Don't you know your discussion is just going to get deleted?

It's very seldom that I'll repot a dicssion. When I see one that I hink is going to be deleted I jus skip it!

I've never really thought about it. I sorta took that as don't continually discuss the same things over and over in every discussion... and mostly I think that's for the money makers who like to post their links. For instance if they start a discussion about how to make money and respond to every discussion with a link to that discussion... Well that's how I took it, because I myself have posted discussion links in my discussions, and so far as I know it wasn't deleted.

I think it's a very fine line and users have to be careful.If I said here is the update to this discussion and added the link, I think it would be fine because that discussion would be relevant to the current one and I'm not really trying to draw attention to the other one, just giving a reference for those who may not have seen it. But if i were to start a discussion that said...heyI want more responses to this other discussion or do you all think this was a quality discussion and then gave the link to a previous discussion, then that would be a violation. I think mainly the rules is more to protect people from being picked on...so we can't post things like "Look what this idiot just posted..."

I don't usually report that unless I see it many times by the same person. If someone breaks the rules once in a great while, oh well, but if they constantly do it that's different, like spamming and such. People constantly do things to break the rules. I don't understand why someone would do something to get their post deleted... What's the point of the post in the first place? So stupid! And they will get money taken away from them as well, so they are really not gaining anything at all. Doesn't make sense to me!

I was not doing this stuff and have seen many of us doing this, but I can give my own idea to the best of my knowledge. I think it is depend on the situation. To me, if the link being provided has a strong relationship with the topic, then it is accepted and I will not report it. But if the link is totally different with the topic, then, it is obvious that the user wants to have some responses with the discussion link he/she provided and it is the one against the rule. [i]All the best,Agihcam

Well yeah I saw that before but it was usually for a discussion that was having a augment and if not that it was a discussion that had good information provided on it. Sometimes people post links to give other aka Myloters good information lie a site that is similar to what there looking for. I think if they start deleting post discussions for that thats just plan stupid ha ha. really come on. But I understand the whole post a link to another discussion that leads to another discussion thats just wrong. :) well yeah .

I see those kinds of things here all of the time. I have seen discussions where the poster has put in their link for referrals, right in the discussion. And they aren't always the newbies that do it either. I have seen people with over 5000 posts doing it. But I think the reason they do it is because it usually takes a day for mylot to delete it, so by then they have gotten a few referrals so I think they think it is worth it. This is just my opinion. I don't respond to any discussions that I think may be deleted because they broke some guideline. I reply to a few newer discussions, just to stay in touch with what is happening today with my friends, and then I go back to my oldest ones to respond to those, from my email, like this old one of 4 months. The reason I do it this way is because if the discussion is going to be deleted it would be gone by the time I got to it. I don't report anyone for breaking the mylot guidelines but I will report someone that is being evil in their postings. I have had a few that I have had to report because some people just don't like me and they are nasty about it. The funny thing is the reason they don't like me is because I don't agree with them. In my opinion, they should like me because it gives them more things to comment to me, which means they are making more money. Alrighty then, talk to you later my friend, Your friend, Chris

I am not sure about that, I cannot actually see that it is a problem if it is just linking two discussions together. Especially if one is a follow on from another, but there again some of the rules are funny on here. If I saw it I would not report it, I would just join in.

Maybe if the link is a spam or about spam then it will be deleted but ifits not then I guess its okay to post a link to another duscussion.

As I read the TOS, it said, "Do not...Post comments in threads for the purpose of drawing attention to another thread on a different subject." If you'll note, it specifically says, "on a different subject." If someone is ranting about something, I would think that the link provided that shows what started the rant would be acceptable. On the other hand, it also says that we're supposed to be grown ups and nice to each other. "Do Not...Post to “flame” other users! Being mean to others is just not fun. Anything derogatory that is directed at a myLot user is strictly prohibited. Just be nice and have fun!" There is says "ANYTHING DEROGATORY that is directed at a myLot user is strictly prohibited." The problem with this is that many of the self-appointed myLot police do just this as they are ranting and pointing fingers at other people for doing something wrong. And the cycle continues. Personally, I think unless something is a HUGE disregard of the myLot "guidelines" (which, when I looked up the word are more of a "guidance to appropriate behavior" rather than a hard and fast RULE), then the myLot folks should be informed. But I don't think that there should be post after post after post about "bad behaviors" of other myLotters. I think the appropriate action is to report someone to myLot, to not comment on the article - since it will likely be deleted and you'll lose out on earnings - and go your merry way. Here's something to ponder: If everyone who worries so much about whether others are following the guidelines decides to post about it, then there are multiple posts about the topic - and isn't that against those same guidelines? If anything derogatory to a myLotter is against the guidelines, then all of the articles complaining about others not following the guidelines fall into that category, don't they? So aren't they against the guidelines? Hmmm. I wonder if questioning you on this is derogatory and therefore against the guidelines? The guidelines also say to not post similar discussions, although most of those who worry about others following the guidelines are posting at the same time, perhaps about slightly different supposed violations. But doesn't that mean they are similar...and also against the guidelines? And...if multiple people continue to post about whether or not people are following the guidelines, doesn't that just make all of the discussions meaningless...and also against the guidelines? I seriously think that everyone worries about all of these things too much. I personally wish that it DID NOT say anywhere that myLotters are supposed to be turning each other in over supposed violations. There will always be people who do that anyway, but to encourage it in the guidelines is, in my opinon, quite foolish.

i have a discussion something like this, a member who violates the rules. i mentioned some other violations of other members who seem to know nothing about the rules on here. so this one you mentioned is another thing, another violation of the TOS. in my case, i ignore, mostly, posts with this kind of discussion for i know that someday, mylot will delete the discussion. i may give it a negative but will not report it. if i am sure that it will affect somebody's discussion, like for example a copying of the discussion (word for word), that i will report. (neildc @ red/88/1517)

Incorrect. If you actually read it, it's only the part about drawing attention to another post in order to get people to respond to it. Linking just to provide information that's already been given, for instance, isn't against the TOS.

hey well ive never come across this it hink.. i come across discussions saying look at someone who is posting multiple topiscs of someone elses and giving links .. but not because to make poeple go to it and respond to it but shpwing it as an example for the topic they are talking about .. i think its more wrong if you post a link in your discussion that goes to another one of your own discussion thats making your self earn more if people respond