Poll type topics

I consider myself as having my head on my shoulder and not so dumb and therefore I am happy when you say "It's been an evolving definition and one that isn't always easy to spell out for people"[i][/i]. Having said this how about making life a bit easy for us

If someone asks what one's hobby is and what should be one's hobby. Could this be considered a poll type question? And even poll type questions do generate discussions and when that happens will it be saved from the axe? In other words any topic poll type or otherwise as long as it generates a quality discussion should not be axed. I hope I have understood it.

It's been an evolving definition and one that isn't always easy to spell out for people. This was the best way to clarify so far that I have been able to come up with.

Hi HWG! I see it like that too! If there is no meat for us to bite on then it is not a decent meal and I move on to another topic where there is something more tasty to chew on

Would a topic such as 'What hobby do you have or what hobby should I have" could come under the poll type category?

If there is no meat for us to bite on then it is not a decent meal and I move on to another topic where there is something more tasty to chew on Even if there is meat for anyone to bite if it is a poll type question and someone reports it, it is deleted!!!

"Not likely to be a good discussion topic" does not go against guideines but a poll type topic does. It may seem simple but it is not easy to differentiate.

I realise that "Not likely to be a good discussion topic" is a wider definition than, perhaps, the Guidelines suggest but they ARE called 'Guidelines' and not 'Rules' for a very good reason: they don't cover every eventuality of 'things that will be deleted'. @ commanderxo: I agree with mysdianait. There are occasionally over-zealous deletions and, if you disagree with a ruling, it is always worth stating your point of view (Use the 'Other' section in 'Contact' and, if possible, give the URL of the discussion in question. You can often find this by referring to email notifications of responses or by looking for the discussion in the Activity sortie in your profile). Naturally, it pays to exercise reason and (hopefully) understanding as much as possible and to avoid invective!

allknowing.... Thanks for the response. ;-) I totally agree. I once asked a questions that encouraged descriptive quality, and received 34 responses. 8 Months later, myLot deleted the topic, stating it was a poll-type question. It was NOT in any way! I too read the guidelines. However, myLot in its infinite wisdom, was not convinced. As you say; it's hard to differentiate. But myLot should understand that we have a lot of people here who just want to compare personal choices for the sake of interest. That's all. cdrxo

There you are Diana. "GoAskAlice did explain that some topics, even though they are polls, if they provoke a thoughtful discussion, will not be deleted." Now you understand how difficult it is to differentiate.

It IS difficult to differenciate sometimes but others it is so darn obvious that it stares at us. For example; 'which pc is best laptop or desktop?' would be deleted but a topic with a similar title and an expanded topic ecplaining why the user has to decide on either one or the other and telling us that they have no space for a table and that they would use a laptop in bed but that the capacity of a laptop does not suit their needs etc. might pass IF those who participate in it turn it into a QUALITY DISCUSSION which in the end is what myLot want on their pages.

Hi again mysD... and allknowing. Well, after 3 of my discussions were deleted before, I think I know now what is poll type. But actually, I haven't read the guidelines yet that time so it's okay for me if it was deleted. And now, I kinda learned my lesson.

Somewthing we ALL seem to forget is this from the TermsofUse: "myLot reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting by you, or to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the myLot services at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability." Like it or lump it I guess

That's beside the point. Once we agree to it, c'est la vie!

True enough, but I doubt anybody would like it. lol

It's ALL about 'quality', Commander. If a topic doesn't ACTIVELY encourage good quality, descriptive responses, it is not likely to pass muster. If you read the Guidelines in this light, you will see the reason behind most of the 'Don't's

I don't think anyone is ungrateful here Diana but they are just mentioning certain situations which by airing here some way could be found to take care of them. We all know there is ambiguity and even the most seasoned myLot user will get confused. We have two options here - air the grievances or just move on. But myLot appreciates airing; so why not?

I agree with you fully. There will be so many who have blundered, blundered by not putting up interesting topics fearing that they would be considered as poll type. I hope myLot will come up with something that will make life a bit more simpler here.

Hi Suebee, What a great discussion to revive! We've been having a lot of old discussions revived that should have been removed long ago. This is not one of them. I've been here for 5 yrs and sometimes I'm not even sure if something is a poll or not. Sometimes it's kind of hard to tell. Welcome to Mylot!

Thanks sid556. I am quite enjoying the site and am sure I'll enjoy it even more once a few things become more clear to me. I'm sure that once I spend more time on here I'll be able to understand the guidelines more thoroughly. It's encouraging to know that I'm not the only one that's a little bit confused about certain things, even among veterans. In any case, despite any remaining bugs, mylot is an awesome site.

I have been on mylot for 8 days now and am beginning to understand how it works. I think I will continue to learn as long as I am active on this site. Thanks to the veterans pointing out certain things I am seeing mistakes that I have made and it's all a learning process. I've come to the conclusion that almost all of the guidelines are open to interpretation. Even the admins may have a hard time trying to decide whether a topic or response warrants deletion or not. Soooo, in that case I have decided to just continue to do what I have been doing on mylot for the last 8 days and this is to respond to discussions that I am interested in. If it so happens that I respond to or start a discussion that is deleted, so be it. It's not the worst thing that can happen in my world! Besides, I must be doing something right as I got the red star with a 9 in it shortly after hitting 100 posts...I think it was around 125 that I noticed it. I will continue to use mylot as long as it continues to entertain me...and that can be interpreted any way you like...

But poll type topics did confuse a lot of us including veterans. And this topic has cleared some doubts and also allowed poll type topics provided they generate discussions

Everyone is important here trolls included!