Award to top mylotter!!!

Jane

@jaiho2009 (39140)

• Philippines

1 Oct 12

Nice suggestion, but it's not needed. Mylot members are having fun here not for the sake of earnings, being on the top or hot list- but because everyone build a connection/bonding that earnings can't buy.

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

1 Oct 12

I mean if we have implemented the award system, nothing will change. Only quality of post will be improved. There will be no effect on bonding. We are all like family and we will be like that. But if your discussion end in top discussion, you can earn some extra money. Cheers.

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mr_pearl

@mr_pearl (5018)

• India

2 Oct 12

Hi... It is not a bad idea... It'll increase the work for the Admin... As they'll need to appoint a team to determine the top 5 myLotters.. They'll need to formulate a plan that will determine and assess the quality of posts... The idea is good though, it'll create a healthy competition among myLotters... There's one risk though.. An indecent fellow might read the work of others and put it in their words... Needless to say that plagarism will increase too....

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shibham

@shibham (16977)

• India

2 Oct 12

Hi swats.. As far i know, mylot website was created in North America and later it was spread to world wide as a general discussion site and later authority decided to pay for our efforts. I never think that it will be applied here and you know there is a reason. For quality discussion, one should have a smart hand on English language but most mylotters are not native English speakers and if mylot authority thinks like you, then it will be one type of discrimination. right? have a nice time.

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JohnRok1

@JohnRok1 (2051)

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2 Oct 12

Actually, Shibham, they have made it very clear that they don't think like that. If a post communicates, it's quality, however bad the English may be. There are reasons why it might not work, but this isn't one of them. Nevertheless, thank you for bringing this up.

JohnRok1

@JohnRok1 (2051)

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2 Oct 12

I'm not sure about your "like you", either, Shibham. Swats is, like you, from India and your standard of English is about the same, i.e., not perfect, but higher than that of quite a good many people here in the UK. You do know, don't you, that the highest standard modern prose in the English language was written by a Pole, whose first language was not English? This kind of thing is reproduced in Latin as well: Some Classical Latin authors' day to day language was Koine Greek!

@swats89 (1729)

• India

3 Oct 12

Hi. Thanks for the praise

. My English had improved after I joined mylot. So mylot helped me a lot. cheers.

@purplealabaster (22085)

• United States

1 Oct 12

Oh no, I don't think that making this into a competition would help the site at all.

Right now, this site is supposed to be about participating and discussing ... social interaction ... but if you start making it a competition, then the mood and the atmosphere would surely change, and I do not think it would be in a positive way, either.

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theSids

@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

1 Oct 12

This is a misconception that giving awards of any kind will lead to healthy competition. We all know a discussion gets to the top each day... but does that ensure all the posts and responses here from anyone and everyone are in tune and responded the way they should be? Involving money will complicate things beyond control

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

1 Oct 12

Hi. I want to give you example. Suppose you are coming second in your exam. But you want to come first in class, what would you do. You will certainly change your way of study. You have to be devoted more in your study. You have to have quality study. So that I meant by competition. There will be huge improvement in quality of mylotters. There will be no change in relationship with mylotters. But what changes is the way you respond. Then you will make more legit response then one or two liners. Hope you understand. Cheers.

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@purplealabaster (22085)

• United States

1 Oct 12

Swats, I can understand what you are saying to a point, but I must disagree. If I want to get 100% in my class all the time, then the only person I must compete with is myself, because I would be the only one standing in my way of achieving my goal. Similarly, multiple students in a class ... and in theory the entire class ... has the potential to get 100% on all the exams. What you are talking about, on the other hand, would be more like a race. There is clearly a first, second, third place and so forth. Of course, there is potential for there to be a tie, but your ranking is not only dependent upon your own ability but also the ability of all your competitors. This sort of competition can be healthy in some areas, but I don't think it is at all healthy on a site like myLot.

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riyauro

@riyauro (6421)

• India

1 Oct 12

Well at times i think of the same but I guess it is just fine..lol I agree it is a great idea and will boost the enthusiasm of the mylotters. I would love to receive reward like that. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

1 Oct 12

If we have something extra then we will enjoy it. If its cash, then sure we will not ignore it

. Cheers.

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

1 Oct 12

Ohh thanks for supporting my idea. So I got one vote, hahaha

. Cheers.

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riyauro

@riyauro (6421)

• India

1 Oct 12

yeah sure. i am for you. I am here to earn also but first i am enjoying the discussions and the earnings follow but it there was something like reward for top discussions then why not. Best way.

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ajithlal

@ajithlal (14716)

• India

1 Oct 12

I think it is good to give reward to the top myLotters of the month. I think this will inspire others to reach the top. I think it is always good to post quality discussions and also to post maximum discussions.

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@ravisivan (14082)

• India

1 Oct 12

ajithlal The problem is highest -- in terms of discussions started, responses made, replies made, comments made-- like wise we can have reward for each category. every day reward or weekly rewards. another idea is to nominate a member a MYLOT MEMBER OF THE DAY./MYLOT MEMBER OF THE WEEK like employees are identified in Costco, Wallmart etc.

@swats89 (1729)

• India

1 Oct 12

In mylot quality matters not quantity. So if you make some quality post, certainly you will get some good response. Posting irrelevant content or comment will not earn you a dim. Thanks for liking my idea. Cheers.

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@MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074)

• India

1 Oct 12

Sometimes odd discussions receive a lot of responses, whereas good discussions receive very few due to factors like, less friends, low exposure, getting buried under several discussions, etc. So choosing a discussion according to the number of responses it gets is not very realistic. Maybe a new quality check system should be introduced to meet this particular criteria. A nomination system is a good idea as well. But how will be the nomination be done is also a question!

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gerald_lian

@gerald_lian (2188)

• Australia

2 Oct 12

While this is a great idea to try and reward the myLotters that tirelessly contribute to myLot, I think doing something like this might do more harm than good actually.

While I'm sure most of us on myLot are a good sport and don't mind seeing others "winning", an award like this might spark dissatisfaction, frustration and an uneasy atmosphere among a handful of members, perhaps especially so for those who have come so close to getting that award (for example the 6th to 10th placed members). They might use this as a platform and excuse to fan the flame of hatred and spitefulness, which in fact is already happening on myLot even without such an award. Besides, with the introduction of such an award, I can be rather certain that many myLotters will be hungry for the award, and start to churn out as much discussions and responses as possible to try and be the top contributor, which may come at the cost of quality.

Hence, I would prefer things as they are at the moment, where every member participates at their convenience, without any pressure of competition.

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@purplealabaster (22085)

• United States

2 Oct 12

I agree with you that there are a few people that would use this reward system to fuel unrest and negativity on myLot. As you already pointed out, this is already happening here ... there are some people that have already abused the rating system, which factors in to what we earn ... so I would also expect that it would not just continue but actually get worse if a select few members were to receive a monetary award each month in addition to their earnings.

MysD

@mysdianait (66009)

• Italy

1 Oct 12

Swats please understand that no-one is disagreeing with you but no-one is agreeing either because there is one extremely important thing that you seem not to understand. MyLot is not a competition. It is TEAMWORK involving us all. We should all work together to post interesitng discussions and then all work together to make them move forward with quality responses and comments. We should all make sure that we don't start a topic that is a violation because everyone will waste their time when it is deleted. We should all work together to help admin and report the violations so that he can keep myLot clean and tidy. If we all work together in that way then we will ALL get our reward. We will all see our earnings increase and, when we reach payout, we will get paid. With so many other sites turning to scam, we have enough to be thankful for here without making anything a competition at all.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163773)

• Garden Grove, California

2 Oct 12

hi diana hope he does not get miffed as he d oes not realize m ylot is not a competition but as you say we all are a team we help each other.and we all do get our reward,. I have made such dear friends here and I have had all sorts of rewards too,.For one thing a lot of people come here to unstress from the stress of job competition and to relax and not have to worry abou t beating anyone else. I compete only with myself,.

@swats89 (1729)

• India

2 Oct 12

@dian The word competition which I am referring here is about the quality. I mean if you want to get in top discussion to get so called reward, you have to compete in sense of quality. I think I had not cleared in my post, so its creating confusion. Also it would not have any effect on teamwork. Everything will be same and we can see the improvement in quality. Cheers.

theSids

@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

1 Oct 12

Well, I humbly beg to differ. MyLot has never been a competition site.

It has been a place for friends, family and competitions dont come in between family or friends. So definitely, in case your suggestion was approved, I am certain we would get more of rush posts and neggings which would kill the sole purpose of MyLot

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@purplealabaster (22085)

• United States

1 Oct 12

I definitely agree with you, Thesids, not only here but also regarding what you said in my response box.

There is a top discussion of the day just as there are best responses, but these achievements and recognition do not bring about monetary rewards, although they do (at least in theory) signify a job well done. I think that is definitely different than a competition ... it is more like a pat on the back and a "good job", which anyone and everyone can and should get from time to time when they are putting forth a good effort.

@allknowing (142983)

• India

2 Oct 12

I have noticed many of these 'top' and 'digest' discussions get deleted and that too after scores have participated there.

blimb

@grkelly (1206)

• Malta

2 Oct 12

yes I think it is a really good idea. It will certainly increase competition and discussions may be more valuable. However I think there is no need to make the reward so high.

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

3 Oct 12

Hi. That's what I think to give reward of $10 but it may vary. Thanks for support. Cheers.

JohnRok1

@JohnRok1 (2051)

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2 Oct 12

I would have thought the topics were far too diverse for this to be feasible. I don't screen out "adult content", but some of it is just too explicit or perverse for me to be prepared to look at. But that doesn't mean it's not quality stuff, in some sort of perverted way. On the other hand, if you left it to readers' ratings, trolls and ethically unrestrained mylotters could be relied upon to distort the figures.

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@purplealabaster (22085)

• United States

2 Oct 12

I think that you have an excellent point about the diversity of the site and what is deemed as "quality". I think that as it stands, something that sparks a discussion and furthers the topic is what myLot considers quality, even though what I personally might think is quality and what you personally might think is quality could be vastly different. Still, neither of us is wrong as it is just a matter of personal preference. Therefore, I think that it would be an overwhelming task to try to come up with some sort of definitive criteria on what the parameters for judging what the highest quality would be.

@allknowing (142983)

• India

3 Oct 12

ARIES1973

@ARIES1973 (11426)

• Legaspi, Philippines

2 Oct 12

Hi friend! That is a good idea. It's just like an idea of having an outstanding employee.

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

2 Oct 12

Thanks for you vote

. I know its not an election but still thanks. cheers.

deazil

@deazil (4730)

• United States

2 Oct 12

This sounds like a perfect example from your other discussion "Negative Discussion Go Viral!!!". And it's working.

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

2 Oct 12

Hi. Actually I had post that discussion. The best example I would give you is "I hate long discussion". Thats also negative and it topped the discussion of sep 29

. cheers.

Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163773)

• Garden Grove, California

1 Oct 12

hi swats 89 It sounds good but am wondering as people can get very competitive if there will be discord among those who were no tpicked in the top 5 mylotters of the month,The way they do now is to pick the best to put in the top discussions category .we are all adults of course but even cool headed ones can get grumpy or cantakerous if not chosen for the honors. It could work as its been done on some other sites. also I doubt if my lot would want to spend that kind of money. Although they seem to thrive with all the sponsors they have. Mylot for a lot of people is a place to relax and to share our feelings and view for free.I think it might the whole atmosphere into a competition type ssite and not the laid back friendly siet it is now.

change the feeling of mylot into something competitive and maybe actually bring down the quality of mylot.the way it is now we are all free to discuss as we wish as long as w e r follow my lots rules.

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MysD

@mysdianait (66009)

• Italy

1 Oct 12

Hiccups Hatley^

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@MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074)

• India

2 Oct 12

Hatley, I can see that you changed your avatar and looks quite good. But what on earth was this response!?

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@MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074)

• India

5 Oct 12

Mike, maybe it was a technical glitch. Let's give an opportunity to the person to explain first.

By the way, what invisible ink?

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@allknowing (142983)

• India

2 Oct 12

It is not fair as this is not a level playing field due to time zones, language issues, users joining the site at different times,etc. Also the objective of the site is to put up topics and have discussions on them, earnings being just an added incentive.

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@allknowing (142983)

• India

2 Oct 12

As of this moment the total number who have registered with myLot is 246,291. You may have interacted with just a few and so it does not represent the whole community. For any idea to be viable every angle needs to be looked at.

@swats89 (1729)

• India

2 Oct 12

Hi. I had noticed that most of mylotters knows above average English. So, language doesn't have any effect on it I said in my post that I don't have any problem with current system, but that's just my idea. Cheers.

ravisivan

@ravisivan (14082)

• India

1 Oct 12

swats True it is only for discussion sake. Instead of $10 per month we can have $1 per day for ten people. that means 300$ per month will be spent. a condition one member will be given only once in a week. some condition can be put.

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@swats89 (1729)

• India

1 Oct 12

Wow that's also good idea. But I think mylot have to work hard to select top discussion of the day. You know in once a month scheme, you can see the daily activity of 30 days and you can select top 5. As you said conditions can be applied for rewarding once a day, that can be a good idea too. Thanks for share. Cheers.