Don't post "Thank you" to every comment you get

Thank you! Kidding! I know, part of me feels compelled to say something, but you are right, we are not suppose to do that. So I give everyone my thanks up front and even say I can't respond to all. I don't know what Mylot will do with those posts that have the thank you. I hope not delete them, but they should be sending them a warning.

I totally agree with you that if all you are going to say is Thanks for responding or commenting then it's really not necessary. But I do respond to each & every person who posts on any of my discussions - and while yes I may use the words Thank You - they definitely aren't the only words I use - I always have more to say about what they have said so I am just trying to keep the discussion going when I respond to comments on my discussions.

maybe it is a way of acknowledgement of the response.the responder dont know wheather the starter has read the response or not.so if there is a thank you are anything related comment then they will know that it has been read.i dont think it is against the rules.it is not considered as a same message repeated.

I have also noticed that my number of discussions responded to goes down if I respond to a number of the posts on one of my discussions... I think that commenting to keep the discussion going is a good thing. However, if all you are going to say is thank you, then it isn't necessary.

I don't post a 'thank you' after every reply to my discussion, but if I feel someone has given me really good information or been helpful or just plain made me laugh .. then I do put a little reply ... One of my discussions on Fibromyalgia, everyone deserved a reply as they were all such helpful comments or were other folks suffering with the same dratted syndrome as me .. What I generally do is read all the replies and as I go I give a + rating to the really good replies and to those folks who insist on putting one word or off topic rubbish I give a - rating .. the of course I choose the best response .. but I only do that once that discussion hasn't had any replies for a while ... And yes .. I did see in the 'rules' not to give automatic thank yous to everyone .. which I for one was very relieved about or I would never find time to post any new discussions hehehe !!

Ok it is not a way for earning something as I know it does not add anything for me it is only to say I've read your reply and interested to know everyone post not I've wrote a question and leave it for ever never see it again no I always be curious to know what people think so this is only thank you I've read your reply and I appreciate it.

Well maybe its in the guidelines of mylot but then saying thank you means a lot to other members who posted a response to your topic, it only shows that you visited the discussion you've started and take time reading and rating it and thats the proof of letting them know that you've acknowledge the effort they put into it. Sometimes it is very frustrating/disappointing to answer/discuss a discussion wholeheartedly and never get a response at all. For you it maybe useless but for others it will make/complete their day.

What you quote is absolutely true but is not "against the rules". Your link is the one that gives this away, they are guidelines in which myLot are trying to help the members, yes it may not be much of a contribution to the discussion to just say thank you, no you won't get paid for doing it, but some people have morals and standards thet they live and abide by, and politeness is one of them, after all, how does someone who has responded to a discussion know if the poster has had the decency to even read what has been written? You don't need to say thank you to this unless you have a response to go with it (discussion - myLot objective).

As you noted above: This will not increase your earnings. Thank you for telling us that. If I were here only for the money, that would be most helpful. My purpose for doing this is a bit more altruistic, I enjoy helping others. A little courtesy doesn't hurt, either.

I hear you there ... I don't thank everyone and if I do, I add in my 2 cents.

well i thank ppl for responding because i have manners i dont do it to earn and as the rules say you dont get paid for it so whats your point

This is a very good piece of information as it is something that I had looked over and not even saw. I appreciate you bringing this to our attention. This will help in the future.

I do not write responses to everyone's replies to earn money, but am often fed up when I see a question asked, and responded to by people, yet there is absolutely no feedback from the original inputtre. It appears as though they were never interested in the responses, in the first place. However, I do not just write thank you, I generally write an individualised response to anything raised and commented on. It is just polite to acknowledge someone elses contribution.

WEll I know, I really don't care the earning for now. But yeah its true. I seem to wonder as well.LOL!

Hey BunGirl....I always end my comments with a "thanks for dropping by" at least. Sometimes I may type 40 pages of comments but I still try to end the FIRST comment with a thanks. I know what you are getting at and I agree with you wholeheartedly. You can bet your bottem dollar when I am reading the responses of other discussions than my own I always note what the poster has commented. If it is just a thanks or sometthing to that nature I do not give a rating one way or another.....I just pass over it and go on to the next. Even a one line from either the responder (if it is pertinent to the topic) or the poster will rate a + from me. This is a good post and I thank you.....I was thinking about posting the same thing but couldn't find a way to do it nicely.

Finally, someone says something! LOL Seriously, though. It kinda bugs me. If I respond to a discussion, please don't give me a generic "thanks for responding" that you give everyone else. I'd rather get NO response. And that's why I don't respond to everyone in my discussions. I don't want to seem insincere. I'm grateful to all responders to my discussions, but don't expect me to give you a "thanks for responding". I'll respond if I feel I have something to add to your comment. And, of course, I don't mean YOU specifically, but I mean "you" as in anyone reading this. I guess... Not sure what I mean. LOL

Yes i knew that but I think if copy paste answer is not nce to see. but if answering all msg with different word I think thats fine. that discusion right?

i don't think mylot said not to post 'thank you' as your comment on received reponse. they tried to make it clear that if do so that don't increase your earning. i think it is very good etiquette to say 'thanks you' sometimes, specially first one or two response if your asking is cleared by them.

i too have observed this trend. it can be really annoying at times. i know they mean no harm......some could be doing that just to respond. i mean just for the sake of responding. i got some good responses to my discussion....but i replied with some kind od explanation related to their post. only one post(which exceptionally caught my attention n fancy) was responded to with a thanks. and yes.....the guidelines...i really feel most of recent myloters do not even care to go through them. i have seen people with 7 stars and yet writing in all caps!!!

oh i just notice that. so it won't help us ha, ok then i will not do it anymore since it's in mylot regulation. then can anybody tell me how to make used comment effectively, because i've seen here, once we post the question or topics to discuss, we need to use comment to respond back right...