Is Mylot going from a paying site to a non-paying site, or was it just a scam?

As Cupkitties has said, MyLot ended the earnings program in May. It is not, and never was, a scam. In fact, when it paid, it had the reputation of being one of the best moderated sites around which had paid exactly what was due on time, every time for over 6 years. The decision to end the earnings program was taken responsibly and, although members received rather short notice, it was wound down equably and the payment threshold was reduced from $10 to $5 at the end so that most people who had earned at least that amount received a final payment. With the opening of the new website, many people found it unfamiliar so I wrote a brief guide to it, explaining the basics of navigating and using the site. I have since expanded it somewhat to include some frequently asked questions and some ideas on ways in which the site may be useful to people. "How to Use MyLot" is a much-visited, ongoing project which I add to from time to time. Although I am happy to say that it has had the blessing of the owners and moderator of MyLot, it is my own, independent work and not associated with MyLot LLC.

Mylot became a non paying site soon after the new look was put into place. They were never a scam. It's just that they did used to pay their members for many years so there are still a lot of old blogs and articles from back then.