how do you choose the topics that you comment to?

Philippines
December 7, 2008 7:24pm CST
i am just curious how my fellow mylotters choose the topics that they would like to make comments or post. do you comment to any topic that you see or your friends made for the sake of posting or commenting or do you choose those that would be helpful to you and you have personal experiences to share with? i go for the 2nd one, i comment on those topics that i have my own personal experiences and share it with others. how about you? which one are you?
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@fwidman (11514)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Other than discussions that I see in my email that friends started, I generally do what I am doing now, I go to New Discussions and I read what's there. If I have something to say then I respond. If not, I pass and go on to the next topic.
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• United States
8 Dec 08
That's what I do too.
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
that is what i do too. at time i would open discussions that would perk me up but when i started reading it and i have nothing to say then i would look for another topic that i know i can be helpful with. thanks for sharing, i appreciate it a lot.
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@niclos (20)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Since I am new here and do not have friends on this site, I choose topics based on my interest and if I have anything to say about it. Topics that are boring to me I generally try to stay away from, topics that I have no knowledge about I don't comment on, and topics that ask for opinions or examples that I find too personal for me to reveal I also do not comment on. I love answering advise topics because helping others out of a jam makes me feel better and makes me feel useful.
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• Philippines
13 Dec 08
i think everyone does check on the topics that interest them before making a comment for i do the same most of the time. happy mylotting!!!
@oldboy46 (2129)
• Australia
8 Dec 08
For a start I do not have the notify for all my friends turned on. However for those I do, when the email comes I read through it and decide whether or not I feel I can make a quality response. When I sign in to myLot the first place I check is the discussions started by my friends and choose which, if any, of them I am interested in making a response to. Once I have done all that immediately appeals to with my friends discussions, I then start checking other discussion areas. If there is anything of interest to me and what if any discussion I feel I can contribute something to, then I will do so. On average I would estimate that I would respond to only about 30% of all the discussions that I read. Each response that I make is something that interests me and also something that I feel by responding to, I am making a contribution.
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• Philippines
9 Dec 08
thanks for sharing how you do it when you respond to post in mylot. appreciate it a lot. happy mylotting!!!
@subha12 (18441)
• India
8 Dec 08
I answer to those topics that i feel i can give some input. its true i mainly browse discussions started by my friends. then i only answer those that i feel like.I also answer other topics.
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• Philippines
9 Dec 08
that's the way i do it too. thanks for the post!!!
@nengs10 (3180)
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
I choose the topics that I can relate to. Those topics usually are the things I do frequently, if not daily. Also, they are the topics that really interest me and that I could share something worthy for it. Happy posting.
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• Philippines
8 Dec 08
hi there, i like those that interest me as well and those that i know i can share with my own personal experience or i answer because of curiosity. thanks for the post!!! happy mylotting!!!
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
8 Dec 08
I browse the discussions started by my friends, the discussions with no responses, the top discussions, the new discussions, the disussions from my interests. Yes, I am incredibly curious and afraid of missing out on an interesting discussion, so I look... just about everywhere Sometimes I browse the interests that I don't use very often. I often find some discussions which aren't new but still interesting to me.
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• Philippines
13 Dec 08
hi there, that's great to know that you check on every options that you have. thanks for posting and happy mylotting!!!
• United States
8 Dec 08
I just go with whatever interests me. If I have something to say about the topic, I might as well respond. I don't really go by what my friends choose - as I am plenty opinionated without any help from them. :D Michael http://www.biosyourlife.com
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
thanks for the post!!!
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
I always start out with the 'no responses' category and see what's interesting. Then if I find that nothing is good, I go to today's top and friends started. Usually in about a few minutes, I'd usually find something interesting that I know I could discuss or comment about.
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
thanks for sharing your thoughts. have a great day!!!
8 Dec 08
I have not posted yet. Actually I think I will find topics from my interest and will post on those.
@jalucia (1431)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I post to topics that are interest of me under new discussions. Or, any discussion that I see when I am on the site, if I find it interesting enough to me to post. There are so many posts made each day that there really is no need to post to topics that don't interest you. There's got to be something of interest to everyone that is on here ... unless they are totally disinterested in the site itsself.
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
thanks for sharing.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
8 Dec 08
for me, I go for topic of my interest. Even if I have no experience on the topic if It is interesting to me, I will respond to it. I will not respond just for the sake of increasing my posts, I would definitely answer the ones that is interesting,,
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
thanks for sharing friend. i love those topics that really interest me a lot.
• New Zealand
8 Dec 08
I always choose topic from my interest category. And from my Interest category, I choose the topic that interests me. I see a lot of bored topics and if I feel responding them is pretty boring, I don't touch that topic. But I find many interesting topics which I feel great participating in. That is where mylot is great, having fun and credited with money for it. I think there is no point in responding to a topic that we are not interested in or feel boring. So first I check my interests, and within that I choose the topic that interests me.
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
indeed, there are a lot of good topics here in mylot that you'll never get bored at all. thanks for sharing and have a great day!!!
@owelm0408 (1011)
• Philippines
8 Dec 08
I chose topic that had caught my interest and of course I have something in mind or had been into similar situation. Sometimes as long as I know something about the topic, I was eager to respond on it. It's really hard for me to write on a topic that I don't have much something to say.
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
i guess most of us here would answer those topics that we are interested on or we find it amusing or something that we can share what we know or share our own personal experience. thanks for the post!!
@joystick7 (728)
• India
8 Dec 08
I usually select the topics from my frinds section and from my interest section... Next the topic should catch my attention,,,enough for me to leave my comments then for that post,,
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
thanks for sharing. happy mylotting!!!
• United States
8 Dec 08
Though I am relatively new to MyLot, having just created my profile yesterday, I, personally, am very choosey when it comes to selecting which topics to comment on. I only choose a topic if it's something that I wish to pursue a deeper knowledge in, something I'd like to get advice on, or something that I think I can contribute to by offering my opinions, my voice. If I have nothing to contribute to a topic then I believe there is no reason for me to post anything on it. I believe that posting on a topic merely to post for the sake of earnings won't only be a waste of your time since it isn't a topic you care about, but that it will also be not so beneficial to the person who began the discussion. But that's just my point of view. :)
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
i do the same thing too. thanks for sharing.
@munhozmib (3837)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
8 Dec 08
Hello, Henchiprincess! First of all, I go to the "My Interests" page or "Friends Started", both under discussions. Then, I start looking for discussions that I can reply positively to, discussions in which I have useful information to add or personal experiences to share. Some discussions that my friends start make me unable to respond, because I'm either uninterested on the subject or I've got no information to add. Then I just skip that and look for discussions in which I can be helpful. Respectfully, Munhozmib.
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
hello there, when i make my comments i would usually do the same thing that you are doing i go over all the topics that i receive from my mail box or i go through the discussions my friends started and from there i choose which topics should i add on a comment. thanks for sharing.
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I'm like you, I usually go for the second option and try to provide some insight as to how I handled the situation. There are a lot of topics which I don't answer since they seem frivolous or deal with subjects I have no expertise in. I hope that some of my answers go to good use!
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
it feels good knowing that we have shared our own experiences with others especially if we have been into the same situation before. thanks for the post!!!
@silverjam (969)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I have to admit am a little choosy in answering topics being posted here. I only answered those that I found realy interesting, informative and has some significant values to learn about. And like you, I answered most of those I have personal experience w/ or something I can relate w/. However, I sometimes also answered those I found less informative so long as they are funny or just something I find enjoyable to reply on.
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
thanks for the post. happy mylotting!!!
@Keola12 (799)
• United States
8 Dec 08
When choosing topics to comment on, I usually select that ones whose heading catches my eye, and take it from there. If a topic has a catchy title or heading, it draws my attention and interest.
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
i do that at times too but when i read on the description and if i can't relate to it i prefer not to leave any comments to it. LOL
• China
8 Dec 08
firstly,I always choose the topics my friend started,or some topics I have some experiences on it.
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
so do i. thanks for the post.
@myskina (182)
• China
8 Dec 08
i usually choose the topic that what im interest in, you can share your good experiences there with your friends, interest is the first teacher in your life, you can find that what you are good at here and help the questioner ` have a good day, mylotting`
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
it is really good feeling sharing what you have been into and what you learn when you experienced thing and seeing others experiencing it too.