People Crashing on your Discussions..

I don't care for any kind of irrelevent posts whether they are comments or responses. I do not, however, mind when other people comment on responses, because that is what MyLot is all about, great discussions, and sometimes a response generates something in someone that they want to share. I do that. IF I read a response and what I want to say directly correlates to that response I will leave a comment on that response. Sometimes I then go on and leave my own response, but sometimes I don't. It really depends. But then I try to actaully leave quality comments and responses. I think there is room for any quality posts in both comments and responses, but all of the worthless ones can go away.

I don't like it when people do that myself. It clutters up the discussion with nonsense. I don't mind if it's relevant to the discussion but I don't think they get paid for it or even credited for it if they don't leave a response on their own, and you can't chose it for best response no matter how good it is.. So in that respect it's their loss. The people that just leave an irrelevant comment that doesn't have to do with the discussion I rate a - because obviously it would be a violation of the guidelines. I think if I figured it out right a while ago...You have to first make a response in order to get paid for the comment. So I always respond before I comment on anyone elses response. I could be wrong it's just my opinion...lol

i dont really mind user commenting on others responses i think this kind of activity is one of mylot's objective. i also do comment of others responses if i have somethins strongly to say about that response. for me this is a byproduct of every discussion where people can make anothre discussion out of your own and i guess this is a sign of a good topic.

I actually appreciate it when other members post comments on my discussion because it means that they are paying attention to what other are saying about the topic. Also myLot doesn't forbid members to comment on topics made by a particular member, that's why myLot is called a discussion board not a question & answer board.

I think we get paid once for posting in a discussion, either this was a response or a comment, I can't be sure if a response earns you more than a comment but I guess they are the same and you just get credited for first post in a discussions.. I believe that what you noticed is true, some people can disguise their spam by commenting on any response saying that they agree with it, they my not have even read it or read the original post of the discussion :( I sometimes I feel the urge for commenting on someone's response to agree or more likely to disagree, if it was in a agreement it would be only if I need to add or clarify something, usually I prefer to post my new response and may also choose to comment on a response if I really feel the need to do so. On my own discussions, I usually give negative rate if I feel that someone is spamming either it's a response or a comment, I hate these short answers like "I agree, you are right" , etc it sounds like they didn't read anything and just spamming..

I've only been a mylot member for a week, so I can't say that I've been on the receiving end of a "discussion crasher" but I have "crashed" a discussion before. The mylot terms page states that we should do a search for our topic prior to posting a new one. Earlier today, I "crashed" a "ebay-how did you get started?" discussion because I truely had an interest in the members topic. I did however, say I hope they didn't mind me joining the discussion with a question of my own (related , of course). As long as the "crasher" is joining the discussion and contributing something useful, why would anyone mind? If they leave comments like I don't know or I don't care about .. whatever the topic is.. I FEEL like leaving a message asking them why they even took the time to respond. :P

i am one of those people here on mylot who comments on others' responses and even comment on comments. well, i hope you won't hate me anyway. actually, i do post my response first on the topic. and after having it posted, i have this habit of reading responses of other members. i wanna know how they reacted on the discussion as well. and there are some i really want to comment on. not to say "yes, i agree." or just words like that. i wanna share something more to that certain response. and i don't think it's wrong. and i don't think it's wrong. i love it when at times, i go back to the responses i made and that somebody had commented on my response. i don't care whether it's a negative or a positive comment. for as long as it's relevant to the discussion and to the response i gave, i am happy to read them. and then, there are even times when i keep on commenting until we get to a point when we seem to be settled. what i hate is people just adding words as comments. like "i think so, too." or "yes, i agree." or "that's true", etc. atleast, comments should be with sense.

People are going to do what people are going to do, so I just ignore them. Sometimes I do both in one discussion. I post my piece, but when scrolling through other's responses, I see a particularly good point, so I comment on that too.

Yes it can be annoying when people leave insignificant comments on your discussion but the truth is that we can't do anything about it besides giving them a negative rating. How do you deal with them, do you like people crashing on your discussions? - I don't really focus on people who 'crash' my discussions because those who do are just wasting their time Would they earn from it if they give only comments, instead of giving their own responses? - This I'm not sure of but according to the myLot rule a member must post quality content if they want to get paid.

it depends on the comment on responses. oftentimes i encounter good comments on other's responses, not a mere yes or no, or yup i agree. oftentimes it is back up by explanations. i am okay with this as it means more people respond to the post and it is more interactive that way. but when the comments are only a "yes" or "i agree" type, that's what i don't like. but we cannot stop people from doing this.i don't think they earn by commenting. they earn by responding to the post not to other people's responses. hey raijin, you are 1 post away to hitting the 1thousand mark. congratulations in advance.

Hello raijin.... Those are exactly the type of thing that should be reported. Not reporting the things that need to be is NOT following mylots policies. Tom

I also get annoyed if they are totally not related to the response itself. But sometimes, if it's realted to the response, it's okay with me.

I really don't mind others posting to another persons response, but it does irritate me when they go off my topic, or pick on a point I made in my discussion, but not answer my question. I posted a discussion yesterday asking a question about a topic that seriously concerns me, and has become a huge problem in our Country, (USA), and I have gotten a couple of nasty responses bashing me for my opinion, and one even said I need to mind my business! Needless to say, that really upset me, what got to me even more is that I have lost 8 points over that stupid discussion I started, and all I wanted to know is why some women do not care about themselves anymore, and wear provocative clothing in public. It's a major concern to me, and these two girls instead of answering my question, told me mind my business. I think Mylot would be out of business if we all minded our own business. Great topic! + : )

I have no problem with it, but like yourself, I think it should be relevant to the discussion I have done it, have tried to stick to the subject. Usually I have commented because the responder has said something that I find interesting and want then to know my feelings on it.

You must post a lot for this to bother you. This kind of "crashing" doesn't bother me at all. It's not like mylot is something you would read like a book. If someone has 10 minutes to kill, he/she may go in a make a post or "crash" as you call it, then hop right back out. What is wrong with that?

sometimes i do this but not often. i did it today twice because it was really relevant to their discussion and backing up what the previous user said. i do post mostly my own responses. i don't know how earnings work as far as just adding comments goes. i don't care if people do that on my discussion as long as the comment is relevant to the previous response and to the discussion.

I don;t like responses that say 'I agree' or 'I disagree' at any point... whether they are an orginal response or a response to someone else's post. I tend to rate those negatively, to be honest. there is no thought int them, and you can't tell if the person even READ the discussion. But, I do like thinking that Mylot is a place to discuss things, so I don't mind if there ends up being disucssion around someone elese's response.

I might comment on other people's replies BUT I also add my own reply to the OP I get annoyed when people add things that just don't belong. They're just trying to make money.

it doesn't really bother me, I don't read them anyway. My eyes just skim over to the real responses.

yes i am agree its really annoying...if it diverts from the topic....if it is all around the topic i really love to see that..it makes feel good..that someone is concentrating on your topic...and i dont like people crashing...u can make your own then why should you crash anothers topic..its not good in my view..