I like reading too much. =p

Man, Lecanis I am with you there, in fact most of my time is spent reading, even if I do not respond to what I am reading. I gain entertainment from just doing that. I am either laughing or appalled at the stupidity of some of the posts. The second thing that takes up my time is that when I do post to a friends discussion I get caught up in just that discussion and keep going back to see how other people are responding, or how that particular friend is responding. The most I have ever done in one day is about 30, but that day I was just trying to get in as many posts as possible and I did not enjoy it as much as I do when I just do what I "do"

I spent nearly all day and night here yesterday and I did not make that many posts, as I am like you. I will often read what others have said and if I have nothing to add I will just rate the good responses and move on. I tend to stick to my friends discussions and once in a while move out into the big wide world of other discussions. It can take a while to find interesting ones as alot of them are usually about making money. I only noticed today that the Ebay adverts have been removed between responses. Shows how much they affected me, but I must admit it is good to see they have gone. I wonder if too many people complained or if Ebay were not getting any responses.

this is also my problem here... most of the time i get so consumed with reading that i don't know what to say anymore. they have already said a lot that i don't have anything to say anymore. like, i have been here in mylot for like 5 months now but as you can see from the number of my posts, im still in my 500 and up posts. I am really slow with my writing because i enjoy reading...

In my opinion, it all depends on the hours put in and how people do their posting. Just do a rough calculation, how much time do you need to post a response? You only need to know how long you take to post one response and then multiply by 100. If I need the quantity, I do not always read between posts. I respond thru email notifications and unless the topic is really interesting then I browse thru after I have posted. However, for discussions with lots of pages, I give it a miss. It's simply too slow to browse thru all.

There are many reasons for me to believe that i will never be able to make 100 posts a day:-) Firstly, when i want to respond to a post, I always like to know what actually poster is demanding and what will be meaningful to him/her; otherwise it will be a waste of time, if i am not helpful. I mean if he/she is asking some clarification, I would like to know whether scientific explanation will work or i need to go about psychological, philosophical, sociological or theological side of the issue. For that I not only read the post carefully but also the replies to which poster has responded clearing his point and required information. Often that takes a long time to dig that intent/information specially when there is something i am not clear about and i need to go to references to understand. Secondly, I spend a considerable time in checking back often my "discussions i've responded to" section, to see whether somebody has commented on my reply and has asked for some more information or clarification or if i myself need to clarify, if there is some probable misunderstanding. Thirdly, I would read on and on about people's experiences and thoughts expressed in a post to fill in my empty spaces, after i have replied to the post or even if i haven't or i would never reply to that post because of my lack of knowledge. Lastly, I spend considerable time in writing a reply and rereading it, as my writing skills are not good. I just want to make it sure that I am understandable and communicating well, of which i am never satisfied, though. So all this adds up to reduce my posting and for that reason i am not able to make more than 376 post (at the time i am writing this message) in about 7 weeks time even though i spend a considerable time on Mylot. Even today, it's about three hours now that i am on Mylot and this is my third post:-) Happy posting and best of luck:-)

I do my little quota thingie and by then I am usually burnt out. However, when I come back later to upload my photos, I do a lot of reading, then. It's quite enjoyable. I wonder if they added the comments how many you would have, because I'd bet you do a lot more of those than replies?

I do tend to read different blogs via mylot, most of wich I do not comment on for whatever reason. Latly My goal has been to post above 75 times in a day, and I have met said goal a few times.

what i don't understand is whether you like "reading" too much or like "too much reading". To which part of the sentence the "too much" refers, the "like" or the "reading"?

I like to read also. It would take me at least 7 or 8 hours to do 100 decent posts. I probably wouldn't get much past 60 or 70 in that time, with all the mistakes I make. I sometimes wander off into other discussions, but uausally I am doing other things on the computer and am on this site kind of passing by.

When I was just starting, I was like pretty hooked on mylot. I never counted the number of posts I made. I just kept on pounding my keyboard and read some of the discussions. I will start with my friend's thread, top or hot topics and new user discussions. But lately, Its kind of making me feel a little burned out. For the last few days, I can only post a few threads of my own and responded to a select few of my friend's discussions. This is actually my first in a month that I visited and respond to threads that are not among my list of friends.

I'm like you. I think this site is as much about reading as well as posting. I enjoy what people have to say and yes, I do sometimes read without posting. I always try to rate, however.

I read too much to... and I never have much to say... but obviously you do have something to say after all you are at over 2000 posts... me in two days I've made 7 cents because I haven't found any posts I really know much about

I read most of the discussions I've replied to, including the replies of other myLoters in the discussion. I've always wanted my answer to contain a new morsel of thought rather than repeat what others have said. Because of this it usually takes me a while before I make a post. There's a lot of things you can learn just by reading what people has to say.

i also like to read the discussion people post,and i make a response carefull,give my own thought and express my feel,so i am just post 40 a day,spend 3 hours to finish it,my english have a limited level,so i want to improve my English with my mylot friends

i don't think you are the only one who has this habbit..you are talking about people joining a week before and posting more than you..but just look at me..i have been a member since last november..but that hardly matters..i like browsing through the discussions a lot..and only if i have something reasonable to say i would go ahead and post..i think that also helps to learn a bit more..

LOL - most of the time I love reading the discussions here. The other day was a bit of a fluke really, I managed to post 100 responses, but I was on here virtually all day from 9am to about 6pm, and I was in a chatty mood too. I do browse through a lot of discussions, mainly my friends discussions first, then go on to my interests.

I'm another person who is much like you too, only much more so! I have been around since February too, and I haven't even got to my 500! Actually, my first 100 came up in double quick time, in just about a couple of days, but since then, I have slowed down quite a lot. I enjoy reading through discussions and pick the few that appeal to me and write a reply, after giving due thought to it. Though I read about people who say that they respond to 50 to hundred discussions every single day, and that too, most of them within a span of two hours or so, I don't even think I would want to try and compete with that! My mylot experience is more about enjoyment and less about meeting deadlines! Hell, that would take all the fun out of it for me, if I began to see it that way! The days I feel more chatty, I answer more discussions, but on other occasions, I just read a bit and mark good discussions to answer on another day.

Why won't you respond if you like reading it? There are occasions, though quite rare, when I read discussions without responding. But if I enjoy reading them, I would quite likely respond to them. :P

Lecanis I do love reading but you know what I do I read up on what people have to say on religon and politics.... since I do not reply to topics on religon or politics it is nice to read about others opinions! I also watch out for those really heated debates specially the ones that get flamed, I have also found out to my horror that the ones that get flamed are usually the ones on either extremes! They are either extremely correct or extremely incorrect in their views, but yeah it is fun to read about what others are thinking about and writing in about their thoughts! thanks for the post dear. :)

i have only been her 2 days now and i find my self reading more then i post there are somethings that i find interesting but i have no responce to, i blame it on the depletion of brain cells during my past three pregnancies. but i too love to read alot