I just had a thought!!

sounds like a good ideea, but i dont know if it would work

haha that's a really good idea.. I think I'll do that...although, given my opinions, it'll probably brew more trouble than peace, but that's actually a good thing to me

Hi Dizzblnd, I always do try to respond to people not on my friends list by going to their discussions started and doing this, I am very behind at the moment and am struggling with answering friends on my friends list discussions but when up to date I will also go into discussion with no responses and new user discussions as much as I can too. I think this is a good idea and one I haven't seen suggested before. Huggles. Ellie :D

I like your sensitivity dizzblnd. Its a good idea. I'll also try to do the same. Thanks for sharing this novel idea.

That's a thumbs up for you and I'm going to do that from now on :D that was a cool idea, seriously.

That's common practice for me. I do believe that those who God wants to receive what you have shared in a positive light will find you at the right moment in time. No response gets my full attention. Making the difference in somebody's life is a beautiful thing. I'm not a popularity chaser. It is more blessed to give than to receive. Thanks. Blessings...

That is actually a very good idea and one i never thought of. I don't respond just to my friends. I just tend to browse around and respond to whatever grabs my attention. I am going to from this day forth start doing just that. Thankx for the cool idea. And good to see you....haven't run into you on here in a while.

Hi Dizzy.. Well this is something i try to do as much as i can since I know there are people out there who are new and i was once there..heck we all were.. so I am glad to say i do this.. huggs

Hi, that's a great idea. But it just seems so time consuming. :( And I don' expect my friends to respond to my discussions anyway. Maybe it's not interesting enough. Or maybe they have better things to do. But one of these days I'll try your suggestion. Maybe the pay-it-forward concept will work and bring me good karma. :)

I do unless the person is new and hasn't started any discussions. I try to respond to the discussions that my friends start as long as I have something to add.

I think that that is a great idea. I have done this a few times, but not all the time. I know a lot of mylot newbies dont get a lot of responses to their discussions and so they get discouraged and leave mylot. I think that if we all followed through with your proposal this would end and we'd have a lot more people here. Thanks for the terrific idea. I am really gonna try to do this from now on. :)

Hey dizz, I already to this! In fact I do it all the time. I know that most of my friends do reply to my discussions since it is once in a blue that I actually start one. In fact yesterday was the blue and I actually made the digest for the very first time and it was my birthday! I have been here 4 months and I thought I'd never make it!~ Yeah! I find that I like to respond better than start discussions, but that's just me!

Hi friend,I have a very different attitude towards friends responding to us or not.What I feel is there are thousands of discussions crossing allthe time.So when we come online we only respond to the discussions which cross us that time.So whats there in feeling bad when our friends do not respond us.If we keep considering all that we'l not be able to participate properly.All the members here are our friends.Each and everyone should never feel leftout if their discussions are not answered.Because this happens to everyone.One of my discussion gets 1 response and another gets 50+.So we should develop the mentality not to feel left out when their discussions are unanswered.But friend I dont see the friends discussions but the only the discussions which I know the answer for.So I feel that if my friends do not respond ,they dont know the answer or its not much interesting.thanks for sharing.happy mylotting.

This is a brilliant idea! I've been busier lately and I haven't replied to my friends' responses in my discussions and it really makes me feel bad about it. As much as I wanted to reply to every response, I just don't have the time. With your idea, the guilty feeling in me will be addressed. ;D Thanks!

Sorry dizzblnd but I need a few seconds to get over the announcement that you had a thought..... OK. I am calm and collected again now. I think your idea is wonderful in theory and I do try to do this with a core group of my friends already; but if I tried to do it with all of them I think I might end up admitted to a mental hospital! lol. An absolute majority of my time is spent in the "friends started" section and it is only after I have exhausted that area that I go and search elsewhere for topics to respond to. But I do agree that it is a positive thing for us all to make more of an effort with our friends. Give and ye shall receive right?

I think that is a terrific idea. Although, I don't start a lot of discussions and since I haven't been on a lot here lately it would be difficult for people to do that with me. It is a good idea though. Especially since people responding to your discussions may have a lot of similar interests. Then again, you just never know. By the way, I love your avatar. It's hilarious. That's what caught my attention before I responded to your discussion. Have a great day!

Excellent suggestion. I try to do what I can. Between this and other sites, it's hard for me to get to everyone though. What about you? Are you able to do this?

I think it is a good idea, as I try to respond to all my friends discussions! Rating is good too. I have been so busy but I will try from now on to be here and do more than I have last month or so! It is only because the children are so young and need my help more than ever! I try to respond and keep commenting as it is much better that way!

nice thought...i appriciate it buddy...but the prob is tht the discussions are increasing in such a rapid speed tht sometimes we miss many good discussions....hope for the best....gud luck

I respond to all my questions regardless if they are in my friends list or not but there are some discussions which aren't really easy to respond to.you run out of words and you just forget about responding to it