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If after responding to an comment, are we allowed to say Thank You? email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com1 year ago

I have been responding to many comments that members have made to my discussions. I have said, "Thanks for responding" or "thanks for your comment"... Is this a violation of myLot??? When I read the FAQ's myLot stated that we were not supposed to say thank you after someone responded to an discussion that we have made.. Please clarify this??? I know that I have done this many times.. Is this wrong??? I thought that it was okay to say thank you for responding, but it looks like myLot does not accept this. So, what is the right thing here? Thanks for all your replies..

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 34/100. zukepr (11799)   ranked 19,370 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

It is my understanding of the rules that its against the rules to thank EVERYONE who responds
which I interpret to mean that you cannot comment back to everyone with a simple thank you
I usually try to find some other comment to make to a responder without saying thank you but if I cant think of anything i simply dont say anything at all


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yes, you are right..When I say thank you, I will just make an comment, then, I will just say thank you at the end of the sentence, is that still unacceptable?


myLot reputation of 34/100. zukepr (11799)   ranked 19,370 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

I think itsok as long as there is at least 1 response that you dont say anything to (just to be safe)LOL


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Okay... happy


myLot reputation of 92/100. MsTickle (8989)   ranked 1,003 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

You've answered your own query. MyLot is a discussion forum...someone posts a topic and then others respond and so the topic is discussed ....people discuss the topic. Some seem to see this as a Question & Answer forum...that's not what myLot is.

I read the responses to my discussions and I think about what the person has said and then I respond to them.....this is what I believe makes for a discussion....not just saying thanks, etc. If people bother to read and think about what you posted and then think up a response to you, it's polite to comment back to them. Sometimes if the response makes no sense, is negative/nasty, I'll skip it but generally, I like to get into things with people.

I'd love to have one of those discussions that gets lots of responses and discussion back and forth from many people. I really envy the folk who can post those sort of discussions.... lol

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2. myLot reputation of 95/100. ronaldinu (7779)   ranked 296 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

No it's useless to do it. It's in the guidelines. It's one of the dont's. So I would not risk it to go against the rules.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Me neither... Just saying thank you, just alone is a violation..

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3. myLot reputation of 76/100. myklj999 (7262)   ranked 2,113 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

If you don't have something of substance to add to the discussion, you are not supposed to post anything. myLot would like for us to make our posts comprehensive; they prefer detail in responses. Simply saying thank you or thanks for responding doesn't really add anything to the discussion.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

It doesn't... But, if you have a statement to go along with your response, will that still make it as an violation?


myLot reputation of 76/100. myklj999 (7262)   ranked 2,113 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

there is nothing wrong with saying "thank you" as part of a response, as long as it is not the whole response.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Exactly!!! You answered my question!! Thanks!happyhappyhappy


myLot reputation of 96/100. ShellyB (3008)   ranked 2,601 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

That also made it clear to me.
And I appreciate that lol

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4. myLot reputation of 82/100. relundad (1581)   ranked 1,022 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

I have intrepreted that to mean that you should not just reply "Thank You" as a one-liner. In other words your response should be of substance and pertinent to the discussion, which is what makes it a discussion. Some people have a "blanket" thank you for each and every response.

I think your thank you's are more in line with just being polite and a part of your reply.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yes, I thought so too.. My thank you's are my way of appreciating the member for responding to my discussion.. But, I have seen an user just the other day, make an comment, and he said thank you for responding on every comment that he had.. He did not make an statement or anything, all he left to his post was, thank you for responding... I think that is what myLot is against.. So, with my discussions, I will just respond with an statement, and then say thank you... Is this still unacceptable..


myLot reputation of 95/100. flagella08 (1768)   ranked 657 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

i went over all the posts about saying thank you and all these made me think that they're all right. some of us cat help ourselves to express how thnkful we are top those people who responded to our posts especially when their posts help us in making our lives better. maybe we just need to rephrase that.

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5. myLot reputation of 98/100. liquorice (1761)   ranked 183 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

There is nothing wrong with saying thank you in itself, it's a polite and nice thing to do! However, for the sake of myLot, answers should be carrying on the discussion (simply saying "thank you for your comment" is not doing this). This is because myLot is a discussion site, and the more interesting the discussion, the more people will view the pages (and click ad links etc..)

Responses should also be original, ie. you're not supposed to duplicate your responses, so if you just say the same thing to each person who posts to your discussion, then it's not very original!

These are my guesses at why we're not supposed to just say "thanks for your comment". I think it's ok to thank the person as long as you also say something else that adds to the discussion.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yes! That is what I have been doing!! I have been adding an comment along to my response, and then I would say thank you... So, it looks like I was not doing anything wrong after all..


myLot reputation of 98/100. liquorice (1761)   ranked 183 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yeah, that's good! At least you don't have to worry about doing anything different then. happy

Thanks a lot for best response!


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yes, sure!! You are very welcome for the Best Response!happyhappyhappy

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6. myLot reputation of 98/100. moondancer (2948)   ranked 1,161 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

I have read and heard this also. But I was raised to always say thank you to someone when they took time to acknowledge me. I do try to offer more and not just say thank you when writing back in hopes that this would make it not be against the rule.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yes, that is the same thing that I do too.. I am very polite when it comes to someone doing something for me... Of any kind... I just don't want to say thank you in my discussions, if myLot does not accept it... I want to follow all rules, so that I won't get into trouble.. I know that myLot does allow you to say thank you, regardless... Just not where you are saying thank you, just alone.. happyhappyhappy

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7. myLot reputation of 98/100. checapricorn (9975)   ranked 3,752 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

Hi cream,

I have read that guideline also but it didn't stop me from using "thank you"! I am using that really but I know not to all! LOL!
ANyway, In my own understanding, they just want to emphasize that by saying thank you alone will not give us any cent!
happyhappyhappy


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Alright, I can see your point of view.. happy

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8. myLot reputation of 93/100. photographygirl73 (1982)   ranked 531 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

I think that if you respond with a simple "thank you" to someone's reply to your discussion then yes it is against the My Lot rules. But if after commenting on their replies if you want to add a thank you then thats okay.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yes, I believe so too. It needs to be more sentences added to the discussion to make it complete..

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9. myLot reputation of 97/100. gitfiddleplayer (5481)   ranked 120 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

Thank you is just too general. You could say thank you for responding to my discussion or something along those lines. Thank you is too easy, add a few lines so that it shows you're reading the responses.


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Yes, that is true.. I usually will say, thank you for responding.. But, most of the times, there is a comment in front of my post, then the general thank you at the end of the statement.

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10. myLot reputation of 91/100. rrowenaa (608)   ranked 6,906 out of 32,643 in mylot.com   1 year ago

honestly i haven't read the FAQ section yet of myLot. and thank u for bringing up this discussion. me too i always say thank you "with a substance" to everyone who responded to my discussion. it's just me simply being polite and letting my respondents know that they made me feel real good.=)


myLot reputation of 93/100. cream97 (9031)   ranked 700 out of 32,643 in mylot.com  1 year ago

Welcome to myLot! rrowenaa!! I am glad that I was able to help you.. From what I was told, we can say thank you in a response that we make, we just can't just say thank you to a response, and then just leave it as this. Mylot wants to see some more communication besides, thank you.. But, we can include it in our response. I hope that you enjoy your time here at myLot!! Cheers!! HappyMylotting!!happyhappyhappy

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