylotting.
@rosegardens (3034)
• United States
25 Feb 10
I think it is rude and bad manners to not respond to a discussion one has begun. I like it here, because of the discussions and the brain stimulation. Good post.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
Welcome to mylot! I am glad that you like it here. you will gain much knowledge here,and you can have fun while doing it. You are right though, that it is rude not to comment back to a response. I feel if the users are going to take the time to respond to my discussion, then I can at least take the time to comment back, as it is only being courteous. Thanks so much for your response,and happy mylotting.
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• United States
25 Feb 10
I am learning a bit here and there, and that is a good thing. Unlike most other social networking sites where it is fun yet not brain stimulating. Thank you for your courteousness! :D Happy Mylotting!
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25 Feb 10
Well I have made my opinion known on this and as expected got negatively rated for it as well, well I assume I was because it was the only thing I said which could have caused my slight drop the other day. I get cheesed off when I see the continual flow of discussions from the same people posting one after another without consideration to whether it is the best way of going about things and to be blunt it has got to the point that I am becoming blind to their discussions, skipping over them without looking to see if any actually interest me. The daft thing is that if they just spread them out throughout the day rather than inundating the system with bulk discussions I would be more likely to respond to one or two of them. My feeling is that I am here to have fun, make friends, read a wide range of opinions from a varied bunch of members. Not from just the one who fills up the interests with their latest quick ideas for a discussion. The annoying thing is that there are more people doing it and as new members join they see others doing it without realizing that it can be detrimental to what they get from using the site, as in how much fun they have and also how much they earn. As others have rightly mentioned you end up earning more when you forget the need to make money or compete and as such that fun for me comes from having conversations with a range of members, getting into interesting discussions which go back and forth.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
You are so right about everything. I just wish that others realized it too. It is true that the ones posting like mad, just don't have any consideration for others at all. Why in the world do they want to flood the forum iwth lots of discussions? It is like you said, and I have said as well, that they are only here for earning and nothing more. When they do that, they miss out on so much of what mylot has to offer. I get peeved too, when I see the same user posting an d posting. I have been inundated in my email with all the discussions that have been started by the same user. It gets to the point, when I just want to report them, as they are spamming, and actually not really making it fun for anyone lest to enjoy themselves. I do agree that they should spread the discussions out and not keep posting htem in one day. I think they all need to read the faqs again. Thanks so much for yoru response and happy mylotting.
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@bhanusb (5709)
• India
25 Feb 10
I'm absolutely with you. Every member of mylot should be reciprocal. We should response to discussions and at the same time should comment on the responses we get from our friends. Otherwise it will be one sided and selfish design.To me mylot is only not a earning machine,it's also a media of making friendship and exchanging views.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
You are so right ahtat mylot isn't a money machine, as what we earn here isn't much, but the knowledge we gain here, you just can't put a price on, and it is much more valuable that making money anyway. I also agree that users should comment back to the responses they receive. Ihave seen some just post and post, and not do anything with their discussions, but leave them in the dust so to speak. They are only here for one reason and that is to earn, and not really lear4n, and to me they are just wasting their time here, as it seems they never will get anything out of it at all. Thanks so much for your response, and happy mylotting.
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
24 Feb 10
Well, I always enjoyed posting a lot per day. Now I can't seem to find the time to do so! It's crazy. I also was intent on making $20 a month or so with MyLot so I would always push myself to do the best I could and post the most quality responses that I could. You're right in saying that MyLot is NOT a get-rich-quick scheme, but you can make a good amount of extra spending money on it! And that's important to me!
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Feb 10
I do have plenty of time myself since I live alone, but even then, I won't psot one discussion after another. It would be just to hard to keep up with the responses I receive, and if I wnat to earn, I should comment back, and I do that for each and every one of my discussions. It just wouldn't be right to leave them go and not at least make an efort to comment back, as that is my responsibility, and besides, I enjoy doing it, so therefor, I will take the time to comment back when I get them in my email. I would go nuts if I couldn't keep up, and that is why I only post every once in awhile. Thank you for your response, and happy mylotting.
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@angelajoy (1825)
• Philippines
25 Feb 10
I've seen some of the mylotters you mentioned. But the admin is not sleeping, so I'm sure many of them will get a warning or something. I've heard one mylotter here who got a warning for spamming mylot with too many discussions. Lets hope mylot would do the same to others so that the quality of the site would be maintained.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
I certainly do agree with you, as what they are doing just isn't right. The discussions they are posting just don't make any sense at all. I won't bother posting responses to their discussionss as I am not interested for one thing, and the other, by responding to them it is like I agree with what htey are doing, and I don't. Sure, I have posted responses to one or so of them, but when I see them posting one after the other, I just shake my head and ask why. That is the reason for this discussions. I am hoping that they will see it and realize that they are spamming and it needs to stop. Thank you for your response, and happy mylotting.
@glambank (217)
• United States
24 Feb 10
I come to Mylot 2 to 3 times daily. I may post twice a week the most. I'm here to keep updated on Mylotters online money making experiences. Sometimes I'll check on other topics to get peoples views on other subjects as well. This is a great information center. Since your profile page on mylot allows you to have links to your blogs or other money making websites, it is a great promotion tool as well. Oh, did I forget? Meeting friends is another plus.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Feb 10
You are right that it is a good place to make friends, hare and learn, and of course earn while doing so. I don't start all that many discussions, but when I do start any, I only starr maybe a couple a month. Posting to many a day is excessive I think, as no one can possibly comment back to the responses when they just keep posting discussions. They are just our to make as much as they can, not really take time to lern from others, as that is far more important than earning. I am going to keep trying to tell users that, as much as possible. If they would just have fun and not worry about their earnings, they will find they would so so much better. I know it has worked for me. I come in here to have fun and learn like you. I have found some really good sites I am earning from, and I owe it all to the users here. Thank you for your response, and happy mylotting.
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• China
25 Feb 10
I tried to post a lot in a day,but I am not able to,because think in English is a little hard for me,I got a 7000 vocabulary,but I feel it's a little hard for me to express what I am thinking,so I am here to learn to use English,here are so many interesting topics,and interesting people here,I am having a lot of fun here.I read a lot of post.whenever I have something to say,I will post it,but I won't make a post less than 4 line.I heard that that won't got pay.so I will post more than 4 lines everytime.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
Welcome to mylot! You have the right idea of what myloot is all about. I wish others did, as I am getting bombarded in my email from someone starting oodles of discussions. I hope taht mylot deletes them all as they are doing nothing by spamming. I don't mind users starting new discussions, but when they just don't stop and keep posting one right after the other, then I get really upset about it. They shouldn't be allowed to get by with it, and I am sure they aren't. Thanks for your response,and happy mylotting.
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@kaylachan (69786)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Feb 10
I don't post that many discussions myself. I've only posted like 22 I think in four months. So that's not a lot really. Most people who hear about earning online are just into it to earn, nothing else really.I'll admit I do a lot of participating in discussions in order to earn, but I am one of those that rarely comment on the replies. There is no real point in some those I post.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
I do post replay to comments once in awhile, basically when a question is asked and I have the answer, or if I have more to add, otherwise, I don't either. This is only my 43 discussion in 10 months, so that isn't many at all. I just don't have very good ideas sometimes, and when I think I do, I get responses alright, but not many as I was hoping I would get, but you know, I am so thankful for the ones I do get. It is sure better than getting zero responses. The thing with the ones who post and post, you ar right, they are only here to earn, and nothing else. Like one user said, that some of the discussions maake no sense, so it would be hard to respond back anyway. I am glad you are enjoying your time here like me as that is what it is all about anyway. Thank you for your response, and happy mylotting.
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25 Feb 10
hmmm... I'm a new user here.. I admit it I join this site because my friend told me that he earn money in this site... by posting discussion and reply and so on... So far I started 4 discussion... but I always check on them... this discussion of yours open the other side of this site not just for money but also to have fun... thanks for opening my mind also....
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 10
Welcome to mylot! You are right it is about having fun, and I am glad you see that too. The reason I started this discussion is that I get notifications when my friends star discussion. I had 43 eamils, and most were from one of my friends and that is totally crazy. People who just post to earn aren't having fun, as hhey are't learning anything. All they see is dollar signs. Little do they know they don't earn all that much in here anyway, and if they don't comment back to their discussions, they do't earn either. I hope you enjoy your time here liek I have thest last 10 months. Thanks so much for your response, and happy mylotting.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 10
Hi Rosekiss I don't know and I think mylot wants to start getting behind this as also I find they do not respond back to People who respond and I think that is rude, all they do is start one Discussion after another and then do not go back to them to respond back I think there should be something in the rules about this
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 10
Hi Rosekiss I just pass them by I mean I have come across so many repeats yesterday you know the ones 'Do you like Coke or Pepsi, what Toothpaste do you use and things like that I think it is time they get cleared up and removed
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Feb 10
What really peeves me is the fact they start so many, and they are pretty meaningless, as I get my email inundated with them, and it is getting so annoying. You are right though, it really is rude when they don't comment back to the responses they receive. I feel that if they take the time to respond, then I will at least take the time to comment back to them. I guess they just don't want to bother with commenting back, and they probably feel they don't have to, as they will earn without commenting back, but they will be surprised when they find out they won't earn. To me it is a big waste of time posting if they aren't going to take the time to follow up. I hope they stop posting and start reading the faws or at least comment back to the ones they have already started. Thanks for your response, and happy myloting.
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24 Feb 10
Having recently returned to MyLot after an absence I am not surprised to see that there are still people posting discussion after discussion based on little more than all the get rich quick sites. It's such a waste of time and I generally tend to ignore them. I do post discussions of my own and I do respond to comments on my discussions.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Feb 10
I do the same thing, as you. I don't start all that many disucssions myself, but when I do start them, I most certainly will comment back to them. I also ignore tham too. It seems like my eamil inbox has been bombarded with dissucssion after discussion by the same users. It is getting really annoying, and I hope that something is done about it. Thank you for your response, and happy mylotting.
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
3 May 10
I try to post at least one or two new discussions a day. But sometimes I get all these ideas or inquires or I take many pictures of my puppies and granddogger, (that would be my daughters dog), and I just have t0 share and sometimes I believe I do make that many posts. I don't count it though, like I have to make this many posts today. But things happen in my life and I share some of it..
• United States
3 May 10
Oh good, because like I said in your other discussion, the next few days you might see a jump in mine..And I do respond if I have something to add..
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 May 10
I don't really mind the fact they start discussions, it is that they don't take the time to comment back to any of the responses they receive, and that is what makes it bad. I feel they should at least take the time to comment back, when others are taking the time to respond to them. It is rude to do that I feel, and they are wasting their time even starting discussions that they aren't going to take the time to comment on. They don't relaize it keeps the discussion alive and they could get more responses and comments that way. It is just rude not to comment back, and if they want to earn, they need to do that, as they only earn fro what they do, not what others do. Thank you for taking the time to respoind, and happy mylotting.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Sep 11
I will respond if I have something to add, but if I don't have anything to add,then I just leave it go. Most of the time though, I do respond, which is a good thing. Take care, and happy mylotting.
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
18 Sep 11
Hi, rosekiss. Yes, I do agree with you. I don't start so many discussions, because I know that I will not be able to provide a comment to the discussion on that very same day. Any member that does this, is just all about making money. They have no concern about just sharing and enjoying themselves. Well, if they notice that myLot does not pay users for just creating discussions, without responding back, then hopefully they will get the hint and stop posting like they are doing.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Sep 11
I agree with you, and that is my point of starting this is the fact they will start one right after another, not realizing that they need to post a comment back, or they won't make anything, and it is a common courtesy anyway. I won't start any discussions either, unless I can post a comment back to the responses I receive. I am here for the fun it brings and just for the money. If that were true, I would be in here day and night. Thanks you for taking the time to read my discussion and respond, and happy mylotting.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
9 Mar 10
What makes it worse is some of those users will post only a statement or a one sentence question, neither of which is much basis for a discussion. It's too bad these people don't realize that they could actually have better earnings with a different approach.
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
12 Mar 10
You do realize you can turn off email notifications right? You have the option to choose whose discussions you want to be notified of. As for people reading the rules, you have to remember that the average person is not very literate in this day and age. It is frustrating I know, but most people are operating at a very basic level of reading and writing and comprehension is in the toilet. On this site there are language barriers and often many things get lost in translation. You just have to have a good circle of friends you can interact with and not worry about the bad apples.
@BLTLife (337)
• United States
18 Sep 11
i think you are assuming a whole lot in this post and it's wrapped up in cheeriness. i can think of a million things to say, but its sad, cuz i'm gonna get flamed anyway for giving you some tough love. you can't control peoples actions, you only control how you react to them. why is this bothering you so much? mylot is not your website, so why does it make you sad that other people use it for some income? there are already so many pointless conversations that are silly but that's how i feel this one is. there are other discussions that are much more meaningful as well. you get a mix of it on a site with a lot of users. everyone has a different opinion of why they come here, what they want to know, etc. for me, every discussion i post has a point. i might make 100 posts in a day, but i might be naturally curious how people feel about certain things. and they're not generic, i always put time and effort into them. so why wouldn't i post a bunch of discussions? it's not for the "dollar signs" (who is going to be a millionare off of mylot?) it's just because i really want to know. or help or whatever else.
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• Anderson, Indiana
24 Dec 12
The way I look at it is this: I'm also a naturally curious person, so why not get paid for something that I do so many times for free: ask questions, start discussions, interact with other people, etc. In a little bit, I'm going to be asking a question about a toothbrush. How I got inspired to do this was when I responded to a discussion about toothbrushing and was asked if I wanted to make toothbrush one of my areas of interest. This, in turn, reminded me of something one of our cleaning ladies did with a toothbrush. That, in turn, reminded me of hygiene in general that has to do with toilet paper. That reminded me of the subject of toilet paper and similar means of TMI hygiene. That, in turn, reminded me of... Anyway, you're going to be seeing some more discussions being started by me very soon!
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Sep 11
You do have a right to your opinion, and I might not agree with it, but you certainly have a right to make it. It only bothers me because I know that most of them doing so many discussions, are thinking that the more they do, the more they can make,which is true, but if they can't take the time to comment back on the ones who have responded, then they are just wasting thier time even starting discussions. I am sorry you feel this discussion is pointless. At least I am albe to express the way I feel, and sure not every one is going to agree, but that is okay. Thank you for taking the time read my discussion and respond, and happy mylotting.