I was a regular at Bubblews. Why didn't I know about this site?

@YesWay (3674)
August 20, 2016 3:22am CST
I was "Knitting" over at Bubblews. I stumbled across this site today, out of the blue, and already I see lots of people I recognise from over there. I did wonder where you had all gone! One of the saddest things for me when the bubble burst and the site vanished, was losing all of the "friends" that I had build up from my time over there. So hi all - I'm back!!
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 16
Bubblews sucked It paid a lot of money (not that I was ever paid) but it wasn't really a place for discussions. Mylot is way better in every way and it is more honest and stable. Give it a week and you'll seethe money isn't great but the site and people as a whole are better.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 16
@YesWay Bubblews never had the back and forth you often get on here. Sometimes discussions go on for weeks
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@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
@Mike197602 I like that. I can already tell that I'm going to enjoy chatting on here. And I haven't seen so much as one "nice post" comment which is a real refreshing change!
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@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
I've only been here for a few hours, but I can already see that you are right on that!
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 16
There was a lot of talk about this site on Bubblews when the site was going under. It's a wonder you didn't see it. Anyway welcome to Mylot, it's great here.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 16
@YesWay Towards the end they didn't seem to care what we wrote, and this site was freely mentioned. It wouldn't have mattered to us if they had deleted our posts anyway - they hadn't paid us for months.
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@YesWay (3674)
21 Aug 16
@jaboUK I just don't understand how I could have missed hearing about this site towards the end. Loads of people are saying that there were a lot of mentions over there towards the end but it all must have just passed me by!
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@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
Thank you. I certainly recognise you from over there! I remember that any post mentioning a similar site was removed by admin lol.
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@egdcltd (12060)
20 Aug 16
I was a member here years before I belonged to Bubblews, but at its height Bubblews was paying out far more, and at its worst myLot had stopped the revenue programme.
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@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@egdcltd yes at its height it sure was paying out more over there, but then there was a big old slump when things weren't like that!
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@egdcltd (12060)
30 Aug 16
@YesWay I'm not sure of the exact dates, but I don't think myLot had started paying out again when earnings crashed on Bubblews.
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@egdcltd it's nice that we're all back together here - I just wish I'd known where you all were when B went down!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Aug 16
I don't think we knew each other on the Bubble or did we? I tried to tell as many people as I could in the dying days to get over here and many of them did. Glad you found us.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 16
@YesWay YOu did but you are here now and hail hail the gangs all here lol
@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
Yes, I certainly recognise you. I'm sorry I didn't come over sooner. I'm sure I've missed out on lots of fun here.
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@YesWay (3674)
23 Aug 16
@BelleStarr better late than never, right?
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@marie42 (981)
• Shreveport, Louisiana
21 Aug 16
I was on bubblews and I remember you ;) yes, I love it here so much better. Welcome ;)
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@marie42 (981)
• Shreveport, Louisiana
23 Aug 16
@YesWay yes I started off over there and came here. I was on Mylot years ago, but it has changed so much since then. Actually alot better.
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@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@marie42 I am just so glad that I found this place now. It ism a lot of fun.
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@YesWay (3674)
23 Aug 16
Hi @marie42 Were you here before you went over there, or, like me, did you start off over there then come here?
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• Philippines
20 Aug 16
I used to post on Bubblews a year ago then my sister told me about this site. It is sad to know that Bubblews no longer exist but I am glad that we have a new site where we can post our ideas while making new friends. Welcome back!
• Philippines
20 Aug 16
@JolietJake new for me then
@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
@rosegell08 yes same here - the site is new to me, even though it has been going for years.
• Philippines
21 Aug 16
@YesWay I'm happy that my sister told me about this site because I'm loving it here.
@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
20 Aug 16
Mylot has been around for a long time. Unfortunately during the days of Bubblews, Mylot stopped paying for a while. A few months or a year or so after Bubblews closed down, Mylot started to pay again, so we all return to it. Most of us have been with Mylot since 2008 or 2009.
@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
Yes I have noticed that there are a lot of members who have been here for a long time. Which is a great sign.
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
21 Aug 16
@YesWay Yes, Mylot is a reputable site, and we have a lot of freedom of expression.
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@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@scheng1 which are precisely two of the things you want from a writing site.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
22 Aug 16
I was on Bubblews from 2013 until all the big changes then kinda left the website only popping in from time to time to see how things were. What was your username there, I can't remember a "knitting"
@kevin1877uk (36988)
30 Aug 16
@YesWay Oh I guess that we did miss each other, I was there from March 2013 until all the big changes in Oct 2014, then kind of left the website. Nice to see you here :)
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@kevin1877uk I got there a bit later than you then. Think I joined over there about mid 2014 and was there for a year. I was Knifting over there too - I guess we just missed each other.
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• United States
21 Aug 16
welcome to mylot! yepperz, lots 'f folks from there came this direction to hang their hats. so glad ya finally made the journey. i jest wish that some'd kept their usernames coz i've missed quite a few not knowin' who the heck they were, lol.
• United States
30 Aug 16
@YesWay yer welcome! yes, folks 're purty friendly here. i enjoy the sometimes lengthy discussions that ensue :)
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@crazyhorseladycx thank you for the welcome. Everyone over here is so friendly and welcoming!
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
20 Aug 16
Welxome! So where have you spent the intervening months...? Anywhere nice? :)
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
30 Aug 16
@YesWay Signs of the times, alas.
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@pgntwo no, nowhere nice! I tried a few other writing sites, until one by one they all closed down.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
20 Aug 16
Glad to see you here.
@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
20 Aug 16
@YesWay I can feel your excitement. lol
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@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
Thank you. It's good to be here :) Looking forward to seeing you around here.
@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
20 Aug 16
so you go another batch here? or finding some of them here in this site also.?
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@thelme55 (76480)
• Germany
24 Aug 16
Now I recognised you. It's nice to hear from you again.
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@thelme55 (76480)
• Germany
30 Aug 16
@YesWay yes, same to you
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@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@thelme55 it's good to see you again too :)
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• Jacksonville, Florida
20 Aug 16
I was on Bubblews too. But they never paid me.
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@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
That's a shame. I got paid more than I didn't get paid, so I feel fortunate for that, but it was still disappointing when the site went without paying the last withdrawals.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
21 Aug 16
I wandered here from Bubblews as well. Welcome to the community.
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@suziecat7 thank you. Everyone has been so nice and welcoming.
@LeaPea2417 (36545)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Aug 16
I am glad you found this site. I learned about it through Bubblews friends and others through other sites.
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@leapea2417 yes I am glad I found this site too. Better late than never ehh?!
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• Bournemouth, England
21 Aug 16
For a time Bubblews, with its unsustainable pay-out scheme, became almost all-consuming. Many of its members probably had no reason go look for other paying sites.
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
@asfarasiknow absolutely. I for one was at one point making ten posts a day over there plush ne'er acting a lot with other members. Looking back, I'm not sure how I found the times to do that!
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@AliCanary (3038)
22 Aug 16
Hey, I'm glad you found us! I didn't come to MyLot right away, was on Persona Paper first. Lots of Bubblers went there, but unfortunately, they don't pay any more (the site is still there). Some people are continuing to write for free, just to write and socialize.
@YesWay (3674)
23 Aug 16
@alicanary I did try persona paper for a while actually. I was over there as "Coffee". I think I knew you over there.
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@rina110383 (24495)
21 Aug 16
I wasn't a member of that site. Welcome to myLot!
@YesWay (3674)
30 Aug 16
Thank you @rina110383 it's good to be here
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@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
I have never heard about this site.. Is it like MYLOT???
@Raj7779 (3657)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
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@YesWay (3674)
20 Aug 16
It was, when it was running, yes. But they shut it down about a year ago.
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