what does the star and the rating mean on every mylotter??

@dipak06 (913)
India
October 18, 2009 12:45pm CST
hi..i have recently crosses my 100 discussion in mylot...i have found the star and some rating it it..i have also seen the same star of different colors in others..what does it mean??how the rating can be improved??is this rating will effect our earnings??i want to know another thing...the counting of my discussions depends on what??i have observe that sometime i have responds in others discussion but my counting does not increase ....what is the scheme??
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 Oct 09
Stars are the result of the ratings that others have given to your posts. The more plusses you receive the higher your star will be. The higher your star then the more your posts will earn. You can pass your cursor over the star to see the percentage of plusses. - 95.1 = blue star - 85.1 = red - 75.1 = yellow and so on. Your number increases: - when you start a discussion (after it receives 2 responses (or 1 response + 1 comment) - when you respond on a discussion started by others (for the first time) - when you comment on a response on a discussion started by others All other activity will earn for you but will not cause your number to increase. More information here: : http://www.mylot.com/o/faq/faq11.aspx
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@dipak06 (913)
• India
19 Oct 09
thanks mysdianait...you are really great..always you try to give an appropriate answer..how do you et so much information??i think you get updated with FAQ day by day...thanks again..but is this rating will be dynamic.i mean to say temporary and related to time??
@amaine (2027)
• Philippines
18 Oct 09
There I see that you have the 100 discussions here in mylot, and congratulations to you.. Secondly, having the star and the number inside it would simply indicate the quality of posts that you made within your first 100 discussions.. It may go up, it may go down.. It depends on how other mylotters would rate your discussions and post. So make sure that every time you respond or create a discussion, make it the best quality.. ALWAYS ... "D
@dipak06 (913)
• India
19 Oct 09
thanks amaine i have got my one answer that the rating is not permanent and i have to work more hard to improve my discussion and it may go down otherwise..am i right??
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@amaine (2027)
• Philippines
19 Oct 09
Absolutely right. Members are the one rating your posts, and if they found it irrelevant or without good quality, then they may give you a negative rating..
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
18 Oct 09
The star rating is how others are judging your responses. So it is kind of like according to how many positive votes you have. For the number of discussions you have answered a 9 is very good. It will eventually go up to a 10 as long as you keep leaving good comments on discussions, it takes a little longer to get up to 10 but you will get there, but really 9 is not bad at all.
@dipak06 (913)
• India
19 Oct 09
thanks ladym33 for your reply...and thanks to all to appreciate me to make more discussions in mylot..i get more enthusiasm now...and congrats that you have 10 rating
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Oct 09
Basically that is your rank in here and it is what other users have given you for your posts, whether it be discussions you have started, or posting responses. you will notice by the responses, there is a + and a -. That is what users will use to rate the posts. You have a high rating, and that is good. I started our really low, and it was a gradual increas to what I have now. 1 ia rhw loqwa. and 10 is the highest. The higher our rank, the more we earn as well. Good luck to you and happy mylotting.
• Malaysia
19 Oct 09
Hi, Dipak! Like others have mentioned, you will earn the star once you have reached the 100th post *congrats!* Meaning to say that you have responded to 100th of discussions, which were created by other members, but if you respond for the second time under the same comment box, it will not count. The responses you receive in your own discussions will also not accumulate as your number of posts. The colors in the star will vary according to the ratings from 1 to 10, like purple for 4, pink for 6 and now yours is red for 9. Basically, it indicates the number of ratings people will rate based on your quality discussions or responses. Yes, it is likely to go down as well as up to the highest at 10. How to improve?? Really, it depends. If the members like your answers or find them helpful, they will rate your posts as positive and vice versa. I have noticed that when I received the 'Best Response', my percentage of ratings went up a bit. Try to bring your cursor to the center of your star, you will see the percentage. Anyway, keep posting and don't forget to rate other members, too.
@saisakth (77)
• India
19 Oct 09
hi friend, rating is depend upon your responses, if your response wil be selected , surely you will get rating with colors... ya , sometimes for single response, if your ans is good, they will give .o5 to .07 cents.. so try to give responses elaborately not in a single or double line.... my friend usally got .05 cent for every discussion.. i too make to do that
@dipak06 (913)
• India
19 Oct 09
please saisakth i think that individual earning discussion is against the rule of mylot so please try to avoid it..i have seen it yesterday in a discussion made it mylot