Is there a technique to responding to your own discussions?

Actually i have never tried it. So, I don't know about it. I think you can comment on your discussion or the responses. I don't think there is any other way to respond to your own discussion. There is a way but you have to create another account to respond to your discussion.

i do it to show that i value someones opinion and also i like to think of my discussions as conversations, a give and take, basically an exchange if information. and even if i get minimal responses, i am happy for those because it means that at least one person took an interest in what i had to say, and took the time to give me their input. so in total my technique if we can call it that it to treat it as a conversation.

i think responding in your won discussion in some cases is boring such as if someone pose you a question about the topic or point of view that can be discussed it cna be interesting as in many other discussions but if you force in your mind to write becasue you want respond every post written in your discussion beh it can't be so useful sometimes....so if you have a different point of view and you will pose starting from a consideration related to other users respond it it will be ok but if you respond just to say all the same things may be boring so it depends...i don't knwo if this a technique i just do that mainly in myown discussions!!

For me I tend to just respond whenever I'm online and I receive that email that I've got a response. If its 2-3 minutes after theirs then so be it because maybe it will start a conversation but I only respond if I have something to say. I hate responding well thanks for the response because I hate receiving them. It just seems like a waste of inbox space.

If somebody makes a point which extends the discussion, or if they ask a direct question, I'll respond straight away. However, if it's just a point of agreeing with what they say, I won't just say 'I agree,' and I don't make a point of thanking people for responding, unless I am commenting on that response. Sometimes, particularly with controversial topics, you may get one or more people who seem to comment on everyone's response. If that happens, I'll politely remind them that I'm leading the discussion, so there is no reason for them to comment to each response. Some people, particularly new members, can feel intimidated by such behaviour. Speaking of new members, I always make a point of commenting on their response and welcoming them to Mylot, as we all need encouragement when joining a new community. Hope this helps - nice topic.