Is it hard for you to reply to your responses meaningfully?

Well if the responses contain something meaningful for which I can comment then I don't find any problem but if the response is just for the sake of responding or increasing the number of posts then I do find difficulty in making a comment.I use to comment on every response for my discussion as a token of thanks for replying but now I don't make comments on these responses as I have read in some of the discussions that they received mail from myLot admin for making such thanks giving comments on every response. Now I only make comments to meaningful responses and refrain myself from commenting on every response.

I don't always have anything to add! Sometimes it depends on the discussion, sometimes the response... but if all I have to add is "I totally agree, thanks for responding" I don't feel like that's really meaningful. I guess I try to respond if I have something to say...

Sometimes it is hard to reply to your responses so if I am not able to say something meaningfully I will not make another comment. My friends know that I appreciate their comments on my topics so I am sure that they know that I am thank them always for replying. I also understand if they are not able to reply to my response. If I have something meaningfully to say to a response, I will most definitely write something.

Sometimes it is difficult to do this. It depends on the type of discussion and whether or not I can get in tune with it. If I find myself just sitting and staring blankly at the screen, I will usually move on. Sometimes I feel I have a lot to say about a particular subject, but don't always say it in a meaningful way. I like to say more than one or two sentences. It isn't always easy to do.

LOL, joey, I understand what you mean. I was in the process of commenting back to my last thread and at times, I found myself at a lost for good words to pitch in. I just simply rate them and leave it blank. I only comment back when there is something I needed to share. Although, I really hope that some responders wouldn't mind about it. There are others who readily get upset when their response didn't get any comment.

I find it important to reply to those who responded to my discussions. It's kind of nice to know that other people would take the time to read, rate, react and respond to my own discussions. So, I would usually comment on what they have to say and stuff, and I'd try to make it as descriptive as possible. And, like you, I would also make friends that way, and at the same time enjoy meaningful discussions with other people. However, there are times when I just can't seem to think of anything to reply to some people who respond to my discussions. Especially those people who just answer with a yes or no, or some other one-liners. It's really hard to think of a comment when there's really nothing to comment on!

personally I can't stand, thanks for your imput or thanks for sharing. a discussion is not a thank you, I try to say something that adds to the discussion, like I agree with you because....

Ye sit is. If I can not think of any good responses to reply with I just do not reply to those who respond to my posts. Sometimes I just do not have the time to respond so I just rate them. Very good question.

When I reply I usually just let my fingers take freedom and write what comes to mind, I might write a lot or a little. If I don't think I have anything to say I might come back to it later and see if my fingers feel more inspired... I try to let my mind answer as fully and as meaningfully as it finds possible.

No i don't feel it hard to post a comment to the responses on my discussions. Off course i wont be commenting saying a thank you for all the responses, it sounds weird to me. I appreciate their efforts in posting a response to my discussions and in return i will take a look at their discussions and will reply to their discussions.

Yes.Cause my english is not good.I can't express what i want to well.And there are so many words i don't know,so it's hard for me to reponse well.Hoping others will forgive me.

How to judge a response meaningful or not? I'm not sure about the quality of my responses. Anyway, for each response I try to make my response reasonable and make sense though I might fail sometimes thanks to my language proficiency. I don't want to make myself a making money machine here but. I only respond to those I'm really interested in or those I have some ideas about.

When we start a discussion we expect other people to give responses. but it doesn't mean that you have to give detailed answers to these responses unless it does arouse your interest to make a reply. But give a "thank you" answer is just kind of politeness, I think.

I think everyone knows that we value all responses. When I see something especially inciteful, I make a point of letting them know. to simply thank everyone is a waste of space. I find that the responses I get that intrigue me, I will also check out their discussions to see if I can find something of interest.

when i want to reply and it is very short one, i usually try to avoid it rather than making it lengthy and tedious one. let me keep it shorter :-)

I agree with you, my friend. I also find it very difficult to respond to people who have responded to my discussions. I also most of the time give responses like "Thanks for your response", "I agree with you" and that kind of stuff. However, I do respond most of the people that respond to my discussions. I also try and respond to my friends' discussions as much as possible. But you know, its not always possible for us to respond to all of our friends and someone always is left behind. But again, one cannot make everyone happy at the same time.

Fortunately, that usually isn't a problem for me. Most of the people who respond, with a relatively very few exceptions, aren't trying to waste their own time, and the regulars know better, so there's always something to work with. Been months since I've had a "I know nothing about the subject" response, thankfully. The only really difficult responses I've encountered were a couple which were so good they were really deserving of a decent reply, but were quite breathtaking. I wasn't quite sure what to say, and "Wow!" was the only initial reaction, although I did eventually cobble together something worthy of them. Agreeing, when someone's added some content, makes a lot of sense, and keeps the thread context current. Not a bad idea, since it's an inclusive process, and new readers can find out where the discussion is heading. Actually, I prefer to thank people with a positive rating, and then add something, or leave the response to speak for itself. I've verbally thanked a few, because I really wanted to thank them for raising points or adding information. I think the numbers game soon loses its appeal for the regulars, and when you know each other a bit better, you can stick to the subject and do something meaningful.

I Always try to do something to agknowlege those that repond to my discussions also-if for no other reason, so that they know I read it. I agree that at times it does seem repetative but when you get more than 100 responses to a discussion, you kind of run out of things to say. especially with those that dont agree with you. But there has to be a way to agknowlege their responses. I'm just not sure what it is. Take care.

Yes. i also have the same feelings, that somtimes my replies are a song that repeats itself. But i also know that it is very important to me to answer those responses, and that i really appreciate my friends responding to them. So yes i will keep on thanking them to show my appreciation. It is important to me.

Hahahaha...........that is funny,,,you are very humours..yes,i don't think it is very hard thing for me to response meanfully,,I can find some topics I'm also interested,so I'll answer meanfully....