Following members in myLot

Yes I think following back would be one of the most common reasons.

@moirai yes sometimes we get those one word responses that we can't really think of how we can make a comment out of it and it doesn't really start a good conversation or interaction. Maybe we should also comment back with "Okay" I guess? With regards to the support part, I don't think I can consider that to be a reason to follow someone because I don't take the responses as a show of support for me although that should give me more earnings. I'm happy if someone follows me but I don't really expect them to respond to all my discussions because I'm sure not all my discussion would be of interest to them. I would rather take my followers as someone who has found same interests as me which could also be the reason why we find ourselves responding in almost same discussions. I like the way you respond though as you really stir some thoughts so I'm instantly following you now.

@aeisle Thank you! Nah, I probably wouldn't even comment back with "okay" but that's just me. Hehehe. If it's as I described above where I feel no sincerity in the response, I will most probably just read it, then move on. But if it's just a case of the conversation being exhausted already and we are down to the last "hahaha!" or "true" or "i agree", I would probably just like the last comment - as an acknowledgement that I saw it - and we'll probably see each other again in the next discussion. I also do not expect all who follow me to respond to all my discussions, because in addition to the fact not all of my discussions might be interesting to them, I also don't expect they would necessarily be able to see all my discussions amidst all the other hundreds and thousands of other discussions on the site. To be very clear, if I follow someone because they 'supported' by previously by responding to one of my discussions, it does not necessarily mean that I expect them to respond to each and every one of my other discussions. But anyway, you bring up a good point that I think I forgot to mention earlier. One of the things that would make me want to follow someone is if it seems their interests are the same as mine as evidenced by the posts they make.

That's right @moirai. We may have common interests but it doesn't mean all our interests are the same. About having the last comment on conversations as sort of acknowledgement, I haven't thought about that. More often, I just hit the like in their comment when I feel like I have nothing to say anymore. I'm not sure though if that should give them an earning but I guess what you do is better so maybe I should start doing that too from now on.

@aeisle I agree

Same with me @Nawsheen. In addition to the following back, I think having the same interests is a major factor when to follow someone.

Absolutely @Shavkat! It makes no sense that you follow a lot but not interacting with them. I guess it just helps us become more active because we get to easily interact with others we are already following.

@aeisle I take that advice from you. Since you were a mylotter longer than I am. Thanks.

Yes @chrissbergstrom. There are some that I started following instantly after having one good discussion but more often, it also take me few more discussions with them before I start following them. It's like we already built a relationship through our interactions so we would already want to follow them.