Where have all our MyLot friends disappeared to?

@ladyluna (7004)
United States
February 6, 2008 10:35pm CST
Is your MyLot 'Friends list' populated by people who have disappeared off the face of the planet? I was recently going through my friend's list to touch base with folks that I haven't heard from lately, and to my surprise I found that many haven't participated here in many months. So, what do you do? Do you delete them from your 'Friends List', or do you patiently await their return? Have you taken a long MyLot sabbatical, where you didn't log-in for an extended period? If so, did you find that your friends had deleted you? Or did they patiently await your return? I'd love to hear your thoughts about this. Thanks!
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18 responses
• United States
7 Feb 08
Good Morning Luna :))) I have taken hiatuses, from mylot myself, life gets busy for me in spurts. I always come back as I find Mylot addicting and I have friends here that bring laughter and smiles into my life every day I am on. I do have friends that have seemed to disappear, some I know why and keep in touch by other means but there are a few, that I wait for their return.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Hello Angel, Agreed! Life does get busy ... sometimes too busy. Oh well, it's all part of the process, eh? I envy your ability to keep in touch with some of your absent friends. There are a few that I would really love to be able to visit with again. Yup, I think I'll just "leave the light on" for them. Thanks for sharing!
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I am just waiting. In the past I used to delete some, but later I find out that they returned to Mylot after months...
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Good point, Polachicago!
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
7 Feb 08
Most people want to earn money quickly. Earning a dollar or two in a day is such an exhaustive work here, many of them become member of some other site where earning is easier. Those people who are genuinely interested in participating in discussions and responses, hang on to this site. Like me and several of my friends.
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Hello Ssh123, You make a good point about the difference between those who join to earn and end up moving on, and those who stay for the many other benefits that MyLot offers. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
8 Feb 08
Also there is are possibilities of disappearances or conspicuous by absence due to: 1. Finding a job which does not allow a peson to surf site. 2. Might have joined out of curiosity, but lost interest probably it is not up to their expectation. 3. Probably there are a lot of Indians here left the site because they found it cumbersome to get $10 and below credited to their account every month.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Great observations Shh123! Thanks!
@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Hi ladyluna, I just went through my friends list the other day and I deleted out six of my friends that have not been on for over 6 months.I just thought maybe they just went to another site or no longer will be back to mylot. I still have a lot of friends so the six that i deleted did not make that much difference to me.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Hello Babystar, Yes, it would seem that six months is a reasonable time frame. Though, I still think that I'll "leave the light on" indefinitely, for many of my missing friends. Who knows? Maybe someday they'll find their way back here. Thanks for sharing!
• Hong Kong
7 Feb 08
I have the same question! Some of my mylot friends have disappeared for some reason. I don't think I would delete them from my friend's list, I guess I hope that one day they would return here and we could chat again. I was away from mylot for around 3 months because I was on the road, I am not sure if anyone had deleted me (no way to check?) but I hope not *laughs*.
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Hello Wondericequeen, Aha! So, I wasn't imagining things. I recently saw a response you provided to another member, and thought "Hmmm, that's the first I'd seen your unique avatar in a while." I'm glad to learn that you're back. I imagine that it was a nice to return to many of the friendships that you had developed before your sabbatical?
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• Hong Kong
9 Feb 08
Yes it's been good coming back so far because I have quite a bit of time these days till I start a new job, therefore, I love catching up and sharing thoughts with people around here. Of course, I miss all my friendly friends around here as well!
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@AD11RGUY (1265)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Well, even with my small list, there are those who have never responded in the first place, so it really doesn't make a difference. But if they were ones that I had numerous correspondence with, I get a little concerned. I wonder if something happened to them or if they have just quit. So, I'll send a PM to them to let them know I am thinking of them and I just wait. Seeing as to my list is so small, I am not worried about what room is taken up by the ones who seem to me MIA.
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@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
11 Feb 08
I took a bit of a mylot sabbatical for different reasons, and I don't think anyone deleted me but more people added me. Its hard sometimes to keep up with mylot and other things when you go through a lot of things through life.
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
11 Feb 08
True enough, Rmuxagirl! Welcome back, and I'm glad to hear that none of your friends had deleted you.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
7 Feb 08
Some I didn't removed, since I have fond memories with them. Others, I did.. I still have friends who haven't been here for quite a year now, I decided to keep them. I could wait for wait for them, if they'll return or not. But I just like to keep at least near their profiles, so I can visit them whenever I want to cherish the moments we've shared!;) The one's I delete are mostly because they didn't took much notice of my or other member's presence, that post and starts discussion then don't even comment to at least one response they received..
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Hello Raijin, You sound like a very loyal friend, indeed. I can certainly understand why you would have deleted those people who never really interacted in their own threads. That makes great sense!
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@twils2 (1812)
• United States
9 Feb 08
Hello LadyLuna, I've been absent from Mylot for quite a few months and I just came back a week or two ago. I used to drop people from my list if they were gone a certain amount of time but you never know when someone might come back that you missed. I was in a discussion the other day with another mylotter that completely forgot the url to mylot until by random chance she recieved an e mail notification from somebody's account that she never turned off and now she's back posting quite a bit. Just goes to show that you never know. I dont drop anyone anymore unless they've been offline more then six months. I've noticed that I've been dropped by a few myself but I dont really blame them, I wasnt here and it probably didnt look like I was coming back. Take care, Terry
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
9 Feb 08
Hello Twils2, Welcome back! And, thanks for sharing the other side of the coin. It's good to know that some folks do find their way back here after a long absence. Happy MyLotting!
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
7 Feb 08
I know waht you mean. I used to just let everything be as it was, but sometimes I was looking for a specific friend on my list and had to go trough pages and pages of people that hadn't even been here for a long time. So last month I just deleted quite a few. Basically all the ones that hadn't been here for 6 months or over. It made my friends list shorter and it is now easier to find people there, although there are many that haven't been here for some months and might be deleted as well if it reaches 6 months. That's my cu out unless I know that the person is away for a specific reason and will be back.
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Hello Arkaf, I understand what you mean about having to sift through many pages to find a particular friend. That's exactly how I came to the realization that quite a few of my friends have been absent for so long. Six months seems like a reasonable time frame. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
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• Singapore
12 Feb 08
Hi ladyluna, I recommended two friends to mylot and they register as my referrals and their participation rate is minimum or none since their joining. When asked them about mylot, they will say either busy or no time which sounds like an excuse to get me off the picture. What I think is due to the earning rate that is low and do not possess the adventure spirit, they find it unnecessary for them to continue their participation.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
12 Feb 08
Hello Titaniumsoul, Excellent observations, my friend. It is true that earnings here are limited, at best. As such, your mention of adventurous spirit, as a pre-qualifier for future referrals is a terrific idea. While the earnings may be low, the other benefits we receive from this international community are very high indeed. Like comraderie, cultural exchange, international awareness, etc...
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
10 Feb 08
Many of my friends are inactive too. However, I do not delete them. I patiently await their return. Neither have I been actively requesting friendship since I am one of those inactives too. Recently I have received notifications from some of these old friends... it is really a warm feeling.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
10 Feb 08
Thanks for sharing, Whyask. It's nice to know that there are others among us who will 'keep the light on' for their absent friends. And, who also feel comfortable enough to attend to life's regular challenges, then return to us when they are able. You needn't worry about me, my friend. I'll always 'keep the light on' for you!
@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
12 Feb 08
Hello ladyluna, Yes, my Friends list is populated by people who have disappeared from the face of planet mylot, though I believe that most, if not all, of them would be somewhere on the planet earth. Some haven’t logged in for around a year, others for several months and very few have been banned or have terminated their accounts here. What I do with them? Well, I am a conservative in the sense that I like to conserve relationships whether they are with generally perceived non-living objects (like books, work books of my school days or my belongings) or with breathing earthlings (in non-negative meaning) like a tree, an animal, my colleagues, students, teachers and of course my friends, offline and online. I like to be the last person to even consider a breakup. That’s why even given their long inactivity, I haven’t deleted contacts from my Friends list, and not even those who I know for sure have terminated their accounts or have been banned (2 or 3) in a hope that they may come back somehow (magically) or get reinstated. I haven’t even deleted the one who has ‘0’ post counts here. This is not because of laziness at my part as I do visit my lost friends’ profiles every now and then to see if they have given mylot another chance. I also visit some peoples’ profiles that were never on my friends list but I used to enjoy discussions with them. Yes, they have gone, but my gates are open to welcome them back whenever they choose so. So, they aren’t going anywhere until my clock ticks and blows whistle for my departure from this planet, or maybe not even after that, who knows!:-). I do have deleted 2-4 people because of their continuous offending and spamming others (not me). Still, it was, if I am recalling correctly, after they were either banned or had gone with the wind. My longest absence from mylot has been for around 2 months. And, if I am not being over-confident about my memory, only one has deleted me from his/her friends list. It wasn’t during the period of inactivity though. It was just because he/she had/has differences with me. I guess, I lack initiative, both in starting a friendship and terminating it, for different set of reasons, none of which is about indolence!
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
15 Feb 08
Good morning Kamran, I am not at all surprised that you 'keep the light on' for your old friends, in the hope that they will return. That's one of the things that I so appreciate about you ... you seem to genuinely value people. Like you, I'll just leave that light on, as long as it takes -- so that they don't trip over the coffee table when they return to us.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I'm rather lazy about culling out the list, but it pretty much depends on how big a bank of trust they have built up with me before they disappeared. If someone was pleasant and conscientious about replying to others and started interesting discussions I would leave them on for quite some time. Do you know whether friends disappear from our friend list if they get banned from myLot or if they just sit there. I supposed I should check from time to time to see if any of the silent ones have had all of their discussions wiped.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Hello Drannhh, Well, I guess I'll have to admit to laziness in this regard, as well. I was genuinely surprised to see that it had been so long since some of my friends had even logged in. Time is so elusive, eh? As far as I know, only one of the friends in question had any kind of an issue which may have resulted in difficulties with the MyLot administrators. What's interesting though, is that even that one friend's discussions are still available. So, if a members posts are all deleted when they're banned, then it's fair to conclude that none have disappeared other than voluntarily.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Feb 08
Please don't worry, I think perhaps some of the Mylotters are Chinese. Nowadays it's the Chinese New Year holiday, perhaps they are quite busy with it. In fact I also haven't seen some of my good friends here for some time. I don't know where they go. Perhaps they are busy at this moment.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Hello Youless, Ah yes, Happy 'Year of the Rat' to all! I suspect you're right about this being a busy time. Thanks for sharing!
@naseemv (31)
• India
7 Feb 08
hi very good
@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Hello Naseemv, Thanks for stopping by.
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
9 Feb 08
Hey Lady, I guess you pretty much know where I am all the time(:). I sent the cool pics via e-mail. I wonder if you adjusted the ladybug a little in corel or some other photo works if it would then be possible to upload it as an avatar. I will try with the one I want to use. If it works I will let you know and then you can do the same. Change is good for you. It helps you grow, or somethiong like that.lol Toodles Shalom~Adoniah
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
9 Feb 08
Hello Adoniah, Yes, change can definitely be good. Although, for the time being, I think I'll stick with my harvest luna. My reasons are twofold: First, for the identifiability factor, and because I took the picture with my own digital camera. So, I'm rather fond of it. Of course, if I capture another great shot of the moon, I might just change it out to throw you all for a loop. (chuckle, chuckle)
@david2005 (798)
• Canada
8 Feb 08
I think that you should just leave them on your friends list and who knows they might come back some day.
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@ladyluna (7004)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Hello David, Ya' know, I tend to agree. So, I guess I'll just "leave the light on". Thanks!