Take Your Star Back

@glords (2614)
United States
October 6, 2008 10:46am CST
Okay I want my star back. I've read enough posts to know that the reason that I lost my score is because I made some political posts. I really feel that this is unfair, because I always try to discuss my opinions instead of slamming others. There is no reason to mark me down other than the fact that you belong to another party line. So now I want my star back. Anyone who is reading this and agrees with me please give me good rating. In fact please rate every post on discussion positively. Together we can reclaim our scores. Lets not be bullied any longer. JOIN ME AND RECLAIM YOUR STAR!! OI OI
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12 responses
@darksorrow (4666)
• Bangladesh
6 Oct 08
LL. You are really funny. It is the drawback of discussions on political & religious matters here. People who don't like your response will play with your star. I also joined a religious post. I usually don't like discussions of this kind but somehow did i got involved with it. And my rating fell from 84 to 76.lol I was lucky my star has not fell. By the way you got what you wanted.
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@glords (2614)
• United States
6 Oct 08
Thanks for posting, I appreciate your empathy and support.
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
6 Oct 08
Do you mean you want to be a 10 again? You do have a star.
@glords (2614)
• United States
6 Oct 08
That is exactly what i mean. I hope you will aid me on this quest to reclaim what belongs to me.... I'd like to help everyone who's logged on to see they've been robbed.
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
6 Oct 08
Meh. It is just a 10, doesn't make a difference in the big picture anyway. The more posts you have the harder it is to maintain a 10.
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@AmbiePam (85992)
• United States
6 Oct 08
You completely lost your star, or did the rating go down? I remember being a 98/100 and overnight going to a 91/100. I'm back up to 94/100, but I lost the ten star. I didn't post about it, but it had happened to a lot of other people. None of my discussions were controversial, but there were some that just didn't like me. One person was someone who wrote something pretty bad when I had posted about my uncle dying. Anyway, be careful though. Sometimes when people post about their star ratings, other mylotters rate you negatively just for mentioning it. I've always tried to rate people with a positive if I see their star go down. I'll go through all their discussions trying to 'plus' them back up.
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@AmbiePam (85992)
• United States
6 Oct 08
OK, I see now you meant your star rating went down. I couldn't tell from the notification in my e-mail.
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@glords (2614)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I understand the risk I took by posting this but I just felt like there is a flaw in the rating system, and I wanted to take a stand. I fully accept the possibility that my star might be gone altogether for this post. Thanks for being concerned about me. You are a good mylot friend.
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@AmbiePam (85992)
• United States
7 Oct 08
Do you know Hatley on here? Same thing happened to her a few months ago. I don't know how mylot can catch the people who stoop this low, but I'd figure they could if they set their mind to it.
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@sirnose (2436)
• United States
6 Oct 08
You must of made some jerk mad for what you said that the way most star rating go down...all that you can do to get it back is to work hard on your discussions and posts some have gotten their's back in this of way.I know how you must feel i lost my too because of what i say about a jerk's discussion.And sofar i haven't gotten back to an 8 rating...
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@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Oct 08
I'm sorry that happened to you, I hope that everyone who reads this will rate you "+" just to make up for this injustice. Thanks for responding and good luck.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Oct 08
glords I am in the same boat. I was minused by someone who seemed to hate me overnight from ten to a s ix a nd finally have got back up to an 8 I did not disrespect anyone so this was just plain damned meanness. I want my ten back tool I will mark positive everyone and hope others will do the same, get rid of those who want to punish us unjustly for having opinions that do not match theirs. down with the bullies. I join you gratefully. Hatley.
@glords (2614)
• United States
6 Oct 08
That is so mean, I've rated you + and wish you all the best on regaining your star. Go Freedom Fighters!! No More Bullies... Hurrah!
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@vidhyavini (6111)
• India
6 Oct 08
You are just asking people to rate you plus???? I gave you + not because you asked but I know how you feel when you lose your 10. I have also faced that. But its ok yar. 9 is also a good rating only. Sometimes our opinions will be different from others. And they may mark -. Its all in the game of life. Take it easy and keep going. If you are just so fond of your star, then better don't post such topics. I mean about politics, religion and all such stuffs. Those will definitely reduce our ratings. Because there will be someone to oppose us in every situation. Lol. Just start some general topics and get rated. All the best.
@glords (2614)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I understand that it might offend people to rate a plus just because someone has marked you down without merit, however its also wrong to rate them poorly just because you belong to a different political party. I'm just saying we should try to make the rating system bully free. I'm not sure what can be done to fix it, but I thought I would at least try to make a stand. Thanks for your response.
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
7 Oct 08
ok... i know how you feel about losing your star... so i will help you to reclaim it back... you already have a star anyway and your rating is not that bad for a new comer... you already have a star rating of 8... to make you happy and get back your 10, i will rate you positively... take care and have a nice day...
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@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Oct 08
I had a feeling that this post would rub people the wrong way and my rating would drop, and it actually did. Its okay though, because at least I've made a stand against an unfair system. Thanks for being sympathetic.
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@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
7 Oct 08
Good luck with your star ratings! && here is a plus + for you!
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@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Oct 08
Thanks I appreciate your support.
@Bionicman (3958)
• Czech Republic
6 Oct 08
Oh no, another star thread. I'll give you "-" to anyone who starts a topic about star rating. Here you go. Why do you people care so much about these stars?
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@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Oct 08
It just bothers me that the rating system is so flawed. I understand you choice to rate me negative, and I can see how asking for your support can put you out. Thanks for sharing your opinion. Although it differs from my own, I will not rate you "-".
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@capirani (2773)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I gave you a positive rating. I do not think people should be rated positively or negatively based on what they have expressed as being their opinions. Each of us is entitled to our own opinions. I think ratings should be more about how well we have expressed ourselves, whether or not the discussion topic in itself is a good one that has lead to lots of responses, and whether or not the topic even makes sense. I don't rate all discussions myself. But I rate those that follow what I have said above. There are a lot of discussions posted here that the wording is so confusing that you just cannot make sense out of what the person is trying to say. Those are just about the only ones I will rate negatively. I also will give a negative rating to someone who responds to a discussion, mine or someone else's, and their response has absolutely nothing to do with the original post which shows they did not really read the discussion to begin with. Most of the time I forget to rate the discussions. But there are very few negatives that I give out.
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@capirani (2773)
• United States
8 Oct 08
LOL I have to laugh. Sometime after I posted this I lost a point on my star. Oh well. It happens.
@capirani (2773)
• United States
14 Oct 08
Well, it's been a week now and I still don't have my 10 back. I know it has to be because I allowed myself to be pulled into a few political discussions, like you mentioned yourself. I think people get too emotional about politics and I can see that causing people to give negative ratings if you say something they don't want to hear or disagree with. But really, I think if people start discussions to only bring out people who agree with them all the time, what kind of discussion is that? And if they get that upset about the responses, maybe they shouldn't be on this site. Sometimes I wish we could see who rates us which way so we could see what their ratings were. I kind of think that those who do the most negative ratings probably don't have a very high rating of their own. What do you think? It is said that when we complain about something usually we are complaining about ourselves and our own traits that we see in those people we are complaining about. Could that be how people do their rating?
@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Oct 08
Thank you for this clearly worded response. This is exactly what people should do, I appreciate your empathy and your wonderful response. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my discussion.
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@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
7 Oct 08
I gave "+"s to you and all of your comments and all of those who commented on you. Hope that helps! And I hope that helps everybody! Those are your free positive ratings for today :D I'm usually picky with rating other people's discussions but I always rate those who answer mine (IF they discuss well, I don't like stupid one liners that don't contribute to the discussion at all). Have a wonderful day!
@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Oct 08
That's only a fair way to rate the posts. Thanks for your support.
• China
7 Oct 08
Hello,glords.I gave you a positive "+" rating.I totally understand your feeling about that.But i have not had this problem now,beacuse i am new here and i even don't have a star.I think i'll be a long time till i get a star. It's quite unfair for you be marked down merely beacuse you posted a controversial discussion and had different opinions with others.In my opinion,mylot is a place for us to discuss with others,to share our thoughts.We are from different countris and it's common that we have different opinions in politics ,religion or other stuffs like these.But i think what we mylotters should do here is just expressing our feelings and showing our thoughts.It's not a place for politics attack ,assault and battery.
@glords (2614)
• United States
7 Oct 08
I actually think my star went down further because this discussion rubbed people the wrong way. After you have been here for awhile you will get your star. I hope that internet bullies don't try to take that away from you. Good luck and happy mylotting.
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