What's the matter with MyLot?

confusing - Change is always confusing?
Canada
January 12, 2007 8:19pm CST
Terrible thing here, can't stand it. OK, I am just back from my 2 weeks vocation, and now everything is changed, so confusing and kind of mad. first, I am not able to add images when I post comments; second, I am not able to add images when I edit my interests; third, while I am post today, my points just accidentally drooped from 274 to 268; fourth, I am not able to copy and past, and get a message said that because my points is not higher than 500, so unfair. Anyone knows what happens? Please help me out, thank you!
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50 responses
@kesfylstra (1868)
• United States
13 Jan 07
Yeah, they changed things up a lot to encourage people to work hard to get to 500, and because they feel that people who have over 500 rating will know and understand the rules, and be able to give quality posts. So, just keep plugging away until you hit 500, and everything will be allowed again!
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• Canada
13 Jan 07
Thank you! I understand that MyLot need to push people work hard, but not all people under 500 are cheaters, right? the main thing frustrated me is that cannot add any images, and I don't want to just post some kind of non sense responses like 'yes' or 'no' or choose one from two to reach 500 points.
@nangel78 (1454)
• United States
13 Jan 07
The 500 rule makes sense. It helps keep people from cheating the system.
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• Australia
13 Jan 07
I think any rule which helps to eliminate copiers and posters is a good one. They were really bad for a few weeks, but it has cleaned up considerably since the new rule. We still get a number of "I don't know" and one or two word replies, but even these are getting fewer. Keep going. When we reach 500 we'll be able to add images again.
@shywolf (4514)
• United States
13 Jan 07
While you were gone, they apparently changed things. You now have to have 500 points by your name in order to post pictures and copy and paste text. This is to help prevent cheaters. I don't know that it has totally taken care of the problem, but I guess that it must have helped to cut down the cheating somewhat or Mylot would have repealed the new rule by now. I am sorry that you are frustrated with the changes :/ I only started here 12 days ago on the first of the month, so I wasn't here before this rule.
• Canada
13 Jan 07
Thank you! Can't image that you were here for only 12 days, you must spend lots of time here, hehe. As a member under 500 points, I really do not have much interesting since I am not able to post any images. I know that MyLot wants to cut cheaters but still not make much sense
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@abhax123 (1695)
• India
13 Jan 07
My balance just increased by $0.01 after a 3 hour posting??? dah!!! what $0.01 what did i do wrong?
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• Canada
13 Jan 07
So that the responses have to be at lease 4 or 5 sentences, and then can make some money for those responses? Agree that this will cut down those non valuable answers, but don't you think sometimes that 4 or 5 sentences are too much?
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
13 Jan 07
I looked at some of your responses. I think the problem might be that they are too short. You must add to the discussion with your response. It should be at least four or five sentences long or you won't earn any money for it. So try keeping to things that are interesting to you and make sure you add information to your response. Just agreeing ..saying short comments won't help you earn any money. You also won't have a good star rating. I hope this helps you.
13 Jan 07
Personally I think it is a bit too far to stop people with under 500 posts from pasting. I am active on around 5/6 forums and have not even hit 300 on any of them.
• Philippines
13 Jan 07
Maintain your response to any discussion,dont mind the points deducted to you,it will be back after you enter a new response,I believe that mylot management still observed the very good thing's of fair earning to increase our benefit.
• Canada
13 Jan 07
Is that happened to you? I did not see my points up even I made some new response, wired
@amish2222 (235)
• United States
13 Jan 07
I am a newbie to Mylot but have seen many changes in this little while. Is MyLot always this dynamic? I mean I am not sure whether by the time I reach 500, they will raise the bar to say 1000.
• Canada
13 Jan 07
No idea about that. there is no this rule when I was in, that's why this whole change thing confusing me
• India
13 Jan 07
Ya the system is so confusing.... i think they require 500 credit points...coz they need us to be proper users of mylot... I feel so what do u think
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• Canada
13 Jan 07
Hehe thanks for your response. After view all those responses, I kind of cached some sense, MyLot adds lots of those rules for security and cheating problem, and we can just keep our good work here to catch up
@Celanith (2327)
• United States
13 Jan 07
Mylot made it so we cannot copy and paste until we have five hundred or more points same of posting an image. As to losing points I lost 2 then got them back. But some things I respond to in my original wording no copying and pasting it erases and says try again you cannot copy and paste when I did not do that and tonight it did not credit it me with 7 responses I made to other peoples discussions. So I am going to complain about that. It will give me 1 point for every 3 responses now. That is not fair.
@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
13 Jan 07
I am confused that you were able to post an image when you have not reached 500 points. You are not the first person to do so. I don't get that. MyLot sent an alert telling us you had to have 500 to do that (while you were away), so why are some people under 500 still able to post pictures?
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• Canada
13 Jan 07
I noticed that it only works when I start a new discussion or the first new interest photo, I don't know why
• Pakistan
13 Jan 07
Hmm came back after vacations.well we woluld pffer you a welcome, yeah really mylot has changed alot!now only users with atleast 500 points can copy/paste in the discussions, they can only upload photos while answering discussions,most imp. is that the interface has changed and finally u r seeing "stars" above all members these are ratings mylot community assings to every user in view of his participation in discussions and quality responses! Have a nice day here!
• Canada
13 Jan 07
thank you! but I am not able to add image when I answering discussions. Add what this Start thing mean, is that high numbers means good?
• United States
14 Jan 07
I got on myLot to have fun talk to people not to have to work to get 500 post. I don't see how this is improveing the site all I see is that it is restricting people from expressing them self loke you have done in the a past.
• United States
14 Jan 07
they did this to help make the posts and discussions more valuable to the community. it will grow on you and it does make mylot better over all. its to prevent scammers and people just copying and posting others discussions.
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@ponppy (102)
• Nigeria
14 Jan 07
I can only discuss with you about your point accidentally dropped,when it happen like that you don't have to be worried ok,when next you log in,you will see your normal point.it happen to me one's.
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• India
14 Jan 07
myLOT has introduced a lot many features to reduce spam so tat is why u r getting so many chances .it has become a better world to play upon..
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• United States
14 Jan 07
I know that despite the rule change may seem unfair to alot of people, it is motivating me to get a higher and higher post count.
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
13 Jan 07
While you were away, myLot made changes to its rules here and the way people do things. You can only include images in your discussions if your rating is 500 or higher. The reduction in points could be because of the topics you created or you replied to a topic that got deleted because it violated the rules. You lose points whenever a discussion gets deleted that you participated in. Copying and pasting is also limited to people that have a rating of 500 or higher so you should check the rules of myLot to see what is new.
• Canada
13 Jan 07
Ok, so why those discussions which already been deleted are still here? How do I know that they are the ones been deleted and I should not make any responses to them?
• United States
13 Jan 07
They set up a 500 rule to keep off the spam. I write every single one of my resoponses by hand. I dont copy and paste any of it, and it really doesn't take that long to get to 500, I was at 500 in the first or second week of being on this site, and always posted well thought out posts/responses, and dont do the yes or nos. that doesnt need to be done. They picture thing, I dont think they want people to just keep spamming it like they do. And if someone took the time to get above 500 posts, they are more likely not to spam there pictures, and be more respective to the site with the pictures. You can due without it. And for the point wise, you might of had a few posts that were deleted while you were gone, that didn't show till after you have posted once.
• Canada
13 Jan 07
thank you! Your answer kind of make the situation more clearer for me. I never copy/paste responses, but only you know, for my pictures name, I will use copy/paste, it's hard for me to remember all those names and descriptions. For the point dropping problem, I noticed that it did not happen the first 2 days after I back, just suddenly dropped, wondering maybe we just need patience to wait for MyLot do some more moves, ah?
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
13 Jan 07
mylot has made several changes. but don't worry it's for the good of mylot and mylot users. just keep posting.
• Canada
13 Jan 07
Thank you! Hope those rules are really works and we can reach the 500 line because I really do miss those photos, it's kind of boring without those cute images
• India
14 Jan 07
i think you have got the answer dude.
@clark16 (375)
• Philippines
13 Jan 07
maybe there is a technical problem in here my points too dropped from 310 to 309, gald that it's only 1 point. And according to mylot rules, you can't really copy and paste until you reach the 500 credit points, thats why.
13 Jan 07
Do you think they may be reviewing posts and if you haven't got long enough / good enough posts, they're taking away from your points? I think I've just lost four points, and I think they're from posts that I made in my earlier days...
@mgr1987 (689)
• India
13 Jan 07
my friend,learn to accept changes.you can't think that this system would remain permanent.they change so as to attract more number of users to mylot.so keep your cool and continue visiting mylot.
• Canada
13 Jan 07
Thank you! Add I guess that the only thing I can do now, be patient and be ignored, just keep to do the good things and hope I can reach 500 soon