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myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com3 months ago

I think that as we post anything in any category here, if it is automatically going to label your post as mature content, then it should show you in red the exact words or phrases that triggered that restriction. At least this way you have the option of changing the word or phrase prior to posting. The way it is now you have no idea what the triggers are. So it doesn't even allow you to be respectful of restrictions. Some people don't want to set their preferences to allow mature content so because of this, they miss out on perfectly innocent and clean posts.

I am having this anomaly with about 80% of my posts in the interest group "Survivor" (as one example) lately. And I've noticed this before too. I used the word anomaly, because that is what it seems to be. Upon reviewing my posts, it is beyond me what word is there that could possibly be considered mature content.

With some posts it does tell you in red words that are not allowed. Sometimes they are very innocent words. Like if a persons name is D i c k, it won't let you post it.

So why does it restrict some words as unpostable, yet others post but automatically assign itself as mature content?

How does it make you feel if 80% of what you write gets labeled as a restrictive category, when nothing you wrote deserved to be labeled as such? It has made me feel stifled, and because of this I will be posting even less than I do now. I say that goes against myLot's basic intention here. It is completely opposite of what they want you to do.

Why do you think they have such heavy restrictions on what you post when so often there is no seemingly good reason for it? It seems convoluted to their intention here. What do you think? Help me understand, myLot. Share your reasoning with us please.

 
 
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tags:  mature content, misunderstanding m a t u r e c o n t e n t, inappropriate restrictions, innocent posts being inappropriately categorized, inappropriate
 
1. myLot reputation of 95/100. The_Lamb_Lies_Down (3214)   ranked 216 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

This post contains content of a mature nature. You have selected to not view content of a mature nature. If you would like to view this post, you must first change your preferences to allow mature content.


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7435)   ranked 901 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

shockedThe lamb got eat by a ravenous blue bunny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!cry


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

oh that is soooo not funny....





well...ok..it is a little rolleyes whistle

surrender


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10067)   ranked 429 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

I still think we need an immature content tag!!!


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7435)   ranked 901 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

So..what are you saying? Hmmm Dawn?


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10067)   ranked 429 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

I'm saying let's go play hopscotch! rasp


myLot reputation of 99/100. kitty42 (1165)   ranked 5,520 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

Hello my friends happy

LMAOOOOOOOO, when you all get together you always make me laugh, thanks for this.

Smooochesssss


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10067)   ranked 429 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

want a brownie?


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Ok! Got any shrapnel or lumber in it? I love bits.. whistle


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

hey the lamb is back! I wonder what dirty deeds he was up too? Looks like there's a bit a wool all curfuffled there in places. You get hung up in fence somewhere?


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7435)   ranked 901 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Poor lambipie!

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. thinkingoutloud (2457)   ranked 5,701 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

I understand your frustration, plunketear. It arises because you have very good intentions in what you are posting and you're coming up against a word filter that won't allow you to use what you wish to use, with total sincerity or integrity. However, please consider how many other people may use those same words with malice - for instance, in using them to attack another member (e.g., Soandso, you are SUCH a d*ck!! - to repeat your example word). Word filters cannot determine context. They don't recognize that you mean nothing wrong when you use the words that trigger them. Sites like myLot get an incredibly high volume of posts every day and I'm sure that no human moderator(s) can read all of them... and, even if they can, there is a certain time delay required to accomplish that task. Word filters help to cut down on the instances of mis-use (or guideline violations) by not allowing certain things to "go live" in a post or by holding them to a certain segment of the reading population. It just part of community management that works great in some cases and in others, like yours, it's a bit less fabulous doh


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

Yes, but don't you think they should have a list of words or phrases that you could refer to ahead of time even? Ones that will trigger the m a t u r e content classification. The way it is now you have no idea what the triggers are unless it goes into the 'disallowed' words in red. At least with those you know what word is the trigger.


myLot reputation of 99/100. thinkingoutloud (2457)   ranked 5,701 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

Well, I can tell you from my own experience that word, phrase or other filter lists have never been released to the membership on any site I've ever worked or managed. The reason is because people will then try to circumvent those filters by modifying the words with a creative variety of characters or tiny misspellings so that they can use them anyway or "get away with it." As I was mentioning, people with good intentions generally don't cause any problem with them, either way, but the people with more malicious intent don't let up easily sad


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

that's a good point tol, one that didn't occur to me.

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3. myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10067)   ranked 429 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

You can't talk about the Owl and the P*ssycat either...

Yep, a word list would be great. Or a warning message that allows you to change your wording. Of course, you might get zapped with the tag anyway as soon as a responder uses a word on the list.

And on the subject of making suggestions to myLot, I wonder if anybody here can recall making a suggestion that actually was implemented!


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

That's true on the getting zapped anyway, but it would only be on their post, not yours, right?
It just looks bad if all the way down a thread, about 80% of your replies are all MC rated, ya know?

That's also true about good ideas never (or rarely) getting implemented.
I had a GREAT idea I thought that would encourage the rating system to be used more effectively, by adding a 4th icon at the right below the -/+ icons, that would say "READ". That way people could click on it instead of a - or + as a means to show what they had read or not. But...


myLot reputation of 95/100. The_Lamb_Lies_Down (3214)   ranked 216 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

You can't talk about the pussycat?


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

Looks like we can talk about the pussycat..
Just as long as the kitty part is attached to it blink


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

And that one does make sense to me.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10067)   ranked 429 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

yeah you can't separate them, then it's bad and nasty...


myLot reputation of 94/100. purplealabaster (856)   ranked 5,565 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

I tried posting something a couple of days ago that it wouldn't let me say. I don't remember now what it was, but it was completely innocent and I was surprised that it wouldn't let me post it until I changed the word. doh Then there are some things that it probably should censor that it doesn't, such as Lamb's favorite word. whistle


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7435)   ranked 901 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

*meow*


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10067)   ranked 429 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  3 months ago

purrrrr (?)


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

now there's a couple words that has me stirrin a bit..


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7435)   ranked 901 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

gggrrlllggggggrrrrrr


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

gggrrlllggggggrrrrrr?

is that a dialect of prrrrrrr and meeeow, IL??

If so I think my tongue will twist enough for a little quso there...gimme a try..


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

forgot the tongue...ahaharasp

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4. myLot reputation of 99/100. kitty42 (1165)   ranked 5,520 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

Hello my friend happy

You know there was a time I would respond to a discussion and I would get that waring I would read my post and think what did I say, there was nothing there,, why did I get the waring, its hard to know what they were referring too when there was nothing there, this has not happened to me in a while, I was starting to get to the point that I would not respond at all, this was happening to me daily, but its been a while since I saw that waring so I don't have a clue why this happens my friend, just hope it don't happen to me again lol

With my luck since we are talking about it, watch I get the warning, never fails, when I respond to someone that have issue trying to send post then I have the same issues lol

I will let you know if this happens to me, I hope not.

Thanks my friend.Smoochesss


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (511)   ranked 6,211 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Waring? confused

I knew an Eddie Waring once. He was famous for his Up and Unders. blink


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

There she is... wub how's one of my fav Little Miss New Yorkers??

I hope it doesn't happen again either kitty, anything that would cause u to not post, sucks.


myLot reputation of 99/100. kitty42 (1165)   ranked 5,520 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Hello my friend happy

AWWWWW, you are so sweet, smoochesss thumbup

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5. myLot reputation of 94/100. purplealabaster (856)   ranked 5,565 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

I got those annoying messages until I changed my preferences, and then I went back and read what the person actually typed and didn't know what the mature content that they were referring to was, either. There wasn't anything in the response that was even questionable, let alone "mature content". It was on a completely harmless subject, too.

I have had several of my discussions labeled as "mature content". I know why some of them were, but there are some that left me scratching my head as to why anyone would tag it as "mature content". It didn't really bother me as much as left me wondering what the definition might be to warrant that tag.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (511)   ranked 6,211 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Anything that may have a sexual connotation will get tagged.

You will also see a lot of the girls, like Irish and Dawn, going around playing 'tag'. I am not sure if there is anything sexual in that, but I am always hopeful. drool


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

hi ya PA and scoop, i concur on all counts thumbup

 
6. myLot reputation of 99/100. leenie50 (1824)   ranked 482 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

Plunk,
I don't usually notice when they put it in mature content. Some times I have noticed but just wonder, like you what I said. It's strange what some people find mature. I was caught once using that name you mentioned and I had to take it out. It almost makes me cringe thinking I said something inappropriate. It must be a personal thing. How'd you like Survivor last night? I'm waiting for someone to post on it. Hugsss
Leenie


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

I try not to lose sleep if I say something, where i put my foot in it..i just try to avoid it if possible..but hard to avoid something you don't even know what you're avoiding, eh?
Hi leenie..hugz..

 
7. myLot reputation of 71/100. vonmac (2269)   ranked 3,175 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

This post contains content of a mature nature. You must be Signed in or Registered to have the option to view this content.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (511)   ranked 6,211 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

I've always wondered how you get Dick from Richard? confused


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Yup, nothing wrong with feeding or chickens! blink lol

ya me too, scoop
And there is another one...Theodore, they get Ted outta that. There are others which I can't think of offhand now too.


myLot reputation of 71/100. vonmac (2269)   ranked 3,175 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

I have a friend called Richard, and he gets called Rich, but Ive never seen him hard,
Get it!!! Never mind


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Ya i got it...ok...
TMI lol
...but perhaps when you become better friends you can endear other variations on his name whistle


myLot reputation of 94/100. purplealabaster (856)   ranked 5,565 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

I have never understood how you get "Peggy" from Margaret. blink


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Ya! Good one...it's a mystery confused

 
8. myLot reputation of 67/100. yecal10 (140)   ranked 12,052 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   3 months ago

Hmmm...I dunno but it sounds like you are having WAY more interesting discussions than I am!!!


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

maybe some days, lol

 
9. myLot reputation of 93/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (511)   ranked 6,211 out of 32,575 in mylot.com   2 months ago

Hi Plunk!

I used to suffer from those anomalies that you speak of, but I got some cream from the docs and I have it under control now. thumbup


myLot reputation of 99/100. kitty42 (1165)   ranked 5,520 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Hello my friend happy

There he is the one and only thumbup

Smoochessss


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

hi ya scoop, glad to hear that is workin' out for ya there whistle

comin' in for another hug, kitty..ready?


myLot reputation of 99/100. kitty42 (1165)   ranked 5,520 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Hello my friends happy

I am so ready,,with arms open wide thumbup


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7435)   ranked 901 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Why y'all having group hugs and not inviting ME? glareraspsad


myLot reputation of 98/100. plunketear (1241)   ranked 41 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

ohhhhhh......but you are invited, IL... happy wub ((((((((me + Irish + Kitty + Scoop))))))))))


myLot reputation of 94/100. purplealabaster (856)   ranked 5,565 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Hey, I don't want to be left out of a group hug, especially not when it involves Dogg and Irish!wub Besides, I haven't had my "stalking time" with Dogg lately, so I am feeling lonely and could use a nice hug. cry


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7435)   ranked 901 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

;hugs PA, real tight;


myLot reputation of 94/100. purplealabaster (856)   ranked 5,565 out of 32,575 in mylot.com  2 months ago

Thanks Irish, I really needed that wonderful hug today! In fact, your hugs are way better than your brownies (which are also wonderful), especially on a day like today.

 
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