Does mylot need to rethink it's guidelines?

There is a piece missing in your phrase which should read 'a lot of loyal members vanished because they got themselves banned' when you rfer to those that you mention. Some of those returned, as you well know There might well be a lot less traffic now but if there was more and it is not up to the standard that myLot require then what would be the point? If myLot is to remain online and paying then there has to be Guidelines and the fact that there is an admin here pratically daily, dealing with the violations, is proof of that. The fact that an hour might pass before a new topic receives activity is also due to the fact that a) too many users are convinced that they must start their own new topics rather than participate on those started by others and b) because to participate on new topics they have to read it first and many of them have no time to read these days. That is obvious by so many either irrelevant responses or responses saying exactly the same as previous ones, or saying that they have no idea about the topic when a previous response has already given an explanation. The fact that there are fewer responses is due to the same reason too, too many don't want to read what others have said and to do so they would have to plough through apges of responses. That is hard work and/or, in their opinion, a waste of time. The guidelines are not too strict. They need to be strict or myLot will be filled with garbage (some of the topics from years ago are exactly that and still get removed even now). It is the attitude and comprehension of what myLot is for that users, especially the new ones, need to appreciate. There are too many using text/chat language or posting one liners like they would on Facebook. Indeed many of them think that it is just another Facebook as can be seen by so many comparing the rating system to the 'like' buttons there or starting topics asking for a chat feature or whatever else "like Facebook". In my opinion it is still a thriving community and it will be so for a long time to come if things don't change It is, thank goodness, no longer a place for trolls and if you are hoping to see them back then I am hoping that myLot will continue to see to it that you will be disappointed. There are many other sites where they can go and play but not here!

You been here longer than me...and I don't remember you?

I think what they need to change are the earnings. If they paid more (like I heard it was higher before) then perhaps it would attract and keep more people. But these days, it's better to find other sources of income rather than stick with something that would only give you pennies. I did notice these, back when I first started out, the new discussions were flooding and the "Hot" discussions had over 50 replies, these days even those with only 5 replies make it as "hot".. hehe.. ironic. Have a great MyLot experience ahead!

Yes, alot of the members I enjoy interacting with on here are gone. Most have gone to Facebook and I am able to chat with them there. I don't think Mylot need to rething it's guidelines at all. For a bout a third of the problem is the type of person who becomes a member. They refuse to read the guidelines and invariably to their detrament. I think that Mylot has a certain expectation and that hasn't changed. I think as many adults as we have on here they should be able to conduct themselves in an adult manner and not go against the guidelines and have their profiles deleted or whatever. I have been here for over four years and have not had one problem. I think it has to do with the personality of alot of the members that is the biggest problem not the guidelines.

Great one! The problem here is that we have too many people who fail to understand what a discussion is. I fail to understand where the discussion lies when I post something like - I slept in the bedroom! kind of posts (and these stay on - despite them not being a discussion anywhere). As I have seen, the population explosion at MyLot has resulted in over-burden on the admin and even many have stopped complaining/reporting discussions (like me - I did 5 reports and none of them have been deleted). Even a few comments to me were not removed (like for one - I was called a "Hindu Hater" - this makes me loose faith and confidence, so if this continues, I am much better off sleeping or playing IGI on my PC). Seniors might say - I should PM GAA, but aint I supposed to be discussing more than interacting with GAA on removal or non removal? When you opt for quantity, quality has to fail as we are not doing a thorough Quality Control anywhere now due to lack of resources - manpower, time, or whatever else.

I am new user of mylot and joined this forum few months back. I have found this site a wonderful one in most of the aspects. May be the reason could be that I do not know what actually was its standards 6 years back. With present view and being a new user I do not think very deadly renovations are needed to be made to its guidelines. But yes you have made some valid points. I have seen that the quality of discussions is certainly not the one I was being told by some experienced users. I hope mylot users contribute more by giving their best in their posts and in return improving their communication skills too.

I just checked my profile and I became a member 5 years ago... and I am an active members in between 2009 and 2010. Today, I am here at mylot to check how's the community I love before - but that is not the truth, because I love mylot until now. I made several good friends here, and I am paid with my earnings honestly by mylot - so I can't say anything negative about the site. About the rules, I guess I have to stick my comment into it. I bet the problem arose from members, not from the guidelines here. Most people came here to seek for instant money maker, and that is not mylot, and just like me, I was very active here but we have life offline... we have priorities and that affect much of our mylotting, specially if we don't have a stable internet connection... I was not here for a long time because I also shifted my interest, from posting and answering discussion here to building my own community and blog, but you know, as what I have said I have priorities, and here comes schooling opportunity again so I have to grab it together with my job... I can't serve many masters at the same time so I choose job and school, and set aside other things... I guess that's the real story behind the screen. Old friends, old members, they will find their way home here if they wishes to, just like me now... I hope I have some good points here ... lol... Regards, Prime

hi ajk yes it would probably help a lot of the newer ones to make the guidelines tightened up and easier to understand but I too do not like a lot of change. I am having the opposite problem lately I am getting so many responses I have to really work to keep up with making comments. just hit 107 today on one older one,two years and its been renovated twice by new users I have been on here almost as long as I know I remember seeing your user name when I signed up.a lot of our fellow m ylotters seemed to drop out back then and miss some of them.transdisc I remember and spark of insanity too,.I am not sure the guidelines are too strict mostly a lot of newcomers refuse to even read them at all and instead depend on asking other users where other newbies give false information as they too never read the mylot information either.

I don't think the rules need slackening - I think the way to boost traffic is much more complex. We need people who are thinking more about the discussions than the money. Unfortunately, the first discussion new members post is often 'how can I make money on MyLot,' which gets deleted, then they get dejected and go. Or they'll post referrals disguised as discussions, and wonder why people get onto them. I know several members who have left or reduced their time here because of other commitments. I fall into that group myself, and when I'm here, I want to interact with my friends, not issue warnings about the guidelines to newbies who never want to listen. So the self-regulating component that kept MyLot interesting is disappearing. I don't know how we can bring the old feeling back, but I don't think tinkering with the guidelines is the answer.

I think it's because people are not convinced that 'responding to discussions' brings them just as much money as 'creating their own discussions' (something to do with referral-credits or something), even though I think you actually make more money responding to other discussions (as you don't have to spend the extra time it takes to start discussions, you can respond to more discussions that way). That, and some of the programs myLot has to use to count the traffic and to make sure it's all valid traffic slow the process too much for people to have fun doing it. Yeah?

Sorry I am a newcomer of mylot, I just think that the rules are quite ok. Anyway, this forum is just like any other forums, it has thrived before, and is destined to fall in its popularity. This is inevitable for any forum