What to write about - a suggestion

@JudyEv (326601)
Rockingham, Australia
April 7, 2022 7:33pm CST
MyLotter Jim (@JimBo452020) was lamenting the fact that discussions seem to be thin on the ground lately. Certainly there doesn’t seem to be a lot of reading material here sometimes. I know some have said how they sometimes find it difficult to find something to write about. I wondered if it might help if a theme or topic was suggested and members could all post their thoughts/memories/whatever on the that particular topic. Obviously not everyone would want to write about every topic but maybe it would help some. As a start, my next post will be about my early schooldays. This won’t appeal to everyone but I know I’d be interested in the experiences of others. Some older members would have some interesting tales I’m sure. And everyone's experience is different, however old you are. But don’t tell me about it in the comments. Write a post so it will be shared with other readers. Perhaps this will help give everyone more reading material here - and more to comment on. If they are painful memories, then of course pass on by. Photo is mine taken by me.
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@RasmaSandra (74114)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Apr 22
Sound slike ti might work, I will think on it and see what I can come up with,
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@RubyHawk (99421)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Apr 22
Things have been slow lately. I think you have a good idea.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
@RubyHawk I agree that things have been a bit quiet. You lose motivation sometimes when there doesn't seem a lot going on.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
You already some up with interesting posts but some people need a bit of help perhaps in coming up with ideas.
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@marguicha (216342)
• Chile
8 Apr 22
I am so old that my school days were very different from the ones of the young people here. And I´m sure that the people with other ages and from other cultures have very different stories from mine.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
8 Apr 22
It would be interesting to read about school days as lots of MyLotters here are from different areas of the world,.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
@marlina That was what I thought too.
@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
Which is exactly why people would be interested in your story. I'd love to hear how your early life was different to mine. I hope you'll write about it.
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@ptrikha_2 (45617)
• India
8 Apr 22
May be at times we have a topic to talk about. Yet we could have a lesser time, or certain lethargy to have that topic out. Plus at times, I post a few topics which don't get much responses and that kind of makes us think before posting that type again.
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@ptrikha_2 (45617)
• India
9 Apr 22
@DaddyEvil Oh then you miss the fine high class embedded in my Sports discussions!
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@ptrikha_2 (45617)
• India
9 Apr 22
@JudyEv Geopolitics can be a topic but I remember starting a political topic and a few folks had an almost virulent arguing back and forth. So I avoided such discussions.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
That's true and not everyone will want to write about a particular topic but perhaps having a theme would help generate a few more posts.
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@FourWalls (62713)
• United States
8 Apr 22
I did a school song countdown, that’s as close as I can get.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
That's fair enough. We used to have 'singing' every week. Maybe I could write about the songs we learnt. Good idea.
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@wolfgirl569 (96390)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Apr 22
It could help some out.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
9 Apr 22
I'm sure it will.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
It might be a start for some people. I hope so.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
@marlina Already some have written about such times which is nice.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
8 Apr 22
Sounds like a great idea. I already can think of a few things.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
8 Apr 22
@JudyEv You go first!
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
I'm hoping, that, when you suggest something, people will write a post rather than just commenting. We need a bit more activity on here really. It would help us all.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
@DianneN I've just written about my early schooldays. Your turn!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Apr 22
Great idea her e. I'll be definitely looking at future posts for writing ideas.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
25 Apr 22
@JudyEv I haven't yet. Will write something in a bit.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 22
I'm glad you think it is a great idea. Have you written about your childhood days yet? I can't remember.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Apr 22
@allen0187 I've read it now - and enjoyed it.
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@ptrikha_2 (45617)
• India
9 Apr 22
By the way, you don't share much about your Tea / Coffee preference. That could be a topic. Or a movie review as well.
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@ptrikha_2 (45617)
• India
10 Apr 22
@JudyEv Looking for similar discussions from your end.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 22
These are both good ideas. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try to follow up on them.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
8 Apr 22
Good idea Judy for a post start.
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• United States
8 Apr 22
@JudyEv Yes it might.
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• United States
8 Apr 22
@JudyEv Also no sign of Jimbo posting today
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
Thanks. I hope it might help some people come up with a discussion.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
8 Apr 22
Good idea!
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
9 Apr 22
@JudyEv I hope you get plenty more stories, that should be very interesting to read.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
@marlina It has motivated me a bit too. I sometimes have to struggle to find something to write about.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
Thanks. I'm glad you think so. Quite a few have joined in already.
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@LadyDuck (460362)
• Switzerland
8 Apr 22
It is a good idea Judy. I remember in the past when a British users suggested a "challenge". Write a post about food that is exactly 200 words long. I can come out with some good ideas.
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@LadyDuck (460362)
• Switzerland
8 Apr 22
@JudyEv - I agree, I think a writing challenge could be an idea. May be if Admin would propose the challenge more people would follow.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
A challenge is a great idea. We need something to generate a bit more activity.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
@LadyDuck That's possibly so. But I don't like bothering them.
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@xFiacre (12496)
• Ireland
8 Apr 22
@judyev Is that horse wearing bedroom slippers? The photo actually conjures a whole world of possibilities for me and my fanciful imagination. Snakes feature of course, and a runaway train misdirected along the disused railway track.
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@xFiacre (12496)
• Ireland
8 Apr 22
@JudyEv Yes, snakes. Now I've got myself all worked up remembering my snakey experience on a beach in India and I've had to draw my feet up onto the sofa in case there are any such creatures hiding under it ready to attack my ankles.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
Snakes?? SNAKES?? Goodness me, what a wimp!
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
@xFiacre To get your mind off snakes, some riders now use removable boots on their horses rather than having them shod every six weeks or so.
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@LindaOHio (158582)
• United States
8 Apr 22
Good photo. Not much to tell about my early school days; but I will think about it.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
Did you use scratch-and-dip pens? Vince remembers having to mix ink for the inkwells. Later, we were allowed to use biros but fountain pens came first.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
9 Apr 22
@LindaOHio , We had a ink bottle and we dip the pen in it. It was messy and I always had 1 finger blue from the way I hold my pen. I hated it.
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@LindaOHio (158582)
• United States
9 Apr 22
@JudyEv I remember using ink pens; but I don't remember how we filled them. Then came the cartridge ink pens. The cartridges would always run dry at the worst times; and the ink was always getting all over everything. What is a biros?
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@arunima25 (85871)
• Bangalore, India
8 Apr 22
Wow! That sounds interesting. Yes, it is a good idea to have suggestions to write about. Hopefully we will have interesting posts to read and respond to. I just read Dianne post about her Kindergarten and she mentioned you. That brought me to this post. I have to see how many actually wrote about their school days.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
For a while, I thought I might have wasted my time but now quite a few are writing about their schooldays which is really nice. Are you able to write about yours at some time?
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
@arunima25 It doesn't matter when you write. My idea was simply to help people come up with an idea they could write about.
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@arunima25 (85871)
• Bangalore, India
9 Apr 22
@JudyEv I will definitely write about it. Though I might be a little delayed. I have a lot of pending chores and would like to clear up the notifications. But then I would try to write it before the weekend is over. I have come across Dianne's post so far. I have to check others.
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@much2say (53941)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Apr 22
Ohhh, good idea . Ok, I'll join in . . . when I get to it . I saw others were posting already so I'm looking forward to reading their posts!!
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@much2say (53941)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Apr 22
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
Thanks for joining it. It doesn't matter when. I was just trying to generate a bit more interest.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
8 Apr 22
Interesting... I'll have to think about it and see what I can come up with. (Don't get your hopes up, though. I've already posted one discussion this year. That may be all people get our of me. )
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
8 Apr 22
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
Oh well, we can live in hope.
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• United States
13 Apr 22
I do find it hard to find a topic to write about most days. I'll have to give this some thought and write a post about my early school days
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Apr 22
People have put up some really interesting stuff. I haven't written for a few days. And probably won't over Easter. I hope you have an enjoyable Easter.
@cacay1 (83237)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
8 Apr 22
That is a very good suggestion especially on my case, I have so many stories of my life during my school days , but there are indeed many topics to write. They are just in our surroundings.
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@cacay1 (83237)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
9 Apr 22
@JudyEv , yes, in fact, I already had shared here in the past about my college life. I will surely do share the most relevant experience of my school life.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
I hope you will write about your schooldays. I'm sure you have some interesting tales to tell.
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@nela13 (55818)
• Portugal
8 Apr 22
It is nice to have a theme to write about, we can always decide which themes appeal us more.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Apr 22
That's true. We don't have to write about every theme that might be suggested.
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@nela13 (55818)
• Portugal
9 Apr 22
@JudyEv Yes, we have the freedom to choose and I hope this will increase the number of new posts and the activity here.
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@MrDenata (12196)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 22
Sure, i will do that (at least i'll try to do it)
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
@MrDenata I hope you do. I'm sure it would be interesting.
@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Apr 22
I would like to know about your schooldays in your home country. I'm sure they were quite different to mine.
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@MrDenata (12196)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 22
@JudyEv sure, i'll try to remind that old good days and write it later.
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