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@DianneN Nice boot with a stylish boot. It appears that @kobesbuddy took your clomp the right way.

I can be called guilty of liking something on my comments before bedtime or running out the door, but I always, always respond. Now go away. I know you and I can spend all day on here.

@DianneN Like, Like, Like, Like, Like, Like, Like, Like, Like, Oh darn, my Like button is stuck!

I always respond if someone comments on my discussions. Sometimes it's difficult to respond to platitudes, but I try my best.

@CarolDM , True, that you do that,

@sharon6345 Thank you.

Drat! I just left a response to a :"liker".

@DianneN do you mean you leave a comment and they don't comment back at all? or just like your comment?

@MarymargII Yes, exactly that. And not just mine, but almost everyone else who responds.

Thanks, Fredo. I don't know what to think anymore. Conversations are sometimes used to get you to return and return and retun to help their earning I think. I know exactly what you mean.

@Raelove Oh, yes! All those, too! We can go on and on all day.

@DianneN The insight that one hand washes the other goes back to the Romans and the ancient Greeks! "Manus manum lavat" is a Latin proverb. It is the translation of a verse by a Greek poet. I could name certain myLotters who've never felt the urge to wash my hands! So I've stopped washing theirs.

I agree. I've stopped responding and liking the steady stream of posts from those I never hear from ever again. I don't mind back and forth comments, but strongly believe that more than a like is being a good friend and myLotter. I'm not here to earn a living, but I sure would like a response, even if it's a simple smiley face. It's a two way street for all myLotters and as we say here in the US, one hand washes the other.

@MALUSE Thanks for explaining that proverb. I'm ashamed I never took the time to learn Latin. I agree. I think we both do the same things.

@Michellekidwell Thanks, Michelle. I do appreciate that.

No, that is not it. To be honest, you are one of the ones who never respond to my comments, I'm sorry to say. I have stopped replying to yours. I've tried many times to be kind, but perhaps in all the years I have responded, this may be the second time I have heard from you. I've fallen behind in the past, and even wrote a discussion how sorry I was and promised never to do that again. I have since always responded to every single myLotter, even if it took me a few days unless I deleted a post by accident. I'm on the way to comment on your latest discussion. See how nice I am and how easy it is to do???

@DianneN I’m sorry, I’m trying to be better at it!

I’m not talking about a like for posts. I’m talking about a like when I leave a comment. I could have just given what you just wrote a like and simply liked every response on this page without commenting at all.

@DianneN Oh - ok - now I gave you a comment "like" . BUT not without a comment myself . Yah, anyone can press the like button and run . . . but that certainly ruins the party, right? If I see that as a pattern, I remember the name and not go back to that person . . . I don't like talking' to a wall .

@much2say Exactly! Happy you got my point.

@DianneN I totally agree with you

I’ve been there, too, but always leave a few words. Otherwise, I just move on to something that’s comprehensible. A like doesn’t necessarily mean a post has been read. It’s different from reading a response in my opinion.

Thanks. Not just one, but quite a few - friends and not friends. Some I understand and won't hold it against them only because they are dear friends. The others will never hear from me again. One hand washes the other on here. Most of my earnings go to our favorite charity, so it extra ticks me off.

@2529am You will be thrown off the site it you ask that. If you want to read my posts and comment, you can follow me or check most recent discussions. I see that you haven't even written a discussion yet.

@DianneN @Raelove @JudyEv When the internet was still young and writing sites came into being, I was on a German site on which people nearly burst with enthusiasm about the new medium. They forgot to go to bed when a comment thread was entertaining. I remember comment threads with more than 20.000 (yes!) entries. It didn't take long and nobody remembered the original post anymore. Those were the days. One didn't earn any money with comments, so such comment threads didn't ruin the sites. They all went belly up nevertheless because of mismanagement. Does the name 'bubblews' still mean anything to you?

We all do that. We have to end it sooner or later. Sometimes one comment is enough, but those that just like my comment without a response every time and for every comment on their page gets old.

@Raelove I do that as well. At least some engagement has taken place.

Thanks, Shiva. I'm happy you understood the meaning of my post, and I agree. When someone just goes through their comments with nothing more than a like, it is rude. It's always good to see you!

So sorry, but at least you know who is a good myLotter and who can be ignored. It's so frustrating. I wanted to let you know that you are not alone before you go to sleep. Goodnight. You have always been a dear friend and a wonderful myLotter. Sleep well and sweet dreams.

@DianneN Yes, I know who they are. Thank you very much

@DianneN Good Morning. I thought I will not come today to Mylot but I have decided to just come here while drinking my tea or my coffee. I have my mug of tea now.

I totally agree with that!!!! However, I'm talking about a comment you leave on a discussion. For example, the one you just left here. I could have just given it a like and moved on to greener pastures without responding. Those are the ones I find rude.

@DianneN That can be a bit rude but if the author is just gonna repeat in the comment what he/she already wrote in a comment to someone else's response to the same discussion isn't it better to just like?

@DianneN Sometimes I don't have anything to add. Is that rude? Then I'm guilty as well!

@Janet357 That's okay. You are super. I have too many in my head to know who you are talking about, but I have an inkling who you mean.

I'm sorry, but I've done the same thing, too. It makes me feel like a complete fool. Never again. I should begin a blacklist, although I know who to reply to and who not to reply to now. Sometimes I am weak and give them another chance, but the same thing happens. You are one of the best myLotters here.

@DianneN thanks Miss D. There are times I cannot reply to some because my phone does not go to the bottom when i scroll down but i try to respond. I don't know if you are talking the same mylotter i have in my head. lol

That could be possible. There will however be a big rush towards the end of the month when people scramble to make payout.

Thank you @DianneN I feel likewise

I agree! You always do and are a dear myLot friend.

Thanks for understanding my point.

I agree. I'm really talking about replies to comments such as this one. I could have been rude and given it a like and went my merry way. That never happens with us, however!!!! We gab until we are blue in the face!

@just4him Sometimes I get crazy and don't know where I left off in our conversations.

@DianneN Yes, we do, don't we.

Thanks, Ingrid.

@DianneN i like to read long posts or discussions. but i do that too, making long discussions. once i do not feel the sincerity of some commenters, or their comments show they did not read mine, i will just leave a like and visit their wall, and leave a like as well.

@aureategloom I would just like it and move on. I get a lot of responses like that, but there's nothing to be done about them. They usually come from people from a certain area that don't even read my posts. I'm sure you know what I mean.

I'm not talking about those types of posts, although I agree with you. I'm talking about the comment you just left here for me. I am responding to it rather than simply giving it a like and calling it a day.

@DianneN but imagine if i wrote "yes, you're right" instead of giving more details - what would you reply to that? like and shoo