Why do I always respond to the discussions that get deleted?

Please excuse the intrusion, but I am going to butt in here for a moment. I might be completely wrong, but I don't believe that Juggerogre was saying that this discussion is going to be deleted, StephanieAnnC. I believe that the discussion deletion comment was in reference to the previous statement about posting to (responding to) discussions that violate the guidelines, because those discussions as well as your responses are sure to be deleted.

First off, I don't see how this discussion violates the rules. I just reviewed the guidelines. Secondly, thanks for the tips. I actually use the one quite often. I feel like new users aren't as aware of the guidelines and post questions that aren't discussable. Even though the questions they post are fun and easy to reply to, they aren't good for discussions.

Oh! I don't mind you butting in! I wasn't trying to be rude! I hope I didn't come off that way! I apologize if I did! Thanks for clearing that up! Sorry for misunderstanding your post, Juggerogre. I hope you forgive me!

Top, you are right that a future deleted discussion is a great place to have some fun with friends without "stealing" a penny from myLot. In addition, people should not complain about anything we post in those discussions, because they will be deleted anyway. If we are going to lose our time and earnings (well, I guess we are not exactly losing them, since we never really got paid for them and we are having fun, which is never a waste of time, but you know what I mean), then we might as well have a little fun while we can.

It would be mean, no ? I reply like you when I have something to say without making a search before. Here it is about french fries . They were invented in Belgium in the 18th century, and their french name "frites" come from "friture" i.e. "fried fish" -- they were served first with small river fishes --. Soon after they were served with mussels. You can't miss that dish : it is the best one for french fries.

It actually wasn't my poll. LOL But with mussels, really? That sounds interesting. Is it good? I agree with you. I usually don't verify either. Maybe I should. I just respond to ones that I can respond to.

Me too Steph, me too. And this probably happens when I am tired or distracted. But the good thing is, I haven't started a post that got deleted and hope that doesn't happen.

I have started a discussion that was deleted. It was considered a poll. I didn't mean for it to be a poll. I was trying to make it discussable, but I guess it didn't work out and the moderators deleted it. I'm glad the moderators are on top of their game though, you know?

I'm not necessarily worried. Just a bit annoyed. I mean, I try so hard to avoid those kinds of discussions, but seem to fall into trap. It's a bit frustrating, but I know that a lot of people on here do the same thing.

I try hard too, but I fail quit4e often to choose the 'good' discussions. Yep. That was mine. How sad! It got a lot of responses. It was considered a poll or survey question. I guess it made sense. I feel like a lot of the ones that are deleted can be discussed, but then again, I'm not a moderator, so it's not up to me. Apparently I have poor judgment.

I had one about twio years ago with over 100 responses which was a real fun one where Ihad asked people about the lottery and to give me a number from 1 - 49 and I was going to go buy the tickets, I did in fact but none were winners but someone reported it - jealous I guess as such a lot of responses - an it was deleted Thought it was about having fun discussions as well as srious ones, isn't there enough sadness in the world.

I bet it was considered a poll or survey. I think that's probably the most common reason why they are deleted. Polls are surveys are always fun though, but not necessarily discussable. It's upsetting, but hey, we're on myLot and we follow the rules.

Thank you. It does kind-of stink that our responses are deleted, even though we are trying to help. In the long run, though, I think that it is more beneficial than harmful, because it not only keeps myLot cleaner (and easier to find interesting discussions that are not just pages of repeated topics) but also it might help newer users to understand their mistakes and learn rather than getting frustrated and quitting when their discussions are deleted.

I do that too. I'm very helpful in that matter. It stinks that our responses are deleted because we try to help though. But it does help for future discussions. I really do appreciate people like you around here. Thanks.

Very true. It keeps myLot a 'better place,' in other words. More friendly people, better discussions, just a nice place to learn and earn. I try to do the same thing as you do, but sometimes, I'm just so lazy.

Thanks for the link, I have re-read the guidelines. Some certainly make sense if they are yes/no responses though the one about similar topics is a bit dubious, as there are different angles to look at the same topic, also each discussion produces a different set of responses. Of course, any system is open to interpretation.

Thanks for the link. I'll definitely re-read the guidelines. Even if I know all the rules, I still feel like I fall into the traps of the 'not so discussable' discussion. I guess it might be because they're easy to answer? I'm not so sure. Yeah. I've only seen 'guideline violation' in a couple tags. I hope I never see it in the discussions I create!

About avoiding discussions that will eventually be deleted? I get all the discussion notifications from my friends in my inbox. So before I answer anything else, I go through my friends discussions. And doing that, I rarely have responses deleted. I guess that is the good thing about people on my friend list. They are always quality discussion people.

I don't remember what the subject was exactly. It was kind of serious, but I remember as responses started coming in, I realized people didn't understand what I was saying at all. And I didn't want anyone to start fighting with each other, so I contacted the admin. and asked them to delete it.

May I ask what the discussion was that got deleted? I didn't even know you could request to have a discussion deleted! Not that I want to delete any of mine! I get notifications about my friends starting discussions too. I don't think the ones I responded to got deleted.. I try to respond to my friends' discussions, but sometimes, I have nothing to say. I feel bad, but I'd rather not say anything, instead of making up random stuff just to answer.

I feel like even though I read the TOS and the guidelines, I still answer a discussion that gets deleted for some reason or another. I guess it's unavoidable sometimes. I do try my best though.

StephanieAnnC, Just don't be too critical as the deletion may also be that the post is a duplicate of another similar discussion started by someone else or that the post is plagiarized. So, it is really not entirely your fault and difficult to spot sometimes.

Makes sense. At least now I don't feel like I'm the only one in the wrong. What a relief. LOL

I should give it try some day. I am more into commenting these days. I enjoy what others have to say.

Yes, I think it is hard not to duplicate discussions, especially when myLot's search engine isn't working. I feel like that happens quite often. You should start posting some discussions! You never know! You might get a lot of responses! Just search it first and make sure it's within the guidelines. Good luck!

You can't really do anything. It's a pity sometimes, but hey, rules are rules. We have to obey if we want to be on this site. And that's what I do. No questions asked. It doesn't bother me that much. There are so many discussions on here, that if a few are deleted, it's not that big of a loss.

As I said... there have been a lot of discussions just like this one.. I've been here for over a year and have seen them all the time. Not sure if they've ALL been deleted or not.. but even if they weren't, this would be considered a duplicate.

I don't understand why it could be deleted though. I'm not questioning myLot's algorithm. I'm merely stating that this happens to me a lot and wondering if any other users experiences the same thing and asking for tips on how to avoid it. I read over the guidelines and I thought it was allowed. I'm crossing my fingers now that it isn't. I usually respond to a discussion that I can add something too. It upsets me a little to see my posts disappear because I felt like I could have englithened a person,you know? But, I'm glad that myLot is on top of things.

I worded that wrong. "I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that this discussion isn't against the rules."

I am not sure that you understood what I was saying ... I was not suggesting that we should violate the guidelines at all. What I was saying is that when I respond to a discussion that I know violates the guidelines, such as "how much money do you earn on myLot per day" or something like that, then I know that my response will be deleted when the discussion gets deleted. However, that has not negatively affected me in any way other than I don't earn anything for my response and I lose the (post) count when the discussion gets deleted. I did not violate any guidelines myself when responding to the discussion, though, so that is probably the reason that there were not any negative affects from the response.

I think that it probably depends upon why the responses were deleted. If we are responding on a discussion that was violating the guidelines, then I do not think there are any consequences for our responses being deleted ... or at least none that I have noticed. I have responded on many of these discussions trying to help out and had many of my responses deleted, and other than not earning and having my (post) count go down, I have not noticed any other negatives. On the other hand, if a person is being abusive or flaming, then I think that will probably count against that person, especially if that person does it often. I can't say for sure about this as I have never had anything deleted for that reason, but I suspect that would probably be the case. I know that is not the kind of posts that you would be doing, though, so I think that you should be safe.

If that is all there is to it then I may soon join the bandwagon of myLot guidelines violaters!!!. I hope Alice does not see this

Hi sagar: I agree with you, it's better to search before starting a new discussion or you probably will lose your time. I think that it's all about inspiration. Even if a question has been asked so many times you can reformulate it and renew it asking something alike but with a different point of view, etc. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. ALVARO

No problem, sagar. I've gotten my responses deleted too. It's annoying, but it can be avoided. I should really read a discussion thoroughly before I post. I'm doing that from now on.

That's some really good advice. I'll try that next time. Putting a new spin on things might work well.

Welcome to myLot! Good luck on here1 I added you as a friend. I'm glad you want to brush up on the guidelines. Everyone needs to know them. To make it easier for you, here's the link: http://www.mylot.com/o/guidelines.aspx

Thank you, you really helped me.

Maybe it was because there were less members back then. Or maybe there weren't as many poll or survey type discussions back then either. Who knows. Just makes me upset to lose points for something I could have avoided.

That's really sad. I'm sorry that happened to you. One person always spoils it for the rest. You shouldn't let that stop you though. I mean, there's going to people like that everywhere you go. We miss you here. Even though I just met you. I hate when people don't listen. It becomes a one-sided battle no one will ever win. There's no fun in arguing then. And it leads to abuse, which is unwanted to say the least.

It could have been that there was a duplicate discussion too. Either that or it was considered a poll or survey question. Things get deleted for various reasons. It's annoying, but I'm glad the moderators are doing their job.

Thanks for the tips. I actually use most of your advice all ready. I still feel like I get caught up in the discussions that are doomed to be deleted though. Maybe because they are fun to answer.

I agree that it sometimes is the luck of the draw. And I have bad luck. I try to avoid as many of the doomed to be deleted discussions as possible, but I still wind up losing a few of my responses.

Apparently discussions about myLot population is against the rules. I'm not too sure why either.Either way, I just obey the rules and have fun on here. Good luck myLotting!