Do you rate discussions which you start, or which you respond to?

i didn't know we can rate your own discussions. But i do rate those discussions that i respond too and fellow responses that i think is good.

Yes I rate the discussions that I respond to and also rate some of the responses made by other members to the discussion. The rating we have comes from the rating that other members give to our discussions and/or responses. If everyone made a genine rating of the posts then there should not really be a problem but I have seen where some members have said they do not rate at all. Mostly I only rate positive or leave the post alone. The member does not necessarily have to share my opinion at all but if they have given an honest opinion and exlained why they feel that way, then there are just as likely to get a positive rating from me as someone who agrees with me entirely. The only time I rate with a negative is if the response is abusive or offensive or way out of line. If the post was that bad, then I would be more inclined to report it to myLot admin to sort out. I think it is important that we acknowledge the effort members put into the discussions, whether it is one that they start or one that they respond to.

I rate everything as i read it.. that way i know what i've read and what i haven't and i dont double answer discussions. Its a good system and seems like a really good idea to me ;)

Yeah, icequeen123, I rate both the ones I respond to and the ones I start. Some discussions are sooo good that they deserve to be rated positively. On the other hand, a discussion has to be pretty far out for me to rate it negatively but I generally do not bother.

Hi icequeen, Yes I do rate positively to all. I rate those who respond to my discussion and I rate those whom I replied and ofcourse positively only. If I felt it is bad or rude I just leave that without rating and without responding. In the beginning I was also not aware the importance of rating and later one of my friends started a discussion about the topic then only I realised it is necessary to rate the discussions which we go through. So now I am doing it without fail.

Nah,I am not used to rate discussions,but after reading your thread,I decide to be a rater!

Personally I feel that it is our duty to go in and respond and Rate discussions. I make sure any Discussion I take time to respond back too to Rate, and also take time to Rate people that take time to respond back in one of my discussions as well. If you take time to notice someone in Rating them it will often come back Good for you as well.

I rate everyone and if they are exceptionally rude I will still rate them. Mostly I rate everyone good. Because just because I do not agree does not make what another person is saying not bebeficial to another person.

I often forget to rate discussions and responses. I do not rate my own discussions as I have never even thought of it. Once a discussion or response is good and remember to rate i definately do so.

Hi there Ice Queen. I think rating the discussions i start is a great way of welcoming people that take the time to respond to them, and it will only encourage them to come back as i always rate them positive except if they post a referral link in my topic. I believe that they all have their right to an opinion and as long as they don't try to get my discussion deleted, and they show at least a slight trace of respect, they might as well receive a positive from me.

This is my best hobby on mylot. I can't see any +,- signs for a discussion. I always tend to rate a discussion, I see. If I am visiting your discussion then be assure that I will rate you only +!

i do now. For a while I didn't know that you could do that., my honey told me about it. Now sometimes I forget about doing it but most of the time I rate them.

Thank you very much for your kind reminding. So far I have not bother to think too much about the rating, though I remember I did marked several which really impressed me. Maybe I would pay attention to it and give more positive to most of responses I receive. Actually, I am not well informed of the rules and the rating system, though whenever coming across a discussion on this topic, I will stop to have a read.

So do I. I appreciate people drop in to respond to my discussion. I will read all the responses, but not until recently did I rate them. I come to rate them as positive with few exceptions. Also I am careful in choosing the best response, from which I do feel informative and helpful. I am happy to receive best response marks, and will continue to work hard for more.

I rate all my responses, it's the least I can do for them! I also rate the ones I respond to and if I have the time I'll go down the line and "+" each of their respondents--unless they're rude, then I'll just pass them by.

Hi icequeen! When I start a discussion I will rate the people that respond to them with a positive rating. I feel that since they took the time to be a part of my discussion that I want to show them the courtesy of rating them and responding to them. I appreciate that someone takes the time to participate in my discussions. Too many people just start a discussion and never bother to go back to them. I find that to be rather rude. Why bother to start a discussion if you don't want to respond?

I rate all my discussions i feel that is the least I can do, but I only do this once a week so some times it's delayed.

I am a newbie here and I hardly find time to spent much in myLot and rating discussions and responses is a new thing for me.I came to know about it recently some few days back and since then I had started rating discussions and responses.However,I don't rate those responses or discussions which I find it negative.I have also seen some people discussing about rating pictures too.Can we really rate pictures as well?Good day!

Yes I tend to rate my responses. Like you I feel they take the time to respond to my discussion the deserve to be rated. I also try to pick a best response If I feel someone has earned it. Sometimes somebody responds with one line and I usually don't rate these. For example: if they respond with that's good. How do rate that answer.

hiya icequeen, I'm new here at MyLot and still slowly finding my way around here. Thank you for this discussion as I didn't know anything about rating responses. This is very good to know, I haven't been rating responses but I will from now on. ~proudnana~