Seems like people are not too friendly on MyLot.

@Browisn (782)
United States
January 27, 2008 1:20pm CST
I haven't been on Mylot very long but it seems to me that people are not as friendly as they are on other Social Networking Sites like YUWIE or MySpace. I backup this opinion by looking at comments on members pages. It seems like everyone is all about making money by being in discussions and passing on their other money making web sites rather than making friends through conversation. How do you feel about this?
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34 responses
@zmx330 (27)
• China
27 Jan 08
you are one peron that saying my heart . i think it too.i join not long.order one side is to learn english ,and other is make some money also.i hope this discussions runs well.it's very well.hope to have more people to join and to discuss this problem.it's worth discuss.
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• United States
28 Jan 08
good luck..you are speaking good English..sometimes I am told that I speak too much slang English and I try not to..as most of my wife's relatives are from the Philippines..but the Philippines has so many dialects (sp") i always was a bad speller and too lazy to use a dictionary...but practice makes perfect...good luck in your future endeavors in the English language..not an easy language to master ..my hat is off to you
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@Ohara_1983 (4117)
• Kuwait
29 Jan 08
when im new her i feel same like what you feel, but i already get what co-mylotters need so i just behave & just reply all my friend discussion & sometimes goes to others not only my friendlist. dont be bother to them my friend just do the right & give your day a cheers here in mylot. happy mylotting.
@Browisn (782)
• United States
29 Jan 08
Yes, I guess you're right too. Most people are here to discuss topics and get other peoples opinions and advice. Cheers to you my friend.
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• India
28 Jan 08
‘It seems like everyone is all about making money’ well the entire world is trying to do the same honey…nobody’s is anywhere for charity and that’s for sure. Inspite of this, mylot is a much much better social networking site for the following reasons: I have come across very few absolutely worthless discussions here. Each and every discussion I have come across, has some merit in it. You may or may not want to respond, but there are people who have something to say on it, however less. I have come across very few abusive posts here. We may argue, we may tear each other apart, but everything is done in a very civil manner. There is something for everybody…no one feels left out at mylot. Right from the teenager to the octogenarian, you have someone out there who can relate to you and lend you their ears and patience and advice. It is a wonderful site for connecting in English…the global language. I have come across many mylottans who cant communicate correctly in English but that has not prevented anyone from responding to them. The spirit is very humane, very family-like. It is absolutely private…no one intrudes on your privacy without you wanting it. It pays regularly, no matter how paltry (tho that depends on how well you write actually)
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• India
29 Jan 08
thnx. I LOVE MYLOT & MOST MYLOTTANS
• United States
28 Jan 08
Definitely a (+) response. I totally agree with you.
• United States
27 Jan 08
I agree with your other responses, while we all share a common goal, it is possible to make some friends along the way, people helping people...:)
@megumiart (3771)
• United States
28 Jan 08
I see what you're saying. There's a lot of very opinionated people on mylot. :P
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• United States
28 Jan 08
the only thing that surprised me is a lady said she found chocolates with nut DISGUSTING..is it just me but I find a lot of things disgusting in this world...but not something this mundane..but what do I know?
• United States
28 Jan 08
the only thing that surprised me is a lady said she found chocolates with nut DISGUSTING..is it just me but I find a lot of things disgusting in this world...but not something this mundane..but what do I know?
• United States
28 Jan 08
yes, people talk a lot ..but maybe we all just want to speak our minds..like why do some people post and say something off the wall? well, its their right i guess..we are here for many reasons..me? i am just passing time...another way of venting
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
30 Jan 08
I'm sorry but I think you are wrong. Or you just don't have the right friends on your friend list. I have been a member for just over three months and i love this site. I have some very good friends and we get along just fine. I have only come across a few rude people but I just avoid those ones now. The ones that are rude to me in my discussions I just mark them with a negative rating. But this doesn't happen very often as most people here are very nice. I think you may just have had a bad start here and need to just ignore it and move on. You will see I am right and that most members here are very friendly and very nice.
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@Browisn (782)
• United States
30 Jan 08
Well I've been here almost two weeks now and I am starting to see what you're saying as I have mentioned in previous responses. Actually, I was not saying that anyone was rude to me at all. I just didn't feel the friendlines that I was shown on Yuwie or MySpace or Myboomersplace when I joined those sites. Here I've only got to meet people through their response to my discussion posts like this one. I've sent out comments to the friends I am making but I do not get anything in return most of the time. Now another thing that makes it hard is not being able to copy and paste this post into other responses so I can let others know how I feel without wearing out. When i tried that i got a message saying I can only do that after I have reached 500. Thanks for you comment here.
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@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
28 Jan 08
Oh I have to disagree..Granted I've never joined Yuwie and have no intention of it but I have a myspace and really its not the same thing at all...I also can't stand myspace since finding Facebook but again its not the same as here.. I've been here for over a yr and I have to say that I find the MAJORITY of ppl I've conversed with in that time are here for the discussions, debates and the money aspect is secondary...I've met ALOT of fabulous, kind ppl here who are very friendly....Sure there are some troublemakers and trolls etc but you'll find that in ANY forum or networking situation both online and off actually
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
28 Jan 08
Hi Browisn you havent been on mylot long enough to know that the people here are so friendly. Just be yourself and be friendly and in time you will find that the people are great. Enjoy!
• United States
28 Jan 08
I agree with you 100%. It makes me sick the people on here just to make some quick cash and don't take it seriously. I think it is a site to help people talk about what's on their mind and to get things off there chest.
• United States
28 Jan 08
Stick a round little longer and you will find that it is a site to help people talk about what's on their mind and to get things off their chest plus get some really good advice to problems.
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• United States
28 Jan 08
yes this I knoe ;)
• United States
28 Jan 08
"know" lol
@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
28 Jan 08
Hi Browisn:) I'm sorry to hear that you feel this way. Just give it more time. I have met many great people and some great friends. I have been here about 11 months. I think you will agree with me the longer you are here. I think mylot has the best people.
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@lucgeta (924)
• France
27 Jan 08
Don't know the other sites, myLot is a forum community that you post discussions and get paid for replying, so most of people had one common interest when joining in, making extra money. Just don't full yourself that you ain't going to make friends, you will thru the discussions and PM's. Maybe we are more friendly than other sites as we really try to help each other in achieving a goal.
• Canada
28 Jan 08
sorry to hear that. i've been here in mylot not that long... and i response to some discussions only if i feel like too. that's why i dont earn like you guys do. i dont know if i can really earn here, coz silly me, i dont even know how i can collect those earnings. :-) all i know is that everytime i response to some discussions i always speaks from the heart. Coz' i also seeking for some words coming from the heart hoping to find an answer for some questions that bothers me... and find some wisdom you guys can give... if there are some people that are rude... well, pity them they dont know what the word wisdom means. money to spend is easy to find, but still... it's easy to loose. while friendship that we could earn... well, we can't buy that.
• Canada
28 Jan 08
just want to add... perfect english doesnt really matter, what matter is that you understand what the person would like to rely.... or how you express things... these i guess are enough to understand each other.
28 Jan 08
I think that the fact that you can make money with mylot is one reason why some people respond quickly and share links to random stuff a lot, but I tend to avoid some of those posts, and I read the discussions. There are still plenty of great discussions and great people around here if you look hard enough. Again, this should be a place to discuss things we are interested in, not in just spamming for cash. I've found a lot more intellectual friendliness here compared to other social networking sites, however.
@Browisn (782)
• United States
29 Jan 08
That's a good point. There are more people here who are intellectual and have very good advice so, that makes it interesting. Thanks.
• United States
29 Jan 08
I dont actually compare myLot to other social network sites, but yea it does seem like some people around here are a little ruder than usual. Like you i've also been on here for just a little while, and at first it was just for the money, but now that I've seen all the stuff that goes on around this site I actually like coming on here and posting on discussions ^-^ at least more people around here are more mature than some of the people I've met on myspace :P
@Browisn (782)
• United States
29 Jan 08
Thanks for your opinion also. And, I too am starting to enjoy all the interaction that the discussions allow. Its only hard to seperate the people when all you see are their writtings. Do you usually befriend all the people who respond to your topics?
• United States
29 Jan 08
Well I've only been on myLot since yesterday, so its hard to say :P The only discussion i've really gotten into was about vegetarians and Im kind of passionate about being a vegetarian, so I wasnt too pleased to read about how most of the people on there were talking about WHY people become vegetarians and why they care if animals get killed just so already fortunate people can get fed.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
28 Jan 08
no, you have not participated much yet. If you decide to post more and engage with the site you will see that it is a very friendly site but your perception will depend on how you engage blessed be
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
9 Feb 08
I'm sorry and surprised you've found myLot to be like that because that hasn't been my experience at all and I've been here over a year now. I've made many wonderful friends. You may not be reading the right discussions from the right interest groups. Yes, if you go to the "make extra money" interest you will find people trying to make money and promote their programs and sites, but that's what the interest is for. Try checking out some of the many other subjects, whatever you're interested in. Food, health, pets, watching TV - and whatever shows you like - politics, sports, music, people, life, family...there are so many where I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. Welcome to myLot and good luck! (See, I'm not unfriendly now, am I?) Annie
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
28 Jan 08
It depends on what crowd you fall in with. Just like anywhere else. I go through periods of time when I write about money making, but I also go through periods of time when I talk about anything but. Depends. Right now my job was cut from 20 hours to 16, so the loss of $44 is on my mine and how to make it up. But I've also had discussions about food, Martial Arts and so on. I think we all go through periods of time when different things are more important than others. I haven't been on the other two.
• United States
28 Jan 08
I've made a few friends on here that i like and it all really depends on where you look, at first i was into the making money and used it to make money and find new places to make money but found out to make REAL money online is to much into it so i got tired of that but im still on here b/c i luv it i never really see any thing about making money but everynow and then. but i never look in that area of mylot either.
@pastorkayte (2255)
• United States
28 Jan 08
While I am sure this is true, it is important to make friends so that you have someone to talk to. However I learn a lot of things about my friends by answering or responding to thier many discussions. If you make friends with someone and you answer thier discussions, it gives them a chance to learn about you, while making money.
@Estina54 (385)
• United States
28 Jan 08
At Mylot I don't feel rejected, though there are differences of opinions. At My Space something happened to me: someone made a friend request, thanked me for accepting as a friend, for the add than he deleted me, not because he found my stuff offensive, BECAUSE HIS FRIENDS TOLD HIM TO.