Quick and easy? Or a tad more intellectual?

The back and forth interaction, an interesting and stimulating topic, a number of responses each having different opinions, that is an ideal discussion to me. Then if you look at the numbers it makes you feel better. The more the friends who respond the merrier. I don't mind if I'm stuck on this one discussion itself for sometime really. It get's me going. I'm trying to get my discussions as stimulating as your James, so let's see how it goes.

I do think more stimulating topics are more worth your time, people who go in for the easy responses are after easy money and don't want to spend more time on giving a better and longer response that requires more thought and consideration. At the time being I'm very close to payout but it's allmost the end of the month, I am thinking it would be easier reaching payout with these short responses but still I don't like to make a bunch of them just to make money. It can be very frustrating if you are trying to make a quality discussion and no one answers because they are too busy answering discussions about what colour nailpolish they have on their toes .

James you have successfully stood out as different yet again and guess what when I want something substantial I go to your page or Alok's and of some others'. That really works. lol... I am not intellectual by any means, but I like substantial discussions - discussions with meaning , discussions with purposes. I like to participate in discussions which are meant at change or create opinions and raise voices or which make me exercise my docile brains. lol.. However, having said this many times when I am bit down and not in the right frame and still want to do mylotting, I do go for lighter stuffs. I write just for the sake of writing and most of the times I find myself repeating the same stuffs again and again. It feels horrible and I think that's the time I know its to quit mylot.

Well, it depends on my mood and the time I have to spare. I don't always answer the one liners and the simple question discussions. I do pay attention to the thought provoking, complex, and philosophic discussions too. But I just depends on the time I have. :) Cheers and happy mylotting

I really like to help people and sometimes I see people on here starting discussions because they are in turmoil. They want to talk to someone or get advice from someone but either they don't have anyone to talk to or do not want to talk to those close to them. I like to reach out and try to help those people. Hopefully I have truly helped someone along the way. So I have given some very thoughtful and long responses, but I will also hit a short quick one once in a while as well.

I am more on responding the easy ones! Because I am too concern of my English or I am concern that I go to a different tangent which is happen to me before! But I am trying my best to start interacting to a meaningful discussion like now! And learn more in a hardcore conversation or discussion. I guess for a person like me that doesn't speak or write such a big words can start with an easy ones.

My first 'discussion' on MyLot was a very lengthy discourse. I soon realized that people were mostly unwilling to read such long posts, so I tried a couple of brief ones looking for more responses. These days I do not care if I get lots of responses, it can get really tiresome answering one reply after another, many of them saying exactly the same thing as posts above them. Additionally, I think I have ruffled too many feathers around here to get a lot of replies so I just post whatever I feel like and have fun with whatever replies I get. I do not care about the people who are playing a numbers game, or why they are so hard to engage in conversation... they rarely have anything too interesting to say anyway and I prefer that they take their marbles elsewhere!

I think I ought to change my avatar - it should be a butterfly! I hop about all over and land on all types of discussions (except politics which are out of my depth ). I read a heck of a lot here, probably much more than I write and if I feel I have something to contribute then I do just that. One minute it could be a humourous discussion and the next something muchmore serious. I have no goals here either about posting or earning. I just join in where the fancy takes me, sometimes with a few words, sometimes with a lecture depending on my mood of the moment. Yes, it really ought to be a butterfly I feel

I will spend time searching for the more complex topics, rather than respond to simple questions on unimportant ones. I know some people can only respond if they understand the question and their knowledge of English may be limited. As an English speaker I can read and write at length, and I prefer to add fewer but longer responses, and take my time in writing them. I do have a high post count, but none of my responses are quick and easy answers.

I like both types of discussions to a certain limit, however I do not like really easy discussions as there is not much to say and you will earn very little for the response. At the same time I dislike really complex discussions, where I know very little about the topic and would have to research it as I do not think that it is worth my time. I think the best way to participate here is by making discussions, because without the discussions then there would be nowhere to reply.

Hi james. I'm with you on this. I personally prefer to get involved in discussions with more substance. I tend to write lengthy answers no matter what the topic and I am usually the one with the longest response in many discussions. I do agree with your perspective that most posters do prefer the "hit and run" method. I guess to increase their numbers of posts to which they think they will make more money. I really don't know if this is true or not. I still answer discussions the way that I see fit no matter what others decide to do.

What I respond to depends on my mood. I do love a good intellectual discussion. And, while my brain and my mouth don't play well together, I still like to stimulate my mind. I just read a discussion that had 5 pages of responses. I read all of them, then I posted. It made me think, but there was no interaction between the people posting. Some days, I respond to the silliest thing I can find. However, whether the discussion is serious or silly, I enjoy the ones with the back and forth, the give and take, of each person responding. The longer the discussion, the more interaction amongst the participants, the better.

if i find a discussion really interesting, ill stick around and make a few posts in it, and comment. but if its just fairly interesting(or i forget about the discussion), or it only needs a relpy to get the job done, ill only leave a reply

I have only been on MyLot for a little less then a week now, but I do recognize that many people are into the quantity versus quality. I for one am about the quality of a post and the answers that correspond. Sure I joined to help me make a few extra bucks here and there but in essence one of the main reasons was to voice my opinions and to hear the opinions of others as well. I enjoy the conversations that I have had in here even if some of them have seemed a little assanine at times!

I prefer a more detailed discussion, that I can put some thought into and make a good response. I do notice though, that there are way to many one line, simple topics that require no thinking at all.

What do you do on this issue? I am curious since you asked it. I look for things that are real. If it's superficial and the person appears fake; I won't bother at all. I want to enjoy my time talking on the forum with people. I have noticed that many are afraid to discuss things often. That's not always the case, so who knows? I've met some real people here and I really enjoy discussing things with them on here.

Yes I think that it's best to have longer more intelligent conversations. I have a problem do to my disability though. I am forgetful,am not a fast typer at all(it hurts my hands,wrists and fingers,my vision is just aweful. But in spite of that I look for more intelligent conversations and try to start more intelligent conversations. But I don't think anyone on here is stupid in any way at all. Maybe you make more money that way? I'm not sure though,I just like mylot and like putting my opinion in on the topics I'm interested in and start conversations that I think might interest others.

I guess both styles of responding are ok, but it can also be a matter of whether or not you have the time to give a really well thought out response.. I do respond to certain topics all the while wondering, "why was that posted, is that really a valid discussion??" I have turned off the notify on most of the persons on my friends list due to the overwhelming amount of emails that I get from Mylot, but I do get a few that I answer on a regular basis, whether they are valid or not.. All of the discussions are not very thought provoking but I do answer quite a bit of them anyway.. I do love to respond to more of the intellectual topics but I can't really say that I am intellectual person.. I don't know if you remember the old saying that my mother used to say to me all of the time about "every little bit helps", I had mentioned it in a previous discussion, but I will give you another tidbit of "old-timey" advice she used to tell me.. When she wanted to bring me down a level or two or when I thought that I knew more than she did, she would tell me, "Don, if your brains were in a gnats rear end, it would fly backwards".. I am not sure of the validity of all of my mothers advice but it sure did stick with me.. So I would love to think of myself as a "tad more intellectual", but I am just me, answering only the one that strike me as interesting or the ones that I add a response to because they are my Mylot friends.. Sometimes it can be a matter of having the time to answer the more thought provoking discussions or it can be that some members just want the extra .01 that a response, any response, might bring..

Good day.. I try to give my response to every discussion I joined. The thing is I'm also trying to reach a payout every month. I try to balance both of it and having a dial up connection didn't make the job any easier. One thing though I only respond to discussions I find interesting. I want to comment back as much as possible specially when the thread maker comment on my respond but like I said having a dial up connection somewhat hinders that goal from time to time.

Well, I like to write a bit, so I like the meatier discussions. Heck I hardly ever talk politics and I actually chimed in on a political discussion on here. So now I have ratings in politics and it's not even an intrest! But the subject got my attention and was interesting and there was more to it then just something like "who are you voting for" or something. So yeah, I definately like the topics to be a bit more intellectual. Then again some of the shows I watch (such as ANTM, and Nip/Tuck), if I talk about them on here, it doesn't matter how good and meaty the topic is, I don't think it could ever be intellectual. lol