do you respond to a discussion even if the discussion has marked a best response

United States
November 18, 2008 3:29am CST
I still respond to a discussion even if the discussion has already a best response. Actually, if I responded to a discussion, I don't really after to be chosen as best respondent. I just answered what's on my mind and wanted my answer to have quality for me to earn more. Of course, it would be my pleasure if one of my answer is a best response. How about you? Do you still answer a discussion even if the discussion has already best response? Do you after for your response to be the best?
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@bhanusb (5709)
• India
18 Nov 08
I respond to a discussion which I consider interesting.If the discussion already marked as best response I don't bother.First I choose my friend's discussion. My friends get first preference to me.You may noticed this.I think one should come forward to help his or her friends.I always believe the saying:'A friend in need is a friend indeed'. Do you believe so? Thank you my good friend.
@bhanusb (5709)
• India
18 Nov 08
Thank you for your recognition. Yes I marked it that you come forwaed to your friend's help.MyLot has given us the scope to make frienship with eachother.We are internet friends.Ther is very little chance to meet you and other friends in my life time.I see in the picture your smiling face.It gives me pleasure.I think you are good as your smile.Thank you again.
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• United States
18 Nov 08
Thank you for your comment bhanusb. I never thought I could find one good friend here. I do believe I am a nice person lol! Anyway, goodluck to our quest here and I am looking forward to your new discussion. I hope I can cope with it.
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• United States
18 Nov 08
I agree with you bhanusb. You know what, I really learn it from you. You are right that when responding to a discussion, you have to prioritize first the person who always responding to your discussion and you're one of them.
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• United States
18 Nov 08
since getting the Best Response doesnt do anything for your earnings, there isnt a reason why you shouldnt reply to a given discussion, as long as you have something relevant to say of course. i usually do reply to a discussion with a best response already chosen IF what i have to say isnt exactly like what everybody else has already posted lol!
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• United States
18 Nov 08
Yes, I agree with you. If we will choose to a discussion with no best response yet, probably, our earnings will be limited because we also limit ourselves from answering some discussion.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
18 Nov 08
Hi there asisaellis Sure I would still respond to a discussion that had already had a best response chosen. Especially if the discussion is still only a few days old like you I still want to get point across or want to contribute to the discussion.
• United States
18 Nov 08
Hi humbug! Nice to see you here again. We have the same views. I am here to earn not to be a best respondent. But being given a best response is still an honor.
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@wolveren (1586)
• Cebu, Philippines
18 Nov 08
I guess I have to reply to a discussion even if there already has been a best response marked, simply because what I have to say is mine and whatever it is that I want to say is in no way connected with someone elses response other than just another response to the topic.
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• United States
18 Nov 08
I agree with you wolveren. I am glad I got to see you here again. What important to me too is to have as many posts as I can.
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@wolveren (1586)
• Cebu, Philippines
18 Nov 08
Glad to see you again here Aisaellis. Cheers!
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• United States
18 Nov 08
Cheers!
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• India
18 Nov 08
Rating or no rating, best or worst, short or long it really does nto make any difference to me. ianswer a dicussion when i like the discussion. I do not even read the responses of people before i respond. i respond first and then read the other responses. Even then i do not see if a response has been marked as best response. i enjoy the discussions and that is what counts.
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• United States
18 Nov 08
I agree with you. If we have our idea with the discussion, why not share it right? Besides, I know that the owner of the discussion would appreciate me in responding so I don't really mind about the best response.
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@Zezloler (497)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Nov 08
Yeah, I do. It's not my goal to be the best responder, it's just a nice extra if I get chosen to be one. =P If I find a discussion interesting, no matter how many posts it has or how good competitors they were for best post, I'll reply to it. For me, it's a matter of sharing ideas and voicing opinions rather than collecting best responses. Most of the time, I don't even pay attention as to if a best response has been chosen by the maker of the discussion or not. Of course, I also like being best responder because it shows that the person appreciated effort I put into replying. It's nice looking at my profile and seeing that I've been chosen as the best response a couple of times. It feels like you're going somewhere and that people are recognizing you. Being best responder is nice, but sharing ideas is definitely my priority here on myLot. ^_^
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• United States
18 Nov 08
Well I can tell that you have a potential too. How long have you been here Zezloler?
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• United States
19 Nov 08
I do. I am still seeing many people giving the best response within a few hours of opening the discussion and I think this is most unfair to those myLotters who do care whether they earn BR or not. IMO I only give a BR after the discussion has been posted for at least a week. Not everyone is on myLot 24/7 just waiting for the newest discussion to be posted.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
I agree with you whiteheather. In my case, before giving a best response, I will wait for how many days and when I know that other members are not interested to respond to my discussion, I then choose who the best response is. I just want to make sure that the person whom I will give my best response really deserves it.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
19 Nov 08
i still respond if i like the discussion. in many cases the user select the best response very early. so I still respond to it if its according to liking.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
Oh yeah. In my case, I really gather all the answers first before giving a best response because I really want to make it sure that the person whom I will give the best response really deserves it. Actually, I don't look at if how long his response was, as long as what he said really made sense. I agree with you subha12, me and other members here will still reply to a discussion with already a best response. Anyway, it's not really important for us to earn.
@anaknitatay (1335)
• Philippines
19 Nov 08
I agree with the other responses to your discussion, best responses don't really add to your earnings so it shouldn't matter much. And although it does feel good to be given a best repsonse I usually respond to discussions where I have something to say or those that interest me. Earnings or not the best response don't really matter to me much.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
Yes, what important is the discussion have quality, the discussion really interest me and most of all, earnings is one of our purpose not to be chosen as best respondent.
@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
19 Nov 08
I respond to discussion even if it already has a best response. It doesn't matter to me as I don't really after to be mark as a best response. I'd say what on my mind is what really important to me though being a best response is an extra achievement for me.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
I agree with you katkat. Responding to a discussion is really an achievement for me. Sometimes I am not aware that I almost got my 500 posts now. well maybe I am really enjoying here and I don't really care if I will be chosen as best respondent.
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I do still respond to a discussion if it is something that is of interest to me. I don't see why we shouldn't respond to discussions that have been marked with a best response. If it is relevant or I am interested or have something to offer then I do respond to that particular discussion. Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!
• United States
19 Nov 08
I am glad you got to respond here schulzie. I agree with what you said. I sometimes noticed that the owner of the topic had chosen a best response alreayd but I still answer his discussion because it will still benefit me. happy mylotting too!
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
19 Nov 08
Absolutely. If I have an opinion on the topic and can add something constructive I will certainly respond. I have an opinion on a wide range of topics so there is always something I can comment on even though I might be a little late in the lineup.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
I totally agree with you. What important is the topic to be interested. Glad you drop by here.
@simon611 (598)
• China
19 Nov 08
Yes ,I will respond to the discussion if I have something to say.If a discussion is easy to reply,I will write as more as I can ,I think the man who posted it also hope more people to respond even though the discussion has marked a best response.We can earn more through joining in the discussion,so most mylotters don't mind this. Happy mylotting.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
You hit it right simon611. We are here to post many discussion that interest us not to limit ourselves just because we want to be chosen as best respondent in every discussion we respond to.
@money1 (99)
• United States
19 Nov 08
Yes i would also still responsed because you should responsed as much as possible im sure thats what everyones doing trying to earn some extra cash while having fun.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
I agree with you money 21. We are here to have as many post as we can not to be chosen as best response. Being chosen is a plus I guess but it will not hinder me to response to any discussion.
@oldboy46 (2129)
• Australia
18 Nov 08
If I have something to add to the discussion that has not already been covered by other members then yes I will still respond. As far as I now getting a best response has no bearing at all on the earnings we make, so why shouldn't we still respond. I have noticed that membes have different ways of doing things in that some give out a best response within hours of the discussion being started and others do not do it till sometime in the future. If I was to choose to not respond when a best response has been given out within a few hours of the discussion starting, then there would be a lot less discussions available for me to comment on. The best response is given out by the person who starts the discussion and is based on their opinion as to who deserves it. Their criteria might be for the person who makes the longest response or the opposite of that, one of their friends, who responded first etc. That does not mean that any further comments or responses will not add something more or new to the discussion.
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• United States
18 Nov 08
You hit it right. That's what I have noticed it too. Besides, if I will make it as a preference in responding to a discussion, I will miss the very interesting topic. In my case, I chose a best response but as a thank you to the members who responded to my discussion I rate them.
@fedge098 (1330)
• Philippines
18 Nov 08
I still respond to discussions with a myLot member marked as "best response". Before I respond I make sure that the topic interests me, regardless of how many people have already responded, regardless whether no one has responded yet, regardless the time it was posted, even if it has been resolved already. I know I am entitled to my own opinion and whether people like it or not, I'll be posting my responses to your topics that I find really, really interesting. Even if this discussion have its "best respondee" already (good thing there is none yet), I'd still post my response since this is one simple question most people would never really thought of hearing and answering.
• United States
18 Nov 08
I agree with you fedgeo98. It just came out on my mind so I thought of making it as a discussion and gather what other people think.
• United States
18 Nov 08
I'm not answering questions to get a best response mark. I'm answering them to answer them. I also don't answer every topic. I pick and choose. I am here to make money, but on the same hand, I'm not going to waste a lot of my time responding to things that I don't care about. I don't even pay attention as to whether a "best response" has been chosen. I do rate every topic I respond to as positive. I feel if it got me to respond, it's worth the positive, even if I disagree with what has been said.
• United States
18 Nov 08
I agree with you serialmommy. There was a time that I really respond to a discussions that really interests me. But now I have a new way in responding. One of my friend taught me here and I think it's very effective.
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@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 08
Even if a response to a discussion has already been marked as having the best argument, I would still give a response if I think it can contribute further to the quality or content of the discussion. Usually if I am not the first to respond I would skim through all the responses and comments. If I had nothing to add I would move on. All my responses so far were not altered in an attempt to get a best response vote.
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• United States
18 Nov 08
Yes, I totally agree with you rosdimy. But sometimes if the discussion has many responses, I can't read them all but just scanned what they answered.
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@mobhomeir (7558)
• Philippines
19 Nov 08
yes but of ccourse!!!! when I joined myLot and started answering topics, I never knew that you would be recognize if you have a best response. I dont know about this. I only know a while ago that I've been congratulated for the best response i've answered. It was so funny because the topic that I've given a response never one of my interests selected.Anyways, that happens to be the best part of myLotting. That encourages me more to reply any topics as long as I feel to do so even if theres already somebody been recognized as " best response" I dont care..as long as I can show and express to the world what's in my thought and in my mind...cheer up..keep on replying, show to the world that we are here alive, active and ready to rumble here on mylot...so long friend..
• United States
19 Nov 08
Same here mobhomeir. When I am new here, I really have no idea about giving a best response. Like you, I also found it out when I received an email congratulating me that I receive a best response. But still it doesn't stop me to reply to an interested discussion even if it has already a best response.
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• India
19 Nov 08
Yes why not i always responded to best response but i am not responded only best even i responde simple response also. Every response is important for me for earning money and by this way i will always touch with my mylot friend.
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• United States
19 Nov 08
I agree. I don't really hope that every response that I have will be chosen as the best response.
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