New myLot feature, 500 rating threshold, is this a good feature?

I am also unsure about the new restrictions. i try make quality repsonses to discussions but i feel like this is targeting the wrong people. they should have a feature, like on aim, where people get warnings when they are rated negatively so then they can't copy and paste or upload photos, or even start discussions until they wait and their warning level goes down. i think that would be more effective. i had a problem with this rule already because i was trying to respond to a topic that discussed rape, but mylot kept not loading my response and deleting everything i had written and i couldn't figure out which word they were having a problem with. so i would copy what i had typed before i had submitted it so i wouldn't lose everything again, but i wasn't able to paste it back in. it was a real hassel and i was genuinely trying to respond to a discussion with good information. i think in theory the rule is a good one, but like you said, it is targetting the wrong people.

It does not take months to reach 500 i am nearly at it after a month, although i would say that the features are better because only people who are top users will be able to post. I think that this will stop all the spammers from reaching payouts by posting alot of photo's and typing in 2 word sentances because mylot are now deleting there topics.

I totally agree with you. The offenders are way over 500 posts by now, and they will continue to add up to their posts, while we, honnest users, are stuck below 500. It does make you wanna post just about anything to reach that 500 and be able to post quality pictures to your posts. I'm not saying that's what i'm doing, i am not too far from the 500 mark, but it might influence good users to botch it up a bit. My Lot should definately review this new rule.

I think it is a good feature. It is not a question of quantity over quality but a way to prevent bad users to fill up mylot of photos, many that have nothing to do with the discussion. When one reaches 500 it is a greater possibility that he/she is more used to mylot rules and ways, at least it is what I think.

I am totally aginst the new guidelines designed by this community.The first change that is the case of uploading pictures,I think it had deprieved many new users of their source of earning..because as in may case I have make a good amount by uploading relevant pics. Another change that the priviledged members can now copy and paste discussions and responses,then I can say that it is promoting some sort of discrimination between the users..and it is making quantity superior over quality.

I think this new feature is unfair. It's going to take me a long time to reach a level of 500. I have posted pictures and have never copy or pasted anything, so why do the oldtimers on here get to do these things when I can't even though I've been a good poster and member of mylot. It's not fair, and hopefully they will reverse this when they see that it really is not working at stopping the spamming. We'll have to wait and see I suppose!

I think this feature is alright cause I'm already over the 500 mark. I started on MyLot back in September so it took me a while to get to this point. You made a good point though. There ARE a lot of people who are over 500 BECAUSE they cheated and were copy pasting things. I guess in a way they are rewarding the cheaters.

I reached 500 my first week, and during that time I was so busy answering all the postings I felt I could contribute to that I didn't have time to worry about uploading pictures. Too many new people are coming here expecting to earn big money fast. If that's what someone is here for, they need to leave. This is #1 a discussion site. That we earn a little money is a perc. I've had people with ratings as low as 0 request to be my friend. I always check over their profile before saying yes or no. I find many who have posted numerous discussions (often without checking to see if they've already been done) and have already made a lot of friends. To me this says that they want people to help them make money, but they don't want to reciprocate. How can you have 75 friends and have never made a post to one of their discussions? I always turn these people down. I haven't noticed the pictures, but I would imagine that mylot has seen a lot of abuse of the picture downloads from new people who aren't actively participating in the discussions. You'll find that mylot works hard at improving this site. Try getting used to it before complaining about the way they are running it. If you have a concern, go to the bottom of the page and hit "Contact us" to send a message directly to mylot.

well...i think it wasn't a necessary restriction...because i've been here in mylot since about 2 months..thou i dont work for hours and hours together...i do put in a few minutes almost everyday...and the 500 rating is still a long way from now..but i know for sure that there are many genuine users who don't spam mylot and provide quality content...but have rating much less than 500...not even a 3 figure...so i think it should solely depend on the rate abuse button '!' mylot has provided and it should determine if users are spamming or not..

your right, It should be the quality and not the quantity. Perhaps, Mylot should think twice about changing this feature to help the newcommers get to there goals alot quicker.

I don't really like it because I was not abusing it and now, when I try to copy paste a long link I am unable to and I can't upload meaningful pics. Once I reach the magic number of 500 then I will be able to, but in the mean time I think my responses are missing out on some good stuff. And, as you already said I see a lot of people with 500 plus responses and they are writing yes no, poll type questions. Like do you like your name? What kind of question is that. How is that a discussion? Do people actually care wether I like my name?

I can understand why myLot wants to encourage people to post quality topics and pictures, and that making a posting threshhold for posting pictures is a nice goal for users, but I'm wondering if the 500 mark is a bit too high. You make an excellent point about users with high rankings being the people who post a lot of one liners. Perhaps myLot can adjust this limit to something lower, but add a component of looking at how many "+" ratings a user has received? That might be a bit more fair. ~Wyrdsister

yes it is a very good scheme.as it will stop the scams and people from copying the posts of people

hmm there is no point in participating in a discussion if all u want to do is copy and paste and not express ur honest opinion. it defeats the whole purpose of mylot, in my view. this feature will help those who are here just to make quick bucks, but don't have plans to contribute worthwhile views.

Actually I feel that this is a good feature, as think about it, it restricts what spammers can actually do when it comes to posting. The Admin of mylot try their best to keep mylot clean from spammers and I think this is what they felt was necessary.

Hi The problem with abusers of the system, is that you have to start somewhere! Yes, you are right, there are abusers who are in the 1000 post bracket, and they have got there purely by cheating!! But.............. Then there are posters like my self and a few others who are DETERMINED that these guys will be "Wheelded Out" Just like the "Bad Apples" in a barrel, you have to find them, before they can corrupt the rest!! New users to my lot are going to find it hard to reach the 500 target, yes, I did!! It takes a long time!! But when you get there, you will know the value of quality posts, and then you will be as "Pissed Off" as the rest of us are, when you see people who just litterally cut and paste various topics!!!

yes, I think is good. no if you are regular user then you can reach that limit in a couple of weeks. if you are anyway there to post 2-3 messages a day then why are you worried so much. i am not sure you have any photos to share but you have to complain for the sake of it. i dont understand why people dont understand rules and they always seems to have problem with them.

we cant stop offenders to abuse this system, we can only report them. Rest is up to admins here. New mylot feature will make people to work harder to reach that status where they could post pictures too, it will help mylot to get some permanent members here. Because i know, once you start involving here, you cant escape easily.

Yeah i think its has a brighter side much brighter than the darkness of the darker side,so it was very important to stop spamming ,as some new members really tried to cheat the system by just copying and pasting the posts aand they dont bouther it was relevant or not.

I think it's a big potential for abusers to cheat the system.