Where is everyone?

Hello my friend, I have noticed that for a long time now, so many people who start up discussions and that's it you don't see them for dust, it is kind of annoying, in actual fact I used to get wound up about it, I mean you take the effort, thought and time to respond to them and they repay you by ignoring you completely, and not just you others too! It's like they don't care. I know myself that when I do discussions I do try, not always to respond to everyone, sometimes it's not easy, if you have pages and pages of discussions without repeating yourself to respond to everyone, granted, but those that have taken the time and effort and really thought about their response, do indeed deserve acknowledgement. So take a deep breath my friend, in, out, in, out! At the end of the day they are the losers those that don't respond to you! Because they are missing out on your wonderful responses because as you rightfully said you for one won't be adding to their earnings by responding!

MsTickle, you have a point. Now, if I don't respond, I must be sick. Or, perhaps sleeping? That could very well happen for me since I set up at all hours before going to bed. Fell asleep here early last night. But I only had one discussion yesterday.

You must be knowing by now what most of the people here are for.They just need to fill up the blank space with as many words as they could to earn that extra cents which when converted may be many fold in their own countries.It is all in the game in a forum that pays.If you want to see the real ethics and decency of responding the responses the money part should go off.

I started one discussion and have been so pleasently overwhelmed that I haven't had time to respond to all of them - I hope to have time to do so - but am actually getting behind on my friend's discussions too...

maybe he / she doesn't know what to reply? i don't know. at times i don't reply because i have nothing to say back. and i don't think replying a "thanks for your response" is really a substantial reply. No offense. But do let me know if you think it's polite to reply with "thanks for you response", i'd gladly start responding to all my responses.

Well maybe they just have nothing to add to your comments, hehe, if you want something like thanks for your response, happy mylotting, etc. I also noticed that some of the mylotters like to add some comments to the responses and then they have a long chat list, lol. Some of the mylotters like to rate the responses to show that they have read them and what they think about them as well. Some are just like what you have said, just left the disscusion he or she has started and I don't like to reply to that kinda author's posts, either. I am not sure if they read my response or not and I don't know what's the use in me replying it.

awwww we have several that hardly come back and say anything. and then I get some that just say thanks. and not much more. I just plow ahead doing my thing and respond to ones I can .

I agree with you. I do not expect a comment when I only give a simple short response. However if I take the time to really think about the response I give and it is more than a few words then I think it is only right to expect the originator to give some kind of comment. For those type of myLotters once I have noticed they never or rarely return to a discussion then I do not bother responding to any of their new discussions.

I'm here! Shall we start our own little club and ban all absentees for an eternity? lol. How dare all these people let real-life get in the way of our fun, yes? I'm at work, but I'm still managing to keep mylot open in the background so I may sporadically partake of the richness within! As for discussion starters that NEVER reply to people..... Well I have a 3 strikes rule and once they've ignored me the third time, then I never bother with 'em anymore. It's a fair system if you ask me! If people repeatedly wanna make statements and then disappear, go and start a blog I reckon!

You are right. Not many are bothered to comment on their responders and just leave it to fate. I am trying my best to reach out to all my responders and I hope I have not missed anything but I do read all responses and give my comments. It might take sometime to reach to everyone but surely I'll check each one of them.

I have found that alot too...I think if you answer a discussion they should read it and reply....it does seem like they just want the money and don't really want to have discussions....

I made that decision at some point last month too. I comment back to my responders and we get some back and forth discussions going inside the discussion itself and that's fun. Responding and then hearing nothing back from the person who started the discussion is like getting a door slammed in your face! Don't want my nose bashing too many times so I have stopped looking for doors too

Now honestly I can start something and then head to bed or get busy with the kids. BUT I always make sure it's the first thing I attend to the next time I sit down to the keyboard. But I also have seen folks who don't answer anyone let alone me. And as You are sure to know I always try to answer with honest and "good" (as in not just an I agree thing) replies. After a time or two I won't keep going to a discussion I get ignored by the author of. It makes no sense to waste my fingers. I don't care if it takes a little bit to get back on... but please!...

hi.. it happens even with me...but we just cant say anything ....it depends on there interest..we cant force anyone to respond to our discussion and once they give a respond....i dont like send a mgs saying thq for ur respond...if such mgs's are essential mean even i would like to post a sating thx....and i dont think..people who respond to the discussion is expecting our thx...i dont have any idea abt how ppl earn money from this site....i am just responding to some topic which i feel i can...

How do you know they re not around. i start a discussion and then go off to another web site to do othr things then come back in a few minutes to see who answered it. I may gone for abit but not for long. I miss you , I don't see many of my friends anymore

i don't know about everybody else,but i had to go shovel out. darn snow. i usually answer when people write me back,but yesterday was a write off with the power going off and on.no mylot for me.

Hi MsTickle..finally getting to this..saw this discussion before I went to bed. This has always been one of my major complaints. If a person starts a discussion and gets replies it's common courtesy, or at least should be, for the original poster to acknowledge in some way they have read the replies and make some kind of comment back to the replier. I actually spend more time here just responding to my repliers than answering friends discussions. I have to admit I'm WAY behind though and am trying to catch up replying to my responders...not easy when I started a lot of discussions recently..but I'll get there...eventually

I've done this myself. I believe that right now I have a couple of discussions up with responses that I have not responded to. I am good about responding if the response comes within the hour after I write it. Otherwise the discussion I wrote does get put on the back burner while I do chore, help with homework, go to the gym, etc. etc. etc. But when I do have an open window of time where I know I won't be interrupted I go back to my discussions and comment back most of the users who responded in the first place.

Aw, don't be cross, MsTickle! Maybe people had to go out to work, or drop children at school, or do the grocery shopping! Many aren't lucky enough to be able to sit in front of their computer all day long, and I'm guessing they'll be back when they've finished their jobs. I don't post discussions very often, but on the occasions I have, I've then gone off to do other things and returned later in the day to reply to the responses. I'm sure nobody meant to be rude.

Some how people are finding the same old discussions to read and respond, it makes no sense to visit the site and see same subjects, same sites, same pennies snapshot from paypal...some spice needs to be added...