Do You Only Respond Back To Newer Discussions?
By KrauseHome
@KrauseHome (36448)
United States
August 21, 2009 8:45am CST
I just recently responded back to a discussion talking about older discussions and people not wanting to respond back to them, so I was wondering how old of a discussion is TOO OLD to respond back too, or does it not matter, or are you only responding back to discussions only if they are started in the last week?
For me, I feel it does not really matter when a discussion was started as when is the Best time to respond back. I have friends here I know who have been here the almost 3 yrs. I have been here, and I will gladly respond back to any of their discussions no matter how old they are. But for older discussions started from someone I will usually see if they are still active here before responding back and then go from there. I feel it is never too late to get a discussion in here moving again as well.
So waiting to see what others think, and how others choose to respond back in here as well. Wishing you all the Best.
~~TINA~~
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79 responses
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Aug 09
hi krause wow good discussion I just foundout that after I was gone
'and never got to Antioch but instead became homeless and was not on'my computer til just a few weeks ago that a lot of people hadresponded to my older discussions. I was pleased but now am wondering'again how am I going to get caught up. I resond to older'discussions if I know the person who made the discussion
is still around then it keeps on going that way,thats kind of fun'
and somehow I have to answer these with comments .oh my.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
25 Sep 12
Personally I have found and responded back to many good discussions here from time to time. Especially when trying to play catch up with
Discussions that my friends might have started etc. Many times may not always get a response back but it is still worth it to respond.
@Annie2 (594)
• United States
22 Aug 09
Goodness, Hatley, I hope you weren't homeless for too long and that you weren't in dangerous circumstances! These days it seems that homelessness could happen to anyone. I've come close enough to be worried about it, but so far, I've managed to keep a roof over our heads (even though it has been a leaky roof). I hope you have much better days ahead of you!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
21 Aug 09
I respond to anything that suits my mood. It might be a new or a very old discussion, by a friend or a new user or a veteran or.... anything at all.
I get some in notifiers and then when I am responding I see similiar discussions on the right or I see the interest icon pop up on my screen and go there or I go to a freind's profile and fish out something there or...... 
Makes no difference at all what it is to me.
Makes no difference at all what it is to me.2 people like this
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Aug 09
These are some interesting responses and looks on this one for sure. I know myself that a lot of times it will depend on the mood I am in when posting in here and what the discussion is about for sure.
@Nikigirl613 (131)
• United States
22 Aug 09
I know I'm really new here, but I agree. I don't think age of the discussion has any bearing. And even if the person who originally started the discussion is no longer a member, other people in the discussion may still be. And, if you resurrect an old discussion then new people may start commenting as well and fully revive the whole thing. I say its MyLot and I'll respond how I want to. lmao Happy Posting!!
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@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
22 Aug 09
I don't really have a lot of time to go back too far, I will go back maybe 10, or if an old discussion comes back up top with a new response, I will respond to the new response and see if there is anything I might have missed before, but I don't purposely go back to check previous ones. There just not enough hours in the day, I do many different sites during the day already.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
1 Feb 12
Well, there have been many times when it comes to Friends discussions that I have been known to respond to an older discussion.. many times when it is on the Top 10 of their discussions that they have started, but also being behind on the Email of the discussions coming in as well.
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
22 Aug 09
No I basically respond to any discussion that I can leave a nice long response too usually at least four lines. I heard somewhere on here that it is good for your earnings on here to write at least four lines but I don't really know if that's true or not. Either way I like to respond to interesting discussions so it seems like I'm saying something interesting.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
7 Feb 12
Yes, the longer your response is as in responding back to someone, or starting New discussions yourself, the better your earnings will be. That is why it is also important to go in and respond back to all the discussions that you have started as well.
@justbeingtiffany (1156)
• United States
22 Aug 09
Yes i respond to newer discussions but my favorite discussions are usually older ones for some reason. there from a year ago or 2 years ago. and it makes me sad because usually the people i see on there only have 34 responses. and i'm like there not here anymore but there response is so good that i want to message them or comment them so its useless. so i try to comment on newer discussion just for that reason because that way i know there still active on here. thanks for asking this question! happy my lotting.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
1 Feb 12
Well, even if the people are no longer here, you still earn from any discussion you respond back too no matter when it was posted. This is the Great exciting thing about this site, and a Great reason to be active here for sure.
@MagicalArtist (9)
• United States
25 Aug 09
*shrugs* I just respond to stuff I'm interested in. I dont mind going grave digging.
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@Rose2798 (359)
• United States
25 Aug 09
I understand your point MagicalArtist, and sometimes I do do that. But... I find that it's much more likely to get a best response (you earn more then) to a discussion if you are the first (or even better, the only) poster.
Welcome to myLot!
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
22 Aug 09
Congrats Tina, on the home page it said this discussion was the highest rated for Friday. As to the discussion, I respond to whoever and whatever. I have noticed a few people who like to start discussions and then never comment back, I tend to stay away from them. You don't have to comment back to everyone who responds, but I am talking about the ones who never comment back.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
1 Feb 12
Well, as many can tell I am way behind in responding back in this discussion and actually trying to get some of my older ones responded back too and resolved as I can. I know it is important to respond back in discussions to let people know you care. So I am doing what I can when I can.
@ladygator (3465)
• United States
22 Aug 09
I respond to all my discussions, no matter when the person responds to them. I like to show the same respect for all the people that are nice enough to reply to my posts. I would like to be responded to when I reply to others, so I do it for all mine. I do it also because I want to rate the person that has responded also. Since I find that many people that I respond to dont see that very many of my responses get rated.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
27 Jan 12
Well it is true even now there are people here who will never respond back or Rate discussions, especially the ones who start a lot of discussions. I know I am way behind but trying to slowly catch up where I can.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Aug 09
It is always nice if someone can respond back when you respond back to a discussion. That is why I think it is important to make sure the person is still active in here as well.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Aug 09
Hey just as long as you don't answer yourself back, especially in person.
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@Annie2 (594)
• United States
22 Aug 09
I never pay any attention to how old or new the discussion is . . . if it interests me and I feel inclined to answer it, I do. I think anything worth answering might as well be, now matter how old the discussion is. Maybe others would like to discuss it as well.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Aug 09
hi annie I feel better now knowing i am not the only one'who makes'
typos. I did one awhile back where i was trying to tell someone how highly I rated her discussions only I hit the d key and said I hated her discussions highly and nobody caught the error not even mylot and the person I was trying to rate highly accused me of insulting her so I sent her a pm telling her of my stupid typo h should have been an r.
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@NikkiLuvsAlex (319)
• United States
22 Aug 09
Sometimes I respond to the older discussions if I do a search or find an old email. It's just as good of a topic if you find it interesting and have something to say about it.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
28 Jan 12
Yes, older discussions I have found can often be just as exciting as some of the Newer ones. Just might not get responded back too as often.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
22 Aug 09
No. I response all. New or old discussion unless I see it interesting from me. Mylot send me a notification in my email and all the discussion send it to me I response them all back... I don't see anything wrong in responding old discussion my friend. Unless mylot, sent those to me. I am not aware if those discussion is old or a week ago. What in my mind is that mylot knows about it and I think mylot did not send me a discussion that is not inline with the current situation...
how about you my friend?
have a great day!
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
3 Oct 12
Most of the time when I see a discussion that looks interesting I respond back to it as well and actually enjoy when one of my older discussions resurfaces as well.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
6 Oct 12
Yes, same here. There are times I have not responded back to someone's discussion as I just really did not know how to respond. Even sometimes when someone responds back in one of my discussions it has happened as well. So mood can be a big thing for sure.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
3 Oct 12
That what I do also before but now I only comments of the interesting topics that I relate about. I am not just comment on any discussion unless I am easily know what to share into that discussion.
Not all the time I share my comment because this is depend on my mood sometimes.
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@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
21 Aug 09
I respond to anything with topic that interests me, no matter how new or old it is. A lot of my responses are to the 'similar discussion' links which pop up on the right of the screen, and some of these can be old but interesting.
When I add a new friend, I usually look at their discussions, and the same happens when I accept new friends - they tend to revive some of my older discussions by responding Anything that is interesting is worth responding to, in my opinion.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
31 Aug 09
I do agree here. I know that when you take time to accept someone here as one of your friends, it does make it worth while to check out some of their discussions they've started in here as well. I know for me, that when you check out some of the older ones you allow yourself more chances to continue to earn here while learning more things about your friends as well.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
30 Dec 11
That is for sure, and I feel even if the discussion is yrs. old it is still worth responding too if the situation fits. I know unless a person spent at least a week or so here looking over my profile and discussions started they could never respond back to all of them.
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
31 Aug 09
You're right there - it's only once you accept friends that you really start to get to know the person. And at least if a discussion is still up there after some time you can be pretty sure it's worth responding to.
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@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
22 Aug 09
I just responded to some really old discussions yesterday as I added some new interests that are not really mainstream! By replying to their old discussions, hopefully the members will get a notification email and rejoin the community as I noticed that they had not been active for a while!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 Oct 12
Yes, it is true that when you take the time to respond back to older discussions no matter when they were started you might end up in time bringing them back active as well. I know that no matter where you look you will often find some Good discussions and many of them were started like a long time ago. Just makes it fun to see what others have come up with.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Nov 12
Yes, it is interesting to see some of my older discussions revived and responded back too. I know it really is interesting to see the responses no matter how old of a discussion this is.
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
12 Oct 12
Well, speaking of old discussions! 
Any wonder I could not remember this one when it popped up in my inbox. It is four years old!
I have not been very active here of late myself, so in turn you have brought me back here again too! And I see you have been participating on an old discussion of mine as well. 
Any wonder I could not remember this one when it popped up in my inbox. It is four years old!
I have not been very active here of late myself, so in turn you have brought me back here again too! And I see you have been participating on an old discussion of mine as well. 1 person likes this
@scrawl (374)
• India
23 Aug 09
I hate to admit, but i generally respond to discussions that are new and dynamic. This creates responses, unlike old ones, which may or may not give you a response. A discussion or comment which doesnt respond....is no fun. Ofcourse, there are times when an old discussion does generate some interest.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Nov 12
Well personally I just take my chances, and respond back to a discussion no matter how old it is. Especially when it is from a friend. I never get tired of responding back to Good discussions.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
16 Jan 12
Who on here that is really active does not wish they had more time? Would it not be nice to be able to go thru certain friends profiles and respond back to every discussion and also the ones you have started and never be behind? Or just never get tired and could respond on here non stop? But we all know this cannot happen so we continue to come here when we can having Fun while doing so.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
21 Aug 09
If I see a discussion and I want to respond to it and I haven't already (and sometimes I already have but I was too lazy to go through all the responses and see) then I will respond no matter how old it is. Sometimes I'll also make a comment about how old it is. I don't have notifications turned on though, so I'd actually have to SEE the discussion on one of the discussion tabs.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
21 Aug 09
I confirm everything! 
even the bit about responding twice
even the bit about responding twice 1 person likes this
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Aug 09
Well, one way to keep from responding back to a discussion you have already responded back too, is to Rate them. This will keep you always in check and also help you in the long run as well. But I think sometimes it is easy to accidently respond back again to a discussion as well.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
28 Aug 09
Well, it is hard to keep up and rate everyone when you have a lot of responses back to your discussions, but it can be worth it when you try to remember to do so for sure.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 Oct 12
Yes, a Great way to look at it. Because I know I feel the same way. If it is a discussion that I feel I can give a response too, no matter how old it is, it is worth responding back too, and usually a good way to put some creative juices to work as well.
@doryvien (2284)
• United States
23 Aug 09
Hi Krause,
I respond to discussions that appeal to me regardless of the date they were posted. What is important is that the topic is relevant and I have something to share about it, and if this is the case I would give a my thoughts without any hesitation. It has never been my habit to check the profile of the one who started the discussion as I don't feel it is necessary, except when that member has asked me to be his/her friends' list, or vice versa.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
24 Nov 12
Yes, that is pretty much the way I am as well. Especially if it is one of my friends discussions I have not already responded back too. It is interesting to see how everyone tends to word things.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 Oct 12
Yes, that is a Good way to look at it, because personally even if it is one of my friends discussions if I am interested in responding back to it I will. As I think many times you can often find good discussions no matter when they were started here,
