Meaningful Discussions

Amen to that. Those type of responses make my blood boil.

Yes, there are a lot of people who don't 'read' the do's and dont's set out by myLot. And even then there are those who do and blatantly disregard them. I say again, is "Do you like pizza" a worthy discussion topic? Of course people like pizza, and some don't. The point here is that really there's no "spark" to ignite a discussion. It basically asks for a "yes or no" response which is against the agreement. Now if that user had said "What kind of pizza do you like and why?" then it would be a little better.

Exactly, but it still has a purpose. It doesn't always have to be a question that sparks a discussion. You can and probably have posted many topics that have got lots of replies and some that haven't, simply by making a statement or posting information on various topics.

I really don't think you know what the definition of a hypocrit is because I am definately not being one. Plus I know you haven't read what I've said and what I've been commenting on with other user's responses. Once again: I am not saying that people have to write about only things I am interested it - far from it. I'm saying that there are way too many bogus posts. But hey - whatever.

well...people in general are here to make an income...true that meaningful discussions take a backseat but then everyone has his/her opinion

I'm not disagreeing with you, but I was just stating from my position as a person that sometimes replies to less "deep" topics that it's not because I'm thinking, "easy money moneymoneymoneyoneoynoenoye!". If I feel inclined to tell someone that my favorite make-up line is soandso because of whatever reason I don't see harm in it. ;) I agree that if a topic is going to have a simple topic the initial poster should at least embellish enough that people have more to go on than a simple one word reply. I'm also not saying that I don't think there are people on here that make BS topics that don't even make sense half the time just because they know there is money involved. If they had the means to review topics before they were posted that would be amazing, but until that time everyone just needs to step it up.

I understand, and I respect everyone's opinion. I'm not saying that everyone here who starts one of these type of discussion is an abuser, just that a lot of them know exactly what they are doing. And you're right, they should at least embellish their topic a little more to create a better discussion. I'm not against some of these topics, but a majority of them are downright stupid, like my pizza example. That's an actual topic started that I just "had" to reply to, just to let him know it was stupid. And of course there's the inevitable finger pointing back at me saying "you just did it to get money." Which is not true, but they're just trying to deflect their guilt.

Really? So "Do you like pizza" is an acceptable topic? I agree that 'some' of these people just want to have fun, but a majority of them know exactly what they are doing.

Thanks, and yes "I do think!" :) I definately agree, though not everything has to be informative - I like discussions on television shows or sports teams or other interests. I wouldn't really call those informative but they are fun. And of course everyone's definition of fun is different and it can be fun to answer some kinds of mindless questions. But there are some, as mentioned before, that are just dumb, make no sense or are just trying to make money (whether successfully or not). Thanks for your response!

I have already found a bunch and I'm finding it easier to weed out the idiotic posts.

Yes, I know, a little "thank you" it's just useless, but people doesn't want to understand it, or better, they understand well I think, but they doesn't care 'cause most part of them is just looking for money, and they don't care if it would ruin the community level. Maybe your proposals ccould be a good way of control. why don't you try to PM it to mylot?

I know exactly what you mean ;) It's true we are a huge community now. The process for submitting discussions needs to be automated to involve both a minimum character amount for the actual discussion text and also a review of each post. The latter would be the hardest to implement. When I comment on my responders to say thank you I also add something to the conversation, whether it's arguing my point relative to their response or just adding to it. I find it helps the converation along.

that makes u feel good abt urself...dsnt it? good for u..try and try again to prove ,atleast to urself, that u r not a fake concern showing punk...that wud make u feel better..best of luck newbie

I am responding for my "friend" who started this thread, because I read your response and got so angry. You are exactly the kind of person that we don't want here. People who have nothing intelligent to discuss should take their ignorance and negative attitudes and find another place online to go. You certainly are not contributing anything of value here. I hope that the initiator of this post reads your stupid response and replies also.

Oh don't worry, I have and I am. I guess you also don't know how to spell properly... or am I to assume that you are a teenager using net colloquialism? You are indeed the type of person that we want to avoid signing up for this site. I am not offended by your post, if that's what you were aiming for. And I've only been a member for about a day now, so I'm definately not annoyed to the brink of leaving this place. This place is great, if we can avoid money grubbers - presumably like you. My concern is genuine, as I've said, I've only been a member for a day and I've already seen abuse in high numbers. Everyone is on this site to make money. But there are those of us that conduct ourselves both morally and respectfully and we actually adhere to the terms of agreement set forth by myLot. I hope they do read this post and realize the kind of character you are. I know that they know about this problem. I could careless if they pay me more or less or furnish me with gifts - which I know won't happen and again, I don't care. Because I'm here for more than just making money. People like you make me ashamed to be human. I'm not even going to dignify the rest of your pitiful comment. Thanks for your comment Lauriefnp.

So just don't read it and don't leave useless comments like this one. I really don't understand you people. Bah!

So true. I hope he/she doesn't think he'll/she'll get paid for that response. If you don't like that it's long, don't respond that it's too long. Move on to the next discussion.

Sorry to hear you are unwell. Hope you will be better before the holidays, and keep up your good work on MyLot.

This is quite true. I was on for most of the day yesterday as I'm home for health reasons. I posted a few questions and mostly commented on my ongoing discussion as well as others. The big answer is that for my 8+ hours of commenting and responding and question-posing got me a whopping $1.88. So earning a living is definately out and these people will see that it doesn't really help them at all. I am even "more" calm than I was when I wrote that I had calmed down since my initial post. Thanks for your response!

It's against the rules of mylot to leave reflinks in the comments without a good reason. Obvious you defend the rule-breakers. You are the first who break them.

Completely accurate, Xeedar. Thank you. Nice shameless plug for a link no one will follow. And even if we did, I would just type in the URL sans your referral and sign up without giving you whatever it is they give you for referrals! myLot is for everyone, but just like any other community it has rules and you're just proving my point - though up until now I hadn't really gone into the whole links thing. Did I once say that myLot was mine? No. Anyone else think so? I beg to differ re: that it's "not your job to worry about BS question and answer." myLot has asked for everyone's help in pointing out rule-breakers.

I love the way that you've kept this conversation alive and on track. A ++ rating for sure!

I aim to please! I'm trying to be an upstanding member and foster good discussions, as well as support the ones I start and respond to.

That's basically what it boils down to. Everyone has their own opinion, and I respect that - even if it conflicts with my own. Likewise, I expect that people respect mine. Do like me, sift through the crap to find the diamonds. It doesn't have to be mind-boggling, thought-provoking material - just something that requires more than a yes or no answer and more than 2 or 3 brain cells to answer.

Exactly. I just saw a new post that's title was "What is my date of birth day?" Not only does that not make sense, but what a dumb question. Who knows what her birthday is and furthermore what discussion is to be had around such a topic?

No, not everyone's motive is greed. Some people are just trying out the language or do have difficulty with it. But these discussions I have seen are recent, not old. I'm realy only trying to answer new discussions which is why I stick to recent ones, new ones and recent ones my friends have started. I'm taking all of it with a grain of salt now because I realize that there are certain exceptions like ESL people and others.

Correct, people cheat the system with whatever they can, for a measley few dollars. However, some people with irrelevant posts are genuine. It's hard to tell the difference when reporting them...

I'm not saying that posts can't be silly and I'm not saying that everything has to have a philosophical approach and alter the way a person thinks once it's read. I also never said it had to be long. I'm simply stating that there are people out there taking advantage of the system... but of course there are these people everywhere.

I know that. But it's not about people who don't agree with me, if that were the case I don't think anyone would still be here. One of the best thing about this place is that we can hear different people's opinions and hopefully they are different and don't agree as it makes for a good conversation. Help us out, myLot staff! :)

Just ignore the people that abuse the mylot system my friend, there isn't anything else we can do I'm afraid. xxx

Look dude i am new to this site really dont how to respond to this mail...but think that if u desist ppl from venting out there frustated ness in this site i dont have ne idea how they are going to vent it out.

There's a difference between a light hearted post and something that's obviously a BS post. Something like Coke Or Pepsi? to me, is a BS post. It's a one word answer.

I never said anything about having to discuss things that are important to me. We're talking about BS posts. There's probably thousands of topics that are worthy of myLot out there that I have no interest in, and therefore skip over and don't read at all. But there are so many moronic posts, whether it's motivated by greed or not.