Why I don't write articles on myLot
By koopharper
@koopharper (7477)
Canada
July 3, 2016 4:37am CST
For me this is a discussion site. This is a place to hobknob with writers and other people from around the world. It's a place to hang out, say what I think maybe even blow off some steam.
I'm not trying to be nose-in-the-air when I say this but I think my serious writing is worth more than posting it all here. Even though you can go back and comment on old posts. I find any writing here has very limited shelf life. There is only so much you're going to earn from an article here and I think my stuff in that regard should do better somewhere else.
When I'm here I'm reluctant to read long heavy posts. I'm even more reluctant to read serial posts. I just don't want to commit that kind of time. I work myLot in around the edges of other things I do.
I like it here and enjoy the interaction. Please don't feel shortchanged that my best serious writing is always posted somewhere else. You'd have to go to my blogs to find it all.
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33 responses
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
3 Jul 16
Don't worry about it; I also think the same, because this is just like a social media site where we just share snippets; just any topic for discussion. I don't like reading very long posts too because of limited time.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
Most people here don't, so why give them what they really aren't looking for? I like the interaction both lighthearted and the more in depth. You actually rarely get that on articles.
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@JudyEv (325808)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jul 16
That's all very well not posting here but if nobody does, no-one would have anything to discuss. My 'serious' writing, such as it is, is all on Infobarrel but I still enjoy posting short articles here. And you must write a certain amount here because I seem to be 'talking' with you from time to time.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
I wouldn't call what I write here "articles" though. I write quick short stuff meant to hopefully generate discussion. Bouncing around ideas here could lead to articles that I might write somewhere else.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
3 Jul 16
@koopharper That is the idea of this site. We are supposed to generate discussion. You must adapt to where you are posting.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@akalinus This place is a worldwide conversation. That has huge benefits. I'll try to stick to what it is best for.
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@durgabala (1360)
• India
4 Jul 16
Hi I am here to have some fun and to know about different people from different countries. 
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul 16
We all use the site to suit ourselves - the main thing is that we should enjoy it. I'd never done any writing at all before joining Bubblews a couple of years ago, and now I'm here - I don't use any other sites. I just put out whatever takes my fancy, whether it's poems, posts about my childhood etc. It's just nice for me to have an outlet.
Though the main thing I like is the interaction, and learning how other people live and think.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
4 Jul 16
Can't go wrong with interaction. Bubblews and myLot taught me things about writing online. It's all been good for my writing.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
4 Jul 16
I like to participate. Longer posts fall by the wayside for me not because I'm not interested but because I don't have that much time to spend on just one person's post in here.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
And we all are learning here. I've had good interaction with people from all over the world.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
3 Jul 16
Your writing is yours to manage as it seems best to you. I do not write articles here, and I do not read articles here. This is a social site where I write to socialize.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
I am kind of preaching to the choir here because most of the people I following write on this site in a manner similar to what I do. When I'm researching something is when I'm likely to read an article and I search for that independent of this site. Articles from here don't rank very high on search engines.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Jul 16
@koopharper some people share about something they read elsewhere, but forget to state the source.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@egdcltd If you are an excellent writer who is hoping to earn money with your writing it is a shame that really good writing isn't recognized to that degree here. On the other hand a big part of making it as a freelancer is learning how and where to market your work. Throwing it on this site isn't good marketing.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
It isn't. Posting short quick discussions that have a lot of back and forth interaction will earn you far more than a well thought out article.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
3 Jul 16
I am not a writer by far so I don't have to worry about it. I enjoy giving advice, getting advice, helping others, venting a bit, etc...
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Jul 16
@koopharper Not really but thank you.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
I quite happy with what I'm doing here. No diss on anyone doing it differently.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
3 Jul 16
@koopharper lol I like you diplomatic answer ha
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
3 Jul 16
When I first came to myLot, I treated it as an article writing site. I soon found out that I was wrong. People are not interested in serious articles. We can always post them in other places. One of the rules of writing is to write for your audience.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
4 Jul 16
I learned this the hard way on Bubblews. This site isn't the same as that one was but in this regard the principle carries through.
@jayaramas (1353)
• Bangalore, India
4 Jul 16
@jo Ann, you are clever, realized it early but I am realizing it now.
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
3 Jul 16
If we were able to garner comments from the world wide web, then it may be a different story too. I've been advised not to post my tutorials here, so I don't although after Bubblews, I've not moved them over to hubpages yet either. It takes so much time to do all of that.
I like the way you said you are here around the edges of everything else.
If people want to post articles here, that's fine with me, but when that's all they post and nothing about their life, I don't visit with them too much.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
I'm not against writing articles here I just think they would do better elsewhere. I don't come here to read articles. Most of the members don't.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Jul 16
@marshamusselman "I've not moved them over to hubpages yet either. It takes so much time to do all of that." - is it hard to use hubpages?
"If people want to post articles here, that's fine with me, but when that's all they post and nothing about their life, I don't visit with them too much." - it helps if they add details and examples.
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@psanasangma (5884)
• India
4 Jul 16
Yes, Sometimes I do not know how to respond the discussion also. I am confused with some of the discussed topic
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
3 Jul 16
You're right. This is a discussion site and not a writing site. I am also wondering why others write long articles here. I agree that your good articles should be posted somewhere else that is suited for long articles. Personally, I skip to read long posts here, although I read if it's really interested.. I'm sorry for those who write long articles in myLot.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
4 Jul 16
@Macarrosel I think it's more a case of them not being able to tell the difference. Generally speaking they either educate themselves or leave. Trying to help them out by pointing out the difference usually falls on deaf ears.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
Most people I know well here have the same approach. I will read something that catches my eye and is really well written. I just don't know anyone who consistently writes at that level of genius.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
4 Jul 16
@koopharper maybe some of them don't know that this is a discussion site. Or maybe they can't differentiate a discussion site from a writing site.
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@maeeze where could we trust it? Small group I suppose of writers but where I wonder.
@koopharper I don't worry about deleting posts. I just stay within guidelines that's it.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@Bluedoll I've had articles stolen from Bubblews and Hubpages. I try to watch out for it. If find the plagiarizers pay less attention to my blogs.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
I wrote quite a few short stories on Bubblews and then had to try and recover the best ones to save them and even then I'd figured this out pretty much and kept it to a minimum. A story that deserves some development is going to end up on Pico's Writing Practice at the minimum. Because it's my site I can further develop the story and post it somewhere else later if I want. I could do that here but I hate pulling material off a site like this once I've posted it.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
3 Jul 16
I can understand that. Once, years ago, at the old mylot, I thought about translating one of my short stories and playing it here. I decided against it.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
3 Jul 16
then and now, mylot has always been a casual discussion site/paid forum to me. i guess "writing site" means different things to different people, so some people come here with certain expectations, then get frustrated.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
I've seen people come here and get frustrated. The plagiarizers often post stolen articles not realizing that they stick out like sore thumbs. But I've seen people come here trying to make a real income posting well written short articles. They often don't stick around because the return on their investment in time is poor to say the least.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
@hereandthere True but there are enough of us that do notice. The ones that I've seen were obvious. I usually wasn't first to report them. They were dispatched by admin in pretty short order.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
3 Jul 16
That's the best part about writing here. I have writing friends here that go back more than a decade. I don't know some of them outside my online writing.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
4 Jul 16
Articles aren't always meant to get much interaction. Just having something read here doesn't get you far.
