Why do so many posts get no responses at all?
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
March 21, 2020 3:18am CST
I have just been going down the list of "Discussions With No Response" and am amazed to see how long the list is, and how far back it goes - at least a couple of weeks.
I seem to remember in the past that this list never had more than three or four items on it, and there were often times when it was completely empty.
I wonder why things have changed in this respect?
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13 responses
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
21 Mar 20
My recollection is that the list was always pretty variable. Of course, very recent posts often appear at the top but disappear as soon as they get a response. From time to time, especially in the old days (pre-2013), a number of people set themselves the task of responding to as many "D-w/o-R" as possible because there used to be a (very small) premium for being the first to respond to a discussion. Now, of course, one earns nothing for responding unless the DO (or someone else) comments on your response.
I notice that there are currently 10 discussions listed from just 6 users. In some, the text is simply a statement which seems to require no comment, others are, perhaps, a little obscure and it may be a little hard to see what the writer is getting at. A lot of people will give that sort of post a miss.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
21 Mar 20
Do you know - I was almost hoping for that? I love copper-bottomed irony!
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
21 Mar 20
maybe they could not understand the topic and don't know how to respond to it
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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21 Mar 20
May be for those who saw it, the discussion wasn't just interesting for them to respond at all.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Mar 20
Mylot use to have categories, when the categories are still around its easier for people to find people who shares the same niche interest but all of that got ruined when its replaced by tags. One more thing majority of Mylot members are moms and discussions that dont appeal to moms flops here.
@JudyEv (381950)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 20
I have to admit I rarely go there nowadays. I'm too busy reading and responding to those I'm following.
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
21 Mar 20
Maybe they are the ones who don't interact with others on regular basis
@Dyvette16 (4299)
• United States
21 Mar 20
maybe the timing people are posting or they are not relating to the post ?
