What kind of comment do you post to a response?
By mcjohnson7
@mcjohnson7 (301)
United States
September 21, 2008 3:48pm CST
Do you simply say Thanks for the response? Or do you add Have a nice day?
I have been trying to make each comment unique to the response and try to end with a thank you, have a nice day. That was working well for me when all of my discussions only got 4, maybe 5 responses. And THEN (lol), I posted a question that has gotten 25 responses so far. Now, most of the responses came in over the weekend. I work weekends. When I got home today, I was behind about 20 responses.
I taxed myself trying to be unique and cordial, lol; but I managed to respond to each and every one using a unique comment every time. I'm pretty sure I used up all I had though..lol I think I'm going to have to avoid starting new discussions for a while and rest my brain.
Have any of you found this to be true for yourselves?
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14 responses
@Browisn (782)
• United States
22 Sep 08
Hi McJohnson. Well, fortunately or not, I haven't gotten that many responses yet. But, I try to make a discussion out of it if I can. If the responses are repetitive, I just comment as you do, with a salutation. But, I still believe the purpose of MyLot is to discuss topics and have a dialog with others and learn from their opinions.
Happy MyLotting...
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@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
Absolutely right Browisn! I'm here for the conversation as well as all those pennies! And what a diverse number of opinions are available here too. It makes for some interesting discussions. Thanks for reminding me what it's all about. May your day be filled with sunshine!
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@migsmartinez (1293)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
I usually read the responses to my discussions and then make a comment based on what the person said. Sometimes though, like in your case, I get a whole bunch of responses. At first, I would try commenting on everyone's response but along the way, I run out of things to say and get a bit lazy to comment on every single response. So what I would do is, select a few good responses and then comment on those.
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@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
That's a good idea too. It looks like you've been here a while, so that must be working well for you. If I get a whole lot of responses again, I'll have to give that a whirl. Thanks for your input. Hope your day is a grand one!
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
22 Sep 08
I try to put forth my views while commenting on the replies received. Simply saying Thank you does not serve much purpose, to my mind.I try my best to post my comments on the replies received in response to my posts. Posting my commenting assures the respondents that I have gone through his/her resposne and am acknoleding the same. Sometimes, if the reply is one liner and does not deserve a comment I skip it. I love to post commments and counter-comments thereon and I believe it makes the discussion more interesting and lively. When somebody comments on my response, I feel delighted and go for my counter-comments. Also, those who are very particular in commenting on my responses, I take extra care to post my responses to their posts and try not to miss any of their posts.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
23 Sep 08
I fully agree with your meaningful thoughts and am sure you will go a long way here on mylot and in your life........if you keep this kind of positive attitude.
@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I feel the same dpk262006, everyone who joins in the discussion, deserves a response. After all, if I didn't want to "discuss" it, I wouldn't have posted the discussion..lol I always respond to those who comment on my responses too unless it's just a thank you from them. Well said, thank you. I hope your day is all you want it to be!
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
well, i really try my best to respond to all the responses to my discussion and i try to make my response to every discussion different.
well, i just dont want them to think that i copy and pasted my response and i want it personal and that i really read the response that they made for my discussion. what i usually do is read their comments and make my response from the comments that they have left for me. and it helps to make it different everytime, but when i cant think of any thing to respond to their comment, i usually say thanks for dropping by and see you around..hehehe
well, i just dont want them to think that i copy and pasted my response and i want it personal and that i really read the response that they made for my discussion. what i usually do is read their comments and make my response from the comments that they have left for me. and it helps to make it different everytime, but when i cant think of any thing to respond to their comment, i usually say thanks for dropping by and see you around..hehehe@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I know, I don't want my comments to sound like a skipping record (you're probably too young to know what a record is, but it preceded CD's) by posting the same ones over and over. When you get good responses, like yours, it's easy to comment on them and talk it over. Thanks for dropping by..hee hee. Seriously, thanks so much for your response and I hope you have a really nice day!
@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
22 Sep 08
For me, I do not initiate many discussions, but when I do and I get responses, I make it a point to reply back to the people who have participated in my discussions. I also seldom just offer a short and sharp reply like "Thanks" or "Thanks for responding". I treat each response to my post like a conversation, where the person responding shared something with me, and in turn I want to return the sharing and if possible extend that conversation with a point or two of my own. I have enjoyed sharing this way, and some people do 'talk' further, and then more sharing takes place and sometimes this leads on to other related conversations. Just take a look at my discussions and you will get a better idea about what I am saying here.
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@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
22 Sep 08
I feel that saying more than the usual "thanks" shows your interest in the person's post and what he/she has shared. Often it makes a difference. So from your response now, I certainly value what you just shared...and I feel encouraged to respond again, so we're having a little back and forth discussion here. Great, isn't it? If you had just said a "thank you" and nothing more, I would just have left it there and not respond further.
@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I am still learning here and have found that I probably won't be starting many discussions myself. I can't sit around thinking up topics like that (but hey! that sounds like another topic for discussion..lol), so mine will be limited also. I like the sharing ideas back and forth that goes on here and have already learned a few things I didn't know and some I didn't want to know! Treating each post like a conversation is good thinking. It makes for a much better discussion. Thank you for taking the time to add your thoughts here. Have a spectacular day!
@rayearth2601 (379)
• Indonesia
21 Sep 08
hi, when I respond at discussion, usually I write as much as I could, but sometimes I ran out of words, I can't find suitable sentences to post, so I just say thank you, happy posting, or have a nice day
@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
21 Sep 08
After playing catch-up this afternoon, and judging by your number of posts, I can certainly understand running out of words! Thanks so much for your input. Have a nice evening!
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I always read the response and put a response according to what they have said. I always say thanks but I have not put have a nice day. That is a very nice touch to show the person you appreciate their response. I will have to start doing that. But if I have a whole lot of responses it is harder to respond to the responses. I do but it takes a lot longer and as you say it gets harder to do a unique response to each.
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@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
When I get a response, like yours, it's easy to respond back and I try to make my responsed relate to what the other person has said as well. I don't know why I started adding have a nice day, it just sounded polite I guess. I know we don't mind spending longer to post a quality comment to our responses, but it sure is taxing my little brain..........lol. Thanks for sharing with us sunshinelady (I like your screen name) and have a great day!
@marababe (2503)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
When I comment on a response, I try not to just say thank you or anything that sounds like I'm closing the "conversation" already. I make it a point to really comment on what he/she has said or add opinions of my own. Simply saying thank you is a violation of the mylot guidelines and with mylot deleting all discussions that have violated the guidelines we should really start avoiding making offenses cos it's just not the user who violated who gets decreased, it's the whole discussion and the other users who responded.
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
It depends if the response is really substantial I go more than the usual "Thanks for responding" but if I'm not in the mood I use that too. Also if the response is vague I use it as well.
@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
You know, there's not much you can do with a vague response except just say thank you and move on. I find the more substantial the response, the easier it is to respond to it. Thanks for sharing that with us. Have a great day!
@winzpc (2354)
• Indonesia
22 Sep 08
This the harddest thing. I can find many words to use it in my comment area. I usually use that two words you mention above. I can think other good word, but until now I feel good with it. So I will use it to my all comment.
Keep post
Happy myLotting...
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@mcjohnson7 (301)
• United States
22 Sep 08
It is hard, I know. And it always makes us feel good to wish someone a pleasant day doesn't it? Thank you for joining in. Have a beautiful day!
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
Hi friend, I like to answer every comments also. It kind of similar to what you did. I really like to read there comments and it does make sense to choose the one that has an interesting point of view but i do try to answer all of them because I do believe that everyone that answer my discussion starter put their time and effort with it and they deserve an answer.
@iceblizzard (749)
• Philippines
22 Sep 08
I avoid saying thank you to someone who posted a comment on my discussion. Simply because I want to interact with them more and I want to dig deeper in their thoughts. When I read some comments on my discussion, I also give feedback to them by furthering the topics somehow with regards to his thoughts. This way its like a brainstorming mechanism that is happening to both of us. When you say thank you, it means its settled, but then there still much to it over the rainbow. You just have to find ways to air all out.
