I just love how a good discussion goes off at a tangent!
By oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
September 27, 2011 1:35am CST
I don't know about you but my favourite discussions on MyLot are the ones that lead to many responses from both the discussion starter and those responding; especially when the discussion goes off on a tangent and opens up a whole new load of questions, responses and comments.
I think that this is one of the things about MyLot which makes it so interesting.
An example is a discussion I stated about my baby granddaughter growing up so quickly, that discussion still goes on - this time discussing the differences in the development of boys and girls
Making it so much more interesting.
Have you ever started a discussion about one subject that has opened up a new topic through the responses?
Making it so much more interesting.
Have you ever started a discussion about one subject that has opened up a new topic through the responses?2 people like this
7 responses
@mario_stevens (6971)
• Malaysia
28 Sep 11
hiya oldchem! 
hope you are well and in good health dear
now about your discussion topic.....hmmmmm..... i have a problem at the other end of the spectrum. almost all my discussions tend to go off topic! 
heeheehuuhuuhaahaa....
hope you are well and in good health dear
now about your discussion topic.....hmmmmm..... i have a problem at the other end of the spectrum. almost all my discussions tend to go off topic!
heeheehuuhuuhaahaa....
@mario_stevens (6971)
• Malaysia
28 Sep 11
i wish my mama could see this. then she'd know that i wasn't lying when i told her i was always on top of things!
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@viju0410 (2286)
• India
27 Sep 11
helo.. yes, through the very few topics of discussions I started, i did get something new to learn and think about a new topic of discussion. But as of now I have not started in that way as the same topic or subject we find that someone else have created.
@GardenGerty (160696)
• United States
28 Sep 11
Not so much the ones I have started, but I seem to participate in a lot of them that just keep branching out. I think that is what a real discussion would be like if we were sitting around a table chatting. It is so good to see you back here.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Sep 11
hi oldchem have not seen you for awhile. I have had some of my own take off like that and blossom outward with other things but still sort of related and have a lot of comments on my comments and
it really becomes fun then as it sort of grows and all are
taking part in it. so I do know what you mean.
@oldchem1 (8132)
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28 Sep 11
Hi Hatley, I have had lots of family commitments and not able to get on here as much as I would like, good to be back!
I look forward to joining in some good discussions with you, you like many of the 'older' members on here are guaranteed to provide us with good and interesting discussions.
Hope you're keeping well!
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
29 Sep 11
i cannot remember which one or two of the discussions i started that opened up a new topic. but i guess this is normal to mylot. that's because we came from different places, different races, different cultures. so we have different ideas and different understanding.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
28 Sep 11
Hi oldchem,
To have such a discussion would depend largely on the starter. If the starter is very responsive, surely many people would love to join in his/her discussions. Sometimes we can identify those who wrote things that are really interesting and valuable. Besides providing information to those who read it, it will also create a lot of interests and interactions among the responders.
@oldchem1 (8132)
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28 Sep 11
I think you have hit the nail on the head.A good discussion needs good input from all parties, especially the original poster. I see so many discussions that start and seem to have real potentially good topic but without their input after other peopels responses the discussion just falls flat.
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
29 Sep 11
The original poster must be prepared to continue with his/her discussion and not leave it as it is. A discussion that goes back and forth is surely more interesting then one which is just one-sided.
@grandpa_lash (5225)
• Australia
27 Sep 11
I seem to have gravitated to a bunch of MyLot "friends" for whom this sort of interaction is exactly why we're here. Mind you, sometimes these sidetracks can get a little heated lol.
Lash
Oh yes, I have been involved in MANY 'heated' discussions - and aren't they just the most interesting ones!!