Mylotter's who say very little in discussions

This is a good discussion Baby,I know about the person you are referring too and they probably will never accept your friends request if they do not get deleted first,and yeah I know they started a discussion in our personal interest,and yeah you told me that the discussion had been deleted,and I agree with you and think it is a good idea for all mylotters to pull together and make a list of why people should write more in a discussion,and it does help with making money but this site is not purely about money and it also helps each of us know what others are saying,and I am also getting tired of it and I wish there was a way for experience mylotters to take newbies under their wing and show them the ropes so they learn the rules,and make things easier for everyone,and the only other thing is to keep telling newbies to read the guidelines,I love you with all of my heart and soul,have a great day,good luck with your life,and all of your mylotting goals,and Happy Posting.

I am one of the many that English in the second language. And that really makes me hesitant to write more. But as you said, "don't feel shy". And that's what I am doing here, I explain a lot if I can't translate in English what I wish to tell. And I don't forget to ask about it. That most of the time would turn my ideas into a discussion.

Oh I think it is a great idea. I have replied to discussions that don't disclose all the information needed to give a helpful answer. Sometimes the lack of information can lead to false assumptions as to what the poster was intending to say. It is these sort of misunderstandings that can easily lead to heated exchanges which leads to discussions being eliminated. Of course, no matter how detailed we try to be there is the chance of being misunderstood or also we could leave out something important that adds to the discussion. The thing is that the more detailed our discussion is the less likely this is to happen.

Uh oh and here comes the queen of brevity. lol Why do you think the person's discussion was deleted? Repetitive topic or something else? Anyway, if you want to encourage the new people, I'd say encourage them to read the guidelines, to try to be original, to try to be clear (which can sometimes be done in few words and other times not) and to try to interact with the people who come and respond to their discussions. More writing is good if it helps to explain what the person is trying to talk about and not so good if it's just a bunch of filler designed to help them earn more without actually saying anything. Cheesecake?

I think that some people might think that if they write a long discussion, then people might not read it and respond to it. Some people are focused on making as much money on here as possible, and reading takes time away from responding, which means that they can't earn as much in a day. What they don't realize is that longer discussions give responders more to say and talk about in their response. Nobody knows the formula for sure, but I am pretty confident that longer responses earn more than several shorter ones. That means that not only can they can earn more by starting a longer discussion that generates longer responses but also they will draw more people in to respond, since it is rather difficult to really capture a lot of people's interest with only one or two sentences. Then, if they reply back to all the responders, they not only earn even more money but the discussion becomes more interesting. Before they know it, they will be having fun discussing whatever and not even think about how much money they are earning. I really enjoy coming here and socializing. I think it is wonderful that I can earn money just to talk and have fun. The money becomes secondary when you have good friends that you interact with on a regular basis. One of the best ways to develop friendships on here is to not only respond to discussions but also start interesting discussions that other people can respond to. The more time and information you put into your discussion topic, the more people will be able to relate to at least one aspect of the discussion, so it will generate more responses. This makes it more fun and interesting for everyone, especially when other people start commenting and adding on to everyone else's responses.

I'm one of those who use English as a second language. Although I log in at Mylot almost everyday there are times that i just ran out of ideas; sometimes English words (LOL)that i tend to limit my contributions to just a few sentences. Cheers!

Many of my friends here, including you, are aware that I give the new users priorty. Not only with the advice I dish out but also with 'pushing' some of them to get on the boards and post. Some are toos hy just like you suggest and they need prompting to post just a little bit more. So I stick to some of them like glue. They respond and I comment and leave something that they have to get back to comment on again - and then I go back and annoy them even more When they realise that I am doing it for them, they then pluck up the courage to broaden their horizons and go and respond elsewhere or start a discussion of their own and I'm there too and many other Lotters will notice them and then off they go.... We need the new users just as much as they need us, the regular Lotters. They can bring a breath of fresh air to the Lot and I have no hesitation in adding them (unless they are only here to promote their sites which is obvious right from their first post). Several are scared to post becuase they have problems getting their meanings across but once they realise thattheyar enot alone here then they join in. One of my favourites does not write perfectly but I admire her sooooo much because she is here almost every day with some really thought provoking discussions and she always gets back to comment with her smile I hope many will have the time to read your topic SC because it is so full of positives and so worth thinking about and acting on!

Yes, I too get annoyed with the one-liners either in discussion or response. They are very bothersome and I think someone should help out the newbies to let them know that not only are they going to illicit poor responses to a discussion that doesn't ask much. The more precise you can be in phrasing your discussion the better your responses will be. Ask questions in your discussion. Ask for opinions on more than one matter. This will make your discussion not only more lengthy but give more people a reason to respond. I try to answer discussions a s best I can - an I try not to abbreviate too much- not only will make my response longer it will also make it clearer- I really hate all that texting lingo. some is ok - like LOL, but please spell out your or you're and don't put ur.. leave that kind of stuff on you cell where it belongs. That is my 2 cents. :)

Hello Amber, I'm glad that I alerted you to that discussion set up in your interest as it did rather strike as an odd place to put it so I'm glad it got deleted even though I wasted my time responding to it simply to ask and not receive an answer as to why it was sitting in your interest which is a nice friendly interest. I can't see why you would want that person on your friends list as when I checked yesterday he had posted about 20 one liner discussions and he was not new anyway but had well over a hundered posts. Now I'll help out a few specific newbies who have interesting things to say but haven't yet caught on to the art of mylotting but most I don't bother with as there are already many here who spend their days doing that. I did respond to a newbie yesterday by advising him he ought to respond to everyone in his discussion and he responded to me and accused me of being crazy and jealous of the number of responses he had received. Quite, is the only thing to say to that one, but it didn't influence as the bulk remain unanswered and two new discussions have appeared since.

I always go into dscussions by new members, and try to encourage them without being patronising. However, if they don't comment back, there's not a lot you can do. Personally, I'd like to see a bit of 'Mylot Basic Training,' although I don't know if that would be practical. My idea is, before they get to post real discussion topics, new members do some practice ones, in which their mistakes are pointed out to them. Or at least, a multiple choice thing, where they are shown say 4 responses, 3 guideline violations and one legitimate response, and asked to pick the good one. If they pick a violation, they'd be told why it was unacceptable. I know we all say 'read the guidelines,' but we know it just doesn't happen. Most new members join because they want to earn, and they see time spent reading guidelines as a wasted earning opportunity. If only we could get across that it's time well spent!

Hi Somecowgirl You are right we need to post bigger and meaningful responses, it helps in all ways, firstly the discussion starter would be happy to go through the long response, put in as much information about the discussion as much you know of and explain them all in a simple manner so that no matter the discussion starter is a native English speaker or not he/she doesn't have a problem understanding what is written in the post, long and simple posts giving detailed information in a proper sequence as well, and of course all in relation to the discussion, if their are some nice examples to help understand better than put them as well... all this should help post bigger and meaningful posts that will be entertained by all and also help earn more, English is my second language but i hope you all can understand me well enough... anyways have a nice day Somecowgirl!

I think there is little bit misunderstanding here.Some mylotters thought more discussion get more money,some said more post more money.So they tried to submit more discussion.In order to save time they write few paragraph.So they can concentrate other task like completed mylot task or give response.I thought nobody want to read the long story.

Since I'm a newbie again I havent started any discussion yet. I don't have one in mind right now so I prefer to reply to those discussions that interests me. I too have trouble in speaking English but I'm trying my best to say things that will help those who needs responses on their discussions. Informative posts is what we need here. Actually you've got a nice point of view here and we really should encourage everyone to express themselves and I'll do my best on my part to understand them provided that its in English form. I will also do my best to reply to them with more information that could help the discussion and so as the readers. I think this is a great practice too in speaking English eventhough we are typing. And I thank the developers of Mylot because they have done a great job working on this kind of site that we dont only earn but we get knowledge. Thank you.