When Mylot Friends don't Respond to YOur POSTS? Reactions please.
By cuddleme01
@cuddleme01 (2725)
Philippines
January 19, 2007 1:09pm CST
i respect it when my friends don't reply to my posts although i would love them to do that. but i myself don't reply always to my friends posts. i respond to posts depending on whether i like the post or whether i have ideas to share regarding the topic.
9 people like this
29 responses
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
you mean friends should respond to discussions even if they dont have anything to say about the discussion??please be more specific..thanks
2 people like this
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
21 Jan 07
ok thanks. yup its better not to respond than mess up the whole discussion. thanks a lot splitzip.
1 person likes this
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
20 Jan 07
It does not bother me if my friends reply or not as they may not be interested in my topics or may not have anything to contribute to the topics which I respect. It is their choice whether they want to respond or not as well as I should be able to choose which topics to respond to as well or if I have something to contribute. I love the fact that they do respond to some of my posts but would not expect or demand them to reply to all of them. I choose posts that I have knowledge about or can contribute something useful to.
2 people like this
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
21 Jan 07
yes that good. we shouldn't demand or expect our friends to respond to every discussion we make.thanks for the response.
1 person likes this
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
20 Jan 07
So do I respond to what I am interested in. some of my friends talk some off the wall stuff and I don't know how to answer. if I know nothing about it I will join, to see what everyone is talking about, then make a comment.
@milott (2646)
• India
21 Jan 07
Yes, i do feel dejected if some of the posts i start has not response at all. I knew that some of my friends have read those posts and still won't respond to it, but I also don't take it serious. I normally respond to most of the posts started by my friends without fail, if it comes to my eyes when i am online in Mylot.
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
20 Jan 07
We all respond to posts that mean something on some level to us. We can't be all to everyone. Over time we get the feel of what each other are like and the ideas flow. A couple of my friends have not been around for awhile, however if and when they do I will check out their discussions and see what I can do. So far my friends have been great and give me all I can respond to most days and I appreciate that. I also am gearing toward making more discussions so that they also have the same advantage. It is not all my work though, they do have other friends!!
1 person likes this
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
that's right. we respond to discussions that we have something to say about. i just know of some mylot users who seem to put a burden on their friends to respond to their posts and even complaining and threatening to delete some friends who have not responded not even once to their posts. i don't get their point. it's like these kind of people are ONLY making friends in mylot just to augment their earnings by expecting responses from them. they don't make friends because they want to have friends.
2 people like this
@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
20 Jan 07
The more my friends post, the more responses I can give, and the more my friends respond to my discussions, the more that I can give them ratings and respond in kind. They help me, I help them...and on it goes. Would be nice if we all could do this!!
1 person likes this
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
20 Jan 07
Global friends keep growing but no posts by them.
The idea of friends at myLot is to build a community where we share information that benefits others. I find that there are times I don't respond to my friends because their topic is not something I am knowledgeable about or just not interested in.
But I also have those that have requested a friendship that never respond to any of my posts. I tend to delete these people because they don't return the friendship.
If you ask me to be a friend I will now look at your posts and discussion to decide if I am in sync with you. I am not going to waste your time or my time if the subject matter doesn't appeal to me.
2 people like this
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
19 Jan 07
Although I like feedbacks, I simply move on when a posting is not responded to. However, I do always check on my responses and questions for feedbacks. But then, why get into a discussion if you do not want feedbacks or are afraid of whatever response you may get? I love to talk and reason, and expect corrections and/or other viewpoints.
1 person likes this
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
20 Jan 07
I don't expect my myLot friends to reply to all my posts, but to some of them. I can't reply to all of theirs, but I do go there first and try to respond to some. I believe this is what myLot friends should do.
I believe the secret is in choosing your myLot friends. I'm afraid I've just had to delete some of mine. I am on a download limit each month, and my limit is about up with another week to go. Checking on "discussions my friends have started" requires opening too many pages when you have a number of friends, so I have to be selective.
1 person likes this
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
okay i got your point. thanks for your opinion.
2 people like this
@vikashsabharwal (552)
• India
5 Feb 07
I love to respond to my friends post but I don't get any response from you, does it mean that my posts are unworthy of your responses???????????
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
5 Feb 07
of course not. when i was new here in mylot i had less responses for my discussions. it really is disappointing but later on i just realized that maybe some people are not interested in my discussions or maybe, my posts were not seen considering the thousands of mylot users.
@anshul1912 (256)
• India
20 Jan 07
mylot is spreding very fast n daily there r lots of topic which r posted but to respond to all is impossible
but to respond to quality topics in my view i think is the best option one should adopt...which will also helps in sharing lots of knowledge
so try to post a quality topic which can be responded by every individual...
1 person likes this
@trouble4u2avoid (2915)
• United States
19 Jan 07
I agree with you. I check to see what my friends have posted and most of them are on alert. But I usually only apply on the posts that I am interested in. I think that's fair to everyone.
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
ya its more fair. i see some people complaining about their friends not responding to their discussions.. they are putting a mandatory obligation on their friends to respond to their posts. that shouldnt be the case.
2 people like this
@HeartWalker (121)
• India
21 Jan 07
I think it's ok, coz we all are different and have various interests, likes, dislikes, etc...as far as possible I read my intterests and respond what I choose to respond.
1 person likes this
@tmnjyk (3486)
• Canada
3 Feb 07
That is OK with me if my friends don't respond to my topic. I have soo many friends over 1,000 I think now. If I expect them to respond to my own, I think I should have at least 100 responses. I do not want to pressure them to respond mine as much as I don't want to be pressured to respond theirs. I think we need to respect each person's choice.
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
3 Feb 07
yes tmnjyk. we really have to respect each other's choices and preferences. i don't care if my friends respond to my posts or not, although i would be glad to see responses coming from them. This is a free world. They may respond or not at all.
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
22 Jan 07
It doesn't bother me if my friends don't answer my posts. I just think maybe it just doesn't interest them at the moment. I like to respond to all my friends's posts.
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
thanks for responding. youre right. maybe our friends are not interested at the moment or they forgot to check on their friends discussions.
@smrohitsm (231)
• India
3 Feb 07
I have replied to some of the posts made my my friends. But how do I know when they start any new discussions. Do I have to deliberatly go to their profiles to chekc if they have made any posts?? I havnt received any alert of message that my friend has started a new discussion. I did find one emil saying so, But I dont check mails while on mylot.
How do I know?? Can somebody tell??
@annepretty (584)
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
I dont push or demand my mylot friends to posts on my discussions,but i would appreciate it if they did..Maybe sometimes i start a discussion that they think they cant share anything so i should accept that.but i always check the discussions my friends make and if it interests me i respond.
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
2 Feb 07
Thanks for that pretty anne. I dont impose any obligation on my friends to respond to my posts too. Its their choice.
@LightninStrike (5915)
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
5 Feb 07
Even if i wanted it would be impossible for me to reply ALL the posts my friends post...i try to be selective but obviously i answer as many as i can depending on the time available...i make a bigger effort on friends than on other people which i think it's normal.
I think that what matters is that you have a good attittude towards your friends in terms of rating and posting, but if you don't do it all the time it's not that bad anyway.
@meshelleg (45)
• Australia
5 Feb 07
I am like you. I dont respond to all my friends posts. I prefer to share a discusion with a topic I am interested in. Its not always easy responding to all my friends posts. I think friends should also understand that you can't always respond especially when the topic is something you have no knowledge of.
Enjoy & Keep Posting