Should the posting of jokes as 'discussions' be against the rules?

I think most jokes are not really appropriate..but that is my opinion and others may feel otherwise. +

i AGREE WITH YOU. jOKES OFTEN GET OFF COLOR. they are not the original thought of the writer. Perhaps a separate sight, as you suggest, could be saved for the jokesters.

Yes, there should be a little bit of Mylot specifically for jokes and riddles and games. I'd personally like Mylot to stay as a serious q and a site, I know some of my questions seem daft to some people, but they are my general ponderings and real questions that I really want the answers too. Even though I post daft questions, I wouldn't actually post a joke or anything here, it just doesn't seem appropriate.

the very purpose of crating a discussion, posting replies and making it grower is to cultivate the habit of increasing the knowledge/sharing the knowledge of others and +++ many other benefits. If a joke is made for discussion , then this will become a fun matter and no good responses will come out and the total effort of the motivator fails better avoid jokes

I do not think mylot should be paying anyone for jokes they copy and paste from some other site and fail to give credit to where they found the joke. The member did not write the joke in their own words, they generally do not construct a discussion around the joke they use. It is just a joke they find somewhere online. It is unoriginal, and therefore should not earn payment. Now, if someone wants to construct a discussion and then add a relevant joke they find online to enhance it, sure as long as they mention that they found this joke somewhere else. The reason I have a big issue with those that start a discussion with a joke they find somewhere online, is that anyone can do this. Anyone can sit here and continuously copy and paste a joke they didn't write themselves. Why should mylot pay them to cheat like that? I feel it is another way to scam on mylot. Many of the ones that are doing this are also the ones that have poll and survey type discussions, or copy and pasted copyright infringed articles. They are cheating.

if the joke is posted in a discussion and is linked to the discussion then i think its fine, otherwise, i dont think discussions should be started JUST for jokes =/ isnt against the mylot rules or is it just me?

I never quite know what to say to make a discussion out of a joke. I think that if the person uses a joke as a springboard to a topic and then follows it with questions about the point the joke makes, it might be okay. But these people who just sit and copy joke books should be banned from doing so. That's so boring, and I gave up trying to answer them a long time ago.

I don't mind jokes which encourage a discussion, like maybe if you use a jole and elaborate such as saying a "bonde" joke and asking if blondes really are that dumb(although that example wouldn't be very good because that question has been asked too many times. But you know what I mean) I don't think it should be allowed if people are going to put a joke on just to put a joke and there is going to be no discussion of it, unless you discuss how funny it is and why but that's just silly. Maybe there could be a seperate section like they have on some other sites, or maybe if someone has got so many jokes they want to put them on here, they could start up their own forum or something, I think having jokes on this kind of site, even in a seperate section, isn't really a good idea. I mean, I have seen certain other sites where they have clearly had a "jokes" section and insults have flown around because there have been too many people ready to insult before they even realise that the section is for jokes.

Now I feel somewhat guilty for posting the jokes I have posted. I do enjoy a good joke and love to share them. Perhaps if MyLot did not want us to post them for earnings, they could offer us the option of posting without gaining points. I for one would still be posting even if there were no earnings to be had. Laughter is the best medicine.

It is not specified anywhere in mylot rules. so until they alter the rule keep posting jokes.

I know that jokes reduces stress and relaxes the mind,and maybe they should be seperate area for posting of the same.

why should they remove jokes? everytime i have a bad moment i like to read some and feel a little better. it's true that humor and taste are debatable things, but i'm sure there is a little something to cheer everyone up.

No I don't think so. I have heard some good jokes that I want to share with others. Sometimes I'm not in a very good mood and I see a joke that that really perks me up.

No. I enjoy them it adds humor to the day. It takes you away from getting mad at some of the myLot responses.

no because I like posting them if we can't have some fun some of the time it would not be fun hear

I think a separate area for jokes would be a good idea as they're not really discussions and, unless you're looking for different punchlines, once they're answered the discussion ends.

I think that a discussion on different jokes is fun and acceptable. It gives people something to laugh over and they can reply with their own as well. If everything gets put on a "not allowed" list, soon their won't be anything left to talk about. If you don't like jokes, simply don't read the thread. That's my take on it.

Yes, because 99% of the time they joke is copied from somewhere else, plus it's not a discussion anyways.

Not really, infact jokes can be shared across various regions and some light humor on mylot should not hurt anyone

Well if the joke pertains to a topic, they wish to further discuss that would seem reasonable. But I have seen way too many that are only posting jokes and nothing else and well to be honest, I think they do seem to take up space and time for those of us looking for a really good post to discuss. I like the idea of maybe having a joke only section separate from the discussion boards. Maybe you can send that to them for consideration. MyLot may take you up on it. Good Idea!