Why do our earnings sometimes increase by small amounts during the day?

Hi Kitty, Oh no I hope you aren't saying I should watch my star now in case they nick it, I would like to be paid more than 5 cents for it lol Then again a topic like this could be encouraging the removal of one's star but I just had to ask :( I am glad to know that I am not the only one it happened to, with the previous responses I was wondering if I was on my own and that the earnings could only go down! I s starting to imagine that this discussion would cause the moderators to go 'wait a second, DCLehnsherr was getting pay increases. What the heck is going on?' and they would take it back again lol. I shall look forward to perhaps snaring Mike to get an answer in the future, it will save reading the FAQ again to try and find it lol! Thanks for the response :) Dranz

Hello my wonderful friend LMAOOO, OH no don't worry about your star I was kidding I am sure it was just a coincidence is all when you find out do tell, I would like to know what that was all about myself.

Hello all Thanks so much for the info, I did read what was posted mike it makes alot of sense thanks, I was hoping you would respond to this

Hi owlwings, Oh I know about the decreasing of earnings (though thankfully I haven't had that yet). I was wondering why the increased, mine were doing that yesterday and I got curious, can that also happen due to the deletion of topics, it doesn't sound like it should but I will ask anyway! Thanks for the response :) Dranz

It is explained as an adjustment to earnings when the earnings algorithm is run again. When discussions are deleted, any earnings that might have resulted are returned to the pot and redistributed by the software so if you have had no discussions (or responses to discussions) deleted, then you are quite likely to see a few cents increase for some days. I don't know if any 'reassessment' goes on but, since we know that the discussion rating system is part of the equation (it says as much in the FAQs), it is possible that if a discussion or responses receive positive ratings some time after they are posted, this may be taken into account when the earnings software is run. Evidence is that this happens maybe twice a month. Once towards the end of the month (in order to put the real payments in order) and, probably also about mid-month. Discussions are, of course, deleted on a daily basis and, I think, temporary adjustments made to individual earnings but the little unexplained increases that one notices seem to happen at longer intervals.

Wow Owlwings that is an amazing explanation of how this all happens, thank you tonnes for writing it. I read about the algorithm in the FAQ (it is in fact my lasting memory of the text!) but I never imagined it would work in that way as well. It is fantastic. The more I learn about how mylot works its earnings, the more I am in awe of it lol! Many many thanks for this, I am truly grateful :) Dranz

Mine increased today too. If you read the FAQS you will see why. The earnings from those deleted discussions does not go to myLot but it goes back to active users. That is possibly what happened today.

Hi mys, Ahh so the subject to change things means they can go up if something is judged maybe better than first thought then? I know all about the decreasing of earnings - I read that bit of the FAQ and the topics started by other members). I was wondering about them increasing which was what was happening to mine. Thanks for the help anyway :) Dranz

Hi Sandra and Mike, Yikes, if the site improves too much more I don't think I would ever manage to leave it lol! I keep getting curious about what it was like before I appeared though, it sounds oddly fascinating! On a personal level it was definitely the encouragement of the active long term members that has caused me to settle in and become so active here. Without them I wouldn't be able to do any of this :) I am glad that this discussion helped you as well Sandra, it is a good feeling when that happens. A very good feeling :) Many thanks for the responses both of you, Dranz