Posting your reply to someone's discussion as your own discussion
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (43074)
Staten Island, New York
July 15, 2018 2:51pm CST
I love to write and share my thoughts and opinions with others. Often times when I reply to someone's discussion I end up writing a lengthy response. It can be a paragraph or even a few paragraphs.
When I look at the length of my responses at times it feels like I can publish them as their own discussions. I don't remember if I have ever done that though. But it's a good idea I think, especially since there are people who are not fans of long responses and probably don't even read them.
I'd think that we are allowed to do this. If we are, do we have to mention that this is in reply to a discussion, and say what that discussion was about? Or do we just post the content of our reply that we were originally going to post in that discussion and that's it?
Have you guys ever considered posting your reply to someone's discussion as your own discussion? And is it a good idea to do?
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Jul 18
@lovebuglena , because they think by attending more discussions with short replies they can make more money here, which is not the fact!
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jul 18
@AKRao24 If they assume that then they are wrong.
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jul 18
Not everyone is a fan of long comments/responses, or long discussions for that matter. And I don't get why.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
15 Jul 18
Not allowed.
It would probably fall under the rule that states one shouldn't openly converse with just one person.
If you could word the reply as a discussion itself, further expanding on the original person's discussion, than that would (and has) probably slide.
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jul 18
For example, someone can ask a question in their discussion. My reply can be very long. Instead of publishing that reply in that person's discussion can't I just start my own discussion which will have all the content of my reply I was originally going to post on that person's discussion. I don't think that I am actually conversing with just one person in this case. But I think I'd probably have to mention the discussion that made me want to share what I originally wrote in the reply. Hope this makes sense.
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
16 Jul 18
Yes, I sometimes do this also
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jul 18
What I was thinking of doing is not publishing that reply in a person's discussion but instead publishing it as a discussion of my own.
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@marguicha (215389)
• Chile
15 Jul 18
@lovebuglena Good idea. You can always write something short in the other mylotter´s post.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
15 Jul 18
I think this is a good idea. You get your inspiration from other people's discussion.
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Jul 18
You definitely do, especially when faced with writer's block.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Jul 18
i sometimes reply to commenters' responses to a discussion, but i also reply or comment to that discussion.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
15 Jul 18
I've never done it.
I think it'd be best to let others know that it's a reply to a post, and tag who wrote it to make sure they see it too
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
16 Jul 18
I would write a short response in the discussion. If I start my own discussion about the same topic, I wouldn't write that it is a response. I would write something like this: "I just read a discussion by (mylotter's name) The discussion inspired me to write a discussion about (topic)"
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Jul 18
Good suggestion. That works well I think.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
15 Jul 18
I have done that. My response to someone's post reminded me of an incident or anecdote that I should write about. And a couple of times, I did. Of course, I expanded it and told a more complete story, often from a different angle. I don't see anything wrong with that. It was my thoughts and my writing.
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Jul 18
I see nothing wrong with that either. You are not violating anything.
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Jul 18
I do that as well but thought maybe it's better to make a discussion out of it rather than post it in a response as not everyone likes long responses. But then again, not everyone likes long discussions either.
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
15 Jul 18
I think many people do. If I read an interesting discussion that brings up a memory, I'll leave a short response then tell my story in a post of my own with an honorable mention of the person and discussion that inspired it. 
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Jul 18
Good idea. It's a nice thing to mention the person that inspired your discussion.
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