Are you a 'SMART' player in mylot?

I try to respond to my responders, but sometimes I do not always. I do not make many discussions to worry about anyway, I prefer to just respond. You make money by just doing responses to those who responded in your discussions as well, I think just about as much as if you were doing it in another persons discussion. I have found myself just responding for a long time when I would have big hit discussions, not responding in any other ones, and I made about the same amount of money as if I was in any other discussion. So no matter how you play the "game" you get the same benefits.

Don't quick to judge dear Zandi458. Some may be smart but not all are leaving the responses to fate. You may not know it but the poster might have read your response and instead of adding comment, they decided to just give you a rating (+ or perhaps -, depending on your response). I have done many responding but never get acknowledged but it doesn't matter to me. I sometimes goes back to the discussion I responded to see how many people have responded. I did notice that some were replied while some were not. So, I just assume that the poster has rated me instead of reply. Try and check back the discussions you have responded, and you will be surprised that some do get replies minus yours.

Hi zandi! Absolutely not! They will seem to be doing fine at the beginning but after how many times will those who responded to them go back to other discussions started by them? Once, twice, maybe three times at the most. Then they will start seeing fewer responses and next we will hear them complaining. I have noticed this very same thing all this week, not by all of the users obviously but by many. They are always the same too. They churn out discussions which are interesting, thought provoking too but have no respect for those who respond because they don't go back and discuss or even acknoweldge those who have taken time to respond. I will put up with it three times and that's all. If a user does not acknowledge me on any of three discussions then that will be the last time they will see me there. They are not worthy of receiving responses. MyLot is after all for discussions which means they should acknowledge the responses. Maybe not all if some are duplicates but at least most of them

My own experiences prove I am also earning by giving substantial comments to my respondents. So aside from my intention of showing my respondents that I am giving value to their responses, I am also commenting back because I am getting benefited. Some just post and leave their posts just like that. They don't even mind to comment back obviously because they were thinking they are not getting paid for that anyway. Well, they are wrong. I've seeing so many users posting even more than 10 discussions in a day and not minding to respond back at all. Well I can't blame them because they obviously want to generate more income from posting. However, I believe it is not actually being wise but rather depriving themselves of a chance to get even more earnings from the post they started. And also depriving themselves of the chance to give acknowledgment to the people who took time to respond.

Personally, I don't always respond back the everyone that leaves me a reply to my discussions. It's not that I'm not appreciative of them, but sometimes, I just read, rate, and I don't really have anything else to say back to them. Others, it seems like I think of something as soon as I start reading their reply. If I reply to a discussion, I don't get upset with the user who started the discussion because they don't reply back to me. I always figure they did the same as I do when reading my responses. Personally, I wouldn't take it personal or let it offend me. If you left a quality response and you know you did, then let it be. I'm sure someone who read it did get something from it.

I think you get more repeat readers if you read and respond to them. I think it's also a good financial move if I'm understanding MyLot correctly. I may take a minute to respond because life gets busy (or like last week and I get ill) but I always try to check back and keep things up to date. Turn about is fair play... if I do this, maybe others will do it for me.

Zandi! I support your views two hundred percent.........!! Long back one of the senior mylotter wrote in a post that she does not post her comments, because she is more interested in 'earning' rather than sharing and convesing.I was taken a back after reading her comment and consequently, afer few weeks, I 'deleted' her from my list. I do not think it can be termed as a 'smart' move, by those, who do not post their comments. Like you, when I post a considered and lenthy response, I also wish that it should be commented upon and acknlweged by the host of the discussion, if he/she does not I feel bad, however, if she/he does, I feel elated and do not forget to post my counter-comments.....I wish to be the last one to end the 'conversation'....LOL! I do not mind, if someone does not make any comment on my very brief response. Like-wise I try my level best to post my comments on the replies received, in response to my own discussions. Sometimes, I miss to post my comments, due to paucity of time or the answer being too brief. I love posting comments and counter-comments and I do believe that wihotu comments a discussions is incomplete as a cooked vegetable is incomplete with a pinch of salt and spices in it. Good Post!

If I am not mistaken, the comment you make on every response you get from the discussion you have started gives you money too. . . . I am more of a discussion igniter or starter than a responder and I notice that I am still paid even I just give comments to the responses that I get.

it would seem to me they are just being selfish as people are nowadays. i try to respond to everyone but they are just after the money & recogntion.

as long as i have time zandi i will reply.yes some of here in mylot has no response to the reply of their discussions and somehow i am used to it.

I certainly don't expect replies to all of my responses. However, there are some people who NEVER reply, which I think is rude. If people have taken the time and effort to respond, it's only courtesy to reply sometimes. The handfull that I never get replies from, I've shut off the 'notify' feature, so I don't get emails when they start new discussions. So they stop getting responses from me.

Hello my friend zandi458 Ji, I am fully acknowledging these outbursts and feel that natural 'Give and take' policy has not been metaculasously followed, thereby voilation of natural laws. I have also spotted and once even I conveyed in my response directly. But, there is one ground, if starter gets more than a number, which is not possible to response, then I have a solution that at least starter may opt to summerise all responses in nut shell and post common comments for all responses, but for this all responses have to be read. But, I do acknowledge your cry-out and feel absolutely in order. There could be some admin restriction , till certain % has not been made comments, it may be treated NIL- startings. May god bless you and have great time.

I give detailed responses but keep it short and sweet. I do also get angry when no one responds back to you afterwards. I do think its smart on their part but it is very rude.

Am just 10-12 days old here in Mylot.Now am coming to the grips of mylotting.I have replied for the responses but not for all.But again what I thought till now was if I repond to a discussion started from the other user , I would get the response from that user for the discussion I start or viceversa.But I am not here for money but as long as it comes my way I dont mind.I love to be a part of this site as I get to see great discussions going on.Neverthless from now on I make it a point to reply to all my responses to the discussions I start. HAPPY LOTTING !

I do not think it is always true. I have always tried to respond to all the responses that I got. I have a dedicated email to receive the myLot responses. Also I reply to many people from the myLot digest, irrespective of friendship. Please take subjects which are interesting. I am sure you will get responses. It is one of the best platforms. See, I am responding to your topic.

I think it is polite to respond to people who have taken the trouble to post to a discussion. I endeavour to respond to every single person who respond to my discussions. We do get paid for our responses though. Even if nobody acknowledges us - but I couldn't swear to that. I believe you always get back what you dole out - it's the law of karma. If you are rude in any way or negligent with people, people will notice and not respond any more. :-) Derek

I only respond when I have something to say and sometimes I leave a discussion on for a time while I figure out how to answer it. I only comment on responses when, again, I have something to say,which is not very often.

I think you've responded to one of my discussions and my apologies to you and the rest who i didn't reply yet. I'm just using my phone here on myLot and it's pretty difficult to keep track of discussions. I'm away from home so i have no choice but to use my phone. Sometimes if i can't stay long, i do rate responses. Just my own version of token of appreciation. My earnings dropped drastically since i used my phone to myLot because i can't multitask.

I don't know how smart it is but it sure isn't very polite. It's like another friend said "I scratch your back and you scratch mine" Check out this discussion. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1900142.aspx You will see that there are a lot of us that are really interested in the discussion where some are only interested in collecting responses. Like you I am getting annoyed with the collectors.

Well, if you ask me then I would say I like to response to a discussion rather than starting my own whole discussion but If I don't replies than I feel some how bad, lolz !!! Yeah I do. So I prefer responding to discussion especially with the ones whom are not responded so I replied them By the way, its a very nice discussion you have started it. I like it. I mean you should have different topics, like you have one here...