Start a new Discussion ---- Are they really discussion?

@kool78 (490)
India
February 27, 2007 3:05pm CST
I have been going through various discussions created by mylot members. Some discussion are short term discussion....eg who will the cricket world cup 2007?,who will win big brother,etc. Then there are many discussions that are response orientated i.e. the discussion are made just to get responses from other members out here. Are this really discussion? What would be the likely topic to start for a discussion. I think discussion should be such that,we cant come to an conclusion soon. It must have an ability to catch attention and at the same time it must be of some use.
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@mansha (6298)
• India
28 Feb 07
I have been going through so many questions and discussions and sometimes its really hard to answer as the answer is just yes or no I call them closed questions and usually move ojn and do not answer them. to me a discussion is one thaty provokes your thoughts and wants you to take a side either in agreement or disagreement and may be sometimes a middle ground too. I weigh my answewr carefully before typing many times. Discussion is something that ends with an open question and makes you ponder over a thought or an idea. sometimes the discussions change course in the middle of the answers as a new thread starts to emerge from them and I enjoy them immensely and may be I answer just that thread and move on. WHatever it is but mylot surely m,akes your creative juices flowing and makes you wonder and ponder and answer whatever but it does addicts you to itself,lol.
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@Zo0mZo0m (1357)
• United States
27 Feb 07
There are discussions then you have debates. Some discussions are lengthy some discussions are short, precise, to point, and sweet. No need to further it. To me a discussion is accordingly. How much you want to put into it how much you want to get out of it. To each his own in my opinion. Also one other thing I'd like to add: discussions can be "boring" and does not generate or motivate others to take part or want to participate in. There's a lot at hand when discussions are thought of.
@kozakz (4)
• India
1 Mar 07
i am new to mylot and this discussion is really beneficial for me! right now i am going through many discussions before i start making a discussion. My first discussion has already got me 7 responses. Marked u the best response. thanks again for this discussion
• Portugal
28 Feb 07
Some topics that users do here in myLot are not really discussions. And right now there are so many open discussions that myLot administrator should stop giving credits when some one starts a discussion. If you make a search about a subject you will find dozens of already started discussion.
@kool78 (490)
• India
1 Mar 07
From that dozems you have to select the best and respond to those which are good. There will be a few user who have made a good discussion in that dozens. Most of the time my time is spent on finding good discussions!
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