Advantage to having the earnings posted

I'm afraid that it would do away with such posts less than you think because most of those posting them would be unlikely to take the trouble to browse through people's profiles to find the answer. They are - let's generalise - unfortunately, the kind of people who want everything handed to them on a plate. They would rather that people tell them what to do here than bother to read the Guidelines. They are the kind of people who come here in the blind assumption that they can treat it like Facebook or messaging and 'earn' money and, of course, their first thought is 'how much can I earn here?', not 'what is this site about?'. What I earn here is "None of anyone else's business" not so much because I am coy about it but much more because the information is irrelevant to the question they are REALLY asking!

I have exactly the same reaction when someone asks how much we are making. I am against posting our earnings.

When I read about the idea of showing our earnings, I did wonder what possible advantage it could have. @owlwings had some sensible things to say about it, as he often does! One thing was that, if it is implemented, it should be a choice. It should be 'off' as a default and we can choose for people to see if we want to. I think that makes sense. I'm not sure I'd want to show other people my earnings, nor would I really want to see others'. It could put some people off it the earnings are not good, but it could encourage more interesting discussions while putting off those who think they can earn a living from asking if you prefer Coke or Pepsi, because people would a) be here for the discussions and/or b) see that the 'better' members (with the interesting discussions and the participation in other people's discussions) are earning more and encourage more positive participation if those members are earning the higher amounts. It could go either way but, really, I don't see that there's any real need or advantage to it.

I think it is not fine to post the earnings. As for me, it is considered a confidential thing.

I really hope that they kick the thought to the curb.

I am not in favor with the earnings being posted

I like to have all time earnings show in profile page, but not the daily or weekly or monthly earning. When a newbie takes a look at the all-time earning, he will know that Mylot is reputable, and his effort will not be wasted.

It is nobody's business, but I never came across anybody who asked me how much I'd earned, unless I began the topic. lol. Same at the other end. Unless the person said I am sort of one dollar or two dollar, I never asked the person how much he or she earned.

I don't care either way but I know very few care what I think. Oh well that's life. The one time I got asked in comment was because I felt (I could be wrong) that the new person wanted to get an idea of what was real. Mylot is an investment of time regardless of why a person is here and before investing time I thought the person wanted to know what was possible to make on the money side of things. I've had people ask me much more personal questions than what I earn here.

LOL .. Yes I guess it will do away with such questions. I don't care too much about having our earnings displayed here too.

It's the first thing that comes to my mind when I see people asking about the earnings: "none of your business".

I don't think it would eliminate any such discussions.

But I never get messages like these.

On Bubblews there were some people who would brag about making a huge amount. But one could see by their likes, views, and comments how much they were actually making. So, the braggers could be called on it if they were exaggerating. But, it didn't diminish the posts about how much people were earning. I am guessing they will let the idea go as it seems so many are against it.

You mean mylot is going to start making it so we can go to each others profiles and see how much they have earned? It doesn't bother me I don't care if others know. I have been here a few months and haven't reached payout yet. I don't care about that either. I am earning slowly and enjoying my time here. I am at $6.80 in my account right now. I think the people who start a discussion asking us to post our earnings are just trying to come up with posts about anything they can to earn money. I don't want to bore people with a post like that.

That is a good one. I wish I had thought of it. I am not in favor of it either, but if othes want to post theirs then who am I to say they can't? We do have the option to choose not to, and I might not, but then I might, as it is hard to know which is the best way to go. I think there are pros and cons for and against doing it.

I just remarked at a similar discussion. This discussion confuses me even more. So? Can people see my earnings OR is somebody asking for people to publicly declare their earnings? Because I can only see my own earnings and not anybody else's which is as it should be. I'm happy to see my earnings when I sign in to my account. I'm not even concerned with what anybody else is earning. Why would I want to know somebody else's private business??

I fully agree. Still I do not want to see my earnings posted for the world to see.

Do you see a lot of posts like that? Like you say it is not anyone else's business what we are earning.

You have a point, there sure have been lots of posts about this subject.