Deleted discussions from many of my friends

I am agree with what you are saying but I think it should be clarified that links to other forum sites are not allowed but when citing or quoting from any news articles etc. you must give the link to avoid copyright infringements.

It is totally wrong that someone deleted the discussons. Reason : Only that person knows. If you do not want to participate that just leave. Why anyone is going to delete. If it did not matter to you, may it matter to someone else. Whatever be the topic let it be for others .

I think MyLot people should take the initiative and clearly define what all is allowed in a discussion and what all is not. That is the only way things are going to be right otherwise very soon we will loose out this otherwise wonderful website!!!

All you've said are indeed written in the "DON'Ts" section of the guidelines, but I also post to them and that's why I get some deleted post and my ratings got affected by it. For the past couple of days, there's no time that I log on here seeing my number of posts decreasing. I don't know what the reason is, as I'm having a hard time in tracing back from my previous posts. Yes, I'm doing my own checking on it and yet I can't still get the results or answers to this theory. All that I do now is search for other posts to respond at, avoid those of which I usually post at and hope that it won't get deleted. It is really frustrating, dishearting and is already annoying too. I wish mylot could provide us better explanation about this matter, they should open up communications here so we can be aware of what has been going on.

Hello! It is confusing and a bit annoying that some discussions were deleted and honestly I don't know the reason why. So far none of my discussions were deleted but some of my friends discussion where I responded to where deleted. And if I were to respond to a discussion from my email i'll find out that such discussion was deleted for violations. If I were to recall those discussions I can't find any reasons for violating any rules. I guess, writing a post about your family life, or about your first payment here is not allowed, even your star rating. I like this site but with what's happening myLot should at least explain to their members why. It's frustating and yes, disheartening. I just hope things will get better in the few days. *smile* ciao! c",)

I actually dont know of any thing being deleted that didnt need to be deleted( i had a friend who was going rounds with another person and the posts got deleted and they both got a 24 hour hold on their account)

Well in their response to me they sent me the does and don't first and yes it says you are not to mention names when flaming which I didn't then I got about if I write a quality response I would get more responses and then I got Could I send a copy of the Discussion that was deleted so how do you work all that out lol But the advise you gave me well it seems to have worked but I was not flaming anyone so again they do not read the Discussions before they delete Thank you for your Support Gerty I really appreciate it Big Hugs to you The only other things I will add Do not talk about every Day Life do not make your Discussions to long That is all I can think of right now

Hmmm, I know what you mean, as this was on the increase before I left on my 7 day holiday. It used to be that having a link aided a discussion (unless promoting a program). I am not sure why My Lot are doing this? It could be that they are heavily encouraging quality discussions, so they are simply deleting the superficial ones. Such as reaching ones 100th post. It can also be said that not asking for a comment or opinion is a simplified post too. I guess that means my discussion I started a few hours ago, on returning from vacation is fairly simple too. It may be deleted.??

I see alot of discussions being deleted also- I'm confused as well- One was deleted about batting for quilts- it was so odd-- the deletion I mean- It was a great discussion. These tips are good- I'm sick of answering posts just to have them deleted- what is mylot coming to??

Does mylot contact the person who started the discussion when they feel the need to delete the discussion? I have wondered this. I dont think I have had a discussion deleted but If they dont tell me, I would not know as I have written alot of discussions.

I pwersonally am baffeld having had discussions deleted that have never given a link to any other busniess.I remember my post that was deleted like imade 5,000 posts yupeeeeee and that was deleted! I couldn't believe that a post saying I reached my 5000th post would just get deleted like that. I really haven't got the foggiest any more lol.

I had no idea that it was improper to mention another member by name. It will be interesting to see follow-up on that. I have been confused about the milestone thing, myself! Once I was talking about how my feelings and perceptions of a particular milestone were different before and after my having achieved it and BANG, somebody complained and the whole discussion was yanked in an eyeblink. I'm not complaining, but I could say that I'm still reeling from that one, because "scofflaw" is not exactly one of my usual character traits. Promoting referral links is understandably a big no-no, though, and I got pretty annoyed last night to see that one so-called myLot friend had posted his referral banner as a comment on my profile page. I don't know myLot's rule on that, but it sure was a violation of my own rules, lol. One would think a person would ask permission before pulling a stunt like that. I thank myLot for giving us the delete button that allows us to remove comments of which we do not approve.

I've had a few go too, here's what I've noticed. If you badmouth any sited like "Y..ie", the discussion stays but if you praise it, even without links... that discussion goes quick. Anything mentioning medication is fine but if you mention natural alternatives then it gets removed. You also can't offer information about anything that will make you money, even if you're not posting links.

I see what you mean Gerty. And yes yours truly did start a wrong discussion depending on your perspective and I went into that knowing it was gonna be deleted, so there was no real loss there. The problem I and others are having is that some honest threads and some threads that actually question mylot are getting axed. The worst part is, none of our grievances are answered (especially mine). Well, I guess I better think of double deluxe soft pillow discussions. Thanks for bringing this up, along with Mooch and Pyewatcher. You definitely have my support and concerns on this one.

Everyone just needs to review the guidelines from time to time. I checked them out about 2 weeks ago and they are more extensive than when I first joined. Mylot is just trying to keep out the discussions started just to garner money, not the discussions started to actually get conversations going.

I just learned about the link thing today actually. I also know that alot of the discussions I've seen disappear have to do with things that don't require much of an answer. So far as I know I haven't had any deleted (knock on wood). **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

I'm glad I saw your discussion. Because it shed light on my confusion why my discussion that I posted a few hours ago, got deleted. It was my very first deleted discussion. Thankfully, it only got one response and I already gave a PM on my friend who responded, giving my apology that her time giving a response to it, was wasted. I thought it got deleted because my discussion involved my explanation about the movie I saw that featured free surgical service for facial deformities by a non-profit group of doctors and nurses. Then I thought, too maybe it got deleted because I put the names of the two teenage main characters of the movie, as the title. Thanks, GardenGerty for the information. I'm not annoyed that it got deleted but I was surprised.