Do you find it difficult to hold a conversation on here?

@Joeyfish (239)
United States
March 25, 2011 7:20am CST
This whole site is about discussions. But how many of you are actually able to start and keep a conversation going? Usually you ask a question, or say something that happened, and then people answer it. Then BAM! Discussion over. Now I want to see some mega awesome discussions happening!
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
26 Mar 11
hello joeyfish! You know when i was newbie here I always wanted to participate more on discussions than starting my own one. Because for me, it's much easier to respond than to start a new one that would really attract more participants in here. Well, I can say I am not that talented to make much attention. So it's much better to respond and make the discussion more interesting by asking more of about the topics to be able to make the discussions longer and help us to earn as well. What can you say about that? Before, I really want to ask questions to make the discussion much longer but then when i know i can't be there for the response, I won't make much sentence that will do some questions after. If you have the talent to start an interesting topic, well then go on and see people will be interested and make it more longer more than you expect it to be.
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• United States
25 Mar 11
Oh dear you are not looking in the right places, I am part of the many that carry conversations for days. There are a great many of my own and others that we call chain ganging and or jumping in boxes. Three are many and depends on the topic and or day but you are right especially the newer myLotter you will find that some do not even comment back on their own discussions, LOL But I and many others are specially here to help, assist, and carry discussions day in and day out. Hope to see you part of them soon.
@Joeyfish (239)
• United States
25 Mar 11
I have seen you in a lot of discussions, and good job for continuing conversations!
• United States
25 Mar 11
Why thank you and may I say as a new member it take a tiny bit but the more you respond to others discussion the more you are known and the more they will respond to your discussions.
@adnileb (5276)
• Philippines
25 Mar 11
Hi HWG! Well, I experienced having one active discussion that lasted for three days (I think).. But that discussion was deleted.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
26 Mar 11
Hi Joeyfish and welcome to myLot! I have o problem at all in starting a conversation or keeping one going once it starts. My only problem is the clock! I know that there are many Lotters who start a topic, receive responses and then they leave their topic and bnever come back and that is sad, both for them because they are losing out on earnings and for those who left an itersting response which could have caused a back and forth with further comments - and that is what will get the best results here too! I jump in all over the place as you will see if you hang around long enough. It's all about FUN!
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
26 Mar 11
Wit grrrrrrr That is what happens when I type from work I can't help wondering whether the fact that mys is not a 'he' is going to alter anything for you Joey
• United States
26 Mar 11
mysd joey the best of the best mysd!! It is all about having fun and what better way to have the fun while we earn. You never know when and or where but so many of us do exist on here. Try jumping into boxes at others discussion and you will see how much it grows. Hope to see yo around the lot more often.
@Joeyfish (239)
• United States
26 Mar 11
I have to agree mysd has been one of the few people I have remembered! he has completely helpful responses.
• United States
26 Mar 11
If the OP answers my post then sometimes I go back and answer it. I get an email each time someone responds to my question and I always read it. If it is something that could continue on I usually respond again, usually me posting one time and then responding to my post is enough to end it, but I suppose it could continue on.
• United States
26 Mar 11
I think its still fun, you can move on to other conversations, even with the same people.
• United States
25 Mar 11
I do find it difficult to hold discussions on here, as to be honest, I find it easier to respond to discussions rather than start them. I did receive answers on each of the discussions I started, but some of the answers on one of them made me a bit uncomfortable, and I'm sure the reverse is also true on some of the responses I have posted. But I digress. I do find it hard to hold as conversation on here, so now I usually just respond to discussions I see on mylot that interest me.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
26 Mar 11
You can carry on a conversation in a response box too. You don't have to start your own topic to get a discussion moving forward. there are many boxes on many dicussions where a user states something interesting and others jump in and a discussion gets going inside a box on the main discussion itself. Whatever is easier for you, just do it
• United States
26 Mar 11
Hi ladies, so happy to see millie around the Lot! Anytime you like millie we all carry the discussions endlessly.
• United States
26 Mar 11
Aww, that's nice of you to say, and thank you for the hug, it was much needed after the day I had today.....let's just say that almost every time I drank a cup of coffee today, more wound up ON me than IN me!
• Australia
26 Mar 11
Hi Joey, It all depends on the member who is initiating the discussion. If a member started a discussion today and is inactive from MyLot for a week, it is pointless to come back to that discussion and reply everyone back. It entirely depends on how flexible is that person with the discussion and his/her priority. But yes, i agree it would be awesome to take part in a never ending discussion. Happy MyLotting!
• United States
26 Mar 11
Well we are going to have to jump in here too! Yeah some especially the newer members do not realize how much they miss out not commenting back to their own discussions but I will tell you something many of us at times have ran with discussions when the OP does not come back. It is a nice way to keep the discussion going plus many learn something new while we do it. Sometimes a member will respond and leave a question for the OP and if the OP does not come back many of us have gone down the boxes and try to help where we can and end up having a lot of fun doing so. So sweetme, we are going to have to make sure you too have a good time on myLot!
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
28 Mar 11
Well, that can be True in a lot of ways because there are people here who are starting discussions and then never coming back to respond to any of the answers given and so the discussion has no chance but to die. I know I have been guilty of this in the past, but trying to keep my discussions still going from time to time when I can.
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
26 Mar 11
honestly yes, i had many discussions started and keeping up with them and making it active is quiet difficult especially that i am not on mylot 24/7, maybe if i am then i would have no problem at all in keeping it alive and interesting but since i am only here during breaks then.. i find it difficult.
@marguicha (223850)
• Chile
29 Mar 11
It depends on the people involved, as in any conversation. If I answer you and you don´t respond, conversation ends. It also has to do with the subject of the conversation. I can´t think of talking for hours whether I can talk or not here at mylot. But I can talk for hours at mylot about the way a mylotter from another contry lives, eats or spends his leisure time. I have been taught here about how other people eat, dress and worship. Those are awesome discussions for me. Happy posting!
@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
26 Mar 11
I think sometimes its quite hard to make discussion quite hot if the responder don't have the same enthusiastic with us about thats topic. Or the topic of the discussion is not really interesting subject to made discussion. Many people made discussion so many in a day but mostly the abandon it and maybe reply back in a week. I think its made you not interested to comment back when they just said " thank you for your response " .
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
26 Mar 11
Mostly the lengthy discussion are always sensitive and more appropriate at times. I have noticed 3-4 discussions which went upto 5-6 screen pages, within 3-4 weeks time. I think all determine the subject matter and people interest. Thank-s
@sajeevking (5073)
• Mumbai, India
26 Mar 11
I like to discussed but many times i am not able to be on mylot for a long a period i reply then some one reply back and i go to sleep then again on the next day if i see the discussion many thing already get discussed and so there is no point discussing it again i do leave some comment there just so that the discussion would grow a bit it help sometimes usually if we post in discussion started by new comers there is a high chance that they would not comment on anyone's post back all they do is just select a BR and leave
• Philippines
26 Mar 11
yes, i find it difficult because i dont know when,how to start a conversation!