I bet most mylotters don't do this (but they should!)
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
December 30, 2019 10:51am CST
Have you ever seen a discussion come up in the most recent activity list and wondered if you've responded to it? I know I have.
Sometimes these discussions seem familiar, but you aren't sure whether you've responded to it because it seems just like one of those generic posts that come up so often here on mylot.
You want to respond to it, but again, what if you already have? I come across this conundrum ever so often, and this is what I do.
I click the CTRL + F button and then type in my username and hit enter. It will then show me that it has found 1 occurrence. It always will because our username is displayed at the top of every page. However, if it says I have 2 occurrences of my username I know I've responded. I then click the "next" button and look at what I have had to say. I check to see if there's something else I can say, or I just leave it.
Do you do this?
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15 responses
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
30 Dec 19
Wouldn't be better to open the discussion to find out instead of playing with Ctrl key 
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@dya80dya (36805)
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30 Dec 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes. This is good to know. Sometimes I forget if I answered or not. It's a good idea.
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@nonersays (3344)
• United States
30 Dec 19
I've never had to do this before, but it is a neat trick. I'll have to keep it in mind for if I ever become as active as I should.
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@nonersays (3344)
• United States
31 Dec 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I didn't realize that either. But it's still good advice for other sites.
I didn't realize that either. But it's still good advice for other sites.1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
31 Dec 19
@nonersays Yep, I agree it is.
I am such a ditz sometimes, this isn't the first time JJ has had to point something out to me. 
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 19
I use it on other sites as well. JJ pointed out that if you HAVE responded, your response will show at the top of the discussion, which I didn't even think about.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 19
I use the find function for other sites too...
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 19
Well I hope you don't run into anything, that would be painful.
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Dec 19
If for some reason I am unsure if I had responded yes I go to the discussion in question and I just look to how many people liked the discussion and my name will come up there if I have. It is at the bottom of the discussions. How and who have liked the discussion because for me I never like a discussion if I am not responding to it.
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
30 Dec 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes many do that. I pass them right by if it doesnt interest me period.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 19
@TiarasOceanView I pass many discussions right by as well. I have a group of people I respond to the most, but there are times I just have nothing to say and will like their discussion to let them know I've seen it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 19
Ah, see that wouldn't necessarily work for me because I don't always like a discussion or a comment. It just varies for me. I am more likely to "like" when I have nothing more to say.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 Dec 19
Thanks for the pointer! Many of your readers will appreciate this.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
31 Dec 19
I hope so. Though JJ points out that your response shows up at the top, I still think it can be useful for those who are looking for a specific comment as well.
@JESSY3236 (22244)
• United States
30 Dec 19
no I haven't use it on here. But I have used the Ctrl F on a Textbroker team.
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Dec 19
On what page do you do the CTRL F? I don't do that often but i sometimes go to my activity page to see what I've commented on.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
31 Dec 19
I do it when I go to a discussion, but JJ pointed that if I've responded to a discussion, my response will pop up first.
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Dec 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Gotcha. But your response will pop up first only if you were the last one to reply to the discussion.
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
30 Dec 19
My response is first, so I just check that. I do the discussions from Their Discussions and keep track as I go along.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 19
Yeah, JJ reminded me of that.
I have some trouble with notifications sometimes, whether it by my own error, a site error or a mixture of the two. Today I noticed that I got a new notification for a response that I had already commented on, and underneath that notification was a notification for the same comment thread, only newer and valid (as in, I had not yet responded to it).
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@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Dec 19
Your response is first if you responded last. But if others responded after you you are no longer first.
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
31 Dec 19
@lovebuglena When I go to check if I've responded, my response is always first, isn't yours?
@isweartokira (3459)
• United States
31 Dec 19
yep, I use this for plenty of sites. especially on IMDb when an actor has a long filmography list and I want to find a specific movie
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
31 Dec 19
OOh yes, I forgot about IMDB. I've definitely used it for that site before, and also for wikipedia.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
31 Dec 19
@isweartokira I've used it on TOS a time or two when i wanted to make sure of something. It's come in handy ever since I learned about the function all those years ago.
@isweartokira (3459)
• United States
31 Dec 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum yeah that's another one that needs it. basically any long webpage
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
30 Dec 19
No, nothing like that is required.
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