Is it necessary to start lengthy discussion or post lengthy response in Mylot...

well..I'm new here... and i was told by some mylotters that to earn more you should post lengthy answers or discussions in order to earn money here..one sentence answers are a no-no. So since you're already a expert in mylot. I would like to ask you do i have to post lengthy answers/discussions to earn here in mylot? Thanks

Hi! =) I am going to say 'ouch!' to your post. Because I have just written a really really really long discussion today, and so I feel quite guilty of what you are talking about. =P This is not new to me, i.e., writing lengthy things. I would even say I have a reputation for it, even outside of myLot... The reason why I do so is because I want to be very clear about things I say, and also I want people to understand where I am coming from. In my mind, one way of achieving that is to be as specific as possible. Of course, that usually ends up in very lengthy posts. =P Now, your question is: is it necessary? No, it is not. I agree with you that once you have made yourself clear, that should be enough. (The problem with me though, is that by the time I feel I have made myself clear enough, I have already written a novel! =P ) Anyway, it all boils down to personal preference I suppose. If you are comfortable enough with writing short discussions and responses, well and good! If you see a long discussion, you can choose not to spend time reading it, and move on to the next. Have a nice day! =)

If English is not your first language, then it's obviously better for you if people were as brief as possible, but I've noticed that quite a few people tent to ramble on and also make blog type posts in which they are writing about personal experiences and day to day things. They tend to go on at some length in the process. Why not just ignore them and concentrate on the shorter posts that you can read easily? At least until your proficiency in English improves - as it will do with daily practice here.

I used to hate long discussions but I did not realize that I myself can be long winding sometimes. I like to read lengthy discussions provided the topic is interesting, well written and informative. There is no hard and fast rule requiring us to write lengthy discussion as long as your post is descriptive and being descriptive doesn't mean a full screen of words.

First of all, from my experience, we get a lot more money for starting discussions than for responding. And if i'm not mistaken, it doesn't matter how long your post is when you start a discussion. What will rack up the pennies is if you get a lot of responses to the discussion. And even more if you respond to each response you get. I would think the shorter you make the discussion you start, the better, because when it's too long, people lose patience before they finish reading, and don't respond. If you want many responses, make the discussion your starting short and sweet, but make it something interesting and or controversial, to spur interest. As for responding, i respond to people sometimes to be nice-if the discussion interests me. But from my experience, yeah, the longer the response, the more money you'll get but it's still miserably low. The best is to start discussions. Starting discussions still doesn't make much-nobody gets rich on mylot-but it's a lot more than responding

I guess in starting a discussion it should not be so long that some members may lose interest in reading it.If possible short enough to understand what your topic or discussion is all about.

Hi Chaya, For me, it actually depends on the topic being discussed. If a discussion calls for details and more information and I have something to share, then I would gladly expound on my thoughts. Questions regarding relationships, past experiences and anything about life would most likely need a more lengthy answer than the survey type questions. What is important is to get the relevant information which is the reason why such topic was posted.

you have a point in there. Sometimes, when I read through the discussions or the response, I become bored. so what I do is just skim to the paragraphs and all. But you see, maybe some people don't know that they are some kinda beating around the bush. ;)

I think it is not sensable to start long discussion or post complete story in discussion i fairly say that i can't read the long discussion so i dont answer of long discussion, i think discussion should be meaningfull and to the point so everyone can get point from it and members tgought that long responses and long discussion make high earning but its not so much true if you give to the point response and meaningfull discussion so you can earn good.so i think my response is going to long so bye.

Yes, a small and clear idea or response is enough