Rating Discussions, Let Us All Make A Habit Of It

Philippines
May 19, 2007 3:07am CST
The reason why I pick a discussion to respond to is because, it has taken my attention and I am convinced that it is worth responding to. After reading the entirety of it, I make it a habit to rate it with a plus (+). If it were not worthy of one, I will surely not waste my time on it. I have noticed though, that as I do this exercise, even those discussions which have accumulated more than 20 responses were never rated by anyone of the respondents. Please let us make it a habit to rate the discussions we are considering before, composing our responses to it.
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26 responses
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
19 May 07
Hello,trinidavelasco,I also have the habit to rate discussions when i reply to them or sometimes when i read some wonderful jokes,in addition to laughing myself,i will give them a postive rating because they are too good. I have alot of discussions to read everyday and i will be able to reply 30 or so due to time limitation,and i will reply to those which i think it is really worth to reply. I have also given you a positive rating to this discussion. Good luck.
4 people like this
• Philippines
21 May 07
my thanks for the favor, easy. only a few does this rating the discussions thing. i came up with this discussion since i noticed that most discussions never get rated despite having received pages of responses. i believe that this is something which is not clear yet to a lot of mylotians.
@jbb316 (1779)
• United States
19 May 07
I try to rate all the discussions I respond to also. I also only respond to those discussions which get my attention. I don't waste my time on discussions that are simple have no meaning or thought put in them. But I have been wondering about the (+) rating. What does it do for the person who wrote it or for the person who responded to it. Does it make a difference if you rate it or not.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
20 May 07
Giving someone a + goes toward their star rating. The star rating reflects how active you are, and how other users rate you, so rate discussions, please.
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• Philippines
21 May 07
i believe that the plus rating matters from the point of the poster. i believe that it is a good thing to do since, i expect that the poster will give me a plus for my response. in other words, doing it will be a simple act to cause a symbiotic relationship going for all of us.
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@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
19 May 07
i do respond to my discussions if i get a response and since i started i always mark all of them with a + sign because they took time dropping by but if i notice a really trashy response then i don't give them any mark ,i just let them be and don't respond, it is such a waste of effort.
• Philippines
21 May 07
yes, you are right on this one, tigerdragon. rating the response a plus is a sign of appreciation for the effort. there are those though which are being done lopsidedly, this makes it worth not minding at all. as for those which are abusive, i hope to have nothing more of those. i have received something like 2 or 3 as of this time.
• Pakistan
20 May 07
i agree i have to remember todo that and at times i have forgotten , so thanks for the reminder also have to remember to select" best response".
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• Philippines
21 May 07
yes, let us all do our share to push each one up. the goodness we do to others will be the goodness that we shall also be reaping.
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@jencai (3412)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
I guess there are some people who don't even care to give us the ratings we deserve. Most of them are selfish or not aware that they have to do it. When I was a new member, I don't give ratings to my respondents but when I've read it's importance, I started to make it a habit.
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• Philippines
18 Jun 07
this is what i have noticed, too. there are some mylotters who will not rate their discussions and responses because they believe that it will not matter or that, it can bring their own ratings down. if we will take glances at the responses and discussions of others whether we are responding or commenting on them or not, we will learn all about the different attitudes of mylotians. then we will find out that there are some types of attitudes which can adversely affect everyone else. would you believe that there was one which stated that it is not good to be giving plus (+) ratings because, this will bring one's own rating down? i don't know exactly what made the person said that because i didn't get in depth into that. but one thing is definite, it is not the right attitude for a mylotian to have.
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@jencai (3412)
• Philippines
19 Jun 07
It's not true. Our ratings goes up when other members rated us +. That person might want to pull everyone down.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
19 May 07
I do agree with you to respond to discussions that has drawn our attention. It gives you more ideas of what to write. A mistake done in responding will be construed as not reading the discussion or responding rubbish, which will only invite negative rating. Go for something familiar.
• Philippines
21 May 07
yes, it will be a wise move to respond to discussions which are familiar to us. it is the only way wherein we can give good ideas which are well said.
@Sailor (1160)
• United States
20 May 07
This is so true. I have seen many discussions where there were many responses and the people took much time to respond back and everything yet there was no ratings given.
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• Philippines
21 May 07
it is disheartening if we will not help each other by giving positive ratings when we can. we need each other's help in coming up with higher star ratings.
@disvachic (10117)
• United States
20 May 07
I make it a habit to rate the discussions I respond to with (+) because obviously i have found an interest in the discussion.I never rate discussions with (-) if its something i dont like i just dont respond.
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• Philippines
21 May 07
yes, it is kindness to everyone if we avoid giving negative ratings. we will only do this if we really find a response offensive in terms of the use of language or the clear intention of hurting us instead of cheering us up. we always count our fellow mylotians to be supportive of us rather than take an unfriendly stance.
• United States
24 May 07
I also make a habit of rating everything positively, with only a few strict exceptions: spam, off topic completely, or a stolen discussion. Sometimes I forget to report before hitting the minus, tho, and I've gotta stop doing that!
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• Philippines
18 Jun 07
how i hate it whenever i come across those types of discussions which seemed good and then i will find out sometime later that it was only a spam or a copy-paste one. i will surely make some efforts at making the admin know about these kinds of doings. our efforts at getting into those kinds of discussions will render our good efforts rendered unto nought. i cannot understand why they keep on doing this thing, though. it is obvious that the discussions will be deleted in the long run.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
19 May 07
I always make it a habit to rate every discussion that I respond to also. I also rate everyone who responds to my very own discussions also. I give them enough respect back for answering me and I also respect themir discussions as well. I believe all of us should be rating each other. That helps all of our reputations here at Mylot. Members get frustrated when their earnings and ratings don't go up so if we all help each other, everyone will be happy and alot less members would choose to leave and more would stay.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
22 May 07
Yes. I think all of us need to be more positive to others. That is what this site is all about and life in general. I think alot more people would be happy ans stay with Mylot longer also.
• Philippines
21 May 07
yes, all of us needs those positive ratings. our ratings have become an inspiration for us as we keep on with our tasks around here in mylot. rating each one of positive can propel some of us to do more and more still. that mylot reputation is really something - it is like an honor's medal.
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• Philippines
19 May 07
I always give positive ratings nearly to every response I get in my discussions. Some I just leave unrated if its full of gibberish while those that I found foul definitely get a negative rating. I also do this in discussion I answer and some of its response by other posters. Anyway from my observation, only your given ratings appear on your screen. I only see that red "rated" note to the ones I've rated and not those rated by others. This is probably why you think myLot users don't give ratings.
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
20 May 07
This is what I was going to say about seeing if a discussion is rated. You only see your own rating for the discussion. I agree with the person that posted, and I was told this when I was new:"If it is worth me replying to, it is worth a +" . The other advantage of rating a discussion you respond to is that if you forget you have responded, but you see the red "Rated" then you know you already have responded, and need not do so again. I will occasionally rate a response -, and I also will report abuse, but 99% of the time, I am rating people + for expressing themselves, and giving their time.
• Philippines
21 May 07
i get your point, ester_tamisin. nonetheless, there are some around here who admittedly don't bother. perhaps it is because they are not aware of it when they are still new to mylot. then since no one has told them about doing it, they just kept on failing to do so out of habit.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
19 May 07
I agree. I have to remember to do that and at times I have forgotten, so thanks for the reminder. I also have to remember to select "best response"
• Philippines
21 May 07
it is my pleasure to be of service, maddysmommy. our prime purpose here is to be of help to everyone. as we exchange words around here, we are sharing ideas which is beneficial from the side of the poster and the one who had posted a response. as for selecting the best response, i have found some difficulty on this one. the discussions i have already resolved, keeps on coming back as an unresolved discussion.
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@KissThis (3003)
• United States
20 May 07
I agree with what you are saying. I have always made it a practice of mine to rate the discussions that I have read a + because of the time and effort that person took to write the discussion. I also like to rate the people who take the time to respond to my discussion a + as well. I think that it is the least we can do for one another to say thank you.
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• Philippines
21 May 07
i agree with you kissthis, on all the points that you have brought up here.
• China
23 May 07
Yes, I agree with you. It is really a good idea. I haven't started my own discussions yet, I only give my responses to the discussions from others,but I also enjoy it.:) I wanna give my responses, because I like the discussions, it seems that I have the same experience like the people who start the discussions. I wanna share my opinions with him or her. In fact, if we regard mylot as a way for making earnings,we couldn't enjoy mylost well. It gives us the chance to make friends with people all over the world, and share the opinions with each other. We should cherish it. Try to respect others, give our positive responses to those who start discussions. If our responses are from our hearts, to tell the true feeling,more and more people will be in our sides. right?:) I hope that your discussions will be shared with more people.
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• Philippines
18 Jun 07
thank you bettypeng. it is good to hear from you and to receive such a good response at that. it must be good to have you for a friend. actually i started with mylot by only responding to the discussions of others only. i reached more than a thousand points just by keeping on making responses. i don't know why, but it took me so long to have the courage to start my own discussion. now, i have been posting a few each week. so few that i think i have dropped to one or two only sometimes. anyway, there are always good discussions around to eat up my time whenever i hang around mylotting.
@KrauseHome (36449)
• United States
14 Jun 07
This is a Good topic indeed. I know from past experience as someone else stated on here, it helps to keep you from answering the same discussion again as well. I know for me, sometimes I remember to do it, and then other times I forget. It depends on the amount of time I have to be in here sometimes. But Thanks for the reminder.
@RebeccaLynn (2256)
• United States
20 May 07
I always rate the discussions and the answers. It has just become habbit. I feel that if it has caught my attention enough for me to answer it, then it gets a + and I rate all of the answers + just because those people took the time to answer too.
• Philippines
21 May 07
i do the same as you do, rebeccalynn. it is good to know that there are plenty of us who are doing this.
@sukumar794 (5040)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
21 May 07
Your way of responding to discussions is quite appreciable. Certainly only if a write-up maintain quality need it be rated a + .
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• Philippines
21 May 07
yes, we all try our best to make good responses. the ones which are lopsided mostly comes only from those who try their best to earn the most that they can in a day. i give them allowances. maybe they are really so hard up with their financial status in life.
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@dawnrm69 (1174)
• United States
22 May 07
Thank you for this one. I have made it a habit myself I rate all discussion good no matter if I agree or not. Hey we are all making an effort here and we all have differrent opinions. It is my habit. You have a good day
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• Philippines
18 Jun 07
it is fine to rate every (+) for as long as the words being used are not offending. dissenting opinions are fine. it is the use of foul language that makes us curl with ill feelings that has been generated. maybe you have read these kinds of reponses that has been given to the discussions of others if it has not been done unto you.
@arsonizta (944)
• Philippines
19 May 07
I always rate + to persons who answers my discussions.. It's like a payment for their effort of answering. I also rate discussions that I answered.
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• Philippines
21 May 07
hello, arsonizta. i agree with your views about giving plus ratings unto those who have given their efforts to respond to our discussions. and pluses for those discussions which we have responded to.
@golfproo (1839)
• Canada
19 May 07
Hi, I have begun to get in the habit of rating discussions. However, I do not like to give a negative unless it is a rude or vulgar response. If somebody has a different point of view from my own, I certainly respect that. How do you decide to mark as positive or negative? cheers,
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• Philippines
21 May 07
i always give a positive rating to discussions which appeal to me and i give a positive rating to responses which are well thought of. this is regardless of whether they are in conjunction with my opinions/ideas or dissenting ones. the vulgar ones must get an exclamation point to report abuse. as for the negative ratings, this is due to those responses which were obviously done just to earn their one cent. it does not give us any sensible response at all but, neither is it abusive. most of us refuse to give negative ratings in consideration of the efforts of others to earn their most needed one cent.