Do Mylotters who don't put the effort in annoy you?
@destry (2572)
Kirkwall, Scotland
November 18, 2015 9:35am CST
As I have been glancing over the discussions that have been made so far today, I feel very disheartened. Disheartened that amongst the spam and plagarized content (that quickly does get deleted), there are so many discussions that are simply consist of one sentence.
And they are not even ground breaking sentences that I find of any value whatsoever. I am not expecting Shakespeare, nor long monolougues. But is it too much to expect people to put some effort and thought into a new discussion!
When a new discussion simply states "It is raining in my city" or, "I am board today", I tend to face palm. Is this the extent of some peoples intelligence and creative juices? Do they honestly believe that a mundane statement is a discussion? Even a 4 year old has more to say.
I think that there are two types of people using myLot - those that put the effort in, and those that don't. Sadly, those that don't seem to be swelling in numbers!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 Nov 15
There are also those who come here for fun and don't think about it being a writing site and therefore they don't think about what others are doing or whether their content will please others or not. Some don't bother about spelling mistakes - made by them or others - either.
Have a good day 
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Nov 15
@,ysdianait is there no end to these discussions about how awful all our discussions are? I swear to God I do try to do my very best so what the h else c n I do ? How about saying how good a lot of the discussions are. Yours are always good, and the lamb , and
owlwings and many others here.
@Castlerock34 (2259)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
18 Nov 15
I find that extreemly annoying and I think those people don't care they just want to make their money and walk away. When I see those I normally just move on and don't pay much attention to their posts anymore. What I really don't like is how people just post links to articles and that is it, like we cant find that on our own.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
18 Nov 15
They need to at least give their opinion of what is contained in the link. I would think those would be del by admin also.
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
18 Nov 15
@Castlerock34 @AbbyGreenhill I always report those that are very flimsy and lacking any detail and value to the admins, largely the get deleted - unless it is some ones first post, and they say "Hi, I'm new" - that seems to be acceptable
@Castlerock34 (2259)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
18 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill I hope so because it is super annoying. My biggest pet peeve is lazy people and those people are lazy!
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
19 Nov 15
@ivyparkgirl No spammers usually write plenty of meaningless posts with catching titles to attract comments but they do not interact. More that the number of discussion, I look at the numbers of interactions when I check a profile.
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@BethieAnnie (818)
• Dayton, Ohio
19 Nov 15
I don't respond to them either. MyLot has a clever algorithm to prevent posts like that from generating income if no one responds.
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@nardong_putik (135)
• Philippines
19 Nov 15
comments or responds that doesn't have sense at all.. i prefer not to respond to it.. :) but sometimes I give advice to the person to make myLot as healthy and sociable type of communication not just counting dollars.
@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
18 Nov 15
I wonder about those, too. I usually leave the page and hope they find their voice!
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@tuttiharris (1338)
• Chattanooga, Tennessee
18 Nov 15
@destry (1372), I like discussions and love to read what people have to say,and the Lord knows I talk or write way too much most of the time. I don't know when to stop. But I kind of agree with you, and I guess since the other place has closed we will be getting a lot of these kinds here. Love ya, and great comment and post.
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@nardong_putik (135)
• Philippines
19 Nov 15
yes.. its very annoying.. why can't we just be thankful and be truthful with our discussions and responses here in myLot... ? we must not take advantage although it gives us income whatsoever.. it tend us to help with our problem and even learning for our life..... and why just don't we stop counting on the dollar signs and just be ourselves. like creating new friends and sharing own ideas not just of money... trust me, blessings will come for those who are generous and understanding.... not just for scam and money just easy money.. just like what ive discussed about gambling, there is no such way as easy money that can be held for a long time... :)
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
19 Nov 15
I understand what you mean. It is frustrating sometimes because I spend more quality time reading than writing and so I want to read something worth my time ..
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
18 Nov 15
No matter the situation - there are always some that do and others that don't.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
18 Nov 15
@destry They want things handed to them, I agree.
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
18 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill And to be honest, it annoys me, it frustrates me when the answer is simple. . . write more, work harder, take the opportunity that is there and don't just cry about things!
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
18 Nov 15
Indeed, it's the same throughout life. I have noticed that here, and in the big world that those who don't put the effort in are the first to cry at not being successful and sad that they do not have what the effort putter inners have!
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@Rationalwriter (1813)
• Lucknow, India
18 Nov 15
A very valid point!! What adds to this is when some of them do post a good discussion , and you respond to them, you don't get a response back!! It's like they placed the discussion just to increase their count
@Rationalwriter (1813)
• Lucknow, India
18 Nov 15
@destry So, how is the haunted mouse experiment going??
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
18 Nov 15
@Rationalwriter No sign of any ghosts yet! I will probably write an update later ;)
@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
18 Nov 15
It absolutely infuriates me to see posts like that. I only hope these people aren't part of the sort of 'reciprocal like' circles that were so prevalent in the heyday of the other site. If they're not then they won't get many responses so hopefully shouldn't be making any money. They might get fed up and move on.
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
18 Nov 15
@Castlerock34 who me? But it's a doll of a mouse!
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@Castlerock34 (2259)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
18 Nov 15
I have to say this but you look exactly like my ex in your profile picture. Sorry I just had to say that its been bugging me :-)
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@dorianna (509)
• United States
18 Nov 15
Even some that have more than one line seem to be lacking in any edification. It is boring and a waste of my time so I simply ignore them and look for some more meaty discussions to respond to. I think some of meaningless ones get deleted by admin.
At any rate, I don't waste my time getting upset over them. There is nothing I can do about it but hope that myLot will catch up to deleting the empty posts. If they don't make money, perhaps they will go elsewhere. Regardless, I am not going to let them put a damper on my enjoyment and success at myLot.
Fortunately, there are some who put effort into thoughtful discussions. I opt to respond to those and interact with the conscientious members.
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@allknowing (135943)
• India
18 Nov 15
As long as guidelines are followed users can go about doing what they like to do. It is left to you to ignore what you do not like.
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
5 Dec 15
I noticed a lot of people do not put much thought in there post. I find when I comment and ask them to post longer post, they never respond.
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Nov 15
I usually just ignore posts like that. There are lots of other posts that do deserve our time. =)
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@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
18 Nov 15
I just simply don't bother reading discussions with such mundane titles. You know what to expect and it isn't pretty.
Some people really don't care. Simple as that.
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