You are not alone!

Ever since the announcement of a new opt out system for Yoors pools, there seems to be some confusion among Yoorsies as to how the new rules work. For some, it's the fact that they don't understand how to opt out of the automatic selection of pools and the corresponding payments. For others, like me, it's the fact that they have not yet been shown any pop ups as the one displayed on Babita's post.

To get the conversation going - and hopefully be helpful to fellow Yoorsies - here is my experience with the new system so far, using the Advanced Editor:

  • I type in the hashtags for my post, however many I like;
  • The editor automatically selects one of the hashtags to insert in the "Pool" box on the "Publish" page;
  • I can then click on that box if I want to change the pool or set the number of days to zero;
  • If I choose a different pool than the one that was pre-selected, the editor simply accepts my choice, without any pop ups showing;
  • The same usually happens if I simply delete the information on that box, though occasionally the editor will fill in the information again;
  • If I set the number of days of participation to zero, the editor assumes I don't want to enter the pool, without any pop up being shown.

So, at least in my experience, setting the number of days of participation in a pool to zero is a safe way of telling the Yoors system that you don't want to enter the pool and no Yoors points will be charged when posting.

Also in my experience, even if you save a post as a draft this still seems to count as publishing it. So even in that case you'll still want to change the information relating to the pool on the "Publish" page if you don't want any Yoors points to be charged to you.

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I usually ignore the pop-ups and choose the pool at publication.
If I want to save a draft I turn the participation days to zero.
Then, when I want to publish, I enter the pool.
So no problems on this side of the screen 🙂
@Encaustichris That's good to hear! I am curious as to why I have not been shown any pop ups yet... 🤔
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No problems for me to work with it either!
@Madeleine Great to hear it, Madeleine!
heel duidelijk ik had het gelukkig aardig door wist alleen niet dat ik het ingevulde kon wijzigen. Top bedankt!!
@marijke Glad it was helpful!
What a coincedence, I was thinking about writing something about this too. One member already left because the missunderstanding that participation in a pool is now obligated (which isn't). To be honest, although I don't have problems with it that Yoors... Show more
@Ingrid Tips en meer I agree that the new system can be a bit confusing if you don't know how to navigate Yoors very well. In fact, I was just talking to someone on here who did think that it was mandatory now to participate in pools with every post (I think... Show more
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Bedankt, het is altijd goed om te praten over de ervaringen die we hebben, dus we steunen elkaar, bedankt voor het posten !!!😍😍😍😍😍
@pitamaria2000 Thank you! Glad you found it helpful 🙂
Excelente aclaratoria. ma alegra poder entender poco a poco como funciona esto. Gracias por compartir tu experiencia.
@ELINA RICKURA Muchas gracias por sus palabras 🙂
On my side it chooses a hashtag randomly and then gives me a pop up to undo, unfortunately the pop up doesn't last long. I had that this morning with the yoors december and traffic one, it automatically chose traffic. I have had to delete a post as it was in... Show more
@Mónica I know this quickly vanishing pop up thing is a problem for others too. In my case, I have never even been shown a pop up.
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Thanks you for your help!❤️
@Mirelle-Creametkids Happy you found it helpful, thank you!
Het enige dat mij niet bevalt is dat je automatisch al betaalt wanneer je je post opslaat. Om hem later te publiceren moet je dan nog een keer betalen.
@casapapusilor As I understand it, you can disable that. When you are on the "Publish" page before you save your draft, click on the "pool" box to activate the menu. There, where it talks about the number of days of participation simply slide the bar to zero... Show more
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Ik kies gewoon zelf de pool. Met veel of weinig opbrengst. Dat maakt mij niet uit.
@ElisabethsKitchen 👩‍🍳 That's the best attitude 🙂 I think for some people the problem is that they don't want to participate in any pool but haven't figured out how to opt out of it.
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@Adriana, I just posted a question of mine, but I didn't want to take part in a pool, at least ... not on purpose ;)
@Nathaniël For a future post, on the "Publish" page click on the "Pool" box and delete the name of the pool or set the number of days to zero. This should help 🙂
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Speaking for myself, another very clear and helpful post! I overlooked the possibility of chosing 0 days to step out of a pool. I'll try it next time. So far, with this new modality I lost some points, because the pop up didn't stay for long and "forced"me... Show more
@Teresa Seia before publishing you can click on the jar, then you'll find the pop-up like on the photo. You can slide to left, to stop your entrance in the pool.
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