MyLot: A discussion about old discussions
By Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
Malaysia
October 8, 2017 7:54am CST
Feeling nostalgic a little 
But actually feeling happy that my old discussions apparently haven't completely died, thanks to you awesome myLotters - seasoned and new members - who read and left your response/comments on my old discussions.
I don't post too frequently compared to many members here. So when I revisited some of my old discussions recently, it kind of brought me back to certain moments - what I was doing at the time, what I was thinking (I mainly write about what crosses my mind when I feel like writing), etc. Most were good times. 
Do you read your older discussions? Or do you only visit them when you get likes/reponse/comment notifications?
But actually feeling happy that my old discussions apparently haven't completely died, thanks to you awesome myLotters - seasoned and new members - who read and left your response/comments on my old discussions.
I don't post too frequently compared to many members here. So when I revisited some of my old discussions recently, it kind of brought me back to certain moments - what I was doing at the time, what I was thinking (I mainly write about what crosses my mind when I feel like writing), etc. Most were good times.
Do you read your older discussions? Or do you only visit them when you get likes/reponse/comment notifications?29 people like this
31 responses
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
8 Oct 17
I think I belong to the number 2 club. I don't really visit my old discussions not until some mylotter like/respond/ or comment and then the notifications reminded me.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
I think most of us here are like that. Maybe it makes more sense to spend whatever time you have here posting new discussions and responding to active ones. 
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
8 Oct 17
I read them when I have time. But usually my notifications take up most of my time. And I love to read new posts too, like yours now.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
Yes I agree, a lot of our time here is spent on trying to keep up with the notifications. I guess I just felt like walking down the memory lane for a while, hence all the reminiscing.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
Aw, yeah I'm sure that's true for many senior myLotters who have been members here for many years. It can be pretty nostalgic.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
I see It can be time consuming especially for those who have posted a lot of discussions.
It can be time consuming especially for those who have posted a lot of discussions.2 people like this
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
Good that there's a search feature on the page that you can use to search for older discussions.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
@Hannihar Maybe you can try to find them using the search feature next time. I found several of mine that way.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
9 Oct 17
@cahaya1983
I go into my discussions under my name and check them out. I do not always find what looking for.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
Nice to revisit old memories, isn't it? Reminds us of certain special occasions in our lives too.
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
9 Oct 17
That is one way indeed of interacting with a myLotter who doesn't have new discussions anymore. I do that in order to convey the maker of the post that she is being missed.
I must confess, I felt so happy whenever some of the myLotters here would comment on my older posts because I know they haven't been around.
And this happens a lot of times last week, because I barely can make a new post already because I was busy at my work and my direct selling small time business.
How are you? I think, I haven't seen you around or maybe when I am here, you aren't online. 
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
9 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 let's try to be always here because it seems many have been so busy the past weeks that I cannot see most of them here now.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
@SIMPLYD That's right, I noticed that too. I think they got busy with other things. It happens.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
That's a great way of maintaining connections here I try to do that too, if they don't post often I would sometimes go back to their previous discussions and read them.
I'm doing well, thanks! I took quite a long break from myLot mainly because of my work, but hope I can be active here again. I hope you're doing well too! 
I try to do that too, if they don't post often I would sometimes go back to their previous discussions and read them.
I'm doing well, thanks! I took quite a long break from myLot mainly because of my work, but hope I can be active here again. I hope you're doing well too! 1 person likes this
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
8 Oct 17
Every now and then I do, but mostly it's when I get a response that I remember to look at them.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
I don't do that often either, sometimes I get triggered by the new discussions I read, or new comments.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
8 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 Not only the topics, sometimes the responses, comments, and pictures can also brought me back to old posts.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
Yeah sometimes the topics of new discussions that are similar to the topics I posted before made me check my older ones too.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
That's great! It sure is nice to see our progress over time.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
8 Oct 17
yes, its nice to go back in time. especially when a mylotter remarks on an old discussion..this has happened to me too
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
That's true. Some things just make us feel like we want to relive certain moments
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 17
Nothing wrong with that Some of us can't spend too much time here and it probably makes more sense to interact on recent discussions.
Some of us can't spend too much time here and it probably makes more sense to interact on recent discussions.1 person likes this
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
8 Oct 17
Oh oh, I just came back to this site and deleted about 40 of my old discussions. However I kept 22 because I feel that it could be an arena for sensible discussion (on issues). But i do agree with you. Revisiting old posts can and do bring back fond memories. I don't blame you. Sometimes when you write you leave a little piece of your mind / self.
I am so busy right now that I visit when I get notification. And i try to visit a new person everyday...just to open up the horizon. Hopefully, I'll strike a happy balance!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
Oh wow, 40 is quite many. Is there a specific reason for you to delete those 40 discussions?
And I like your goal to visit a new member everyday. That's a great way to build new connections and also discover new discussions on myLot.
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.)@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 17
Me too, I hardly have the time to do that actually. I just happened to read a few of my older ones because they appeared on my notifications the other day.
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@carebear29 (31970)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
9 Oct 17
i do if they pop up and in posts with ones on the side too
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
Yes that's a good way to discover the older discussions.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 17
I can't do it often either. Managing notifications already takes much of the time I spend here.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
12 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 I hear you! I feel like deleting all my discussions and beginning again.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
10 Oct 17
That's actually what brought me to my older discussions, I saw them in the notifications.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 Interesting. I sometimes wonder how people find my old discussions. I have over 2000 discussions so I don't go looking at them. I know once in a while older posts show up on the side as well. I've never seen my own, because it's always what you might be interested in reading.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
8 Oct 17
I tend to only read my older stuff when there is activity, but I think it's cool you review yours. :-) You're right, it's sort of like a time capsul here :-)
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
I don't do it often either, but yes it's fun to go back in time. I imagine it would be more nostalgic for members who post about personal things here.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
9 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 Oh true, almost like a journal
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Oct 17
That's good. For many of us this is sort of like a diary and many members keep track of their progress in different things through their discussions. So yes in a way revisiting old discussions can help us think of ways to improve ourselves.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 17
I understand. Not everyone has a lot of time to spend here, so better make the most out of it.
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