Like Do You Like to Like?
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
United States
March 19, 2016 9:12am CST
I have wondered lately if it makes a difference if we click on the Like button at MyLot. On other sites, people are paid based on many factors, number of Likes being one of them. I’m still not sure how we are paid here. I know, interacting is key, and I do that. But what exactly does that entail?
In my Notifications I see most people appear twice. One is when they Like something I have written, and once is when they respond or mention my user name. Then there are the people who only appear once. I was curious about that, so I looked down the list. Most of those who appear only once, did not click on Like for some reason. From their response, I can tell that they did in fact like what I wrote. Maybe they just forgot to hit the button. Or, maybe they know something I don’t know, that it doesn’t matter (if that is the case).
I am just curious. I read over the rules when I joined, but I think I don’t really understand how we are paid here. Does it change how much someone is paid, if they click on the Like button, or if they receive more Likes?
Do you know something that I don’t know?
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16 responses
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
19 Mar 16
That is exactly what I do too. But I wonder if it is helpful to anyone.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
Good question, I personally think we should not get paid for likes as this encourages people to like and move on. I am under the impression that it's the discussions we participate in that makes up the cash.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
@JolietJake I understand that, but there are people just liking down the line and for me that's where the site goes wrong as Bubblews demonstrated.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
@JolietJake Idiots yes, so if all you do here is like you are still not earning? Because I'm sure some think you do.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Mar 16
@JolietJake I see I wonder how many people realize that.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Mar 16
There has been a fair amount pf discussion about this is the past, but in reality nobody is really certain. The earnings criteria at Mylot have always been kept private by the admin in order to avoid people trying to manipulate it to their own benefit.
As for usernames occurring twice, this is usually because someone mentions your name while making the comment, whereas simply adding a comment will result in just one notification.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Mar 16
@JolietJake We appear to have been reading different FAQ pages because I have never seen that mentioned.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Mar 16
@JolietJake That seems a personal interpretation and certainly not clearly stated as you previously said.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
That is what I have found. No way around it. It seems redundant, but I might miss someone if I eliminated one or the other.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
19 Mar 16
It only came to mind today because they have decided to move the goal posts on redemptions temporarily. It came to mind that I don't know how to generate more money, and maybe someone else does.
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
19 Mar 16
@JolietJake replied, we are paid when people show interest in what we write and liking an article is showing interest. You can modify your notification settings, so you will not receive notifications for every like.
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
20 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace I did the same and I turned off the notifications via email, I received too many emails.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
@LadyDuck I turned that off too. I don't need to be notified instantaneously about almost anything in life.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
I limited the notifications I receive, so that I won't miss those from people I enjoy reading.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
21 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace Well of course that's what I do as well (read and write what interests me), but it's still satisfying to see your own post at the head of the lists. Nothing to do with the money.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
Does getting on one of those lists really matter? The money is so low, that adding a little to it seems a wasted effort. I would rather just read and write by what interests me.
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@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
20 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace yes it is though you have the option to remove it.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
Isn't the mention automatic since when you comment, their name appears?
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
@LdeL0318 Okay, that makes sense then.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
19 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace I too have these doubts about like .Anyway the responses here will clear that,I hope.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
20 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace I see there are many informative comments here.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
19 Mar 16
I am expecting that you are right, which is why i wrote this article. I know lots of people here are far more experienced than I am.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
@silvermist Yes, and I received a message with lots of detailed information. It seems that everything we post is considered a "post". I was thinking the term only applied to articles we write, but comments and likes fit the definition too.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
19 Mar 16
I don't know for sure, but I thought that they just went together. If I'm going to respond, it was because I liked the post!!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
19 Mar 16
That is logical, but if that was true, why even have the button?
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
19 Mar 16
I actually read it somewhere I think it's a post by Alex, that the amount of "likes" a post get in 24hr is how the "top rated" list is made
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
19 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace It's under the "Explore" tab. Second to "interesting" which by the way is not altogether interesting, it's just posts with the same "tags" as your posts.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
19 Mar 16
I don't know where to find a top rated list. It's probably in a drop down menu somewhere. I read from my notifications list and respond when I feel like it. I also read the comments under my posts and respond to those most of the time.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
@Drosophila I guess this would be a good place to look if I ever run out of interesting posts to read.
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@mom210 (9170)
• United States
20 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace I have not heard of that before.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
19 Mar 16
Me too, but is it the same as the members of a sports team touching the door jamb when they leave the locker room?
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
@mom210 It's a good luck thing. They file out of the room and touch the top of the door jamb on the way out of the room. I've seen it on news videos for years.
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@DeborahDiane (40852)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Mar 16
In my very unscientific observations, it appears to me that I earn a little more when I "like" the posts than when I just leave comments. However, I cannot say that with absolute authority. It takes so little time to like a comment and/or a post, I always try to remember to do it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace I have noticed that as well.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
I do too, but I became curious when I noticed that some people write comments, but don't like. I thought there might be a logical reason, but I guess not.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@JamesHxstatic I have since learned that we are paid for Likes, so if someone does like something, they should LIKE it.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I have to agree with you. I just read almost all the comments you received. I am irked when people forget to like my discussion when they leave a comment, but more irked when I just get a bunch of likes on my comments on other discussions. I still don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but I do it myself.
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
19 Mar 16
I don't remember if we get paid based on "likes" or not, but I'm so used to pressing that button in other venues that it's automatic for me. I'd rather someone know for sure that I bother to like what they've written, regardless of payment.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
20 Mar 16
Hitting the like button for me is a way to show someone that I appreciate the time and effort it took to write what I am reading.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
21 Mar 16
Well, y'know, I'm like confused about that too. I recall reading in a post by someone that the likes have to do with increasing that number next to your name which, I guess, is like some kind of rating thingy. Yours is like really high! Anyway, I like likes and generally like before I comment.
