What is the interpretation of ‘Missing in action’, here on mylot.

Hi deepak, I feel that when someone tells you that you are missing in action, it means that you are not active since sometime.If one is logging in but not posting, then also one can say that the person is missing in action...

I think it means all of what you described here. When you open mylot there is a section when you will notice whoever of your friends is responding or getting a BR or commenting on photos and pictures... I did not see you there, at all. It could be mylot slackness...? Normally you are quick in counter comment on my discussion, but I notice it takes time now for you to do that. It could be that you were not online when I commenting...? I did not post a lot of discussions, so I would not know what happened with your other friends' discussions...?

I assume that some of your "friends" expect you to start many posts like you used to. They don't see any of your posts so they assume you are missing in action. I , on the other hand, assume you must be busy or . most likely, the posts I am starting you can't respond to. No Worries , True friends will send a PM and ask how you are doing , not whine about you are missing.

hello Deepak, I don't know why are you getting so upset. All that your friends want to say is that they miss you.......It is a compliment for you because if you are all the time active and inaction and yet people are missing you then it means you are indispensable and your fans just cannot do without you........it means you are everybody's favorite and so you should be happy and smiling........ . There is no riddle and no puzzle in this, it is just indirect appreciation

You were supposed to be on here working(that's the action part)and missing is self explanatory. If people that usually see your responses and discussions don't see them for a period of several days then they begin to wonder about you. I think 'missing in action' is just a cute way of saying you were missed.

Hiya dpk, Do you check in your Friends List to see if they are all turned on to receive your discussions and responses? Well maybe that is not the problem. Sometimes I have to go and check responses for myself as they don´t reach me either. I don´t think you are missing in action as I have your discussions and responses but I don´t have all the time I would like to answer all of you at the same time. What about if I had eight arms like an Octopus eh? I could finish off all the backlog I have in no time say an hour and its all gone. Should I be so lucky. He is already trying to persuade me to get off here and I have only been here a little while as you can see by what I have posted. You see a few or a lot of your Friends could be on your list but turned off and they won´t receive all your responses. So all you have to do is go and check every so often to see if everyone is set to "on" to receive them. It happens to me too you know as well.

My feeling is Deepak, when people only respond to discussions there is a chance that friends may not choose the same discussion[say if I am going to call you "missing in action" and I myself am participating rarely, then we may at times choose different topics to respond and miss one another. THis gives a feeling of "Oh ! here you are again; it is quite some time since I saw you" comment when we participate in the same discussion. On the other hand if you are going to start discussions then there is a bleak chance of a friend missing this . Whether a person is active or not too active , there is a probability of amny of us choosing friends' discussions to respond. So, when a person does not start too many discussions this gives a feeling of being "absent'' or 'missing in action" When a person starts a discussion and writes comments to all responses , he is definitely seen more, and by more people.

In my interpretation of 'missing in action' (MIA) in mylot is totally non participation either posting or responding. Our presence in mylot isn't felt when we just respond with no posting of discussions. Our paths doesn't cross unless we post discussions which friends can read and respond to. I am always here too but only responding to discussions and whenever I happened to be in a friend's discussion I am always greeted with words like 'it is nice to see you back again'.

I would think you are just "missing in action" from their posts only. Not that you are doing it intentionally of course, just that you had been busy with others, and they'd been busy with others, that neither of you "bumped" into each other here at the hallways of mylot.

I belong to the ‘missing in action’ club too because I no longer start discussions but spend all the time I have here responding to my friends’ posts. The reason for this is that due to a change in my circumstances my time on MyLot is limited although I am here almost every day. I think the people who don’t participate in the same discussions as us presume we are not here at all.

In my opinion it means you are not active. But,you are active...so,I don't know what does the person means when s/he tells you that. You are visiting mylot almost everyday and posting responses everywhere. Maybe ,let that person say what does it means. have a good day always jaiho®

Hello friend! No idea why they're saying that because you've been very active as far as i can see and i guess because i constantly hear from you. Maybe they were referring to you not having your own started discussion. Well, you just made one today.

hi dpk, If you are actively participated here then suddenly they don't see you for a day or two they will think you are missing in action means they are not able to see you around like what you used to do. happy mylotting

Hello DPK, In my opinion "missing in action" here on MYLOT means something the person is not participating in discussion means he/she is not responding to the discussion or starting any discussion. But you say that you are active on MYLOT then i think that person might not be active then as he has not noted your presence.

The myLot interpretation seems to be when a person (yes, just one) hasn't seen you around for a while so I guess they assume you are not on the site. I have several times been greeted with..."I've wondered where you are...nice to see you back " and yet, I am here every day. Sometimes I can be away all day or for part of the day so I get behind but I still come on every day.

I'm not really sure what they mean since you are active here. I do not start discussions. I only respond to them so if someone does not see me starting any, then they may think I am not here at Mylot anymore also.

MIA would mean that you have not been regularly responding to all discussions started by your friends just as you have not responded to a couple of my last discussions . I know you do not regularly come online and I dont think you have the notifications on for all friends. So may be you are missing out on a few discussions and as a result your friends are missing your responses

You asked too many questions for something that you don't have to worry about. I think 'missing in action' started as a military phrase. Nowadays, it has been used for inactivity or for someone that is hardly seen or appear. There are other more important things in life than mylot. It's up to users how they want to use it. Some get involve in many discussions daily or weekly or monthly. Some just login every now and then or when they have time or mood for it. In other words, you are not committed or do not need to be committed to mylot. I go into mylot as I go through my Yahoo weekly inbox. I've been receiving daily digest. About twice or three times a week or sometimes more, I would go through this daily digest and choose 1 I would like to respond to. Many times, the discussions are not that appealing or not interesting. Lots of time I find discussions that are too similar or too familiar, meaning I see them more than once or twice and more.

Hello dpk! Very sorry for my so late response here. I too was MIA from myLot for a good 2 1/2 weeks and actually for about a month still not my same self yet. I had my step-daughter in town from England and since my boyfriend can only see her one month out of the year it was time to be MIA here. I had noticed early on prior to me being MIA that you too were MIA, hope all is okay and MIA for me means not around, no where to be seen and no communication what so ever. Hope all is well with you.

Basically, being "missing in action" means your participation in discussions is not being felt, right? Probably, considering the number of posts you've already made, in terms of percentage your current posts might just be too small now, right? I mean, with the increase in total number of posts might come with the rate of posts per log-in? I dunno. Just a weird conclusion.