Ok you Lush NA forumites, let's compare and contrast...

I am finding it a bit complicated. I still have no idea but all the symbols and things mean on here. What is a tag? It does seem like a good way to earn money though!

I have a special place in my heart when it comes to the Lush NA forum because the majority of posters type in proper English (god that made me sound like a snob)and I have met some people via that forum that mean a lot to me. I don't think mylot has quite the same potential for drama with the rating system, and I can usually tell right away whether a person's response to a discussion is worth reading. (you know what I mean, some are just confusing and hurt my head). I do enjoy the fact that I can just type away like I like to and earn a few cents for it, but the edit function would be nice. And once you have friends and interests and have started a number of discussions it is easy to find something to discuss.

I like that mylot has tons and tons of random discussions and there is no Lush drama (perfume rounds? huh?). But I don't like how I can't edit on here. Also another plus is that the whole getting paid thing on mylot. As for the lush forums, as the others said, there is definilty a greater sense of community as we are all there because we all have a love for Lush.

The sense of community is better on the Lush forum, but there's a seemingly endless supply of random discussions here. I don't like it any more or less than the Lush forum, so far. I wish I could edit my posts though.

Well, I don't get paid for posting on the LUSH forums...so that's a plus for mylot. It's hard to compare right now because there is sooo much more content over at the LUSh forums. Also, there are insiders lurking around there to give some fun info about what's coming up. It seems pretty nice around here though too. I haven't seen as much arguing (ie, about bad swaps, calling people out on the forum, general disagreement). Then again, I've only been using myLot of 3 days.

I really can't compare the two. The lush forum has been a big part of my life for the past 3 years. I have made friends their, and it's my favorite place to turn to for answers to random questions, or for advice. It is more of a family type atmosphere, well for the most part there are people who wreck that feeling for me but for the most part I really enjoy reading the threads over there. Here I can just post my opinion without worrying about stepping on toes, or inciting a hate fest towards myself. I can just express thoughts in the moment, without worrying about what I might have posted a little while back that might express a a different sentiment to the same situation. I feel a bit more relaxed here in a way because there is no sense of community per se. On the Lush forum I feel like I have to really think twice about every thine I post, and wonder if I'm breaking a forumite rule, blah blah. I use each board for different reasons. I too miss the edit function, hell I miss the ability to PASTE!! and I miss the PM function. For good thoughtful discussion I'd definitely choose the forum over this.

I agree with you on this - but we get paid on this site. This is the only thing I like better about it here.

On the one hand, there's a lot less community here. On the other hand, there are a lot fewer lushies, so I feel like I can get to know you more. I mean there are more people on the forum, but fewer lushies, whereas on the lush forum... they're all lushies and therefore I want to know all of them (because I only ever talk to lushies, of course, lol). I miss the edit function. Without it, my response to the discon thread is in three parts, because I kept forgetting. I miss the smilies, I keep trying to use them and there are none! I do like getting paid though.

I haven't been on here much...but the conversations tend to fall off from my observation. You can get a good convo going, but once it's off page 10, it seems that it may not be retrievable? On the Lush Forum, I know that i can find something I've responded too or have interest in easily.

Still trying to get the hang of it too. I've been on the LUSH forum for so long-it's the only place I consistantly post on the internet, so that will probably never change- I like the group there, I really like that it's a lot of really smart women and the general vibe is v. empowering. Getting paid is cool though too- although I don't know if I'll ever post enough to get the $$.

I've never heard of lush.com, but I think myLot is better because you get paid. What is better than getting paid? nothing!

MyLot's a bit too disorganized for my taste, but I do like that you can search for a subject and find others who share your interest. The search function also works MUCH better than the Lush NA forum's! I love the random results you get sometimes on the forum. :o)

I'm still trying to get the hang of it here. I agree that the edit function would be nice, and I like the organization of the topics better on the Lush forum. I like that there are sooo many more interesting topics being discussed here, but it's a little hard to wade through it all. I just need to narrow down my interests, I think. I'm sure I'll catch on soon!

It looks really confusing here. But obviously I am going to need a little bit of time to get used to it. I kinda like the idea that there are sooo many different topics which means the variety of different people on here will make it really interesting

lush.com....never heard of it...i will check first..thx

I have no idea what the lush forum is..but there are lots of good discussions here and some are really quite interesting. You have to reread your discussion before you post it so you can delete and fix the typos you made.

I like how I get paid here for talking about Lush (amongst other things) :D But I find that the people are more friendly here and a good place to get opinions and recommendations.

I have found one thing The last lush thread I read here was the one started by YuhMin about what products were the most worth your money? Half the respondants obviously didn't read what she said at all - just basically read the subject line and came up with a post that was totally unrelated. Probably in an attempt to get more money. But seriously - how long does it take to skim the message to make sure you're responding properly? sigh.

I think it's a very different type of thing, so comparing is a bit hard for me to think of. I mean, this place is cool, but I can't really see it having such a community spirit, just because the conversations are so diverse and the issues are so different. But it's interesting at least, and the money thing is hard to ignore.

Totally overwhelmed by the discussions. When I found the lushies (thanks Crystie!) I immediately settled in here. Its like my little Lush security blanket. Okay, I did post to a thread about boys wearing eyeliner first.