Do you judge a book by it's cover?

No I don't judge a discussion by it's title even if it don't seem to be one that catch's my eye or if it sounds boring or something that I would not be interested in. I will read some, most or all of it. If after I start reading it and it don't catch my interest I will read a little more and even sometimes after I read it all I do find it very interesting after all. Then there are those that just turn me off in the first few sentences.

no at all. if i want to buy a book i must read its big picture first. so when i read discussions in myLot. I read it all before i response. so i can give more positive and useful response, i hope :)

good day... I always read the discussion from start to end and if the topic is interesting I would read each responses before making mine. That just the way do it.

Yes, I think it's very important to choose a good title for discussions, because I definitely go to the ones which catch my eye! The minute they mention 'money', 'making money on myLot' or anything like that, I bypass them, as I don't have any interest in making money here. I enjoy the quirky ones where someone has put a bit of thought into making something interesting - but now and then I'll answer one where someone wants advice on a dilemma they are having. The title is definitely important!

I judge a book by its cover. It is how i buy some of the novels i haven't heard of. first of all the title should be appealing. then only the buyer will be attracted towards the book. Next is the book cover. It should be very nice. It is the second deciding factor after the book title.

lol guikty as chagered i do it all the time

Well no not usually i dont go buying books about which i have no idea.I usually read the reviews and only then go to buy them.Of course its a completely different thing if i am just borrowing then i simply pick out any book in random and start reading it.But if there are several books grouped together most of them being good then i guess i tend to go for the cover for my immediate choice.An attractive cover or something on the book that catches the eye does help I guess.But with me that only happens if I have to choose between books as to which would be the first one I would read otherwise to generally judge a book itself for the first time without knowing anything about it i definitely dont go for the cover.

I admit that I do that. I just don't want to respond to a discussion that I'm not interested in. I want to respond to discussions that will make me type a lot and that I am able to contribute something too. If I see a topic that I know nothing about then I won't answer.

I do that, because the title and the few lines shown when the discussion is listed is usually enough to tell me the topic of the discussion and whether it is something that I have an opinion on. I doubt anyone on here replies to every discussion, mainly because then we would be flooded by pointless replies like "hmm yes interesting point" as the person has no real opinion of their own.

I admit I do that as well. If something doesn't catch my attention, I don't respond.

see, my lot is full of discussions. discussions will never end. it is determined by your eyes when you feel sleepy or your time constraint to go to work. i always pick up discussions from my interest and from top discussions. this goes on for 5 days in a week. on the 6 and 7 days, i generally go to discussions which no one have answered.i find them pretty interesting. so this is a routine work. i do not have to put myself into unnecessary confusion. bye and happy my lotting.

Not really.I will read the book before I buy it.Covers are always very splendid but we don't read covers.The words inside are more important.

ever! The title and the cover are many important! :D

yea,thats one of my really bad habits.But most of the time if theres a book with a dumb,or strange title I usually dont read it at all.

I only respond to discussions that i can respond and follow easily.I think the title is very important for any discussions.Some title reveals every thing at a glance.

The title either catches my attention or it doesn't. So if the title catches my attention then I read the first couple of lines and then I decide wether to respond or not. LOL!!! The title might catch me but the substance keeps me. Now with friends I usually look at there discussions and read a few lines of each to decide what I'm going to respond to or I just respond anyhow.

The way I see it, a myLot discussion's title is like the headlines of a newspaper article. An interesting title will catch the interest of the reader to continue reading. I think that's common for most people. We are all busy people. Even though you myLot in your free time, there are hundreds of discussions to go through, so I don't think it's wrong to 'judge a book by its cover' in this case. A good title should explain what's the discussion is all about. This way, it can attract more readers, generate more response and [ehem]earn more money. Personally, it depends on my mood and time. If I'm feeling lazy, tired, in a hurry or just plain bored, I'd usually just ignore discussions with a title that I'm not interested in or doesn't really explain what the discussion is all about like "What do you think about this" without telling what 'this' is. MyLotters should learn how to create good titles, like this discussion's title.

Yeah, sometimes I do it. Sometimes I only read the title or the backside of the book to know the summary of the book and then decide if I should read it. I think in this fast paced world, titles have to stand out in the crowd to attract people to them and this is true for mylot topics too. What do you think?

I think most of us is guilty of doing it.As what i have said before i have this experience before when i was still studying i was walking and i passed this lady at first i glace at her and then she suddenly hit me.Lesson learned always watch !!!it's just like saying judge the book by its cover specially when your in the street walking(hahaha)crazy

Excelent questions. Sometimes, i do ! Though people always say we should not judge a person by his appearance, yet we still do! and so is choosing books. The cover design including the title is the highlight of the book which exibits its contents short to the point. Also i take a look at the publishing house, say, when i select English study books, i prefer the ones by DaLian Institute of Technology for the books published by it are always rich in contents based on my previous experience.