I want to go on a hunger strike

I realise what you are talking about but I want to point out that it is absolutely NOT only new users who post those topics. Many ask questions through PMs and those are not penalised at all. I often respond on those discussions and then report them immediately because I can completely understand why they should be removed. Many users respond offereing the wrong advice in the responses, they are repeated topics and as all the answers can be found in the FAQs there is no need to post to find out. The problem is not about penalising those who help but making sure that everyone, new and old users, USES THE FAQs.

hi allknowing..Idon't get it..Who is penalizing you for helping new people? This is all new to me..just curious..

i understand your concern but since admin dont allowed us to help newbies then its newbies responsibility to read TOS and guidelines or we can just PM them instead to be more private than in post. Besides admin will give them warning if they do made mistakes so lets just ignore it and lets continue posting. happy mylotting

i am a new member, just joined 4-5 days back i have read guide lines, but yes, at times some doubts remains, and its always better if seniors can clarify it ot the new comers.

I do fully agree with you. Infact I had rejoined mylot after around 2 years but lots of things have changed so I need help but I am actually not ready to post any discussion and get it clarified. I really hope the admin takes a note of this. If not 200 we should be allowed to seek help atleast till we reach 100.

It isn't really a problem unless if you've tried it yourself. If you tried it before, maybe clarifying it here will remove the penalty. Who knows, a new rule might be added from it.

If mylot does not want seniors help newbies, then they must have a reason for that. Each one may tell new things and finally the exact point would change to somethingelse. Let the mylot new member approach Mylot administration only to clarify his doubts.

hi allknowing, No one is stopping them from seeking help from older members and in fact, many of them do. As for getting penalised for helping them, I really didn't know about that. Seems like there are plenty of requests for help from newer members.

allknowing why is it so bloody hard for anyone to read the guideline, theTOS the quesions and answers? I mean sure we older ones can keep right on day after day after day anwering the questions they the newbies ask and get our responses deleted with the newbies posts, and yet I have seen the same newbie ask the same questions after having his previous post deleted, doesnt anyone ever learn after having got the answers? Nobody spoon fed me the information, I read it for my self. For one thing some of us older ones here do really need the money we earn, maybe thats shocking to some, I love mylotting, and the money is frosting on mylot cake, but still I do need that money. if I answer twenty questions all almost identical from 20 newbies, thats 20 deletions and 20 bits of money I have lost. okay yes I like to help but there becomes a limit to anyone's patience.If need be make the quidelines, the rules, the TOS , the Qand A's easier to read for the newbies, use grade school language if necessary and have some sort of link for them to go directly to mylot admins if they do not understand the grade school language, thus relieving us older ones of having to give up hard earned money.another idea as so many posters here tell me the guidelines are boring, make them fun, something grade school easy to understand fun so they will enjoy reading the guidelines. the word bored comes up as an excuse for just about anything here in mylot, and I am wondering if there is anyone left here who is not bored, bored, bored with everything. give me a break. I like life,so do not find many things boring..But yes I do get bored hearing people say constantly mylot this or that is boring.

Well, I din't know seniors weren't allowed to help new mylotters. I just thought they were sick and tired of it from their answers. I don't remember reading that you can't help us. I don't believe everything is covered in the guidelines. I know for a fact that I asked a question today on mylot.com that is not covered in the guidelines or faq.

Hello, Allknowing. You raise a valid point there. I thought things would get better with the 'welcome' email from MyLot, but it's not. The problem with the 200 post thing is that we still have spammers here, and if they can get away with it for 200 posts, they've achieved their object. I always go in to help newbies - we were all newbies once - but I try to keep the posts short, so that if I get deleted, it's no big deal. Perhaps the best thing is to just post a link to the guidelines and FAQs? I think it's worth helping people, because we do get some real diamonds come through the rough, don't we?