do you think 'no responses' discussions deserve no responses?

Indonesia
September 6, 2008 12:43pm CST
or they are just posted in the wrong time? well, when i am a little bit bored and tired (which is now), i keep being on mylot though post nothing, i try to compare discussions under the sections like today's top, my interest, new, no responses, friend started etc. and i notice that there is really significant difference between the discussions under 'today's top' and the discussions under 'no responses'. the today's top discussions are usually well written and titled nicely and attractively. they also talk about popular or meaningful topics but still manageable. i can hardly find one-liner discussions under today's top. in other hand, 'no responses' discussions usually don't have those qualities (except for some new discussions, which get no responses only because they are posted just 2 seconds ago ) well, what do you think?
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@Amagnimo (635)
• India
9 Sep 08
I do believe some no responses don't even deserve responses, and I think I did a mistake to keep replying in those sections - well, how much ever positive i try to be - but 'no responses' discussions are mostly those discussions where the topic starter don't turn up to see the reply. I don't think I am gonna be in those discussions any more. Not now, when I start to think of it, I remember the time I wasted in replying - apart from all the good points that Klaudine and I knows now - and those who read that post! hehe. Well, but I think sometimes, there are discussions which require some good response. I don't know but sometimes I feel bad for them so much, that I do write a response, but I see no one else would have turned up. But then, its their choice. Otherwise, its good! Sometimes, sme discussions are such that we would no expect to be hot, but still they turn out to be hot!
@Amagnimo (635)
• India
10 Sep 08
You are right there, but the best responses don't come with affinity for earnings - it just comes from within - I believe. There are few discussions for which I was marked best response - and I think one or two of that included a lot of philosophy, and I wasn't even expecting BR while writing; when I read it again, I just expected to get a BR, and when I got it, I was a happy man! But hey - there were some disucussions such that I expected BR but the user didn't give a BR to anyone at all - it was rude of them! ( lol. Apart those things - new users do really need to ask the system to experts - but they should not just SPAM the sections with their questions - sometimes their impatience only leads to the thing that they don't deserve responses! Even while writing the last 2nd para of this comment, it just came off from within - I didn't even have to think - and I didn't make a single typo out there too...lol!
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
10 Sep 08
Now I become very happy that my name is being credited here and there LOL. Thank you for that :) I agree with your point here, sometimes they make a good discussion and even we know that it would be less chance we're going to get any feedback, but we can't help to keep posting the response there. It's just because of the topic is really interesting. But somehow there are just some discussions that don't deserve any response. Those which are made just to add some count post, with only single line post and hope that people would keep answering and they didn't even bother to look back because they already had too much topic. I am pretty sure that they don't understand how this site works and the earning system, neither do I, but there's some explanation here and there in myLot, if they even care to read, mentioned that single line post doesn't count, and answering own discussion with care help you in the earnings.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Sep 08
I don't think so. I hope any discussions will have at least one response. Otherwise it'll be quite discouraging. Sometimes new member will have a difficult to receive response. As they have no more friends here. According to it, I don't think they deserve zero response. I love China
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
yup, we should encourage the new users to enjoy being here by responding their discussions. i always try to visit no responses section and respond some of the discussions there. thanks for responding
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@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
8 Sep 08
Well, sometimes I think you are on too something with most of these. There have been some when going thru the discussions with No Responses that deserve a reply back, but a lot of times there are the ones who make No sense, as someone started a New discussion just to start one never taking time to think if anyone is really going to answer back as well. But then there are discussions in there that I feel I could never answer back too or respond too, and that is why they are still there as well.
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
and the worst part is those non sense discussions being so massive that pushing down some good discussions deserving responses. thanks for being here and making this discussion responded
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7 Sep 08
As you have said it depends on the content, what it is asking, how it is written and what it is about.
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
exactly. i cannot agree with that more. thanks for responding
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@kharen (1488)
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
Of course not. Maybe they just don't get the attention and interest of mylotters that easily.
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• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
well, maybe you are right. so, that's their destiny, or they are just temporarily not lucky, temporarily cursed, or.... thanks for responding
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
6 Sep 08
I understand and I can get your point, Sutan! I recognize it too.. sometimes the 'no responses' discussion section is full with many one line post which really has no meaning. Sometimes, even the 'yes or no' question thrown there and cluttered, and become really annoying to see that it was actually the same person who made it! I usually ignore those posts, except I really have nothing to do and I really bored and I really want to make fun of someone. But talking about 'no responses'. I have some discussion that remain not responded. Really!! After some times it still left there in my 'started discussion' with z.e.r.o responses. Can you imagine that? I mean, I think really hard to make the discussion and no one even interested now I am gonna cry. LOL Well then, but you really deliver the point right. Those 'no responses' discussions are sometimes deserves to remain unresponsed, because it makes some good discussions drowned in the bottom and remain unreponsed like mine!!
• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
hey hey, don't klaudine , everything will be alright well, i am so sorry to hear about that. i notice the same. many times good and thoughtful discussions cannot stay long on the first page, being pushed down by massive meaningless discussions started by one person. i ever found a discussion expressing how someone feel proud upon starting thirty seven new discussions during less than one hour! i cannot imagine how he manage that, comment on the responses, etc. and you can guess what discussions he started: do you have a pet, what is your favorite movie, what is your favorite tv programs, what is your favorite color, what is your favorite flower, what is your favorite socks (sorry, the last is just kidding lol). yet, i hope all of us developing here; that's ok for the new users to start such discussions, and sometimes i also respond them. like most of us, i believe they are developing and will post more quality posts. take care....
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
you are right. i think though good discussions have been drowned into the depth of no responses section, there are always chances for them to appear before mylotters, if the starters add proper and right tags. getting proper tags, they will sometimes appear in the similar discussions list under the discussion getting the same tag(s). "what is your favorite 'what is your favorite...' discussion in mylot?" that's great idea why don't you start it yourself? i give my words to respond it. well, maybe i will just post a one-line or even a one-word response: none lol
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
Thank you very much of the very thoughtful feedback. Yeah I know that sometimes we have made a discussion that actually could be a good discussion, but since there are too many meaningless one line discussion come into the 'no response' section, it drowned into the page 3-4 and no longer shown in the 'new' section. Of course I am not gonna give up with that kind of thing. I know that there always time where people could get into the discussion. And I agree with you, totally, "what is your favorite ***..." is the favorite topic in mylot. Maybe one day you should make another discussion titled: "what is your favorite 'what is your favorite...' discussion in mylot?" and you could get yourself into the top discussion today :p
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@stellarjade (1238)
• United States
7 Sep 08
Yes, I think there are many discussion that deserve no responses. But sometimes I find many great one under the no response category. I think those were just posted at a time when not many people are around, or got lost with all the other ones. I try to sort through those, and post to the good with with no responses.
• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
yes, those great discussions were just posted in the wrong time, in the 'sleeping' time. but i think they still get chances to appear if their starters add proper tags on their discussions. thanks for responding
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
7 Sep 08
No, everyone's discussion deserves to be withheld of an response. This is only fair.. But, if no one responds then that is rude so to speak. In contrary, they don't find the topic to be of any interest to them. But to someone else it may be very interesting.
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
that's right also. we have various interests here and i think almost every interest have its own 'fans'. so actually it's always a chance for a discussion to get responses. thanks for responding
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
7 Sep 08
I don't think all the discussions with no responses deserve no responses. I admit they are some lame discussions out there, but some are actually interesting but not seen by many - maybe because of timing, or maybe because of bad tags... i don't know.
• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
good point, elitess i think tags are also play important roles on how successful a discussion is. the proper tag will make a discussions get more chance to appear, especially in the 'similar discussions'. thanks for sharing it
@successlog (3172)
• China
7 Sep 08
hello friend, i think the focus to 'no responses' discussions is whether other mylotters are interested in the topic.I think if they are interested in the thread, they will respond it indeed.and there is no missing in the time due to it will show in your interest discussion page or we can search it out by the mylot search box. Now, i always spend time to respond my friends' discussions and leave the comments to the one who respond me.of course, i have the time to respond the 'no responses' discussions which i am interested in.that is my rule to post on mylot. good luck
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• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
yes, i think also if the a discussion is really interesting, eventually it will get responses despite its bad posted time. but the right posted time will surely increase the chance. of course, it's not so easy to define when the right time is, as we are from around the world which have different time zones. thanks for responding
@rainmark (4302)
7 Sep 08
Well maybe those no response discussions, is just posted at the wrong time because of the time difference in every country, or maybe some find that it's not on thier interest and not bothered to response it.
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
that's way it is difficult to define when the right time is and when the wrong time is. because we come from around the world, the sleeping time for some mylotters means the 'working' time for other mylotters. thanks for responding
• India
7 Sep 08
I think no response discussion deserve responses ,because every response is on a topic and topic can be dicussed whatever the subject may be .The only thing we have to do to start the the disscussion on the right time,it will get responses.
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
well, i think both quality and timing play important roles of a successful discussion. thanks for responding
@animeniak (425)
• United States
7 Sep 08
maybe they are just posted at the wrong time... I just recently started using mylot, and none of my discussions were 'no responses' discussions (no offense to you guys, but whatever) I mean i am pretty sure you did post some discussions that has purpose and you put some time to think about what you really want to discuss, but there are just some people who are not really interested in talking about your discussion (again, no offense) but yea, I understand your feeling :) besides, i've been into those kind of situations in my real life
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
no worries, i don't feel offended that's great all your discussions get responses. congrats . well i agree with the timing.
7 Sep 08
I look through the "No Responses" section all the time. I scan through to see if there is anything there that interests me. If it doesn't I move on!
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
i am similar with you. actually that section is one of my favorite section. that's why i started this discussion. thanks for responding
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
6 Sep 08
I think some of them do yes. It is not easy to come up with topics that will attract attention at all and it is clear from some of the zero response topics on here that some people really don't put that much thought into their topic at all. Some of them I am not sure if it is even possible to respond because I cannot make any sense out of it. Hopefully over time these people will learn from others and get better at it!
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• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
yes, i think so. the quality of discussions themselves and the time they are posted play important roles on how they get attention from other mylotters. thanks for responding
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
7 Sep 08
Sometimes, it is true. Sometimes, the post time become things. Also, the title is most important, I guess
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• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
yes, i agree with you. the attractive title will attract more responses, i guess. thanks for responding
• United States
7 Sep 08
i think its about timing.. i will see great discussions be posted and never answered but at the same time another one is posted and stupid and gets everyones responses.. of course the quality is the most important but i do think that timing is everything
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• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
yeah, the timing is also important. so many good topics get thrown from the first page of new discussions without responses as they are posted in the 'sleeping' time.
@rajeshfgh (1629)
• India
6 Sep 08
It's really not so. I spend a considerable amount of time in 'no responses' section, like I am doing right now. I usually come here so that new users who don't know how exactly to start discussions feel welcome and at home at Mylot. I take this opportunity to discuss with them and suggest them ways to go about in Mylot. I think all the experienced users on Mylot must frequently visit this page and try to reply to as many users as possible.
• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
yes, though i am not one of the experienced users you mentioned, i also always visit the 'no responses'. actually the section is one of my favorite section, beside today's top, friend starter and new user. thanks for responding
@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
6 Sep 08
I think some of them are posted at the wrong time. With all the time differences, I still don't know when the best time is to post a new discussion in myLot, I just do whenever I feel like posting. I also went through the list of no responses one time after reading a post by someone who was doing it. But I found myself not really wanting to reply to some of them. I tend to look for posts that I could relate to and I'm one to elaborate so I tend to skip the yes/no question without the why.
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• Indonesia
7 Sep 08
yes, i think so, timing plays important part to get the discussions getting nice responses. and yes, i always spend time also to visit 'no responses'. even there is not much thing to say when responding discussions there, at least i can say something because no body have said that. thanks for responding
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
It's like having a blog, you have to pick the best out of everything to interest some readers. Properly select your niche, that is. People find it boring to read articles that don't interest them, and that writters must properly select headlines that could catch the readers attention. It's not that they don't deserve not to be responded, its just that readers find it uninteresting.
• Indonesia
8 Sep 08
niche, and headline. ok, i got it! yes, that's really a big challenge to create a topic inviting other mylotters to respond. thank for sharing it here.