I'm new so maybe you guys could answer this.

Welcome to myLot cathyisgodschild! I have gone back to older discussions and answered them. I have also had people answer discussions I started a few weeks ago. I am not really sure of the answer why some discussions go unanswered. Maybe because some discussions are not noticed by people. Or it is not a topic that they know anything about. I don't see why you can't go post on an old discussion to bring it to light again.

Hi cathy! Some of the discussions can be answered a month later. They can be answered whenever someone sees the discussion and decides to bring it back to life. I have had people respond to discussions that I started when I first got here 5 months ago! I don't mind! Some discussion are longer then others because people have more to say. Discussions can be as long as people want them to. There is no limit to how long they can be. The only thing that mylot doesn't like is one line discussions and one line responses. As for other things that are acceptable you would need to take a good look at the terms of service of the tos that mylot has written so you know what you can and cannot do. That is always a very good place to start as a newbie! But, I think you're doing just fine so far! Keep up the good work!

Actually how many response a discussion gets depends on so many factors. first it should be very interesting. plus there can be very active friends of that member who will response it, plus your popularity in this forum.some are short or long depends who start the discussion in which fashion. you can always keep them running by answering them.

I honestly have no idea. Sometimes I start questions I think will be very popular, and I get 0 responses! Other times I start questions I think only 1 or 2 users will respond to, and I get dozens of responses! Part of it depends on how popular the interest is. Some interests have a lot of users, so you get more responses. It can also depend on how many friends you have. If you have a lot of friends, you are more likely to get a lot of responses on your discussions. If you see an older discussion that doesn't have a lot of responses, by all means do respond! I get really excited when users respond to some of my older discussions!

Length of the discussions depends on its creatot.Some might like it long,some not.It depends on how much information the user wants to share.Some discussions may be short but sensible,others may be not.Some discussions are lengthy but does not make sense at all.It all depends on the person who creates them. Anyways,welcome to mylot.Enjoy it here.

as long as the discussion is on a good topic, there is no harm in responding to it whether the discussion is just a few hours or few months old.

Hello cathy and welcome to myLots. I hope you enjoy your time here. and it sounds like you are so far. As for discussions getting a lot of response I think it depends on how many responses it gets to begin with. it also depends on the time of the day. if it's not the right time it can get buried very fast. Some times the tags don't connect those discussions with others and that can help to bury it.

It is human nature. Some are of interest and some are not. Some people find one subject fascinating and another finds it boring. Such is the differences of people.