Oh my, myLot!

@akalinus (43366)
United States
February 28, 2017 12:38pm CST
Today has been a terrible day for new users. They have broken all the rules. One tried to sell stuff in a foreign language. Another told a joke. The joke was plagiarized. Another said who knows what. It was not English. I can't forget to mention the guy selling massages, either. There will be a flood of reports made. I'm wondering if anyone reads the guidelines before they start. Maybe they should have to sign something saying they read and understand the guidelines before allowed to make their first post.
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49 responses
@vandana7 (100605)
• India
28 Feb 17
I want to write a song...it is already picturized on Audrey Hepburn...but I want to write it ..All I want is a broom somewhere..newbie go away from myLot's lair, with one enormous sweep we shall send you out of mylot dear.. You should be reading some guidelines here, you should be asking some questions too If you can't follow something that is written there can't you watch how others are writing here. All I want is a broom somehwere.. Sorry for plagiarizing...
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
28 Feb 17
@vandana7 Ha ha very nice.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
28 Feb 17
I liked mine better
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
It does sound like a song, in a way. We all started here sometime so newbies are welcome. Sometimes, they become more like old friends.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Feb 17
I think that would be a good idea but some would most likely break the rules either way.
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@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
1 Mar 17
@akalinus For some the thought is that it will still get exposure for the brief time before it is taken down.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
Thanks! Some just come on here to pitch their agenda or sell something. It does not help them to do it here.
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@shaggin (72262)
• United States
28 Feb 17
They would just sign it and say they read it and didn't if that was mandatory... Maybe instead new users could have to take a quiz on mylot rules after reading the FAQ before writing their first post.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
That is an idea I had not thought of.
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@allknowing (137811)
• India
1 Mar 17
They will learn when their posts get deleted and yes strange they come here without reading rules.
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@allknowing (137811)
• India
3 Mar 17
@DaddyEvil Sometimes what we think is a violation is not so with Admin and vice versa and this discourages me from reporting.
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
3 Mar 17
Honestly, Always smiling, it isn't strange at all that people use a site without ever bothering to read the rules. That is how they live life. They expect the people who follow the rules to either fix their "mistakes" for them or to ignore the rule breaking. That is what our society has trained them to do. Ignore everything! Someone else can fix it for you or they can just ignore that you've done it wrong. Others will see that one breaking the rules and getting away with breaking the rules, so then they do that, too! myLot is just as guilty of doing that as every other place or site on this planet. I can show you "Discussions" on myLot that break the rules here, but when you flag them the Moderators here just take the flag off and let the post go. They don't care that rules are being broken. They just know that their favorite buddy wrote that and he doesn't make mistakes! I have flagged one post here three times and the only thing that happens is my flag is removed. I go by it the next day and can flag it all over again! That sure teaches people what the right thing to do is, right? Okay, I believe I am calm again, Always smiling. (I know you aren't here right this minute, but it still feels like you were and you listened to me rant for a minute or two.) Thank you for that. I really do appreciate it. I have no clue what to do about the problem, but at least I've said something about the problem. Thank you, again. You are always so nice and accepting.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
6 Mar 17
@DaddyEvil I remember a post that many people reported. The admins in their wisdom decided to leave it up anyway.
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
28 Feb 17
Rolling, rolling, rolling... Rope and throw and brand'em... Rawhide!
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
28 Feb 17
@akalinus Sorry, @vandana7's song set me off...
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
@pgntwo I liked @vandana's song, too.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
That's a little extreme. A nice comment of warning usually does the trick.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
28 Feb 17
There is no way to stop them, except to report them.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
I was one of many who reported them. The rule breakers either will learn to do it right or they will be out of here.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
28 Feb 17
Even worse is when those posts receive likes from older Lotters who should know better!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
28 Feb 17
@akalinus Why is that? Simple: because way too many here don't know the Guidelines and can't recognise a violation. Then there are the others who see it as 'snitching' and don't report anything and hope admin won't notice either
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
28 Feb 17
@akalinus Never was a truer word said! Sadly no-one will read your comment as it is too long and appears in a comment thread and people don't have time to read
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
Yes, why is that? I just tell the writer that they should not do that. They can listen or ignore.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
28 Feb 17
Maybe guidelines should be really visible so they can refer to it, like placing on panel above. But well, some just don't care.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
I have read them but not sure where to find them.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
28 Feb 17
@akalinus it's available in help.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
@prinzcy See, you found them!
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@jujunme (2501)
• United States
28 Feb 17
Besides the guidelines there are many members here who try to help the newcomers , but to no avail. They just don't listen! they also will get nothing for their efforts , have their discussions deleted , or worse get kicked off the site. with no one to blame but themselves
@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
I do tell them when they break the rules. Sometimes, it just takes a few words to set them straight. Others just do what they want until they get kicked off.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
28 Feb 17
@akalinus Many of them just do not want to listen.You can wake up a person who is sleeping.But what to do with someone pretending to be asleep.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
1 Mar 17
@akalinus We can keep saying what is the right thing to do.They do not care.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
1 Mar 17
@silvermist If they don't care, no one can make them care.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
Some people just want to do what they want to do. Sooner or later, they get deleted because they don't want to adapt to the job.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Feb 17
That would be a good idea although I guess plenty would just tick the box and carry on.
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
3 Mar 17
Basically that IS what they do, Judy. The first sentence in the Terms of Use Agreement for myLot says: "If you wish to become a Member, you must read this Agreement and indicate your acceptance during the Registration process." So when they began using this site, they didn't need to tick the box. Using this site means they agreed to all terms and conditions listed by myLot.
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1 Mar 17
They are like a virus.
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• Prairieville, Louisiana
28 Feb 17
I reported a post last week in a foreign language from a new mylot user.I have not seen any foreign language posts since then.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
There were a couple here earlier. One had just enough English in it for me to realize he/she was selling something.
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• United States
28 Feb 17
I'm sure glad I read the guidelines! I am a newbie and have been very careful.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
They really aren't that hard and there is plenty to talk about without violating them. I am sure you will do very well here especially if you take your own photos as suggested in your name on here.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
@WanderPhotog Welcome to the site. I am looking forward to your posts.
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• United States
28 Feb 17
@akalinus Thanks, Jo Ann. Yes - the photos will be original. I don't write jokes but I did write a (clean) limerick a couple months back - published it on a different site, though.
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@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
1 Mar 17
People will read, but not understand, and that is part of the issue of having a multinational site. I will say that the valuable members learn from their mistakes, the other kind are banned or give up. I guess we just keep on reporting.
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
1 Mar 17
@sumit21 That is true. Many think they can write a bunch of posts and make money. Here, we make money when people respond to our posts. There aren't that many rules but some want to break them.
@akalinus (43366)
• United States
1 Mar 17
@gardengertie Most people do learn after making a few mistakes. I am sure they get warnings before being banned.
• Burdwan, India
1 Mar 17
I think the newcomer people does not have the full conception about mylot,what is it and how it work and how they used.As it is opened for all ,everyone thinks and works on their own opinion ,and they does not know and care about the guideline and policy of this site
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
28 Feb 17
I haven't spotted any as of yet... as others said, maybe they have been taken down!!
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
I saw them still in the new user section of explore. They are wild!
• United States
1 Mar 17
Maybe a poem: The joke that you posted wasn't that funny, Are you here just for the money?
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
28 Feb 17
some would just jump in without reading the rules :(
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
3 Mar 17
Well, hello, Reine! It has been a long time since I've seen you sneaking around on the same discussions I am on... How have you been doing? (I actually thought you must be grinding away at work again so didn't have time to myLot.) It is wonderful to see you! I hope everything is going well for you and your family?
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
3 Mar 17
You can jump in without reading the rules. It is like diving into a lake. If you don't know what is there, you could find yourself in trouble.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
3 Mar 17
@DaddyEvil hey DE!! Like i want to run and hug you seriously, yes. Miss you. How are you? How's pretty?
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1 Mar 17
haha..new people new thoughts
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
1 Mar 17
Yes, always something new and unexpected.
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1 Mar 17
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• Nagpur, India
28 Feb 17
Does anyone really read the guidelines?
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
28 Feb 17
If you haven't done it, you should. Rules are rules and you will break them if you don't know about them.