comment on a response given in a discussion that you did not start?

I comment on anything and everything that attracts my interest. I thought that was what Mylot was all about -- discussion. Last night, on a particularly hateful post, the person who posted it said to someone who commented to get out because the post was meant only for the posters friends on mylot. I thought that was completely unfair, and cruel, and just dumb. If you post a thread on mylot, anyone can read it and anyone can answer it -- that's the way it works here, and everyone who makes a post knows that. I think if people are nervous about making comments, then mylot will go down hill fast, because it will become just a bunch of cliques, where outsiders are unwelcome. So then how do new members get involved.

I sometimes intrude in a naughty and witty discussion started by my friends which is being responded by my friends.It becomes an endless fun.As long as we all enjoy it I think that there is nothing wrong in it.

Frankly i dont think i have ever tried to give responses to the responses received by other people on the discussions started by them but truly if i find something where i can add to or feel a need to contradict a statement made by others i would surely add my comment. I thing is that i prefer giving my own ideas rather than looking into what others have said. This could be one reason why i never respnded to others comments.

If I do think that my comment can add something worthy to an interesting discussion yes than I would write down my comment. If it is of private concern I would prefer to send a private message.

i am not much of a comment person if the discussion is not mine. i only comment on my own discussion. but if i find a response very informative and i have learn a lot from it i will comment to it and makes sure that i praised the responder that i have learned a lot from her/his response. if i will say nothing important i would rather keep my mouth shut. so i only comment to praise the responder for the info and the thing i learned from the response

I do comment on responses given in a discussion that I did not start. I don't see why people should be afraid or feel like they have no right to comment on it because this is a discussion board and by doing that you help that discussion topic going. I usually comment if I agree with someone, or sometimes if I really disagree with someone. If I can relate to someone's response and I have something to say about it, why not?

Hi bjcyrix! I really not found of doing this, but there's one incident where I could not resist myself in giving a comment to another user respond. Actually I'm just going to post my opinion to that discussion when I have read this user's response. It was a great meaningful respond that makes me set aside whatever I had in mind and could not resist myself in giving up a good comment to his response. Anyway it seems like the discussion starter had been displeased to what I did (well it's really a great respond and I'm not the only one who have commented on it). That after a few hours my rating have dropped one notch lower.

I will comment on any discussion or post that I find to be interesting. I know that some people will only post once to a discussion because their number count only goes up once per discussion but I love to comment on everything. I have no idea how many I do but if I start a discussion I try to comment on most of the responses. I do not always get time to answer everyone. It can get complicated when you have several people commenting on the same response but you can get a nice discussion of a point done that way and if you mention the poster's name first so they know who you are responding to it is a lot of fun.

i'm not specific about that. sometimes i do comment on others responses. but other times i simply read them and give my own response. i dont have ideas to comment then. but i try giving comments whenever possible. have a good day.

If some body has already expressed the same views which I was going to express, then I second their option and add to it. If it's about a hot topic and people are debating over something, then such things usually help others understand. By doing this I'm not declaring what I say is right, but this help to further a discussion, than just give a response and go away. bourne

I'll comment if I think I can add something, or have something worthwhile to say. Mostly I just respond, but sometimes I see a really great post and I like to show appreciation.

Hi there bjcyric my friend. I will only comment on another response, if that particular response came as a comment to my comment (if you know what i mean), if now, i don't really see the reason to comment on another comment from the discussion, as that does not help me as an individual to earn something, nor does it helps the topic starter.

I have been doing it for quite some time now and I only do it because I saw others do the same. Is it bad? I hope its ok. Anyway, I never say anything harsh in all of my posts so I guess Im forgiven? Thanks for this discussion, it made me consider the consequences.

I will do the both. When I am responding to some other discussion, I will comment on the other response. I don't know whether they will help in my earnings or not. But i found my attention in some other response, then I will comment on that too.

hi bjcyrix if the response is something that I also feel or think, I may add my comment, but if not I pass on by. sometimes I can add some needed information so I will comment on a discussion but in a positive way. I see some comments left that should not have been as they had nothing to do with the topic of the discussion at all, and just seemed to butt in at the wrong time.But usually its like a really great conversation at a dinner table with everyone putting in a few things on the same topic.

I do find people do comment on responses in other's discussions; Although I don't do it myself, I suppose it is ok as it is a discussion and anyone can chip in I suppose..

when people get together everyone joins in with their two cents worth unless you know little about the topic being disscussed and I think it's the same here on mylot and thats what makes it interesting and yes I have done it a few times

i think that there is nothing wrong in commenting on others discussions as mylot is all about having a discussion. it is good that we can share our thoughts and morever we can correct ourself when we are wrong and may be we also be able to find answer to what we are looking for, it is nothing to think that it is our discussion and anyone have to not comment it or something it is absolutely fine till the discussion remains healthy and to the point and dont become a fight. as i had found in one of my discussion it had happened when a person commented on my discussion response and they were just arguing and i didnt like this, but cant help it will usually dont look good if they have a fight and dont be polite. so i feel it is fine to comment provided the discussions remains healthy. and there are so many discussion resonses which remains unresponded and if anyone trying to respond is really good and i dont find there is anything wrong in it. as the discuuion maker itself is not bothered to response then may be the other people can take part and move futher with the discussion which is absolutely fine.

I dont see anything wrong with that. I give comments of other people's responses even if I didnt start the discussion. Its not a discussion if you dont respond to what the other people are saying. I think thats what makes it more fun.

i think mylot is a discussion site and so sometimes i comment about someones response on a discussion i ddint start.