NO-tifications! Stop bugging me! ;-)
By Egg Eye
@ataboy (737)
United States
January 8, 2016 8:11pm CST
As a friend has pointed out to me in a joking way (I think/hope)...Do these people have lives? LOL! (I would never mention THEIR name, of course! 
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What I mean is that I personally fell really bad for not following up on every notification I have, promptly. Yes I've been though MANY of them, but I presently have 249 in my "box" (yes I've responded to many of them) 33 new ones earlier today and 24 more as new before I had a chance to barely touch them!
Here's my problem...
What is the best way to got through them? If I click on each individually, then I have to return to my notification page and find them to delete them individually. Quite tedious, to say the least, having to locate each individually! I know cry me a river! LOL!
If just go and answer many of them where I believe they might be, then there are all kind of holes in my notifications where I may have been or may have not been! How do you do this?
Am I missing something, or is there a better way that you think is either possible or you have an opinion on?!
And for those that I've missed...I will find you...I just got a reply over a month late, an I don't hold it against the well-known member at all! I never even said "boo!" before this ambiguous message!
Any advise, since I really I hate to disappoint those that are kind enough to respond to me!? Really, yes it is true! 
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What I mean is that I personally fell really bad for not following up on every notification I have, promptly. Yes I've been though MANY of them, but I presently have 249 in my "box" (yes I've responded to many of them) 33 new ones earlier today and 24 more as new before I had a chance to barely touch them!
Here's my problem...
What is the best way to got through them? If I click on each individually, then I have to return to my notification page and find them to delete them individually. Quite tedious, to say the least, having to locate each individually! I know cry me a river! LOL!
If just go and answer many of them where I believe they might be, then there are all kind of holes in my notifications where I may have been or may have not been! How do you do this?
Am I missing something, or is there a better way that you think is either possible or you have an opinion on?!
And for those that I've missed...I will find you...I just got a reply over a month late, an I don't hold it against the well-known member at all! I never even said "boo!" before this ambiguous message!
Any advise, since I really I hate to disappoint those that are kind enough to respond to me!? Really, yes it is true! 20 people like this
19 responses
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
I X out all the likes, then I check mentions or responses. If they are for one discussion, I will X all but one of them out as well. It does thin the numbers. Then I check responses, respond, hit the back key and X them out. So far it works, but if I get too many that probably won't work as well.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 16
@Morleyhunt @ataboy You know that you can choose not to be notified of likes? Just go to your settings and untick the box. That thins the notifs out.
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
9 Jan 16
That is great advice, @Morleyhunt! Still, I hate to drop a conversation just because it was a mere like that I received. Many LONG conversations I expect nothing short of a like for a given comment! But your point is well received! It makes a lot of sense when I think about it!
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
9 Jan 16
You know what I do when I haven't been here for a long time and I have too many. I note down which posts the responses were on. Then I go to my discussions and pull them up. I start to scroll down and answer them in order. But before I do all of this I delete them all. This way when new ones come in they are mixed in with the old ones. Seems to move along much faster and you can get them done a lot quicker. some of them don't actually need a comment back so you can like them and move on.
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
13 Jan 16
touché, @poehere! And nicely put! When first we butted heads I must admit I had a less than a good first impression of you.....I admit I have learned!
Yes some people are capable, believe it or not! I hope it goes a long way to speak of the idiot rather than you, my dear.
But I don't control these things, now do I?! Wait maybe I do!
Wait maybe I do! 
@allknowing (142234)
• India
10 Jan 16
I try not to let ntofications accumulate. It becomes easy that way. You keep responding as and when they appear.
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@allknowing (142234)
• India
13 Jan 16
@ataboy How could that be possible. Did you try to find out?
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
13 Jan 16
Yeah, ideally the inbox should fill at the same rate as the outbox (or rather trash in in this case), Always Smiling! But It's not usually as easily said as it is done. Then a handful of PMs later and you never get to even see what's new on the Lot before other obligations start creeping up on you! At least in my experience.
I actually experienced a problem SINCE I wrote this post...whereby I couldn't access my account for almost 3-days. That will also leave a somewhat bitter-taste in some people's mouths or so I've found! I try to do my best, but even so it's all I can do.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
9 Jan 16
I have been behind the past two days. I usually open in a new tab and go on from there. I do feel bad if I don't get back to people.
*You've Just Created MORE notifies by writing this discussion!* 
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
9 Jan 16
LOL! Yeah, it is an unpleasant feeling, since I pride myself on being "reliable"...normally! But it has become clear to me from those with the most kindest of intentions (yes YOU know who you are! 
), that I have fallen behind on several myLot matters! Sorry to have contributed to the problem rather than the solution!
), that I have fallen behind on several myLot matters! Sorry to have contributed to the problem rather than the solution! 1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
9 Jan 16
@ataboy Oh don't apologize! I've done the same thing myself. I feel inclined to always let the mylot community know that I am struggling to keep up, but that I haven't forgotten them! lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (52163)
• United States
9 Jan 16
Just do the best you can and don't worry.
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
9 Jan 16
Sorry, Marie, I truly and totally understand what you mean, and can't say that I disagree with you, but I can't simply accept that as an answer! I pride myself on reliability, as my close friends (hopefully) will tell you that if asked! And while mistakes are just that...Mistakes! I am seeking an answer that is slightly more "prefect". So sue me...LOL! 
I DO worry! Not as much as I imply, but I don't like the idea of someone caring enough to say something back to me and me & not replying. That is, after all, the basic premise of the myLot site, no? If you "recevith" then you "givith", lest you be ostracized, and rightfully so. Unless the person is abusing the system and giving likes and comments but speaking about "crazy" unintelligible topics, of course. I like things that I don't necessarily agree with or "LIKE" in the strictest sense of the word. IOW, I may disagree with their words but I can appreciate them from a perspective beyond my own, if that makes sense! I respect them. Argue with me and I will like you're argumentative comments, because I'm only human, and I expect that I'm often wrong, just as often as you! That doesn't mean I don't like to hear what you have to say! That's actually why I;m here to be honest...
I mean my response to be taken in with the utmost respect of course, Marie, nothing more!
I DO worry! Not as much as I imply, but I don't like the idea of someone caring enough to say something back to me and me & not replying. That is, after all, the basic premise of the myLot site, no? If you "recevith" then you "givith", lest you be ostracized, and rightfully so. Unless the person is abusing the system and giving likes and comments but speaking about "crazy" unintelligible topics, of course. I like things that I don't necessarily agree with or "LIKE" in the strictest sense of the word. IOW, I may disagree with their words but I can appreciate them from a perspective beyond my own, if that makes sense! I respect them. Argue with me and I will like you're argumentative comments, because I'm only human, and I expect that I'm often wrong, just as often as you! That doesn't mean I don't like to hear what you have to say! That's actually why I;m here to be honest...
I mean my response to be taken in with the utmost respect of course, Marie, nothing more! 
@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
1 Feb 16
first x out the ones that are doubled like it it says @lol mentioned you then under it says @lol blah blah whatever you only need 1 so x them all out. Then you can x out any and all for each discussion so if you have 10 for how to be rich x them all out and go to that post and start replying it. When you are done with that one move on to your nest post when you're done all you should have left are posts that belong to other people who you commented on and see what they responded. I used to have that problem when i started here.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@ataboy Lol good memory yes I am that same person. Thrifty was the first name fun last name lol. No I really like the place and it pays the hard part is thinking of something that someone else didn't already submit so before i do it i browse and see if anyone else did it. I submitted i think 5/6 two got turned down and i got paid for hte rest made $40 in one month from them. I want to do the videos and the recipes. I have to find time to do it. When its quiet and I can get my wife to do the demonstration I don't like being on camera.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@ataboy i don't know the whole being on camera thing is just not something i like. I don't take many pictures either. I used to watch some russian guy on youtube he would do really cool science experiments. My favorite one was when he made his whole kitchen fog up using dry ice. As for the questions I think that part is just like here its more to talk to one another and help people interact by helping answer each others questions and maybe it helps keep the staff more focused as well if they aren't spending time answering questions.I haven't been able to come up with anything crafty so i think as i said i want to work on making the videos those pay $15 the slid show is what they do with your pictures when you do the step by step they make a slide show and post it on youtube and you get a portion of that money as well. Although i think this portion of our convo is probably not appropriate here lol. You are free to email me if you would like to discuss this further. Its the email i use for anyone i come in contact with on sites like this. IMLOKISDAD@GMAIL.
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@lokisdad I hear you! I did copy that down, but you may want to edit it and remove it. I don't really know if it's a problem or not to do, but I could see where it may fall under "Posting Personal Information...of yourself." Although one could argue that it could be any number of emails since there is almost no limit to the number of possible domain extensions that it could be referring to!
And by the way, the YouTube channel I was talking about the guy uses a voice altering filter and when you can see him he is basically a shadow, a lot like the interviews that people do where they don't want their ID disclosed!
Thanks for the info, Robert!
@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Jan 16
I am here a lot more often than you are which is why I think I have an easier time keeping up. Just do the best you can-your worth waiting for!
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Jan 16
@ataboy , I see you got awesome advice here, so can't add to it, as, as usual, I seem to be behind. I am technologically challenged and tend to do things the slow way. But, I get there, and hope I don't miss out on too many of my notifications. I hope you caught up with yours. Or, there is less to get through. :-)
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@bluesa, it's frustrating for me more then they care about it, I'm quite certain of that! And while I hold the concept of it being rude in the back of my head, it's more about me wrestling with my mind, trying to remember them. I can remember about a dozen I think, maybe a few less, but ballpark figure. I can see the question and the member's avatar and name in many cases, even what the question was about! Then I search for it and I come up empty-handed. I have even checked for some through my and "their" listed posts, replies and comments, but now the date range is getting a little bit foggy. So one day I'll pass one and just answer it then. Then hopefully repeat that over time. I have a little bit of a perfectionist streak somewhere intertwined with the annoyance center of my brain. I know that being a little bit of a perfectionist sounds like a good thing, and it often can be, just NOT in this case! But thank you for your pleasant, reassuring support!
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@akalinus (44122)
• United States
10 Jan 16
I find it easier to come here several times a day and deal with the notifications as they come up. Of course, I don't get hundreds every day like you do. I also read the whole section of responses and then go back and delete all in that section.
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
13 Jan 16
@akalinus You're assumption is that I'm here for the money. I'm sorry to have to inform you that I'm NOT. My pockets are quite happy. Not 'full', not 'sad', but relatively willing to not care about $10-20 dollar increments. I will certainly be donating all my income to those that needed it more than I, period.
But your messages are not taken in VAIN....I believe that is the right spelling of the word!
@garymarsh6 (23410)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 16
Well you know the old saying “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”. Don't beat yourself up about it only do what you feel comfortable with. Real life gets in the way sometimes!
Another thing it sounds to me that you are quite a popular fellow! You can't be responsible for that!
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@garymarsh6 (23410)
• United Kingdom
10 Jan 16
@ataboy What a nice reply. You sound like a very nice person but I think that you should concede defeat on this point and don't underestimate your kindness. People would not go out of their way to read your views and respond to you if you were not a nice person.
OK lecture over good luck and do well!
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
10 Jan 16
LOL! No worries of offending me, @garymarsh6! Although I can read the pleasant nature of from your remarks. I didn't mean to insinuate what I clearly did upon rereading my response, and that is that I hinge every moment of my life on what others' think of me! I leave that to them...But I try to strive for perfection for my sake, never believing I might actually attain it of course! It's simply a "goal" if you like. But your every word has been read and is very much appreciated, sir, for what I believe they were intended on meaning!
You're probably right....about conceding defeat! Still I will try to make appropriate corrections first...then if that doesn't work, I will absolutely do so! Hence the "realist" part of my nature that I mentioned!!
@ataboy (737)
• United States
10 Jan 16
Yup, Gary, You're absolutely right, and I'm a realist! But I can strive to please all of the people all of the time, so long as it doesn't go against any of my morals or ethics, of course.
I'm a terrible tab-hoarder! I have so many tabs open at any given time that my system is usually just at the edge of overheating! My current browser window has 20 Tabs that I can count with scrolling, and there are probably 3-5 similar browser windows open presently, also. There are just things that I am really interested in, but don't have the time at present to go any further into! And plus, while I know I could save the tabs as a group, many of the important things reside in the history of each tab! That part doesn't get saved.
I hardly think it's anything about popularity....although I appreciate both your words and what you mean by them...It's truly says far more about the kindness of others in replying to me in the myLot community than anything else!
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
13 Jan 16
@ataboy I love your long winded responses. You leave no stone unturned. Your thoroughness is legendary.
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
19 Jan 16
@HanVanMeegerin Thanks, I'll try!...am trying actually!
But as far as making up for lost time, it's simply doesn't appear possible according to the laws of physics! ...Although I do recall someone that went by the name "Miss Bright"...I think she manage to pull it off, or so I've read!...Don't know where you'd find her though...
But as far as making up for lost time, it's simply doesn't appear possible according to the laws of physics! ...Although I do recall someone that went by the name "Miss Bright"...I think she manage to pull it off, or so I've read!...Don't know where you'd find her though...@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
19 Jan 16
@ataboy I'm sure you will make up for lost time.
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
13 Jan 16
I don't think you mean emails...but yes all my accts. read (99k+) at present...I'm no popular guy either! I actually have little to zero online presence that is track-able back to my email or name! But still your general idea does not go unrealized! I appreciate it 100% and I agree in a certain sense!
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@ataboy (737)
• United States
9 Jan 16
Perfectly legitimate answer Ms.Hatley! But is it significant that a more easier means would be worth finding if it suddenly appeared one day, right?!? Maybe it's something that I am not the only one that has difficulty with...And, if so I think it should me mentioned to the powers that be. My point was to see if I'm mostly alone in my considerations about this topic before I pass my thoughts on to Alex...He certainly has enough on his plate, so I just wanted to test the waters before I made a ruckus!
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
11 Feb 16
they can come very fast - you really can't catch them all so just do what you can and don't worry if you miss some
@JudyEv (348061)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Feb 16
I have opted not to be notified of likes. First thing I do is go to 'People, Discussions' and respond/comment on a number of posts. Then I open the email I get notifying me of comments and responses. I open each discussion in a new tab then go through and answer them all. Then I go to the next email and do the same.
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
10 Jan 16
EVeryone has there own way of going through the notifications. I do what you can and try not to worry about it. I would love to get back to everyone when they come through. But we can't do that. Some people do have that much time to spend here.
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