why get topics deleted which are totally ok?

You can get yoru own discussion deleted if you so wish. This is easy by using the (!) symbol as you suggested. Others can also do the same, or mylot can come out of the blue without anyone reporting it and delete it. The discussion starter should get an email, if they've turned notifications on, as to why it was deleted. It's a brief, and often vague statement, but an explanation nonetheless.

I've asked myself that question, why discussions that seems okay get deleted. But it is just to accept the admins decisions. They are the authority.

MyLot is a site for DISCUSSIONS not for asking questions that require an answer. If a topic contains something that has a specific answer and there is no chance to exchange opinions, then it is not a discussion. If admin saw it as such then he would have removed it. If you are so concerned then why not send a PM to the user who started the topic and ask them what was the reason on the notification that they received?

Well, I would read the Dont's in your guidelines and see if it hit on one of those. If not I would email AskAlice(ALex) and see what he has to say about the reasoning behind deleting it. I would think that the Don'ts would tell you. Alot of people make the same mistake over and over and never seem to get the idea.

Yes sometimes this is really frustrated situation when we have posted some good questions in mylot but after sometime we received a mail on our account that our posting was deleted because this question was against mylot policy or have for many other reasons. So I think their guidelines are very strict and if we doing anything against this then our posting can be deleted and also mylot may ban our account. So now I am very careful for posting here.

Mylot delete any discussion which they feel against thier rules and regulation As far as I know, no body can delete the post any either discussion or comment. Only mylot admin had the power to delete from here.

There is no real ambiguity to that delete... in the guidelines it says: Don't "Start game and poll type discussions..." It would seem to me that posting a math question would be considered a game. myLot is a discussion site... we are supposed to post topics where quality back and forth discussion can take place. If someone posts a riddle, a game or a puzzle, there is a right or wrong answer. There is nothing to discuss, nothing to debate, it's basically a question and answer scenario -- and that's not what we are supposed to do here. Some math questions could require just a one number answer, for example... and that is not a discussion. Members don't have delete rights here, just like we don't have edit rights. If we were able to delete our own discussions, not only would we affect ourselves but we would affect the earning potential of everyone that participated in our discussions and that would not be right.

First of all, it was deleted because it was not okay. Second is, asking a question is not okay here in my lot because it is considered as a poll which violates mylot guidelines. Here in mylot we are required to post a TOPIC to be discussed not a QUESTION to be answered. I’ve been mentioning this many times already here in my lot and I am going to mention it again. Topics and Questions are two different things and they have nothing to do with each other. It is already tiring if I am going to explain this again, just read the links I am going to provide below so you will be guided on: 1. How to create a good Topic and not a Question 2. Why questions are not allowed here in my lot 3. Questions and Polls are the same thing 4. How to create a good topic that will not be deleted 5. Difference between topic and question 6. Sample of a topic Here are the links: http://www.mylot.com/nr/newresponse.aspx?p=1&qid=2558712 (read post #10) http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2655250.aspx (read post #2) http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2508999.aspx?p=1 (read post #5) I hope this would help you and all the users both new and old who are still not aware. Example of a topic asking about math problem. Let say I have an algebra problem with polynomials. Topic: A polynomial problem in Algebra. Simplify a given equation. Content: The given equation is x to the power of 2, y to the power of 5, x to the power of 3, and y. Can anyone provide a better, simple solution to simply the equation? Why this is acceptable? It is because I am not asking a question or a poll, I am simply stating a polynomial problem in Algebra. Although I have stated a question in my content but the question is not answerable by YES or NO. The question is asking for your suggestion or solution and that solution or suggestion is still subject for further discussion since we are talking about math. It always needs to be discussed.

stk4m why not read the rules of discussion so you know how to spot discussions that have broken them and will be deleted. a math puzzle will be considered a game and its strictly against the discussio rules. the discussion poster will get an email from admins telling her or him the rule they broke so they at least will not break that one again. this happens again and again with new people who for some unexplainable reason refuse to read the guidelines and rules of discussion so break them all the time. just read the darned rules and save us all a lot of fuss and upset. they are not difficult to read and fore warned is fore armed.If you know what the rules are then you will not break them unless you are not very smart. lol lol lol.

Hi my friend, As far as I know, every question leads to one answer then it will be removed, perhaps because such discussions can not develop into some creative ideas or useful information. So a question like that should not need to be discussed by some members. Ok, maybe there is one example: Topic discuss: 3 +3 =.... ! st comment: 6 2nd comment: 6 3rd comment: same Topics like these may just simply be responded by one person. But I do not know for sure. I only speak according to my experience, because I've made ??some math topics. Wish you all the best my friend....

I think posts get deleted if it violates any of the mylot rules, the responses too are deleted, both the discussion starter and the responders get email from mylot You may request mylot to delete your discussion, telling the reasons.. good post, useful too Have a nice day ahead. Professor ‘@Bhuwan@’. .