When it comes to discussions,do you care about quality or quantity?

United States
April 25, 2008 8:23pm CST
So many people set their goals here on MyLot,for example,to make 50 posts a day or to start 20 new discussions. I wish I had this kind of ambitions and I might develop them in time but I find it difficult to post about stuff I'm not interested in. What matters to you?
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• United States
26 Apr 08
Can my answer be both? I do set quantity goals, but as long as I'm contibuting good quality, I'm happy whether or not I reached that goal. When I post discussions, they are intended to return responses I am curious about, looking for in other aspects of my life, or for encouragement. They are never about quantity.
• United States
26 Apr 08
Yes I agree. I have a couple of pages of my own discussions, but several have no responses, that kind of makes me sad. But oh well. I have fun participating in others' discussions as well. So, how long have you been here?
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• United States
27 Apr 08
A little more than a week:) You? I got some discussions with no responses,as well and I'm not very sad about it. First of all,you might still get some good responses later and second,maybe that wasn't a good time to ask that question. I'm sure you've experienced that a lot,sometimes the same topic is a blast on one day and total blah the other day. What can you do?...
• United States
26 Apr 08
I try to do the same and find out more about the questions I'm interested in but it would be nice to have both, I mean to be able to produce a great deal of great posts :)
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@qt_dsy (85)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
hello, i would say quality. i rather have three or four posts a day than engage in something i don't like. true we are all here because mylot pays us to do what we want. so why not do what you really want. and for me changing opinions with other people and learning in the process is better than engaging in a non-sense topic.
• United States
26 Apr 08
That's exactly how I feel
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• United States
27 Apr 08
That's how I feel about making money online,period. I'm already addicted to Internet,why not get paid for it?:))))
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
Ever since I came here, I always value quality posting as much as possible. Quality depends on other's members perspectives, but I always make sure that I always put my best description on every discussion or post I make. I also dropped the thought of having a goal here, because it will only ruin my day or make me stick more on the net and won't have enough time to finish my work off-line. Of course, we should always put in mind that should only respond to what we are aware and knowledgeable of..
• United States
26 Apr 08
I respect your honesty,at least you admit that you left all thought of goals:) As you've said,our goal here should be quality posts or at least something we're interested in or knowledgeable of
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@pangeacat (619)
• United States
26 Apr 08
For me, it's all about the quality. I would rather do 2 lengthy, quality posts of real substance then 200 one line posts that add little to nothing to the conversation. I have two reasons for this. 1) If I'm going to be discussing something online, or in person, I want to be detailed and I want to contribute something (for better or worse, dependent on the opinion of the other person) of value to the discussion, debate, what have you. I would feel just super silly if I simply responded with something short, lacking in substance, and/or pretty meaningless to the discussion. 2) Mylot seems to pay more based on length, punctuation, substance, and quality. So, the people who are here specifically to make a little extra cash would do well to stop setting goals in the arena of number of posts, and start setting goals based on quality of content and length of posts. Furthermore, for those of us who are not here specifically to make money, it's much nicer to see someone really add to the discussion with detailed stories, experiences, knowledge, advice, etc. And, you really can't get a whole lot from someone who responds to you with a one sentence response to a discussion that called for a bit of description or thought. But, that's just my 2 cents. So, take it with a grain of salt.
• United States
26 Apr 08
Thanks for an excellent response! In this case you replied with a lot of thought to one-sentenced post:)
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• Lubbock, Texas
26 Apr 08
Very well said pangeacat! and AnakSuNamun your one sentence discussion starter was very detailed and specific. It has obviously made several people stop and think and post intelligent answers. That's the kind of discussion starters I like whether they're two paragraphs of one sentence. :)
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• Lubbock, Texas
26 Apr 08
sorry, that was supposed to be "two paragraphs OR one sentence".
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• India
26 Apr 08
well dear I think both the aspects are equally important.I try to make a balance by maintaining quality along with the number of postings as well. you know what friend my lot is such a wonderful place that once you start with this you just dont want to leave it.
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• United States
26 Apr 08
It is but how do you feel about some people just copying and pasting all the time? I have no problem with that but they should at least add their own opinion,right?
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• Philippines
26 Apr 08
On my first day at mylot, i thought it's quantity that counts. Then I knew from other people that it's the quality that counts. So now, I respond to discussions which most interest me so that I would be able to post a response of good substance.
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@ESKARENA1 (18261)
26 Apr 08
i really think this is the best way of dealing with it. It is much better to answer 10 responses well than 100 poor ones. I guess we will never accurately know how mylot work out the payments but i know mylot do not pay for poor quality blessed be
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• United States
26 Apr 08
Yeah,I've heard of it,too
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
26 Apr 08
when i first joined mylot i used to set targets of 100 or even 200 posts a day. It was great but soon i began to realise there are other things to do with our time. As a rule now i answer the discussions i have something to add too otherwise i dont bother Consequently, i manage maybe 10 responses a day, lol. blessed be
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• United States
26 Apr 08
Thank you,seems like that realization worked for you:)
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
26 Apr 08
I prefer quality. I have learned to type fast so that I can have both though LOL. I won't just give generic answers just to raise my post count though, I only answer if I have something of substance to say about the topic. Some days I just have no ambition or interest what-so-ever and I don't try to pretend I do. Other days, like today, I can't seem to stop! I keep saying...two more posts, 5 more minutes...but then 5 more minutes got me close to a certain number and I had to keep going...and then a few more posts got me within reach of another goal...and now hear I am almost to 4100...how great would that be to hit that today when I wasn't expecting to reach it until tomorrow!
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• United States
26 Apr 08
Lol i do get that addicted sometimes. Depends on the content of the posts,usually the most interesting ones appear when I don't have time to answer lol
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@marababe (2503)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
Maybe you'll get used here in Mylot and then you'll be able to post 50 responses a day or start several discussions. I set a goal of at least 20 posts per day but with QUALITY. I don't respond to a discussion just to increase the number of posts I have. I respond or start a discussion because I have something to share and to say and the topic caught my attention. I think that's like one of the secrets of enjoying and earning here in Mylot. Cheers and good luck! :)
• United States
26 Apr 08
20 posts don't sound bad and I'm sure I'll find topics that interest me but it's a bit discouraging to see so many similar questions every day :) Thank you!
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@romelyn (19)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
Discussions should be thorough and clear so that others can understand better. What's the use of discussing things if others can't get what you mean? I mean, it's better to post response to discussions which is clear and thorough and understandable to avoid confusions or misunderstanding.
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• United States
26 Apr 08
Definitely but I've seen people post vague questions in order to get everyone intrigued. Seems like that policy works for them
@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
I go for quality. It doesn't matter to me if my post is not that long as long as I had posted comments to discussions with quality and I had expressed my insights briefly but surely.. Keep posting!!!
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• United States
26 Apr 08
Thanks,same to you!:)
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@Elixiress (3878)
26 Apr 08
I do a bit of both. I try and make a lot of quality posts. I hate it when people reply with something pointless like "Thanks for replying" but then again I have started to do that, because I have seen discussion where people get pissed off if no one replies to their post.
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• United States
26 Apr 08
I'm trying to reply with something that comes from myself but it's not very easy when we all agree on the same topic and the right words have already been said:)
@athinapie (1150)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
for me, quality is more important than quantity because it is useless to participate in discussions if your main goal is only to just post something.
• United States
26 Apr 08
Some people do:)
@lovenluck (1068)
• India
26 Apr 08
Mylot I think is all about quantity when we go for just quality I think that effects are rating for quality answers can be given just in a line or too but I don't think mylot will take that lightly for I think the administrator here wants quantitive response and not one liners for a answer.
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• United States
26 Apr 08
Do you mean that admin on MyLot just wants us to post as much as possible?
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
26 Apr 08
well when it comes to responding to posts, i usually go for quality but sometimes i respond one-liners too, just so that i can reach 500 posts faster! (cant wait to be able to copy and paste!) but most of the time if i cant contribute something of value to the topic, i skip it. btw, love your pic! just saw the movie kill bill a couple of days ago, it was ok, and i remember gogo! i liked the scene where she killed the geeky-looking guy in the bar who wanted to "screw" her.hehe.
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
28 Apr 08
yeah, gogo really kicked some *ss on that kill bill movie, of course with the exception of uma thurman's *ss, LOL the role really suited her, and she's cute too LOL. well it will be more convenient if we can copy and paste so that if we are offline, we can just type what we wanna type in notepad and then paste it later when we are online. and then, there's also the added convenience where we can just copy and paste news articles like most people do here in mylot to start a discussion.
• United States
27 Apr 08
Lol Gogo is my girl:)))) Yeah,would be nice to copy and paste,not because I wanna abuse that right,it's just sometimes one needs to prove one's point with more than own words
@gkthegr8 (163)
• India
28 Apr 08
Quality of course.. Discuss, solve others' problems, etc..... This is fun !!
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• United States
28 Apr 08
Not just fun but also useful lol
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
29 Apr 08
Hello there AnakSuNamun (nice name there), as for me, I try my best to answer to friends' discussions, but I would look for the most interesting title that I would love to answer or something which crossed my mind as being interesting. It might not be something which I'm really good at, but just in case I have something to contribute to the topic, I might just add a small comment to others mentioning about it. This happens should I have something to answer to or not. Otherwise, I would just read whatever is there and skip the discussions. Good discussion here. I find it a good way to answer a discussion that uses my mind to think for a bit. Have a good day there.
• United States
29 Apr 08
Thank you:) Sometimes even a small comment is insightful. Good day to you!
@kianli (546)
• China
28 Apr 08
I found what i posted here get less responses than any one else~ I did try to post some quality ones but only a few replied so i stop and began to respond to others' posts in stead of post here. Quality is very important, otherwise your responses will look like kinda Spam , or you're simply just "POST". If you only care about quantity but bot quality, you'll soon find posting or responding here is rather boring then you gonna leave soon. Have a nice day and enjoy quality :-)
• United States
29 Apr 08
That might've been just your luck,I'm sure you'll hit the right spot soon. Most times it's important that you care about your discussions but sometimes it's just not up to us if it doesn't work out. Thanks to you and have a great day,as well!:)
@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
27 Apr 08
Quality, definitely quality. I rather have one discussion if I am seeking information that provides that information than 20 or 30 that leaves me still searching.
@jer31558 (3683)
• United States
28 Apr 08
Sometimes, you are not only getting opinions but experience as well. That adds a lot of quality to me.
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• United States
27 Apr 08
Yeah,that's what I like about MyLot-you don't just get info you could get at any website but also get personal reviews from all kind of people,that makes it more interesting.
• Lubbock, Texas
26 Apr 08
If I don't have something to say that I feel will be of some benefit or interest to someone else I don't see any use posting. Yeah, I want to get my numbers up, yes, I want to make some money. . .don't we all? But to post for the sake of meeting a goal without any quality of content is just NOT what mylot was originally set up to be.
• United States
26 Apr 08
Good response,fair enough
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