How to write a MyLot post that nobody will read
By The Horse
@TheHorse (206705)
Walnut Creek, California
August 31, 2016 12:25am CST
In my quest to understand everything, and become Philosopher-King of the Universe, I have been experimenting with how to write the perfectly terrible MyLot post--the one that nobody will read or comment on.
I think the main thing may be timing. If you write a post at about 10:30 PM US West Coast time, or 1:30 AM East Coast time, most sensible Americans have gone to bed, and most sensible Europeans have not yet risen from bed. It would be something like 6:30 AM in London and 7:30 AM in Zurich. It might be a bit later in India, but Indians are probably busy with their morning tea.
The second thing would be to write about something that nobody is interested in. My speaker refinishing projects would qualify. So would my guitar sound hole coaster projects. Avoid posts about 1) Bubblews; 2) cute things kids do; 3) anything that includes a cool picture of a place most people haven't seen; 4) anything with sexual undertones.
I conducted an experiment in this area the other night an wound up with under 10 comments on a post after three days. My next experiment will be about what kind of posts lead to the most requests to leave the site. I will attach a picture (when I'm good and ready) of the extremely difficult Dynaco speakers I'm almost done with, just to see if that leads readers to flee from this post in radial symmetry.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
31 Aug 16
what'n the heck're ya drinkin', my pony friend? the time 'f day/night don't mean much 'f anythin', does 't? i've posted lots 'f bombs myself, they run the gamut. if'n ya really wish to dribble a bomb - do such 'bout quiltin' 
. puts most folks right to slumberland 
. puts most folks right to slumberland 7 people like this
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
31 Aug 16
@TheHorse lol, glad to hear :) many folks jest fell off 'fter 'bout the 3rd 'un
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@JudyEv (326222)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Aug 16
@crazyhorseladycx I get carried away sometimes and think 'people will love to hear about this'. Duh - apparently not. But sometimes you can write about washing dishes and the comments come flooding in. There is no accounting for it sometimes. And you just keep quilting away... no problem. :)
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@LadyDuck (459514)
• Switzerland
31 Aug 16
I am up at 7:30 (Zurich time) and usually I am working at my computer, but it is true that I spend the morning hours to go through my notifications, because the site is very calm at that time of the day. It is unpredictable what can get many comments and what seems not to be interesting. I have been surprised by the number of comments some of my posts had.
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@JamesHxstatic (29293)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Aug 16
I really go for the six and eight comment posts and do pretty well there.
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@JamesHxstatic (29293)
• Eugene, Oregon
31 Aug 16
@TheHorse No, but I write many like that.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 16
I just have to write about music. 
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@TheHorse (206705)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Aug 16
If you need to get rich, write about Britney Spears or Justin Bieber. If you want comments from me, @FourWalls, and maybe five other people, continue to write about interesting and little known music.
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@TheHorse (206705)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Aug 16
@teamfreak16 Hey, that Love Yourself song isn't that bad. My 19-year-old college students confirmed that it was pretty good for Justin Bieber.
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 16
@TheHorse - I couldn't live with myself if I wrote about Bieber.
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@MALUSE (69409)
• Germany
31 Aug 16
You definitely write too much. Too many words. :-(
My advice would be to think up an inane one-line post on something hardly anybody knows something about. The title shouldn't be a question because then a member may feel the urge to answer.
Re photo: Either no photo or simply a black rectangle.
Hope that helps.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
31 Aug 16
Also write about a television show or music group that no one knows. Only your true friends will read these.
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@TheHorse (206705)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Sep 16
@ElizabethWallace One that only two people will look at?
RT performing 'Beeswing' in Chico, California in 2005.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
1 Sep 16
@TheHorse and include a YouTube video, please.
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@JudyEv (326222)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Aug 16
I don't pay much attention to when I post my discussions. They are often slow to take off but eventually people seem to get to most of them. Some don't do so well but they're probably the boring ones - which are often not the ones I think are boring. :) Funny that!
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@TheHorse (206705)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Aug 16
@teamfreak16 Scott time is the right time!
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@JudyEv (326222)
• Rockingham, Australia
31 Aug 16
@teamfreak16 It's too much brain power to work out what time it is elsewhere. Scott time sounds good to me. :)
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@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
31 Aug 16
I just post whenever I feel like it. I'm on Scott time right now.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
31 Aug 16
Though you post at night on your timezone, it would be a day here in our place (Philippines) and if you have lots of friends here or those that have same time zone as ours, then you still can get some responses not matter what the topic is.
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@TheHorse (206705)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Aug 16
@acelawrites We have lots of Filipinos in California. It's hard not to have a Filipino friend or two!
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
31 Aug 16
@TheHorse So nice to know your friend is a Filipino.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Aug 16
How did you know big boxy speakers fascinate me?
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
1 Sep 16
I don't know about all that. I still read a post or two about bubblews, but it depends on how it's written or why, I might read about kids and look at scenery I've not seen before. I try to stay away from number four although some hide those well. At least this site isn't hit with those like bubblews was.
What are you talking about, coasters for your guitar sound hole? That almost sounds like a riddle of some type.
I'm considering trying to get all my household chores done the first two weeks of the month and spending the rest of my time mylotting the last two-three weeks of the month since that seems to be when everyone spends time here.
Pony, I thought I'd share an image made for me several years ago. I'd forgotten you love music along with refinishing all them there speakers and related things.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
2 Sep 16
@TheHorse No, I don't play any instruments, but I do love to sing even though my voice may not be the greatest. My husband has a guitar, but he's not played it since he was injured eight years ago. It currently resides in a closet.
The image was made before I first saw it and I paid for it in points and then had them include my name on it to use as a signature image much like we use avatars here.
@just4him (307356)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Sep 16
Hey, I recognize that blanket the speakers are sitting on. You had it with a pair of jeans one time. No, I'll comment on posts as much as I'm able, but right now I'm so far behind on my notifications, that I'm getting behind on reading all my followers posts as well, so my apologies and I think those speakers look great. Just a little more to do and it looks like they're about done.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Sep 16
But sometimes we read because we like the person and not speakers
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@Genipher (5405)
• United States
1 Sep 16
Awww, I like writing about my cute kids and forcing the world to acknowledge how wonderful my progeny are!
As an aside, I crunched the numbers a few weeks ago and discovered I get an average of 6 posts per discussion I make. I guess I need to start writing about doing the dishes. Or create another post about Walmart.
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@jazzyindian (492)
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31 Aug 16
that's not possible as all discussions are directly posted... bdw a good trick to get comments...haha
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@jazzyindian (492)
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31 Aug 16
@TheHorse it happens being a newbie here, i too have few comments on posts
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@TheHorse (206705)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Aug 16
@jazzyindian Oh, you have to go visit everyone you can find and write brilliant and thought-provoking comments on their posts. My first few posts were "quiet" as well.
