Mylot .. the love and hate complex!

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@freesoul (3021)
Egypt
January 31, 2007 12:51am CST
Do you love to hate mylot or hate to love it? Why we all keep complaining about the earnings, waste of the time, abuse/spam and members attitude but we never quit.. Some hate to love mylot but can't help not to love it and others love to hate it but just can't really hate it !! I just can't decide if I love to hate or hate to love mylot ..what about you?
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13 responses
@sunshinecup (7871)
31 Jan 07
I don't love mylot or hate it. I really do like it though! :-) I know they are growing as they go and making changes and perks here and there as they see the need for them. They are still under construction, to me, so I try to understand and keep patience. However, I do see where things could be changed for the better or adjusted, so I can't pass up joining in where my ideas apply. Maybe it is out of love I want to see great things happen with this site.
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
31 Jan 07
I think you love mylot but you are too she to say it ;) lol
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28 Feb 07
I think that I love myLot but when I actually think about the earnings it annoys me that so many people seem to be looking on it as one of the main aspects of it because lets face it - it ain't paying us very high in terms of hourly rate. I love posting on myLot and chatting and researching things and do not really rely on the money - basically because I am not making very much but I know some poeple are posting 30 resposes a day. What kind of earning does that make??? $1.50 or something. That isn't alot for the amount of time on here. I suppose I just hate how so many people are such money grabbers on here because that is not what myLot is meant to be about. It's just meant to be a bit of an incentive. Speak soon x
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
28 Feb 07
I can do 30 or more responses a day sometimes, that is when i don't have much work and I'm just wasting time .. still it's not about money, I also spend time in unpaid activities like private messages and comments on my discussions (or other people discussions) I feel happy to see my earnings go up and when I actually get paid by mylot but it's not really any money to get excited about .. the fun is in communicating with people and posting in different discussions.. I agree that people who only seek the money spoil the fun for us, I really can't stand those who spam serious discussions with silly responses and I wish if mylot would be more strict about the rules..
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
28 Feb 07
yes you get paid for commenting on people responses but only for once per discussion, commenting on multiple responses per discussion does not earn you money (or it may just earns you much less) I think this is to prevent abuse by people responding to the same discussion again and again.
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28 Feb 07
It does frustrate me hwo myLot do not stick by the rules and it frustrates me when I see people responding to discussions taht you could not really class as a discussion due to their poor quality. But hey, what can you do about it really. I do think that you do get paid for commenting on peoples responses as that is what i spend alot of my time doing and if you divide my total earnigns by total posts I am on about 3cents or more for each posting!
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@minerc (1373)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I really like mylot, I don't really know anything about the money aspect I havent been here long enought for that, For me it's a outsource I am a stay at home mom so it gets me on the outside, I enjoy some of the discussions, and responses I get. There are some that I wonder about but it doesnt get me down that often. So the answer is: Love to hate it but just can't really hate it.
@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
31 Jan 07
That's good, not keeping an eye on the earnings all of the time does help, the amount of spam and abusers frustrate me a lot and sometimes I want to hate mylot for it but I can't .. I just keep coming back day after day :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
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31 Jan 07
I like mylot. I've only been here a week, but have already made a fair bit of money from not really doing anything. I've found some really interesting discussions too, and as I'm opinionated, I'm enjoying replying to other people's questions.
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
31 Jan 07
This is great, but with time when people get more addicted to mylot they start criticizing everything .. out of love mainly although some say they hate it .. You would wonder if they really hate how things work here why they never leave ..
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
25 Mar 07
SInce I joined mylot 3 weeks ago, i started to love mylot,i am actually getting addicted to it..lol.. I enjoy the discussions with other members, I can learn something new everyday,I can als olearn different cultures as I meet many new people from different countries everyday. Although there are some other sites that will pay membersd better than in mylot, but i will stay in mylot becasue it is better than the other.
@sshazie (253)
• Singapore
25 Mar 07
i hate it coz it takes so long to load a page when i do not have such problems with any other sites. i hate it coz it seem to pay little for lotsa work and time involved. i hate it coz i dunno if it's paying at all. sometimes the counter moves other times it doesnt. i love it coz i have learnt a lot from many discussions here. topics that i had never tot of b4 in depth. i love it when i've got nothing else to do at home i'll just come on and do my 'work'. i love it coz its fun to read how ppl respond to certain question. like u... i've got mixed feelings for it :/
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@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
13 Mar 07
Oh I hate to love it because i come in fully intending to spend one hour here and end up spending way more! That's why I now put it off until the end of the day - otherwise I'd spend the entire day here! It has nothing to do with the money - that's just a side benefit!!
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@atticus (1379)
• Italy
1 Mar 07
i hate to love it,but i'm goin' to love to hate to stop my addiction...:)..
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@estherlou (5015)
• United States
21 Mar 07
The money is just gravey...it is not enough to even worry about. The attraction to mylots is the discussions and the fun of meeting and greeting people from all over the country, and sometimes all over the world. It has been very interesting and quite compelling.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jan 07
Others here just do it to benefit for the points that they will earn, they even complain about their ratings. saying that it means nothing to them but posts it and still complains on their slumping rating. Except for those who are just newbies here and for those who are here weekly, I know their sentiments and I try to understand their situations. As for me, some things here shouldn't be taken more seriously..
@wildhorse (1293)
• Egypt
21 Mar 07
As I'm new here I was just trying to establish if i really love mylot despite a few things i hate or I hate it and just keep going on because of the earnings.. well my earnings are very small to speak of or to even reach the payout level.. so i guess i love mylot after all :)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I am a relative new comer, so my opinion may not count, but I happen to enjoy the place. I am not looking to make a lot of money but I consider it nice that I do get paid for exercising my typing fingers and my mind. I find it pleasant to be able to speak my mind on different topics and learn how others feel as well.
@deesamps (653)
• United States
23 Mar 07
I just joined yesterday and so far I really like it. It can be kind of addicting though.
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