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Confused: I thought people want us to respond to their discussions. email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com3 weeks ago

I received an alert that one of my responses had been commented on. The comment read "Will you please stop responding to my discussions."

I was under the impression that we could respond anywhere as long as we don't breach guidelines or use abusive language, neither of which I did. At least it clarified that the poster at least reads the responses as does not generally comment to responders. I wouldn't mind but this follows a recent discussion concerned about why very few people respond to the posters quality discussions, so I thought I was being nice.

So do you think we should respond by invitation only, only to friends, or anywhere we like? After all it is easy enough to ignore us once we're there. Personally I will continue to respond where ever I feel like it.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 91/100. OrangJuice (382)   ranked 5,405 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

Hey, thea, I'm sorry to hear that! sad

But I think you don't care about it. I think most people are pleased to get responses. But yes, maybe there are a few ones who think differently. As you see, the quantity of members here is so large! It's okay if someone's thought unique. rolleyes Just
think how we make friends here, the one way, maybe you got responses from a guy, and you thought his/her opinions were attractive, so you sent friends request to him/her.

Anyway, don't be disappointed, just do what you always do!thumbup


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi OrangJuice, I wasn't disappointed, I was amused. I simply responded to a discussion which was on my home page, not by a friend. Still if people only want responders to respond and agree with their every word and not have opinions of their own they should really put a disclaimer on the top to make it clear. lol


nareshbuxani (1)   ranked 27,781 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

I support you totally thea...i think everyone has a right to their opinion ..however at the same time we have elements here who think they only have a right.......

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2. myLot reputation of 94/100. Misterwit (975)   ranked 5,467 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

Hello thea...

We can respond to any discussion we like...and anyone who does not like a particular mylotter they should not say it in the public but can send a PM and tell the reason too....here so many people target their discussions to their friends only....and some people keep their started discussion with so many responses unheeded and again started a new discussion and the mad friends go like zombies and responds again... confused

I come to respond to you, I know my response will be greeted negative or positive I don't care much... thumbup


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi MistersweetiepieMisterwit, now when have I ever greeted you negatively? Your point is a good one but one is not able to communicate through pm with people not on ones friends list, and as you know I keep a tight watch on mine. One of my things as it were is to only add friends who do respond to their own discussions as I believe it is bad mannered to not do so. I often respond to things which appear on my home page though, as well as to friends discussions, thus taking a chance on being ignored. happy


myLot reputation of 94/100. Misterwit (975)   ranked 5,467 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

I was talking about others ...Can you imagine a person starts a discussion and gets so many responses and the same person starts a new discussion without responding to the previous one..... blink

Who said you give negative respond... blink..


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Well this particular poster had made previous discussions about how no one responded and I did advise that one must respond back or people would stop bothering but naturally the good advice was ignored. But hey, I got a response this timelol
You said you came to mine and would be greeted negatively or positively and I've always been a sweetie with you Mr Lollipop, you amuse me. thumbup


myLot reputation of 94/100. Misterwit (975)   ranked 5,467 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

I did not say that... angry...I did not say you responded negatively I said you will if you have to...Is that clear....spoiling my reputation.. angry..women are so confusing...


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Now now Mr Lollipop, take those angry eyes down, you know women are confusingloland you like to be confused by them.


myLot reputation of 94/100. Misterwit (975)   ranked 5,467 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

But next time don't give advices....as you have seen the results...and if you want give any advice to a guy tell me and I will inform them on your behalf.. thumbup


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

That's my motto Lollipop, get a man in to do the dirty work. thumbup


myLot reputation of 99/100. SomeCowgirl (7805)   ranked 39 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

mister wit, now it did sound like you were saying you know that Thea can be negative or positive...

Men say women are confusing..

I say men are confusing, lol.


myLot reputation of 94/100. Misterwit (975)   ranked 5,467 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Ancient Greek supported by Wild wild west....I will take a vacation... ninja


myLot reputation of 94/100. Misterwit (975)   ranked 5,467 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

And you two don't respond on this box as this is my box... doh


myLot reputation of 97/100. meapas (1174)   ranked 1,330 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

I think all are confusing each other. Men confuses women and women confuses men and finally the Creator gets confused saying all are confusing each other.


kittykat7983 (23)  3 weeks ago

This reminds me of when I used to go to yahoo answers and post answers and some people on there were doing the same kind of thing. In fact myLot is almost the same only with a small earning potential for posting discussions. I just joined the other day but I am already starting to get addicted LOL. I really wanted to PM someone but they haven't approved my friend request yet LOL. Okay if some of this doesn't make sense it might be because I am kinda insanely tired. I did find it amusing though. But then again I am easily amused. I haven't started my own discussion yet but I was planning on it. Been too dang busy replying to others discussions.


Jen aka Kittykat7983


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi Kitty, just as a tip, you won't get alerted that a response has been commented on unless you put it in your own box, as Mr Lollipop here will receive it.


myLot reputation of 94/100. Misterwit (975)   ranked 5,467 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  2 weeks ago

Hello kittkat...

What thea said is right.... thumbup

But you can always come into my box...your avatar..so comforting.. wubdrool


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  2 weeks ago

Do you NEVER stop chatting up women Einstein?wub

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3. myLot reputation of 91/100. manong05 (2933)   ranked 321 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

I tried to check out which discussion was that and who the user was but I was distracted by your beautiful picture. I never thought that those profound discussions and responses were coming from a charming looking lady.

Going back to your post, I think that that comment was uncalled for. There is nothing in the guidelines that we should respond only to invitations, just like you, I think this is a mylot family and the assumption is we must enjoy responding and commenting with each other.

Well, what can I say except "keep your cool my friend". There are many here who are nice and sweet, and they outnumber people like that one.


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi manong, what lovely comments you make, thank you indeed. happy

Well you wouldn't have found the discussion from a bit of profile stalking I'm afraid as when I opened the alert to respond back to say I will respond where ever I choose, my response and the comment had been deleted. So instead I opened a discussion. Even if the poster had requested the response removed there was no reason at all for admin to do so as it was a just a pleasant response.
However I lost not a whit of cool and was rather amused, and will look out for more such tedious discussions to respond to as I believe we have the right to respond where ever we like. happy


myLot reputation of 91/100. manong05 (2933)   ranked 321 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Just curious thea. Is "thea" a feminine form of the word theos? Is it the equivalent of the english word divine of godess?


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Definitely not, I didn't take it as a female god but from something personal.


myLot reputation of 88/100. zandi458 (5701)   ranked 693 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

lolI was kept guessing too whether 'thea is a male but it turned out to be a Greek 'goddess'. It took me a while to read through her discussions to find out that she is of the same species as me. confused

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4. myLot reputation of 94/100. corrycrystal (839)   ranked 5,787 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

Wooh, that was kind of unexpected... I never received that kind of alert like you before because I always thought that when someone posts a discussion, he or she would expect responses from other users otherwise why bother to create a discussion.

I don't think it's fair to only respond to friends because there are some good discussions out there and if the posters really specify in their discussions that only friends can respond, I would not respond. I wouldn't waste my time and opinion where I am not needed. cool


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi corrycrystal, I did find it rather amusing as the poster had only posted recently that hardly anyone responded to their quality discussions so obviously I wished to help out and bump up responses for that disillusioned person.
I do respond to my friends discsussions first as they usually post interesting discussions, but I also dabble around into things on my home page too, and will most definitely continue to do so. I don't usually bother with people again who don't comment back but I did receive a comment so won't be deterred. happy


myLot reputation of 98/100. bunnybon7 (3506)   ranked 299 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

i kind of wonder if this was the same person i responded on one of their small amount of discussions because they responded to one of mine and one of his 3shocked friends responded to my response saying, "if you dont know how to help then why do you respond heresad" of which i said im just trying to help out as there was only one response here and this person had responded on one of my discussions. glare so i think i know what you mean. sometimes hateful people on here but not always.


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  2 weeks ago

@bunnybon, well I saw the same thing again yesterday with the same poster shouting at a responder not to answer unless they could read the topic properly and the responder had done nothing wrong.


myLot reputation of 98/100. muscles4me (8416)   ranked 770 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  2 weeks ago

These fools are only hurting themselves. I would go back to their profile and answer ever dang one of their discussions just for spite......on other words I guess I would be a troll! OR NOT A TROLL!?

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5. myLot reputation of 99/100. Iriene88 (1169)   ranked 2,094 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

I personally thought that myLot is a site for friendly forum
whereby fellow myLotters can share their thoughts and views on
the topic. I am surprise to hear about this incidence. Perhaps
the 'poster' is new here and is not aware that once they post a
topic of discussion, any myLotter can join in to share their views.
It is an 'open' discussion.

I too thought that fellow myLotters will be happy to receive an
overwhelming responses.


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi Iriene, I haven't seen you around recently, hope all is well with you.
Yes you've never sent me packing when I respond. I'm sure some may want to but it would be far easier just to ignore me, after all it would be pretty obvious that such a comment would only go ahead and inspire a discussion. You are always most welcoming to all who respond to you. happy


myLot reputation of 99/100. Iriene88 (1169)   ranked 2,094 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Dear Thea,

I stayed away from myLot quite awhile due to my PC problem.
I sent my PC for repair and ended up I have to spend USD100
to change the 'motherboard' and CD disk player. Since then,
the program/ PC became slow and it would not response to
myLot when I response to any discussion. It will loads for
ages. That really annoying, so I am using my hubby and my
sister notebook now when it is available... lol


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Tough luck Iriene, I worry that this one will die on me anyday and probably will be beyond fixing. thumbdownthumbdown

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6. myLot reputation of 95/100. lelin1123 (4040)   ranked 1,775 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

That is weird why didn't they want a response? That doesn't make a bit of sense.
I haven't come across a discussion stating not to respond. I feel like you though I will respond if I feel like it. lol


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi lelin, people should put disclaimers up if they don't want people to respond. And if someone got annoyed that I continued to do so and my star number dropped it would be pretty obvious to report. Quite funny I thought.

 
7. myLot reputation of 98/100. astonysh (1809)   ranked 5,892 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

Hi Thea,

sadmaybe some users need to have a graphic symbolic set of blinkers alongside their posts indicating that they only want a certain set of users to reply (like you can block incoming calls on your mobile 'phone).

I would never want that - I never know what I might learn from somebody else here, even people holding violently opposed viewsangry. Once in a while you pick up something instructive from constructive criticism (I can quote a couple of people in the MyLot Muslim community who have politely corrected me on issues regarding their faith, even though it has not changed my atheistic outlookthumbup).

Good luck in sorting this out anyway. Most of us can stay polite in the face of adversity.


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi Tony, well you've never seen me but be anything but polite I'm sure. No there's nothing to sort out, I found it funny, and the only effect it will have is to make sure I don't miss any more of that persons scintillating discussions. I could understand if it was a political showdown but some of us can even get through those without shoutingthumbupbut this was just a bit of drivel category.

 
8. myLot reputation of 99/100. mimpi1911 (8011)   ranked 179 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

Hey thea, I am sorry about that. I, personally, respond to the posts I find amusing, easy, comprehensible and decent. Anything which appeals to me at that point in time, I respond. There is no reason that we shouldn't. After all, mylot works in a cumulative interactions of the users who make or break this place.

I am not sure why the user does not want your comment. But he cannot stop you from responding nether can you stop him from saying anything. as long as it's a healthy argument I think, no one can intervene.

Now, smile please.. happy


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi mimpi, the comment itself made me smilehappyI actually found it amusing. This is hardly the place to be if one is going to get choosy over who responds, and it wasn't the sort of discussion that could lead to an argument. I will continue to respond where I like and if someone doesn't like it they are perfectly free to say so, until of course their comment gets deleted as it already had today, but luckily it was still sitting in my alert box to amuse me. happy


myLot reputation of 99/100. mimpi1911 (8011)   ranked 179 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Be amused etenally! lollol


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

thumbup

lol


myLot reputation of 99/100. mimpi1911 (8011)   ranked 179 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Lucky you! I am dying for some kinda amusement in life.. lol

 
9. myLot reputation of 97/100. Ingkingderders (1053)   ranked 3,170 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

that was weird.. I thought the whole point of making a discussion is so that people can respond to them.. why did he ever started a discussion if he does not want anyone to respond to it? Maybe he/she has reasons why the cold response to your comment.


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi Ingkingderers. I think people who are choosy who responds should either ignore the responders they wish they could choose not to have there, or stick a disclaimer up. I really don't care if someone doesn't want me to respond or not, I will continue to respond where I feel like it, after all it is the whole point of posting discussions. thumbup


myLot reputation of 97/100. Ingkingderders (1053)   ranked 3,170 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

That is true.. that's the whole point of mylot actually... hehehe.. anyway, I think we have the right to respond to any discussion that we want. so just go on and do your thing. thumbup

 
10. myLot reputation of 81/100. michaeldadona (3734)   ranked 2,759 out of 32,265 in mylot.com   3 weeks ago

Since May 2007 being as a myLot member, I came across lots of human behaviors who irrespectively responded to my comments. Making me withdrew from here for eight (8) months. Many times their unfriendly words condescended my participation on here. Finally, I strongly made a comeback without botheration and why should I sit down below them?

In your case, if they don't want your response words published under their posted new discussion, you must say to them these words - 'shut up or I shut you up!!!'. Let that entire discussion delete by myLot team. Don't let yourself being a chicken to them. That kind of people, actually, should die three (3) days after birth.

If I were in your shoes at that time, I will say these two (2) sentences to that kind of 'species';

1. don't give me fire because I am a burning type of gas, &
2. don't dip your feet into the water without looking.


myLot reputation of 97/100. thea09 (4044)   ranked 155 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

Hi michaeldadona, wise words indeed and I would never be a chicken as the people who know me here well know. Infortunately though after reading the alert I followed my usual practice of opening it, as I do to any I feel a further response is warranted. However my response and the comment had both been deleted, although as I say my response was quite innocous and could have caused no offence to anyone. I can only conclude that the poster reported their own words to get them deleted after writing them and realising how pathetic they appeared, I have no understanding of why my response went with it. I suppose I'll just have to go back later and re respond.
Naturally though I don't quite go along with your wishes of death to such posters, but a bit of public humiliation never hurts. lol


myLot reputation of 81/100. michaeldadona (3734)   ranked 2,759 out of 32,265 in mylot.com  3 weeks ago

hahahahaha!...that's good, you're a 'human' people and irenic.

 
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