What constitutes a &#39;legal&#39; discussion/comment/response on myLot

Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

24 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill You'll find the actual rules in the Terms. Some of the Guidelines are a rephrasing and simplification of those, others are more like 'you should try to avoid doing this' or 'it's more appropriate to do this'. We are not in school any more and this is, above all, a friendly community, so in many cases, some things are overlooked (as we overlook certain minor gaffes amongst friends). It's sometimes difficult to explain to certain people that they DO have to 'follow the rules' and it's equally difficult, sometimes, for some people who come from an environment where rules are set in stone and the penalty for breaking them is 'excommunication' to understand that some things are flexible.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

@owlwings I think in society we need rules and some are meant to protect us from getting hit over the head with too many hammer.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

@PhredWreck LOL! Glad you got that straightened out! I thought the Golden Rule was do it to them before they do it to you?

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Happy Homestead

@destry (2572)

• Kirkwall, Scotland

24 Oct 15

I would also like to know this. I have seen many discussions that are very lame - a short sentence such as "where should I invest my money?" Really! That helpful and interesting! WHY on earth no speak to your bank manager! I digress. . . Is digression off topic ok? Or is it better to start a new discussion if the current train of thought alters? And why is the sky blue?

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

Thanks, you made me laugh and I needed that today! The sky is not blue - today it is gray, here anyway!

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

24 Oct 15

The sky is blue because all the red and yellow got used up already and there was only blue left. Many of the kind of discussions you mention are reported and do get deleted (try bookmarking and checking back on a few sometime). Digression is tolerated when it is fruitful, which it often is, in my experience.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

@owlwings I like you blue sky analogy, thanks! So when they are deleted then someone looses out correct?

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (160883)

• United States

24 Oct 15

I believe it has to be meaningful content, for the discussions, I am not sure about responses and comments, other than I would think if a person contributes in more than one place in the discussion a response or comment that looks like this "

" could be okay. I just like to make sure to say plenty, always.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

Those icon thingies should, to me anyway, should not be considered a real response unless there are words associated with it.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

Talk is cheap - use it guys!

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

24 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill I agree too as anyone can just hit them. They should have a little message with them.

@purplealabaster (22091)

• United States

24 Oct 15

I think that it entirely depends upon the situation. There are some responses that contain over 100 comments within the thread. At some point, using only emoticons or one or two word answers seems appropriate, especially if it continues the conversation but also if it concludes it. That is just my opinion, of course.

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@purplealabaster (22091)

• United States

24 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill Yes, they can certainly get confusing, especially when people make single comments to everybody instead of including them all in one comment but addressing different sections to the various people. They are fun, though, at least for some of us.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

@purplealabaster If I can keep its fun!

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

When I run out of something to respond with I usually just move on. Some of these long and drawn out discussions get very confusing.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50587)

• United States

24 Oct 15

Most of the discussions I read are perfectly fine. However some are certainly questionable.

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@purplealabaster (22091)

• United States

24 Oct 15

I have noticed that Admin is going through and deleting some of the more questionable discussions. There have been several over the past few days that have disappeared, so I think that they are slowly weeding out the questionable ones.

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@purplealabaster (22091)

• United States

25 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill I am sure that there are some that I haven't noticed being removed. I was actually looking for two specific ones, which is how I came to know that they had been deleted. A friend and I were commenting on another one that we thought might be deleted, and we both noticed today that it was gone. We used to be notified of deletions, but it seems that we are not notified of them anymore.

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

@purplealabaster - I wouldn't even notice is one was missing I don't think.

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

24 Oct 15

Sometimes I see a really short post and know I could have something interesting to say in a comment but I just decide the poster made so little effort that I don't see why I should bother. Sounds bad, I know, but if someone logs on, posts 5 short posts and then disappears, then why should I reply with something longer and more detailed than they could be bothered to offer?

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

I agree and do the same thing. I am a woman of many words and have no problem using them...

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Happy Homestead

@destry (2572)

• Kirkwall, Scotland

24 Oct 15

That is my train of thought too. I will help people as much as they help themselves - in life and on this site!

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@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

26 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill That is funny Abby

AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

25 Oct 15

I like myLot the way it is and I enjoy the fact that I can leave a pithy response that says exactly what I want to say and conveys the exact attitude that I am intending to convey without having to pad it out to 40 characters or some other abitrary number. In a real conversation, some responses will be short and to the point. Now, if someone is just using emoticons because they don't speak English and have no response, that's different. But I don't want some hard and fast rule passed down from above that applies to all conversations without regard to the content or context. That would ruin myLot.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (137553)

• India

25 Oct 15

Those who do not follow rules I suppose do not earn for that activity. Deleting an account would be for more serious lapses such as plagiarism

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slund2041

@slund2041 (3314)

• United States

25 Oct 15

I think you are right. I will write longer post and comments when I get my browser fixed. It seems now it freezes when I am trying to leave comments. I am about to get off from here and try to see what is causing the script issue.

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slund2041

@slund2041 (3314)

• United States

26 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill It seems like I having problems with Chrome, Foxfire and IE.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

26 Oct 15

@slund2041 I know what you mean, some day I have the same problem except iwth Opera not IE(which I won't ever use again)

DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

25 Oct 15

I will be interested to read what you learn about his. I suppose how quickly such comments and responses are removed depends on how much time the admins have to peruse the posts.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

24 Oct 15

I would lean towards rarely should those pass,if at all.

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

I like to do what I think is proper. Now, I don't usually leave long comments like three sentences, but at least one full sentence.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39509)

• United States

24 Oct 15

those one'r 2 liners jest don't leave much fer folks to say 'n 'fter perusin' this long thread, seems that's the thought 'f most? 'n folks wonder why there's a minimum requirement 'f characters 't other places, eh? i also noticed some said those're bein' removed by admin. no doubt that's gonna ruffle some feathers 'f those who're prone to writin' such.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

25 Oct 15

I have been wondering the same thing more so when it comes to discussions. I have come across many that are just one sentence. I think a little bit longer one makes sense

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

25 Oct 15

I don't know how people can put one sentence and think that's enough to start a discussion?

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

25 Oct 15

@Missmwngi I won't comment on those one sentence things. I won't put more time in than the person who started it LOL!

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12915)

• Nairobi, Kenya

25 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill Have been wondering the same and actually the question of whether it is allowed or not had hit me as well

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@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

24 Oct 15

@AbbyGreenhill (3316) I wouldn't think that they are "legal" and have no significant value therefore should be taken off the post. Most of us have a lot to say, hahaha.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

24 Oct 15

Thank goodness a lot of us have a lot to say! My husband is glad I'm in here chatting instead of chatting his ear off.

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