Do you sometimes rate responses to your discussions but don't respond?

Sometimes I will just rate the responses to my discussions, ctry, but it's not due to laziness. Some of the responses are so similar that they begin to get repetitive, so I don't believe in commenting on the same point over and over. I will give them a plus rating for their contribution. I also sometimes give one-line responses a plus.

A lot of the time I do. I have only had a few discussions where i had more than 30 responses and it can get tiring trying to respond to them without repeating yourself LOL so yes, sometimes I just rate and move on to the next response.

Well, the way I have been doing this, and what I have understood is that you do not really gain by answering (commenting on) every response that you receive in your discussion. You do not get paid for it, so many people do not do it at all. Some people do not even rate those responses, but I do because it does, at the very least, help their ratings. Do not call yourself lazy, as sometimes you may just not have anything to say, or any time to say it, which is me, at this time. Time is a serious crunch. That is also why I have not started any new discussions this week. I may today, though, as we are iced in, and I am going to be at home all day, cooking and cleaning. Any time I am given the option of rating someone, I will go ahead and do it. I think it reflects on you, as well.

Sometimes I will rate without responding. I will respond when I have additional comments to add to the discussion - so I rate almost all, but respond to maybe about a quarter of the responses - but sometimes my response is longer than my original topic.

I appreciated everyone who gave me responces.I ususlly read it seriously and learned something new from them.but sometimes i actually didn't have a feedback to them.In my opinion,it's unnecessary to make a responce to every comments expecting you have some new and unique viewpoints as additional.Not responces didn't mean being lazy.of coure,it's sure to be good for you giving every comment feedback.but in fact we have enough time to finish it.so to understand everyone here.:)

I also do this when I have nothing left to say. Since thanking them for the response is against the rules and it is time consuming, if I have nothing more to add, I don't add it. Additionally I often have a hard time going back to discussions that I commented on and then had a response to. Sometimes I do, but most of the time it takes a lot of work and I don't have anything left to say...

I just don't have the time on the computer to answer every response, but I do read them and try to rate them all. I think it is important we all support each other by rating our discussions.

I think it just depends on the individual. I like giving replies to all of the responses to my discussions. I feel like it's letting the people know that I am actually reading and paying attention to what they are saying. Of course, there are times when I get lazy enough that it's a week or so before I start in with my replies. Then I end up kicking myself for getting so far behind. ;-)

I am not big on starting discussions.I have found that i do very well just answering others discussions.When i do start a discussion i will answer all of them and rate them, but if i were to open a lot of discussions i would probably get tired of answering each one too.I have found that answering a lot of discussions i can do much better.i think for me i get better pay just by answering...

Well i mostly respond to everyone i can and not giving rates.I think it's more neat to answer them then to only rate them. But it's not that i'm lazy i just don't get may responses and everyone who responds all have good responses so i don't think it's fair of me to rate one of them because they are all good.

I try to always respond. It helps move the discussion back up to the top if you respond. I always rate because it helps the other person with their rating. I respond to discussions of others more than I start discussions of my own.

You know I have had quite a few that I have rated with best response.Others I just haven't. Not on purpose,just the way it turns out. But I can see your point.There do get to be alot huh?.Some I admit I don't respond to.

well i dont respond to every single responder but i usually do atleast once or 2 in everyone and i rate all of mine... i try to do alittle of everything..

The guideline rules say not to comment to a response unless it is to answer a question or to add more information. You shouldn't just comment with a thank you for posting or I am rating you. The comment has to relate to the response and the discussion. So I do not always have a comment to add to the response on my discussion. But like you, I do rate them. If it's a response that is too short I don't give it a rate at all, I don't want to give anyone a negative, but if it has quality and is of a good length, as the rules say, i will give it a plus rating. Yes this does help the person responding with their star number and rating.

I always respond where it needs responding it is very rare that I do not respond to anyone unless it does not require responding

I do this, only because sometimes I don't know how to answer the discussion but others that have answered sound like great answers. I can only answer some of the questions or help some people on this great website. I wish i could answer more questions. maybe then would my rating be higher. I am tring to get to 500 before Jan.

For me it isn't about being lazy or not feeling like it , there are some posts that I have nothing to add to the discussion but I didn't like what I read so I rate the post with a + and then I go to the next post.I rate Everything I read but I don't respond to everything I read.

Yes im also guilty of doing this. The reason i do it is more so because sometimes i dont have time to make a response. I usually go back later on and do it though. But sometimes it is because im just too lazy to reply. And yes i think your right about helping responders. I think thats what bring our feedback up/down. I think i also read that by giving feedback we make more.

Sometimes I don't reply to my discussions.....I prefer to see what other mylot members are saying in mine... I do rate them most of the time, but I hardly reply back into the same discussion

I havent rated anyone, i didn't even know we could do that, will check it out. I'm still new.