Should a Discussion Always Be in the Form of Asking or Question?

I think posting your discussions in the form of a question makes it easier for respondents to determine what their response should be. If you just say something like "I like cooking", it's harder for people to decide what to add. If you ask "what do you like to cook" you've given people an idea of what to say. I think it makes it easier, but it's not necessary.

I understand what you are saying, I've had some astounding responses to some pretty trivial topics. And some of the discussions I've started got like two or three comments. I don't think it matters if you are asking a question or stating a point, it is the topic itself. I've gotten some really good advice from some of the friends I've made her on Mylot. That is part of it too I think, make friends with people who you find you have something in common with, or who you can converse with, or learn something from.

Hi sexyposh! Since you like to receive a lot of responses, I have some tips for you which I have personally recommend since it was based on my experiences. Let's go first to your main topic, you are asking if a discussion subject or title should be in question form. The answer is no, it may not be in question form. But as you can see, most of the discussions here in myLot has a title in question form. Why? Is it because question form can attract more responders compared to non-question form such as statement form. It is because a question form tends to ask question and viewers will be entice to answer. One tip I can give is you should have to choose a general topic, something that everyone can relate with. I have had a topic which got more than 100 responses. It is a about a cellphone. Cellphone is very general topic nowadays, almost everyone has it's own. Avoid topics that are too technical or too specific because only few can relate to it. Another tip I can give you is to add more friends. The more the better so keep on adding friends. The more friends you have, the more chance that your discussion will be read, which also means the more chance to be responded. Another tip is to comment on the responses you got. By doing that, your discussion will be easily seen by viewers because every time a discussion was been responded or commented, that discussion will go on top, so many myLotters will see it and it will increase it's chance to be responded again. I hope those tips I have mentioned will help you to be able to receive a lot of responses on your next topics. Have a nice day! Happy myLotting!

sextyposh A discussion has to give the readers something to discuss and asking our views on something that the poster tells about gives us a chance to give our impressions on the topic and maybe add some helpful hints or whatever. Ex, what do you think about this issue, or Would you have said this? or How did you solve this problem in you own life? I am sure there are other ways of making a discussion but it has to enlist the emotions and beliefs of your readers some way so they can respond to it.

Questions are easy for responders because they can just answer the posted question. Although, I don't think all discussions hav to be i the form of a question. I have seen lots of intresing ones that are just someones thoughts or ideas.

Most of my discussions have had less than ten responses too. As you become more active here and gain more friends, then you will get more people being notified of your discussions. Recent changes to MyLot will help with that too. I am getting more people responding to some discussions than others that I think are more interesting and I think it also depends on what time of the week I post them. I have noticed that it gets quieter in the amount of discussions that my friends are making around mid week and then it picks up again late in the weekend. I think it has to do with time zones too as I am quite a few hours ahead of a lot of my friends here. There are a lot of different factors that come into play and the discussion being in the form of a question will always help I feel, but it is not necessary for a popular discussion.

No, you don't have to start a discussion by asking a question. I don't when I start any discussions, and I haven't started that many. I, like you, have a hard time comingt up with a topic that others would be interested in responding to. It is frustrating, for sure, when I do think I have a good topic, but it isn't as I get very few responses. I certainly don't get as many as I thought I would, and some I actually get more than what I thought I would. I do my best to try to come up with a good topic, but since we are all different in here, I certainly won't be able to get everyone to respond, as they will only respond if they are interested in the topic. It is much easier for me to respond as I don't have to think of a topic to respond to, as it has already been thought of by someone else. It just doesn't take all that much thought process to post respones, like it does for starting discussions. Good luck to you and happy mylotting.

I think it should be.. if a discussions are in form of asking or questions..and it's should be more elaborate then mostly people may understands this nicely and many people gave their best response.. and it is easier for those persons who have joined mylot recently and don't have much experience.. so it should be in form of asking or questions .. thanking you and keep mylotting always..

We have to ask a question in every post that we make, otherwise it's not a discussion and it will be deleted. I have had that happen before with a really good discussion just because I forgot to ask a question. It happens to be one of the rules here. On the other hand most posts with many responses are the posts that ask quick and easy questions.

This is a nice discussion.I'm also a starter don't know what is the interesting topic to start.I need to know how to get more responses.Can anyone help???????

I too stuggle with topics because I will think of one then forget to make a discussion and then wonder what it was 2 hours later. I bet it was a good one too. Anyhow I think if its more on the fun side people talk more on it. Like the mylot is a S.C.A.M. one and the ABC's of mylot! I know both are by Diana and both had 10 or more pages. I think they are cute and people like them. She comes up with a lot of good ones also like EARN money on the DELETED posts one she did it too was 10 plus pages I believe. I wish my discussions went that high but one day they will and I will be the one someone is comparing themselves too!!! Your a role model Diana!!!

We have the same problem and all of my discussion are questions but I don't get that many respondent and I also envy my friends who has 20 or more respondent when they start a discussion. So far the most respondent I have is 9. I hope when I post my next discussion many will respond. A friend of mine told me that the title should be get because it is the "Attention Getter" and I think he is right that's why I'm thinking of a good title with my discussions.

I am posting my discussion in the question form! I dont know why. Maybe it is just because I have read discussions on that form!