It is not like it was in the old days

By MysD
@mysdianait (66009)
Italy
December 10, 2016 2:28pm CST
The title is a quote from part of a comment that I received on a previous discussion and it is referring to the atmosphere here on myLot. I have been away for a while and have not been back long enough to notice big differences compared to when I was here before (for many years) but I was wondering: - is it different here now from before and if so why is that so? - does everything become different as we grow older and in that case, is it because we change rather than our surroundings? - do you wear slippers indoors in the winter when you are here and would it be different if you were dressed up?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
10 Dec 16
I like a few new features, but globally I regret the old myLot. Members are not different, but the site is. The main difference is that we can block others, delete their responses in our discussions, and their comments in our responses. The result is that we rarely have fierce discussions like in the past, or we can have them only with people able to accept them, so it is certainly more "politically correct" than before. It is not yet forbidden to have fun with friends, but funny discussions are also more rare. Trolls and rants have quite disappeared...
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
It is not yet forbidden to have fun with friends, I am pondering on the 'yet' in that phrase and wondering when a certain person will appear and whether she would have enough time to push a wheelchair again and put it to the test Those were the days indeed and maybe they will return
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
@topffer The people who pushed them before woud not have changed and would be able to find the right alleys in which they could push them again, I'm sure
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@topffer (42156)
• France
11 Dec 16
@mysdianait You are right, it is a matter of people, but the roads we have now are less favorable to push wheelchairs and to skate than the little alleys we had before.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Dec 16
It may seem different to some due to the absence of old friends, but I am fortunate enough to have worthwhile new friends here.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
I too am seeing many friends from the past times are still here. I also see that it is very slow compared to when I was here before but that might be due to the holidays and all the preparations for them.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Dec 16
@mysdianait The level of activity appears to fluctuate, so unfortunate timing would make it seem extremely quiet.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
@Marty1 Oh I am definately positive!
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 Dec 16
We need you back so this place would have a semblance of what it was before! You were an iconic figure in the former Mylot so your presence would be a great addition
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
Oh so good to see that you are still here too! Thank you for those lovely words but if everyone else is missing than even if I am here more often again, it will seem like there is an echo Hopefully people are missing because they are busy with preparations for the holidays
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• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Dec 16
I think the only difference now really is things are much slower than they used to be. Not a whole lot of people around lately. Some days are better than others though. It is still my favorite place to be though. =)
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
Mine too and the only place that I am writing now. I have not yet fathomed out when people are here and which are the fast or the slow times. I just checked the 'recent' posts and see that there is not much new in the last few hours and I am surprised as I recall that on Saturdays there used to be a lot going on. That is odd indeed.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
@LovingMyBabies It is evening here and just after 10 p.m. and I thought more people would be here now. I will have to keep a closer look during next week - though I guess the upcoming holidays might cause people to be busy elewhere during the week too. Good to see you again!
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• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Dec 16
@mysdianait On the weekends now things are super slow here. At night here it usually picks up a little bit but still fairly slow. Weekdays are much better interaction wise. This is the only place I write too, and it will stay that way. =)
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
12 Jan 17
There are some differences I have noticed during the year and a half (almost?) I have been here, MysD. There are people I carefully avoid now that I didn't use to avoid. I have stopped using endearments to the majority of the people here, unless I specifically ask and they agree it is alright to use them. I use to talk here so much that I easily went well over the target payment here. Sometimes now, I rush the last few days of the month just to push my bank over the line so I get paid the next month. I am no longer feeling that this is a fun place to play. (Yes, there are still some people here I can and will play and be silly with, but many of the ones I used to enjoy are no longer here.,,, Some of them quietly slipped away. Some of them felt like they were driven from myLot. (I understand that feeling, as well.) Part of my problems stem from the meds I must take. Part of my problems stem from being in pain a lot of the time I am here. Part of the problems stem from being easily distracted now... (I may go to look up something for myself or someone else and forget what I was doing or find something fascinating that I keep pursuing until I forget I was even on myLot at all.) myLot has changed, we have changed and our friends have changed. No, I haven't gotten into the habit of complaining like this while you were gone. You ask questions and I tried to answer them. I do hope you have been feeling much better lately.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
18 Jan 17
Your friends have not changed at all, they're just busy with their lives and will be back when they could find time to do so. For starters, I'm back, aren't I? Don't worry about what the others think or feel about you, just be yourself.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
18 Jan 17
@DaddyEvil Happy to see you too. Still in the process and will be ready soon. Don't worry, you're not the only one. Maybe I'm worse than you. I forget things easily as well. I'm as excited as you are cause you remembered me even after so long.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
18 Jan 17
@Jlyn10 I am so pleased and happy to see you, Jlyn! Raja came back a few days ago and said he had spoken with you! He said your business is almost ready to take off or has taken off and is doing well? (Okay, which was it? BTW, this is the type of memory issue I have now. I have gone from having an almost eidetic memory to large and small holes in simple things I say and do, now.) I went searching for you several times after you were here last, hon! I kept hoping you'd have a minute or two and would just drop in on us! (Sorry, I am just so excited to see you!)
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@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 16
I'm sometimes dressed in my Disney Winnie the Pooh outfit when I MyLot. My lower half doesn't seem to get cold. Except for my feet, which I sometimes soak in hot water. I've only been here a year and a half or so, so I can't comment on the "old days."
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
I am really curious to see your outfit Sounds fun
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
20 Jan 17
Uhm... pony, I also know how you have said you are dressed at other times you have been on myLot! (Thank you for NOT telling me when you are wearing uhm... your 'other' outfit while you are on myLot! I sincerely appreciate that!)
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@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jan 17
@mysdianait Well, I'm wearing it now.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
10 Dec 16
I was here for quite awhile years ago and just realized it was up and running again so I've been here again for a few days. I honestly can't see it's much different. Even the types of posts are the same and the questions. There are different people here but I see a few names that were here before. It looks a bit different but all in all, it's not.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
Hi there! I remember you from a long time ago I was back but then went missing due to ill health but I am back again now. I see many people from way back when but I don't notice a lot of difference from how things were.
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• United States
22 Dec 16
i remember you
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@rebelann (112876)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Dec 16
Ahhha, you're back, As the world turns events cause changes and that's true about mylot as well, age has nothing to do with it.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
@rebelann I think it is more like they are out of practice!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
Yes I think I am indeed back I think age might have a hand in it too. I am older and along with that my typos have increased and I can't skate as fast as I used to, though that might only be because I am out of practice. We'll soon see
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@rebelann (112876)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Dec 16
Well, age does lend us wizdom so perhaps you are simply being cautious not a bad thing you see @mysdianait as for typos, well, that is a brain thing. Your brain is in one place but your fingers can not keep up, perhaps they are cold
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
11 Dec 16
when i'm here, i go to 'most recent discussions' and 'most recent activity' to see who else is online. even when there aren't that many people, you can just leave responses and comments and post a new discussion. then the next time you log in, boom! your notifs is bursting and your bank increased.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
Yes I certainly got a shock when I logged on this morning and wasn't expecting all the activity that I found here at all I can see that I am going to have to be careful in future or it will be difficult to keep up with my own discussions let alone get around to others. I too watched the recnt activity when I was here last evening but it was almost at a standstill and I was very surprised. Maybe everyone was waiting for me to go to bed
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@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
11 Dec 16
I have not been here for many years, but it's already more than one year. I miss many friends who migrated to other sites, but I still see some great friends every day.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
Good to see you again! I am so pleased that you are still here and enjoying it too. I will I hope be here more often again now and maybe some of the older vibes will be felt again. There are indeed so many great friends here
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
@LadyDuck Yes everything is progressing very well thank you and as long as I keep taking my medicines, walking and dieting it should continue in the right direction
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@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
11 Dec 16
@mysdianait I am happy to see you back Diana. I know about your health problems, I hope that everything is fine now. I am still here and I enjoy this place.
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• United States
11 Dec 16
I have been here a year and a half and it isn't different to me. I know it is different to some long timers.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
It feels like you have been here much longer than that. Sad that you didn't find myLot earlier as you missed out on a lot of fun but the important thing is that eventually you found it
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill Me too over 10 years ago and it was the first place that I landed and the only place that ever felt like 'home' for me
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• United States
11 Dec 16
@mysdianait I found it quite by accident, I wasn't looking for a new 'home'......!!!
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
11 Dec 16
I don't know if it is different here now as I have only been here several months I think things become different because we change as we grow older I wear slippers when I'm home no matter what I'm wearing
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
I am always in slippers too until summer then it's on with the flip flops. I too think age has a lot to do with everything and we change a lot. It is quieter than it used to be but that could be due to the fact that it is only a couple of weeks to the holidays and people might be busy with preparations. We'll see
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 Dec 16
@Butchcass4 Thank you and the same to you and yours
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• United States
18 Dec 16
@mysdianait Yes I am a slipper person in the cooler months and flip flops in the summer. I had this one pair of Nike flip flops and I could only wear them a couple of times and they would stink. I would throw them in the washer but I finally got rid of them. I found a nice pair at a local clothing center that nearly lasted the summer. Are you enjoying this season as we celebrate the birth of our Savior? I pray blessings upon you during the holiday season.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
10 Dec 16
I would say "actions change everything" - nothing is constant. Crocs, not slippers, too.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
That would be ACE Oh mine are slippers and crocs for summer
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
10 Dec 16
@mysdianait Crocs and a pair of woolly socks in winter; just crocs in summer. ACE, yes - top notch! :)
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
19 Jan 17
@pgntwo There you are. Nice to re-meet you.
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@Stessia (192)
• Abuja, Nigeria
10 Dec 16
I'm new here... I've not been here upto two days but I'm already loving this community... I love it here... I don't know how it was for you years ago, but I love how it is now..
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
Welcome aboard! The more you are here the more you will enjoy it ... and probably end up addicted to it like many otherz
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
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@Stessia (192)
• Abuja, Nigeria
11 Dec 16
@mysdianait ... Hmmmm.... Let m sit tight and watch how it plays out...
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Dec 16
Things do tend to change over time. I don't find this site that much different. I don't know about the slippers questions. I don't wear them.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
10 Dec 16
Oh winter means slippers for me or my feet would drop off because of the cold I am still seeing many people from the past but it seems so slow compared to how it was when I was here regularly. Hopefully they are all just too busy to be here at the moment.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
@celticeagle Yes indeed they probably are and will be back again during and after the holidays hopefully
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Dec 16
@mysdianait .....It means warm socks for me. No slippers. Remember it is Christmas time and many members are busy with that.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
13 Dec 16
One thing is that the best response isn't being implemented anymore . I miss that .
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
13 Dec 16
I noticed that. I can't say that I miss it as sometimes it was difficult to pick just one and I got so behind with choosing them that it is one chore less now
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
14 Dec 16
@SIMPLYD No, no it was us, the users, who chose it
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
14 Dec 16
@mysdianait I think it wasn't us who chose it , but by Admin .
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
18 Jan 17
It's kind of quiet now, @mysdianait. So much different from the good old days when everyone was so crazy in each other's discussions. How I miss that time and all my good old friends. I am barefoot in the house because there is no winter here.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 Jan 17
Yes it is definately a lot quieter. It seems there are few people not who want to jump about from one topic to another like we did in the past. Maybe because we are all older and go slower?
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 Jan 17
@Jlyn10 Absolutely! We are much better at it than some of them there young ones
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
18 Jan 17
@mysdianait Maybe because we are all older and go slower? I'll have to agree on that. But then, old is gold. I'm thankful that I'm still capable.
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@Orson_Kart (6775)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 16
It definitely feels different to me. The banter used to be fantastic and having fun was top of the agenda. Now it has a much more serious undertone. Many of the old gang are no longer around and have been replaced by posters from another site which failed. Let's hope that doesn't happen here. Now where are my pipe and slippers...
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
12 Dec 16
I doubt that will ever happen here! I see that 'the old gang' are not all here but hopefully one by one we can get them back. In the meantime maybe someof us could train the new gang and get them bantering? Hope you open the window when you use your pipe
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
14 Dec 16
The mind boggles @Orson_Kart whatever do you do with it? There must be, on the law of averages, some of the new gang who might get involved.
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• United Kingdom
14 Dec 16
@mysdianait I don't have the same rapport with the new gang, so nothing flows naturally for me. Don't worry about the pipe, I don't smoke it.
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@yukimori (10145)
• United States
11 Dec 16
The way it is now reminds me of the way myLot used to be when I first joined, although a bit more tedious to navigate without the old category system. I still haven't gotten used to the whole tagging thing, and I'm afraid I'm probably never going to figure out how to properly use them on my own discussions. I think perception has a lot to do with everything seeming different. I had an interaction with a customer a few days ago that really underscored that idea for me. We had an issue with a certificate she had--it had expired, and she was rightfully disappointed that she wasn't able to use it. She decided to wait on the purchase, thanked me, and left--the whole thing was extremely respectful. A little while later, a coworker who had observed the situation commented on "that woman storming out of the store." I haven't worked with him very often, but it seems like he has a negative impression of the people we serve, and it shows in how he perceives situations. And slippers... hm, I haven't owned a pair in years. Can't even stand to wear socks unless I absolutely must, so I just go barefoot in the house.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
@yukimori I was going to say That I didn't but I took a closer look and I did! It went in the other list which I rarely check but all is well again now. So good to see you bothe here and there!
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@yukimori (10145)
• United States
11 Dec 16
By the way, did you get the message I sent you on Facebook a few days ago?
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
I don't have problems with the navigation though it does seem to take more time than in the old days to see what is happening. I guess I have to get back into a routine though and find some extra time so that I can be here for longer stretches. Perception does differ from one person to another and depends on character too. I don't go barefoot anywhere except on the beach in summer
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@GooglePlus (3831)
11 Dec 16
......... now from before and if so why is that so? I agree with it, Now and Before is different.Now got 3 alphabets and before got 5 alphabets ( 1 alphabet is repeated ). Because All trust what you see. Since I can see there is a difference that means there is difference. .............. we grow older and in that case, is it because we change rather than our surroundings? Yes it does, now my body doesn't support as it used be. It's natural phenomenon of losing teeth and then brain and it got nothing to do with surrounding. ................ in the winter when you are here and would it be different if you were dressed up? My floor got cold so I gave him my blanket. I don't wear slippers in house, you see they can make you slip. Fractures at this age is not affordable.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Dec 16
Very wise indeed, on all counts
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11 Dec 16
@mysdianait I thought you will be pulling your hairs and thinking of slapping me through monitor.
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11 Dec 16
@mysdianait Lucky you, You are freed from Parlor expenses.
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