How to be creative and productive in starting new discussions? Please share.

hi william! ^__^ i have a few discussions with a lot of responses and they have few things in common. first is that the they are odd but fun discussions like i ate ants, this is what i do with my worn out undies (LOL)... fun discussions always attract a lot of people and also odd ones because they'd be curious on to what had happened. ^__^;; and then the second thing would be, they are encountered by different people in their everyday lives like staying late at night, watching tv while studying/working.. things like that. because people can easily relate their own experiences with it. and i think objective discussions are easier to answer than subjective ones. also, your topic should be creative and interesting and catchy. like when they read it, they would instantly smile or be reminded of something, either their own experience or their friends' experiences which they would want to share. lastly, the content of your discussion should be easy and fun and interesting to read. i've always thought that using a lot of adjectives makes something a little more comprehensive and imaginable. ^__^

I had the same problem when I started here. I noticed that this topic was 5 months old so maybe you were new at the time. I started by responding to any topic I found interesting or know something about. After posting over 1000 responses I ended up with questions and so I posted these questions. You see some topics remind you of some things you knew, heard or experienced and so you feel like sharing them, even if it's something simple but not everyone notices. That's how I started posting discussions.

Who said you are not creative and productive in mylot. I read all your responses and it is really interesting. Keep posting what fancies you. You can put more information about vast areas of china - a land of mystery, a land of great unity (through communism), a land of great achievement (on the way to becoming great power), well known for maritial arts, well known for herbal medicines, biggest consumer of steel in the world, may be cement and other construction materials. All the best.

Me too the same thing, thank you for starting this expensive discussion. Thanks once again.

Hi William, Five months gone, since this topic was posted here, and i therefore know that you have learnt all ideas and logics in making a new discussion. Oflate, i rarely start topics, but finds myself satisfied in responding to topics started by friends like you. Happy mylotting. Take care my friend.

I thought you are gonna tell me some secret. Lol Ok I will tell you how I create a new discussions , but I am not sure if they are productive and creative.I would just simply response to other people discussion and there almost every time will come some idea with new question.Or I like to read magazine and there I would find something all the time what will be good to dcissus here, or I would ask just thing from my life , what i don't have answer for and it interests me.i don't think it is easy to come with something original since it was here almost everything.

According to me you should be concentrating more on the daily day to day issues rather than too hectic technicall jargons(if you are doing so), also you have to concentrate more on the personal side of life as well as social

Hello wiliamjisir,Thanks for your post.I have really no secrets behind my postings regarding subjects, I just collect from my own everyday life experiences,different situations arised in my life my friends life, some of them I get answeres myself some have no apparent visible causes and I put those to find out how other people deals or thinks of that situations.Therefore I get an oppertunity to share my real life experiences as well to update my own knowledge. Thanks again.

Oh its a very old discussion. I do not think still my answer has any value or not. I think you have already very much creative and productive :). You have croseed 5000 posts and also its very nice.we have got about 24+ response for this discussion alone. I am not that much productive i must say. Actually people more answer to discussions that are easy to answer.

To be honest hun I rarely have a clear idea, rather things just come into my head. I think I tend to run with day to day issues, and comments on what is going on around me. Observations on situations, and sometimes just asking for opinions, plus I often find inspiration just looking out of my window.

I have pay attention to my friends' discussions and find that they always talk about our daily life.There are so many topics in our life.Obviously,you can talk anything you like on mylot because users here are friendly and helpful.They would like to share their opinions,expressions and suggestions with you. So my suggestion is,if you find something interesting or if you just want to say something about your daily life,please start a discussion on mylot.I believe plenty of people are interested what you said in your discussion.

Actually I read other's discussions and also the news to see if I can find an inspiration...if I can't come up with any thing at all I just go and answer posts instead of posting them...on a lot of occasions I find it easier for me to answer rather to come up with anything good but once in a while I get inspired by either friends online or off line to post questions...

It's only half a month I'm here but I don't think you are not creative: I've responded to a lot of your discussions and your discussions are always full of answers ^__^.It's that needs advice from you. How do you manage to have all these answers?

I personally love answering other's questions and discussing things more than bringing new topics myself. When I have something that bothers me ,I feel that I can rely on others help ,so I make a new discussion.

I answer more discussions and that seems to be a bit more profitable. Hard to find a subject that appeals to everyone. The male MyLotters might want to discuss sports whereas the females might want to discuss shopping, cooking and other girlie things. I have yet to find a subject that would capture the entire audience of MyLotters. Have only been here a month, actually active, so it's a slow process for me to figure out what to post and what not to post. Trial and error, so to speak. I enjoy discussions and probably spend way too much time on this site but do love the interaction. I would fret over the fact that my discussions weren't good. Actually, I believe there is more money to be offered by answering discussions and answering discussions with complete and accurate answers. Also offering very appealing and helpful advice.

I think a good thing to do is just keep responding to other's discussions and before long you will get better at it yourself. It is like I have heard all my life that you become a better writer by reading more. If you think about it, it really makes a lot of sense.

Please don't force yourself to think out more new discussions. As it is not easy to think out new good discussions all the time. Just take it easy. Sometimes you will be inspirated when you respond to others' discussions.

Hi williamjisir! I am not that creative and sometimes when I think about a discussion I want to post I always have this fear that people may find it silly or I might end up having any responses at all. And so i just ended up participating in other's discussions. However, I do enjoy participating with your discussions and with some of others' discussions as well. Have a nice day and take care!

I just look around on mylot for a while and then I start one, or I watch something, listen to something, or read something that makes me want to start a new discussion.

I was looking through your discussions and you have some interesting topics! You are doing great! For me, I don't have trouble coming up with ideas but I find the way people present the information is vital. Two different people can have the same topic, say the same thing in their own way and one person will get more replies than the other only because of the way they piece the discussion together. Look about MyLot, look at the discussions with the most replies and try to pick up on tips through their display! Good luck hun!