My rant about rants!

Rants don't bother me, I rant too, just I tend to rant in person it gets it out of my system better. I will reply to them like I would any other post and they do not offend me, there is one thing that bothers me about rants though, the fact that they are all titled "my rants" or "a rant", because I can never remember if I have replied to a rant as they all have simular titles and therefore means that I may have to reread a discussion, so that I remember.

I think they are great, and it is when someone rants that you get to see a glimmer of that real person who they are. No one really wears their heart on their sleeve no matter how much they say they do. But when someone is so mad and emotional they get on here and furiously type their feelings out as they are happening and it is then that you can see them. I do not get offended by it, I think it is good to see and if I can say something to help then I do.

I am not a believer in'Rants.'I do not love Rants. On the other-hand Rants do not offend me. I just feel there must be a better way to "get things off your chest." I seldom get 'Mad,'and when I do I'm disappointed with myself later. I'm always disappointed when a myLot member gets 'mad' and 'rants.' Its not the most intelligent course. Losing one's temper is a childs way out. Adults should be better able to express themselves!

I think its good for peoples health to rant and not keep it bottled in. Keep the ranting coming.

Rants are what we do to let off steam. Whether it is quietly to ourselves or on the net to the world! I think that it is better to rant than to argue with our loved ones in frustration. I guess I would like ranting even more if it always lead to one speaking his or her truthful mind to the person that the rant is about. I have heard though, that sometimes these days that people rant and rave on the net but actually never speak to the real life person involved. So rants are appropriate anywhere if an emotional release is necessary. If it is a rant to stop communication then really it is a waste of time because it does not fix the problem. Then it would qualify as a whinge and not a rant in my mind. A thought gathering rant is very beneficial though - as long as you put the appropriate advice into action. Hrmm so now that I have ranted on enough....

A rant from time to time is necessarily to release some of the tension accumulated over time. I believe you are correct to do so, and there is no problem about it in my opinion. Everyone here is free to express his / her opinion, so i can only say: Go ahead !

Not ofended at all. It's interesting to hear what others are complaining about. It often makes me feel better abou my own problems, and helps me to know that I am not alone.

That cannot be avoided. If you rants and rants perhaps no one will dare discuss with you. Rantings once in a while is acceptable so you can rant, I can also rant.

For me, I feel that rants are OK with me just as long as they don't contain any vulgar words that may "spoil" any younger generation that might be over here on mylot. Personally, I think that rants is a good way to let out the frustration and perhaps anger within us because it's not good to keep all these feelings to ourselves; it may seriously hurt our mental health. Ranting can help one to cool oneself, and after letting out, an individual will most probably be cooler and calmer. Not sure whether rants are good in getting people to respond and show sympathy, but I've seen a few rants that have garnered quite a lot of responses. I for one did do a rant on my exams in the past, and it did garner like over 30 responses so far so I guess rants are pretty good as discussions as well! I myself have responded to many rants and those discussion starters have testified to feeling much better after ranting, so I'm of course not offended by any rant. Since mylot is a "sharing" community, I guess rants are OK, but just not too many.....

hi beauty queen i sort of like rants as they show we areall only tto human.It beats getting your blood pressure up really high and opens the way for others of us to respond to your upset. rants are sort of a commanality between all us mylotters.We all see the real person in each of us without the polite smile to hide behind. lol I am not offended as I think it shows we are all human with all those emotions that make us human beings. lol.

I don't mind the rants. Every needs to let off some steam every now and then and mylot seems to be a healthy way to vent those emotions among friends.

Well, I guess ranting on MyLot is a safe way to 'let off steam'; I can't do this to my boss or customers, so? Furthermore, I can rely on kind MyLotters to listen and offer advice or consolation...As to responding to rants, I try to respond if I have some knowledge / experience of the rants.

I am still pretty new on mylot and I have not yet seen many rants but I am ok with them. It does not offend me and I will respond on the topic if I am move to rant myself, or If I am interested to say so. I think rants should be ok for mylot. Nothing wrong with venting.

Rants are fun. I agree that ranting is relieving and therapeutic. There is nothing wrong with ranting to me. People get emotional with an opinion is given. People speak their mind, and expect a rant or two. I have a friend and we argue to the point of name-calling and spitting, then we go out for lunch. If we agree all the time then we are not being honest. Keep on ranting if they can't stand the heat then stay out of the kitchen while the oven is on, duh.

Well you probably know im not to much for ranting. I dont have an issue with those that due its just not my thing. I try not to complain to much but sometimes you just have to lol.

I don't often respond to them. And I hope that nobody gets offended by reading my response, but I too am quite tired of them. Often times they are directed at a person on mylot, but if we are on the friend list, we get them too. It's just getting a little old. I admit there are times when a person has a genuine bonafide legit reason, but then again some of the same people post rants over and over...

Rants on mylot are probably one of the easiest discussions to respond to as there is usually something to say to them, even if to tell them you understand and sympathize with them. Everyone wants some pity sometimes as we are all human. We want people to understand how difficult things are for us as we want advice to help with our problems. So I don't have a problem with people ranting and I do respond to a lot of them, just to make them feel better by someone caring enough to respond to them. I have gotten some good advice here about some of my problems and so I don't think too many members here mind it much since they do respond to my discussions about my problems. I like to try and help people as much as I can so I do give my opinions to ranters about it. I say opinions because I don't like to give advice to people incase it is the wrong advice and they do something that maybe they wouldn't have if not for me.

I respond to rants if it has nothing to do with the site that I am on. I have responded to rants about the specific site I am on, but I feel that those can get a bit nasty. I like to reply and give my advice or well wishes as I feel that it can help if not a lot just a little. Have a Great day.

I love to rant, and I do it quite often. I don't mind other people ranting, especially when it's about personal issues such as "my rant about what hubby did today!". But I think when folks rant about something or someone (or a group of someones) on Mylot, they're hitting too close to home, and I feel awkward responding to those. I feel like I may be getting in the middle of something, and I really think people like that are just looking for drama. BTW this isn't one of those type discussions.

I don't mind rants. We all need to rant once in a while. I have only ranted once on here and it was a really, really bad day...lol. I do respond to them sometimes if they have a topic I can relate to. Sometimes you just need to hear that the same things happen to other people. Or a kind word can make you feel better.