So Many Responses But No One Attended The Question You Asked... What Do You Do?

I have quite a few topics where I made the title so that it appeared to be something unrelated to the topic and of course many responded and didn't read what I was ranting on about That was a fun topic though and I wasn't concerned about those who posted irrelevant responses. I don't award the BR for months anyway because many Lotters don't log on regularly and I have friends here who only come once in a while but will respond eventually. Don't worry! Be happy! Don't let this situation spoil the rest of your time here - we are not at school and there are no time limits. Just have FUN!

Hello thesids, Tips to avoid answers not related to the question from the main topic? I know you are that kind of myLotter that always comments back the responses he got. After you got an incomplete response, the ball is in your court. You can conduct the discussion in the direction you want. If you feel embarrassed to ask them directly, do it on roundabout ways. I usually like your discussions, they always have the best myLotters among their respondents, so I'm sure they will eventually get it. You should be like an orchestra conductor and your respondents like the instrumental musicians. Show them what sheet music to play, tell them when to play their part and your discussion will be a success! I'm sure it's not too late to do this with the discussion you had in mind when you started the current discussion, so you will not find difficult to aware the best response. I wish you good luck, my (very new) friend!

Hello Sid, Which topic you are talking about? I too did the mistake there? I am not sure, I have explained some long stories and I think forget about the exact question? Please inform me what was that? For selecting a BR you can wait for some more time, who knows somebody will give you a satisfactory answer? Please wait for that. You can do nothing if the responders didn't attend the exact problem.

Wait until you got the best answer before you choose the BEST RESPONSE post on your discussion. It's annoying if you choose anyone Best Response and the reality the post is not the best answer. It's impossible I think if no one answered your questions unless your questions is no answer ever since the world begun. For example, What is the look alike of God's face literally? This questions cannot be answered by anybody.

Yes. It happens sometimes. (Some of the questions might not be answered at all.) My guess is, not all the members are good at English. So, they misinterpret the question and reply something else. Sometimes, our question itself will have different answers. (I mean, there may be multiple solutions for a problem/issue.) In my case, I select BR if the answerer conveys the idea I have in my mind while asking the question. (By the way, your new avatar is cool and good.)

Hello thesids, That's why i rarely start a discussion with a question because often times they may not answer it or i may not be able to comprehend the answers that they will give me.. it's not easy for me to give a best response either.for me it's not confusing since there has been a lot of people asking question and sometimes other mylotters gotten tired of answering asked questions. so, it's normal to have zero responses as it happened on my first account.have a nice day.

If nobody has answered your question, you don't have to give a best response. If somebody replies that they are sorry, but they don't know the answer, I'd probably just reply "that's OK". But if it's clear they didn't even understand the question, I'd tell them they missed the point. But you can't avoid it entirely. People are going to respond what people are going to respond. All you can do is be as clear as you possibly can, and hope that people get it.

Match your question up with your title if possible. Most people tend to only read the title and ignore everything else.

I might reply to them with a response that led them once again to your question. Ex. If I asked what color they thought the sky was and they talked about the grass being yellow..I might say something like..oh I thought it was green but what is your opinion on the sky? I know that is a silly example but it's the first one I thought of..lol...I think that sometimes people can get off topic but it can still make for a great discussion.

Well, for me I think in starting a discussion you anticipates that your topic or your query would earn positive/negative response from members.I guess Mylot members responded in the way they have understand what you mean about or what you want them to perceive the intended meaning of your topic and they responded mostly based on their own experiences or opinions.So some responded the way they perceived what you mean and others maybe for the sake of responding just for the rewards...Have a good day

Hello Sid, if i have to be honest, that happened with me once or twice. What i do now is to post more opened discussions with not only one, but few questions with close meaning to catch more answers and i hope at least few will be on the point. I feel little disappointed if people don't understand what i ask, because english is not my first language and i feel like i couldn't explain good what i wanted to say. In that case, i explain after every response for what i'm talking, and wait bit more to pick BR.

i think that if a discussion is quite short then you may get an answer to the question you asked. If the discussion is long then people may forget all about the question that is in there, some people don't bother to read the discussions, well i don't think so, as it seems that they just read the title of the discussion and then respond to that, that then makes the discussion you set quite pointless as you do not get an answer to the question that you set. It is a shame when this happens as this is a discussion site so before commenting we should fully read the discussion and then respond, that way you will get answers to your question.

Hi sid I have seen such discussion many times.. I have seen lots of responses for those discussions which didn't answered the questions whatever asked.. It happened with me few times too but not from all responses. I mean i got answers too from other responses.. I guess we really can do nothing about it.. I mean its totally depend on responders.. If you are making questions bold (for highlight purpose) and still they don't note it then i don't think there is any better idea then that..

I guess there some users here who just answers the question in a hurry just to get to the minimum payout limit. That's the only reason I could think of.

Sometimes I cannot exactly answer the question that the discussion starter asked but sometimes I can come up with something to add to the discussion. If you can think of anything to say to the comment they leave on your discussion then just dont write anything. Also if you dont think that anyone really answered your question then no one deserves the best response and maybe some time down the road someone will see your discussion and answer your question and then you can leave them the BR.

This happens every once in a while tto me, too. Mostly because people don't know what to answer. Sometimes the question is vague or the problem is not one people usually have or they interpret it to their own situation. I restate it more clearly. Sometimes I just go with the flow.

That's my idea in my previous discussion because most of the responders are taking the discussion are just for fun, just throwing a reply which a little bit related to the discussion. So they forget what is the real intention of the discussion which is seeking for an answer to the specific question. I think if no response related and deserve to have BR skip it is better.. see you around

If you feel your question was not answered then I wouldn't rate any of them 'Best reply.' That's just my own personal opinion on it. I don't really think you can avoid it from happening on your discussions. It's upto the repliers to actually read your discussion fully and give an actual answer to what you're asking. I have to say though I agree with you if it frustrates you to see discussions you started or even ones you didn't start saying something that is barely even related to the topic at hand just to make a post. Those repliers I toss into my own lil category called 'quantity over quality repliers.' I think their confused about how you can possibly earn on the site. It's quality not quantity after all. I don't mind so much if the replier is asking a question in regards to your question, maybe they just want a bit more facts before tackling the question, that I actually applaud to be honest due to them wanting a 'full story' instead of just a cut down version.

Oh my,did I do such thing in your discussion Sids? Tell me honestly ok so I will know my mistakes and correct them. I once had a response that didn't answer my question but I managed to asked it again to the respondent on my reply. Honestly,I have no tips to avoid it 'cause sometimes respondents usually are not aware that they have to answer a question on your discussion,they just tend to react on your post. When the reply did not meet what you wanted to know,of course,you should not rate it as the best response. In this case,I usually don't rate it at all since I don't want to rate negative on a reply. See yah friend!

Nothing will come easier.You want to wait for your turn. Keep on posing relevant to the question.It will helpful one day.Keep on asking question, one day every one will look in to u.. day will change.. No worries dear friend...