Why are people picky when choosing discussions to respond to?  

Exactly - I agree. I can't see me giving up my job anytime soon on the money I get from here - so I just do it for the interest and good conversation. If I make a small amount at the end of the month then all well and god - but I don't post for that reason!

I'm with them. And sometime discussion which I have no interest I won't response with just any answer just so that the discussion starter and myself will get paid. I choose the discussion which I know I like and can answer.

Yeap this is why. I don't want to waste my time commenting on discussions that I have no intrest in. I mean I don't know who the best bowler is for the indian cricket team. So I am not going to respond to those. I actually want to make a good post that represents my actual opinion and not something that I am just spewing to get $$$

I would agree with all these folks. A response is to be made on something where I have an opinion and what I can talk about. Money is just one aspect of the whole story of MyLot. There are many more interesting aspects to it as well. The main intent of this website is NOT to help you make money. The money part is just to attract more crowd.

I have to agree here. I have only been here a short time, but since joining I have learned that you will make more money by giving better answers. Money is not the reason that I am here, it is only benefit. I try to only respond to the things that I know. It would not make any sense for me to respond to something that has no interest to me. I would just be wasting everyones time.

I won't respond to a topic that I have little interest in or I can't find my own words to add anything of value to the discussion. The purpose of mylot was to bring people together in a forum where we can produce meaningful discussions that would draw others in, that would bring out more meaningful words and conversation--if it was utilized like this more, you would have discussions that flowed on.

Why should I add something of little value to this forum just for the sake of adding something? To me that is a way to scam mylot for earnings.

I agree, I cant just answer somwone's discussion when I have no knowledge or experience with the topic. I like to pick and choose. Sure I have a few zeros in my own discussions, but I rather have someone answer in a few sentences logically, than just saying 2 or 3 nonsense words. The money isnt everything (though it doesnt hurt), but I want to reach out to people, too.

You are so correct. Unfortunately, mylot didn't get a grip on the fact that many members joined early on and use this site as a pay check. Those that have the mentality that mylot is their pay check, are driven by the earnings and to them you need to post as much as you can all day long, which is why you have the meaningless discussions and responses on mylot.

I'm not saying that it's only about the money. But it is sad when there are people with good discussions and they get zero responses. And the people with really crumby discussions, get a lot of responses. I think people are choosing favorites, and I don't think that that is what mylot is about.

Yes, I suspect that you have a point there. It does seem that some people are being "chosen" for their seeming to be popular..as I said..haven't been here for a while..so I lost touch a little..

Yes, I agree. I want to help others, but if I have no interest or opinion on the subject manner, I will probably not contribute to that particular discussion. Simply because I feel I could not add value to that discussion.

i think a lot of people just go to the home page which is today's top discussions and pick off there instead of new discussions, or discussions with no responses!

for my not about interest or not interest but l have a problem for help, l have bad english because l live in indonesia, and in every day l use local language, now l want to say to any body please for give me if my englis is not good or l am not respons your discussion

I know what you mean, and I understand it, but some people post only to the ones they think are popular. I think people should try to post to as many discussions that interest them while still mainting quality posts.

Swansen i agree with you there,I respond to
shot and long discussions,I just don't pick one over the other because I don't think it's fair.but I don't go for the yes or no question
but more like the oneliner discussions that I'm interested in.

I mean Sawsen sorry I misspelled your user name

A good philosophy.

Keep up the quality answers.

I understand that, and all of my responses are 4 or more sentences long. But I'm saying for the ones that have 0 responses, I try to help them out if I can, even if I don't really have much to say, because I know it will get other people to respond. And usually the people that would be interested in responding to such discussions, don't get to see them because they never get into the top list and so therefore no one gets the chance to respond.

I understand that most people, including myself, are here for quality discussions, and not necessarily for the money. But as I've mentioned earlier, I think it would nice to help out those new mylotians, not even necessarily new mylotians, but people with no responses to their discussions. Because I think if you can post one response to a discussion, then other people might notice it and those interested in that subject would want to post. But if no one posts, the discussion never makes it to the top list, and not many people see it, and therefore no one posts, and that mylotian gets discouraged to post anything.

I have been here 2 days and have started 4 discussions. Only 1 has had responses, and I would have to assume that the other 3 are boring or of no interest to anyone else.

Don't get discouraged -- I have several topics I started awhile ago and no responses, someone will run across them one day and respond out the blue. Just keep posting and responding. It is tremendous amount fun. Happy posting :) Best wishes!

I do respond to new mylotters, especially those with 0 - 3 responses, to encourage them to continue, but I try to select ones to which I think I can contribute.

You have to remember there are over 67,000 myloters! It takes a lot of time to get through just a hand full of them! When you make friends you will have good disccusions with them! then you get less time to worry about others responding to you! I can have good disccusions with two or more friends at a time it can go on for days its great.

i am not picky at all...i guess most of the people comment on the discussion started by their friends...so that they can earn more mylot point..