MyLot should define the parameters of Poll type question.

This could be helpful. It would certainly guide us so fewer discussions get deleted. For some reason, I was thinking poll-type questions as applied to mylot were questions that encourage very short answers that don't add much except dry information to a discussion. For example, asking "do you believe in god?" would be a poll because even though many answers would be longer since people are passionate about it, it encourages "yes" or "no" answers. But, a long question asking if members believed in god, and if they did, which one, or do they just have an idea in their heads of an intelligent being, and why do they believe this? would be a discussion starter. At least, that is the idea I had based on which of my discussions were deleted when I first joined!

I agree with you wholeheartedly. My discussion was about highway shields, and it got deleted because it was a poll-type question? What in the heck? I did not give out any specific limited choices on the question! It's so frustrating! Hopefully, MyLot would rectify the fiasco and stat.

Grrr - I completely agree with you! I just had this happen to me too and it made me really, really mad. I just had a discussion deleted for the same reason and I also emailed admin because I found it extremely unfair. My question wasn't a 'poll' in any way, shape or form. It was a thoughtful discussion that actually meant something to me. It asked a question, asked why people would answer that way and it also asked for supporting information. And it was generating solid responses. To have it deleted as a 'poll' was just insulting. You know, you see so many garbage discussions on here and they seem to stick around indefinitely. In the grand scheme of Mylot the really solid posters are pretty few and far between. When people like you or I get real discussions deleted for what I consider to be no good reason it sours us on the entire Mylot experience. I wish Mylot would try a little harder to keep the good people around instead of insulting them. If they keep it up the site will be nothing but 'what do you like on your pizza' discussions. Here's my discussion, does that seem like a 'game or poll' to you? "If you were to give the year ahead a name or title what would it be?" Looking at your plans and resolutions for 2011 what would you say would be a fitting name for the year? Most of my resolutions and things I want to accomplish are really about things coming together and getting everything in our life firmly on track. I want to see things finished this year, not just started! Going by those things I would call my 2011 'Progress' because I want to see things really evolve and go somewhere this year. So what's your title for the year? Why did you choose it and what are some of the resolutions you based it on?

hi, correct my friend, and i agree on that, they have to clarify what rules you break. so you can avoid it and never do it again.