Can YOU Please STOP Starting NEW DISCUSSIONS !!!

@mtsandeep (1586)
India
June 23, 2008 11:20pm CST
I just checked one of mylotter who has created more than 370 discussions and only has responses of around 500. What should i do? Is it good to mylot? I don't feel starting lot of discussions is a good thing especially with only a less number of posts. I have seen mylotters with 10000's of responses and only a 100's of discussions. I have only started 32 discussions till now not including this. Will you be able to respond to all his discussions? He is just here for money and flooding mylot with discussions. Please correct me if i am wrong..
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• United States
24 Jun 08
Just turn the notification off. If you have a lot of friends then rotate them so nobody blows your inbox up.
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
i havn't turned notificayion on. Boy i get irretated when seeing a lot of discussions started by the same user in mylot. He is not respecting our responses we are making in discussions. There is no use of those discussions.
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• United States
24 Jun 08
i know what you mean, i see that sometimes, but i dont' know much, i just started her two weeks ago...if the discussions they post get no response i don't think they get participation credit for it, and anyway ,when people see that this person has posted a ton of discussions, they will think the person doesn't care what they have to say and they just won't post on that discussion
@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
We are responding to discussions so that some one hears our opinion. If there are tons of discussions by one user, If we respond to his discussion even he will not be bothered to see what i have told. thanks for your opinion.
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• United Arab Emirates
24 Jun 08
hi I feel that you may be right to some extent. I also feel that people who have more ideas or can come up with interesting topics can start a discussion any time. No matter how many discussions.. I find it difficult to start a new discussions because I cannot come up with new ideas or does not have any interesting topics to share. But, if people starts something interesting, why stop them, unless they are worthless. Take care...
@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
thanks for your response. Its good to see lot of discussions and others including me who are finding difficult to start discussions get a chance to participate in those discussions. But it becomes boring when we are getting the same users discussion to respond.
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@twallace (2675)
• United States
24 Jun 08
There are those here that have been here a long time and they have high numbers in posting. I don't think that I have started 32 discussions, it might be less that that. I have spent most of my time here commenting to discussion. When I have start a discussion the most in comments from them I have received is 7 so that tells me my topics are not that interesting to others. If the person is here for what ever reasons we are not the ones to judge them for what they have too say. That is just how I feel. Others may feel different about the subject though. Have a good one.
@twallace (2675)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Look at it like this, I might not be one of the top rankers but I did comment to your discussion. Doesn't that count for something. You for got about that. I see where you are coming from but you can't make them comment to thoses that they might not want to comment too. So don't let it get to you. Keep posting and starting discussions, there will be those that will comment to your discussions. Have a great day.
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• United States
24 Jun 08
Just because you don't have a bunch of responses doesn't mean you don't have an interesting topic. As I pointed out in my comment, there are some "long timers" here who seem to think that newbies don't start good discussions no matter what. And there are those (also long timers) who won't be friends with anyone who has made less than 500 comments. Two people can start the same type of discussion simultaneously, and the more "popular" persons will get the responses. And the other might not get any.
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@chrysz (1602)
• Philippines
24 Jun 08
Maybe they thought that starting discussions makes them earn more. I am not really familiar with the earning scheme here in mylot but I myself don't start that much discussions but I do respond to those that interest me. I prefer responding here than wasting my time chatting and talking to not so sensible people. At least I am exercising my brain and honing my communication ability.
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
Actually no one is clear about the earning system in mylot. Mylot has developed an algorithm and kept secret so that no one will be here only to earn money and not to discuss.
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@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
24 Jun 08
If that person is one who love to post discussion then leave him be. There are alot of MYLOTTERS included myself who will be here for days and only respond to discussions. I don't see a problem with he/she posting. The problem is that when you wrote a discussion and no one post a response that is what I see is a problem. This is a contributing site and it is really disheartened when you post a discussion and no one answer but yet you have alot of points beside you name which you gain by answering others.
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
If every one goes on with starting new discussions, Some mylotters who are seeking for help or some real opinion will not get responded to their discussions. No one will get much time to respond to all those discussions coming up. whats your opinion about this factor? should there be a limit in starting discussion like a ratio between no. of response and discussion?
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@TriciaW (2441)
• United States
24 Jun 08
I might not be understanding the situation. I guess my thought is if everyone just posted responses it would soon be there wouldn't be enough to respond to. I have days where I feel like posting more then responding or vise versa I don't even know where to look as to how many I have posted or responded to. I don't really pay attention to how many one person posts because I only respond to those that catch my eye. I do like to look at topics not responded to from time to time and go to the end of the list so I can catch those that have been sitting there that I like. I guess I just don't see what the problem is if someone wants to post more then respond. I know I have days where I read far more then I post cause I get caught up in what everyone is saying. I think we all contribute to mylot one way or another and maybe those that only post topics have a hard time expressing their feelings to topics others started.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
25 Jun 08
don't worry...that doesn't happen here. some discussions don't get any responses but that is ok...other discussions get lots. some people post onl replys and others post more discussions. your worries are not anything to worry about.
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
I was saying that there should be some balance between the discussions started and the responses you make. If everyone starts discussions and never bother to comment in others discussion, It will create lot of discussions with no response. so no more active (real) discussions in which author involves.
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
24 Jun 08
The best thing about mylot is that we have the choice if we want to response or start discussions more... some people are comfortable with the latter... which is an advantage for those members like me who prefer to respond... I have been here more than one year now... and i have only started around 251 discussions... so that is like only a fraction on the number of posts that i made... If a certain member in my friends list starte like 10 discussions at a time... i surely won't respond to all of them... just those that i can relate to...
@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
But what about other mylotters who have came here to discuss. The author will not be interested in reading the responses to his discussion since he has started a lot and may not even remember why he started that discussion.
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@marababe (2503)
• Philippines
24 Jun 08
I think there is nothing to be upset or annoyed about someone starting more discussions that him responding to one unless his discussions are nonsense and one-liners. Those users are just here obviously for the money. I can't say I know how you feel cos I haven't encountered one yet but don't pay it any attention. Let him be if that's what he wants. I only answer to discussions I feel interested in and I can contribute something to. So, if his discussions are interesting then I might but if it's those one-liners asking what my favorite color is then he'll get no response for me, well unless I also feel like responding in one-liners.
@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
thanks for the response. From now onwards i have decided not to concentrate on other factors. I will be concentrating on my things. I am trying to maximize the responses i am making on mylot.
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• United States
24 Jun 08
I have noticed that my number does not change when I respond to my own discussions. So I would assume that their number does not change either. If it did, then my number would be up into the tens of thousands by now. They may be keeping up with their discussions, anyway. Some people are multi-taskers and really good about doing multiple jobs online. It just depends on the person.
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
The participation number is the response we make to others discussion. I was saying that they need to consider responding to discussions started by others also. And not only to their own. We all are here to get some responses from others, right? Thanks for your opinion.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Jun 08
mtsandeep he may have 370 discussions but if he has not more than 500 points then his discussions are not paying him or her very well so they must be darned short discussions. I myself am closing in on 8000 points and maybe a hundred if that many discussions as I try to make both responses and discussions a bit longer than just a sentence or so.I could not respond to' all of his discussions. and I doubt very much if he is making all that much money.
@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
It may not pay him much for just starting too many discussions. I am not concerned about whether he is getting money or not. What i am concerned is about all those mylotters who start a few discussions and Their discussions are not getting any attention since a lot of new discussions comes up in short time.
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@biobio55 (281)
• Indonesia
24 Jun 08
I don't know why you are so angry with that person posts? If you don't like it, don't reply to it. If you don't like it, don't read it. It is their right to post as much as they want. If you think it is not a good thing, just let it be, they will understand it later or maybe it is what they like. And if that person is here just for the money, are they wrong? Don't they have the right to make money in mylot? If you don't want to make money, why are you in mylot? Why don't you just join other forum that don't pay you at all? If you join other forum that don't pay anything, you will not see those person who posts so many to make more money. It is done, right?
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Best response isn't the big deal you make it out to be...it is tantamount to giving a gold star to a 6 year old for doing a good job. Having a hard time really understanding exactly what your issue is here.
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• United States
24 Jun 08
If he's like me, maybe he has not discovered that there is such a thing as best response. Personally, if one of my discussions only has one or two reposes and neither of them are what I would consider good, I have a hard time giving out a best response. If I don't feel they are, why should I pretend?
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
ok, i will avoid those discussions which i don't like. I am also here to make money. I just checked some of his discussions (it will take days to check all the 370 discussions) and which ever i checked, he hasn't given a BR. Is this fair? Will you be happy with a mylotter who is not giving respect to others response?
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@XoyyoX (1055)
• China
24 Jun 08
why stop? do u stop starting new discussion?
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
25 Jun 08
I start discussions and also respond to other discussions and i may go back and start another discussion. actually this is all just too silly. why on earth do you cae what someone else does here as long as it isn't rude or offensive?
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
i wasn't telling everyone to stop starting discussions. I was saying that before starting so many discussions every one should consider responding to discussion started by others also. Hope you understood the problem.
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
25 Jun 08
Ok i understand that. I considered every one in mylot as my good friends. i wanted to help everyone. I doesn't like someone who just keep on starting discussions and not trying contribut much for others discussions. Ok from today onwards i have decided not to be concerned about anything happening on mylot. I will keep on responding and starting discussions and get my earnings faster. THANKS FOR THE ADVICE
• United States
24 Jun 08
If the mylotter isn't repeating discussions then I think it's just fine. I don't think anyone here signed up just for the fun of it. Initially, all of us became a member to make some type of profit. If his discussions are horrible then I would say rate him badly and contact mylot admin.
@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
I think we will not get much money for starting discussion. If earning money is the goal we should start responding more. thanks for the opinion
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@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
24 Jun 08
If you don't have the notifications on, then why is it bothering you? Mylot is for writing discussions, answering discussions, making friends, etc. I don't see how the discussions are irritating you unless they are all 1 sentence discussions, and in that case they won't be here long anyway, because those discussions do not make much money anyway! I had a discussion a while back on getting rid of the discussions that have been here 1 - 3 years and everyone said to leave them, so don't worry about the space, it is for the mods to deal with. Have a great day!
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
25 Jun 08
I am bothered about it because those who start so many discussions are not seeing all our responses. He has not given any BR for the heap of discussions he have started. ( i just checked a few )
• India
24 Jun 08
As long as it is within the guidelines of mylot, we can't say it is wrong. And also there are many people here, including my friends who have hardly started discussions. One friend of mine has to her credit around 5600 posts, but had started only 15 discussions so far. Has not she earned? If she is not earning then why is she here? So perhaps the wrong interpretation by the friend you are pointing here, that starting discussions alone will earn money in mylot ...and this made her to start more topics. If every one goes on starting discussions then there will be no one to respond.. and every topic will be under one heading unresolved discussions. Take care friend.
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
He is not wrong as long as guidelines are followed but he is not doing justice to others discussions. He hasn't given much BEST RESPONSE to his discussions. (i just checked a few among those heap of discussions)
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@obidan (367)
• Romania
24 Jun 08
I don't think that is good for MyLot but that isn't good for hs earnings either, last time I checked, the technique of making 30 discussions a day and 5 responses isn't working. best is to try to have a 1.0 ratio between the responses and the discussions. I don't think there is something to worry about on Mylot's behalf, most people respond to a lot of discussions
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
25 Jun 08
i think its fair to respond to atleast 5 other discussions before starting a new discussion. I do agree that only starting many discussions will not earn you anything. thanks
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
24 Jun 08
I guess each person has a way of doing things here on my lot . Wow that does seem like a lot of discussions he has started. I wonder how long it took him to do each one, and I wonder if they are simple or just the kind that ask do you like this , or that more . I myself have only started a handful , because I would get too confused with all those . I like to respond back too to the ones I started . You could always delete this person from your friend list if you want .
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@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
24 Jun 08
I only start one discussion at a time and i will see all the responses comming to it. I feel the author should read all the responses and should give the best response when the responses are not comming for about 1 or 2 weeks.
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• Belgium
24 Jun 08
I think it is his right.. It's his choice to do so.. And I don't think he's the only one who's here for money. I think 70 % of mylotters are subscribed to earn a bit extra when they're bored. I know this can be overflooding and I understand your frustations, but as long as the mylot admins don't mind, I guess I don't mind either and there's few we could do about it I think. Greetz.
@mtsandeep (1586)
• India
25 Jun 08
Everyone including me is here for money. but starting alot of discussions will not earn you anything. responding is the most successful way to earn.
@kaytee717 (188)
• United States
24 Jun 08
Im pretty new to mylot? And that seems alittle crazy! I have already started like 6 or so discussions, I enjoy it! I do respond to most people bc I want to hear what others have to say thats why I started it :-) Isnt it though if no one responds they dont get the credit for stating a discussion? Maybe you should start boycotting them!
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@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
24 Jun 08
You write a discussion and people respond, that is how you get paid.
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