First Time My User Rating Went Down.. Is it Because...

myLot User Rating - My myLot User Rating as of Oct 10, 2012
@Muelitz (1592)
Canada
October 11, 2012 1:42pm CST
After I reached the highest mark of 10, this will be the first time I have noticed my user rating went down. From the FAQ, it mentioned that it does go down if one of your posts was deleted. I did a number this past few days and could not recall if one of my posts was deleted. What I am aware of is that I tried to make comments on the answeres that I got from my postings. Some of the answers were identical because I just copied and pasted the answer just to acknowlwdge. Could this be the reason? Can you guys comment?
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10 responses
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
11 Oct 12
There is a myriad of possible reasons, maybe even some that we are not aware of. I can understand your concern, but I am sure that you must be aware that the rating is not always an accurate measure of your popularity or quality of participation, so it is not really a serious matter. For all you know the rating could revert to 10 overnight, or at least in a short period of time. The sensible way to deal with this would be to simply carry on regardless and enjoy your time at Mylot, although I do realise that it is easier to say that when it is someone else's rating.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Oct 12
There is only one thing that causes our reputation (the star) to drop - negative ratings on our posts.
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
11 Oct 12
I am not sure if it is overnight, a week, or a year. However, I will try to post wuality discussions and comments to reach 10 again. Hopefully it is possible.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
11 Oct 12
Muelitz That means you have not logged in for a long time. Probably during that time you would have received more - than +. Now that you make quality disucssions you will get more +. In fact two years ago when I joined mylot Mysdianait and Hatley aunty were with 9 stars and it took many days for there star to become 10 because they have higher number in bracket?
@Devilova (5392)
• Indonesia
11 Oct 12
It also could be happens because of the - rates that have been given to you. The more you get, the more you will falling down. Since you already have lot of post, it need couple of - rates to make your rating drop. Mine is always 7 with white color on it for more then a year.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 Oct 12
There should be no penalization for posting double. Errors happen to everyone from time to time due to our connection. When this happens we should use the (!) button on the duplicate post to ask admin to remove it.
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
11 Oct 12
That is good to know. I will mark the duplicate with (!) as you suggested.
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
11 Oct 12
Yes, I read somewhere that other mylotter can rate you which could make your rating go up or down. I hope you do not get penalized for posting in duplicate for this discussion.
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@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
11 Oct 12
Oh yes, that may very well be it, I always try to vary my responses at least a little.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
11 Oct 12
flowerchilde: He is telling about mylot reputation and star number. I could not follow you?
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
11 Oct 12
muelitz are you talking about your star and reputations or what? you are confusing things. the number after your user name is your activity ranking and it goes up and down if y ou lose a posto on someones discussion that was deleted or had your own disc ussion deleted.In the guidelines it say do notg copy paste your comments to response s on your discussion and also do not just thank people as we will not pay for this.activity rranking is the number after your user name.your reputation in your star is your rating and is only affect by whether you are plussed or minused a lot. I want to say do not copy paste the same wo rds for each c omment. they must all be different. copy past is only used to save a post should the site b e acting up and wiping out your posts. the number in your star is only affected by how we mylotters rate you more pluses than minuses it goes up more minuses than pluses it goes down.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
11 Oct 12
hi Muelitz yep if we get rated plus we go up If we get more negartice ratings we will go down,I almost always plus everyone as I see they are doing their very best.so I am giving you pluses and hope it helps some.
@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
11 Oct 12
Appreciate what you did Hatley and for sure I will do the same for others.
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
11 Oct 12
Thank you for pointing that out. I do mean my "myLot Reputation"
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@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
11 Oct 12
Thanks for sharing this discussion. Well i feel bad for whatever happened with u and i think may be your identical comments would have caused the downfall of your rating. This is a lesson for u and i hope u never copy paste the same answer while replying back to the responders. Your content may be the same but your lines cannot be identical. What say?
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
11 Oct 12
Thanks for empathizing. I will never copy and paste my comment anymore.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
11 Oct 12
muelitz you have been a member for a longer time -- i saw now -- you are a member for five years. We must start discussions on topics which people may feel comfortable in responding and that will get + for discussions and comments we give. Reputation goes down because people give + , - and none for various responses/replies. Think of some discussion wherein your responses were considered - by others. Even a few responses of ours will do because if more members mark - instead of + that would result in drop of reputation, I wish your mylot reputation improves when you give quality discussions and responses in the days to come. In Which city of Canada are you living and what are you?
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@Muelitz (1592)
• Canada
11 Oct 12
ravisivan, yes i have been a member of mylot for a long time but i did stop for at least 2 years. I do try to post quality discussions that is why after so long, I only have a little over 1000 posts. I am in Toronto and I am Asian.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
12 Oct 12
As long as your are having fun and earning here, I wouldnt worry about a one point change in your rating. We all know you are a great member here. Have a good weekend. See you here soon.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Oct 12
hi muelitz no no thats no true your rep inside your stae is not affected because one of your posts was deleted. that is the number after your name your activity rating thats not the same thing. the only thing to bring your ten down is if you have received more minus ratings on your posts by fellow m ylotters than plus ratings. the stars and reps do count in our earnings so its good to stay at 9 or 1 0 if you can. just try a bit harder to make quality work and do not fight with other mylotters. again its your rep that went down not user rating user rating is only the number after your name 1210 right now,that has nothing to do with your star or reputation..do you also rate others as you respond to our posts?.we are all supposed to rate each others posts;if you do this it will help all of us to have higher numbers if we rate positive as much as we can.
@aabuda (1722)
• Philippines
11 Oct 12
I think mylot has the same system as that of my company that it computes your keystroke, so based on it, will depend your salary for the keystroke jobs. So if you will just copy and paste then, a small keystroke will just be added to your account....maybe it is one of the reason.
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• Philippines
12 Oct 12
Hi Muelitz, I did not really mind about my star before until someone pointed it out to me. I was just starting out that time when someone congratulated me that even though I only have few post, I then had that blue star (I am talking about my previous account.) Anyways, now, I am missing that blue star still I am contented with that red one since unlike before, I wasn't that active and don't post a lot similar before that I tend to post a lot everyday. Anyways, your star will go down if someone rated you negatively. There are others who abuse it. Just keep up the good work and you will have your blue star again. Happy Mylotting!
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
12 Oct 12
Hi Muelitz! I remember when I started several months ago, my first star was 8 and then I went up at nine and then ten. But then, when I started with my training, a requirement in our office, I was not able to participate in the discussions. I remember that my rating went down to 9. But after a day of participating again I noticed it went back to ten again. Maybe during that times, I have posted something that our friends rated negatively that is why my rating went down. So from that time on, I make it a point it to check what I write before I finally uploaded it. Have a nice day!