Do you Reply to Jokes Posted Here?

No I do not respond to "discussions" where it is either a joke or a recipe. In fact I cannot see that these types of things actually constitute a discussion in any way at all. I can remember when I first joined myLot that it was awash with both jokes and recipes as well as those "do you drink pepsi or coke". There wered quite a few members at that time whio used to respond to any and all discussions with a long joke or a series of jokes. The belief then was that the longer the response, the more money the person would make which is why it was happening I suspect. Then one day they all started to disappear and so did a whole lot of members, who were mostly the ones who were posting the jokes, either as a discussion or a response. I am sure that everyone knows that they will end up being deleted but still some people will continue to post and respond to them. There have been a few times when I have responded to a discussion to sat that the discussion is a violaton of the rules and will be deleted. I make that response knowing that it will be deleted but if it helps someone new then it is okay.

i try not to but if they are good then i just might the reason is tht they jsut copy past and that is annoying and if u say tht they delete them then i will surely not psot now happy lotting and have a nice day

I don't see the point of responding to something that will be deleted, what I don't understand is why people don't realize every time they post one, it gets deleted.

See its not whether they get deleted or not..its like i like i do it policy of mine..if i rally like a post that contains jokes i will reply it and i bet the user will be able to see it from his mailbox and he would be quiet happy atleast some people support his humour sense and send him a reply..thats the spirit thats needed and not selfishness,which thinks that the post could be deleted...i'm sorry if i had hurted you...happy mylotting...

I didn't know about this thing. Thanks for posting.

Great! i'm not the only one here that does that! you are right and this is useless and why bother.

I do try and stay clear of all recipes and jokes on this site. I don't report them but I do warn the creator of the discussion that it voilates the guildeines and they shouldn't do it. Most people I have found does not realize it is no no to do that. As this is teh only site I know that doesn't allow it.

I haven't seen one in a long time but when I do see them I stay away from them as well because they get deleted. I feel the same as you do I do not want to see my earnings go up just to go back down again.

I never really noticed them. I usually go in and read them. Have a good laugh and then if it makes me feel like replying to it, I usually will. That is what confuses me as well. Cos if jokes are not allowed, then why have a category for jokes? Maybe we can bring this up with the admin and see what they say.

I suppose the reason jokes aren't allowed to be posted is that they aren't really discussions at all. Every now and then a really interesting joke might be worth discussing, but the average, run of the mill joke recycled on a discussion forum probably isn't going to fall into that category. So, to answer your question, I don't answer them either.

I too give them a miss but I report them. I feel humourous discussions can be made just the same without actually posting a joke which would give nothing to discuss anyway.

I tend to not reply to them because they do get deleted. Its not the earnings that bug me its just if i take the time to write a reply i HATE that it gets deleted. I think if its a joke that leads into a discussion its ok but..otherwise just a joke no go. I dont report them either.

Sadly even though i want to and they maybe funny I too know they will be deleted and don't want to feel like i posted there for nothing..

I do not respond to jokes either. Actually, what kind of response can you have, except that it was funny. If I am curious about the joke, I will just scan to see what it is about, but really most jokes do not warrant a response. I guess the people who posts jokes do not care if they are deleted or they did not read the guidelines. I do not respond to recipes either. I responded to a discussion where someone was asking what everyone had for dinner and that post was deleted.

Thanks a lot moonlit !!! I really didn't know this I would have considered adding jokes, if you hadnt posted this !!! Rated POS Cheers