Let's talk tags.

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Tags have always been a part of Mylot and have been a way for members to find posts. Now, they are not only a way of finding posts, they are essential to organizing them to your interests. I understand that many of our more veteran members have amassed a hefty load of tags, many of which were unique to a single discussion and this has caused a lot of headaches in trying to find posts relevant to your interests. A tag editing function is on the update list, but it is going to take time to implement. All is not lost however, there are still ways to get around this. You can also still use the search function to find your old posts. Newer members have the advantage of a "clean slate" so to speak, as they have not been around long enough to have accumulated a long list. They have the opportunity to start their assortment in a more straightforward and meaningful way. The key for both new and veteran members is to start using a short list of tags that are general in nature. Place no more than one or two tags on a discussion and keep them limited to one word, category type tags such as "politics", "religion", "family", "music", etc. As you do this, the discussions in the "interesting" tab of the Explore page should become more and more relevant for you and be presented to you as a list of basic, topic oriented posts. Complex tags such as "not sure what to do now" and "can't believe the store was out of milk" are only going to create a very disorganized and random list and will likely result in a list consisting mostly of your own posts.