Do you respond to old discussions?
By ebsharer
@ebsharer (5515)
United States
May 20, 2008 10:34am CST
When you see a discussion that is a year or so old do you respond to it or skip it. What if you know the person isn't active any more?
I just seen a discussion from a year ago and the person who started that discussion only had a 13 so I figure that person isn't active if in a year they only responded to 13 discussions.
I didn't respond because whats the point if the person that started the discussion isn't going to see it. But at the same time I think I should have because its not like all the active people even look at once they start a discussion.
So what do you think and why??
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46 responses
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
20 May 08
Hi,
I do respond to old discussions. In my opinion, I will respond to the discussions if the topic discussed attract my attention. If the person who start the discussions is not active, other myloters can also write comments on my responds. So, responding to inactive member's discussions is still acceptable for me. 
@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
20 May 08
It depends... If the discussion is some that I would like to express my views on, I'd surely write something there, or else just give it a skip. There are chances that we might bring back a person from dormancy.
bourne
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@bournecaindelta (2477)
• India
20 May 08
As I said, there's always a chance!!!
bourne
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@Modestah (11179)
• United States
21 May 08
if I feel like answering it I do... if the person is not active - and they get the email notifying them of a reply to their discussion they might just pop in again and read it...
one of my friends may find the discussion through my link and join in the conversation... any other person who had answered it previously might still be active.
so, why not?
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@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
21 May 08
as long as it catches my interest, i respond to it. i don't care how long it was or how new it was lol 
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@gloreymay (882)
• Philippines
21 May 08
It depends, if the discussions interest me then i will respond no matter the user is active or not.
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@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
21 May 08
I have responded to quite a few old discussions. I a discussion looks interesting, and even if a best response has been selected (I am not in it for the best responses anyway, but I do appreciate the ones I receive), I'll respond if the discussions look interesting.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
21 May 08
I never check to see if the person is active or not. Ive been here long enough and know who is active and who is not. Yes I will respond to a discussion if its old. If I like a discussion then of course I will respond to it. It doesnt matter how old it is.
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@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
21 May 08
I might if I have something to say. We get points and $ no matter how old the thread is, so why not. I have not responded because it is very old, but usually I still will.
I have even gone back on some friends looking for old discussions to get them going again.
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@chrissieatu (1033)
• China
21 May 08
I think I will just do as you do. If the one who started that discussion does not read it anymore, there is no point of responding. But sometimes even the member is active, I will think this is so long ago and that member minght not remember what did he/she say so long ago. Then I will choose not to reply. However if the topic is so inspiring that I can't help posting a response. I'll just do it.
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@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
22 May 08
Agreed! This one discussion wasn't of that much importance so it was no big deal to not respond. As you can see I have been on Mylot of 2 years and don't have a lot of responses. Not because I'm not here because I am pretty often, but I don't respond to every thing I read. Some times what I would have said is already there and some times its not some thing I want to get into here. Other times the "heading" isn't what I thought the discussion would be about.
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@chrissieatu (1033)
• China
23 May 08
I agree with you on those reasons you have mentioned. Maybe all of us share this common ground.
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@jerzgirl (9226)
• United States
21 May 08
I do respond if it's a topic I'm strongly interested in. I don't know how to tell if someone is still active or not. I just respond. Plus, I believe it still counts in our favor, even if that person doesn't bother any more, so I don't worry about it. If I like the topic and have an opinion, I respond. (Besides, I usually don't notice when it was begun until AFTER I've posted my response! LOL)
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@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
22 May 08
I agree there. I notice after I have responded. I know it gives us money to respond to every thing but I'm not here for the money. I am here for the converstaion, the discussions. The money I make here isn't going to help me financially it just gives me some money to spend on ebay every once in a while.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
20 May 08
From time to time I will and it is usually because my fiance has found it and responded to it first. I suppose your right that it's kind of useless if they haven't been active in a year, if you go to their profile it will tell you how long it has been since they've posted.
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@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
21 May 08
Yes you can look at there profile. For the one I was looking at it was obvous that they weren't around. The discussion was started a year ago and they only had (13) next to the username. If they were still around in a year they would have had more then that.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
21 May 08
I'm not sure its useless, because the discussion then becomes active again - and someone else may respond to your response, and continue the conversation.
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@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
21 May 08
Yes, if I think it is still a viable discussion. It might bring it to the attention of others and continue the discussion, even if the original poster is no longer active. It could be a good subject.
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@livvy092002 (1032)
• Philippines
21 May 08
Yes i still do respond to old discussions, i do so especially if i really have something to say in relation to the topic being discussed. It doesn't matter if the person who started the discussion will no longer read it. It will still count as an addition to your number of posts. And your right, it will be read by other mylotters who might research in the particular topic.
@simplyman2006 (1706)
• India
21 May 08
well i respond to mostly every discussion weathher its year old or two years old. i think we should respond every discussion because by this way they gets the mail from mylot in there account and they got to knew that there are people who are still responding to our discussions. that's why
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@sanzi1201 (644)
• China
21 May 08
I don't see the time usually.As long as I am interested it,I'll respond it,and write what I think.It is written to see by myself,sometimes I think so,but it could give the writer a surprise too.
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@kylie_quistis (1220)
• Philippines
21 May 08
Well, it's really depends on the topic discussion. Even if it 's too old but interesting enough, I'll respond to it. But I usually respond to the latest discussion and topics made by my friends :D
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@Chispa514 (871)
• Montreal, Quebec
21 May 08
Sometimes I respond to old discussions, depending on how interesting I think they are. While its true, the poster may not see it, other people will, and that gives me more opportunity to be seen, which means there's all that much more chance of people coming to my profile and seeing the discussions I have started and maybe they'll find them interesting enough to post their opinion on.
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