Took a chance on an old discussion yesterday...
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
April 18, 2018 3:59am CST
The discussion was from 2007 and had no responses.
The user hadn't been active since 2012.
But I responded anyway...just in case.
And believe it or not, the user still had the same email address and commented back!
They said "Wow, I had no clue mylot was still around and it's amazing that I even remembered my username let alone my password."
Of course, they may quietly vanish once again. After all, I've tried responding to 'inactive' users before and never heard from them, or I heard from them once and that was it.
But this is why myLot doesn't 'clean out' the inactive users...because sometimes, they may return...
They said "Wow, I had no clue mylot was still around and it's amazing that I even remembered my username let alone my password."
Of course, they may quietly vanish once again. After all, I've tried responding to 'inactive' users before and never heard from them, or I heard from them once and that was it.
But this is why myLot doesn't 'clean out' the inactive users...because sometimes, they may return...29 people like this
28 responses
@Morleyhunt (21742)
• Canada
18 Apr 18
I've responded to old discussions that appear in the "you might also like" column and received a response.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
18 Apr 18
This one waited 11 years for you to respond
. I suppose it is due to the search feature, but I have been often surprised to see how a several years old discussion that I had forgotten could be unburied here. It is a good motive to not delete old discussions.
. I suppose it is due to the search feature, but I have been often surprised to see how a several years old discussion that I had forgotten could be unburied here. It is a good motive to not delete old discussions.2 people like this
@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Apr 18
I was doing a 'tag' search and two results popped up...one mine and one theirs
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@topffer (42155)
• France
18 Apr 18
@JolietJake I responded to a few very old discussions, but nobody commented back, you have been lucky.
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@LilyBeBack (1994)
• United Kingdom
18 Apr 18
I used to do that a lot on the old mylot, when I was here so much that I'd gone through every single other discussion and still wanted more
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@LilyBeBack (1994)
• United Kingdom
19 Apr 18
@JolietJake I don't think I ever did that but now I wish I had
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Apr 18
@LilyBeBack Actually, it looks like you still can. Typing ht tp://ww w.mylot.com/w/discussions/3.aspx without the spaces will take you to the oldest surviving discussion, and then you can just change the number to find others. You'll get the 'Whoops!' page if the discussion no longer exists.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Apr 18
I miss being able to enter a 'random' number and finding a discussion. Now you need the actual title to find them that way.
Used to be you could type the myLot URL with /discussions/(number).aspx at the end.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52617)
• United States
18 Apr 18
I bet that was a cool surprise for you and the inactive Mylotter 
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@Tampa_girl7 (52617)
• United States
18 Apr 18
Maybe they will become active again. I dropped a comment for them too.
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Apr 18
You awoke at least one "sleeper."
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Apr 18
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@GardenGerty (164155)
• United States
19 Apr 18
How neat. I hope that person stays. I can think of some oldie but goodie friends from back then.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
19 Apr 18
i'm glad i left mine open when mylot briefly changed..would've sucked to had start over again.
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@rebelann (114135)
• El Paso, Texas
18 Apr 18
oh, I never thought about that @JolietJake I remember how surprised I was when I tried to join in 2015 only to find I had already joined in 2011.1 person likes this
@JolietJake (50190)
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18 Apr 18
They aren't going to get an email that may draw them back if their account is deleted.
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@LeaPea2417 (37957)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Apr 18
That is a good idea that you did that.
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@lovebuglena (46749)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Apr 18
How do you know who the inactive users are? Is there a list?
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@lovebuglena (46749)
• Staten Island, New York
19 Apr 18
@JolietJake Oh. You mean the activities thing?
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@Melanie_Marie (2153)
• United States
19 Apr 18
Yesss.....bring them home to the Mothership. 
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@JolietJake (50190)
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19 Apr 18
Unfortunately the one comment was all they did...but maybe...
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@Melanie_Marie (2153)
• United States
19 Apr 18
@JolietJake Yeah just wait it out....you've already planted the bug in their head.
Make sure you report back on any further myLot activity from this stray member who somehow broke loose.
Make sure you report back on any further myLot activity from this stray member who somehow broke loose.1 person likes this
@BarBaraPrz (49840)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
18 Apr 18
Maybe, if you tell us who/what/where and we all responded to it, the inactive user would come back.
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@wolfgirl569 (117590)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Apr 18
Maybe they will come back now. Glad they responded
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@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
18 Apr 18
Back in 2006, I joined about thirty sites so I could work from home. Then we wouldn't need a second car, to maintain. It worked good, for a few years. Most of those sites either closed down or were sold. I didn't close membership in these sites, they basically ceased to exist!
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