Hv you noticed how some people start a discussion and dont respond to replies?

You are so right, and this is a big bone of contention for me. We just end up with a whole line of comments rather than a discussion, completely against the idea of myLot. I do try to answer all replies on my discussions, although there is always the possibility of missing some.

I also feel the same. I feel responsible to reply if someone responds to the post that I have started. Practically, I feel it like and obligation. Well, this is the reason why, I do not start much a discussion considering that I am not always able to go online and I might not be able to reply to the responses. I often reply to discussions started by others, that way, I can just check from time to time the posts instead of always checking the responses where I might not be able to do.

It truly amazes me to see such discussions. I mean how many times people come on here and ask for suggestions and or advice, hmm then do not reply.. It puzzles me but then I have searched old discussion here on myLot and find that this has been a very common thing. I came across a discussion where someone asked whether they should stay married or not due to the kids right, so I noticed that 72 responses were inputted and the poster never replied to a single one. hmmm I look at it this way in our off-line lives how many times do we stand in groups and discussed things where one of us stares into space and does not say a word for hours. Pretty funny though, so either the poster just thinks that starting a discussion will get them to earn for the responses or I really do not know what they are thinking really, I find it a bit rude because if I am asking for advice then not give you feed back then why ask. The other thing that comes to mind is, does the poster even read the responses.. hmmm

Correct me if I am wrong, but there are no earnings given for replying to a discussion you have started. This may be the reason people start discussions and then never reply to them. They are not really concerned with starting a discussion, they are just doing it for the money.

I'm guilty of not replying to all replies to discussions I have started. I try to go back and reply to the ones that are open to discussion. Unfortunately, there have been a few replies that I just don't know how to reply to so I draw a huge blank and don't reply. I think sometimes people forget to go back to their discussions they've made. I made a discussion and it didn't get any replies for a few days so I completely forgot about it, well I went to my discussions I started and it has a few but I'm not sure whether or not I should reply because I am still new at this and I don't know if people go back to discussion they replied to to see if they have a reply waiting for them.

yes i've notice some people who did not reply to their responses and i notice this case to myself too.sometimes i start discussion 3 to 4 discussion a day and i just reply 2 to 3 of my discssion and some response on my discussion i didnt reply coz of my time.i dont have enought time to reply to the responses.like,early morning need to gt to prepare my husband's lunch at work.then after that im goin to post discussion here in mylot and goin back to sleep.in mornin when i get up(10am)i need to feed and water my 2 dogs,give them a bath,goin to feed my guinypig and fish.goin to clean our house,wash the dishes,cook food for myself.taking my bath and eat.so their i cant reply to all responses of my discussions sometimes

yes it's true, i myself everytime i wrote a discussion i will check it if there's any comment. I am happy giving my opinion back again. Well, i hope other members here realize that here in mylot it should have a discussion meaning its an interaction between other people. The discussion should flow, or if not you should give response back =)

Hello Devijay. Unfortunately, some people don't seem to get the idea that a discussion involves two people. It seems that they have the mistaken belief that if they start lots of discussions, they'll earn more. In fact, if you're active on MyLot and respond to your discussions to keep the conversation, you'll earn more and have fun and make new friends in the process. These days, if I see a discussion with no comments from the originator, I don't even bother to reply. I don't like talking to myself, which is what is effectively happening when people don't acknowledge replies.

That has been a long time problem here. I myself is guilty of that practice. I have not been active on mylot for so many months already. And at that time, I only respond to those that I feel like responding to. My apologies. But since I have not started a discussion for a long time, i have not experienced yet how people react to my discussion.

I mostly agree. I have always tried to get back to everyone - the least I could do since they have taken the time to comment on my discussion. HOWEVER, I haven't had the time to reply to everyone lately . . . very busy with the kids . . . and I INTEND to still reply back to all the discussions I did post in the past month (or two) - just haven't gotten around to doing it. I have read them - truly I have - I just haven't had a chunk of time to dive into the replies. So, sorry if you are waiting for one of mine - I WILL respond eventually!

There is not much point in starting a discussion if you don't reply to the responses you receive. Both you and the responder both gain from participation.

I think it is must to give comments on each response which you have got for your discussions. Because when somebody gives response to your discussions then it is our duty to give her comments on their replies that what is our view on their response. And it is also affected on our reputation in mylot. So I always do this.

There might be several reasons for someone to not respond back on the replies. One of the most common reason as already mentioned by an user, is that some users don't know the actual meaning of discussion. They might also be just starting discussions to earn more money. Some users might not be getting enough time to respond back if they are getting many replies but some interaction is enough. I myself had started a few discussions in the beginning when I joined myLot but now I don't really start new discussions as I am not regular here and would not have been able to participate and reply back.

I don't think that I'm obliged to respond to everyone. Sometimes you don't know or you can't decide what to say. But I feel good to comment the responses. I have a problem though. My country is in Eastern Europe in the GMT+2 time zone. That makes EST+7 and as I see most of myLotters live in the US. At this moment for me it's the early afternoon, but in NY this is an early morning, at other states people are sleeping. It's difficult to make a real conversation.