What is your favorite style of discussion?

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake A risk you take every day on here...

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

4 Sep 16

mine are random I think.

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vanny

@vandana7 (101988)

• India

4 Sep 16

Mine too...personally I like funny ones but I am also afraid I will be taken too lightly. I sometimes want to be seen as a very dignified wise woman. lol

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

4 Sep 16

@vandana7 lol, well you cant make people think of you a certain way, so no point worrying about it too much

much2say

@much2say (57647)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Sep 16

I don't know if I have a writing "style". I just kinda rattle on about things that happen in or around my life. Most often I put in a generous amount of details . . . I want to make sure the reader understands me thoroughly. This of course means my posts tend to be long. My "discussion" usually ends with a question - that's just the way I've always rolled it on myLot.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

4 Sep 16

Nothing wrong with a bit of fluff. Heavy navel-contemplation can be a bit wearing, though...

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vanny

@vandana7 (101988)

• India

4 Sep 16

I did not understand...

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake Where I live, there are quite a few Orange navels. And it's nothing to do with the full-length romper suit of the same colour, either...

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@JolietJake (50190)

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4 Sep 16

Navels are for oranges

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

4 Sep 16

Most of the time it's what hits me at the moment @JolietJake . Poetry, politics, weather, humor, life, etc. If you don't see a post for a couple of days, it's because there's nothin' goin' on upstairs.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (356586)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Sep 16

I don't know what I do. I hope I try to create something a bit interesting. I hang back on the sarcasm but don't mind a good dollop of humour if I have any on hand.

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@JolietJake (50190)

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4 Sep 16

I normally just start writing, then the Snarkasm™ slowly creeps in as if by magical means.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (164257)

• United States

5 Sep 16

Right now my favorite discussions are ones I can read. I think I write a variety, often with several bits of information. Sometimes it is just "in the moment" There are certain people, like you, that seem to be interesting yet concise.

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163772)

• Garden Grove, California

4 Sep 16

JJ you do sarcasm well b ut when I tried it it just sounded mean and I did not do too well.

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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4 Sep 16

Was your last discussion randomly, and inexplicably, deleted?

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egdcltd

@egdcltd (12059)

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4 Sep 16

@JolietJake Yes, I have seen discussions which it would make more sense to delete. In my opinion anyway.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake @egdcltd. Less randomly and nor likely less explicable than you might think... The Post Fairy has a busy job around here, methinks.

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@JolietJake (50190)

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4 Sep 16

Yes, and I am not quite sure why, but I am sure the person responsible thinks they had a good reason, even though I disagree

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vanny

@vandana7 (101988)

• India

4 Sep 16

Yeah...I know what you like...I love funny posts...

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succeednow

@succeednow (1632)

• Singapore

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake I try to start discussions that I think will not bore others. I myself would not respond to a discussion if I think it's boring. And that includes long, nonsensical and confusing discussions.

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27166)

• Australia

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake Sounds like you're talking about me...

That's how I feel sometimes when I read my own discussion... And the more I read and re-read it, the more lost I get, so I just let it be...

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@JolietJake (50190)

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4 Sep 16

I hate when I start reading a discussion and seem to get lost...the creator either never seems to get to a point or meanders all over the place and I don't know what they are trying to say

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (53967)

• Canada

4 Sep 16

For the most part my discussions are just thoughts that spill out. Nothing of any real importance or interest really-fluff I guess a lot of people would refer to it as. Every once in a while I'll get fired up over something that I read and I'll post a discussion on it. I steer away from rants, both writing them as well as reading them-they aren't my thing because I figure that we've all got something to B!tch about so why go there? And I don't like the news-break discussions, where someone has read something on line and put it into their own words and it lands here. I find that strange, given the fact that they likely read it online as any of us could, since we all obviously have the internet.

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Jennifer

@LovingMyBabies (85296)

• Valdosta, Georgia

5 Sep 16

@Juliaacv Oops! I wrote one about my husband's cancer scare and it did get a little graphic. I didn't want to go there but people kept asking so I edited it and told everyone what was going on. Sorry if it grossed you out!

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (53967)

• Canada

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake Oh and I forgot to mention. I totally HATE the discussions where people feel it necessary to talk about bodily functions or sickness related to them-usually their kid's. Saying one has the flu covers enough information for me, no further information is required or appreciated. But some go on and on, and the word vomit makes me want to, so I hate to read that word.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (53967)

• Canada

5 Sep 16

@LovingMyBabies No, what I dislike and turns my stomach is when people go into details on the flu, or cleaning up after their dogs, those aren't topics that do anything for me. Your husband's health scare is something that many of us go thru and the details are needed to understand. Its when a member puts up a discussion about their child's illness and all they discuss is the outcome-that isn't something I want to read. I usually just move on.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109845)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Sep 16

What happened to that post of yours yesterday? I forget now what it was specifically about, something about what kind of question you like to ask. I got the oops no such post message. So you got deleted?

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@JolietJake (50190)

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4 Sep 16

Yep, it got shot down for some reason

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109845)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake Obviously I didn't get to read it so I don't know what may have "offended." You did have comments on it. Based on your title, I am at a loss as to the "why."

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minisam

@miniam (9151)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 Sep 16

I like to write facts and make it easy to read,and most of my posts are things that matter to me.l dont like one liners,they dont tell me much but 1 block of 100+ words without any white space is a no-no,it make things very hard to read

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louievill

@louievill (28849)

• Philippines

4 Sep 16

I just type what pops to my mind but some like it written " Old English" style

that is old recycled topics written in English

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@JolietJake (50190)

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4 Sep 16

Some ideas refuse to 'pop' for me until I squeeze them like a zit, and then they splatter all over the screen

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163772)

• Garden Grove, California

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake ugh hope you wiped it off lol lol love your simile lo

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louievill

@louievill (28849)

• Philippines

4 Sep 16

@JolietJake no wonder what comes out is " for intelligent readers only"

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