post a new discussion or reply other discussion?

@shay3434 (881)
Israel
June 19, 2008 8:54am CST
Hey all! What do you do more often, open your own discussions or reply to others's discussions? Most of the times I respond to other discussions because I don't always have ideas for new discussions. What about you?
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8 responses
• India
20 Jun 08
Hi concentrate more on responding to the discussion which i like and about which i have sufficient knowledge.I do start one or two new discussion everyday alomost where as i do respond to more than 10 discussion per day. I know i am very slow comparetively other mylotter here who are responding 100 discussion per day. I do concentrate on my office work so i don't get much time to post discussion but whenever i get time i do respond rather then start new discussion. But to get more reward in mylot i thing i need to start more interesting discussions.
@shay3434 (881)
• Israel
20 Jun 08
Hi and thanks for responding. I think that 10 responses a day is vey good. I do less than 10 per a day most of the times but I try to reply in long responses to as many discussions I can.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
20 Jun 08
i mainly post responses. i do not believe in starting loads of unuseful discussions. i only start when i really want to ask something or share something. i also start when i need some help.
@shay3434 (881)
• Israel
20 Jun 08
Hi and thnk you. You are right, but if everyone will act like you, maybe there will be not enough discussions we can reply to. Have a good weekend!
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
19 Jun 08
Hi shay, I spend most the time here reply to others’ discussions. Once I login mylot I would like to check whether there is any new response received. If I find new response on my discussions, I would like to visit his profile to pick a topic which I am interested, if there is any, to leave my comment there. I tend to take care of my new discussion and try to leave comment on every response I have received. I have to spend much time of doing this so I don’t start new discussion frequently. Happy posting and take care.
@shay3434 (881)
• Israel
20 Jun 08
Thank you very much. I agree with you that it might take a long time to comment for every response you get in your discussions. This is also one of the reasons for that I prefer to response in other discussions. Have a great weekend!
• Philippines
19 Jun 08
Well, there are more times when I respond to discussions posted here. I rarely post new discussions. There are instances when I can't find good topics to work on. It's easier to look for good topics to respond to though.
@shay3434 (881)
• Israel
20 Jun 08
Thanks! I also think that it's much more easier to find good topics to answer than to write a new discussion. Take care.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
I usually just post in the discussions posted by others. Firstly, because I think people have more interesting topics than that which I can think about. But if I come across with a good idea for a topic, I do post them too. But most of the time, it's more of me responding because I feel that the responsibility of responding is quite easier than that of someone who starts the topic. Why? Because when you respond, you just react. While if you posted the topic, then you have the responsibility of reading the responses. Why? When I do mylot, I always see to it that there is a flow of communication, most especially if I am the one who posted the topic. It could be likened to that of a speaker and a receiver in a normal conversation. When the speaker opens a topic, then the receiver responds and of course the speaker should read or listen to what the receiver says. And mostly, if the topic is so interesting then so many people do respond and I should respect the people who responded by acknowledging and reading their posts. So, that's why it's quite easier to be the one to respond rather than to start the topic. Well, that's just me, there are more people here who just open a topic and never bother reading them. And I think that's quite rude. =)
@chennai_b02 (1735)
• India
19 Jun 08
I will concerntrate on my new discusisons more, and also the resopnses to other discussions.. infact, now i have raised around 300 discussion so far, out of my 650 postings.. In mylot i have come across more people like you only, because yesterday, one of our friends also raise the discussion stating that she has raised 1000 discussion by herself.. out of the total postings of 9500.. This give the output of 10% his total discusions she has started. if every one should concentrate on the response to others discussion, who will concentrate on the new discussions.. so, my request to every one to atleast you can start one discussions for your every five discussion response. this may be the solid percentage which is the smooth going in mylot. Even though if we found more and more discussions still shows under "discussions with no responses", why don't we do 1:5 ration, to start the dicussions and responses.. What is your opinion in this regard..?
@shay3434 (881)
• Israel
20 Jun 08
Hi! In fact I've never thought about it but I think you are absolutely right. If people will repond to 5 other discussions before posting their own new discussion there will be less discussions with no responses and it will be great for everyone. Thank you! Have a wonderful day!
@alokn99 (5717)
• India
27 Jun 08
I invariably respond to discussions more than I open my own, I thing it is primarly due to the fact that I invariably find it easier to say something on a subject which has already started discussion and its much faster.
@sdas86 (6076)
• Malaysia
27 Jun 08
Hi, I concentrate more on responding to discussions. I think that responding to discussions are easier than starting discussions. If I want to start discussions, I will need to think about the questions, the title of the discussions and would my discussions get responses from mylotters. I will only start discussions when I have problems to ask and when I need some opinions from mylotters.