I'm A Newbie, That's Why I Get Less or No Response At All.... Do You Agree?

I am a newbie too and I think you have to pick an interest that is something you are really knowledgable about or at least very interested in. Just put in some good honest comments that people can gain experience from and that is all you can do. Also try the today's top discussions and pick a good one there. Good Luck.

I don't think it has anything to do with someone being new, in and of itself. If they are new, maybe they don't really see how myLot works and aren't starting discussions that people find interesting enough to take the time/effort to respond to. I don't even look at the number. If the discussion interests me or I have some input to help a member with a question, I respond. I bypass hundreds of discussions a day from seasoned veterans because the subject doesn't interest me or I have nothing to say on that particular discussion. Also, if someone is new, it's likely they don't have many friends yet. There are a lot of people that respond only to emails when their friends start a discussion, because they have a large number of friends and that keeps them busy enough without having to go look at the site itself. If that's the case, then the discussions started by those with few friends won't even be seen, except by the people that just happen to be cruising that particular interest area. I've never known a single person that would choose to answer or not answer just because someone is the new guy on the block.

That may be the reason, but if you keep at it long enough, you'll connect to a lot of people, read and rate a lot more discussions, become established in the community, and before long, you'll create discussions that will get lots of responses. Those new people who have discovered you may even look up your old discussions and respond to them too, thus giving you responses on discussions that you may think aren't going anywhere. Keep up the good work, and you'l get more and more responses every day.

well yeah my new referrals have less replies to their discussions coz they have less friends to get notified if ever they posted a new discussion, or maybe the topic isnt the type that most people wouild respond to. but in my case i only have less than 80 friends and some of my discussions have quite a number of responses, (for me, "many" is defined as having more than 25 responses) so it really depends if your topic is interesting enough for people to respond to. and posting in the appropriate category and the "catchiness" of your discussion title helps.

Hello Eihdra, I've only been here a few days but I think I know what your talking about. From what I've seen, everyone has there own little circle of friends that they like talking to and the newbie's really havent been here long enough to make many friends. Once people know who you are, they may feel more comfortable responding to your discussions. That seems to be what I've noticed anyways. Yours truly, Tianna

I'm new too, i suppose more experienced people get more response since they have made friends here and they respond their posts. Frankly, i'm the kind of person who have great ideas to start a post, so i dont mind getting just two or three responses. I like having fun here, i suppose the rest will come with time.

I think whatever be the ideal situation should be, its mainly thje case. as newbie i also used to get very less or no response at all. may be the discussions are not so much visible. still many new people make prsence by responding to others when people generally recognize them.

I think maybe it has something to do with what your discussions are about. It takes a while to figure this place out. Sometimes a silly discussion will get a huge amount of responses and at other times none at all. Serious discussions don't fair too well. Try to start discussions that really give the members something to think about...Or something to laugh about. It has nothing to do with being a "newbie" Or at least I don't think so.

It seems to be true. When I was a new member in Mylot, it's hardly for me to get more responses. And it's not surprised that sometimes I had zero reply for my new discussions. When you stick here and try to post more, meanwhile you will make more friends. You will have more responses after that. I love China

I've only been here two months, so I guess I could still be considered a newbie. But I have become friends with a few veterans here. Some of my discussions come up empty handed, and some take off...and that is true for everyone here. I can say, that the more friends you have, the more of your discussions will get responses. Many people surf their friends discussions first, then move onto other topics and such. This is a great way to get a lot of communication, and get to know your friends. I have a lot of pretty active friends. You can add me if ya like, and then check out some of their discussions. ~happy posting~

While my post number is ridiculously high, I've only been here about a month. I don't think it has anything to do with being a newbie, I think has more to do with posting a discussion at the right time and having a few people answer it right off the bat. While people who have been here longer have an idea about how to "sell" a post to get more responses, I think anyone is capable(if clealy you do, since this already has 18 responses before mine) of thinking of a topic to get people thinking. Just post whatever you think is a god topic, and eventually someone will answer it. I go back through the unresolved discussions and try and answer them to try and get more interest in them in the hopes that someone else will eventually answer one of mine with no responses. Good luck and welcome to Mylot.

I did not experience that and hence I did not feel that way. Actually, it all depends on whether the topic you started catches the attention and interest of many users here. I for one do respond to posts on the basis of whether I have something sensible or useful to share. I in fact do not mind whoever posted the topic although of course I always check out on the topics posted by my friends to see if they have interesting topics where I could contribute my thoughts.

We joined this site to learn/share/chat on all subjects! Just because the number in the parens (268) is a low number should not matter to one that possibly is fortunate to have a 4 or 5 digit # within parens. Get a life folks...be happy someone is responding. Yeah possibly we may not be as intelligent as some on here...but we share/grow in intellect ith what we learn! P.S. I'm a 55 yr. old NEWBIE...live with it!

I think the fewer replies is just due to not being well known. The longer you are here and the more friends made, I am sure the replies will go up. I am very new and do not get many replies yet, but I am sure that will change as I get to know more people.

Dear eihdra, Don't forget that everyone was new comer some day.......this is something very wrong. Getting responses has nothing to do with new comer, it depends on how interesting are your discussions and how much attention they can drive from people. But I will surely say our responses are influenced a lot by our friends circle. As you get more and more friends, you start getting more and more responses. So it is just a matter of time. Later on you will have so many responses that you would wish, you had less........., so relax and smile........

Hello eihdra. I don't think having a discussion with less or zero responses has to do with being a newbie. I was a newbie once and my first discussion was about how many cups of coffee does one have per day? And that discussion earned more responses than I can handle.And now that I'm only one month shy for being a member for one year now, I still have discussions that has less than 5 responses. I've got enough friends in my list but some of my discussions still has less responses. Sometimes, it has got to do with "tickling" the interest of the other members. Maybe an eye-catching title might help. Because there have been many times that my eyes zeroed in on those kinds of titles. But very interesting titles may not be the only thing that will do the magic. The whole point of discussion should clearly show if the poster wants a question answered or whatever that posted needs from the readers. I've read some discussions from other newbies. Some were very interesting and very informative. Some were...uh...let's just say, not that quite good. Sometimes I can only read the first few sentences, then my interest wanes. Sometimes the problem lies on words used. You get the feeling that you're going in circles and you still don't get the point of that discussion. So, how can a person make a comment when they don't have any idea what that discussion was all about?!

I ahven't felt anything like that at all. I am also a newbie but I don't know maybe it helps that my wife has been in mylot for almost a couple of years now so she tells me about it. Maybe it's not being actually a newbie but maybe it has something to do with being a newbie. Maybe because some, not all though, some newbies don't tag their discussions properly so it doesn't appear in the chain, like under the currently discussion viewed which is related to their topic's tags. Also, usually, newbies don't have much friends on their friend list yet so we don't have much "regulars" yet. Lastly, some of us aren't familiar how everything works here. We still don't know what the popular topics are about, what people like responding to the most. In time, when we get more experience, we will eventually get more responses. So it is kinda related to being a newbie.

I guess the discussion won't depend on how long have you been a member of mylot. It's all about the topic you created. Is it interesting to join with? Or depending on the knowledge of the members to share some ideas on your topic.

I'm a Newbie too and have had only one or two responses to discussions I've started or none at all. The thing is...when there are so many Mylotters out there starting new discussions and responding to others, then is it more of luck whether your discussion gets any response at all or even looked at? If you look at 'discussions with no responses', there are so many in there. Maybe members who have been around for long, often start discussions and their fellow 'long time' members respond and vice versa. Also, maybe some Mylotters who are famous for starting interesting discussions might have have a following. I am making sense?

Ironically this discussion got a lot of responses ---- Another important public announcement by psychopath