Do you respond to a discussion if you don´t agree? Are you worried about

I respond to any and all discussions that I can relate to whether I agree with it or not. I try my best not to turn it into a debate though or make the other person feel as though they are wrong about anything. I just voice my opinion about some of the topics and go from there. I do worry sometimes about the minus rating though but we are all supposed to have our own opinion of things.

I think the most interesting discussions are the ones where people express different views. I will respond to discussions where I agree with the one who started the discussion, and I will answer when I fully agree with the initial post. If I choose to respond I will say what I really think. I am not afraid of getting a negetive rating. I expect people to use the rating system according to the rules. A negative rating should not be given because you disagree with someone, but because people are out of line or are breaking the rules in some way. If I start a discussion I am very happy if people disagree with me. Disagreement and dialog may lead to better understanding of a topic, and I find it is really useful to have my views challenged from time to time. That is how I might better myself.

No I am not scared to respond when I do not agree The Rating to me in a sense is silly If I have an Opinion I will give it and if this Person can not take the truth and my Opinion then sorry that is not my Fault As for the minus rating well that is just being silly just because they do not agree with an Opinion Love and Hugs xxxx

I don't worry about my rating. Actually there are times when I'm surprised mine is as good as it is. I will post whether I agree or not with the poster. I tell it like it is and let the chips fall where they will. As long as it's an interesting discussion I'll dive right into it without worry.

The funny thing is that before I landed here in your discussion I was checking out another one regarding a mom talking about a stranger commenting that her infant was chubby. She was kind of got upset and she basically took it as an insult. I kind of wanted to disagree that yes she has overreacted a bit telling the stranger "and so are you." But then looking at her responses to those who has replied to her discussion, she seems really convinced that she didn't overreact. So it really wasn't about the negative rating or what, it was more like I was just trying to stay away from trouble. I didn't want to disagree with her about that, cause I feel like she's head on on the thought that she only reacted normally, so just to save some precious arguement, I just didn't respond to it. Afterall, I found your discussion right after.

Sweety until yesterday I would respond honestly - I think that different opinions do not mean we cannot agree on other things! Unfortunately I did this yesterday and was called a fool for my pains, some friends defended me and were accused of gang attack, when really the only person who had been rude was the poster of the discussion! Now I feel as though I will probably avoid responding to someone who I do not agree with , unless I truly know them well and feel I can trust them not to get upset if I don't share their opinion! xxx

im not worried about my ratings... im more worried about the people who might not understand my views.. but even with this, i will still share my opinions as i believe that mylot is about sharing your views and sharing of opinions. so if one does not like my idea of a topic, thenit is not my concern anymore.

I do not worry about negative rating, and I know I have gotten some in the past. If there is a discussion that I disagree with, and I want to express my opinion I certainly would. I think Mylot would be very boring if we did not have different point of view.

If I am intersted in the topic I certainly respond. I try to voice my differing opinion in a kind, respectful way. In my opinion that is what a DISCUSSION forum is, a venue for discussing issues. Of course there will be differing opinions. I sure hope that folks would remain open minded and not give out negative ratings because the other person has a differing opinion. Of course, if one tears down others and says hateful things about the opinion of others, then they deserve a negative rating! We should be adults and be able to 'agree to disagree' and still be respectful of each other! (Yeah, I belive in Santa Clause too....*wink*)

I still answer a discussion even if I disagree because I never give someone a minus for disagreeing with me in a discussion that I start and just assume that others are looking for different inputs and understand that not everyone is going to feel the same as you on every given topic . I never gave it much thought that someone might rate me negatively for feeling different as in life we don't always agree with everything our friends say but that doesn't mean that we ditch them as friends or want to hurt them somehow . I beleive that we each have our own right to our own opinion and that anyone can differ with me and sometimes people can bring up good points that you yourself may not have even thought of or considered . But like you said just because you don't agree with someone does not mean that you can't be tackfull when you respond to someone , even if you do disagree .

In myLot, everyone is entitled to his own opinions. I would respond to such a discussion only if I have something to comment on it. I would not bother about the minus rating because it is one of out the many discussions which I have responded. In my opinion, the poster would be rather inmature if he gives a minus rating to a quality response which is of different opinion from him.

Honestly it depends there are some discussion that I can respond in a very nice way even I'm not agree with it. But If I saw a discussion that really makes me bad about it I just ignore it. As much as I could I want to be nice person to everybody and I dont want them to feel hurt what I trying to say about their topic. I want to see all happy and don't want to have or to give negative response to others. Thanks have a nice day.

It depends on how strongly I feel about the subject. I would attempt to respond tactfully, none the less. There is only one person I have encountered in all of Mylot who I don't think deserves a tactful response, but I just don't respond to her. Most of her discussions get deleted anyhow, and it isn't worth it. I think if you respond tactfully, you shouldn't even have to worry about a negative rating.

although i do wnat a colored star just for the idea of having a colored star, i do respond to discussions i don't agree... actually, i find them more attractive, i don't enjoy giving an answer such as "yes, you are so right" period. of course, the discussions should catch my eye, i don't respond to any kind of discussions. for example, 2 days ago i had a huuuuge fight with a girl from america about the reasons the world calls americans stupid... so, i kind of don't care about the "-"s

Generally I respond to discussions that catch my eye and that I find intersting. I don't worry about minus ratings. There are however some discussions started by certain people that I stay away from since the posters only expect agreement from their friends.

There are some people, or at least some of their posts, that I would hesitate to respond to. Others, I know I can trust, regardless of my opinions. I guess it is just a judgment call as to whether I will respond to opinions that are different from mine. I am not as concerned about the negative ratings as I am about getting talked to in a rude and unmannered way. I get my feelings hurt easily. I know you are open to many different ideas, and can listen even if you do not agree.

I don't worry about - ratings, If I disagree, I say so. The trick is to disagree without offending people. One should not give a - if someone diasgrees. Though of course, there are ufair people on My Lot, who want everyone to agree with them, & can't handle it if they don't.

Yes, i respond to discussions whre i disagree with the discssion starter. This IS an opinion site afterall. If they can't handle to see everyone's opinions, they should not post the discussion. i don't worry about minus ratings. i think people should be more mature than that and only use the negative rating for abusive or rude posts.

Hello.dana,when a discussion is interesting,i will rpely to it even i do not agree with it. Mylot is a forum which allows memebrs to express their opinions freely,if we just reply to what we agree,it will be very hard for us to reply a discussion. I will have nothing to say if someone give me a negative rating just because i have different opinion. I will try to reply to those which i disagree in a polite way,most of the members will appreciate a different view in their replies.

Sometimes. I try to look if the person comments on his responders and see if he has any violent reactions on posts that didn't agree with him. If the poster is nice and welcomes disagreement, I try to put my two cents in but if I know that he won't take any disagreement, then I'd just skip the topic.