Posting the same topic once,twice or even more

Canada
February 5, 2007 8:21pm CST
This is one of my pet peeves here at mylot. Whenever I browse through the new discussions I always find 2,3 topics that are the same that have been posted by the same user multiple times. Why do they even do that? Do they actually think they're gonna get more posts that way?...Something very similar to that also pisses me off is when a newbie or anyone posts the same topic as someone else...Do they not know there is a "Search" tool?...Anyways whats your take on it? Does it piss you off as much as it does me?...
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29 responses
• Canada
6 Feb 07
I have noticed this before but I don't give it any thought , I just keep going and try to find something that interests me or something that I feel I could answer better . I believe the reason individuals are doing this is because they feel no one got to see their discussion the first time they posted it and feel that if they put it up again they may get more responses . As for the newbies they are just learning their way around and probably don't realize about the search . I have been here for almost a month and am still learning things that I did not realize about before .
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• Canada
6 Feb 07
I would agree with that but I've also seen some users with hundreds of posts still doing it...
@ILANEDRI (1921)
• Israel
6 Feb 07
It's not pissing me off, because it's only internet, and it's very hard to piss me off threw computer. When I see someone that copy another user response, i'm reporting him to myLot, and let them to do the job, in a hope that they will ban him. People here just want to increase their earnings, and too bad they choose the easy way on doing it.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
7 Feb 07
It doesnt really bother me and I know Im guilty of posting a discussion twice and I realized it later but you cant deleate it and thats the problem right there.
• Canada
7 Feb 07
Yea but you should use the search tool to see if the topics already been made and how long ago it was responded too but I agree with you on the delete thing, they should add some tools that will enable you to edit/delete your posts/discussions
@misskatonic (3723)
• United States
6 Feb 07
The multiple posts by the same user is often just a Mylot glitch. It happens with comments, too, they get spit out twice or three times every now and again. So that I tend to ignore. But the newbies who post the same damn topics over and over again bug the heck out of me. It seems like every time I refresh there's the same discussion.
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
6 Feb 07
Sometimes multiple posts are just a problem with someone's browser or with mylot interface but I think you talk about posting the same discussion next day or a few days later, etc I think if someone not getting responses to a good discussion they can reword and make it a bit different and start it again if it means too much for them but there are many people who just spam by re-posting discussions or copying someone else's discussions just to get a point and 1 or 2 cents :( you can and should report any abuse you see, mylot admin can not catch up easily with this method of spamming.
• Nigeria
6 Feb 07
i just wish they can do the catching up, people are relatively being lazy to think.
• Canada
7 Feb 07
I might just start doing that, If i see someone just posting topics that are useless/posted several times before i might report them depending on if I think it is a mistake or not.
@azriel (2107)
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
there's a glitch in the mylot system. sometimes discussions gets posted twice, sometimes it says that it was unable to post and yet it already did. it already happened to me. and so when i checked my discussions, there's two of them (one with a picture attachment, the other doesn't). it also happens when you are answering in the discussions. its not fair to just get pissed at people because sometimes these things happens, and its unintentional. but of course there are those who intentionally posts their discussions twice. i just ignore them and move on, seeing no point in getting myself stressed over something thats not even worth it.
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• China
7 Feb 07
nice but i will not get piss off ,you are saying is piss off you when you see some post the same topic again again,i think they really need answers maybe or by mistake they would be send again again if the website problem is there
@suahsan (785)
• United States
6 Feb 07
well it is against mylot rules and i think everyone is copying it and it is wrong and i say that always follow rules and guide everyone to follow it
• Canada
7 Feb 07
I like your mentality about rule following. Keep it up.
• Philippines
7 Feb 07
I am guilty of this, though I did post a same topic only once and didnt do it again. When mylot changed, I was so excited to know what everyone thinks about it so I posted. After I submitted it, I found two posts who are likely asking the same thing! Im really sorry.
@oleinoleo (389)
• Malaysia
6 Feb 07
I found it this morning... I check my friend's discussion and i found that 3 disussion using a different subject but when i read, is still the same issue. why they doing like that?? just to post more discussion and high the point? is useless cuz mostly people smart in choose the right topic.
• Canada
7 Feb 07
Yeah exactly its useless to do it yet they dont stop
@shawn2008 (296)
• United States
6 Feb 07
maybe they posted them weeks apart but have no way to bump it to make it one of the new discussions again. i have been looking for a way to bums my discussions but no go as of yet. i have never double posted a topic though :) i pwomice XD
• Canada
6 Feb 07
Its not only that they post the exact same question someone else posted...while they could just use the search tool and get quality responses
@viseek (74)
• China
7 Feb 07
Some one want to earn more money! But I hope we can find more focus to diacuss!
@hoz9991 (301)
7 Feb 07
I've done this twice. Both were mistakes. I sometimes forget to put a picture on until the last minute, then stop the page loading, add the picture then post the thread. Only afterwards do you find out that you have it twice. I waiting for the long over due delete button for your own posts
@DocterDew (902)
• United States
6 Feb 07
The old one may have not answered their question at all and so they must start it over. Also if the thing has like 300 400 responses i think it should be fine because otherwise people don't post because they might not think it will be read.
@istanto (8548)
• Indonesia
6 Feb 07
It was happening many many times and we can't stop it. a lot of people not reading guidelines to search first before made new discussions. the best way is just ignore it so that person will not earn. he will learn he doing wrongs and started make a genuine discussions.
• India
6 Feb 07
I'm working with mylot for more than 3 months, never duplicated any of my topics so far. I request you one and all to make this site genuine/interesting. Money we earn here should be for the positive way of earning know?
@shrekk (561)
• Pakistan
6 Feb 07
My dear Silverkid, you're so innocent, and that's only because you haven't been through any of this yet. Well, I have. The thing you're talking about is not the topic-starter's fault, its actually some defect in the site because of which the topic they've started does not appear on their screens for some time, so the people post the topic again and the next time they log on to mylot or check the recent discussions list, they find out that they've two similar topics under their name!!!
• India
6 Feb 07
hi dude may be others dint know tat the same thread was already there,,,,
@ryan0583 (30)
• United States
6 Feb 07
It does get annoying. But there could be a reasonable explanation but on the other hand maby they do it on purpose to try to get more money or something.
• India
6 Feb 07
well they just do it so everyone would post them their views and hence they would earn much more but i think then they are stupid. people here in mylot are interested in money and also in some good discussion which are interesting and worth replying and those who are regular will never post to multiple discussions and same discussions.