I just saw a post that had 29 responses but just 2 comments

Sometimes it's easy to miss some responses when you're offline for a while. Like you, if I have nothing to sy I acknowledge the response with a Like. Every now and then I go back to earlier discussions to see what I've missed, there are always some. 2 out of 28 would probably put me off that person!

I do my best to return comments on everyone who leaves a comment on my post. I think its only fair. Sometimes it takes me a while to get it done but it does get done. :)

We are in agreement that this is wrong and whoever submitted the post should have the courtesy to reply to each responder, but it may not be simply lack of interest. Many years ago when I first became a member I often replied to just a few responses on each post, purely on the grounds that many of them consisted of the same or similar opinion. It seemed superfluous to me to make several similar comments to these responses, although I intended no disrespect by this. I soon realised that it was more prudent to add a personal comment for each response. It could also be circumstantial. If the post is not very old then the creator may simply have not got around to it yet. ////they could even be on holiday, or maybe having internet issues and struggling to keep up.

How can they do it? That's easy. They don't It sometimes isn't necessary or possible to reply to each response (intelligently, at least) and different people have different styles. If I come across a discussion with several responses and few replies, I simply shake my head and wonder whether the person is tired, has run out of time, has nothing much to say to some of the responses or is, perhaps, just lazy. Whatever their reason, what I think is purely a guess and I am not inside that person's mind, so I can't be judgemental about it and let it ride. It's their loss, after all, not mine!

Perhaps the OP does not know that it is acceptable to comment on all the responses. I think many users are new to Mylot, and it takes time for them to get used to it. This new Mylot is entirely different from the old Mylot.

Sometimes they are the kind of response that doesn't really need a comment, you just end up repeating yourself over and over. I think in those cases a like is enough.

I try to respond to all comments but sometimes life gets busy and i forget to go back and respond. But only 2? I would atleast respond to more than that..

I think most people are here, for the earnings alone, thus, don't take the time to follow the discussion. Although, the earnings increase, when you actually 'discuss' on your own discussion. But yes, sometimes I feel ignored, when I take the time to respond to someone, specially on a personal discussion and there are no comments back

To me, it is only common courtesy to comment back on any responses you receive. I always comment back to all the responses i receive. I may not get to them immediately, but I do them when I see them in my notifications. I wouldn't start a discsussion unless I took the time to comment back to all responses. Only two comments and all those responses, means that person is here for the wrong reason, and they arent using the teamwork that it takes for all of us make anything at all. I love the interaction, so you will always see me comment back to the responses, as I know that once they interact with me, I will interact with them.

Sounds like some jus do not keep up. I try to comment back, but I once had a post with over 600 likes. not so many responses but more than the norm and did not get to everyone.

Is it possible that some people have a blogging style that allows for responses but don't like to comment? They do their writing in the post. That is good for hot topics perhaps because a writer could avoid any conflicts that might occur that way. I adapt your style of posting as you can tell below but might be considered self-centered because I promote my own posts? - just wanted to show you I have the same idea as you.

I actually find it to be rude. I tend to stay away from discussions where the poster only wants people to respond to them, but give no acknowledgement to them.

Like you I try to reply to every comment I get, or at least like them, so that the responder knows I've read what they have to say. It would seem rude not to. If I do miss any, it's accidental not intentional.

Sometimes I will just give a like to let you know I read your response, I don't think you have to answer every response. Somethings you just can't answer, or respond to, I think a like is enough. I surely don't expect anyone to answer every comment made.

I have a few people do that here regularly.. It doesn't really allow for the discussion to flow.

Sometimes, a person might be too busy in "real life".

I think that this is not the spirit of this site. Of course it is possible that the user had to do other things offline and that will come back later to re-comment.