I finally got my star...YIKES! Don't judge me by it!

@Pleiades (846)
United States
January 8, 2009 1:10am CST
Finally, I got my star rating, but crumbs, I didn't think I was that bad! *lol* Oh well, in my last account I had before I stopped unsing it, I couldn't get my rating up even though I tried and tried and tried. Yet, some people would come up with some lame topics and respond so rudely and they'd have a high rating. Why is that? The rude and crude gets blessed while I get the mess? Ugh. Good luck to all of you...don't let ratings stop you from writing out your heart. *Pleiades
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16 responses
• Australia
8 Jan 09
Yeah, I agree, no one should worry about there star rating. When I got mine I tried so hard to get to number 10. I got to number 9, and then dropped to number 8. That's when I just quit the whole trying to make your whole rating thing better. Forget it. I know it influences your earnings, but if people are gonna rate me negative cause I'm expressing my opinion, there's really no point in this whole rubbish star rating system.
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Amen pweety! But, if we weren't able to express our opinions, then what are people like Bush and Clinton doing in public offices? You want a great topic, discuss on the pros/cons of just one of them and sit back and watch the fireworks. But, learning from "The View", I'm sure if you spouted that you were a Christian Republican, you'd get your ratings...(fill in your own blanks) ;-) *Pleiades
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• United States
8 Jan 09
Well congrats any way on getting your star I was so excited when I got mine. I jumped for joy when I saw it for the first time. I jumped for joy again when it changed numbers. I guess I am easily amused. LOL. Any way congrats and happy my lotting.
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Amazing, huh...how the smallest things amuse us. I mean, I'll bet you're a person that logs onto this site and gets all emotional when you're earned your next chunk of money, eh? I was excited when I got my first payout...and realized, "Darn, that took forever!" HAHAHA! Thanks for the response...it made me feel better. *Pleiades
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@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Hello Pleiades! Congrats on your rating. You finally have it. You've been very nice, I wonder why it's still 6. It is supposed to be 10. Well, anyway, just continue on responding here. Don't mind about your rating.
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• United States
9 Jan 09
hehehe..you're right...
@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I'll tell you why it's so low...it's because the evil monkeys stashed inside the internet punched in the wrong buttons while the staff was away on their coffee break! Ok, that's not true but it sounded good. *Pleiades
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@iwrite (5034)
• Singapore
8 Jan 09
hello Pleiades, I understand what you mean, somehow some people keep getting better star. But I do not know how does the star works, but hey I am still getting my friends and what I need really is people read what you are writing and if they have good respond. for what it is worth, I gave you a good rating.
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@iwrite (5034)
• Singapore
9 Jan 09
Same here, my 18 months old daughter like to come to my computer and watch the videos that I have taken of her during her travels and competitions. hahaha. She would just come to me and and ask to "watch video". When the video are on, she very well behave. hahaha.
@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Iwrite, thanks for being so kind and understanding. I'd love to say more, but my one year old baby is grabing the mouse and moaning out, "Mem maa!" and thus, making me feel guilty for being on here during the day...the joys of having children...I love them! *Pleiades
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@kprofgames (3091)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I think there are a lot of people that have left this site and returned thinking it would change. I was one of them. I've come to the conclusion that a star is just a star. Honestly you're going to get poeple that do have high ratings, I think that comes from the amount of friends they have on here and how those friends rate them. You are right don't let your rating get you down. I think you have to treat all online activity with a grain of salt. There will be good days and bad ones, but don't let the lack of rating get you down. You seemed to have come to a positive conclusion about this, keep it up. All you can do is keep plugging away.
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Kpro, honestly, I don't know how you became to be of such a pretty colour. What you've written on this discussion is a whole heck of a lot more than some of the things I've seen from people with a higher rating. Oh well, I guess a blind squirrel gets a nut once in awhile *Pleiades
@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
For the record, I was calling them the blind rodent, not you. :) *Pleiades
• United States
8 Jan 09
Yeah, I like purple, even if two days ago I was green. Sigh, somethings just never change.
@Jaj_sahi (153)
• India
8 Jan 09
Great.. congrats.. but Seriously, I have a doubt. I wonder where can I post it. I hope my question will not violate the rules. can you please tel me what this star is about? how do you earn it? I searched but couldn't find it. I've joined only a couple of days before. Can you please help me? and they said its better to search before you post a question. I saw that such question was deleted. can you / anyone please explain about this star, rating, and reputation stuff??
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I just hopped online to check my emails and to see who responded to this discussion, but yours stood out. I'll be happy to help you out with your questions: Star star is your rating. The higher the number, the more you get paid. Now, how you get the higher rating is judged by your postings. If you post some onliners, then your rating will be low. Also, you see that + - ! That's for people to put their ratings to others. Whenever I respond to a comment or discussion, I rate it. To me, it's a curtesous thing. I just hope that all of this stuff will be "pay it forward", meaning other people will rate others and not just respond and post for their own numbers. *Pleiades
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@Jaj_sahi (153)
• India
9 Jan 09
Thank you so much..
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
9 Jan 09
well, i think you have quite a good star rating for a starter pleiades... just don't get discouraged and keep on contributing here and i'm very sure that your star rating will improve... good luck... take care and have a nice day...
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Lingli, thank you for your thoughtful words. Really, it cheered me up some and put in a glimmer of hope. You have a nice weekend. *Pleiades
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Congratulations on getting your star. I don't really pay much attention to someone's reputation on here, though one thing I have noticed is just the opposite of what you said. The rude and crude people tend to get a lower rating, at least by what I have seen. Maybe it has changed? I started with a 6 star, and worked my way up. I always try to be courteous to everyone on here, even when they aren't. Just continue to post and hopefully it'll improve. Good luck!
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Before I hop offline to play Xbox with my son, I'll answer your response. Hehehe...yeah, there have been some outwardly rude people here who do have low ratings, but just like you, I try to be polite and smile. That's why I always sign my "name" to everything. *Pleiades
@ladybug565 (2216)
• United States
8 Jan 09
dont feel bad my star started at a 3! have a good day.
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Lady, thanks for that bit of news. Sorry to say, but I don't feel as bad anymore. *lol* Have a terrific weekend. *Pleiades
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
9 Jan 09
Hi there. The star ratings a bit flawed, so you shouldn't be too bothered about it. A lot of spammers come to the site and have fun by giving people minus marks randomly. So even if you're doing okay, sometimes the rating goes down. Anyway, just think positive and look ahead. Keep posting. As long as you're earning money, yhte star shouldn't be that bothersome. :)
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Hhhmmm...if that's the case, do you think MyLot ought to make it a certain posting a person must have before being able to "rate" a conversation? Hhhmmm... *Pleiades
@lilcee (2703)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Congratulations on getting your star. I never pay any attention on what mine is or anyone elses either. It doesn't matter to me what the rating is.
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Lil, I still can't help but peeking to see what their rating is. I suppose it's like a movie critic, if it's got a bad rating, then it must be good! *Pleiades
@SeishiroX (1093)
• Philippines
8 Jan 09
Ey congratulations on your new star! 6 as a rating for 100 posts is not bad, I started out as 3 myself since I didn't understand what was going on lol. When I realized it, I started posting posts with more quality than they had earlier when I was new here. I agree, even if my star will drop, I will air my opinions without hesitation or fear of being persecuted, or being called a "moron" for my thoughts and even my avatar. Cheers~
@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Seishiro, judging by your photo and your response, I think that if you were to have a party, I'd love to go and crash it...it looks like you know how to have fun. My son called me a "moron" under his breath one day and when I confronted him about it, he got so scared, he said he was calling me a "marshmellow". Isn't that the cutest? *Pleiades
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@mikkymyde (182)
• Nigeria
8 Jan 09
i'm new to mylot and i don't understand anything about the rating...i just write out my heart and exactly how i feel about peoples questions not fot the ratings
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
9 Jan 09
That's right, Mik, you keep on writing. But, what will set you apart from the others here is the fact you want to write from the heart and not what you think people wanna hear. That's boring and blah, I would want to hear what people want to say. Good luck to you. *Pleiades
• Switzerland
8 Jan 09
hey that's great :D i hope i get mine soon. where can you see the ratings? i don't even know where you can see them :P so i don't know what the people think about me. honestly, i really don't care as long as you can discuss something with somebody properly and they don't avoid you. keep on writing :D
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Reggie, keep plugging away with your discussions and responses and you'll be at 99 before you know it. What was a kicker for me last night was, "OMG, I'm at 95...what to write! What to respond?!" I was at a blank. You'll get your rating as soon as you hit 100 and you'll see it in a responsed or started discussion. Congrats on being so close. *Pleiades
@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
8 Jan 09
Congratulations my dear! Well, you are right. Do not stop posting discussions and responding to others' discussions even when your rate is low. There are just those we cannot please and control that they forget to rate us positively or others would rate us in the negative without knowing what caused them to do it.......Just ignore it and keep on posting...Happy mylotting!
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Maean, yeah, that's all you have to do is ignore and learn from it. Isn't it funny that the people who express themselves the loudest ends up being heard the most? They're called "Presidents". Tee heee heee! *Pleiades
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
8 Jan 09
He, congratulation. The star you have got now was not the final decision, you would be able to get more and more as your popularity raised up in this place. I used to have 10 star popularity but it went down. I don't know why but I feel I did something wrong which would affect how people rate me. Don't worry about your star, it would go up as you post here. Keep posting and happy myLotting. See you around
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@Pleiades (846)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Klaudine, you did the samething I did...you just followed your heart and said somethings that didn't agree with the general vote. Is it depressing? Somewhat, but meh, don't let that stop us! *Pleiades
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