Why can't we be in charge of deleting posts in our own discussions?

Oh I like that much better! That way instead of us watching those posts get to set there with credit, they would go in a holding cell, until approved by Mylot. Yes, yes, yes, much better idea!

Never thought of it that way. Good response!

There are websites out there, primarily directed at kids and teens, where posts are definitely moderated before they become visible, mainly to protect young people from viewing inappropriate content. Many times it's a budget issue for the website owner as to whether or not they can actually afford to pay enough moderators to read every single post. With the amount of posting activity on myLot, I can see that it would definitely have to be a consideration :) Having said that, a common counterpoint is "then just use volunteers as moderators." This, as much as it sounds super, has been proven time and time again to be really ineffective, for many of the same reasons that have already been posted here -- subjective moderation (where people delete any post they don't agree with), preferential treatment (where posts are left up to boost certain members' post counts) and even plain old poor quality moderation because people don't always take volunteer work seriously (not showing up to do their work, not bothering to actually read the content). It's a tough call for a site owner to decide which way to go.

sunshinecup, I have to agree with you hear. It is really frustrating because many who have violated numerous myLot writers guidelines have been doing it for quite a while and have not been removed. I have come across several people in recent days who have way over 1000 for their rating, and yet the majority of their posts are plagiarized, copyright infringed, and other violations. They are still members and it is also likely that they have even seen a pay-out from myLot. This means myLot has actually been paying these scammers. I know I have reported many people who are engaging in violations and many are still here. I think myLot is slow to react on our complaints, and maybe they need more manpower to address the abuse problems.

Is mylot admins so generous to pay those people who post replies which is marked abuse? No response from mylot may be because they have to check out all those abused posts and then take an action. Why i said this is because many users have found their number of posting getting reduced and this i hope is because mylots is reacting against those whose posts have been marked abuse by other users. Maybe the idea of delete button would be a good additional feature in mylot.

The problem with the way it is now, many are gettin really angry, and fairly so. Many loyal posters are following the rules, yet others are not and the reporting on those, are not being addressed. Not to mention from the eyes view, violators ARE getting credit and keeping it. Violations from personal attacks to copying others posts are setting in place for days now. No response from Mylot to those that have reported them. Something has got to change.

You got a very good point out there. Many types of replies may come up in a discussion. If a person did not like any reply for his discussion then he would surely delete it.

The problem isn't just the frivolous small "yes" and "no" discussions and responses. There is a bigger problem with members who plagiarize and copyright infringe from other websites which is a serious offense that can get myLot into alot of trouble legally if they keep these posts on their site. Also, another problem comes from members that copy and paste a response that someone else already made and try to pass it off as their own. Then there are other members that will use a generic made up response that is irrelevant to the discussion, but they will post it as their response in every discussion. You see there are numerous abuses going on here at myLot, and because there are so many who are here to scam myLot for money, it is hard to report them all, and it is even harder for myLot to address all the abuses they are being reported. These people, in many cases, have already been paid by myLot because myLot didn't discover or receive an abuse report. For this site to be responsible, we must all do our share of reporting violations. It will hopefully weed out the people here scamming for earnings.

I have to agree with everyone, abuse would most likely occur. I like re08dz, suggestion much better. Mylot decided what does and does not get deleted, but the post in question goes in to a holding, without credit to the poster and out of site until they make that call. It could automatically happen, when we report the abuse.

And that's exactly the problem! Where's the debate if there are no counter-arguments?