Is this the new style of doing mylot

By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
September 18, 2015 5:46am CST
I see a number people just clicking likes on your comments/posts but they never seem to get into any meaningful interactions. I wonder if this is just with me or the others have also noticed it. How does this help.. I usually go to their profile and check them out and leave a comment or two on their discussion.. but I never see it returned.. I cannot understand this interaction very much though.
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24 responses
@allknowing (137822)
• India
18 Sep 15
Most of the time I comment and I enjoy doing ti. This is a discussion site and not just a nodding site.
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
19 Sep 15
@purplealabaster So you nod, you like you respond - what more can one ask for!!
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• United States
18 Sep 15
*nods to you*
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
19 Sep 15
@TexanTornado Its a British satirical sitcom - hilarious. Now will you stop nodding. I am getting vertigo watching you do it
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@LadyDuck (472083)
• Switzerland
18 Sep 15
Yes, I have noticed this. While I do not appreciate a like to a discussion without a comment, I appreciate if someone likes a reply, because I know that the person has read it.
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• United States
18 Sep 15
It's nice to be acknowledged in some kind of way.
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• United States
19 Sep 15
@sofssu Yes, I think so. To me it's saying, they aren't just concerned about themselves. *shrugs*
@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@TexanTornado True it is good to be acknowledged.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
18 Sep 15
SGT said it already : a "like" is an interaction. I can like some discussions and responses without responding myself, if I have nothing else to add, when I have appreciated to read the discussion/responses.
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• United States
19 Sep 15
@purplealabaster This makes sense to me. I do this on other sites as well. I can't see posting something if you really don't have anything worthwhile to say, but you can still give someone affirmation for their post or response.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@topffer I never Said that it isn't an interaction.It doesn't give room for a meaningful discussion.. is what I am saying.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@ChesneyM While you agree with topoffers comments.. I am sure you will also consider my response to his comment. Even if I had nothing to add I could always say why I agree with his/views
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
18 Sep 15
I try to like and comment when the subject interests me.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@marlina No issues there no one can forces others to interact with them. I am okay with that. However, we are talking about a person/s liking all your post but has nothing to say on them.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
21 Sep 15
@Susan2015 Thanks and that is the truth.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep 15
I've had more people do the opposite - they comment but don't 'like'.
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• United States
18 Sep 15
I have that on my own personal discussions, but for responses on other people's discussion, I get a lot of 'likes'.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@jaboUK I agree the reverse happens too at times. Likes on the posts itself would be of great help.. but most of the time they only like the comments.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
19 Sep 15
@Bluedoll As a matter of interest, why aren't you liking the actual posts? That would surely help the poster, as they get into the lists on the basis of both the likes and comments.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50533)
• United States
18 Sep 15
I am just learning my way around and may be guilty of this at times.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
18 Sep 15
me too....
@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@Tampa_girl7 Most of us are.. We have come from a different orientation I agree. However, it would be good to keep in mind that this is a discussion site. I guess that will come in a short time naturally.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
19 Sep 15
Not every post will inspire a response which is prob why most people will stick to their friend's discussions knowing they are people they want to interact with.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@thea09 I have no issues if someone sticks to their friends or cliques. If someone likes all my posts and comments what is stopping them from participating in the discussion is my question .
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Sep 15
I will like a comment and or response, and will comment back. I just love interacting with others, as it is so much fun, and after all, I am helping them earn. My earnings are going up faster and faster from all the interaction I have been doing.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
20 Sep 15
@sofssu Yea, me too, as that is what keeps them going. I have a few, that have taken on a life of their own.
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@rosekiss Exactly. A discussion become a discussion only when the responses flow into natural conversations
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@rosekiss I know that you too comment,, like and return to the discussion more often than not. It make me feel like a real discussion is on.
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• United States
18 Sep 15
I try to like and comment as much as possible. Normally I will only 'like' something if the discussion has ran it's course. But yes, I have noticed like when I correspond on someone else's discussion, an outsider will come in and 'like' all my comments there, without adding anything. It could be due to the fact of what @PhredWreck and @Owlwings mentioned. In a way it makes me feel good about myself, for you know I have a hang up about my writing. So to get the likes makes me feel acknowledge and appreciated. (Yes, it doesn't take much for me)
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• United States
21 Sep 15
@sofssu Ok, I am following you now. You have to over look how slow I am, I mean I have to jump start my brain with every comment. Since I am realizing now what you implying, Yes, at times it can be a bit annoying. And I agree, if they would simply add to the discussion (for which the site is), then there would be more discussions to be had without.
@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@TexanTornado Yeah.. that is what I mean.. I am not talking about a one off situation when you have nothing to say. i see many do this here.
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@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
18 Sep 15
I do not find too many 'likes', to my comments, but most of my comments are usually responded to in writing.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@gregario888 I guess It does happens at times.. But I always like to like and respond. I like to tell the other person I respect your opinion and your time.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@gregario888 I always like your comments and like them because I relate to them.. not inadvertently
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• Aurangabad, India
19 Sep 15
@sofssu I do get the 'likes', and responses, inadvertently.
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@DaddyEvil (137626)
• United States
21 Sep 15
I tried to talk to you on another thread, but never received a reply. At the time (this afternoon) I thought perhaps you were no longer on the site. Now, I don't know what to think...
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@DaddyEvil OH I am terribly sorry, Maybe I missed your response on the thread.. I am usually very particular about responding to all comments on my thread.. However, I haven't been hanging around much these past 4-5 days as I have been having sever headaches and its gets worse the moment I look intently at the laptop screen for more than ten minutes at a time. Which thread was it BTW
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@DaddyEvil Give yourself some time to get used to this site. I am sure you'll find your way around faster than you think. Maybe you posted the response under another person's comment .. which could have lead to my assuming that you were actually talking to someone else.
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@DaddyEvil (137626)
• United States
21 Sep 15
@sofssu UHHH... I'm sorry, but I don't know. I still get lost trying to remember where I said something and where someone else was talking to me... I was lost all afternoon today, trying to find something I had said, I thought it was on one thread and I was somehow missing it. I joined a discussion because I finally decided to go through the thing post by post to find the one I needed/wanted and the one I wanted was on a different thread. Uhm... You realize I may even be mistaken about what thread I was on, right?
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• United States
20 Sep 15
my thoughts? some folks do the minimum in order to 'earn' 't places such 's this. there hope bein' that yer gonna come 'n visit 'n be sincere whilst they sit on their haunches. but, i'm a bit jaded 't the moment, so fergive me if'n my line 'f thinkin' is in err.
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@crazyhorseladycx You don't mince words do you? It does give me the same feeling when I see these serial likes happen.
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@mom210 (9115)
• United States
18 Sep 15
I am one of many new people on this site and I think a lot of us are just feeling our way around, trying to get the hang of things.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@mom210 To say the truth I don't see any of the new people do this. I am sure we all learn and adapt.. I am new too.
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@DaddyEvil (137626)
• United States
22 Sep 15
@sofssu Uhhh... I see your counts by your name, but I thought your counts were so high we could no longer see the first number... Odd and very interesting in several ways... Gotta think about this... I am sure I have seen these patterns before, but where and why? *DE taps the side of his head in concentration.*
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@mom210 (9115)
• United States
22 Sep 15
@DaddyEvil What are those numbers by the name?
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@RasmaSandra (80783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Sep 15
@sofssu I attempt to like and comment on most posts. I feel that I can usually find something to say. My method is to get on the site and first go through all my notifications and respond to those who commented on my posts. Then I go through as many discussions as possible and when I'm done I put in new posts and come back the next day.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@RasmaSandra You seem to have it all planned neatly..Best wishes to you.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
20 Sep 15
I tend to like and comment on posts. The only time I do not do both is when I don't understand what the person is trying to get across.
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@Shellyann36 That does happen at times.. I agree.
• Preston, England
20 Sep 15
I sometimes like without commenting if just think I have nothing to add to a discussion that others haven't already said. Serial liking should be discouraged though.
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• Preston, England
21 Sep 15
@sofssu I think they go round every site with like buttons with the same mentality - not just Mylot
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@arthurchappell Yeah, I realize that now. Its kind of a habit that they cannot break easily.
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@arthurchappell some people do seem to be terribly fond of serial liking. I really wonder if they have even read what is being said.
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@Juliaacv (51407)
• Canada
20 Sep 15
I have not noticed much of that on my discussions. It does remind me of anther site that we both used to belong to. I am trying to get better at this site, I just reached a dollar, so am seeing some progress. It is comforting to me that you are on this site.
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@Juliaacv The same thing happens here too. I guess you haven't been around so much these days, Hope to see you around more. Its really nice to see all our friends from the other site here.
@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
18 Sep 15
I have seen this also and don't really understand it but you have people like that no matter where you go.
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@simone10 That is so true.. It doesn't make sense only because this is a discussion site.. I do understand them from the point of view of an acknowledgement.
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@sofssu (23662)
21 Sep 15
@simone10 That is for sure.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
21 Sep 15
@sofssu They won't be very successful and I don't just mean the money. They won't get to know people on here and because of that, they will be missing out on a lot.
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@gudheart (12659)
21 Sep 15
Not getting many comments on my posts, but I think it depends on whether they are on the front page or not.
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@sofssu (23662)
22 Sep 15
@gudheartI may guess that may have to do with interactions with others. I am not sure.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
18 Sep 15
I know what you mean... but even though they do not leave a comment it is helpful because with their likes the post may stay on the explore page longer... or something... and sometimes I like a post ... but just do not know what to say by way of a comment so just like it....
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@sofssu (23662)
19 Sep 15
@sueznewz2 Once in a while may be the keyword there.. But I am talking about people who never always comment, just like all your posts.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
19 Sep 15
@sofssu yes I find that strange....
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