New way to help out your friends on mylot

@Anne18 (11029)
October 5, 2011 7:32am CST
Its not a really new idea but its a new one for me. Since I have been away and now come back I've been catching up with my friends and there discussions, I have been doing this by going to there home page and looking at all the discussions they have started and reading, adding where I can and espically looking out for discussions with no responses and then if I can writing a response as we all know how we feel when no one answers our discussions. That way we both earn a few cents, even if its been two years since that discussion was started, brill way to catch up on what my friends have posted while I've been away. I do have lots of friends and only started this new way last night so have only done a few friends. Go on guys see how it works for you. How else can we help our friends on mylot to earn?
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41 responses
• United States
5 Oct 11
Normally what I do, is I keep all the discussion reminders that I get through my e-mail as new, so when I get a chance in my free time, I try to respond to them and play catch up. Lately it seems like I could never get to them all, no matter how much time I try to put into it, it's never enough. It seems like everytime I am really into it, something happens and I get pulled away and once that happens I don't find the time to get back. So what my goal is lately, is to try and dedicate at least 1 hour a day and put in as much responses as possible. But you are right that definitely does help going back into their profiles, I never really thought about that one, I always kept the notifications on my e-mail as new until I got around to responding.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
I don't have any emails coming through to say my friends have started a new discussion as it clogs our pc up too much. We only have an old pc to work on, hence we have to take turns on the pc as well.
• United States
11 Oct 11
Well since I my hubby and I are both currently enrolled in online courses, it's impossible for us to share computers, since we both tend to do our school work during the evening hours after we put our kids to sleep. So we bought each other laptops, so luckily I have my own computer as well as for him, so I don't have to be sharing it. So that helps a lot and I have more time to do my own thing when I am not working in school work.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
I always save all my notifications under a different folder in my inbox so that at least when I have the time, I could go back and check on those discussions and place my responses when I feel I have something to add on.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
5 Oct 11
You have a good idea to help friends here whose discussions have not received any responses todate. Since discussions here can be recycled, we can always do our friends a favor by responding to their discussions besides getting paid for them.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
6 Oct 11
I didn't realize that this OP has not commented back to all the responses. I hope she take the initiative to reply to all her responses and not leave them to fate as it won't help her to earn.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
There is nothing much we can do if a person refuses to comment on her responses. Besides, there are no hard and fast rules in mylot to say that one need to comment. At the end of the day the OP is at the losing end.
@Anne18 (11029)
9 Oct 11
Just reading this, after getting a pm which i will reply to tomorrow night when I shall have a big slot on here. Sorry if I have upset my freinds on here. I do konw that I'm not the only person on my lot who hasn't commented to discussions they have posted but can really see where you are all coming from. I do valur your friendship and haven't read this discussion back although I have read back some of my shorter discussions. I'm glad that you have tacken the time to bring this to my notice, to me it means that you are true friends as you still want to be my friend and do value my friendship. I have taken all this on board and will do better. I'll try and comment for some of you tonight but after the children have gone to bed tomorrow night 9pm ish I will def make amends and turn over a new leaf, I suppose with being back I just got carried away. But thank you for standing by me and for my friend who pm me. Hope I am forgiven. As I have a lot of discussions to reply to etc I may just do BR to them tomorrow night to tie loose ends up , this will also make things easier for me when I start new discussions because I shall know to check back properly and do my job properly. I hope this will be ok and you understand why I may have closed some of them only after a few days, but I know I'm going to get bogged down because I haven't done my job properly, so starting afresh and keeping on top of things will be a very good way to start. I really enjoy being on mylot and gald that you like me being here, being my friend and thinking most of my discussions are good ones. Well I have rambled on enough, hope this all makes some sort of sense and you all understand what I'm trying to say. I think what I shall do is make one new discussion called Making amends so I can keep on track of how you feel about me on mylot etc and it won't get confused in here. BUT I won't be able to comment until tomorrow night BUT I promise to comment to everyone who adds onto that discussion. Your friend still hopefully Anne18
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@schulzie (4061)
• United States
5 Oct 11
I have been doing this for a while here on myLot. I notice my friends really haven't been doing it back to me, but I figure I'm helping a friend out and earning a few cents while doing so. I would love to help you out - I just sent you a friend request. I sometimes go off of myLot when I get busy in my day to day life but I always do come back here and when I'm here I'm active. Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!
@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Would love to be your friend, think we should be friends now, hope so
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
6 Oct 11
what a lovely idea! though i've tried it once or twice, i can't remember. but i wish i have that ample time to go visit each and everyone on my list. as i only have little time. i am content of what i saw on the list and go random, and answer those that i can relate to, or i am interested in.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Random is just as good as well.
• United States
5 Oct 11
That really is a great idea. Yes the rating is also important too. I at one time had a 1 in my star a 1 and I am not kidding. I was like wow and depressed and thought about not participating too much anymore because I thought people did not like my responses.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
I like answering other peoples discussions regardless if they are my friend or not.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 11
Same here, Anne. That's how I got on your discussion. Now that we are friends, I'll never miss anyone of your discussions anymore.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
You should respond to more discussions so that people will notice you. And always check back to see if there are any further comments being posted on your responses to have a good interactive discussions. It works for me that way. Good luck and happy myLotting!
@sjvg1976 (41275)
• Delhi, India
5 Oct 11
Hello Anne, I know how it feels when someone don't get a response on his/her discussion.So what i do is sometime i go to discussion tab and go to no response option and place my response there.I don't see it if the discussion starter is my friend or not. But Anne thats great work your friends are blessed to have such a good friend who think about them.Keep it up friend.
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@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 11
But he was telling the truth all along, stine. He said myLot notified him and he was referring to the notification about Anne's discussion - this one.
@sjvg1976 (41275)
• Delhi, India
7 Oct 11
They realise it and come to comment back.They know it afterwards that they are loosing fun and earnings by not interacting with people and thats what a discussion/MYLOT is meant for you have to discuss.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
5 Oct 11
I like this idea. In the past I have searched for discussions with no responses because I know how it feels to have no responses to a discussion especially if I feel it could be a good one that would interest many myLotters. I do more responding to discussions than actually starting a new discussion when I have the time.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Glad you like this idea. I just look around and think about discussions to start, whats going on about me, what I have read in the newspaper or telly or what I hear people saying in the street to give me ideas
• Romania
5 Oct 11
Till now I have had only one discussion with no response and I know how frustrating it can be. But I feel a bit odd also when I start a discussion with full of hope that I will get many and quality responses and I end up having only 1-2 responses. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate every single answer, but it feels much more better when I start a discussion and have many responses, so that I can focus only on one particular discussion. This way I can write more and it is easier to be very active. I also don't start many discussions, because I am lacking of inspiration, so I answer way more than starting new ones.
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@GardenGerty (160488)
• United States
6 Oct 11
You have hit on how we all need to work together. It makes MyLot both fun and profitable. I enjoy it much more than social sites.
@GardenGerty (160488)
• United States
6 Oct 11
It seems this is another non stop starter. But we at least know we can talk to each other.
@GardenGerty (160488)
• United States
10 Oct 11
Based on something I saw today I think things may be changing.
@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
What does Op stand for? you have me as well now, hope you still want me
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
5 Oct 11
I take days and try to do the same thing as I know that I don't answer each discussion that they put on here. I also think that it is important to go back and answer our own discussions as we may miss many of the comments after a while. I also think that it is important to give our friends the time that we take to answer back.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Hi there Lily I'm earning and working very hard to get up to date so I can start afresh. Glad you have all earnt some money from me, even if it wasn't really the correct way, but I'm here now. Glad you all got some money while I was trying ot sort myself out, thanks to stine
@Anne18 (11029)
12 Oct 11
Yes my earnings have gone up but this commenting does make mylot more fun amd friendly, wish I wasn't so pc think and I would have really learnt this fact first time around
• United States
5 Oct 11
I think this is a great idea! Especially if it is an interesting discussion and you can also comment on what other people wrote. I help out my friends by rating their comments. If someone has left a quality comment whether I agree with it or not I rate it positively. Even if it is not from a discussion I started. This is a way to show how you appreciate the time it took them to respond.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Glad you liked my idea.
@Anne18 (11029)
12 Oct 11
Thanks, I'm blushing now,
• United States
5 Oct 11
Although I have not take time off I have been able to keep up, but it is an excellent idea for anyone who has returned as sometimes members post follow up discussions which one will not be up with if they have not read the precious ones. Interacting back and forth in our own discussions also helps to get to learn more about one another.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 11
Nice Stine, you did a great job of being loud and clear to make Anne realize where she went wrong. She admitted her ignorance and is starting to comment to all her responses.
@Anne18 (11029)
12 Oct 11
Thank you. I still have an awful lot to learn about the way things work here, I'm a slow learner on the pc and only type with two fingers!!
@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
I'M COMMENTING BACK, not shouting at you, just letting you know I have hread you all nice and loud and clearly. and THANK YOU AGAIN
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
5 Oct 11
The best way you can earn and help your friends also is commenting back to what they have written and furthering a discussion, all this with quality content. If you cannot add anything new or meaningful, then you should leave the discussion at the way it is. It is a great thing that you want to catch up with your friends, but if you are concentrating on discussions from way back, then you will miss the current discussions. But if you can do it simultaneously, then it is great and have fun doing it.
• Romania
7 Oct 11
Maybe she had something else to do and now she wants to catch up. But I agree with you, the best way to help yourself and others out is to comment back on what the others said, but only if you can add something extra to it.
@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Thank you again for everything, no one has been been rude or nasty just honest and giving me a kick up the bum. Thank you for speaking your mind, even though I was listening in the beginning, am listening now and have taken note and making amends as I said I would in the discussion titled that. Wanted a new discussion so it wouldn't get lost in this one. I have resolved all my discussions just so I can start again on the right foot so some of them may have given BR before I really would have done so but wanted ot get everything in order in my head so I could start afresh with my friends
• Romania
7 Oct 11
Okay, you have a point here. I am not trying to defend her, just looking for some reasons that a person doesn't really reply to others writing. What I am concerned, I don't reply from a few reasons:1. I don't know what to write back. 2. I consider that everything has been said, so no need for further commenting. 3. I don't really understand what some users want to express. 4. When I get a comment on some of my replies, I don't get a notification from mylot, so I don't know that somebody has replied to my comment.
@flapiz (23133)
• United Kingdom
5 Oct 11
Wow. I can say your friends are lucky to have you as a friend. That is a very thoughtful idea and I'm sure they will appreciate it. I be doing the same from now on. Have an awesome day. :)
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@flapiz (23133)
• United Kingdom
8 Oct 11
Well that's too bad. As a lot are actually commenting on this discussion. If she replies to all she might actually earn a lot.
@flapiz (23133)
• United Kingdom
10 Oct 11
Well then it's true that she's helping us. She's just not helping herself.
@flapiz (23133)
• United Kingdom
10 Oct 11
That's good to hear. :)
@viney17 (688)
• Philippines
5 Oct 11
i helped those guys who ALWAYS answer my discussions by giving them + in their reputation, and i also rate their discussion with a + too if it caught my attention or is interesting, i do not just leave a discussion after responding to it.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Shall try harder now I know
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 11
LOL! Thanks for letting us have a little bit of fun on your discussions, Anne. So happy that you now know how to earn on myLot.
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
That's right, we shouldn't just leave the discussion after responding to it. Besides rating the discussions/comments, we should also check back to see if someone else has left a comment on our responses/comments and if there is, we can further leave a comment to it to further the discussions.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
6 Oct 11
Yes, that's one way of helping our friends too. But still , on my part i choose only those that i can relate to or of my interests. I also help my friends specially those newbies by rating them +, if i see that their answers are really related or nice addition to my discussion.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
My comments are coming, you all must be sooofed up with me by now with all this commenting I am doing
@Anne18 (11029)
12 Oct 11
Yes I'm having going through this discussion again and commenting, but how are you meant to do it on every discussion you reponse to? I used to response to loads of discussions and then they get lost in the system, I wish I weren't so pc thick and mylot thick Anyone write me some instructions for idiots? PLEASE
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Oct 11
Lately, i have the habit of using the plus signs to my respondents who realy took time and effort to respond nicely. It gives me happiness doing so. It's the least that i could do for them .
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
That's really a great idea. And of course, we too need to look out for our own discussions as well cause it would be the same if we don't comment back to the responses we get from our discussions. Great job!
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
@stine I know but shouldn't we be giving her some encouragement?
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 11
I thought so too, suny. And I believe she will come back to comment on our responses.
@sjvg1976 (41275)
• Delhi, India
7 Oct 11
i think she will return back soon as she knows that to comment back to the responses is as good as responding to the discussion which don't have any response.
@sanofer (525)
• India
6 Oct 11
very good idea from you.i dont have much friends here.i use to search discussion with no response and respond to them.i have realised that happiest feeling when others reply to our post and i want my other fellow mylotters to feel that happiest moment.so i use to follow the above said method and i am really happy for your helping mind
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Glad this idea is a big hit
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
6 Oct 11
This is a great idea, Anne. I also think that remembering to rate up anything one honestly can is another good way to help. Sometimes I will read through a discussion and feel I have nothing to add, but I will still rate every part of it I read. It's the least we can do, takes no extra effort when we are reading, and it really helps people -- friends or not.
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@GardenGerty (160488)
• United States
11 Oct 11
I think OP is original poster. I am sometimes not really clear either.
@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Thanks, sounds like it could be that
@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Glad that you like my idea,
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@telmesh (1793)
5 Oct 11
Hi Anne I must admit you have come back with a vengeance. I don't know how active you were before but you must be the most active now. I tend to only respond to the discussions that I feel I can add something to or if I have a view on the subject. I must admit that your discussions and responses have a degree of sense to them.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
I'm just trying to make amends for my wrongs nad get up to date, have been making time to get everything done
@telmesh (1793)
6 Oct 11
Well done Anne and what great thing to do and find out how helping others actually helps oneself. That's the way the world should work, actually turns out it's a good way to live your life.
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@Anne18 (11029)
11 Oct 11
Yes I have learnt we should all work together