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this is unfair when members gives you a - rateing just because they dont like what you post,an this has happen to me also.any more i just dont pay attention to my star rateing.an i post an honest opinion.if i were you just keep on posting an say what you think an dont spend time worring about you rateings an you will see your rateings going up.im sorry that this happen to you.an ill give you a +

You should never be given a negative simply because you disagree with a opinion. The world is a big place and there is all different kind of opinions about different subjects. There is not a right or wrong answer it is just a persons opinion. I never give a negative because someone disagrees with me. That is there right. The world would be a dull place if everyone agreed with everyone else.

Man that really sucks. I have a very strong oppinion about the war in iraq and if i posted it and got a neg. rating from people i would be very upset to. this is unfair to you. I don't jump to the popular topics just to get a good rating. i'll look for the ones that don't have any comments and then post just to let people know that i care about them making a little bit of money as well as a good topic that should have a few responses to them. i wish you luck with getting your rating back. i gave you a positive.

I thinknit is unfair that people would rate you negatively because you have a different opinion than them... I mean isn't that what a discussion is all about. Exploring the two sides of the argument and concluding.

Let us face this thing squarely. Let us be true to ourselves. If there are some things which we want to bring to the fore get it into the start a new discussion. If it earns the ire of others, don't bother. For as long as you are not tackling issues which is not good for the general public, I don't see anything wrong with it. The star system it seems is not something that we should be that conscious of. Just go on right ahead with what you are doing. It appears quite clearly now that, there are indeed some here who are making it their business to give negative ratings to those who tackles and give responses to topics which touch their personal lives. It is their way of exacting vengeance of some sort.

no, i don't avoid controversy for points. however, i do answer/start some frivolities because my brain sometimes 'goes to lunch' cuz of all the meds i'm on. when that happens, i become a chatterbox and can't shut up.

People shouldn't give negative ratings because someone states their opinions.The only time i would give a (-) is when the user is being disrespectful.Last time i checked there was a thing called FREEDOM OF SPEECH!

well tough luck gal! i am so sorry to hear that the mylot members gave u a negative posting! well you can always contact mylot admin nd tell them.. i dont think they will allow people to just rate u negatively for no reason!!! they might reduce your points only after seeing why it should be reduced! so dont worry!

I say what I think, and don't worry about it. Granted, my rating has been pretty high so far, but I don't say things specifically to make it so. Mylot claims there are protections in place to keep people from messing up your rating just because they don't like you or don't agree with you, but how good those protections work is another matter. Even so, if I couldn't say what I wanted here, it wouldn't be fun for me, and therefore not worth the time for the tiny amount of money. I've posted some pretty controversial things, and so far I've found people who agreed with me, and people who didn't. All part of the fun for me. =)

That's so disapointing - i'm over people here at mylot who give out negatives just because they don't agree with opinions. It clearly says in the mylot terms of discussion that you cannot give a negative rating just because you don't agree - but too many people just ignore it! I always speak my mind - why should i be someone else that i'm not?? In the end it's only a star next to my name and it's not the end of the earth if it's a lower colour than the day before.

Well, I wish I had your rating!! =) I have no idea how mine got to be a "4"; it was something that popped up all of a sudden. I never said anything offensive, so I am guessing it was because I made a comment or opinion(s) someone didn't agree with. I have seen some people with ratings lower than my own who seem more considerate of others that some who have a perfect "10." Given this observation, I don't think anyone should worry about the star system. I don't by any means think it is fair to give someone a negative just because they don't like what they have to say or because they don't agree with them. That practice should be if someone was truly overbrearing, threatening, rude, or resentful, but not because you don't like something they said. I can't think of a person in this world who I like or agree with everything they say or do. Giving someone a negative is just an immature way of responding to someone different from yourself - who, for all you know, could turn out to be a very genuine person. When it comes down to writing what you think everyone wants to hear (to keep your rating up) and being honest, just be honest. Some people are just going to be beligerent no matter what... who needs them anyway? =)

I personally think it is unfair, just because someone doesn't like the topic you are discussing they shouldn't rate you negatively. Instead they should just ignore the discussion, leave the rating system alone and go respond to something else that I do like to discuss.

I missed that discussion. I think giving a negative rating should only occur when someone posts something that is offensive...vulgar, uses profanity. Everyone should be entitled to their own opinions here. I'm sorry that happened to you. It shouldn't have been done that way.

I don't care myself, but that's probably out of ignorance. I don't know what a rating on here signifies; I just know that i'll write whatever i feel like because that's my opinion. Do you really care what other people think of you, especially since you can't see them, and probably won't ever meet them? I sure as hell don't!

I'm pretty sure that the rating system isn't intended for people to use based on whether or not they agree with what you're saying. Rather, it's supposed to be used for people to credit others for starting original discussions, following guidelines and giving quality answers. I'm sure that a lot of people get mad at some peoples' opinions and feel like they are getting some kind of "revenge" by giving negative ratings. I'm always honest with my opinions and I always admire the people who give a seperate opinion than 20 other people, even if I don't agree with them.

I didn't see anything wrong in your discussion. You were just discussing how you felt. I have a rating of 4, it hasn't changed with no matter what I have written since it went down. Honestly, I don't care about my rating. As long as I feel that I have responded in the best way that I could. You shouldn't let this get you down.

I don't care about my rating and think the star is a stupid idea, since it invites childish behavior like what has been done to you. I rate + to people whenever I can, because I know a lot of people care about their rating. I think the discussions here have suffered due to that star rating. People seem to be afraid to truelly post their opinion or start controversial topics and I find that really sad.

I find it terribly discouraging that members would give you a - rating just because your opinion isn't in line with the "popular opinion of the moment." The way I see it though is this: I don't give two monkeys about my rating. If my opinion doesn't fit with the popular one of the moment, so what? It's MY opinion and thats what counts. I'm not going to change my opinion just because a few people decide to rate me negatively. I am who I am and what you see is what you get. Keep giving YOUR opinion. Don't compromise what you think just because some people can't handle your opinion.

I usually give everyone that posts a comment to my discussions a positive rating. I would only use negative if the discussion was completely offbase, poorly written, or 3 words long. Just because someone has a different opinion then I do, doesn't mean I shouldn't respect that opinion. So I don't think it's fair, and I would still post controversial topics, because the point of this place is to discuss anything your interested in, and to help people along the way. Im sure your rating will come right back up, your posts seem to be very helpful, and of high quality.

I am new to this, so I guess I dont understand should I be rating everybody. what was your discussion on IRAQ? Whatever it was doesnt matter, take care