'Help' at myLot says it differently
@allknowing (148277)
India
February 12, 2017 8:17pm CST
I got prompted to write this post when doubts were raised by @AliCanary,
This is what we find in the FAQs regarding earnings here
"How do I earn money exactly? - It's simple... Just participate! Any time you start a discussion, respond to a discussion, or comment in a discussion, you are making a contribution that is eligible for earnings."
But in effect it is not so. Time and again veterans here have clarified this. They say that it is only when users respond or comment on our activity we earn
Should there be a change in what is given in FAQs ? Could @goaskalice please clarify
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@JolietJake (50190)
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13 Feb 17
It states it correctly: "a contribution that is eligible"
It earns from (the eligibility required) the next section in the FAQ page: "The more that other myLot users interact with what you post, the more money it will make. If no one reads what you wrote, interacts with it, or otherwise considers it interesting, then you likely won't earn anything."
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
If that statement was clear then so many would not be expecting earnings from what they post. and you are the one among others who repeatedly clarifies this to users. A simple clarification in the FAQ perhaps would help.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
@JolietJake It I remember it well it was you who clarified this to me. I consider to be quite learned and I read rules too. It is not just me but many have depended on your clarification. Nothing like a post coming from Admin doing what you have done.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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13 Feb 17
@allknowing I guess they could go into a detailed explanation about it, but it looks clear to me. 'Eligible' means 'can' and not 'will'...and together with the next paragraph I think adequately states the case.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
If no one responds to a post there are no earnings and so the question of eligibility does not arise. If myLot can make it simple, that would help, As many newbies too thought they will earn when they post an activity and veterans here have clarified that.
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@hereandthere (45635)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
if you want to tag alex/mylot admin in your discussion, response or comment shouldn't it be goaskalice with the @ sign?
they also said 'likes' also earns, not just respond or comment.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
That sign is added there. Yes likes also earn but that is not mentioned in the faq
@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
@hereandthere I have done the change but it is still not a link
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@hereandthere (45635)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
@allknowing but the correct tag is still goaskalice, not goaskalex. he (alex) can change the display name (like yours is 'always smiling') but he can never change the name after the @ sign because he just inherited that account from the original alice.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
13 Feb 17
@allknowing Yes,I think a couple of sentences,clarifying what is given in the FAQs would be helpful.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
Most have not understood it. There is not a single day when users are told that it is not what they post that brings them earnings but what others post in their activity.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
@JolietJake The fact of the matter is it is only here we earn when others put in their efforts which some cannot seem to digest (lol)
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@JolietJake (50190)
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13 Feb 17
@allknowing Most of them are still not reading the FAQ though...they are getting referred by people that tell them they 'earn for posting'. Heck, there's even one here that told Alex he is wrong and they do earn for their own comments...even after many have shown them the FAQ concerning it
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@AliCanary (3325)
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13 Feb 17
I didn't really have doubts so much as questions, but I finally figured out that I had misinterpreted what was meant by "posting" - I thought it meant a "discussion", but it seems anything can be posted, including comments and responses. I have been told in the past by other users that only activity on your own posts was counted, but I think they may have read it the same way I did, in error. The snippet you have excerpted above seems to explain it more than the one I originally read. Kudos to MyLot for counting comments and responses, as it encourages more social activity!
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
This comment of yours made me write this post "Thank you! What puzzles me is how everyone seems to know this, as it doesn't seem to be spelled out anywhere. Kind of confusing...how did you find out?"
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
But knowing what goes on in a site is good for the soul (lol)
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@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
15 Feb 17
Probably would be a Good thing to have them update especially for the New people coming in here how you can actually earn so people are aware.
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@owlwings (43902)
• Cambridge, England
13 Feb 17
There isn't really any inconsistency. The key word here is 'eligible'. If you don't post anything, of course, you won't earn anything but you also "likely" won't earn anything if you post something and nobody interacts with it in some way.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
Going by what many believe that activity pays I thought may be a clarification would help
@owlwings (43902)
• Cambridge, England
13 Feb 17
@allknowing I think that most people who think that do so either because they have read some very old blog or article about myLot or because most other sites work that way (sort of) and they simply assume that myLot does. Most of those who think that payment is based on their own activity haven't bothered to read the Earnings Program FAQs carefully, if at all. We shall always have to correct and educate many new members.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
@owlwingsAdmin does clarify issues here by writing posts from time to time, specially when users fail to read FAQs May be a post is called for (lol)
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
13 Feb 17
It is a matter of interpretation. To become eligible for something and to earn are two different things.
There is nothing wrong in your suggestion. Clarity in a statement always helps in better understanding.
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@dpk262006 (58673)
• Delhi, India
13 Feb 17
@allknowing Yes, simplification will help everyone.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
@dpk262006 Even I needed help to understand how the new myLot earning system worked.
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@allknowing (148277)
• India
13 Feb 17
The fact that those who I consider learned also have doubts shows it needs to be simplified.
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@allen0187 (58574)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
I do not think a clarification is needed. The FAQ is very clear on how the earning program works here in the site.
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@carebear29 (31981)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
13 Feb 17
There should a little. at least you cannot swear on here because they have a filter on for that
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@Letranknight2015 (52268)
• Philippines
13 Feb 17
I don't feel the problem with the faqs and I do my best not to violate rules as I got myself deleted from time to time.
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