Start a discussion or participate to other's discussion. What do you prefer?

hi! because of the limited time on my hands to do mylot, i prefer to respond to others' discussions rather than start my own. if i start my own discussions, i won't be readily available to comment back on the responses because i am sometimes away for several days to a few weeks at a time when busy. i don't want to appear kinda rude by not responding or commenting back should there be responses in the discussion. so i opt to just participate in others'. not getting many responses can be because of many different factors. topic, discussion length and interest group - something other people can relate to. sometimes serious ones attract serious types. lighter topics attract more people. interaction - sometimes, more mylotters are encouraged to participate in discussions wherein the starter interact with the responders. and i see that you comment back on some of your responders. active friends - it helps when you have friends who share same interests with you and quite active in posting. time of day - we are international users who are from different time zones. not everyone is mylotting when you post your discussions so it's highly possible that you won't get as much responses at a certain time of day. just enjoy and interact with more mylotters. have a great day!