Lost control……….MyLot Notifications

@poehere (15123)
French Polynesia
October 17, 2015 2:47pm CST
WOW I am overwhelmed with all of the notification I receive from friends on MyLot. But now I have lost control of my MyLot Notification box. I come on and see 50+ new notifications in my profile. When I try to answer, read, and respond it starts filling up with more. At times I get lost on which ones I have read and answered. So today I decided it was time to gain back my control. One by one I checked each notification to make sure it was done. Then I deleted it from my box. This took time to do, but in the end I was happy I had done this. I had missed reading some responses and commenting back. So now to keep track of each and every notification I delete the ones I have viewed, answered and responded too. I love a clean notification board so it makes it easier to see what everyone has sent to me. How do you handle all of your MyLot notification to make sure you’ve read and answered each and everyone? Image source: pixabay.com
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@TheHorse (218580)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Oct 15
I think it's impossible to keep track of every one. I just go over my own posts and look for things I haven't responded to, then go through the email notifications and do the best I can.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 15
horse thats the wayIL have beendoing too
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Oct 15
I turned off all the e-mail notifications.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
17 Oct 15
After awhile it will get overwhelming. It's a good ide to do as @MALUSE does and some others here.
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Oct 15
Having only recently joined, I have not experienced that problem. It sounds like a good one.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
I just joined also and right away I found tons of notification left to me by other members on comments I made on their discussion. This is a great way to weed out the notifications and make sure you've read them all.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
18 Oct 15
I check the notifications and open a separate tabs for each discussion and comment on the discussions. I sometimes delete those notifications which i have attended or they are automatically marked as read and slide down in the inbox.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
19 Oct 15
@poehere - My pleasure!
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
Another person on here does the same as you do. I think this is a good idea and I will try this soon. Thanks for sharing this idea with me. I like it.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 15
that really a great suggestion and I for o ne will try that too as it wou ld keep track and thats what you wanted
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 15
@poehere yes good idea I am going to do the same too
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
That's why I started to do this.
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@celticeagle (166784)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Oct 15
It's a good idea to not have too many going on. That way you can take care of them. Then every couple of days I look at each one individually and make sure I have answered each response.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 15
hi@celticeage thats a great way to think about it and get it do ne
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@celticeagle (166784)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 15
@Hatley ...Glad you think so. I am nearly at 12.0000 this month!
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
17 Oct 15
Great strategy. I should of done that from the beginning but I didn't. I sort of let them pile up and not thinking too much of it until today when there was way too many.
@rucola (12)
• Ancona, Italy
18 Oct 15
I am new on MyLot and I find usufull your information if I will get ooverwhelmed like you !!!
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
Today I have been here i week and it is a fun place to be. I have found some very interesting conversations and meet some very nice people. Hope you like it here you will have fun and meet some nice people.
@rucola (12)
• Ancona, Italy
19 Oct 15
Thank you !!!
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Oct 15
I do the same thing. I will do one and then go back and delete it. If I don't delete them, then I get totally confused as to which ones I have done, and the ones I haven't. I get more back too, as i am doing the ones that are there, and yes it can be overwhelming, but I do get through them. I just figute that the more notifications I get, the more I will make in the end.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Oct 15
@poehere I don't mind doing them, as it is more earnings, and I am all for that. I never get all that many at once except for overnight where I get up to 20, but that is fine, as it might take me awhile, but hey, the more I get, the more it keeps me busy.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
@rosekiss I agree with you on this one. During the day they are easier to handle but at night they come all at once. This is what takes more time. Then when you respond you get more from you comments. That when they start blending all together if you don't delete the ones you are finished with first before you go on.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
At first I didn't think much of it or really consider deleting them. Then one time I opened up MyLot and I had a lot of messages. When I was answering them more and more keep coming. Soon it seemed like a big mess. That's when I decided to get rid of some and delete some. It helped. But each day more and more piled up so now I deleted them all.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
17 Oct 15
I need to do something like that, I currently don't delete the and maybe t should.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
17 Oct 15
@poehere 1200 wow that is like 1199 too many lol.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
17 Oct 15
I didn't either until there was over 1200 in my box and then I decided to do something about it. It was getting way out of control.
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@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
17 Oct 15
I only have few notifications but if ever my notifications become numerous, I will do what you did too.
@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
18 Oct 15
@poehere Hope so. Thanks.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
Great glad to hear this. Hope it works for you.
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• United States
18 Oct 15
For me personally, I always start at the bottom of the notification page and one by one as I tend to it I delete, and work my way up. This was I don't get lost and then once I reach the top, I am on page for the most part and it's all new notifications.
• United States
18 Oct 15
@poehere Yes, sometimes it can be work, but it beats having to go back and recheck to see if you responded/commented. We all have different ways in which work for us.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
@TexanTornado Couldn't agree with you more. Each person has a system that works best for them and they should use this system.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
Great idea. I just sort of got tired of always scrolling to the bottom of the page.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
19 Oct 15
I did start deleting them but it was such a hassle, that now I don't bother. I often work from my emails first anyway, and I remember which ones I've done. I was told that the notifications are cleared every week anyway.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
19 Oct 15
I'm not sure on this one mine kept piling up and there was way to many of them. I'm glad I deleted mine.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Oct 15
Very wise. I have to do the same thing with my "Suggestions" board...
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
17 Oct 15
Yah at first I kept them all and now I need to do something about this There is a lot and this is fantastic but it also makes it hard to know which one you've looked at and which ones you haven't.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Oct 15
@poehere I must get into the habit of Suggesting occasionally. I am not sure that those who follow you automatically get notified when you submit a New post (or is it start a new discussion topic?).
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Oct 15
@owlwings That makes sense, thank you!
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
17 Oct 15
I always delete the notification I've read before opening the next.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
17 Oct 15
Smart move wish I had thought of that one before.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
17 Oct 15
I do pretty much what you describe. Work through the list and delete as I go.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
17 Oct 15
Great move. I just started that one today. Had to many and more new ones appearing when I was trying to read the older ones.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 15
Well I have not turned them on yet but I think I need to lol so I will be doing that before I go to bed tonight
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 15
I need to do that too gabs so will do that tonight.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
Mine were already turned on when I started. I just let them pile up and didn't do anything about them until today.
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@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
18 Oct 15
Honestly I do not keep up. I usually go through "explore". I also go to my own discussion and respond to the replies there. I also go to my profile and limit what notifications I get.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
18 Oct 15
If there are more than one from one particular member I respond to one of the discussions and move on to another..
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
That's a great idea. At times I see where one person had like 6 or 7 notifications on my listing. I should do that from now on. Thanks for the idea.
• United States
17 Oct 15
First off, there is no way everyone can respond to every single notification - unless you live on your computer. I have no set way and I don't always get to each one as I'm sure people don't get to all of mine. It's not a full out race, its a sprint and we should enjoy it and not feeling like we let anyone down if we didn't get to one or two or three or...
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
18 Oct 15
Yes I do agree. But if I can't get to one now I would love to come back later and get to it. This way if I delete the ones I have gotten too the next time I can go on and get to the other ones I haven't gotten to. I just started this today and it seems to be working rather well. Lot less to weed through.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
18 Oct 15
I also delete notifications once I have completed them. I haven't seen a clean notification board in quite some time as I am really behind.
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
17 Oct 15
Oooh my that makes the two of us. I cannot figure out where to start. But it is cool as it shows interaction is going on. I am loving it that way. Ooops this now adds to your notifications lol kidding
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
17 Oct 15
Yah I was feeling this way too. Now when I receive new notification it is a clean board and easier to follow and start on. I deleted my old ones and now all I see is new ones.