Whats wrong with my discussions???

Well you really need to start out making a presence here on mylot. I should know, and I'm still nowhere where I want to really be, in terms of discussion creation. All I've basically done is respond to people up to post 500. I then slowly started my own discussions, but I'm competing against some people with larger post counts and longer time here (so they have more friends and more chance of getting responses to topics). Also note that some people really find it difficult to find discussions. Theres a lot of stuff to go through, thousands of discussions. And on top of that search function isn't all that great. There's a lot against getting responses to discussions. In my case its because mine are too serious or people don't want to read them (yes even the lighter topics). It happens. I'm just gonna continue with what I do.

I think some of it is that your topics are very serious, and serious discussions usually work better after you have more friends that you know enjoy those types of discussions. My first few discussions were flops as well, and then after I'd been here a month or so and knew more people I had a lot better luck, no matter what the topic was. You might try searching to make sure your topic hasn't been done before, just by putting in keywords related to your topic under "discussions" in the search bar at the topic of the page. Sometimes even if it's been done before, if it was a really long time ago or you think you have a different perspective on it, your discussion could still be worth posting. But if someone did it last week then it's likely not going to work now.

I struggled with the same thing early on. First, read the FAQs and guidelines so you'll know if you have been wasting time reading and replying to discussions that will eventually get deleted, and also so you know not to start discussions on those topics. You may have already done this. Secondly, get a lot of friends. The more friends you have, the more responses, the more money, and so on. But check your friend's profiles. If you disagree with some of the things they have on their page, you probably don't want to add them to your friend list because you may butt heads later. I don't mean just agree with everything, but the big important things you truly believe in. Also, every single mylotter goes through this. It is hard work to get responses. No one can expect to be a hit right off. I remember just having one response to my discussions. Also, easy fun questions are answered quickly. I experimented with that theory once, and posted a discussion entitled 'Can You Swim?" I can't believe how fast people starting answering. Most of all, have fun, and this will start to get easier and easier. I wish you the best of luck!

Waffles. I would like to discuss waffles. Why do you suppose there are waffles? What was so horribly wrong with the humble pancake? Did someone get angry at a pancake one day and start hitting it with a balpein hammer only to step back comb his fingers through his hair lamenting, "What have I DONE?" Then, did someone come by and see the tragic scene, look at it and say, "You know, you might just be onto something there ya big wimp! Quit bawlin' like a little girl and let's come up with a name for this thing!" Did they then develop the waffle iron? What if the origin of the waffle iron was something even more sinister? What if Eli Roth had invented the waffle iron? Would he have used it for what WE use it for? I doubt it. That guy's a sick puppy.

Hi there! You are lucky because those who responded you are those with stars. Maybe there are few who have the same interests as you are. And your discussions were posted in those interests where only few mylotters dare to open. Good Luck.

Don't feel bad. I have about the same number of posts as you do. I have only started one discussion myself though. I only got one response though and got a bit discouraged so I haven't started one since. I will, but I am just taking my time and commenting on others.

I checked your discussions and I thought they were very interesting. I'm not here a lot so I miss a lot of the good ones. As a matter of fact I am away from home (Florida) right now (in Tennessee)for a marketing convention. If you have noticed the ones that do get a lot of responses are never serious and sometimes downright funny! Congrats on your star. I just asked to be put on your friend list. Have a great morning

This one works for me :)