Ignored Discussion Post
By sishy7
@sishy7 (27166)
Australia
October 20, 2015 1:41am CST
In general, I'm quite happy with how my discussion posts were received on here. No, none of them would be considered an epic post; but they always receive likes and responses. Since my return here in early August, I have had no discussion with no response or no like. 
Then I went back to my 2012 discussion posts from the old myLot. Although they mostly only received a handful likes or responses, I was getting excited when I could not spot any with zero statistic either. But wait..., I eventually saw one - it's titled 'Indian Rojak'. 
Not sure why it was ignored. Could be the timing for submission was off back then or something. If anything, that discussion had my picture of the dish I was talking about while my other discussions back then had no picture. Again, I don't know if that's even the reason for zero statistic. 
(Anyway, I'd like to add the link of that discussion here; but since I'm not 100% sure it's within the rules to do so, then I just won't)
Then I went back to my 2012 discussion posts from the old myLot. Although they mostly only received a handful likes or responses, I was getting excited when I could not spot any with zero statistic either. But wait..., I eventually saw one - it's titled 'Indian Rojak'.
Not sure why it was ignored. Could be the timing for submission was off back then or something. If anything, that discussion had my picture of the dish I was talking about while my other discussions back then had no picture. Again, I don't know if that's even the reason for zero statistic.
(Anyway, I'd like to add the link of that discussion here; but since I'm not 100% sure it's within the rules to do so, then I just won't)45 people like this
42 responses
@DaddyEvil (174335)
• United States
21 Oct 15
@topffer You are also welcome to pm me the links to your empty threads. If I can understand your discussion, I will respond to it for you. Maybe if I respond on your threads, others will look at it,
too?
too?3 people like this
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Oct 15
Oh gosh, I have not revisited any of my old stuff (unless someone brought it back up)! You know me that I'm not a number person, but I am sure a lot of my posts back then weren't "up there" in numbers. It's very possible I had an ignored or practically ignored post too - but for me I know I didn't make much of a presence in the old days. Maybe it can be suggested to a few current friends, even if it is "old" - at least it won't be zero after that! 
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Yep, that @sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
21 Oct 15
It sure is not zero anymore now - thanks to Mr Persistent himself @DaddyEvil ... 
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
20 Oct 15
You had one epic post - at least for me. Wherein I mentioned about my brother's birthday
... okay, How I torture him on his birthday
Maybe you should start sending out and use the "Suggest" feature (I know I find it difficult using it).
And you can always add a link to Discussions at MyLot - that is acceptable as long as you dont explicitly ask people to reply/participate on that
... okay, How I torture him on his birthday
Maybe you should start sending out and use the "Suggest" feature (I know I find it difficult using it).
And you can always add a link to Discussions at MyLot - that is acceptable as long as you dont explicitly ask people to reply/participate on that5 people like this
(should I start feeling like I'm one of myLot celebrity now?) 
@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
23 Oct 15
@SIMPLYD hahaha, mostly older people are here right? Better quality discussions imho. Too bad the younger ones would only have a few who can relate... Or maybe not? Only our bodies age anyway.
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@Marilynda1225 (91065)
• United States
20 Oct 15
do you think that posts without pictures don't do as well as those that do?
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
20 Oct 15
@Marilynda1225 Well, in this case it was the opposite - my zero statistic post had a picture while the other ones with likes/responses had no picture...
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Oct 15
I wonder if there is an ideal size of photo to post here?
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
20 Oct 15
@JamesHxstatic I don't know what an ideal size would be - I try to size mine so that it won't be too overwhelming somehow...
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
20 Oct 15
you have done well to consistently gain interest in your posts
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@Juliaacv (56197)
• Canada
20 Oct 15
Great, it is a nice site where we do all support each other and partake in wonderful discussions. I think that timing and the title of a discussion can greatly affect the number of people that will or will not read it. If you put your discussion out at the same time as someone else puts one up that is very controversial or interesting, its hard to compete. But that is also what makes this site interesting.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Oct 15
Zero? Hmm maybe...because...I didn't join myLot yet at the time? I doubt it's because of not putting a picture though, I see a lot of discussions without pictures that get a lot of responses and comments. It could be the timing. But you're doing great with this discussion! 
I doubt it's because of not putting a picture though, I see a lot of discussions without pictures that get a lot of responses and comments. It could be the timing. But you're doing great with this discussion! 2 people like this
@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
21 Oct 15
If you saw it then you'd pick it up as I'm sure you're familiar with the dish, aren't you? Actually, I did attach my picture of the Indian Rojak on that zero statistic discussion. And my other discussions then with likes/responses/comments were mostly without pictures...
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
21 Oct 15
@cahaya1983 No, there's no noodle... It's exactly like the one on the link given by @Unforgettable_Raja in his response.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
21 Oct 15
@sishy7 I've tasted rojak but not sure if Indian Rojak is the same. Is the the yellow noodle with veggies and spicy peanut gravy?
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@DaddyEvil (174335)
• United States
21 Oct 15
@sishy7 You could pm me the link and I can place it into my response on this post, if you would like? I don't think Alex would have a problem if we did it that way, do you?
I did not add a picture to either one of my discussions, sishy.
My first one has 42 respondents (so far) but my second post didn't do all that well. People don't seem to care for the way I prepare food, I guess. I really don't know what went wrong with that one... I should go check and make sure I am not offending anyone with something I wrote on my post.
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
21 Oct 15
Nah, it's alright. I'll let it stay on its current zero statistic status until it changes naturally... Thank you for your kind offer anyway...
Besides suggesting it as others have said, I could have put 'Indian Rojak' as one of the tags for this discussion if I wanted to. That will surely bring the old post to the 'You Might Also Like' list on the right...
Besides suggesting it as others have said, I could have put 'Indian Rojak' as one of the tags for this discussion if I wanted to. That will surely bring the old post to the 'You Might Also Like' list on the right... 2 people like this
@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
21 Oct 15
@DaddyEvil @sishy7 I would be hesitant to put a link to a discussion in another discussion, especially if it is to draw attention and responses to the other discussion. That was a big no-no on myLot before. It could have changed now, but I wouldn't risk it. If the link is for informational purposes or to give credit to someone, such as saying that you got an idea from this other person or took information from their discussion, then that is a different story.
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@DaddyEvil (174335)
• United States
21 Oct 15
@sishy7 I don't know what that other discussion is about, sishy, but if you would pm me the link, I will go and look at it. If I can understand what you are talking about, I will respond on your discussion. Please?
Thank you, ma'am. I do appreciate that.
I don't know what that other discussion is about, sishy, but if you would pm me the link, I will go and look at it. If I can understand what you are talking about, I will respond on your discussion. Please?
Thank you, ma'am. I do appreciate that.2 people like this
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Oct 15
I always figure if I have a no go post it hit at a time no one was on and it got missed, or it was something people couldn't reply on, since we all see those so rarely
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
21 Oct 15
't that other place, i'd lots 'f schtuff that didn't get any responses fer prolly the first few months i wrote there. this online writin' schtuff jest seems a bit odd to me? i've yet to figure what folks'd care to read. 'n sadly i've stumbled 'pon many that i've not cared to read. personal taste? bad timin'? search me...
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
21 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx Our participation on these platforms is a worthwhile activity...
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
21 Oct 15
@sishy7 lol, i'm still shocked anybody'd wanna read what i've written 't places such's these - much less somebody else'd actually pay me fer visitin'.
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@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
22 Oct 15
I believe it's got more to do with blog-like posts. More discussions = more responses imho. Blog posts/articles and 1 or two sentence discussions tend to be ignored.
More discussions = more responses imho. Blog posts/articles and 1 or two sentence discussions tend to be ignored.1 person likes this
@owstalaga (4825)
• Philippines
22 Oct 15
@Unforgettable_Raja Well yes that's also part of the ingredients.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
22 Oct 15
@Unforgettable_Raja For me neither the content of discussion nor the topic matters. All that matters is the OP. You know me, and my responses. Many a times, they have nothing to do with the discussion. And I do that only with people whom I connect, I know they will not mind my insane responses...
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
22 Oct 15
@owstalaga Yes, topics have a lot to do on how a discussion is received by viewers. I have plenty discussions back then with only a single like or response. But this particular one managed to get none at all then...
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
21 Oct 15
My discussions have not necessarily been monumental, but I do not think that any of them have gotten no responses. One almost did, but Mike took pity on me and responded ... that was many years ago when I was first starting. Since then, I might not have gotten a ton of responses, but I have always had at least one. I do not start a lot of discussions, so that might factor into it. Then again, neither do you, so I have no idea why it would not have gotten at least one response.
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
22 Oct 15
@sishy7 Unfortunately, neither Mike nor MysD is here any more. We do still have some of the older members to help out with the newest batch of members. Still, it makes me sad thinking about all the ones that were once here and are not now.
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
22 Oct 15
@purplealabaster Are you referring to Mike from UK? I can't remember if it was here or there that he had an avatar of him holding a shower head. There are some numbers with his username that I can't remember either now - that is if we're talking about the same Mike...
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
29 Oct 15
If I learnt something from knowing what posts did not get responses I would certainly take the trouble to look for them. If anything that would spoil my day. And so why spoil my day?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
30 Oct 15
@sishy7 Even if the number was small I would not go searching as that would spoil my day - perhaps I would find many.
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
29 Oct 15
@allknowing ooops, I was thinking of the other site - here you'd have 8x my number! 
@iamshane487 (1138)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Oct 15
I believe it's a good site to earn new friends through interacting and helping one another.
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@iamshane487 (1138)
• Manila, Philippines
31 Oct 15
@sishy7 I am lucky to be here.
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