What is the meaning of 'discussion' for you, here on myLot?

Hello Deepak, I have nothing to say, it is up to the person's choice whether they want to make it a discussion or not. Some are really don't know the importance and some are lazy like me.

Hi Deepak. I try my best to cut back on my responses. It is such hard work, you know. Maybe that is why they don't respond. TATA.

Hi Deep! My thoughts too! If everyone went back and commented on all the started topics and did not start any new ones until they had caught up, we could carry on and on for years here, even with no new topics. A discussion is just the same as an offline conversation in my opinion. Someone sets out a thought and all the others join in and talk about it, even going off on tangents from the main topic, the more the merrier. It is so sad to see some users just churning out topics abd then never getting back to leave even ne single comment. Even worse when they mark the BR in silence too, meaning that they have read the responses (at least on the first page) but just can't be bothered to discuss further MyLot is for discussions and not for questions and answers. Surely everyone realises that when they join?

Not all topics warrant a discussion but there are several that do. I am not talking about one liners that go at a tangent leaving the topic elsewhere but a true back and forth interaction that deals with the topic which may sometimes go off the track but is brought back by the topic creator so that it does not lose its direction. Comments are the essence of a discussion, comments not just from the one who has created a topic but from others too.

well most new users come here with the assumption that the way to earn is start as many topics as possible, and respond to other ones. That is widely the misconception unfortunately. All of us together need to educate one another on the mylot rules, and should not be going out and getting referrals without first fully understanding how this site works. I don't think its fair to go try and refer people until you first reach 1 payment, and have a high user rating. No referral will stay if this site isn't what they said it was and the money these referrals earn leaves with them, so no bonus for our referrers D= anyways that's my 2 cents thanks for posting!

yes ,now i am used to log on mylot everyday. for me ,i am a newcomer,so maybe it is not the right time to post a conversation ,until i am familiar with this website ,and get some friends first.. some people raise a conversation ,what they want is to see different response ,and choose some practical for them. if the responses are too many ,maybe it is a long time to comment on each response,so normally they will choose the typical responses or what they are interested in for comment, but they respect every response ,maybe sometimes the responses are similar ,so i think we don't need to comment each of them ,but i do respect all response ,friends on mylot are really kindful... for me ,maybe next time i raise a discussion ,i also choose the typical for comment ,so if your response has no comment, do not feel lost ,cause i am sure i have read it ,i do respect all of you....

Yes, you are right. Discussion is an earnest conversation. Though some people on mylot think only about the one cent or two that they get for each post or discussion, most of my friends are genuine in the discussion front and we do have real 'conversations' here. In fact, I enjoy the comments more than the first posts :)

i do agree but there would be many reasons in not commenting back,maybe some are here to make quick money but maybe they donot know that they wont earn a dime if they donot comment back in the discussions which they have started.

When I start a post , I hope someone can respond. whern they do I try to comment But there are times when the respons is so well written, I have nothing to add, so I just rate it a + and go on. If you ever respond to one of my posts and I didn't comment back , it isn't you . It's me. What you have written Says it all and I can't and Shouldn't add a thing to it.Please don't take offense.

I totally agree with you. When some one has taken time and posted response to our discussion, I feel we are obligated to give some comment on that so that they will know that we have read it.

There is no hard and fast rule saying that a discussion should be commented by the OP. It is up to the OP whether to keep the thread going by commenting on the responses and continue to debate on the subject of discussion with the intent purposes of socializing and coming up with the right resolution. In fact that is the real purpose of mylot existence, a social site to connect the unknown to the unknown. For those who are ignorant of the real meaning of a discussion should emulate the seniors who without fail continue to comment on each and every responses to their discussions. I try my level best to attend to my responses and make them feel that their time is not wasted in coming to my posts.

[/i]Hi dpk! It isn't [i]justthe newbies that do this! In fact, there are some "older" users that keep doing the same thing still! Why do people think that is you start a discussion, which means "to ask a question" and don't answer it then you could possibly think it was a "discussion". I do understand the languange differences, but quite frankly those that speak English as a second language are some of the best discussion starters we have and they know how to "run" a discussion! So why is it that those that have been here for long amounts of time and others who see how discussions are done still think they can do what they want?

Deepak I wouldnt agree more ...I have taken a lot of trouble with some of my responses and expect some feed back from the member which never comes ,this beats the whole purpose of a discussion..I too make it a point to respond to all the comments that my discussion generates and when members respond and add their views it becomes more interesting ...the more viewpoints and ideas the better it is...

Hi,dpk262006,I think the reason of this phenomena is because many newbies have not consider mylot as a medium of communication,but a plat to put out their own ideas or thoughts.At least in my country ,many people did so.They start a discussion,write lot of content,but they are not really want to discussion with you,but just want you to know their thoughts,and say"yeah,you're right".So they never reckon with other's responses.

Hi DPK I to have noticed this and it makes me believe that all they do is post and believe that is the end of it they do not have to go back to it I find that rude, because People are responding to my Discussions and it is only fair to acknowledge them and respond back to them

Deepak ! You are a seasoned person in mylot. So, you are aware of what it calls for in this forum. Many newbies sign up here and start participating in discussions. THey do not realise that unless they comment to all the responses they do not earn a dime for their discussion. That the discussion just becomes one long series of different responses without comments is another issue. But the fact that they are unaware of how futile it is is the real reason.One other reason is an unwillingness to read all the responses.

That was quite well noted observation you had raised. It would be much interesting if the owner of the discussion would really give comments on the responses. Basically the purpose why people is in this site is not just about the income i guess but more in the fact that you can connect with other people.I will try to remember that next time, when i will have to post a discussion.

It's because newbies treat this site as PTP and not a socialization site. If they just use it just like they use facebook then they would realize that it's far better to be here than FB. But I don't want to leave FB anymore, lol, there are still earning opportunities there for active internet addicts like me. What I do to monitor my discussions and comments I posted in mylot is to keep open my email so that I'll get the notifications when new responses are posted.

meaning is a lot reading and listening, the best part is you can get all story from others so you can hear their soul , is it sad , is it feel joy or is it an obsession or is it a dream? help each other is the point and communication in this sites

Yes a discussion is not complete if there is no respone on the comment. I do agree that i fail to respond to all the comments. I try to do my best but when i open my mail box in the morning i do see more that 30 emails and i try to respond one by one. To be frank i have started responding to more comments in the past few days.