What is with you?
@xfallenxlostx (2074)
United States
April 28, 2007 4:01am CST
Ok, what is with all these "i won't be on myLot for a few days" descussions? i mean, i'm not trying to be rude or mean, but do you really think that people are so in tune with you that they will notice an absence of just a few days? i really, honestly do not think so. i'm sorry, but i don't! Also, i do not feel that someone should get paid for this sort of discussion. It's not a real discussion...it is an anouncement. Isn't this a *discussion* site?
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@echoshwj (58)
• China
28 Apr 07
I agree with you very much. Actually there are many similar topics on this discussion site. Maybe that's the reason that mylot opened blog. Now they can put these kinds of topics in their blogs, leaving "discussions" place for real and meaningful discussions.
@xfallenxlostx (2074)
• United States
29 Apr 07
EXACTLY! That is why we have blogs. i understand that not all your friends will always check your blog...and i think myLot should creat bulletins that go out to all of your friends (while leaving it off the rest of the community) so people can contact all friends at once. These should not be something you get paid for. i just don't think it is right that someone can post a deep, meaningful discussion that gets 3 replies while someone else will make a "i won't be here for a week" discussion and gets ton of replies and get more earnings than the person with the real discussion.
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
28 Apr 07
Hello,xfallenxlostx.You are right ,mylot is a discussion site and we should be focus on the discussions, i do not know whether they will be here or not after the announcement, but sometimes it may be better to let their friends to know if the yare really away so that they will not be deleted because some people may delete some members who are going to be inactive,so it may be better to know they will come back.It is my opinion only,hope you will appreciate it,thank you.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
28 Apr 07
Okay take this scenario then... You and your friend are close talking daily etc. Now you decide to leave town for a few days. Do you not :discuss" you're leaving with the friend or not? I would let my friends know if I was leavign for a few days. So therefore some frineds here let others know they will be gone. I see it as a discussion as far as their friends reading it. Other members not on their friends list may not give a rats butt but the friends are glad to know this.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
30 Apr 07
Yes a messgae or bulliten board would be
great here for this type of interaction.
@xfallenxlostx (2074)
• United States
29 Apr 07
See, what i am saying is that if they want to tell their FRIENDS they are not going to be around, all they have to do is PM their freinds. You see what i am saying? It's not discussion material for the whole site. Although, i DO think that myLot is partially to blame for this. The should make it more "user friendly" and have a way for people to post bulletins that go out to all of their friends, but ONLY their friends. This way, they can tell people when they are leaving and not annoy everyone else.
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@unusualsuspect (2602)
• United States
28 Apr 07
I get kind of tickled when I see those discussions, or the ones that apologize for not keeping up with their friends' discussions, or for being away for a while. My first thought is always "who cares?" But there are probably small groups who do get to know each other and would miss a member, so maybe it's not always as egotistical as it seems. But if the people are really your friends, you should contact them with a PM, not post a useless discussion.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
28 Apr 07
i think it's a "please don't delete me" in so many words..but you're right,it's not really a discussion.
it's too bad mylot doesn't have a bulletin board/notepad feature for the pages so people can just put an "i'm gonna be away" up.
tho they could leave a sortie note,i guess.
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@xfallenxlostx (2074)
• United States
29 Apr 07
YES! That is what i said! myLot needs a bulletin feature so people can post to all their friends at once and let them know things like "i won't be here for a week, please don't delete me." They should not get paid for this. It's not right that a meaningful discussion can end up earning less than a "i won't be here for awhile" discussion.
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@Augustta (1850)
• Poland
7 May 07
Well,my friend you are wrong!
Yes,i have few friends here(i help you will be soon my friend also)and if they are off few days i really miss them...it is true...
I guess you have some friends here also(looking at your number posts -1118...and i am pretty sure if some of them don't interact with you you will be little amazed...
augusta
@xfallenxlostx (2074)
• United States
8 May 07
See, i am not saying people shouldn't tell their friends they will be gone a few days. i am jsut saying that it needs to be done in a different format.
@Aphroditei_5279 (2465)
• Philippines
6 May 07
Hi Xfallen! I agree with all the above responses. And let us, imagine this scenario, if you have around 3000 friends on your list. And you are only sure of 500 of them being close to you, the other 500 not so sure. And to Pm 500 person would be a lot of Pm's. And sometimes even 1 Pm can pass tru Mylot. I think that's one of the reason they just post it.
And for example, I am not close to this person. I don't know if I would appreciate a Pm from him/her that he/she is leaving.
So the posted discussion basis is more set in general than for one specific person. Like FYI only. At least, in that setting, he or she knows his/her message will be read, maybe appreciated or not. And he/she gives us a choice to respond or not, to consider him/her as a friend or not. So it gives us a prerogative if we want to feel sad or happy for him/her.
Hope you have a great day Xfallen! (^^,)
@xfallenxlostx (2074)
• United States
6 May 07
Yeah, true. However myLot needs to make a system for this sort of thing. They kind of do, in the bogs, but they need a bulletin board. i mean, i don't think i would mind a PM from anyone saying they will be gone for awhile. Even if i never talk to them. It's not a big deal. If you don't want to know, you can just delete it, right? So, i mean, it
s not a big deal. However, it WOULD be a pain to message hundreds of people...which is why myLot needs to create a bulletin so you can tell everyone at once.
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