Now I Know Why MyLot Says No

rakski

@rakski (135025)

• Philippines

27 Jul 19

@akalinus yes that is true

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

Sometimes, I think the admin need to decide if it gets reported.

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@porwest (98526)

• United States

26 Mar

Right. I have posted many jokes on here over the years. But you have to write them a certain way. If they are outright jokes, they'll get tossed. If they are just funny discussions, they'll be allowed to remain on site.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109845)

• Los Angeles, California

25 Jul 19

I am a joke an still allowed on here!

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Jul 19

Well, don't know what to say. I like your posts and don't think you are a joke.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Mar

@TheHorse Mine would be too. It is just too wild and weird. People will think I'm making it all up.

The Horse

@TheHorse (224821)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Mar

Yeah, me too. But my autobiography would be banned.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (143036)

• India

25 Jul 19

Here they expect original content and jokes are not

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

It is much better to write about whatever is going on around or near you, how it made you and others feel, what you think of what is going on in the world, or just anything as long as it comes from your mind and not someone else's site.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Mar

@porwest I know some ghost stories but not sure they are original. Some were told to me as a child. I will try to recreate one around Halloween time.

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@porwest (98526)

• United States

26 Mar

Unless you write the joke of course, OR you write it in an original way. I often cite ghost stories. The same stories have been told a million times, but they're all different because different people are telling them in their own way.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (224821)

• Walnut Creek, California

25 Jul 19

What SusanZ said. Like recipes, jokes can be cut and pasted. They are not discussions.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

Yeah, I like a good discussion. What can you say about a recipe? Are the biscuits fluffy?

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@porwest (98526)

• United States

26 Mar

They become discussions depending on how you write them, and myLot does seem to know the difference.

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@porwest (98526)

• United States

26 Mar

@akalinus There's lots people can discuss about a recipe. People can say they make theirs a different way and explain the different method. They might share a story about something their grandmother used to make. Granted, the recipe has to be written like a discussion, not like a recipe.

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (39934)

• India

27 Jul 19

@akalinus I don't know if jokes are not allowed here,but sometimes jokes may hurt others.In India jokes about a particular community had evoked protests.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

29 Jul 19

It happens here too, especially with politicians and other people who run their mouths a lot.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

30 Jul 19

@Shivram59 Yes, but they always offend someone and then the politician has to spend time trying to repair the damage and saying he is sorry or whatever.

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (39934)

• India

30 Jul 19

@akalinus Exactly. Four days back a senior member of our parliament from the opposition made an obscene comment about the speaker of the lower house who is a lady and yesterday he had to apologise to her.

CarolDM

@CarolDM (203410)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 Jul 19

I agree, many will take advantage.

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43903)

• Cambridge, England

25 Jul 19

A very good reason, of course! There are actually a number of reasons apart from the one you mention. First of all, a joke by itself can hardly be considered a 'discussion' because there isn't really any response to a joke other than "Ha ha!" (or "*groan*"!). Secondly, most jokes will have been copied and pasted and won't be original. It is, of course, quite possible to be both original and funny as well as making a valid point that's worth discussing. Admin judges everything on its merits here, which is why the Guidelines are called 'Guidelines' rather than 'Rules'.

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43903)

• Cambridge, England

25 Jul 19

@akalinus That is correct. Just a sentence or two, as long as it's clearly marked as a quotation (and a source specified) is fine, of course, but at least 75% of the post should be your own, original words.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@owlwings Thank you, it is good to know these things for sure.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

We are not allowed to copy here unless we give adequate credit with a link back if possible. We can't just paste it from Facebook or anywhere else.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (186879)

• United States

25 Jul 19

I always wondered about that too..most jokes are harmless..but I could see where they could become cause for concern, and offensive to certain groups.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (186879)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@akalinus Yes, and even if it didn't, some things are probably only funny to a particular culture, the references might be off.

@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@snowy22315 That's true too. The joke may make reference to a cultural thing or play on words that others would not understand.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

Yes, myLot is like a sample of the world with different backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, everything that makes them unique and interesting. There is no telling what might offend someone.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (172436)

• Boise, Idaho

26 Mar

There is no discussion with a joke. This is a discussion type site. I agree with what Jim said in this instance. It has to be written in a certain way.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (172436)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Mar

@akalinus ........that would be different.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Mar

@porwest is more talented than I am, but maybe I will try it sometime and see if I can stir up some interest in my comment.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25809)

• United States

25 Jul 19

I have posted discussions about jokes or used a joke to introduce a discussion but posting just the joke is, as I understand it, a violation of terms.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25809)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@akalinus My understanding has always been not to post just a joke, but posting a joke as part of an original discussion the joke is pertinent to is okay. I do try to make it an infrequent practice.

@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@DWDavis I don't know about that. You would have to ask the admin if in doubt.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

I would say it is risky at best.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

25 Jul 19

JJ already explained, the jokes are banned exactly as the recipes are banned, because most of the time they are not original.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472480)

• Switzerland

27 Jul 19

@akalinus So true, some people try to catch the attention with a title that has nothing to do with the post. I would add a guideline and say that "misleading titles are not allowed".

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

I knew that but I also see what a mess they can create and how much time and effort goes into it.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Jul 19

@LadyDuck They do it to get readers. Writing should fulfill the promise of the headline. It is childish and stupid. Something like, Look what this father and daughter were caught doing on tape. If you read the story, they were dancing at her wedding. It is stupid.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130204)

• Israel

25 Jul 19

@akalinus I did not know that jokes were not allowed here before you wrote this post.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

It helps to read the guidelines to refresh your memory.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Jul 19

@Hannihar Different sites have different rules. It is hard to remember what you can or can't do where.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130204)

• Israel

26 Jul 19

@akalinus I see.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (28244)

• United States

25 Jul 19

I can understand that rule, just cause I think something is acceptable and funny, you may not. So rather than chance it they have just tried to avoid all the people being offended.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Jul 19

Yes, that is pretty much how it goes in the world now. Everyone is offended by something, some more than others.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (28244)

• United States

26 Jul 19

@akalinus I am often offended that I am not offended by anything.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54400)

• United States

25 Jul 19

It is always curious to me why sites consider and discard various types of content. The internet is the greatest, and worst thing ever invented, simultaneously!

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

That is the honest truth. People are on it and they are the best and worst of society and everything in between.

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@DocAndersen Thank you, I remember it from my kid's high school in the city. The principal told the parents that the school represents the worst in human behavior and also the best. I apply that to the internet now.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54400)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@akalinus That is a great way to put it!

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marguicha

@marguicha (225656)

• Chile

25 Jul 19

Not everyone has the same sense of humor. It is also a cultural thing.

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marguicha

@marguicha (225656)

• Chile

25 Jul 19

@akalinus I agree.

@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

I don't have the same sense of humor as other people, I guess. Jokes can lose their meanings in a different cultural setting.

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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo

@Spontaneo (14700)

• United States

27 Jul 19

I have not seen many jokes on myLot?

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Christina Ladanger

@Ladanger (14578)

• United States

24 Jul 19

I post memes. I think it's allowed. I try to not to post inappropriate ones

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

24 Jul 19

On myLot it is allowed? I never thought about it. Most of the time I am busy posting or writing and I answer the discussions that interest me.

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Christina Ladanger

@Ladanger (14578)

• United States

25 Jul 19

@akalinus i post some because they are relatable but isn't offensive at all.

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Aanshi Raghava

@Aansh13 (11405)

• New Delhi, India

25 Jul 19

This is definitely one of the wise thing to restrict... Because humour can be understood by different people in a different way and it may perceived otherwise.... I think myLot has been amazing while setting the GUIDELINES...

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

25 Jul 19

I think myLot is one of the coolest sites around. The guidelines are good.

Aanshi Raghava

@Aansh13 (11405)

• New Delhi, India

26 Jul 19

@akalinus Agreed with you fullest

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Brenna

@isweartokira (3460)

• United States

26 Jul 19

but if they ban jokes, how will I ever find out why the chicken crossed the road? (no, it's better that they're banned. everyone has a different sense of humor. what one person finds funny, another may find it offensive)

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@akalinus (44233)

• United States

26 Jul 19

You will never know the secret.

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Crismaida Salazar

@crisma15 (451)

• Venezuela

25 Jul 19

Particularly I am usually a jocular person but never vulgar, I think you can be fun and entertaining without the need for double moral jokes and jokes.

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