Repeated Questions
By kokopelli
@kokopelli (4842)
United States
October 16, 2006 11:02pm CST
i observed that questions are repeated here by users, deliberately or not. i think there should be a category for posting questions, and myLot should properly classify posts (i thought that's why the tags), so when new members like me would post a discussion, we'd know that said issue had been posted and it won't be repeated.
it's kind of a waste when no one's responding coz the topic had been discussed.
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6 responses
@courtlynne77 (4839)
• United States
28 Oct 06
I noticed this too and I especially dislike when someone posts the same question as you right after they answer your post. The only thing they do is reword it! ARG!!! Obviously you can tell that this has just happen to me!
@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
28 Oct 06
i know, but well, we can always give them the benefit of clear doubt, er, benefit of the doubt. but when it's obvious that it was a deliberate copying/stealing of someone else's post, it's really irritating.
@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
28 Oct 06
LOL! i went to the discussion page and i've seen the my-name-starts-with-(the letter)! i've started that post awhile back and someone answered it today so it resurrected and got replies. now others are copying the idea, hehe.
@lilycool (135)
• United States
31 Oct 06
I think mylot grows so fast with new members join by hundreds everyday. I'm new here too. I take my sweet time to learn the system and to read more than I post or start a discussion. I use search box extensively to make sure I don't start something that was mentioned already. But it's hard to do that, because it will slow you down a lot. And most people come here to make money first, express courtesy second. Well, that's life.
@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
1 Nov 06
i know, and i've done it too (post the same questions that has been discussed thoroughly). even using the search button does not work exactly since the tags used could be different (or maybe myLot has to improve on this yet).
but you know what, even repeated Qs gain answers since they are new to new members, LOL. so i guess, it still works :P
anyway, in the new guidelines of myLot, it is clearly written that should they see any obviously copied post, the member would be notified/warned, and the post shall be removed immediately. good one :)
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
28 Oct 06
that would help but i have observed that some mylot members are actually just copying already popsted discussion and just paste it looking like he/she started it but actually he/she just copy paste it. some sort of cheating i say and have come across a few of them. greetings. : )
@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
28 Oct 06
if that's the case, we can just rate them"!" and myLot would take care of them.
btw moneymind, check your pending buddy requests, i got mine there. the new myLot erased my list so i gotta add you back. tnx.
@lectricky (680)
• United States
28 Oct 06
Agreed. The only way to do it at the moment is to search for it, and not everybody does that (obviously).
@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
28 Oct 06
for new members, it's excusable. but some posts are obviously "stolen". like courtlynne said, they just rephrased them.
@phonehog (68)
• United States
27 Oct 06
yes .. right . i also observed the smae. Infact i wanted to post same post ..posted by you .. luckily i searched yours. It will be gr88 to see categorys.
@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
27 Oct 06
myLot changed a lot here. i'm not sure if this concern on categories is given notice ... let's surf more and see.
tnx 4d reply :)
