Can you blame me if I feel sad for getting no responses 3x in a row?
@xroadsempress (290)
Philippines
June 3, 2009 3:28am CST
Can you? Well, I feel bad about this really. I have posted three discussions an hour or couple apart, then I started to wonder why didn't I get any response. I don't think it's ineffective or dumb, not rude as well. That's why I feel sad knowing that mine was not that bad...yet it's left having no response at all. T_T What do you think should I do? Thanks in advance.
2 people like this
17 responses
@spicysweetie21 (2573)
• United States
3 Jun 09
I know how you feel completely, but especially at this time of day you might just need to give it a few hours and see if someone responds....one advice that im not sure if it will really help, but maybe change your avatar to something personal even if its some image that u find on the web that you like, it will make you stand out more and hopefully mean that more people respond to your discussions
1 person likes this
@aditya_k85 (737)
• India
3 Jun 09
What were the discussions you had started ? You should try to start discussions that are interesting and new. There are lots of similar discussions here started by different people. You should try to start discussions which are not similar to already started by other people. Then you will get more responses and also sometimes people respond late to the discussions.
@angelbelle578 (1635)
• Philippines
3 Jun 09
I also know how you feel. I have some discussions with no response too but i just try to understand them. Maybe they dont know what to respond on my discussion or maybe they dont find it interesting. It's just okay with me.
@xroadsempress (290)
• Philippines
3 Jun 09
i'm getting used to it already, i guess. LOL. thanks for your response.
@moonchild117 (1987)
• Philippines
3 Jun 09
Well, you're getting a response this time. :)
There are times people won't respond to your discussions, probably because they've already encountered a similar discussion before or they are simply not interested. Don't take it against them, though, that's just how things work. Just continue making discussions and responding to the ones others have also started. And continue using myLot, too.
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
4 Jun 09
I agree an avatar would help personalize your discussions. I cannot comment on what your discussions were about, I only respond to a few questions a day and only those that look interesting.
I am sure it is nothing personal. Sometimes the most unlikely topics get a lot of responses, sometimes what appear to be interesting topics get few. Slowly increase the number of friends, this will help too.
Maybe try to spend your time answering other people's questions for a while, not much point in asking questions if you are going to get depressed if nobody answers.
@ibelle09 (155)
• China
4 Jun 09
Calm down , my friend. I guess everyone has this kind of experience. I have also posted some discussion without response. I have to say that maybe because my discussion is not so interesting or attactive to others.Then I will forget the posts. Keep moving on to post other discussions.
Good luck to you.
@Mikaela_taz25 (1842)
• Philippines
3 Jun 09
That's one of the reasons why I don't post discussions more often than i used to because of the over crowding of so many discussions from either newbies or veteran users. and most of the time, only a few are being responded to. Basically to those who are popular in mylot due to have a better substance in their discussions and some are even silier than the other but it worked and people are related to it..
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jun 09
THere you go, I think you have better responses now, do you? I feel upset sometimes too when I don't get responses expecially for those discussinos that I wrote for so long and really thought about what to say. Don't feel bad, just keep trying :-)
@Archie0 (5652)
•
3 Jun 09
Well dear no one can blame you for it and also to anyone, first you are new and it takes time to settle dont worry your discussions will be replied too.And second here everyday there are many topics and so it is a bit hard to find out what to reply and what not..well i will try to reply yours but..take care
@bloglog (628)
• Singapore
3 Jun 09
I think I can understand how you feel. However, don't feel too bad.
Sometimes members are not responding to your discussions may not be because your discussions are dumb or rude or... It could probably be the discussions you started are not to their interest, or they do not have a response to it, or members of other regions, which have time difference, have yet to see your discussions since it was only a couple of hours ago. Wait for a while longer and you may get some.
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Jun 09
Don't feel bad. None of my discussions got responsed either or they just got one or tto. That is why I would rather post replies versus starting my own. I don't have to think so hard, and at least I don't have to worry about not getting any responses. However, I think we get paid pretty well for starting out own. I do start them when the mood strikes me lol. I guess it all depends on the topic of the discussion as well. Some have been asked and answered quite a bit in here, so people aren't interested in answering them again. That is probably the crux of it all. I just try to avoid the ones that are the same as others. New people come in and ask the same questions all the time, and it does get old after awhile lol. Well, good luck to you and happy mylotting.
@Thebraggingman (275)
• New Zealand
3 Jun 09
I have the same problem I'm in the same canoe paddling up no post stream. I think it may have something to do with out conversation titles. maybe there boring? I'm not sure. I might post something like, "WOW i just found out something you really really need to know" 0.o even though it sounds cheesy it may get views. Who knows then again it probably won't maybe it's because we haven't posted enough ourselfs. Well only time will tell. Good luck with topic responses
@deechopper (3)
• Canada
3 Jun 09
keep on trying.you need to find people interested in your topic.or try another topic.
@2EarnMoney2 (1160)
• United States
3 Jun 09
Could try uploading an avatar. Something simple, friendly and easy to see encourages people to look at it and the discussion it's related to.
I wouldn't recommend a pic of yourself as you see those everywhere and ppl tend to glance over them.
Having a question that's easy to or worth answering in the first line of the discussion helps.
Outside of those w/out looking at the discussions your talking about, I would say you may also want make sure the discussions are started in the interests with larger followings. Just double check to make sure there isn't a larger version of that interest every once in a while.
@tosha33 (265)
• United States
3 Jun 09
I don't feel bad when i don't get any responses, Sometimes it makes me happy, at least i know that what I have just wrote ether does not make any sense, or it is just not interesting. But most of the time I do not come to mylot to respond to people or to even start discussions, I come here to find out what people are talking about and to see if maybe I can write an article off of it in a few days, so just because I may not leave response, it does not mean that i am not here, I am probably working on my next article.
@jomishnjose (1)
• India
3 Jun 09
dont feel bad yarr..it may be ur first time..go with it...wiil get what u want,..