Compassion towards fellow users.

I saw that discussion also and I wondered about why people were getting all ove the girl. I mean anyone on this site could be lying with every post they make. Does that make the discussions less interesting. I don't think so. If I see a discussion I want to respond to, then I respond to it. I don't think about if the person is lying or not. I share my opinion and give my advice. the way I look at it, even if the person who started the discussion is lying, doesn't mean that someone reading the discussion still couldn't get the help they need from it. mylot is about sharing thoughts, opinions and advice. they are about having good discussions. No where in the rules does it have to say that you can't make up things in order to get a good discussion going. So I think people need to focus more on the discussion and less on the person who started it or anyone who responds to it.

I respond to questions that catch my eye and seem interesting to me. I have asked one question and was actually astounded the reply I had. There were a couple off the wall responses that I thought huh? But overall I was quite impressed. I have noted quite a few off the wall stories but then again one never knows what goes on in other peoples lives in different walks of life....I respond if I have something to add if not I read and pass it by.

I felt really badly for that girl as well...and I thought it was horrible the way everyone was getting on her as well. I wish there was something I could do to help her, but for everyone to get off her back would help a great deal!

People on here may be telling the truth .They may also be compiling stories from what they know and/or read.Should we be questioning whether they are truthful or not?Do we need to judge them and answer accordingly? If people want to answer a discussion,then do so.What the individual does with the information is up to them.Relax and have fun.

Im sorry what was the discussion?

I question why someone who is in a bad situation would come to a place like My Lot to try and seek help. A place full of strangers, trolls ... there could be some serious psycho's here! lol

Well, you can have a very good idea of who is telling the truth and who is inventign stupid stories just to get answers. I think that it is pretty obvious ... in the majority of the cases.

I dont care if people are telling the truth or not as far as it wont affect me or other people. If they are telling story because they want to earn here in Mylot it's okey for me. You can know if a person is telling the truth by constantly asking her about the situation and try to cross examined her or talk to her in person.

I have seen this as well. Sometimes you can really see who is lying. the owner of the account is a male 37 and wirting a post saying I was raped and now i am pregnant - well that is obviously a lie.. However it can be very dangerous to accuse people of lying. what IF the person is actually telling the truth and are reaching outn for help.. I think people need to think twice before accusing someone!

Thinking about the point you mentioned about this girl being in a bad situation..its sad if people responded by telling her that she is lying. I guess in todays world we are just becoming cynical and so automatically assume that that girl just wanted more responses and so wrote about her situation. I guess rather than being cynical we should just respond to the discussions we think are genuine..otherwise we may just end up hurting someone's feelings by thinking they are lying.

I know what you mean. And when you offer that person a little tuff love, they get all defensive. Its a shame these kids can accept any guidance, but readily accept advice that condones their situation and behavior. Additionally, when you post a question or comment that is controversial, you should expect that somebody is going to be in disagreement, and the poster should be willing to accept the answers given.

heya, i think compassion is always a good thing to have. It is not nice to accuse ppl of lying just because you think theyre story is a little wierd. there are certainly alot of ppl on here lacking compassion. I was responding to a discussion a few days ago about some hardships i had been through and someone had the nerve to ask us why we would post that sort of stuff on here and told us that mylot is not for airing our dirty laundry. I hope nothing really bad ever happens to that person as they will certainly not have a sympathetic ear here. Having said that though i started a discussion about some totally different things a few days ago also and i got many sympatheti responses, it was really nice and exactly what i needed. I just think that if ppl dont have anything worthwhile to add to a discussion they should not bother to add anything at all. Thats my policy anyway, i dont post on any old discussion just because i want more ratings and earnings. Tanika.

Well, actully I havent read tht article of which u r talking about. But I think one sould not play wdth sentiments of others. It will surely hurts someone some were out there.Yes we do get credits but we should atleast try to pacify the person we r talking to. Atleast this cheer that person. Also u seems to be a person of tender heart. people like u r not found so easily now a days.

Actually we didn't have an idea about whather they are telling the truth or not. But what we need to do is to give positive reply. If we give false advise for the truth it will create trouble. So, always try to give advise positively, always think that they are telling the truth.

mrsfizzle i read the same story but it did not add up to my in my heart i felt it was untrue and very sad that someone would do that to fellow users.

i think u should talk her about this and u shoud give time i think so this is right way and analysis her moment u should do this

As for me. I'll just abide to the golden rule, "Don't do to others what You don't want others to do unto You". If you think a poster is lying with the discussion he/she posted just ask yourself, are you sure she's lying? If your not 100% sure that she's lying then you have no right to accuse her of lying in the first place.Besides there's nno harm if yyou could give a good and sound advise here in mylot, who knows someone might need it.

i believe 95% of what is posted here on mylot,an i dont accuse anyone of lieing.because i dont know,i had readed the story an i belive the girl is telling the truth,so help her all you can.

I think that the post you're upset about was the "young" girl who was pregnant because of a party she went to. But her past posts said that she was married and she was 26. In my opinion this is not the place you come to if you're looking for help. If you need internet advice then there are lots of other discussion boards out there for that. However, I didn't bother responding to this story at all. And if others didn't believe it they would have been better not responding to it as all they did was increase the user's earnings. There is no point being upset about things on the net MrsFrizzle. Otherwise you'll spend half your life crying your eyes out.

I have seen a topic like that once. People were calling the person who started the topic a lier and said he was only trying to make money. You are right. Who is to say if the person is lying or not. Why bother posting if you think the person is just telling tails trying to make money? Why not just scroll by so you don't bump their topic up. In my experience the person who is quick to call someone a lier is usually a big lier too.