What would you like to know about myLot?

I forgot to add, that i think it would be appropriete if we get a notification of why the discussion was deleted, maybe via msg, or email so taht we can learn easier and quicker what is and is not allowed to be posted! thanks again.

I agree on the notification of why a discussion was deleted. This is something I will recommend to the team.

As I've mentioned in response to another question, there is no unjust lowering (or raising, for that matter) of the star rating. Untrusted raters have virtually no impact on the star ratings.

thanks crash, for all your answers.

Sissygrl this is a great idea. Numbers go down without any idea of what or who was deleted and why. Hope you can implement it Crash.

Those images postitively contribute to myLot, especially the images uploaded to Interests! At some point there's overkill though.

If you're a frequent image uploader, I recommend uploading images to the popular interests without as many images in them already.

Hmmm, nice tip, I'll try to upload some when I do get more interests to update.. I wish I could ask again about how we earn from posting discussions and posting responses but, I think that'll be already a follow up question..

Has anybody asked it already perhaps so I can look at the answers there?

Thank you!

Did you answer the question about how members continue to earn on their images. Also what happens to them...do all images here become part of Mylot's distribution rights? Do they become part of the public domain and then anyone can copy and sell them? Also what about your comment that it can be information overload? How does a member know what they should/should not add as images to their discussions?

No worries, I definitely understand the question.

You have the opportunity to earn for all participation within a discussion (including the follow-up responses as you mentioned), but your user-rating can only go up once for participating in a discussion.

Don't think of the user-rating as a "post count".

ohhh, thanks for your reply. i had no idea what that was initially. it's just that in some posts, i got the idea that they actually represented basically the number of posts you made thus i said that. thanks for letting me know and it's good to know that we do earn for follow up comments too. thank you. appreciate it.

"Don't think of the user-rating as a "post count"."

This makes posting Comments into a whole new ball game. If I understand what you are saying, 'valid' comments to a response (and sometimes comments can run to pages) do actually count in the earnings algorithm, even though they don't increase the 'postings' rating.

In other words, while I agree with the Guidelines that one shouldn't thank everyone for their contribution, it could be inaccurate to state that it doesn't affect one's earnings. (Is that something that, perhaps, was written to take account of a previous algorithm?)

Crash commented on the first page of this discussion that myLot's algorithm does not necessarily work out to be 'pay per post.' I think based upon that that it's probably true that going through a discussion and thanking each and every respondent does not increase earnings. However, if you contribute something that adds value to the discussion, that probably would be counted towards earnings. It seems to me that myLot values quality over quantity when it comes to posts, so that would make a lot of sense.

i agree with aedonleone. if your comments are of value and contribute to the post, then that most likely will earn something unlike the comments where you just say thanks and all.

Thanks for clearing this one up on responses within a response as I was under the impression we didn't get paid for our comments back to people only they did when they replied to a discussion we started. I will definately be readin through every post and answer on here to fully understand as I am still fairly new. Ellie:D

glad we could help here ellie. you say you're new here yet your user rating is really good. grins. good luck

Hello All,

This does not jive for me.

Specifically,

"if your comments are of value and contribute to the post, then that most likely will earn something unlike the comments where you just say thanks and all."

This would imply that each discussion, response, and reply is manually reviewed and graded by human eyes. This is highly improbable!

Which begs the question, is there a bot program that is (for example):

Looking for key words, like "Thank you", or "Thanks", in each reply to a response, then whether the Original Poster includes other possibly valuable follow up, is the reply considered void of value? And, thus will not contribute to earnings?

I certainly hope that this is NOT the case!

i'm sorry ladyluna as i have no idea what a bot post is. but from other posts that i've come across, well i come to think that way. if we contribute something useful or valuable to the discussion, then we're paid or something. exactly how i'm not too sure too though. i hope you get your answer soon from someone experienced. i too can learn from it. thanks for your queries.

Good to know that Mylot does take note of quality discussions and responses to responses on members sites. It would make sense that members who reply to comments on their own sites and keep threads going would be rewarded with earnings for their efforts. The appeal for many here is the fact that Mylot provides intellectual discussions and a social forum of caring people. Keep up the great work and reward those who deserve it. Keeping members like that will attract others of a similar mindset.

true remo, have a nice day.

Just as a side-note: the user rating can go up twice in a discussion; one time for a response you post, and one time for a comment to a response other than your own in the same discussion.

In a perfect world, a delete button for your discussions, comments, and responses would be great for when you make an honest mistake, but this opens up a can of worms. We appreciate the integrity of our discussions and we don't want to jeopardize that by giving users the ability to delete. Deleted comments and responses can ruin the flow of a discussion.

I strongly recommend using the "preview response", "preview comment", and "preview discussion" buttons before posting!!!!

one more question crash,,what does it mean mylot digest..i understand it is based on daily discussion..but why it is that my last month discussion was included?,,but honestly i appreciate it..so what does it mean? my lot digest do we earn for that or increase our rank?

something that would be nice is spell check or a wysiwyg editor for messages...but then you would have to allow html which might cause more problems...i am debating this with my own website on if I should let users have html access or not. I'd like them to be able to do things like bold and italic and fonts and links...but then you open yourself up to a lot more problems

I agree with vera5d about the WYSYWIG editor for posts just because pages of plain text get boring after a while, but that would probably open the door for a whole lot of abuse. And spell checker plugins can be found for free these days. I use Mozilla Firefox, and it has a built-in spell checker that goes through text-entry fields and underlines misspelled words. It even suggests replacement options for them, just like any good word processor does.

If you ask me, I think myLot's internal folks shouldn't bother reinventing the wheel when it comes to those things. I'm sure there's plenty of other things they could be focusing their resources on that would benefit the community much better.  :)

myLot can only help you if you help yourself. Positively contribute to discussions and the community as a whole, and the favor will be returned to you through our Earnings Program.

Yuck. Every once in a while we have trouble with our emails going out. A lot of it is related to the volume of emails we send out as notifications of responses to your discussions, friend requests, etc.

Ask your friend to send a message to username "myLot" saying that he/she should be your referral, and we will manually add the referral relationship. Make sure and say "Crash said so!" so it gets done quicker.

Good question! I think I will resend some of my referral emails, because I never got anyone to sign up, and now I am thinking it might be because they probably didn't get the email at all.

thank you crash, it also happened to me. I will use your advise, some of my friend have the same problem too.

That's a tough one. It's a complicated algorithm, and any number of factors could cause earnings to slow down or speed up.

well then i guess i should just have to work harder but in the same time enjoy myself here. nice meeting you pal. hi 5

Do you have a pet dog or cat (or pig)? Grab a camera and take a picture!

Do a google search for cute animal pics or something like that and when you find one you like save it to your computer and than upload it to your profile.... Good Luck...

Well, since higher quality discussions and responses are worth more to the community, earnings for them are higher. That's already built in.

The Star Rating system is an integral part of the community. I don't see it going anywhere.

I do understand the star rating system is an important part of the community and it's permanent. Thanks for the explanation. Wouldn't offering an incentive program such as "the best discussion of the day" and/or the "best response of the day" increase user participation along with possible increased membership? Such as this discussion: you're offering $20 for the best question.

Click on "customize your profile" on the left-hand side of the page, and then "edit" or "add content" near the top of the page on your profile. Then start playing around! Don't be afraid of goofing up, because you can always reset to the default layout by clicking at the link near the bottom of the page.