I am a 10! Finally...

@zeloguy (4911)
United States
July 18, 2008 7:16am CST
I woke up this morning and found the most beautiful thing next to my name... a blue 10 star! I have been complaining for over a year that I have been stuck on 95 (and still am!) and stuck with that red star and FINALLY I made it to a blue star. I know a lot of you have encouraged me to keep going and perservering and I know others have helped in other ways (Mooch, thanks). For all you out there struggling to get your rating up there take it from someone who has been on here for over two years... you can do it! Don't give up!!! Again thanks everyone, this has made my day Zelo
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16 responses
@baileycows (3665)
• United States
18 Jul 08
That is great. I had a 10 and lost it. It made me real sad. I am working really hard to get mine back.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
18 Jul 08
You are at 94 so you are 2 little ticks away from a blue star. The thing about it is once you get it (and try SO HARD) it is so easy to go away... I know you will get there. If you have been there before you know what it takes to get back. Thanks Zelo
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@polly423 (90)
18 Jul 08
Congratulations! It's good to hear that people's hard work is paying off. Enjoy your blue star!
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
18 Jul 08
I REALLY had to buckle down and try my very hardest to get there and I am glad that my hard work has been rewarded... and I am sure that for all of us we will all soon have beautiful blue stars beside our names. And for those who don't work hard and are 'yes/no/maybe' posters may they be stricken with the curse of the low star (it shouldn't even be a star should it?). But this is a happy day so happy thoughts. Thanks for the response Zelo
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@balasri (26537)
• India
19 Jul 08
Congrats.I am happy that you got it back.I have lost my blue star and I want to ave it back any how.I am waiting for the day I get my star back.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
19 Jul 08
Thanks.Mylot should not have allowed this happen.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I have no doubt in the world you will be right back up on top any time now... there are some people going around knocking people down and I won't be very suprised if I wake up tomorrow to find that my coveted blue star is back to red 'cause people are just... stupid. Thanks for the response Zelo
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
19 Jul 08
Congrats! I was a 10 once and then I was inactive for a while and lost my beautiful blue star to an ugly red nine again. I have been trying to get back to a 10 forever! Hope I get there soon, it gives the ego a slight boost! Anyway congrats! I will not give up and I will get back to a 10 soon, I hope. :)
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
20 Jul 08
Yep! I'll get back to my 10 some day! :)
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
21 Jul 08
Keep working at it you are not that far away and I know with some good quality posts you will be right back to a blue star again in no time. Thanks Zelo
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
The same thing happened to me... I went inactive for quite a while and I dropped from a 95 (red) all the way to like 91.... It took a long time to get back to where I was and then FOREVER to get to the blue star. If I can do it I know that you can do it too. Thanks Zelo
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@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
18 Jul 08
hi Zelo Congrats!!! well i know how it feels just like me i joined mylot 2 months now and so far i have read or 9 rating and i hope it will be 10 like yours!hmmmm nice top rank! hugssss dear:)
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Aww thanks for the hug... that means a lot... a blue star and a hug... how can this day get any better! You are at 94 right now so you are really close to getting a blue star yourself. I have read your posts and they are good! Keep doing what you are doing! Thanks Zelo
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
20 Jul 08
Keep it up you are doing a GREAT job and I can see that your rating keeps growing higher and higher... even if you take a little time off (and we all hope that you don't) come back with the same vigor as you have had and you will be an all-star here in myLot. Thanks Zelo
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
18 Jul 08
thanks Zelo.you made me laugh dear:) well i am trying hard as you know just to get cent so that i can buy a dream handbag but maybe it will take a years till i cam pay it hahaha.thank you again and again:)
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@darksorrow (4666)
• Bangladesh
18 Jul 08
Well Zeloguy congratulations you got a ten. You waited such a long time for this. Finally your patience got paid. One thing your star is looks nice
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Hey at one time I was a white 7 just like you! Seriously I was... and I read what myLot wanted from me: http://www.mylot.com/o/whatismylot.aspx and I did exactly what it told me to do... I crept up to an 8 really fast and then to a 9 really fast... it just took a LONG time for me to get to that elusive 10 but it can be done from a 7 and I did it. and if I can do it anyone can do it including you! Thanks for the post Zelo
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
20 Jul 08
[i]It very well could be... people are going to rate you (hopefully) either a + or a - and that is going to affect your score. Also PARTICIPATION is a biggie. That means when you answer a question you do it as thoroughly as possible and not give just a yes/no answer. When asking a question... the amount of people that respond and you responding back to them has a big deal to do with it as well. Now whether the stars and the amount of money you make has any bearing on each other or if the subject matter that you respond to or start conversations with makes any difference I don't know. Hope that helps you out.[/i] Thanks Zelo
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• Bangladesh
20 Jul 08
Thanks Zelo your information was helpful for me to get more rankings. What you said i can not put garbage on my discussions or responses. Well i never put garbage, at least i try not to. I have rated you. That means you got one ranking point & now you are from 96 to 97.
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Congrats! on the blue star. It is almost like a blue ribbon. To think such a tiny thing can make or break our moods. Well, I am glad your out of the red and lets hope you stay out..
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
Heh I like those... "Blue Ribbon" "Out of the Red" It really makes me want to do so much better now and really focus on what I am writing and making sure that it is the best quality I can make it. Thanks for the response Zelo
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
21 Jul 08
Your welcome. I think your doing a Fabulas job!.Keep up the good work.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
21 Jul 08
[i]Always great to hear from you. I see your rating is a 99 and someone asked if it is even possible to get a 100/100 and I have found one person and I honestly don't remember who it was... I will keep striving to do better and better everyday. Thanks for the inspiring words.[/i] Zelo
@myahw20 (1115)
• Canada
19 Jul 08
That's great. Congratulations. I hope I can get mine soon hehe.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
With good quality content and hard work it is not that hard to get into the 90s and that would be the first goal I would look at achieving... when you get into the mid/high 90s it gets a little more difficult but keep going you'll make it. Thanks Zelo
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@robert19ph (4577)
• Philippines
19 Jul 08
Hello zeloguy, Congratulations for being a 10. It's very good to hear that your hard work paid off. I started here having a rating of 7 and work my way up to 10 and then to 9 and then to 10 again. The last 10 took time to changed. I thought there is something wrong with my rating. It seems very hard to get it up and it is very easy to drop it down. Good luck and keep reaching for your star.
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I completely agree it is very hard to go up and very easy to go down until you hit a 4 and then it is really hard to get lower than that from what I hear from people who are trying to do this backwards... why I don't know. Thanks for the response Zelo
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
21 Jul 08
[i]Heh that would be pretty funny to see a negative number. There are people on here who conciously try to get a bad number and I have seen it as low as 3 but no lower than that... you might be right on the money with that one. Good call[/i] Thanks Zelo
• Philippines
19 Jul 08
No problem. Looks like they put a hard stop at four rating. Maybe to make sure no one gets a negative number.
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@youless (112164)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Jul 08
Congratulations! In fact you shall deserve the blue 10 star earlier:) I love China
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
Thank you it was a long time coming... I just hope it stays there and I don't go back to RED tomorrow! Thanks Zelo
• Philippines
18 Jul 08
Hi there zeloguy! Congratulations to you for being able to have a blue star! I am sure that you are very happy about that blue star right now. Well, it's really great when we get to achieve certain goals like what you just achieved. It helps us become more inspired to do better here at myLot. I am sure that you will be an inspiration especially for those who just have started here.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
I completely agree with you... thanks for all the support and encouragement. Zelo
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
18 Jul 08
Congratulations for getting a ten star.I am also trying to get the 10 star soon.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Only one more for you to go! I know what it is like to have that red star... I had it for TWO YEARS. Keep making good quality posts and you will have a blue star and it will be your day to celebrate. I know you can do it! Thanks for the response Zelo
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Jul 08
zeloguy hi good for you, its nice to get your ten back, I am still on an eight from a six from a ten when the trolls zapped 'me one night and took me from a ten to an undeserved six but I have worked up to an eight and every few days I gain one more point so I will sooner or later get to ten myself. so good on you;proud of you. lol.
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
[i]It really makes me angry when people can do that... I think it makes myLot a place that is too 'safe'. What I mean by that is no one wants to write anything that could be of any controversy because someone may not agree and - them. That's just wrong. I am sure you will be back to the top really soon![/i] Thanks for the response Zelo
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• India
18 Jul 08
Great news and congratulations for getting high star ratings, finally you done your work for best acievements.
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Mine is a (99/100) It usually stays that since they have given the stars. I am wondering if anyone can get a perfect 100% score with their stars.
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
That is a great question... I will be looking for that to see if anyone is absolutely perfect... also what is the lowest star... the lowest I have seen is a 3/10. Thanks for the response Zelo
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
18 Jul 08
Wow you are WAY up there... 98! Now my goal is to creep up one digit at a time from 95 to 96 to 97 to 98! It is going to be hard for me to do and probably take a long time but I won't get mad I will just keep posting the best that I can and let everything sit where it lies. Thanks for the response Zelo
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@Monkeyrose (2840)
• Canada
19 Jul 08
Congratulations on the Star Rating of 10!! and you've been keeping it up too! I've never had a star rating of 10 ... Its illusive to me. I agree.. MOoch is definately great and very supportive. whoo hoo for mylot!
@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
19 Jul 08
[i]You are RIGHT were I was... hanging on to 95 with a red star. I was there for a LONG time... two years or so before I finally broke through. It is the next day and it is still here... here's hoping it stays around a while and to you for getting that ellusive star! Thanks for the response[/i] Zelo
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@zeloguy (4911)
• United States
21 Jul 08
You are right at 95 so you just need a little bump to get over the hump... my brother for some reason started out with a 5 and has worked up to a 7 and that is kinda frustrating... but he is not a big talker and answers his questions very shortly and abruptly and I don't think myLot likes that. Thanks Zelo
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• Canada
19 Jul 08
Yay you still have your blue star! I don't mind the red star so much. Its been that way since I got my star rating. 90% is pretty damn good in my opinion. I think maybe if I was at a 5 for something I might be irritated. But really I like stars... Especially ones with 9's in them. Maybe one day I too will get the 10 and a blue star. That would be exciting. Thanks for the encouragement. Keep posting
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• Philippines
22 Jul 08
Wow.. that is so great, congratulations! I haven't made past 5, so I am also hoping the day that I will be a blue star (10) will come as well.
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