Is it me or has it happened to you too?

I think that if you're the first one who responded to the asker's discussion, then it will be a score of 1 (one) added to the previous score. The corresponding responses aren't being recorded anymore, but I read from somewhere here that myLot gives compensation too for the succeeding responses (but the amount is less), so you won't be able to keep track of how much exactly you're gonna be earning because they're not included in the scores. So, the more replies, the more earnings. In short, to answer your question, the number next to your name/ID/avatar refers to the number of new discussions you have posted which was answered by at least one person, plus the number of discussions you have responded to. No score for unanswered new discussions.

yea it happend to me before too i think with the first posting you and the person that do the posting both gets a point for posting.

normally it is happend that when i am answering u , u too replying other discussion and it seems that u no. is increases due to our reply . but it is not possible u are answering and other response no. is increases .

The way I udnerstood it is that when you start a discussion, your post count doesn't go up - but when the first person replies to it, your post count goes up by one - so you are really getting credit for a post - it's just delayed credit. So - if you are the first responder, then yes, your post will increase the posters count by one - but since they didn't get credit for their original post, it all works out in the end. Hmm... did that make sense?

i dont think so coz it doesnt happen 2 me.

That has happened to me before and I just assumed it was because they answered a question at the same time as I answered them. I thought our numbers went up as we answered more, not when people answered ours.