First Respondent

@klaudine (3650)
Indonesia
September 23, 2008 2:48am CST
The reason why I always search on the 'no response' topic is that because I like to be the first respondent. I don't know why but it is really exciting to see my response in the first line, but somehow I can do it really quick, especially if the discussion is still quite new. I would only become the 2nd or maybe the 3rd and it would make me a little bit disappointed LOL. It just, that I thought being the first respondent has the bigger opportunities to get the response noticed by another people or maybe better, get a better feedback from the topic starter. That is why I want to be the first who respond them all. LOL. Am I alone here? Is there anyone there who feels the same?
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@icegermany (2524)
• India
23 Sep 08
yes i think you are pretty right as when we are the first to response a discussion the person will surely have a look at the response he/ she have got as i do it and may be there are more people like me who do the same and we get noticed faster. in one way getting noticed is good if you are interested in having friends online and also we feel happy to response as the first responder. but i never get so much of time and i respond to the dicussion which interest me but sometimes i select the new discussions and respond them. however it is fine with provided the discussion is of my interest.
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
I am happy that it means that I have provide you with some interesting discussions since I always be able to take you to participate to my discussion. LOL. Maybe the local time of every member in myLot also affects the first response in every discussion, I mean for the first response is who comes first and post first, right?
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
LOL yeah... met you in many places and now seems like I have known you for years LOL. really happy to meet you icegermany, I wonder if you are active in some more forums, could you PM me if you have some good paying forums so that I can join under you. You know how active I am LOL
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• India
23 Sep 08
yes even i had thought that your discussion really seem to be of my interest and i respond to them. and after been so many discussions we have come a crossed many times its become like i know you now. dont you think so? anyways it was nice responding your discussion.
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• Philippines
23 Sep 08
Ohhhh.. I am just the 12th respondents.. but anyweiz, I am not what you are.. I usually post on topics on my interest and it dest matter if i am the first or the last... What important is I learned and i shared something! Happy mylotting!
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
Wow! good attitude LOL. Yeah I know you are always making a good answer in every discussion I made LOL, and as I can recall, you were the first respondent on my other discussion, weren't you? LOL. That's good if it means my discussions are in your interests and you get something to learn from them :), have a nice day and thank you for participating here too :)
@Amagnimo (635)
• India
24 Sep 08
Well, I used to feel like you, but no more... after I realised that most of the no response are made by newbies, and the newbies don't even turn up to reply. And when some good user turns up with good topics, I am already half-way to the reply when somebody has already replied! lol.. its funny, eh? lol. I don't have any conceptions to be first to respond. I just enjoy responding and thats all... Oh by the way, I can hardly ever be the first to respond because I type a lot... you know that!:) lol. See, I am in 20s in this discussion...lol!
@Amagnimo (635)
• India
24 Sep 08
Well, thank you Klaudine... I am happy my replies are worth reading for you.. because they really are thought to be so, I am always inspired to reply... good way of attracting new users to respond, eh?
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
LOL thank you Nemo. Indeed you were always be able to make people respond back on your comment, so I think you would be a good discussion maker too LOL. and by the way. I saw your discussion in today's top but I forgot to take a screenshot of it. COngrats!!
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
Sadly, you're right again this time. Those discussions in the section are usually done by the newbies who never look back to their old discussions, so our responses would be left unread! But every good questions and every 'top discussions' started from 'no response' so it would be us and the other good topic hunter to race to get to the first place in the response LOL. And I also understand your blabbering problems LOL, Sometimes I experienced the same with you too, and that's really upsetting LOL. Thank you for still answering Nemo. LOL. As usual you have the interesting answer
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@gemini_rose (16264)
23 Sep 08
I do like to be the first respondant, mainly because I feel that the first page of responses are probably paid more attention too by the person setting the discussion! I know that when I start a discussion I find it hard to keep up after the first page of responses.
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
I agree with you, not many topic starter would go back to their old discussions especially after some page of responses. But don't worry, I keep up with my old discussions because I keep getting some notification if I get new responses on my discussions. Thank you for the participation gemini_rose, let's race to be the first LOL
• Philippines
23 Sep 08
Yeah I too do that, just the feeling of being the first to comment. The percentage of you being the best respondent is likely high. I have two best responses in no responses discussions. Second reason why I respond to those no responses is they don't earn money if their discussion has no response, I think they really thought about making that discussion and having no responses really put their morale down. I don't think we are not alone klaudine, there are people in mylot that feel the same way too.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
Yes you are right, even though from my experience it is not necessarily like that but still there is the feeling that you are likely to get the best response if you went as the first respondent. LOL. I am happy that there are many people her in myLot also feel the same LOL. have a nice day rhyannefranz, happy myLotting
@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
23 Sep 08
Hi klaudine, I don't really mind to be the first response but I do understand what you mean! But I also like to go in no responses because I like to check if a friend of mine has no response and respond to them, that if I can relate to the discussion that they post.
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
You are so kind, CJay77. It means that you help them to earn some money from the discussion right? LOL. Thank you very much for participating here CJay, have a nice day and happy myLotting :)
@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
24 Sep 08
I'm not a very competitive person by nature, I don't care to be first at everything as long as I'm good, I go for the no response discussions to encourage other members and yes you get better comments and feed back from these ones, also you have better chances for a best response if you are one of the few first to respond since it's still to be decided and if the discussion ends up with not too many responses you can easily stand out as a best response.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
LOL I believe even you are not so competitive of being the first respondent you are competitive enough from the post count that you've got LOL. Thank you for your participation here, and yes you're doing good with the responses freesoul :)
@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
i also want to be the first because i like to see myself on the frontline but also i never get to repeat all the things that other mylotters have said.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
A new great point here, why people like to be the first respondent is that they don't have to repeat what people said. That was a perfect answer, andak2007. Thank you for your participation here, andak2007, good luck and happy myLotting :)
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
23 Sep 08
[i]Hi klaudine, I don't feel the same..LOL! I am working for over 100 notifications each day so after posting my respond, I will not even glance if I am the first or in what page I am already in that post! I just love to clear it off....LOL! ANyway, I am visiting the " no response" topic when I am out of post to respond with and when I still have time online! LOL! Just enjoy![/i]
• United States
24 Sep 08
[i]Hi klaudine, 100 notifications or emails..LOL! I can't do 100 post each day...I wish! ANyway, yea, I joined different forums with the same handle but not as active as here, I still spent a lot of time here but I only managed to have 45-50 post each day for 4 hours![/i]
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
100 responses every day? I believe you are earning a lot, checapricorn. I wonder how many hours you spend everyday in front of your computer, because as I may recall you are active in many paying forums not only myLot because your name is very familiar LOL.
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• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
i am the.....25th well, definitely you are not alone. i also like being the first responder to discussions i participate in. and yeah, 'no response' and also 'new discussion' sections will be the right place to go for people like us LOL. i made it several times in the past. lately, due to the internet connection, it's pretty hard to be the first respondent for me. even when i find a new discussion started '3 seconds ago', and i instantly respond it, i usually end up being the 6 respondent LOL. you know, it's embarrassing to excitedly cry, 'i am the sixth, i am the sixth!', isn't it? but now it's getting better i think. when i 'send request to www.mylot.com', they immediately 'approve' it LOL. uh, sorry klau, i am complaining about this matter several times, and mostly in your discussions and responses LOL. pls don't mind. i promise it's the last.....for today hahah.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
LOL.. you're right. Slow connection is the main problem for us who lives in this country. It is sad since I remember you have to pay really high for the scarcity of the connection and still having a slow one, so I exactly know how it feels and I am okay with you complaining about this, because I know so well that there are many things that we can complained to here in this beloved country. LOL and you're so funny this time... "I'm the sixth" would be my this week joke LOL. Thank you for still responding even you're not the sixth
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@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
Hello there my friend! Thanks for sharing this interesting information. I never really thought about it that way. It's true though- I usually post comments on those who respond first to my discussions! I'll try doing that next time I don't see any interesting discussions in the "today's top" and "my interests" tabs. :)Sometimes though the discussions aren't that nice which is why no one responds to it. Oh well i guess I just have to be patient enough to go through the many discussions. :)
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
You're welcome mimico. I am glad that I can help you with this discussions. Thank you for being here and participate and happy myLotting :)
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
23 Sep 08
Im a little bit like you I sometimes like to be the first to respond to a discussions, but often there will be someone who's posting at the same time as me, and I end up missing my chance to be first responder, and it looks like I missed my chance to be first again awww oh well maybe on your next topic hahaha.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
Hi there apple99, don't worry for not being the first respondent on my discussion, your response would never left unread or unanswered if you really have a good point to be delivered. Thank you for your participation, Let's race to be the first next time LOL :)
• China
24 Sep 08
yes, i have the same hobit with you. i always want to reply the 'no response' item, first, i'm happy to be the first one to reply others. second, i have the chance to get 'best response" third; it's heard that replying to 'no response'can get higher marks, i don't know whether it's true, but i will go on my hobit
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
Really? I have never heard that answering the discussions in the 'no reponses' section would earn you more than the other discussions. I wonder where you know that information since I have just heard that from you. thank you for the useful information, It was really a great news
@glords (2614)
• United States
24 Sep 08
I think its great that you are the first response because you always have something valuable to say. I just ranked you as best response for sushi.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 08
wow... glords the new sushi lover. I remember you, the one who loves california roll sushi. Thank you for the BR and thank you for your participation here in my discussion too :) You really made my day
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
23 Sep 08
Sometimes I reply to discussions with no responses if it attracts my attention. Same as you Klaudine I like to be first. In fact in some threads you are either on top of me or vice versa.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
Oh yeah I know you and I participated on some of your discussions too. LOL of course i was the first I always refresh my 'new discussion' page almost every time when I finished with my 'started page' LOL. thank you for participating here too ronaldinu, you know that i would always answer even you are not the first respondent of mine LOL. have a nice day
@msmell (1378)
• Australia
23 Sep 08
Am I first, Am I Ohhhhhhhhhh no I'm 19th Oh well i guess I will get over it Anyway back to the discussion no it doesn't really matter to me where my post is and yes sometimes it is good to be one of the first respondent but its not the end of the world for me if I'm not.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
LOL. you are so funny, msmell! Yes it feels good to be able to be the first respondent in every discussions but it is impossible to do, and you are right, I am not gonna hate myLot even i can't be the first respondent either LOL. thank you for responding, have a nice day :)
@Samanthavv (1380)
• United States
24 Sep 08
Not really. I usually only do those ones because I don't want the person to feel ignored or something, you know? It sucks to post something and no one really care enough about it to respond.
• Singapore
23 Sep 08
To me, it does nto matter whether I would be the first, second or a hundred and thirty-third for that matter. I just want to express my opinion. I do hope though that the person who started the discussion to at least read and respond to my comment. Cheers!
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
lol different opinion. That is true but sometimes being the first responded would give you more chance for the topic starter to read and comment your response too, right? LOL. thank you very much Sydney
• Philippines
23 Sep 08
Well, I always do that when I was new here like 1 month? Because I don't need to read all responses before I can make mine. If I choose the zero response, it will not take time for me to write because I have no other responses to read before making mine. And yes, you are right!! the first response can get noticed than the last..
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
LOL that's right. nOt only that the first respondent would get the more attention of his/her post, but also has a bigger possibility to be given the BR or get the rate for the response. That is why I am trying so hard to get the first line LOL. but too bad, I am a slow typer and I don't do the one line post
@Anitamo (50)
• Bahamas
23 Sep 08
I like being around down to the end because although it my be exciting to be first, but I find it exciting reponding after everyone else to see how fresh i can be, puting new light on the topic at hand and to learn from other on their vision of the topic.
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 08
WOW... now here is the new and different point of view, yes you would still be noticed if you answer in my discussions lol, but if you noticed there are many people who never look back on the discussions they have made, so that some responses which are not in the page one become neglected. But you are right, you brought refreshment in your response today :) thank you for participating anitamo, have a nice day :)