users who start too many discussions - abuse?

There are many users like the ones you've mentioned. I'm not sure if they can be reported as abuse, but if we do myLot will surely review them. Mylot has come out with new rules now about discussions - they shouldn't be the yes/no type, no copying and pasting etc. So if the users you saw have done any of these things u can report them as abuse. I know we can do without many such people who don't deserve to earn anything!

The best way to "punish" them is to not respond. If you don't think it's a quality post, don't respond. that will let them know what you think of their posts. And it might make them think twice before posting something stupid. Or not.

Wow... someone who has a Rating of 282, but has never answered anyone else's posts. Wow. I know I have been a member of myLot now for just about 3 months. Yes, I have started a lot of discussions from time to time, but I know I go thru spurts when I post mine, and only a very few have over 100 for a Rating. I write on what I believe in or feel is Good to discuss and then go from there. I reply to a lot of posts from time to time as well. I Love myLot, and am very Glad to be here.

I respond to about 10 times or more the number of discussions that I start. It's much harder to respond to a question thatn to just post questions. I've noticed that some of the posters don't even go back and continue to respond or comment on the people's responses in their own thread. I only get a handful of responses to discussions that I've started so for meit is better to respond to others and post once in awhile with a new question. I think that mylot will eventually do something about the random posters that just post questions

I'm sure we're thinking of the same 2 or 3 people. There was one today that was just off the hook- he was posting a new thread every 10-15 seconds! I looked at his profile also, and the only things he had responded to were 1 or 2 word type discussions. He had no best responses, and he did not keep up with or respond to the comments in his disccussions. I was reporting him all day, as were a few other people (the newly formed MLPD, or MyLot Police Dept)!! Report the abuse, give a neg. rating. It's the only way to make this site work.

I think if you want people to answer some of your discussions then you must in return answer them. I have only been on this site a couple of days and I am still trying to figure out the best aspects of it and how to apporach different methods. I will often browse the disscussions and see if anything catches my interest. I also decided and this is just me is someone gives me a decent answer I will answer a couple of the discussions they have posted to return the courtesty they have given me. I also go through my answers and rate the really good ones...and I even rate some negative ones...and by negative everyone is entilted to there opinion...but im also not going to name names a couple people really pissed me off so i gave them a negative rating...but i appreciate the good responses...and by giving them a plus that actually generates their ratings on mylot...so if i get a quality answer or i see a particular user has answered a few of my discussions i am going to return the favor...or if someone requests to be my friend...ill try to answer some of theres....

Now that I have seen someone doing it ya it really bothers me cause theres like 20 topics about nothing and I got to keep going through all these retarded ones to find a half decent one to responed to.

I agree with you, it's a miracle if i manage to post more than 3 in a day, never mind in the space of a few minutes! lol! I really like to respond to other's discussions as well. I really hate seeing people churning out one rubbish topic after another.

I have noticed this too. I wonder if they aren't being paid for these posts though because many of them are not meaningful discussions or offer any sound advice or knowledge they could pass on. I'm not sure about reporting it as abuse, you might want to check into that. Have a great day.

no i don't think so.

we cant say that because even i started some discussions meaning fully in the topics in which iam interested but did not get any responses for some my discussions too.....and thats not my fault right? because i started a discussion of my interest and there ends my job till someone responds to. because if nobody is interested wat can i do, i cant force someone to respond in my discussion, it happens sometimes and sometime people are crazy to earn money so they start such discussions, we can never blame someone for a topic without discussions

I agree, what's the point of posting large numbers of discussions at the one time, its totally selfish, surley its better to stagger them a few a day at the most. I've not posted anything yet, because I only want to contribute quality topics, and have time to respond to any replies that I get (if any!). Perhaps Mylot should have a limit on the number posted per day, week and month, with increasing amount allowed depending on the quality of the discussions, and also the number of replies each person making the most gives as well, I would suggest a minimum ration of 1 post to 5 replies made by each person.

I think this is quite an aberation. The purpose of this forum is to discuss extensively on a particular subject. But i also observed that some are just here rolling out discussion (one sentence discussions) almost every minute. these individuals never take time to respond or coment on any other discusions. I think this is not to good. I implore the officials at my lot to weight response/comments to discussions higher than creating discussion threads. Some discussions are just nothing of substance.

hmm very interesting. i am a new user..so just looking at the group dynamics. i see ur point, it is abuse as far as i am concerned. there is no point in flooding the system with unwanted junk.

Yes, I have been watching people. In an eagerness to increase the rating and earn money, there are several people who pick up all silly topics and continuously post discussion topics. I respond to the discussion if the topic is qualitative and interesting. Silly ones are ignored.

i think people sometime fail to realise thats it might just be better to respond rather than start a new discussion..and thats why observations such as urs can be made..and as with anything else there are two ways of looking at it..on u say that they are needless and theye should be removed but then somepeople just don't get responses too often and therefore start a lots of discussions..i think with time such people would mature..

true i have been in mylo since oct 28 and have only 600 odd posts.i dont start to many discussions .very few i just respond to a few its ppl under my referaal that post .oneof my referals responded to 1000 posts already he is jus t been for a month

I am still fairly new here and I don't understand how everything works yet, but if no one is responding to their discussions do they still earn money? I can't figure out how some of these people can think up enough topics to start that many discussions with!

no tey give more chances for us 2 answer

i am trying not to post alot of discussions i have only posted like 6 and so i am not going to do that anymore unless they have meaning to it.