Responding to Responders.

hi,red,this will happen to every member at one or other stage.In my case,i used to clear the discussion,till they stop comment...if sometimes,the doubts are beyond my knowledge,i ask them clarification or just i will mention,i too don't know...

I try to understand it and give back a comment

It depends on my mood, what they responded. Sometimes if I think they are trying to express something that I'm just not getting then I will ask questions and try to get a better understanding. Actually that is usually what I do. It is very very rare that I just skip by a response.

Genuine mylotters know right away if you are just mumbling. So do not attempt to decipher. Ask for clarification. That way, the discussion could become healthier. As to the transient mylotters, some of their responses do not hold ground. They are probably just looking for big earnings and are typing words that comes to mind. Those you can simply say hi and goodbye!

Hmmm. I think its better to ask what they really mean than just trying to decipher what they'v said. Because if you just try to analyze it, you might just give the wrong response, or even hurt the feelings of others because you thought the wrong way. Ignoring, would not be a good idea, because it would hurt the other person, especially when they are expecting a response from you.

i think it would be better to ask them what they really mean, to clarify the matter..however, there are responders who just go in circles, never really pinpointing the issue they want to point to, which would test your patience..so, sometimes, this style will not apply to responders like that..it would be better to just ignore them..especially if you are short in patience in dealing with people like these..it would be better for us to just let it go..rather than sacrifice our own sanity trying to decipher something that is intended to confuse us in the first place..lol..

Hi redhot; This happened to me last week! With my discussion regarding Puppy to Adult. There was a one liner response with about four words. One word I do not think was even a word, much less of the English language. I commented, asking what they meant. Later, another response from the same person with another one liner response, with something again, that I simply just didn't understand. At that point, I just left it. So, I will usually ask first. If I can not understand the second response, I will just ignore it.

There are times when the most intelligent reply, is to remain silent! I've been, on occasion, tempted to lash out at a myLot member with a knee-jerk reciprocation guaranteed to know knock the socks off - But then on second thought, I've backed off upon realizing that this person is entitled to his/her opinion. If the response was made with intelligence, and consideration I'll give an answer if at all possible!

I use the smilies when that happens, especially this one Then I might say 'erm if I could understand what you are trying to say I might agree with it too ' I had one today who only read the title grrrr. My disussions was about the media spreading rumours and gossip and the title was 'did you hear that one? So this user comes along and responds with 'yes I did', I just commented with 'wanna share? ' Those sort hardly ever come back and we don't earn for what they post anyway. We might just as well make the best of their offerinf and type something that goes along with it.

I would definitely not ignore any members comment posted on my discussion topic .I am sure one can at least thank and add some of ones own views generally if not directly respond to the comment. I have had a couple of members come out with comments that were off topic, and I just pointed it out and the member responded back he/she had not realised lol, it may not be intentional but happens sometimes when you are in a hurry to post ...All the best and happy mylotting

I usually ask them a question that might clarify to me what was meant. I may also just thank them.

Its the most common thing one can face in here as there are people from countries where english isn't their primary language.so some misunderstandings crawl in.I would try to get them else i ask them to make it clear so i can attend them with a suitable comment .great day.

well, i have never had a situation like that but I guess taht if some one do that, I will definitely ask him/her why is he/she think so!

That really would depend on how you see politeness. If you're feeling polite, ask what they're on about. If you can't be bothered, ignore. Simple days :)

It seems like you had posted many discussions yet you cannot handle how to reply to those who made comments or those who responded to your discussion...Everyone here of course are entitled to their own opinion, so you need to be open minded in a way to take any kind of comment whether you agree or not. Consider also the fact that members of Mylot is interracial with different beliefs and culture. If the comment is quite offensive, then do not take it badly on your part because if you respond to it provocatively may lead to argument or he/she may give you a negative rate or even report you to the admin. Just take each comment lightly. If you are unable to understand the comment, then do not hesitate to ask or let them explain or decipher or even expand their comments because that way may lead to a good or longer discussion with such respondent.

Oh well, of course the best way is to ask them to explain it. But if I am honest, I don't do that. I just ignore it. I think there are some responses which are worth responding back to, and then there are some which does not need to be responded at all. Especially in a case like you have mentioned - the fakeducated. btw, I love the fakeducated bit. I think it can be applied to many people I know.