Would this be cheating?

Hello DocterDew...... It definately is cheating. Mylot's policy is that you should not: 1....post identical posts. 2....cut and copy without adding something of your own. 3....comment off the main topic of the discussion. 4....use someone elses post to draw attention to another that is not on topic. These are exactly some of the things that mylot requests that we report. Not reporting the things that should be is NOT following mylots policies. They need, and request our help weeding out the garbage. No one can see who reports anything so there is no need to fear repercussions. Check the do's and don'ts list to see for yourself. Tom

For me this is a way to keep my creativity sharp by reading posts and having to come up with posts myself. I don't really care about the money because it is not like I can quit my day job. Cheating to earn a few extra bucks may be cool for some, but I'm just not seeing the point. If you want to be here you should be here for the friends and the outlet given to you by this site. That is the reason why we shouldn't all just cut and paste. It takes away the fun and the enjoyment of the site and turns it into one of those sites where the more you post in other forums outside the site the more 'cool' points you get. Do what works for you and forget about those posts and those people.

I anwer people when they ask a question but never thought that anyone would be copying and pasting the answer from the guide . I don't see that they will really get paid for this as when MyLot goes through all the responses they would see that they didn't actually type it themselves . People complain everyday about the money they lost and I beleive this is part of why they do lose money . When they get caught doing something they shouldn't be doing they lose the money for their answer . So I wouldn't worry to much about them as they are cheating and cheaters always get caught .

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This is really unfair. I hope someone like this gets reported. I noticed another user who would only answer discussions where noone had replied.. The questions/discussions would be about computers.. and she would answer the discussion about plastering walls. It is all very frustrating.

I kinda think it is cheating. But at the same time, what is one to do...I mean, if they initially wrote it in the first place then I guess what can you say...they're answering the question.

well copy paste can't be done at mylot has been disable, just plagiator do that palgiat the another member topic

What is not fair is not fair! There is no question about that. What ever you have noticed is going on here then it is not fair. It is up to those who are responsible for such posting! They must understand that what they are doing has no significance. I think that here every one is responsible for posting the things and no none should use responsiblity this way!

I think it is very unfair since the comment that they did is repeated already and the post have no connection to the topic too. It is very useless and they shouldn't respond at all because they are not contributing to the discussion.

To me that would be cheating very much so. The postings should come from the heart or something you want answered not just some way to make some money. Some of the discussions are really dumb just so can start one. I think about mine before I do any. Haven't done to many yet working on it.

i had no clue or even a slightest of thoughts about this going on.... i mean if at all this is taking place mylot officials have to figure a plan to form some kinda of a code to get rid of these people........ its TOTALLY unfair ........ but my question is if there are postingthe same responces for different topics ..... wont they get a negative for that ...... wont they be paid less.......

I think that such a practice is very unfair, and could be construed as cheating. These members with over 500 posts are at a clear advantage, and are exploiting their opportunity, which is very unjust, in my opinion. Additionally, it doesn't really contribute any further content to the community, and thus could be rendered useless. With that being said, I have a few culprits in mind, and I believe you and I may have the same ideas as to who these people are...

I totally agree it's cheating. I'd be totally comfortable with reporting that and/or giving a - for that post. They definitely shouldn't be rewarded for posting something that is not related to the discussion, and is copied across multiple posts. I don't know about giving a !, however. Perhaps my interpretation of a ! is where a member makes a personal attack, or is abusive. Does spamming fall under this category?

Yes I think it is unfair. Because no one would have the right answer to any question or discussion. I think it is wrong because it is saying the same things. And question on here are not always going to be the same or similiar to the other question. So yeah if i could do it then maybe i would be rich but I do not do that so it is unfair to other people with lower discussion.

no, there are some new people on here and why cannot they be helped, i thank all the people who helped me undersatnd how all this works, they are not taking your money from you, so why not. i like to share

I have noticed a few of these, as well. If the response is off-topic (which usually is the case), you can at the very LEAST give it a minus rating. However, any time it is the exact SAME response that appears over and over again, it could probably pass as a Terms of Service violation, as well. It's not EXACTLY "posting the same discussion multiple times," but it does sort of fit the guideline of "copying and pasting without adding anything of your own." Beyond just using the "!" to report it, you might gather the URLs of a number of these and send myLot an actual email describing the problem. No matter how you turn it, this kind of activity certainly goes against the intent of the community, and hurts other members by creating "garbage" discussions.

It is a bit lame. Remeber seeing in another post someone adding a comment to each post saying thankyou for the info.

Very un fair i must say. Actually this forum as for as i think is forum for discussions rather than earning i really feel this is un fair

i really feel tat cheating...come on!! they shud respond there not go and copy their thngss....hmmmm badd

i think it is not correct.