Does the myLot stars create any impression on your mind ?

I concur with the opinion you express . It's the quality of content and the variety of opinion that matters . I have noticed that even with low reputation as per stars there are members who contribute high quality content . As you said ratings ,which may not always be unbiased , may affect our reputation . So no point running after star .

Hi friend ! Exactly what I feel . It is our opinion that matters and not our stars . MyLot gives us the opportunity to voice our opinion and for that I am thankful . A higher star makes us feel happy and that's all . It's not that I make a mindset to evaluate a person's response based on his star status . The quality of the content is what matters to me .

but owlwings as saavy as you are about mylot you must remember the higher our reputations the better our earnings as our reps are figured in the mylot algorithm, I love mylotting for content too but am glad I have at least got to red where I guess i am stuck for one lousy point that would take me to blue. I once had a blue star but was trolled and actually the admins caught the two guys and tossed them out when they bragged about taking down the bossy old lady who said smoking was not good for your health, I was down to five but mylot restored me to a high yellow then all my good friends here helped me to finally get to red and 94. I was outspoken when I first came but that little incident sort of made me be more careful lol. so red is fine if I never get to blue. I am a happy camp er here anyway.

Yer I too have noticed that people with much lower star values contribute quite high quality content . I was enjoying a blue star for quite sometime when suddenly it vanished for some weeks and came back again (a meagre difference of 1-2 %) It never mattered to me as my only concern is to voice my opinion and contribute material of high standard as per my capability .

Hatley, I do have to disagree with you here. It is nowhere stated in the FAQs (and certainly not in the Guidelines) that the reputation is used in the calculation of earnings! What we are told is that the Discussion Rating System is: 1) " ... factored in to the proprietary Earnings algorithm." http://www.mylot.com/o/faq/faq17.aspx#1 2) used to calculate the 'star' rating. http://www.mylot.com/o/faq/faq11.aspx#4 In other words, if you (for whatever reason) receive negative ratings, your earnings will be affected and so will your 'star'. However, if you subsequently post excellent quality responses and comments (and discussions) and receive positive ratings that will immediately affect your earnings, though your 'star' may take some time to recover. In other words, the 'star' rating and the earnings are two INDEPENDENT things which are both influenced by the Discussion Rating System. It is quite wrong to think that "your reputations have direct bearings on your earnings"

Hi Hatley, why would anyone doubt what you have stated is this post? I have not seen any other mylotter with more posts/responses than you, that has to count for something...Like you know what you are talking about..I enjoyed reading this post because I am one of those newcomers and I did learn something...I wasn't familiar with the star and numbers as I stated before but I do know that it truly helps the amount of earnings we get, so I do appreciate your knowledge and the fact that your try to help us newcomers.. It was terrible that other would cause someone repution to go down just for speaking your true opinion. any thanks again....

Thanks Ms. Hatley for your response . I always rate positive the discussions , response and comments which are good and up to the mylot standards(as I experienced being here for 6 months) . You are a veteran member and the highest contributor of good content and I wonder why you are still struck at red star . Anyways it doesn't matter to me as I admire your posts and have much regards for you .

Yes your activity and good posts will fetch you a blue star soon . All the best !

I agree with you that if our concentration is on the stars we cannot freely and honestly express ourselves .

I agree with you that if our concentration is on the stars we cannot freely and honestly express ourselves .

Thank you mr_pearl . Yes for me too mylot is a close knit family . The friends in our myLot community are really very helpful . MyLot means a lot to be as well . Good wishes :-)

You are right friend the ratings which are not foolproof and often biased affects the color and value of stars . So it would not be justified to evaluate a member's status on them .

You are right oindy that those who are very active and can spare thme here are the owners of the blue star . The quality has no connection though as I have seen that lower ranked (as per the 1-10 star mark) contributing high quality posts . Wish you get the blue star soon :-)

I absolutely agree with your views . Irregular posters get a lower rank but that does mean they present low quality posts . I like your style of chasing as well . It's nevertheless a good target to achieve in myLot .

Sir if you read response no . 4 and comments on it you will get more idea of the earning part . Yes the blue star makes me happy too . Hope you get well soon .

As I already mentioned its the interesting topics and response that appeal to me . I try my best to post quality content . Stars and reputation may come and go but our honest comments should persist .

Yes you right friend . Let's not stress with it rather concentrate on our quality of contribution . Ratings are never foolproof and that affect our stars as you said already .

Yes Pritam we get a global exposure while we are paid .