How can I help?

I welcome this discussion very much as I am languishing with my 9 for more than one year.No amount of participation is not bringing back my bright blue 10.I just gave up and doing things without any expectations.

hi meapas in the guidelines I think it is that mylot admins suggests that we always rate each other as it helps all mylotters and I think a lot of us do not do this often enough. I rate positive to every one and anyone who insults just gets reported as I do not do minuses.but I do rate everytime I respond to anyones discussion I go ahead and rate all the entries on all the pages of each discussion. it does help they say.

I am not sure how to get their star ratings up there other than rating them positively either. I guess it may help them by responding more to their discussions and responses also.

Hi meapas, it is nice of you to bring up such a good topic for discussion. It is people like us who have been loyal mylotters and have been here since its inception really feel victimized by this faulty rating system. My red star has been there from time immemorial and could not believe that newbies shoot up to the maximum blue in a short period. I don't understand why many senior mylotters are bypassed and their stars remain stagnant. No amount of positive ratings would see us enjoying the blue star unless something is rectified with this faulty system. Many have left in protest of being relegated to lower stars and never find their way up again. Fortunately, I like this place very much and the star rating didn't really affect me so much. But those who have got more than 20,000 points to their names are still lagging far behind. The admin need to address this urgently as the seniors have been the pillars that built the strong foundation of what mylot is today.

Hi Meapas, once again you are on a helping spree! I appreciate your concern. Yes, sometimes, the rating system goes wrong because not many use the rating option. And when someone rates negatively and for some other reasons it might come down. It had happened to me. Believe me, it is very difficult to increase the rating if it goes down. And as far as helping those who are having low rating is to rate them positively whenever they contribute constructively. And if they also concentrate on quality discussions then it might happen. Other than that I don't know how one can increase the rating. Happy Mylotting!

You could probably give positive rating to the discussions and responses on how good they write their response. Some people dont give good responses and sometimes they may be off subject. I love all the different conversations on here.

I also wonder what else we can do other than rating in discussions and responses. May be it also depends on how much quality discussions or quality responses one member posts. I think you can ask Alice about that. Does not matter whatever it is we should do whatever we can. That means keep rating good discussions and responses.

hi meapas, i does not know about the star ratings,how it is assessed with the discussions and responses,i think my star rating is 9,i cannot find star rating more than 10 is it correct?any how you know more about mylot than me,so have enough time to spend with mylot i think,have a nice day

I think what it amounts to is not enough people are rating others positive. when I first got my star I was at a very low rating, and it is only because other users rated me positive, that I am where I am at today. I didn't think I was going to get there at first as I seemed to stay at my low rating for a very long time, but all of a sudden, it just started jumping up and I am happy where it it is at that is for sure. I dont' think others realize that when they rate others negative, they are hurting themselves as well as hurting others. I do give negatives for referral links and being rude. I do report some from time to time as well. I also don't think that others are aware that our ratings do affect our earnings, so I like to help others as much as I can to bring their ratings up. Good luck to you and happy mylotting.