I turned off some of my friends e-mail notification and I think it's but fair!

@salonga (27775)
Philippines
October 10, 2008 3:25am CST
I decided to turn off the e-mail notification of: 1) Those whose topics have always be not of my interest. 2) Those whose interesting topics I've responded but did not even care to send back comments. I kept the notification ON for those whose topics sometimes attract me although they never respond to my posts. At least I can respond to them and that is an activity to my credit anyway. Of course for my friends who've always been supportive and whose topics are always interesting to me the notification will always be on and my priorities! Cheers!!! Do you think I did the right thing? What have you done so far to your friends list?
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@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
10 Oct 08
Well I suppose you do the right thing. It's a nuisance so find out that the discussions that you have left a comment, was left unattended. They just don't get the fun of discussion. There is no point for you to continue to have the notification from such discussions owner to be on. By default, all my friend's notification are turned off. I don't really have time to filter all of the list. But I do keep track of several good friends, where I will give my response when they started a new discussion! Happy posting!
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
Oh thanks dear for backing up my action. I hate it when my response was not even acknowledge although the poster has the time to post another discussion. Nhahhh! What is that, asking the opinion of others but when others responded will not answer back? So your notifications are all off? I think I can't do that because it is easier for me to choose topics if I get notifications. I have good friends who are really supportive and I always look forward to their posts always. Thanks for dropping by! I appreciate it!
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@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 08
You are most welcome. I have been disgusted by those people who do not keep a good practice in discussion courtesy. You brought up a point. It just defeat the purpose of discussion, by bringing up a question but do not follow up at all. Right, most of my notification are off. But I do keep track of the discussions that I have made comments and always continue with the discussions once it got responded. And all the discussions started by my own, are well taken care of from time to time. The reason I turned off notification is I don't want to get my mail box junked up.
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
10 Oct 08
I think thats fair, my inbox gets so full of friends discussions, and I can't look at all of them, and some of them aren't very interesting to me. Like there is one that I have, whose topics are always about politics, I don't like politics, I find it hard to understand at times, and its just not interesting to me, I may just turn that notification off, it sounds mean, but like you if its not interesting to me I won't respond. I haven't done anything to my friends list so far, I may go and clean it up some....Have a good day
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Politics...politics...politics... I also do not like politics but you know if it's a good friend who is talking about politics... I mean a friend who really is supportive to me... I make it a point to give my share even if I also hate politics. I don't know I always want to return the favor. At least for as long as it is not always politics that she will post...it would be okay with me, otherwise, I'd really would run out of things to say! Ha!ha!ha!
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 08
Hi salonga, I don’t turn on all the notification of the friends in my friends list. It’s really annoying to see so many emails in my mail box daily. I don’t like to take the trouble to delete them daily. I prefer my mail box to look decent. Just like you, I keep only the buttons of notification of friends who are interested in my discussions, and always try to respond to some of mine. I would like to keep the notification butter of my friends who start discussions which I’m interested as well. posting and have a nice day.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
Yes, that is so wise of you. It really takes some good views like yours to realize that I have done is just right. Thanks for backing up my decision. I hope to see more of you here! Have a nice day!
@neildc (17238)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
16 Oct 08
Just like what you have done with your lists, I turned off some friends. It is really a waste of time reading notifications that we have no interest to and inbox bloods with that kind of notifications. Another reason is that some of my friends are not that active anymore (like me, lol) so I have to turned them off too, and also plans to delete them soon. Have a great day my friend...
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
16 Oct 08
Hi Neildc! I understand friends like you who do not come to myLot so often but at least your topics though few are sensible and interesting so yours is always turned on! Ha!ha!ha!
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
10 Oct 08
hope u don't turn me off i thought we had had some good discussions, i have deleted a few , if it feels good to you then i'm sure u have done the right thing or what u wanted to. i am a big believer in doing what u want to do.lol
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
11 Oct 08
thank you. my dad was buried 21 days ago & my mother in jan. it's been a bad year for me but i still have many things to be thankful for, yi\ou have a good one. jo
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
Ha!ha!ha! Of course not! You are one of my dearest friends here! Isn't that obvious? Ha!ha!ha! I love all our discussions here. I am learning from you so no reason for me to turn you off! Thanks a lot for giving me a good laugh! Have a nice day!
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Ohhhh! my condolences my friend! She's the only Aunt and already departed. May God bless her soul! Ohhhh! Life really is so short! So the next few days will be tough for you. I pray you'd be able to arrange all the needful!
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
10 Oct 08
Hahaha!!! I think that is your personal choice my friend. Everyone has the right to exercise his/her will power hahaha... I hope you did not turn off mine.. Well, for me I just turn on the notifications of those who are always responding to my discussions. I think what we did is just fair. have a nice day my friend.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
13 Oct 08
hahaha I'm glad you did not turned off mime!! hahaha.. though I am not so active these past days because of many things going on but I;m still alive and kicking.. have a nice day my friend.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Ha!ha!ha! Of course yours will never be turned off! Never, never! never! You're one of my good friends here! If I would I'd be losing your good topics and it is my loss. Well perhaps one of this days I'd be doing same as yours too. I'd be turning on only all those who are responding to my discussions as well. Based on my experience...all the responsive ones are also the ones whose topics are interesting to me. Is it psychological? Ha!ha!ha!
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@djoyce71 (2511)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
I think it's a member's choice if he/ she chooses to turn notifications off or on. For me, I have turned off some and turned on some. Anyways, I can still see discussions in the 'friends started". I responded to friends' discussions if they were of my interest or if I knew how to respond to. I commented back if I needed to, but if I did not, I just rated them positively.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Yes, indeed it is a member's choice. Whatever would lessen the burden, whatever will prove not stressful then we can always do. I've been stressed with so many senseless discussions flooding my e-mails so I'd rather turn them off anyway they are not useful at all. Thanks dear for your views! Have a nice day!
@comfort55 (1574)
• India
10 Oct 08
Thats the right thing you did. I have kept on email notifications of quite a few friends who always respond to my discussions and so I would also like to reciprocate. Otherwise I respond to discussions of my interest only. Happy posting!
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Yes it is really the best way to maintain the notification. Put on only the supportive ones because they deserve to get support as well. It's not good to be selfish here at myLot. Anyone who gets selfish will be losing all friends in the end. I hope everyone here knows the meaning of friendship. It should be a two-way traffic. Thanks a lot for sharing!
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Oct 08
salonga its up to you but for me I have left mine w ell enough alone as I know I am behind in responding to the responses on some of my discussions as I got a lot more responses than I ever imagined I would get. I will reply to them in due time as I am trying to mylot and also pack to move.I try my best to respond to all my friends and also to reply to responses they make but I am only one person with only so many hours in the day. so right now I am leaving my friends list alone as i imagine other people get caught up in work and mylotting just as I have.the benefit of the doubt.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Yes time is too short. That is the common problem. Even if we want to respond to all..it's the lack of time that's been hindering us. How nice of you to patiently keep your friends list as is! I hope you find more time so you can respond to all of them. Have a nice day!
@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
I think you did the right thing. I've been busy lately and just log on here on my free time. So I haven't done anything on my friends list so far aside from accepting friend requests. I haven't even commented on my some responses on my discussions lately. But I'm on my way there. One step at a time. HUGZ friend.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Oh I thought your internet connection has not been working well. That was once your problem so when I found you not so active here the last few days, I thought that was the reason. But I'm glad your back!
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
10 Oct 08
I don't see where you do anything wrong because I have done the same thing too. I have even deleted a couple from my profile because I say them here in mylot but they never respond to my discussion. I think friendship are both ways.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Yes... of course friendship should be both ways. There are some here who would only want to post and receive responses but they never care who responded to them and would not care returning the favor. What kind of friend is that! Friendship will last if the relationship is two-way traffic. So better turn off their notification and see how they will lose support for their selfishness!
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
11 Oct 08
I have done the same thing so I think you did the right thing. I actually did this to a few people that started so many discussions I couldn't get through my email in the morning. I know it sounds mean but I had some starting like 40 a day I would wake up to 200 plus emails. I was so stressed about it all I had to do something lol.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
It is stressful for me to have friends who start so many senseless discussions. It's okay if the topics are interesting but if the topics are always senseless then it really is stressful. Imagine with mailbox flooded with 200 e-mails which are mostly senseless. Thanks a lot...at least I know I am not alone in this decision. Have a nice day!
@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
Hi there! Well I think you have done the right thing rather than delete them. Besides, you have the right to decide whatever you like to do with your friend's notifications. I have also turned off some of my friend's notifications of those who kept posting discussions already been discussed before. It only floods my email. I am still thinking if I will turn off those who never replied to any of my post but I kept replying to their discussions. Though I don't obliged my friends to respond on my discussions but I think its unfair if they will never respond to my discussions.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
Yes, it is better than delete them. Anyway I can still see their discussion from "Friends Started", I just don't want to clog my mailbox with notifications of topics I can't surely respond to. It's just getting too heavy for nothing. And also you are right it is somewhat unfair if friends don't even support your topics although you've been supporting them. Friends must support each other and not just a one way traffic. I also have such kind of friends but just the same I respond to their interesting topics for I anyway get some earnings in responding but they must commment back to my responses otherwise I will include them in my OFF friends! Thank you for sharing!
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@super_jj (1416)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
I think that's ok. I dont think i have any notifications. HEehee. Well, that's because i respond to anybody with interesting topics. And i think it's a personal choice,too. I mean, for me, i dont want my inbox to be clogged with notification messages. I prefer to only have personal messages from my friends, family, colleagues, and other business corespondents in my inbox.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
10 Oct 08
I always have notification off by default. I get notification, of course, of any responses to my (somewhat rare) discussions and to comments on responses I make but I find that I get quite enough email as it is without cluttering up my inbox with a lengthy mail every time someone posts something. These days I look first at the Digest, then at any responses/comments and then check the New, the Recent and the Friends Started tabs (usually in that order). I long ago gave up thinking I had to respond to every discussion from 'friends'. I now choose only those on which I feel that I may have something useful to say. This tactic seems to work for me. I seem to have increased my average daily earnings by about 60% since I used this routine (not that the money is my main reason for being here!) and spend rather less time on MyLot than I used to.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
Yes, that is a good tactic! Thank you for giving me a good idea. But I will still turn on the notification for my good friends with whom I've already built sweet relationship. I treasure them here and I would like to support them because they also are to me. I'm finding it too time consuming to search from "Friend's Started" because the old and new topics are mixed. Thanks for sharing your useful views!
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
11 Oct 08
I confess I turned mine off for everybody, I just couldn't keep up with them...
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
WEll you must have gotten so many friends already! It's ok to turn off instead of flooding your mailbox. Thanks for sharing!
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
11 Oct 08
Oh-Oh Salonga! Do I take the credit for this or the blame? I know who gave you this idea so should I duck or stand up proudly for what I believe in! I think you did the right thing! I told you that I do that because I don't like to have people use me for their own purposes and not care about my feelings. Like now I have started a discussion and I am watching carefully to see which ones of my friends ignore it as usual! I already know the ones that will! I will be turning off more notifys and with just cause! I know that the ones that I did turn off have no clue and don't even know that I am missing from their discussions. That alone is pretty pathetic! So obviously I did the right thing, only it should have been done a long time ago! You have to feel right with you choice, so I hope that you do.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Shhhh! Yes, somehow you've influenced me! I thought if Opal could do then why can't I, (ha!ha!ha) Thanks a lot my friend! I've lost patience actually so I started putting off the buttons and now I feel so light! Yes, it's annoying if friends always ignore your discussion. Of course we don't expect our discussions will always be interesting. There are times also that perhaps it could not be appealing...but if they seem to find none of the discussion you posted interesting then what is the use of giving support to them as well. Friendship here at myLot should be two-way to keep going! Again... thanks a lot my friend. Have a nice day!