Do you also find the "today's top discussions" unappealing?
By vega83
@vega83 (6342)
Bahrain
December 29, 2008 8:06am CST
Now before anyone jumps on me with this one, let me first clarify, that I think the discussions in the "today's top discussion" section are not meaningless in any way, they are quite wholesome, and interesting in their own way.
However, I always find myself steering away from replying to them for some reason. I go through all 10 pages, most of the time, searching for something I can respond to, but I never can.
Instead, when I go through discussions with "no responses" I tend to immediately get lucky and find something that I do want to discuss. Of course, I still have to search for it carefully, because a lot many of the discussions in that category, have no responses, for a reason.
Maybe I don't find top discussions appealing because there are so many replies to it already, that I feel nothing I say, can add more to the already discussed. Or maybe it's something else, I really can't put my finger on it.
Do you feel the same way, whether it's always, only often, or only sometimes? Do you find yourself, shying away, from the top discussions, and looking for the lesser known ones?
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
29 Dec 08
Sometimes one of the top discussions will catch my eye and I will respond to it. But usually I just go directly to my interests and topics my friends started. This way I know there is a better chance of getting a response and continuing the discussion.
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@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
29 Dec 08
I am lucky today because you only put up two (2) question marks and not more than that. Thank you for providing me a such decent and meaningful discussion as it is totally on mylotting activity of subject. Give me 5, vega83 and cheers, as well.
Do you feel the same way, whether it's always, only often, or only sometimes?
There is a logic factors on your standing and decision making that I observed in your statements for which one is the best subject of discussion for you to make entry. OK - now my turn to tell about mine. Only sometimes I felt like what you feel about it. My first intention is to respond to all my friends' posted discussions and top or hot discussion is never my priority. As I always having a 'bunch' of myLot discussion email notifications in my email inbox.
Do you find yourself, shying away, from the top discussions, and looking for the lesser known ones?
I think my answer in your first question as my prominent answer to this, second question.
Happy Posting, Vega83.
[b]My Quote For Today;
"Be good to myLot and take good from it". [/b]
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@Dumpertaker (1187)
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29 Dec 08
I must admit that they do not really appeal to me either, but that could be I just feel like talking about specific things at certain times.
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
29 Dec 08
Sometimes a few of the top discussions will catch my eye but they're also likely to have a lot of responses already and I don't really want to read through two or three pages of responses to make sure I'm not repeating someone else. I tend to check the discussions that my friends have started, also "new" and "no responses" along with the categories that pass by at the top of my screen.
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@silverjam (969)
• United States
29 Dec 08
Yes there were times I don't find any interesting thing w/ the top discussions here. What I did is to browse all of them and when I find topics that interests me then I reply but if none then I'll just skip. I always look for the top discussion because I'd rather enjoy replying or responding to some discussions than posting my own.
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@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
29 Dec 08
Some of the top discussions are boring sometimes, some have so many answers that there's nothing to add at all.I check my interest category first, then my friends discussions, then the top ones.About those with zero responses.. some of them are very interesting and require more efforts to answer, so it's worth to check that category.
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
30 Dec 08
I also feel the same way. The top discussions already have a lot of responses and I have read the responses and they are for the most part what I would have said. But their are times I find something worthwhile to say. So I generally go to the discussions with no responses are ones that have a small amount and respond to those,
@balacancer22 (1148)
• India
29 Dec 08
Ya most of the times i feel that the discussion is so unappealing but people have really liked it and have commented on that and i think that it is only due to them that many useless and stupid discussions fall into todays top discussions and many good discussions are left over and i have seen some discussion which are very nice and coul have got that chance but miss it by some worse discussions..many people over here dont care for the subject hence they care for the writings..happy mylotting..
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@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
6 Jan 09
Hello vega83,
Honestly, I never checked today's top discussion. I always respond through my email notifications. I have many old discussions waiting for me to respond as I am quite inactive nowadays. Sometimes, I do feel that I have no mood to respond at all as I find that most topics already covered or I already responded earlier. But given a choice, I prefer light discussions as I don't have to spend too much time on a discussion and won't get head ache to think of the answer 
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
30 Dec 08
Hi vega83! I really don't respond to top discussions so I really don't have any idea right now if they are interesting or not. I just respond to discussions in my friends' list because of the limited time I have right now in the computer.
Take care..and have a nice day! God Bless!
lovelots..faith210
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
29 Dec 08
Actually I can understand where you are coming from. I like to visit this site fairly regularly when I can and sometimes I can take a break from it. There are times that I have a hard time finding something to post or respond to. I can find something right away sometimes and other times I am just at a loss and find myself wandering all around the myLot site for something good to reply to. Good luck to you vega.1 person likes this
