Dilemas over the Tasks

me too, 5 of my taks rejected. 3 task rejected with reason my English is bad. That is oke. Than I make task with a good English, I try do this task with my friend whom have a good English. But my task rejected too, with different reaoson.. hahaha... But, I still try to do the task. I hear about hotlegs, I do task in hotlegs and approved.

I keep the following information on hand in case I get accused of plagiarism (illegal use of information) hope it helps you! The "fair use" exemption to (U.S.) copyright law was created to allow things such as commentary, parody, news reporting, research and education about copyrighted works without the permission of the author. That's vital so that copyright law doesn't block your freedom to express your own works -- only the ability to appropriate other people's. Intent, and damage to the commercial value of the work are important considerations. Are you reproducing an article from the New York Times because you needed to in order to criticise the quality of the New York Times, or because you couldn't find time to write your own story, or didn't want your readers to have to register at the New York Times web site? The first is probably fair use, the others probably aren't. Fair use is generally a short excerpt and almost always attributed (give link to original article). (One should not use much more of the work than is needed to make the commentary.) It should not harm the commercial value of the work -- in the sense of people no longer needing to buy it (which is another reason why reproduction of the entire work is a problem.) Famously, copying just 300 words from Gerald Ford's 200,000 word memoir for a magazine article was ruled as not fair use, in spite of it being very newsworthy, because it was the most important 300 words -- why he pardoned Nixon. Note that most inclusion of text in followups and replies is for commentary, and it doesn't damage the commercial value of the original posting (if it has any) and as such it is almost surely fair use. Fair use isn't an exact doctrine, though. The court decides if the right to comment overrides the copyright on an individual basis in each case. There have been cases that go beyond the bounds of what I say above, but in general they don't apply to the typical net misclaim of fair use. The "fair use" concept varies from country to country, and has different names (such as "fair dealing" in Canada) and other limitations outside the USA. Facts and ideas can't be copyrighted, but their expression and structure can. You can always write the facts in your own wordsthough See the DMCA alert for recent changes in the law. http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

me too, I'll just leave those tasks things for people that like that sort of thing

I've kinda given up on the writing tasks because I'm really just not 100% sure what they want as far as organization goes. I've had a couple rejected and they don't really tell me why, so I don't know how to correct the problem. I've made the mistake of doing some of the tasks by mylot users themselves and have gotten screwed there too - so no, I'm not doing many tasks these days. It's just not worth it. I'd rather spend my time posting. I miss the the link tasks from Sharon Bucks. Haven't seen those ones in a while - but they were always easy for me and I always though they were worth the time.

I have not done any tasks so far but soon I might make a try. I can understand your problem. Just consider this. There are so many subjects you have learnt in school and colleges. Are they not available on internet?. They are all there on the internet. Don't copy and paste. Rewrite them in your own words. What ever we learnt are all there on the internet just refer them. In case you want to copy and paste then provide the necessary link from where you have taken. I hope now you can go for it.

I am practically brand new to mylot but seems to me like someone had a discussion on tasks and said they were not worth their effort. I'd like to know who else says what on this too tho.

It is no more illegal to use the internet than it would be to use the encyclopedia or dictionary. They are references. You read several references then put in your own words what you read. It is only wrong if you copy and paste someone else's words and do not give them credit. I may do some tasks if I ever get caught up on my freelance work. It is not the most interesting topics this time, but I see some I could do.

I am doing 8 or 10 a month, one got rejected for a grammatical error. I fixed it and it was approved. It is like writing a research paper for school. You can't copy directly. I usually do some reading, take notes of the important thoughts, then I write an intro, write a few paragraphs with the meat of the article and then a summary. I usually get then done in about 45 minutes. A few I was able to write without doing research, those got done in about 20 minutes. I love them. But this batch on CPAs and insurance...how boring!

I am confused about it also. I did four tasks and one got rejected and the other three were approved. I did four more and they all got rejected. they tell us to look online for information and write it in our own words. I am confused to so I stopped doing them too.

I still check the tasks now and then. It seems there are more writing tasks lately and that is great because the incoming is good. However, English is not my first language so that it is too difficult for me to do the writing tasks. What a pity! I have to leave it alone and wait for a suitable task for me. I love China

Illegal? How would it be illegal? I think you are confusing plagiarism and copyright infringement with researching information. No one owns research unless it is something like a patented process discovered in a lab.

I too have stopped doing the tasks after I got rejected twice in a row.. I really don't get how are we supposed to do the paragraphs when all we have for research is the net, and then they say that what you submitted was copied or something.. anyway, it's really confusing, maybe that's why there are a lot of tasks now that noone is touching...

I have pretty much gave up the tasks because the money I get for completing the tasks is less and for that i need to write nearly four paragraphs.Its heavy work with less fruits.So i left them..

Hi Shar Beats me I have no idea how to complete the tasks thats an area I have not yet tried my hand at earning with Mylot. If anyone posts and answer to your question I would interesting in finding because I would like to know how to complete those to earn extra cash, thats a good way to pick up an extra 10 cents.

I tried to submit a task once. It was a bit too difficult to figure out how to send it and have myLot accept it. It's my understanding we are suppose to research the subject on the internet. I think what the rules mean is not to quote the article we use as a reference. Just use bits and pieces and write our own article. I wrote a 4 paragraph article and it was rejected. That was it for me. I was done and wasn't going to waste my time again. If myLot wants to offer the members other ways to earn on the site, they should make a better attempt at making the project easier. I tried the "quizzes" the other day. I won't do that again either. It was a way to get my personal information and accomplish nothing. A few months ago I contacted myLot and suggested they start a game area. Something similar to Pogo where members can play and earn credits or get paid directly to their accounts. It might be a fun way to play games and socialize at the same time. For now I will only respond to discussions or start a few. The task section is a little too far advanced for me since I really don't understand the concept of submitting a task only to have it rejected.

Yes, I do tasks regularly (almost daily if they are available) but I only do the SharonBucks writing tasks. I like them a lot and they definitely help me increase my earnings. You can absolutely research online, as others are saying. No one would expect otherwise since it's the most available resource. The key is that you simply can't repeat, word for word, the information you read. As someone else mentioned, it's like writing an assignment in school - copy it off the internet and you're going to fail for plagiarism The main things I try to remember when I write the tasks is to be informative and factual, using as many of the keywords as I can, and to never write in the first person or give my personal opinion on the topic. If you consider that these pieces are to be used as website content, it's important that someone visiting the site can learn something of value about the topic from what you've written. I've noticed in the more recent SharonBucks tasks that there is generally a line or two giving a bit of a "recommendation" as to what to write about... maybe more people will find that helpful

I haven't tried using the task option. It looks too involving and hard to get approved, so I just keep posting and responding. The legality of gathering and dispursing information can be a touchy situation, so I try to stay away from it unless I can give credit for the articles.

I think reading up on the net and coming up with your own strategy research is alright. After which, you can concoct up the knowledge and summarize in your own words. The tasks look pretty hard for me too, and I think I'll pass it off for now and let others take on them.

In my opinion, you should always go for that task of which you have some knowledge. Thatway you can write few lines from your own and get some basic information from the internet which you can write in your own words. Have a nice day and a better tomorrow!

I have been doing the tasks, about 2 or 3 a month. out of all the ones that i have done have been approved except 1. When i do the research on a subject from the internet i go to a number of different sources, and i write what i have read into my own words, so it is not just copied from some where. that way it is your own. I run what i have written through a plagiarism check. Which will tell you if any of your sentences match any on the internet. You can do this free. I also run a spell check on it just to make sure my spelling is OK.