Think you personal pics are safe on myLot?

Your welcome, I was really shocked to see that they were following me around myLot and posting with a pic of me and my hubby!! I immediately removed them. Im just wondering how many of the other ones they took too. Worries me.

Bay xx

Gee thanks sedel! lol Im kidding.

I wish I would have known about it, or atleast thought about it and tried it on another profile to see. I would have never posted them then. But I was trying to be social!!

Not anymore though, Im going to be really careful about what I post and where from now on. Such a sh!tty way to learn about something.

Bay xx

Hi Contuletz,

Well honey I hope that no one has taken any of your pix. I dont like feeling vulverable and they certainly accomplished that! Im just going to believe in Karma and this person will get theirs 10 fold. Ive seen it happen too many times so I think it will happen to them or something worse. Im hoping for the worse here....lol

I do think that myLot should design the site to take care of this problem. I sure hope that they do.

Bay xx

lol Vulnerable! Ooops.

Hi Curly,

You were smart. I guess Im just a bit trusting about that. They will get theirs, I truly belive in Karma. Shame people just cant let things that dont belong to them be.

Bay xx

Haha very funny.:)

Yeah Im not sure what others they took. Im trying not to think about it. Easier said than done. Well I hope they are satisified with their actions, Karma is going to bite them in their a** sometime in the future. hehe

Bay xx

Karma can certainly be a wonderful thing. BTW, I may not like Halloween, but I do like pumpkins. lol

Thank you Lounge!

Dont you think he is just adorable!??! hehe When looking for a Halloween avatar, I just couldnt pass him up!

Bay xx

Don't tell anyone - but he made me go out and actually buy one for my porch this year! For the first time in many years I will make the neighbours happy and have a pumpkin with a silly face carved into it, on my front step. You have inspired me BayleighGray - congratulations. lol

Awww!! I feel so honored!!!*bowing graciously*

Well you can name him, well her!, hehe, Bay as well!! Im sure the passer-by's in your neighborhood will surly enjoy her presence on your porch!!

Bay xx

I actually took the time to go to our nearby Pumpkin Hollow this year. They specialize in 'breeding' coloured pumpkins of all kinds. White, blue, red, yellow, and all shades of green and orange. It was quite something to see. So I ended up with two pumpkins - a tall traditional orange one and a short round fat really really red one. I'm going to carve a big BOO in the red one and put a sign over both of them saying "Courtesy of my friend Bay!". Now how's that for someone who hates halloween? lol

LOL How cool!! I have converted you!!

I have never seen a coloured pumpkin before, that is really awesome. Well now Lounge I think if you can you will have to share your pumpkins on here with us. I would really like to see if at all possible! Im really honored!! Gosh your making me blush!!

Bay xx

If I can get a picture of them uploaded from my program, I will do so. Can I post pics before I've had 100 posts though? If not, I'll search for a link to a website, so you can see them there. And I may be converted Bay, to finally having a pumpkin on my doorstep, but that doesn't mean I've embraced the whole Halloween thing! So stop blushing and get to work on the rest of the conversion. lololol....

OH dam.n Lounge, no you cant. You have to have 500!! Shoot, I forgot all about that. Hmm, we can work something out if you can get one uploaded PM me on here and let me know!:) Bay xx

I thought so. I did read the guidelines. If you go to my pumpkin discussion copperkitten has posted a lovely link there. Guess I'll have to get busy and get myself 500 posts so I can upload pics and you can be sure my own pumpkins will front and centre. lol

Oh Im glad I came by here, actually you dont have to wait. It should be there. I responded to a discussion today that a person posted a pic, and they had under 50! So I think if you just scroll down a bit, to the left of the text box will be an "add an image" link in blue. Otherwise In not really sure how they did it. I remember what discussion it was, I could go and ask!

Bay xx

I'll give it a shot, but my computer just hates to share! lol So it may take some time before I can upload anything. I'm still not sure what I did to get my avatar! lol

Hi Martinha,

Well I do know there are some sights that wont allow you to right click and save image, so that can be done. Im hoping my suggestion to myLot will be at the very least considered.

Im just not going to post my pix any more. Its not worth it. I just thought I would let everyone one to be more careful about posting pix of themselve or their kids here on myLot. Obviously the copyright doesnt stop anyone.

Thanks!:)

Bay xx

Hi goodnightmoon,

I sure have been more careful. My mistake, but that still doesnt give anyone the right to take them.

Myspace is private and you cant view anything on my page unless your a friend, and I have minimal friends and I know them personally they are not off the net. So thankfully Im safe there, although I did worry until I rationalized. lol

Thanks, Im sure its not completely taken care of. Im sure the person has just opened yet another account and is on here somewhere waiting to stalk the next person. What a loser though that you have nothing better to do. It will come back to them, someone will do it to them or something far worse will happen. Karma baby! hehe

Bay xx

I completely agree that it doesn't give others the right to take your pictures and harass you!! But if you share to the public, you never know what crazies might come across them. And the only safe measure is not to share them at all.

Myspace CAN be private, but I know a lot of people who have theirs public, and I don't understand why they do that. Too many trusting people, I suppose?

Anyway, I think that would be a great idea for myLot to consider allowing a "private" and "public" photo collection for us. Then we can feel comfortable uploading personal photos as long as we are careful of who we have as "friends" here....

I was thinking they could monitor ISP's so the same person cant open account after account when they get banned for abusive behavior. I mean anyone can open up a new email address and sign up again with fake information.

That would be a good idea, having a public or private option on your profile here. I did makes some suggestions to myLot, I sure hope they listen. Although I was pretty upset when I found this out and sent them the email. Im just so happy that I was actually on here when all this happened and was able to catch it rather quickly, as well as myLot responding quickly. I will give them that!

Bay xx

That would be a good idea. Proboards allow you to ban ISP addresses, rather than just user names or e-mails. It would be easy to create a whole new account, you'd still lose your earnings but a stalker may not care about that...

Hopefully they take into account your suggestions! They clearly want the website to be as good as it can be, so they should at least make an effort to fix problems as members face them. I would think a public/private option would be easy enough to implement...

Luckily you were able to catch it soon and e-mail them immediately before the situation got worst.

Thanks suspenseful. I dont try either, well ok with the person who I think it was I did try. They were just going from discussion to discussion being so rude and not really putting anything of worth into the disucssion. Thats all I basically said to them, and then all the drama began. My star rating went to pot and I was being followed around myLot. Every disucssion I went too, there were there making more lude and rude comments.

Regardless, that doesnt give them the right to take my photo and use it. Well I hope that I have taken care of it, Ive removed them all and I wont be putting up anymore.

Bay xx

I found this article about it: webdesign.about.com/od/graphics/a/aa102406.htm

Thank you Ic!

I think the best way to protect them is to not post them, after the fact! lol

I am not a member of any other social site like myLot, and the one I do have up is private and cant be viewed by just anyone. So I dont think I have a problem there, the friends that I have and allow, I know who they are and dont just let anyone in.

Thanks for the link though, that was pretty useful. I hope others will click on it and give it a read too. Id hate to think anyone else would have to go through this if they dont have too.

Bay xx

You are welcome and also correct. The only way to make sure is to not post any at all. It is sad though you can't have fun w/o wondering who could be using your images; especially if they use them inappropriately.

Good luck!

Oh no I cant tell him! He dont care that Im on here and stuff, but he will snap! He will have me staying off here if I do that! lol Yes I have my other page to private so no one can come along and take anything, you know I know everyone on there personally!
Love you 2 xx

Ohhh ok, well nevermind telling Tim then...bad idea. As for the other site i know everyone personally also except a few people, like Keith Urban and Mary J. Blige..ya know??
Anyway,its just a shame you have to look over your shoulder all the time,when all you are doing is trying to make new friends. xoxox

I know, Ive learned my lesson thats for sure!! xx