Guilty, your honor!
By Toni
@toniganzon (72285)
Philippines
July 25, 2022 5:56pm CST
After months of hiatus, I am back. Only to find out that I am guilty of violating a mylot guideline and have been guilty for a long time. Thanks to @LadyDuck for suggesting the admin's post.
There are times when I would respond to a comment in my discussion just to say thank you. Not once, not twice, too many times. I think sometimes it's the polite thing to do. Sometimes I would reply using just the mylot code, or what we commonly call the emoji or emoticon. I get so engrossed in the discussion that I end up forgetting that mylot has rules!
Now that I'm back, will have to stick to that rule. Coz I don't want to be "the problem" in this site.
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12 responses
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
@LadyDuck that’s good to know that they’re never deleted. The whole time i was here today, i kept reminding myself to avoid that as well. 
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
you and i would usually have one exchanges and would end it with that expression. So thank you so much for this reminder. It was a wake up call. And boy i was glad to open mylot today and found that your suggestion was still in my notification.1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (458476)
• Switzerland
26 Jul 22
@toniganzon I have to remind myself to avoid the "Thank You" and "You are welcome".
I think that suggestions are never deleted.
I have to remind myself to avoid the "Thank You" and "You are welcome".
I think that suggestions are never deleted.1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (73538)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jul 22
Don't worry about it I am sure you will remember to use more than two words, I myself have had moments when a post has been so disturbing that I simply reply you rendered me speechless but now if that happens I just remember to add why I was speechless, Actually now I have become quite chatty, and I think some of my comments are much too long but once you get me going I just cannot stop, Enough said and glad you are back,
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
25 Jul 22
i, too am guilty of being chatty. Now I must never forget that being chatty is actually the thing I must always do in mylot.2 people like this
@RasmaSandra (73538)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Jul 22
@toniganzon 
you and I both
you and I both1 person likes this
@kaylachan (57866)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jul 22
We're all human. We all make mistakes. I can't always post long replies, either.
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@kaylachan (57866)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jul 22
@toniganzon Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm just saying don't stress. I wrote a lot of "thank you's" when I posted about my cat crossing the rainbow bridge last week.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
@kaylachan not stressed about it but i don’t want to be the problem like what the admin said. The rules exist for a reason. And i don’t want to bring more work mylot. Those comments are deleted and imagine the headache we’re giving them when they go through those comments many times and delete them.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
I'm someone who can really post long replies. But when I want to end a conversation or when I have nothing to say anymore and if thank you is the only thing that's needed to be said, couldn't help but just say thank you. I just think that leaving a mere like cannot be appreciated than actually saying "thank you."
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
Majority of the people here in mylot have forgotten that such rule exist. In fact someone in this discussion commented i should say thank you. I think she misunderstood and obviously she hasn’t read the guidelines.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
27 Jul 22
@valmnz That's something that I'd never forget as I am always chatty.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
27 Jul 22
@toniganzon we're going to remember to be chatty in our commnts now, aren't we!
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@lovebuglena (43080)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Jul 22
I wonder if a like can be used in place of a thank you.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
A like is better than a thank you according to the admin. And sometimes I do that too. But most of the time I always leave a thank you comment. I guess it has become a habit.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
@lovebuglena I'm not someone who'd really do generic responses. I'm a talker. I talk a lot and I love typing. One reason why I don't use my phone when in mylot because I do type a lot. And I love using all my fingers in doing so. Was trained touch typing by my grandfather when I was in grade school using a type writer. So I type pretty quickly from my laptop.
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@lovebuglena (43080)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Jul 22
@toniganzon Sometimes habits are not that easy to break. It's also not just about saying thank you and nothing else though. It's also about giving a very short generic reply. That's probably not good to do either.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
And I can fully understand that. Sometimes we get too comfortable in mylot that we tend to forget the guidelines. A reminder of this once in a while would be nice. And I can just imagine the patience of the admin.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
26 Jul 22
@toniganzon Occasional reminders are good to keep us on our toes.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
She suggested the post to users she know. It was a good reminder. And I am really grateful to the admin for having this patience and to write a discussion about it.
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@aninditasen (15744)
• Raurkela, India
26 Jul 22
When someone just likes your discussion and respond with a word like lovely or beautiful or good you can just reply with a thank you or an emoji.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
That’s actually against the mylot rule to respond like that.
@LindaOHio (156488)
• United States
26 Jul 22
Nice to see you. We've all had to adjust to the rules too. It was easy.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
Mylot rules are actually lenient. Not that difficult to follow at all.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
25 Jul 22
Not worried at all. Being absent from mylot is really not the thing that I'm guilty about. I do its quite often here for more than a decade now.
@jefferson126 (3050)
• Shenzhen, China
26 Jul 22
is Saying "thank you" improper?sometimes i only say "thank you" as reply to a comment,i don't know if there is anything unsuitable with a "thank you" reply.welcome back here,I like mylot platform,we can pour out thoughts and heart here,meanwhile listen other's heart.enjoy your mylot time.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
Hehre's the admin's post:
And I guess you haven't read Mylot's guidelines.
'If you have nothing useful to add to a discussion, you should simply move on and find one to which you can contribute. Simply replying...
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@jefferson126 (3050)
• Shenzhen, China
26 Jul 22
@toniganzon ,I just read it,ok,now i understand to use "like" replace "thank you" in case i have no words to say.thank you.
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
26 Jul 22
I am glad you posted this. Thanks for the reminder. I think it's probably a good refresher for everyone because we probably ALL do it now and then.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jul 22
It is my pleasure and if you wish to read what the admin wrote here is the link:
The admin can be really forgiving and patient but to keep this community healthy and alive for many many more years, we have to do our part as well. And sometimes we just get too comfortable with mylot that we tend to forget such simple rule exists!
'If you have nothing useful to add to a discussion, you should simply move on and find one to which you can contribute. Simply replying...
