odd socalled discussions consisting only of a line of letters lik eku -klxh['msn

Well since there is no real monitoring system or a review of what is put up, people can pretty much post whatever they want..some are the work of trolls making trouble as usual. It's up to us to report any discussion that doesn't make sense or against guidelines. One time I caught several discussions made by some guy in his language, not English and I commented to him that he needs to post discussions in English only...he was cheeky enough to answer back "Hey dude I'll write in whatever language I want...what's it to you?" And did so in perfect English--I reported those non-English discussions and they were deleted. Not that it's exactly against the guidelines, but one thing I wish it were...people who write in text type messaging words.....since I'm not into texting haven't a clue what is being said most times

No one views discussions before they post. It is only when someone files a complaint that anyone may actually view them. And, we're not all sure that happens as it sometimes seems that discussions are deleted based on quantity of complaints alone even when there is no visible violation in the discussion. But, generally speaking, we are on our honor here until someone reports us and the problem is then verified with human eyes. I'm so glad you're back, Hatley. And, as I can see, you're back with a vengeance!! LOL

Well this is a good question and could apply to many situations in todays world. I think a lot of it comes from modern tech. So many people have short hand language as used in text messaging and it just seems to be the new era. It's hard for anyone over the age of about 55 unless of course you're tunned into this new era, which I am not!!! Good Post Thank You.

Hi Hatley, it befuddles me how these people do get passed myLot..I remember answering a discussion and mixing the letters in the words but myLot would not send it as it was a violation of their rules..so how these other people get through is a mystery...LoLo

I don't know what the poster was thinking when they made a post that was just a bunch of nonsense. Maybe they just want mylot to ban their account

I think anything is initially posted, and then deleted at a later date when myLot runs whatever software they use to check discussions. I don't bother answering them at all, although I do report them. When they get deleted, anyone who replied will lose the penny or two that they received. There are lots of wonderful discussions here to respond to, so it really makes no sense to waste time on these silly entries.

I found one of these recently ...it was a whole string of letters and commas and we figured it was originally typed on another keyboard...in another language and that it was a copy of a discussion by the same person posted in English. Several people besides me reported it and a few days later the discussion and the user were gone.

You beat me to the punch on this one, Hatley. I have seen several like this, and one that had over ninety responses. Now, while they are annoying, I believe we have to make some allowances for the large number of members here whose first language is not English. Secondly, so many are young and used to sending text messages, which in due course will totally infiltrate the language, and the way we communicate. I don't like it, but I think we may have to get used to it. A good discussion topic.

They are spammers. Yesterday I have seen one with a long punctuation (question marks) without any words and just wonder what the person is trying to say. I don't think the admin notice this oddity not until someone send a complain and they get deleted. It is better not to response to this sort of post as it will eventually be removed and not worthy of giving them our piece of advice. It is not easy to earn in mylot and responding to a post that we know is going to be axed is a waste of time.