We all love mylot – and it’s about time it revised some rules....

I agree that some revisions need to be made and I also agree that there needs to be an "all or nothing" approach used to police the rules as well. It is all over the place unfortunately and discussions that are clearly in breach remain forever, threads that seem fine disappear quickly; and the end result is that we just get confused. To address the examples you gave: 1. On many occasions, admin do not FIX issues people are having in a quick fashion so it is human nature to immediately vent to others! If you are going to have a PUBLIC forum, then there needs to be an acknowledgment that both good AND bad comments about the site will be shared and they should be allowed to be shared without any fear of reprisals. 2. I love this one! "Post anything that inaccurately explains the myLot earnings algorithm." lol. Unless we KNOW the algorithm explicitly, then EVERYTHING we discuss on it will be innaccurate! They should just state that discussions about the algorithm are not allowed. Full stop! 3. This rule doesn't make sense to me either! Surely the success of a site from a revenue perspective comes down to page hits/views right? When people get excited about a milestone then they wish to share the news. Other people by nature will wish to congratulate them! Does this not generate activity?? Is this not what it is all about?? It is a public forum and why should people not be allowed to excitedly share news of their birthday or an achievement or something similar? Anyway, you have my opiions on all 3 now mimpi; and again, I do think that there needs to be both a revamp of the rules themselves; and a stronger focus on policing the rules as well. The bottom line is that this is a public forum and aside from ensuring non-offensive participation, we should have more freedom on the first and third points at least in my opinion.

Of the three points mentioned by you Mimpi, I think the second point is least seen by me. Of the other two, the first one is there in sprinkles almost everyday…somebody or the other is always complaining how his/her star has gone down, how mylot has deleted discussions and so on. But the third one is the real culprit! Everyday I see at least two to three discussions celebrating personal milestones. Sometimes its quite straight (at least thank God for that) while others do it in a veiled way but it’s the same nonetheless. Since mylot has done nothing on these till now, I don’t think it will and in the meantime, we all earn a tidy sum each. So my opinion is (almost forgot to give one) OUT WITH THE RULES that none follow!

I have felt and thought about this very often i must admit and especially about the way the whole thing gets done. Yes mylot has rules and regulations, but it would make a lot of sense if these rules get applied to one and all and without the action of reporting. And i say this for the reason that there are some post that get deleted and there are some which may seem to be gross violations that do not for the reason that they do not get reported. Mylot has been a wonderful place and it's largely to do with the fact that there are rules and regulations and a monitoring body. I would say that revising the rules in allowing somethings here that are presently not allowed may not be the best solution here for i think it would take away the essence. The best solution i would hope for would be a tighter monitoring and action process not necessarily linked to only reporting but by the subject content. Thanks

Thanks for the wonderful timely discussion Mimpi.I am at a loss how Mylot could allow a particular discussion still going strong insulting people from a great nation.I can understand the jealous and prejudiced people and their sick minds.But It is strange why Mylot is not taking the timely action to nip these discussion in their bud stage itself before they are lapped up with glee by more ignorant lot here. Mylot has the responsibility to guard the honor of it's members.

Hi Mou wow what a long post and discussion Are u sure its not violating the MYLOT RULES?? Well Mou, to be honest i never read rules and criteria of mylot, i believe that whatever didcussion i have or respond must be in sensible limit which is necessary in life, sociry and among friends. If you follow social and cultural ethics, i am sure it must be acceptable to all As far as rating and payments are concerned, i am not particular about it, though i started one such discusioon, but somehow it was not deleted However i agree that All discussion must be treated on merit and Justice, Take care

Hi mimpi! I have to admit that I do not memorize all the mylot rules and I apologize for that. There are some rules that I'm aware of which is the milestone and promoting some thing. I'm not sure if revising the rules is the best solution, but I think for the admin to be more tighter to monitor the discussions, will be fair for the others. I agree that mylot is wonderful place to be and I'm happy to be part of this forum. Thanks!

The simple fact is that sometimes people forget what they can and cannot start a discussion about. At least that is how I see things. It does make the topic acceptable of course but if one discussion which contravenes the rules is deleted, then all of them should suffer the same fate. The reason this doesn't happen is because I suspect some are reported and others are not. The vast numbers of posts made on an hourly basis would make it very difficult for monitors or moderators to actually see them all. When reading through some of the discussions where a member has started a discussion on their birthday or star rating etc, they are actually excited and want to share the news with everyone. Certainly some will post just for the responses and the earnings but that is not the reason in every case. An alternative is that myLot have a special section where members could post about these topics but they do not earn for it. I am not sure how myLot would feel about that but it could be a way that the happy news could be shared with other members. At the same time, it would not take away from the discussion side of the site.

It is difficult for the administration to trace all posts that violate the rules. Some discussions are immediatedly reported and are immediatedly deleted. However I am sure this takes its toll on the admin team. I think that certain rules such as writing about personal achievements should not be deleted there is no harm in them.

you are absolutely true. i second you here. I have seen in many cases users just start any discussion in the pretext of public forum. I do not see why we indians are said as some with stinky smell etc and still those are there. it is very bad that some user will say anything and some has to report it.

Wow I have been here in mylot for sometime and I thought I have read enough of them but I realized that the point you have in there is written there. I never have somehow violated some of them but I think I got passed through it without a fuss or maybe I just didn't noticed it as I have already posted a lot. I got your point in there and I fully support you in this cause.

Hi mimpi, The problem is the inconsistencies of mylot to decide which things are allowed and which aren't. They do not keep things consistent. Sometimes they will allow for certain types of discussions and other times they will turn around and delete them leaving us to not understand the reasons behind what they did. Then other times they will leave a discussion that is blatantly abusive and flaming even though numbers of people have reported it over and over. So the problem is that mylot needs to make decisions, inform us and stick to their decisions! Make a rule, enforce it or don't have the rule for anyone. Get stricter with people who are outrightly insulting and abusive and leave the people with harmless discussions alone!

it is good that mylot is having some rules and regulations and it is important also to have the rules or else may be any person can take the wrong advantage of it but as far as the person it starting some good and healthy discussions and no memebers are annoyed with it and also the staff at the mylot and it is somehow usefull to many people and i think it is absolutely fine. most of the user would not like to leave the wonderfull place like mylot and would not hust anyone here and also wouldnot like to take a bad remark and henec so we would purposely never start a discussion which can violate the rules but we all are human and humans are tend to make mistakes and sometimes it might happen that by mistake anyone might start a discussion which can violate the rules but mylot is really having a soft corner and they take the step to delete it and i think this note have to be send to the corresponding person marking a mistake and not to repeat it again. i dont know how far you will accept my reply but i hope i am right.

I agree with your views, i feel that some of the discussion started are plain dowright silly! i dont mean to be rude, but i also notice that these discussions get a lot of response while some really interesting ones are simply ignored.But that again depends on the majority of the members taste and interest. i wish there is some regulation about this as well, where the discussions are slotted, so one can choose what one wants to reply to..

well maybe because so many people are using myLot they might be having a difficult time monitoring it or maybe they dont care so much. myLot is sure a fun and happy place but all should follow the rules. I dont even know what the rules are.