does it matter who else is online?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
December 12, 2017 3:00am CST
last december 8, @sharon6345 (from the us east coast) posted a discussion entitled, "2 am Good morning mylot."
@RasmaSandra replied that it was 9am in riga, latvia, dpk262006 said it was 12:40 pm in delhi, india, while i replied that it was 3pm in the philippines.
it was really nice to witness that real-time interaction from different parts of the world.
this is why i like international sites like mylot.
there is always someone online no matter what time you log in.
of course, it's up to you if you want to interact with them.
when you go to 'Explore' then 'Most Recent Discussions', you only see the new discussions posted by new and old members.
however, other mylotters might also be online, but interacting at other discussions.
that's why i also scroll through and refresh 'Most Recent Activity'.
i read the responses and comments and participate in those that interest me.
does it matter to you who else is online before you post and interact?
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37 responses
@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
12 Dec 17
@hereandthere Yes, but I don't usually go deeper than an hour on the 'Most Recent' tabs... So I catch older posts I missed from all of the other tabs...
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
@sishy7 i browse the Top-Rated page without logging in every day, sort of like scanning the newspaper to update myself on what happened here while i was sleeping. so by the time i finally do log in, i have an idea which discussions i want to go back to and participate in, and which i've already had my fill of.
to catch other posts that i have missed, i also go to 'Follows' then 'Their Discussions' and also 'Hot Discussions.'
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
i don't go to interesting since it's tag-related (if i recall correctly).
i think 'no response' would also show up at 'most recent discussions' and 'most recent activity'.
if a post in 'top-rated discussions' receives a new response or comment, it will also show up in 'most recent activity.'
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@averygirl72 (38849)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
I wonder what time of the day here in the Philippines there are many users online
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
even members from the same country don't log in at the same time. let's say, california. there are several mylotters there, but some might log in in the morning, some are available in the afternoon, some prefer at night, some midnight onwards.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
yes. as long as the topic is interesting.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
the 'most recent activity' tab shows all activities, including most recent posts submitted.
you bring up another good point. we can also just leave responses and comments and submit a discussion in the morning. then when we come back at night, we'll have lots of notifications because people were online after we logged out.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
12 Dec 17
I recently posted a discussion about the Most Recent Activity section, because that's where I get to know users who are currently active even though they haven't posted any discussions recently.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
true. some of us are more active interacting than posting new discussions, so we won't show up in the 'most recent discussions' tab, but it doesn't mean we're not here or that we're inactive.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 the micro posts one after the other tends to get in the way
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
12 Dec 17
@hereandthere Yes that's right. Not everyone posts 4-5 discussions everyday. 
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
as long as someone's there and you like the topic, right?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
you're welcome. it's just a suggestion that others might not know about.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
@nela13 it's understandable. there are features that other members still haven't discovered, like changing their private messaging settings and learning how to delete private messages.
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@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
12 Dec 17
@hereandthere I was one of those that didn't know
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@acrogodess (992)
• Aberdeen, North Carolina
12 Dec 17
I've never looked at who's online or the recent activity before I decide to interact. I don't feel it's necessary to my enjoyment of the site.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
some would rather post their new discussions when there are more people online, or the people they usually interact with.
some say they keep scrolling and can't find new discussions they want to join. i go to 'most recent activity' and find a response or comment that jumps at me, and join there since we're also paid when we receive likes and comments while participating in other people's discussions.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
12 Dec 17
Thanks for making a mention about me.
When I post a new discussion, I do not exactly check who is online. I know that if someone finds my discussion worth responding, whenever s/he is online and is able to check it, s/he would respond.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
the notifications are helpful that way.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
19 Dec 17
I like it so much when I know who is online too at the moment I am commenting, because they would appear right away in my notifications once I have commented on their comments.
Indeed, it is so nice to know that while we are awake at a certain time, others are also awake at the opposite or at a different time. This is indeed what is so nice with a site that caters internationally to all its members.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
19 Dec 17
@hereandthere Of course, that is what myLot is all about , interaction with all the members.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
19 Dec 17
it's also good to interact with those who are new, or you haven't encountered before.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
That's why they reformatted mylot so that people would see who is online every day. Unfortunately, I am at fault because I don't get to check the new post or recent post these days.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
8 Feb 18
some people feel sorry that there's no one around while they're logged in. but the truth is, you can leave a response or comment anywhere and people will respond or comment back later when they're available.
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@Meramar (2695)
•
12 Dec 17
What I also like is leave some response and, when I log in again a few hours later or the next day, I find plenty of new comments on my responses. The different time zones makes it difficult sometimes to stay connected at the same time. But, a very important point, is that sites like Mylot connects people all around the world and builts up the communication.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
13 Dec 17
true. we can just post a discussion, leave responses and comments and the notifications will be waiting for us.
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