oh I have a death wish about rules!!

You know what I have noticed more lately, too? Newer users complaining quite rudely when we try to help them out and explain the guidelines and TOS to them. I mean, some have always complained that they did not know the guidelines and TOS or did not take the time to read them. Mostly they were not rude about it, although some were, but mostly they just claimed ignorance of the guidelines and TOS. However, lately I have seen a lot more of the newer users complaining that the "older" users are trying to boss them around and tell them what they can and can't do like we (I am guessing that by now I fall into the "older", as in more experienced, category) own the site. They keep preaching that it is a public forum, and they can do and type whatever they want, and we need to just accept it. Then, when their discussions are deleted (like we tried to tell them they would be), they claim that it is just a conspiracy of "us" versus "them".

hi purple I noticed that too, they seem to making us out the bad guys cause we cared about all those discussions that will automantically be deleted so now we are too bossy and trying to'run mylot, then when they do get a lot of discussions deleted they refuse ' to believe we were not the bad guys. this is sort of silly and blindsided as they just hurt themselves. we had nothng to do with it.

prasunsam if we had no rules at allit would be bedlam, some rules are needed almost anyplace. we can report them when we see they have broken rules, we are asked to help mylot admins go that. but first explain what they did wrong and give them a chance to obey the rules. W hat I am trying to say is if you know the rules, why breakthem, you just lose all your time and earnings. why do that?

hi gardengerty I would love to read that discussion if you did make it, knowing your ability to write really well. yes thats a distinct possibility to that they do not engage their brains 'and think it will be popular and get a lot of responses. What a lot of people still think is that they have got to get a ton of responses to make a lot of money, forgetting that they did 'not post those responses.Although a lotof us have tried to get it into people's heads that you do not get paid if you do not post something. You do get paid if you do post something.

Thanks! That has been a pet peeve of mine but typical of the younger generation that has been raised to have everything they want, right away, never mind the cost and if you don't have the money buy it on credit. They want everything, right now, with no work (reading the rules) and no sacrifice. The net's the same way for them. Well, I loved being able to rant about this! Thanks, dear Hatley!

hi dragon54u you are most welcome and it was a thoroughly good rant too he he he.

Or maybe they want something that doesn't require thought or logical response - something quick and easy?

hi I was just thinking if mylot did allow those game discussions we would be so confused ith trying to play all these odd games we would not even'know what the heck we were doing. I can really see why mylot does not want discussions like that.

I did one myself early on, but it got deleted, somebody told me why, never tried that one again. :-)

hi bounce I hope so, hope they realize I am only thinking that'if they know what not to do they will make more earnings, and enjoy'being here and not feeling like mylot is picking on them. If you know what not to do, then you are free to make almost anything into a discussion or respond or comment to things and just have fun

hi danishcanadian yes me too, but we can be creative and still not break the rules. I have though about the lets play a game and that might get really cluttered up and confusing, and ultimately be a a pain in the patootey if they had let us make lets play a game 'discussions. I am sure mylot admins really thought about some of the rules before they made them, and yes there are a few I have not agreed with but I just thought that they were seeing problems I had not thought of.

hi pyewacket yes I was pretty sure it would be and mylot is getting quicker at deleting things too. I would think anyone wanting to make discussions and posting would want to know all the latest rules so he or she would not lose any discussions or posting, also would have more fun and make more money. I have had to refresh my own mind as there have been some changes.It never hurts to read them as we are getting changes now. So far I have never goofed and got a discussion deleted though I have purposely answered discussions I knew had broken a rule as I could see the person was really new, and hoped to help them understand the reason and the rule better.

hi rosekiss yes thats the opinion I was starting to get. I warned 'this person as I have see him make some really great discussions and felt maybe he had just forgotten the rules. I think it would be an utter disaster if mylot admins had let us post lets play a game, as the traffic would be so heavy and a lot of really thoughtfull discussions might never get read.The older people might have a hissy fit and the younger ones would never answer any discussion unless it was a lets play a game. there are places for that stuff but not on mylot. I also will continue to help as some might really listen and save themselves from losing money and postings.

I can see this happening too recently more than in the past. I had one last week who decided to completely ignore the sense of my advice to them and accused me of scolding them when it ws obvious I had done no such thing. [i]I think I am going to come up with a new line every time I drop in to leave advice. Just going to compose it and will add it next time[/i]

Will the new line be like a disclaimer of sorts? I am anxiously looking forward to seeing what this new line will be!

hi candyhugo yes seemingly intelligent people, but I guess they are not always intelligent enough to see that obeying the rules make mylot more pleasant and much more fun as nobody will be moaning about having stuff deleted or not earning any thing either.

hi welcome back I am sure you do know the rules. I think itsafter two hundred posts you can cut and paste but need to check as do not remember for sure. even older users have to refresh their memories at times and thats as it should be. we all know the rules thing would run more smoothly without newcomer bit#hing about discussions being deleted.

hi ranga girl yes it is really easy to read them and stay within them, and plus you do not lose any discussions as you are more careful when 'y you know what to avoid. I have never lost a discussion yet but have lost responses trying to help new people avoid the losses.

Thanks, Hatley. Nice to make contact again. I imagine there would be a lot less deleted discussions if people read the rules first. It is not that hard to stay within guidelines.

hi gabs yes I am beginning to feel that I am wasting my breath as not only do they not read them, they resent us trying to save them from losing their discussions.so if they just blindly accept that then okay just keep on losing discussions. see if I care.

hi greenmoo i am wondering if they would put them in other languages along with English if there would be fewer people who just did not care to read the rules. some have suggested that the information be put in other languages too.

hi bunnybon7 I think if you do not make the discussion on a poem but weave it in somehow they will not delete it. To me its just sort of silly to not read the rules, get your stuff deleted then blame the older users for trying to help them. cannot win either way.

hi paula it baffles me as they either do know it will deleted and just do not care, and will go on doing it until she or he finds three or four discussions have been deleted. then boy will] they complain steadily and accuse us older ones of deliberatly reporting them which is a crock of you know what as mylot admins are mever dummies at all.

hi jesssp maybe some are like my hubby and instructions,he claims they are just too confusing so he puts things together without bothering to find out how, then he complains that the thing does work right, well he has some pieces left over and I go this way

hi dorannmwin yes I looked at it and pondered do I respond and warn the poster thus losing another response or what, I cannot play this game, oh well I just warned them and probably they disliked me for doing so. cannot win.