What a rip off!

With all the different users on mylot, it is almost ineveditible that you will have similar discussions about the same topics on here. However if they are on your friends list and you know they got the idea from you thats pretty rotten. Its amazing what people will do for a few cents. lol.

I'm sorry that happens to ya. I don't know that I've had that problem. I do know that I have had a couple of discussions that I felt my responce needed to be a discussion of its own, with additions and I always admitted I have done it. My suggestion, remove those people from your friend's list....

I haven't intentionally done that to anyone but I've noticed it a time or two. I can't say for sure but, depending on how you operate mylot, you may not see a discussion, even one that your friend starts, before you start it. I usually check out discussions my friends start but some folks just go by the topics.

Oh my goodness, I have had a few of my discussions copyed by other mylotters but I dont let it bother me that much as long as its not exactly the same as mine word for word, and maybe it was unintentional maybe they didnt notice yours or something.

I just noticed someone called pratt69 or something like that. She posted the same thing twice. Whats the point of that?

I agree camomom. I have seen people respond to my discussion and then turn around and reword it every so slightly and start it up again. Come on guys lets get an original idea please!!!

I didn't notice anyone ripping off my discussions, but I think all you can do is report the discussions they copy from you. And if the administrators don't delete those discussions you can turn evil and start rating all the discussion that person starts negatively, and report as many discussions violating the guidelines.

That happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I went ahead and responded to the discussion anyway. I guess I'm kind of used to it. It doesn't happen all that much now, but it used to. Mylot is supposed to delete copy at discussions. The ones that are pretty much word for word. I remember about a year ago, a new mylotter copied five discussions from another mylotter, word for word. Exactly word for word. It was reported, and the discussions that were copied, were deleted.

They probably are not doing it on purpose. There are just some topics that come up and we might think they are original but someone else has already thought about and asked the question. I am sure we have all done it not realizing there was already such a discussion. Now for those who read yours and copied that is pretty in-exusable.

Every once in awhile I see 2 friends start the same discussion, sometimes on the same day, but I don't think they are on each other's friends lists, so they wouldn't know about it. Other than that, I've never had a problem with it.

There does seem to be a lot of disscusions that are almost the same. I suppose we all think alike!!

Hey camomom. They have a lot of nerves to do that to you. I haven't noticed anyone ripping off my discussions but that's a crime shame that some people can't be creative and think on their own. This type of behavior should be against the rules to stop these thieves in their tracks. Did you delete them from your friend's list. Friends that do this isn't a friend at all. I can't believe that they had the balls to reply to your discussions right before they stole it. I'm sorry this happened to you. You are a good friend of mine, and you definitely don't deserve it.

I know it is a pain but some people might of over looked your discussion and started talking about the same thing. I could understand if its a topic that is rare and the odds of someone posting the same thing is slim. Just try to be patient. It wouldn't bother me if someone did this. I know alot of people do it to earn. If they want to scoop that low let them.