When you started a discussion and found out that it is similar to a previous one

Philippines
August 30, 2007 7:18am CST
I was starting a discussion a while ago here in mylot and after submitting the tags, I was surprised to see the same discussion, almost the same in the way it was constructed...I was quite discouraged, but that's ok. Did you have such experience?how did you feel about it?
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@tihsur (112)
30 Aug 07
not yet , will surly let you know if got anyy,, so wats was your feeling on it
• Philippines
31 Aug 07
i was quite discouraged, but that's ok...
@rodelsky (70)
• Philippines
30 Aug 07
like you, i look at my earning first then today's hot topics...
• Philippines
31 Aug 07
hello rodelsky!seem's your answering my other discussion...
@cefaz_21 (2596)
• Philippines
31 Aug 07
It can be disapponting but we have to understand that there has been so many discussion since mylot started,chances are that almost every topic you might thought to post has already been posted, asked and discussed.As long you didn't do it intentionally it's ok. Last April, I started a discussion, and was surprised after 3 days to see the same discussion posted by a friend,boy I was disapponted but I knew she didn't mean to duplicate mine.
@muscare (3068)
• Australia
6 Sep 07
It has happened on the odd occasion to me, but most times I do search for similar discussions. With some, I get quite a surprise that the discussion has already been started!
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
31 Aug 07
Hi there. It cant be helped when its like that, and this kind of thing happens all the time, I know Ive accidentally and unintentionally come up with the similar or near same discussion, and not realised until, after I actually posted... Good luck with your posting...
@dbhattji (2506)
• India
6 Sep 07
It is very common, many people think alike and no body is original - but it is always better to search before posting a new discussion to avoid duplication in future.
• United States
31 Aug 07
If it was previously posted by someone else then I make a response to their discussion and apologise. I used to feel bad about it but as long as we have so many users it is inevitable that there could be a couple of discussions about the same topic.
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
30 Aug 07
i also feel as the same as yours. im quite discouraged but it's ok to me. maybe i just didn't saw the same disscussion. for so many members here, it is not impossible to have a same disscussion as anybody else.
@rodelsky (70)
• Philippines
30 Aug 07
I seldom start a discussion, so i have no such experience..