MYLOT What?
By phillyguy
@phillyguy (3005)
Philippines
November 19, 2011 8:33am CST
Many of us here spend a lot of time in mylot almost everyday. Most of us love mylot or at least like mylot.We consider mylot as our online home. But did you ever wonder what's the story behind the name of this site? Are you also curious in knowing how the great men and women behind mylot came up with this name? Why is it it that the letter L in myLot is capitalized? I am really curious about it. Are you?
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27 responses
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
19 Nov 11
As others have said, a "lot" is a word meaning a 'plot of land' or 'a collection of objects'. In auctions you hear the words "Lot number xxx" used to describe the item or collection of items which are being sold. The words 'vacant lot' or 'parking lot' are used, especially in the US, to mean a plot of land or an open space.
MyLot can therefore be taken to mean "a place which I can make my own little corner in" or something like that. The REAL story of the name, however, is that the domain was originally created for a site which sold gardening tools and equipment (a 'lot' can also be used to mean a garden). Whether Waseringtech owned that site or whether they bought the domain because it was available and a catchy name which sort of described the discussion site they wanted to set up, I don't know, but those are the facts of the case!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Nov 11
hi owlwings and aja that is a really nice image.
also is there another meaning like my lot in
life meaning my place or niche? or am I wrong
here? when I was a kid I often heard adults talking
about his lot in life or her lot in life. curious
to know if that meaning exists?
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
I never really thought about mylots origin until i came upon this discussion. It's interesting. Mylot was originally created to sold gardening tools?
Makes me imagine a lot, a piece of land, where trees grow. These trees are made from our discussions, they are like trees of knowledge and money trees XD They grow and grow and grow... Now there are many of us mylotters who are starting out discussions, like sowing a seed, and when people respond, this seed grows, matures, making us more knowledgeable by sharing information with one another. You know what i mean. XD
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@dellessimon45 (710)
• United States
19 Nov 11
I'm am kind of curious on how myLot developed its name and letter capitalization. But what I'm even more interested in is seeing the process the developers took to create this site. They had a one of a kind idea that became very successful and is now home to over two hundred thousand users from a lot of various regions! Its so cool that their idea became prominent in the discussions earnings field!
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@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
Yeah that is more interesting but for me that is too complicated to know. The people behind mylot really have a good idea in creating this site which is more unique and enjoyable compared to other online earning sites. Earning sites have a reputation of being boring and uninteresting but mylot is different because you are having fun and you are learning while you earn.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
19 Nov 11
Hi phillyguy
My-Lot where there is Lots of Me, about me and about My Self
The My Family too goes with it.
Never thought about this though as I never felt the need. It is like who thinks when you own a thing or have something so close to you
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
hi thesids
I haven't seen you in the discussions lately have you been busy lately?
Mylot can really be interpreted through many ways and I like how you see mylot as your family.
@zralte (4178)
• India
19 Nov 11
Hi phillyguy, when GAA was Alice, she gave an explanation of myLot.
Lot is defined as a place or property. So, myLot = my place, my community.
I will look for that discussion and give the link if I find it. Or mysdiana might have it handy. I lost all my bookmarks when my computer crashed - multiple times it got fried.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
oh really? I know that lot means land and in my mind I am thinking the meaning is like "my property" which if you interpret figuratively for me it means like mylot is the property of us, mylotters, who use the site. But I wanna know first what fellow mylotters think before I give my guess. But now since you inform us what the real meaning is no need for me to keep my guess but I think my guess is quite good
@zralte (4178)
• India
19 Nov 11
Sorry, the community bit, I've made that up. It does feel right though.
Suffice to say it is MY + LOT.
@phillyguy, you are so right. It is our property, and as such, we dictate the success and failure of this site.
@nurseclare (2209)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
oh! i just feel the same way..i really want to know whats behind mylot...Why did they come up with this name..well mylot sounds great.The first time i heard about, i thought of LOT i mean the place where we live..
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@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
hi nurse clare how's your first week of being a "paid nurse" I agree it sounds good and interesting
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@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
that is one nice interpretation of what mylot means many of us here see "lot" as land or property but your right lot also means many. If you like sharing your ideas and interests you are in the right place, you will really enjoy mylot If you happen to have some questions about mylot you can start a discussion about it as long as it is within mylot rules and for sure many of our fellow mylotters will give you helpful answers. Good luck!
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
Yeah it is really interesting right? because the name doesn't seem to have a conceivable meaning at all but of course there's a reason why they use the word "myLot" as a name for this site.
@taheraa (1545)
• Giza, Egypt
20 Nov 11
Someone can suggest, But i be sure that mylot site management can explain why they chose that name.
I am curiously need to knew.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
Yeah mylot management can explain it if they want to, but reading different interpretations from our fellow mylotters is really interesting.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Nov 11
hi philly my theroy is that they wanted a site where ]eopoe wou ld feel they belonged like this Is my lot, or in other words my comfort place to come whenever I feel stressed or lonely, angry
or upset.My comfort place that I sure with others. only my
theory of course.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Nov 11
sorry did not edit my theory where people would feel they
belonged like This is my lot, my comfort etc typos galore
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
hi lady hatley!
it's okay we all commmit mistakes right? and typographical error is really inevitable when you spend a lot of time typing. Your theory is good and if the purpose of mylot is to create a site where people would feel they belonged then I can say that they succeeded in that purpose because I feel I belong here
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
hi shibbam yeah LOTS of meaning indeed! there's a "Lot" of ways to earn here, lot of people from different country, a lot of topics to choose from, a lot of questions answered, a lot problems solved, a lot funny discussions, and lot more myLot is indeed about a "Lot" of things
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
I have never really given it a thought though until you started a discussion about it. Some members here have given different meanings of it in which I agree were all correct in their interpretation. It's really catchy and for me it means everything that we thought of.Unique title on its own way making others to give it a thought and register to find out what it really means.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
hi stanley
I am glad my discussion somehow make you think about what mylot really meant. Yeah this discussion about the meaning of the name "myLot" gets different interpretation from our fellow mylotters and none of them is wrong because I believe there is no actual meaning of mylot and we can have our own interpretation base on what we experience here and we feel about mylot.
@sijabatnaburjut (2171)
• Indonesia
20 Nov 11
Lot is just a name. Lot's name belongs to me (My) out you. So, MyLot is ours. MyLot is a name, site name of our own.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
uhmm yeah you're right myLot is ours for the reason that we are the one who dictate (in a way) how myLot will perform whether it will continue being successful or failed. But I believe myLot will really be successful for it is unique compared to other sites and myLot is really good on how it treat the members.
@vexxus (712)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
This is a brilliant Question, actually I am browsing for discussion and I hit the button HOT, and my eyes was attracted to your post, I have no idea and never thought of why the site was name myLot and the big "L". All I know is I participate with the discussion and responses, I hope we all find the answer though.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
hi vexxus
brilliant? I appreciate that so this discussion is in the hot topics? I didn't check hot topics because when I am looking for discussions to respond to I usually just check the "new discussion" and "recent discussions" anyways many of the lotters who responded here gave their own interpretation of what mylot mean and it's really interesting to see different interpretation.
@jtj_hello (627)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
Yes I am! What exactly is the reason why the letter "L" is in capital. Why not other letter or at least the first letter?I'll follow this discussion to see what other myLotters think.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
hi jtj
If you read all the responses you will see different interpretations about that. Some of the good interpretations by our fellow mylotters about the capitalized L is to have a sense of symmetry in the word, another one thinks it's because Lot actually means many things while I believe it is to emphasize that it is L not i/I because small l is sometimes confused with the letter "i/I".
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
it's okay adhyz most of us here don't know it
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@Rosa26 (2618)
• United States
20 Nov 11
I wasn't curious until now because I gave my own meaning to mylot, for me it means my place, my private and serenity place,and when my husband tells me "are you in yourlot?" is like reafirming that mylot is my lot, my place, my unique place where I can work and do good things for my friends like helping to have solutions to their discussions.
The real meaning I don't know but I don't care a lot about that,because I know that mylot is "mylot"
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
Yeah giving mylot your own meaning is good since we have different experience in mylot I think that could be one reason why the people behind this site choose the unique name "myLot" so that it doesn't have a clear and exact meaning and we, mylotters, can give it our own meaning and interpretation based on how we feel about mylot.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
hello philly I also wondered about the name, and when I tried to search for its meaning before I was directed only to an old discussion here in mylot like this one. I think we better ask Alice about it
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
HI enelym!
I think many of us here are curious about the name because the word doesn't have a clear meaning at all that makes it more interesting to know what is the story behind "myLot"
@Greninee (369)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
I think MYLOT means that more people or big population. It's like a big community.Lot is capitalized maybe for focusing purposes. I'm not that sure.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
19 Nov 11
uhm I don't think the word(I am not even sure if it is already considered a word) "mylot" is referring to people or population. Let's see other's guess about the meaning of mylot
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
then you know something about mylot you have just stated two of the things you know about mylot but I believe you need to know more about mylot so you will enjoy spending your time here. The best way to do as a new member of mylot is to read the guidelines and FAQs
http://www.mylot.com/o/guidelines.aspx
http://www.mylot.com/o/faq.aspx
Good luck!