What Mylot Could Take From Other Sites
@arthurchappell (44998)
Preston, England
February 19, 2016 10:06am CST
Mylot is certainly doing well and improving all the time. The new layout, currently being tested looks great and more members are tuning in to it by the day.
There is still a lot that could improve things though, and much that could be borrowed and cribbed from other sites.
1/. Bubblews made many blunders that made their downfall inevitable but the option to store pages in edit files was great as we could put drafts of articles in preparation there ready to post live later.
2/. Persona Papers had links leading to an author’s previous and next article directly under their submissions which was a great incentive to read more.
3/. A still active site, Wikipedia has a random page finding button, which lets readers make a pot luck search of randomly picked articles old or new which can throw up unexpected gems readers might otherwise never discover. Mylot could use a similar button.
4/. Finally we should benefit more from reads by non-members. My articles have been read and shared on Facebook and Twitter but the readers there can’t add to our likes or comments as members do. It would be a great incentive to sign up for them if they could interact more and it would boost our earnings as well as Mylot itself.
Arthur Chappell
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
19 Feb 16
I found them handy for if I had to switch to temporary computers - I could flip them from the draft reserve quickly and use the rest of the time to comment / browse
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
19 Feb 16
I don't think draft options will benefit mylot.
Easy to store stuff elsewhere.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
20 Feb 16
changes should come gradually rather than all at once - it gives us time to adjust
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
20 Feb 16
@arthurchappell
Yes if the Admin wants to do something new.
@Romeo4Ever (7)
• Malaysia
20 Feb 16
good reading here, joined mylot a few minutes ago, still learning.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Feb 16
I do miss drafts, I also wish I had a button I could hit when looking at discussions posted by those I follow to "see all new"
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@akalinus (43209)
• United States
20 Feb 16
I especially like your last suggestion. If people not on here could read and interact with posts, it would increase interest in the site. We could share our posts and other people's posts on our social media sites. I never heard of this site until a friend messaged me about it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Feb 16
I def agree with the last point. The others are valid ideas, but I am not sure if they want to turn this site into a bubbs or PP type of site. They were writing, this is social. My friends read my discussions so it would be nice to get credit for them.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
19 Feb 16
Some good ideas... I like number 2... I sometimes used the draft facility, but have got used to copy and pasting now....
@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Feb 16
These are all good points. For the moment, I'm loving the larger font and better display of photos.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Feb 16
Number 1 is an option I have mentioned before and one that would really be nice to have. PP had it. Sometimes we get interrupted or just jotting down thoughts and it is nice to have that place to stash works in progress.
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