The Unwritten MyLot rules...

Offcause, I believe im a person with a winners mind, and im fairly competitive. The only way to approve is to figure out how to do it better, so improving my skills on MyLot and also hopefully improving other peoples skills. So i thought why not turn it into a discussion, im confident there is alot other people out there who have offended topic starter without really knowing what they have done wrong. The worst thing about this experience was actually that i didnt notice before Thea was so kind to send me a message in regarding to her unwritten rules that i actually had hijacked her discussion, which i never intented too. I owe her thanks for this lesson, and now i know what to do in the future instead of just making alot of "quality" comments on the behalf of the topic starter. Maybe i should make a nice list once this discussion have reached its end, with the good points for behavior on MyLot towards other users.

Hi Lucky, I explained underneath so others won't fall into the same thing, it's not a rule but not welcome as such

Ahh yes we are just humans and can all make mistakes. The FAQ and Guidelines doesnt mention any of the rules i seem to have broken today, just the small unwritten rules of MyLot which us green starters wouldnt notice unless we where made aware of this. I compeltly agree that we should alwas trt to be friendly and treat by respect if we agree and disagree with the discussion.

well, whatever is that, maybe it's not bad to share or just give us an idea so it would be clearer for us too..but if you are still hesitant then let's wait what the seniors here on mylot say. I'm also new here so most of the time reading other lotter's post to learn more about mylot. and try to read this one posted discussion, may help you. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1904842.aspx and if you are interested more on mylot, try this one too: http://www.mylot.com/Crash

ahh maybe it was the word ethics i was missing and turned it into "unwritten rules" I also believe the topic starter should show of some respect to the people participating in the discussion, by this i mean responding them for thier time, and also with more than just "Thanks for your comment" or the like. Do you have any ethics you would like your discussions participants to go along by?

And neither can you be sure to have the same oppinions about the topic discussed.

There is no written ethics that I totally follow during my time here in mylot. But I always try to give a comment for every responses that my discussion received. It is good for me and for the responder. If the responder have anything to add, he/she can added it quicker. It is become a real discussion that way because it is more like we are chatting. But sometimes, I can't give a fast comment because I had to log out for some reasons. I can only give my comment once I log in again. Actually I don't , I don't mind if someone put comments on that responses but I prefer to write it first before someone else do it.

Ahh no im not a linker as such, unless i simply have too ;) I must though admit i look forward for my 500post mark so i can copy paste, useful if you need to "Quote" There seem to be users believing that other peoples activity earns them cash, but it is not like that. I found out through several ways, in the beginning i thought the same, even though i was responding to my discussions also, so beeing active commenting back was actually what i earned from. I guess posting alot of posts without really commenting on the responses especially if the topics are close to each other it may seem like uneeded spam in my eyes...

I certainly also believe this is a good topic which is the reason i created it. It made me aware that things you dont know on MyLot as a greenuser maybe could be found in a post about the unwritten rules, hopefully we will get more information about how to treat our fellow MyLotters by respect rather than disrespect. I dont like spam referal posts either, or people who only just post "thanks for your comment" for what use is that, they are not aware that they do not earn for saying thanks, and they neither earn for my activities (posting in thier post)

I think a lot of people on here dont fully understand the post/ earning system I have a few people who often post just like one line or a few words on each of my posts.

Ive experienced the same thing a few times, but it just doesnt seem people read anything in regarding to the FAQ or Guidelines before starting posting. I did, but i believe once in a while it is good with a refresher :D

And i hope that you will be able to learn even more about these unwritten rules of MyLot. Everybody are different and has some lines which people shouldnt cross, though i believe most have the same feeling. Be selective with your friends and always answer to your own discussions :D Since we would expect topic starter to have some sort of interest for the started topic.

MyLot i believe helps you increase your communication skills, as far as i believe. You also get a better feeling with different cultures. Ive been on MyLot since April, but never really taken it to serious before mid August, so im not sure to call me new, old or what. I just know one thing, i still have lots i need to learn around MyLot.

thx a lot for your advice. it really important for me. it tells me how to operate better on mylot. i hope you could give me more advice if possible in the future. it seems that you have been here for a long time? i really like this community, it benefits me, and also enhance my english ability.

I have been lucky in the matter of avoiding the rude guys so far, maybe because i dont have a profile picture yet, and then what sort of profile picture would i add. Im all changeing. I think it is especially based on experience most polite to let the discussion starter repond first to any new starting comments, just like Thea was so kind to mention earlier on in this discussion. We need to respect each person for thier different point of views and also try not to repeat what has earlier been said, people dont like copycats.