MyLot Efficiency Tip

@GardenGerty (157865)
United States
November 24, 2015 11:25am CST
Always Like the post you open. If it is interesting enough to open it is interesting enough to like. Having that like in place when you go away for a while and then come back, you will know you do not have to read the discussion again, unless you want to, of course. Old myLot had it set up a little differently and you could tell at a glance if you had liked it already. So hopefully this will help somebody on the site.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Nov 15
I constantly forget about liking a discussion, even with the exceptional ones that I encounter at times.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
I know, that is easy to do, but when it has a double purpose I am more likely to do it.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
@RasmaSandra yes, I think some people did not understand, and maybe I should edit, if you "like" a post and then you find it in your feed again, when you open it, if you see you have liked it, you know you have already seen it. I was here many years and I will open the discussions that say "you might also like" and may find a discussion I replied to 9 years ago, but if I liked it, I do not have to look for my comment, unless I just want to.
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@RasmaSandra (74114)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Nov 15
@GardenGerty I usually quickly scan the post and make my decision about my comment right away. Then I like and comment just like now.
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• United States
24 Nov 15
I would never like something before I read it all the way through. Maybe something in the beginning is good, but then it changes near the end. The like button is right there at the end, not a big deal to find it. I don't see what you mean about leaving and going back. I read, like (or not) and then comment. It goes in order.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
If I decide that I did not like something, I can unlike it. I am here off and on all day. Sometimes I pull up discussions from the sidebar that sound interesting. I know if I have already liked them, then I have commented as well. I do tend to read, like and comment.
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• United States
24 Nov 15
@GardenGerty I finish one at a time and then I'm done that way Some of those on the side that I did open were so old they were useless.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 15
@GardenGerty I accidently liked several times once and worked out that I could unlike as well.
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@LadyDuck (460357)
• Switzerland
24 Nov 15
I never forget to like a discussion that I hope unless there is something that prevents me to like, in this case I report.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
No, if I open it and find I need to report it I do not like it, or I "unlike" it if I have already hit the "like" button.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
@KnehKnah It works for me to do that as even years later I can tell that I have read a post.
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
25 Nov 15
@GardenGerty A very logical thing to do, indeed! I will do the same.
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@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
24 Nov 15
Some post seem interesting enough to be opened but then they aren't likeable.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
On a very rare occasion I open one that just makes me say "huh?" and of course those I do not like, but hopefully I remember not to open them again. Often there will be a user that posts a lot of those and I learn quickly to stay clear. @MALUSE and @AbbyGreenhill
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• United States
24 Nov 15
I agree totally.
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@MALUSE (69390)
• Germany
25 Nov 15
@slund2041 I never like one-sentence 'discussions'. I often report them.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
24 Nov 15
No, if a post is rubbish, I refuse to like it. If I LIKE a post it's because I actually LIKE it.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
I guess I come to know who may be posting rubbish and I avoid them. I also usually read the post preview. I just use this as a way to know I have read it. Rubbish gets reported.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
25 Nov 15
@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
24 Nov 15
i like almost every post i visit,,,
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
The only ones I do not "like" are the ones that violate the rules.
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@jstory07 (135092)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Nov 15
@GardenGerty Those you should never like at all.
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@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
25 Nov 15
@GardenGerty no one like them,,
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@vandana7 (99109)
• India
24 Nov 15
You made me nostalgic...that era was different.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Nov 15
hi vandy yes the time of the old mylot was great b ut we will soon olearn the changes here and we will love this era too V vandy hatley here hugs
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@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Nov 15
@fufurinha ..yeah...it would have been fun with Saphy around...she could create a real storm
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
24 Nov 15
Wish I was here back then! But then I am only a baby
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• United States
24 Nov 15
I think that is a great tip GG. I do always like everything I respond to out of habit also.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
I am even pulling up old discussions that I answered years ago. I know without reviewing that I did.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
24 Nov 15
I like most posts I open for that reason, so I know if I've read it or not. But, I don't like a post if I don't find it likeable.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
That is mainly my pointer here. If you have liked a post, unless you want to go back and read all the interactions, then you do not need to read the whole thing again.
@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
24 Nov 15
You are too selective ahaha
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
24 Nov 15
That is exactly what I do here. I always like the posts I open.
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@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Nov 15
You do? Smart Thumbelina.
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@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
25 Nov 15
@vandana7 I am amazing, I know.
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@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Nov 15
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@amnabas (13742)
• Karachi, Pakistan
24 Nov 15
Thats what i do it indicates that the post is read by me.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
That is what I meant by this discussion. I like it, unless I will report it.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
25 Nov 15
This is a great tip for the new comer on here. Normally when I open a post I try and finish with it by commenting or what ever before I go away.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
@poehere I am finding that I have been here so long that I am also running on to discussions I commented on years ago. Sometimes I go ahead and make another comment, not for earning, but to perhaps entice the early writer to come back to the site.
@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
25 Nov 15
@GardenGerty That is a nice way to do this and such a great idea. This can't happen to me because I am not on here that long.
@birjudanak (14320)
• India
24 Nov 15
i like almost all post which i open and read because its a first sign for friend to interact and may be come to see our profile and post and from there discussion start but i request that please like after reading not by just open like and close.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
24 Nov 15
No, I open and like and comment or comment and like before closing. I try to always have something to say.
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
24 Nov 15
@GardenGerty yes i will commenting till it reach last means answer come ok,thank you,est of luck,etc but after someone put big comments like 3 lines i must reply it.
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
24 Nov 15
Liked the ones that really deserved to be liked because they are likeable
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
Of course you do.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Nov 15
I have to be grateful to the retentive memory I have that sends me a signal
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
That is good as well.
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@jstory07 (135092)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Nov 15
I read and the first thing I do is like the discussion and than leave a respond.
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@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Nov 15
I too read, and pressing that like is pretty much like saying I am done though there should be double like or something to prove that we liked for quality or content. But I guess suggest is for that. Only problem with suggest is it is so difficult.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Nov 15
Thank you for this tip!
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
As some point out, perhaps some are not likeable. For me if they are that unlikeable, I probably will report them.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
24 Nov 15
I only like the ones that I really like.
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@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Nov 15
Actually, that would put quality ratings. Right? Many times I come here to say hello to friends. I do not have enough time on my hands, just like now. If I can meet many of them under one post, it is just great. I don't have to go searching for them.
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@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Nov 15
I liked every post that I read so far. I think it is worthwhile to write and post short articles or blogs. Long posts takes so much of our time reading them.
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@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
25 Nov 15
Sometimes I just have to say something that takes a lot of words, but each of us has our preferences.
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 15
I've been doing more liking recently than I used to. As I've mentioned, I'm a comment freak. I enjoy giving them and receiving them. How do I use likes to track down posts I've read before but didn't have time to comment on? (Or is that not possible right now?)
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@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Nov 15
@TheHorse ..many things. Such as old lines, tree branches touching those lines and causing sparks, forcing authorities to shut the power. Then there is water shortage..you either use power, or you let the farmers get water and you get some too. Which would you choose? And finally something nobody wants to talk about...population. It is impossible to provide for growing numbers. But we Indians may understand economics, but do not understand how to curtail religious competition. So if the politicians say muslims are increasing in number, Hindus have to. You see, we can't let them outnumber us, even if we are short of water, food, or power. That is humanity.
@vandana7 (99109)
• India
25 Nov 15
Sometimes it happens to all of us. I have had similar issues. Especially when there are power outages.
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 15
@vandana7 We haven't had any power outages here recently. What causes yours?
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