What do you think about the "delete" facility on MyLot?
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
October 12, 2015 5:40pm CST
When you post a discussion you have the option of being able to delete any response that comes your way. I have never used this facility, and I am not aware that anyone has deleted any responses or comments that I have made on their posts.
I belong to another website that also has this facility, and I have fallen foul of one member who always deletes my comments, on any of her posts, whatever they might say - even when I am agreeing with her! She will leave any responses that have been made to my comments before she has had a chance to delete them, thus leaving the discussion looking very oddly one-sided!
What do you think about this facility? It is clearly open to misuse, so should it be there at all? Is its very existence an invitation to deny people their right to free speech?
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23 responses
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Oct 15
Such features are always open to abuse, but could be more useful than harmful. It does give each member the ability to police their own articles and remove any abuse or spam etcetera that appears, which is far more efficient than depending purely on the Admin.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
13 Oct 15
Removing spam is one thing, but removing dissenting views is something else. My view is that if you delete a comment you are depriving other people of the chance to agree or disagree with that comment, which is surely the whole point of a discussion site.
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
@Asylum It's a bit of a double edged sword, really :( but I think it's just silly if someone deletes all the comments they don't like because someone has a difference of opinion. -and I know quite a few people on these online sites who if given that opportunity, would abuse it, because I don't think they ever received the memo that says it's ok to agree to disagree. They seem to have this misguided opinion that theirs is the only view that matters and get very hot headed when challenged. It's very strange indeed, but I see those types abusing this function.
I like the delete button for removing all abusive comments, though.
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@noni1959 (10096)
• United States
13 Oct 15
I don't think it should be there but if you want to block someone from commenting like a spammer or someone very hateful, then that feature should be added. As for that woman, I'd unfollow her and not comment. She sounds a bit one-sided herself. 
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
13 Oct 15
Yes, but I like reading the nonsense she writes and giving her a rise by writing comments! What she says about me is water off a duck's back as far as I am concerned, and I always find it amusing to read her responses to what I have written even though nobody is allowed to know what it was that she is complaining about!
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@celticeagle (166757)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Oct 15
I think this person is a bit odd. Can't this person block you if they don't like your responses or comments? I wonder. I would be a bit hurt at times and maybe even upset with this person. Fouls up their earnings too.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
12 Oct 15
Well i have heard people who say they get offended by some comments they see and so maybe they can use the delete button to get rid of them.
Don't mind that she deletes your comments as long as you make them genuinely why worry
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
12 Oct 15
I think it is a good idea. There are times a person can leave a very rude comment and you just don't want to read it or have it on your post.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
13 Oct 15
@indexer On other sites I had some rude comments toward me and other people who commented. I used the delete key to remove their comments. I think it is here for us to decide if we want to use it or not. I think the Admin will delete the post if they find it is not within the site's guideline.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
13 Oct 15
I don't like it. If a response is offensive, I think it makes more sense to report it and let the admins decide if it should be deleted. Otherwise there is too much room for abuse. Really, on here, since we have the blocking feature, if you don't want somebody to visit your discussions, it makes more sense to use that.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Oct 15
@PhredWreck Alex might not like the extra work :-D But really if somebody's being an ahole, why not just report them and let him deal with it?
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 Oct 15
that could be true. but there used to be so many mean people harrassing others here so mylot put that in
@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
@bunnybon7 Oh wow, really?! So far i've had a couple of nasty incidents here, but that's it. I have heard from other friends on some of my other online sites that they too have been on the receiving end of some horrible behaviour. I honestly don't understand why people do it!
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Oct 15
Any new featuree can be misused, but if used properly, it is a great feature. I have never deleted any responses or comments to any of my discussions, as what is the point? We are all trying to work together to earn, so deleteing others responses or comments, seems really mean. When I was here before mylot changed, I had started several discussions, and I went through them, and deleted the ones that are no longer valid, as none of the responses or comments counted towards to the new mylot. 
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Oct 15
@Susan2015 I haven't here either, and I hope I don't either. I always have nice comments so haven't had to worry about that so far.
@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
@Susan2015 I think that now I know about this button, I would delete a comment levelled at me in a heartbeat, if I felt it was abusive or offensive!
@allknowing (136099)
• India
13 Oct 15
There are plus and minus points there.Plus when someone is nasty or spamming and minus when even an opposing view is not liked.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
12 Oct 15
I think it is a good feature to have.
I am sorry if this is happening to you however.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
13 Oct 15
@indexer No I mean over at the other site John. I mean that lady sounds crazy..when you agree with her even?
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
17 Oct 15
I'm OK with the "delete" button. I'd rather it be there and don't have to use it than for it to not to be there at all. Here's my question. I'm not sure but what is bothersome to me is if when you take the time to make a comment and the comment is deleted, since this site pays you for interaction, wouldn't that be a sly way of cheating you! I mean how can earnings be calculated on nonexistent interactions. The proof of your contributions to the discussion disappeared with the use of a delete button that you had no control over. It's a thought.
@GoAskAlice (5827)
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29 Oct 15
@cmoneyspinner It won't effect earnings, the system records and remembers the activity. At least as I understand it.
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
@cmoneyspinner That's one of my concerns! If someone develops a dislike for you and becomes a bit too overzealous with the delete button, they are basically taking away from your earnings., and you can't do anything about it. I don't like it.
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
29 Oct 15
@Lushlala --- CourtesyCopy: Mentioning @GoAskAlice - Just in case there's something we don't know about how the earnings system works.
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
2 Nov 15
I have used this button after someone blocked me (I didn't know I had been blocked until after the little quips started and I went to block them.) and then started leaving me disturbing little quips on my posts... Sometimes there is a good reason for such a button!
@WendySpickerman (983)
• United States
13 Oct 15
I actually like the delete option. While I am always up to free speech, spammers are not welcome so I have used it to delete replies/comments that have nothing to do with what I have posted as topic discussion. I don't mind comments that disagree with me and as a journalist, I've even received some hate and racist remarks. These reflect more on that person than myself and it actually tells me I've hit a nerve and made them think about the issue. It does sound rather odd though @indexer that someone would just delete any remark at all you would make. Very odd indeed.
@mythociate (21432)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Oct 15
Where are you getting the idea that there's a "right to free speech"? No matter where you say we get it from, I think it's trumped by the right to "The Pursuit of Happiness." If you think there would be more 'happiness' if you deleted a response that seemed to "destroy" some happiness, you have every right to get that response as far away from you as possible.
@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
I'm not sure I like this facility, because it means you'll have a lot of petty people deleting comments left right and centre, creating weird dialogue all over the show. In all honesty, I think I'd prefer not to have it because if someone annoys you or you don't like them for whatever reason, you can also freeze them out and just ignore them LOL
@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
29 Oct 15
I never use the delete option. One of the options I use regularly is the Edit one. Sometimes I notice a mistake after submitting something.
@lilnana1111 (2305)
• United States
13 Oct 15
I think the delete button is a good idea but it is sad when abuse it.
