Do you think that mylot can really be used for debates?

I agree one reason people can't keep up with discussions is because of the time difference..another reason (which personally influences me) is the fact that it is difficult to find out if a person has left a comment on a response I've made to a discussion. I don't get email notofications when a person comments on a response and no doubt the list of discussions I've responded to is avaialable but I've responsed to almost 500 discussions now and it is impossible to find the one I want without haivng to go through pages and pages. Luckily these dicussions are still on the other lists I browse through, that's when I give it a quick check. but if the responses have gone more than a few pages its again a problem to spot your own response. This could be why people don't go back to check on comments.

I love online discussion :) I always make it a habit to check back on discussions that I've responded to (and also those I've started) because I like to ask questions and, if someone takes the time to answer, I want to be sure I see their reply. I'm not here on myLot to be a "fly by" participant. There are a lot of discussions I won't bother posting in because there is no real subject matter to talk about but, where there is, I'm glad to post and also to follow up :)