No wonder people come to myLot confused
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
July 26, 2016 5:55pm CST
Okay...you are a new user...you sign up to myLot.
When you are in the process of creating your account, there is a place to click and see the Terms, but almost no one actually reads them.
Fair enough, if not quite 'kosher'.
But nowhere during or after the signup process (or even on the 'Terms' page) are you shown a link to the Community Guidelines or the Earnings FAQS.
Nowhere.
You are shown links to 'Settings' and to 'Explore'....but you aren't even given any type of clue where to look for any rules.
This is a glaring oversight.
For some reason, I was sure these were at least mentioned, but no.
Nothing.
Maybe I need to reassess myself and start going a little easier on newbies...
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18 responses
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104619)
• United States
27 Jul 16
I usually just drop a link to any violators. Unless of course I see they are insistent upon it, in which case I report them.
But yup, Admin needs to do a bit of tweaking and get that guideline page blaringly obvious.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104619)
• United States
27 Jul 16
@JolietJake I remember that. Wonder if admin has fallen along with it? I've not seen GAA in awhile... though I know someone is working in the background.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
There was mention (many many moons ago) of 'updating' the signup procedure, etc., but it seems to have fallen into a vast chasm
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@toniganzon (72544)
• Philippines
27 Jul 16
No wonder...being a newbie here several years ago, I didn't have any idea what to do but somehow I managed not to break the rules. Till I discovered there's such thing as HELP.
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@toniganzon (72544)
• Philippines
27 Jul 16
@JolietJake You were so welcoming back then I didn't feel your presence at all. 
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@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
And nice calm, cool, collected people like me to welcome them, eh? 
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@celticeagle (175840)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jul 16
Yeah, if they don't know its there or available then they can't really be blamed for their ignorance. I think it would be easy enough for Admin. to add a link to 'Terms' and move those things around a little so they are easier to find.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
I really thought they were at least pointed in the right direction...but nope.
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@celticeagle (175840)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jul 16
@JolietJake ....They need to be. Would save a lot of bad word usage.
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@yukimori (10179)
• United States
27 Jul 16
It seems like it would be easy enough for them to add links to that content during the sign up process. How about it, @myLotBugs?
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@yukimori (10179)
• United States
27 Jul 16
@JolietJake I guess one could argue that it is there in the menu like always, but... fat lot of good that does when it's kinda hidden like that.
I'm kind of coming around to @sugartoes' way of thinking, too, in that some simple video tutorials could be a really useful thing to introduce users to the site.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
@yukimori Yeah, but they aren't even pointed at the menu...if they can link settings and explore, they can link that menu as well
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@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
It really needs to be there for sure...even a 'Help' link would...well...help
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@Mike197602 (15511)
• United Kingdom
27 Jul 16
I normally just give a link as it's easier than explaining...if they don't read it that's up to them
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@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
I had to delete my response to the 'habla espanol' guy...
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@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
27 Jul 16
Hmm, I didn't realize they didn't mention it when new people come here. They definitely should as that would be a big help to the newbies.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
I was pretty sure back in the day we were pointed at them at least...
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Jul 16
it is not, and stuff that is useful is buried under "help", which I assumed was one of those "send a email to the site for assistance" links, you know?
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@sherryericha (1806)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
27 Jul 16
Maybe you do need to lighten up 
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But that's what makes you JJ.
Have any deers run into your car lately?
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But that's what makes you JJ.
Have any deers run into your car lately?2 people like this
@JolietJake (50190)
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27 Jul 16
If you still haven't found them, mouse over your name at the top left and choose 'Help' from the drop-down menu
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@andriaperry (118747)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Jul 16
Yep, I think so. I could not even find the smiley faces till you told me! Be kind to the old blonde ladies :)
