Do you have brilliant MyLot posts that nobody ever read?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238306)
Walnut Creek, California
March 6, 2017 1:04pm CST
Sometimes writing on MyLot can be a random walk. I can write about what I had for breakfast and get fifty comments (a lot for me), and I can write something interesting and informative and get eight comments (fewer than I usually get).
I was scanning through my older posts this morning and found some really good ones that hardly anybody read (along with much drivel that everybody read). Has this happened to you? Do you have some good posts out there that nobody saw, for whatever reason?
Would it be kosher to do a post about brilliant posts that you want to give a second chance? Or is that frowned upon here? If you have really good ones that deserve more attention, I'd invite you to leave a link in the comments here, but I'd better ask @GoAskAlex first. Alex, don't delete this! I'll revise it as necessary.
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34 responses
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Mar 17
I know that certain subjects are guaranteed responses like food and animals while you write something of more substance and effort and it goes wanting. The lesson is to write for yourself and leave the post to fate. We all have different tastes and interests.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Mar 17
I have some posts that only got a very few responses. I have redone some posts annually but that's about it.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
29 May 17
@rebelann That's the truth. Sometimes I find it so hard to believe a post about (in my opinion) much of nothing gets 5,000 responses. Well, maybe not quite that many.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Mar 17
well I think you could, depending on the post itself, it could be a discussion, and reference and older discussion that was on the same lines and epic or something
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Mar 17
@TheHorse the comments prob, the original post would have to have some material I would guess to be ok
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
6 Mar 17
I think that posts have been seen and read by more people than the likes and comments presume but they had nothing to add to it. I often read posts without leaving a trace because of that reason.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
7 Mar 17
@TheHorse Do you think a short comment is better than no comment?
@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
7 Mar 17
I experience the same too. I wonder why that happens
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@STOUTjodee (3670)
• United States
6 Mar 17
I'm seeing people reading/commenting/liking some of my older posts though, don't know whether they're really that great, just appreciate people reading/liking/commenting on my posts!
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
6 Mar 17
There seems to sometimes be no rhyme or reason for the traffic through our discussions 
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yes it is.
@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Mar 17
You know I have no idea. You made me interested so I will do some looking over my older posts. Perhaps it was at a time when things here were a bit slower. Who knows but do find out if we can repost some and let us know about it.
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@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Mar 17
All of mine are brilliant and aren't read nearly enough! 
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@DaddyEvil (174463)
• United States
8 Mar 17
Uhm... no, pony. Frankly, I have never thought any of my myLot posts were brilliant, but someone else might have thought so... IDK. Nobody has ever told me if they thought so.
What criteria are you basing the designation "brilliant" from in regard to your own posts? (Maybe one of mine did manage to get to that category and I simply didn't realize it? IDK!)
Every post I have ever written received a good turnout, so I guess I am not who you were addressing here. Sorry for saying it like that, but maybe it is the difference in who writes the post? (trying to tease and joke with you. I hope I succeeded in making you grin at me?!)
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@DaddyEvil (174463)
• United States
8 Mar 17
@TheHorse Well, I guess that answered everyone's question about their posts being brilliant, pony! If anyone else had a "brilliant" post, then it was plagiarized!!!
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@TheHorse (238306)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 17
@DaddyEvil Oh, no doubt. Or they were just reading my thoughts. Now where is my aluminum foil hat? I gotta head out.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
7 Mar 17
It's happened to me too @TheHorse . Most of those were done on a weekend, so by the time Monday rolled around, there were so many other posts done that nobody scrolled down to read mine.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
8 Mar 17
Oh yes it does happen. Usually like you said the ones you think aren't that great get more reads than one you think is fantastic and you are excited to share, then hardly anyone reads them. I guess it's that " write a great title " thingy.
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