Are You Interacting with 'New Users'?
By Angel
@Angelee_27 (3460)
United States
September 14, 2015 8:01am CST
Do you ever visit the 'new user' category in the explore section?
I think it's good to visit every once in a while. New members are slowly coming here to myLot and I think we should be welcoming them and interacting with them as much as possible.
Not only are they going to have a lot of questions about myLot, they are going to want to make some friends. Those who have been here for years and really know how the site works should share what they know with the new users.
By us interacting with new users and making them feel welcome in the myLot community, hopefully it will make them want to stay and interact with us too!
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19 responses
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
15 Sep 15
@valmnz ... new you have to make an extra effort to get out there and be seen.
Post healthy, stay healthy and polite on discussions and responses and have patience. These are the only things that worked for me when I was new. And I did not had to make anything "extra effort" from my side. I continues and strangers kept becoming friends and friends became family
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
15 Sep 15
@gregario888 Yes, I prefer to keep things Very Very simple as the complexities exist in the real world
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@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
15 Sep 15
@thesids This side surely has a go-easy way about it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
14 Sep 15
I try all the various categories, depending on what mood I'm in.
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@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
14 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill Do you think interacting and welcoming the new users here on myLot would help them stick around?
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@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
14 Sep 15
@gudheart I'm afraid if the new users don't get many interactions on their posts they will give up and leave. We don't want that at all! We want myLot to grow and have many valuable members from all over the world.
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@gudheart (12659)
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14 Sep 15
@Angelee_27 Good point. I think it will help. It is boring if no one interacts with each others posts.
@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
14 Sep 15
I usually visit the "no response" page. I like to help other people! It is sad when you have 0 comments on your discussion.
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@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
14 Sep 15
That's good! Every discussion deserves some attention.
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@yugocean (9963)
• India
15 Sep 15
@fufurinha But I missed you, I already got 2 or 3 responses in my discussions and got you missed, but better to get more
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
15 Sep 15
I'm glad that you received a huge welcome here at myLot!
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@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
14 Sep 15
Yea, it is pretty quiet around here this morning. Hopefully it will pick up around afternoon time.
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@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
14 Sep 15
@gudheart Aw, what a bummer you won't be on here. Maybe when you come back from work, there will be more activity too for you to interact with. I will probably be here!
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@hora_fugit (5863)
• India
14 Sep 15
In the old days, I used to go to the new and no response sections. There was some incentive for me there, which I can't remember at all now! Mostly that was fun too, like the other sections.
Even though I know this site pretty well I get cold feet when confronted with questions. Because I don't want to give wrong info. If you want to know how to destroy your PC, you're welcome to ask (I give free advice, psssst) but please don't ask me if like button is going to pay you!
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
14 Sep 15
I too sometimes do not comment on a question because I don't want to tell someone wrong. I only answer if I know for certain that my answer is correct.
@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
14 Sep 15
I usually visit the new discussions while exploring myLot and there are posts from new users as well. I respond to everything that sounds interesting without categorizing the posts. I have visited the new users discussions a few times and I also think that we should help them and make them feel welcome in the site.
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@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
15 Sep 15
For sure! though I have no issues with those Mylot friends, who have been here far, far longer than me.
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
20 Sep 15
I didn't know there was a new user section, I will have to look for it, I am still learning what to do here.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
15 Sep 15
Thanks @angelee_27 as a new user it is nice to be greeted and welcomed by the existing members....
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
15 Jan 16
It is so important for a newbie like me, to see so many members responding. It is encouraging to go on and stick with the site.
@cgalavia (1436)
• Philippines
15 Sep 15
I often open the explore section to see what's new and interesting discussion available,If I have seen one,I simply hit the like and respond.
I interact to any,either new or old that's is the most important.
@jstory07 (139354)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Sep 15
Yes we should be here to welcome the new members and encourage them.
@helenrich (59)
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15 Sep 15
I've tried to interact with new users... Mainly because I am one. I'm not alone in this world