Do these long copied from text book response put you off responding too?

I completely agree that these copied responses are really irritating.If one does not have enough ideas to express then they better not respond to that topic itself.I think people do that just to increase their number of posts and earnings.Earlier I used to read the responses before posting but now I have stopped doing so.I choose a topic to respond to if I find it interesting and put in my ideas and opinions.I think that is the way to go about or else with the increase in the number of copied responses,I might not feel like responding if I take a look at the responses beforehand.Mylot is a place to interact,it is supposed to bring out the best in you and broaden your horizons as it opens up your mind and stimulates you to think before posting a response.But I do not understand why people post copied responses.The fun itself is lost in such cases.

Indeed the discussions such as those on our site, are expected to be originating from one's experiences or developed by a mind which has unfathomable recordings under its possession. There, however, can still be similarities in thinking, in responses and in communication styles. At the very outset, we may not like to surmise that the response(s) may be plagiarised since it had a few references or a few quotations from someone else. In fact it is part of our growth if we learn from others, while still retaining our own individuality. Being honest to one's own self is far more important than making these bit sums of moenis on the sites like our own. We learn from how people from different and diverse backgrounds whome we do not even know, react to our situations, comments and the like. And some of, indeed many of them are very original, very succinct and Very inspiring. If a large number of them (even 50%) were bookish or copied, the fun of blogging will be lost. I for one, being so new, have learnt a few excellent outcomes of this exercise. For example, people are definitely concerned about comparing their children. People are worried about losing their faith in Gods. And they seek involvement/indulgence of unknown others in resolving their mental dilemmas. And the beauty is that a large number of us do pitch in with help. That is the beauty. And Thea09, I may also add, tongue in cheek, that we may not have read that particular book from where a particular comment was copied. See, please, as to how much favour has been done unto us by that blogger by telling us somehting new; copy or the like notwithstanding. Fear and burden are totally dispensable entities for our small little minds. Let's look at more beautiful things. And by no means I want you to feel bad due to my thoughts. If you do, please do pardon. You are too precious to be lost.

To be perfectly honest, responses like these don't bother me in the slightest. People can say whatever they like with a little or a lot of words, but it never changes the fact that I have my own spin on things and I'm still going to share my opinion! As far as I'm concerned, there's ALWAYS an angle or a flsavour that each and every individual can add to a group discussion too. If a person is cutting and pasting unoriginal content though, then that's a different matter entirely.

I know what you mean...I don't like those responses either. I do still respond because I actually tend to respond before reading thru a discussion more often than not. Also, there are probably many who feel as you do...I do. I like reading the personal response.

I noticed that in some discussion where the respond was totally copied from a site. I did that only once because I really thought that it was interesting and I did quote the original author or person who said it. I won't answer or respond if all the answer is already on that particular discussion, what's the point anyway?

I think the fact that the system pays you not only based on your number of posts, but also the content and quality of the posts tempts a lot of users who possess a lack of writing skills to simply copy-paste into the discussion, so that they earn more! I believe as another myLotter posted above, that the adequate solution is to report such a system abuser to the administrator(s).

repondents might like to give their opinions with facts. i dont see anything wrong with that but it leaves other respondents irritated, just like you, to answer the discussion. in my case, i hate it and leave the discussion hanging. it spoils the momentum (if there is one.)

Hi thea09, if I come across a response which has obviously been copied from elswhere then I will report it as it is a direct violation of the ToS. But even when I come across a response which appears to cover everything, be it copied or original, I will still respond if I feel that my response will still add something of use to the dicussion. Quite often I find that I disagree with the opinion of some of these long responses and so often respond with an alternative opinion or information which was missed out.

My goodness, if everybody just copied questions from somewhere and someone else just copied answers from somewhere, what would be the point of reading all this stuff. The interesting part of these discussions is just that. Someone asks a question and then everyone is invited to answer and discuss. It certainly dilutes the quality of the sites if everything is plagiarized.

For all of the responses that i made her, i am honest that it was based on my own ideas, some are also from famous authors and writers but i never copied their article just to have a long paragraph of response or discussion. Happy mylotting and smile always!

I'm guilty of making long responses sometimes, but they are entirely my own. Some topics seem to require a longer response, and a longer response is preferable to a one liner, which helps nobody, including the poster. It's easy to spot the copied ones, because the language is different, and I don't know why people do it, as it just makes them appear to be lazy and cheaters. It's not fair to the leader of the discussion, so I would always report it, giving your suspicions that it's a copied response. Whether the response is copied from a book or another member, it's still copied and a violation of Mylot guidelines.

alot of the times i dont even read the other responses...i dont even know if this is the right thing to do but i dont want the responses to effect my response...sometimes i read the responses after...and reply to some of them after...i dont want someone else response to effect mine...let alone deside wheather im gonna reply or not for me.... i want the insight of other peoples replies...jus id rather have it after...

Well, I wont. In such a situation, it seems as if the other person just wants to test us or to engage us in his/her discussion without himself/herself willing to do anything. As it is evident the person does not want our opinion or does not want to learn from us, so for me, it will be better not to waste my time in an illusion that i am helping somebody by investing my time. Happy Mylotting!!

Did this person ever put the link on where he/she got the response that copy paste at? if not then it's a clear violation of mylot rules. if you ever encounter that kind of problem i suggest that you report it to mylot so that they will deal with these kind of people.

I will definitely lose my interest in those long posting like that. I just couldn't read a textbook response because I am no longer living in a classroom. I want some personal, realistic explanation or experience for that answer. Not those scholastic response, which is too boring, and hard to understand. So, please, replied with your first hand experience, not somebody's.

If I can learn something by reading the facts in the response, than I don't mind reading it...unfortunately it does hinder others from responding, because it is all said in that one response.

it doesnt bother me but i think its a tad lazy and something more personal would be appropriate.