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Hi JJ4Ever, I'm really glad that I have picked the right topic to response Seems that this is still a animated discussion even though it's a year old. Now I have the great interest to know what make you to comment back my post although I'm a late participant. I don't what to guess anyway I could see from comments left on other response boxes in the same day as mine, I know you are a good discussion writer who take care of your post

You are very much welcome JJ4Ever Yeah encouragement and appreciation from friends seem like great impetus to push us to move further more. Really glad to learn that we do our myot posting in the same way. We are doing discussion here, not answer question. We will get fun by having back and forth comment on interesting topic. Not only getting wee earning we also acquire info, knowledge, etc from the harmonious interaction. I will lose my interest to respond to writer who indulges in writing discussions every now and then but never like to comment back my post. Oh I see JJ4Ever, no wonder your user rating number not matching with your myLot age. Therefore we couldn't judge from the figure shown beside the username to determine his or her myLot age. I'm so sorry to learn that you had lost all your earning in your account previously, for you did not log in here for more than two months. I really appreciate your responsible way of taking good care of your discussions as well as your positive thinking to keep on posting here, even you had encountered such undesirable earning forfeit experience Here I would like to express my gratitude for you are more than willing to spend your precious time to answer my question so detailed Hope to see you to be active participating in the activities here frequently. Take care and have a nice day!

Thank you so much for the compliment! That means a lot to me, and you completely made my day! I'm so glad you found this discussion to respond to. It has been a pleasure getting to know you through it. To answer your question, although this is an old discussion, I always comment back to those who respond to my discussions. I've started a lot of discussions, but if someone responds the least I can do is thank them for participating by commenting back. It's one of my biggest pet peeves when responding to a discussion when no one comments back, especially the person who started the discussion. You can't discussion something if no one comments back lol. I also participated in another discussion that was full of excellent information about how to earn money on myLot. I didn't realize it at the time (and when I first joined, started my discussions, etc.) that we actually make more money more quickly when we participate in the discussions, rather than leaving a response or starting discussions. So I've been trying my best to dig in and actually go deeper into the discussions I start as well as the those I respond to. I try to log into myLot at least once per day. Sometimes I'm busier on the weekends, but I learned the hard way that myLot is all about participation! I've been a member here for probably four years, but you certainly wouldn't know that by the points next to my avatar/username, would you? That's because I'd come to myLot for several months at a time, then not come back for several months. MyLot was off and on for me. So now I'm trying to be consistent and keep coming back to myLot each day or at least a couple times per week. I think those who respond to my discussions and comment on my responses deserve my comments and participation. I come here for my friends, to learn things, and get to know new people like you! There are so many wonderful people here. My lesson I learned the hard way was when I had so many earnings, but I opted to have myLot send it via PayPal once it got to an even larger amount. All that hard work the last few years went down the drain once I stayed away from myLot for the 60 or 90 days it takes when they assume you forfeit your earnings. I was so frustrated when I came back about a month ago and saw I had no earnings! I love coming here and participating and, of course, earning money doing what I enjoy, so I've decided to be more consistent and keep coming back! I've been trying to comment back on all responses to my discussions, which is why my older discussions have been resurrected and coming up in the news feeds again. Each time there is activity on a discussion, myLot automatically moves it to the top, so that's probably where you found this discussion even though it's old. Thanks for asking, and I'm glad you found this discussion!

Thanks for your response, my friend. I like how you were honest and mentioned that you have tried this both ways in the past. That definitely means you know what you're talking about! I've tried different things in the past as well, but I've learned honesty is the best policy! I agree with you that there are learning experiences here, and that people can't expect us to know everything. That would be impossible...so then, how would we have to answers to all their questions? We absolutely would not, of course! Thanks again for your comments. Take care!

Yes, you're exactly right! If we all knew everything, that would be boring, first of all, but then there wouldn't be a need for the question to be asked in the first place. Good point!

There is no more excitement if we knew all answers then everyone don't need to ask a question. Thank you so much for that...

I follow up so that I can also understand the answer. It helps me grow as a person. I usually try my best to help them find the answer even when I do not know it myself so that I can learn in the process....but if I'm short of time, I have them find the answer and then ask them later so that I learn more.

I find it wonderful that you would follow up with that person afterward if you could not give them the answer. I think it's a good thing if you don't know the answer sometimes so that person can seek it out and find the information they're looking for because they will definitely learn things along the way. Having you follow up with them will keep them accountable as well, which is great!

I really like how you look at this as an opportunity to grow and learn. I try to do the same, and I think we can become better people as a result!

I appreciate your response because I've never really looked at it this way. If someone asks me a question, I can look at it as a learning experience, as you do. I think this is an excellent way to approach questions. Obviously, if we know the truthful answer, we will tell them. If they bring an interesting question to the table that we don't know the answer to, it's a great opportunity to seek out the answer. I've had situations like this before where I couldn't answer a question, but I went back later to find the answer and learned a lot from it. I love your response because you seem to embrace new information and the opportunity to learn. Good for you and keep up the good work, my friend!

Thaks a lot,Favors will be return soon

Thank you, my friend! I'm glad to learn that you would always tell the truth in this situation. I think it is the best policy and completely agree with you that it will save confusion to be honest. Thanks!

I also just say that I don't know.It is better than pretending to be smart and knowing everything.There are many topics I am well awared of but there are yet many others I can say nothing or at least nothing important.I hate lying so I won't pretend I know answers I have no idea of.

Mokkka, I agree with you and am the same way. It's always better to tell the truth, in my opinion. Unless you're being funny or silly, you shouldn't actually try to make people think you know the answer when you don't. It's also a great learning experience, and I can appreciate that you say you know many things, but there is so much to learn. I'm right there with you!

You bring up a great point! If you were to lie to that person, they would later find out, and not only would they not ask you any questions in the future, if this were a work situation it could unfortunately even put your job at risk. I don't think anyone should set themselves up for that kind of situation at work. In other situations, for instance, among family and friends, I still don't think it's right to lie and tell an answer when it's not for sure the right one. I agree with you completely! Thanks for your input.

Great analogy about the Aesop's fable. I haven't thought about that story in a long time, but in all honesty that's exactly what your coworker was doing!

Yeah because I have encountered a colleague before that is acting such, we just let her be but when we found out that she is feeding us with wrong information, it feels like she is fooling us. Nevertheless it serves as a lesson for me and for my other colleagues as well. It can somehow relate to aesops fable-the boy who cried wolf. Good day!

You are so right - seeking answers to every question for everyone who asks you is like opening a can of worms! I don't think anyone of us has the time to do that for people, but good for you for learning to say, "NO!" That has saved me a lot of grief in my life as well. Now some things, of course, you will seek out for people and come up with answers for them, but if you take on every task, you will never get it all done, so I definitely agree with your methods of handling these situations. I find it very interesting the industry in which you work, and I agree wholeheartedly with your boss in that he doesn't give bogus information. I mean, the answers he gives could put people's lives at risk, so it's wonderful he always tells the truth and directs people to those who can help them if he doesn't have an answer. Thanks for your sincere response, my friend!

Honesty is always the best policy, and I'm glad you use that method at work as well. I'm sure that's why they have an info desk set up in the first place, because they don't expect everyone to know everything. That's a great resource to have! At my job, I'm the receptionist so I try to help, too, but if I don't know the answer with the information the caller has given me, I try to direct them to someone at my company who can help them (or at least that employee can then direct them to the correct person). I realize that I will never be able to answer every question I'm asked, so why try? That would only stress me out giving out false information. I don't care for lying either!

Bluffing works for games, but not when someone asks an honest question. I agree with you completely. I never thought of that, but that's wonderful that if you don't know the answer, you'll direct them to someone who does. That's always a great direction to go because then they could still more than likely have their question answered.

You're exactly right - why would anyone want to pretend they know the answer? I think a lot of time people may try to impress others, but if the person who asked the question receives incorrect information, they will soon know it, and it will look horrible on the person who gave them bad information. In the long run, it's way better to tell the truth, even if it's only to say, "Sorry, I don't know!" That way, they don't have to waste their time and can go ask someone else. Someone is bound to have an answer for them. Thanks for your response, my friend.

It's always the right thing to do your best, but if you just don't know the answer, it's better not to deceive anyone.

I would do exactly the same as you. If it is a quick question/answer situation, then I'll say, "Hey, I don't really know - sorry." If there's time to research it for them, if I have the time and priority to do so, I'll definitely find out for them. Great answer - thanks!

I think that's best not to try to guess the answer because that's not fair to the person asking the question.

It's always good to analyze the question. Sometimes, though, you may not always have time to do so...they may require a quick answer, but it all depends on the question!

Hi, Gerty! I think it's great that you like gathering information. When someone has a question, I know you are always such a great resource and full of truthful answers for this reason. It's amazing that we have all this information online right at our fingertips. I agree with you that everyone has the opportunity to look up this information if they want to know, but I'm glad you will always tell the truth. Thanks for your response!

Thanks for your response! I think it's better to always be honest, as you said, because if you are dishonest, then it will come back on you. If you try to answer as you may not know if it's right or not, the person asking the question may find out your answer was incorrect, and you won't hold as high a position in their mind, so to speak. You will kind of lose your credibility with them. It's better to admit honestly than to try a shot at the answer when you could really just by lying.

I suppose it all depends on your definition of "attempt." You either know the answer or you don't, but that's good if you can admit when you honestly don't know the answer!