Coming around again?...

I see the same subject matter all the time. It is worded differently and has the individuals own flair to it. It does feel like Deja Vu a bit sometimes. And sometimes, if the subject is controversial enough, that is a good thing because it needs to be stressed fully. Obviously it hasn't been or the Mylotter wouldn't be bringing it up again.

Hmm, I don't think I've ever done anything else but sneak away. Possibly answer something I've answered before and then sneak away. There's quite a few people here telling other posters what the rules are. Nothing wrong in that, but most of the time, one more isn't really necessary :-) As for passive/agressive, I think we should go for the one that suggested agressive/agressive *hehe*

Sometimes I write about the same topic, but it depends on the situation. If it is a topic that I have written about a few days earlier I usually just skip the discussion, and if it is a topic that I haven't written about recently I sometimes respond. There are many topics that get repeated over and over, but they are slightly different, because the person who posts the discussion shares his or her opinion about the topic or describes the topic in a their own way. If it is a topic that I am really interested in I like to read more than one discussion about the same topic, because different members participate and I am able to learn soemthing new about that topic when I read the new discussion.

Hi Shepherd Spy, The majority of the time, I respond to discussions that are original and interesting. If a discussion is repetitive, I don't want to be critical by pointing that out. I generally do a search to find the newest and most current discussions. Have a great weekend!

I am very much against a passive/aggressive stance ... I much prefer an aggressive/aggressive stance! I guess that it depends upon the situation as to what I would do. If the discussion is really basically a duplicate of another discussion, then I generally tell the poster of the discussion that it is a Guideline violation and put a link to the original discussion. If it is more of a similar/repeat/poll discussion, such as "what is your favorite ...", then if nobody has already responded pointing out the violation I will do so. However, on these types of discussions, especially lately, someone (or multiple people) has (have) usually already responded stating it is a violation by the time I see them, so I will just move on to the next discussion.

hi, I only search if the discussions i wish to start is aleady there or not. Many a time i find similar headline and so i change my 'to be started' titles. Other than that if i find the topics of my interest, then i do respond. I must say nowadays i am also following those discussions started by 'friends' but unfortunately not able to respond to all of them. I am not actually bothered about the best response but i look for the indept of info/ gaining knowledge out of that topic. happy lotting!

Shepherdspy: I do not research whether the discussion is an old one or original one. I simply reply just as I am doing now. A discussion can be made different manner though the topic may be the same. different people see it from different angles. I have so far not identified a discussion that is repeated.