Do you worry about ruining your mylot credibility?

I would not worry about your credibility. You have already established it. So you post to a few wacky discussions, so what? You are still the same person who comes up with quality discussions and responses.

If someone looks down their nose at you because of your "WELL ROUNDEDNESS" in discussions then it is their credibility that should be put to question as they must be looking for a way to discredit someone. So if they do I say "SO WHAT" life here on myLot will go on as long as this place is not affecting your real world life. Personally I think that being able to answer all sorts of discussions shows that you are well rounded and are able to think more than just linear. So keep up the good work and don't fret as those that truely matter will take your discussion/response on it's own merit and not even look further into it. HELL NO I do not give two piles of steamming **** what a person here thinks of mee as I will still be mee nomatter what and what I usually have to offer is a chunk of gold compaired to what most on here offer and if my gold offends someone I have a one finger jesture for them as I purposly try not to offend anyone, and there is so much more I could say that I don't just not to disrespect. What I am saying my friend is..... Lighten up and have fun let other busy-bodies worry about the discrediting!! HAVE A GREAT DAY AND HAVE FUN!!! Remember lecanis is just you NOT EVERYONE ELSE, so do not worry about everyone else!!

Well I figure everyone has days where they want to deal with deep and heavy and others where they want fluff. People need variety and if others can't realize that then that is their problem. Personally I don't worry about my credibility. I'm honest and blunt in everything, no matter if it's something as trivial as my favorite tv character or as something as serious as my right to free speach. I take the same approach to it all and just share how I feel.

I think a lot of us here PREFER to get involved in deeper, more serious discussions, but that doesn't mean we ONLY participate in them. I think that as slightly more experienced users, we have a community duty to help the newbies and to answer their discussions, even if we think they are closer to "drivel" than to a healthy debate. Surely receiving a good response will help them to see that quality responses are called for and will encourage them to follow suit. I appreciate your contributions in discussions I have participated in, and where else you respond is up to you. It doesn't affect what you have to say in other places.

I think as long as you answer all discussions with honesty no matter what the subject your credibility will be fine. I also think anyone who has issues with the discussions you answer or respond to, probably doesn't have an open mind.

If I were you, lecanis, I wouldn't worry much about what I'm responding. There are a lot of silly threads posted by my friends. If I can contribute my opinion, then I will. There is nothing wrong in penning down our opinions in all the different interests here. We each may have our own views and not everyone will readily agreed with us. But my motto since joining mylot is: To respect other people's opinions. :)

I really dont look at people different.I personally respond to mature content,religion,silly stuff.I am human and if i find something interesting i am going to respond.You shouldn't worry about what other people think.People have their own interest.

Umm.. NO! I dont worry at all about the rating... if i something to say on the topic.. i respond.. if i need to bash someone for a pathetic response.. i'll bash him.. if i need to go silly on the comment i will! who cares about the rating. thinking is such a waste of time.

you know, you have every right to respond to "fluff" discussions just as everyone else. I have a tendancy to respond to controversial subjects. It's a part of my make up to help insure justice and freedoms. But I do like the occasional, "Who is your favorite rock group," and so on. It keeps my sanity in check. If I only responded to potentially controversial subjects I would find myself obsessing and my negative feelings may take hold. I don't need that. and neither do you. Negativity is a heavy bag to carry. I prefer to travel light.

i believe that mylot can understand that we are people with different opinions here and i guess they respect this and i believe too that this is one of the reason that people are staying for the many opinions and view in life that each one can learn from this forum. I understand there's no problem discussing mature content as long as words are chosen carefully. We must be responsible for all the things we are doing here.

Well, I'm sure you are not the only one to be having those thoughts. In fact, I think twice about sending out referrals to the people that know me for the same reason. That they might not really approve of the topics that I discuss, but it is really not important you know. I mean, how is it supposed to matter to my friend what I discuss about, yet in some strange way it does matter. However, I really don't worry about my credibility as far as my friends on mylot are concerned as I believe that we all have varied interests and mylot helps us to broaden our horizons quite a lot. People who are not on mylot might not appreciate it much, but once they are here, they too will appreciate the way things work here.

Honestly I don't really care what other people think of discussions that I have responded to. My opinion is asked and I give it end of story. If it is a friend then their is a better chance I will respond to their post but I find if nothing new from my friends has come out and I have already answered old ones then I do pick some different posts out of boredom. I can't see how someone would take you less seriously just because of discussions you have posted too! I don't go and look at the history of postings that my friends have done. I make an opinion of them based on their postings, and if I happen to respond to a discussion they too have responded to I will read what they put. That is just how I do things, not everyone does things the same.

Yes I do have a very high opinion of you. :P I don't worry about that much. I just post. What comes, comes. Who cares? :PP

I have posted to both serious discussions and trivial discussions. MyLot is sort of like life: there are so many various topics, issues, fun things to talk about. I can't really put myself into a certain category because my mood and my state of mind varies from day to day. There are times when I'm in the mood to be philisophical; other times, I just wanna have fun! LOL That said, I do tend to shy away from anything political. We are so divided these days as a nation. I do not want to rub anyone the wrong way. It's not that I don't value my beliefs and stand by them. I just don't want to argue. But, who knows? Maybe that will change later on! My main goal here at MyLot is to share interesting discussions, have some fun, and help where I can.

I respond to whatever discussions I find interesting and I can give an answer to. I wouldn't worry about what people think about the discussions you've responded to. In fact, I don't really think about my reputation here, either. I will post what I like where I like and that's it. :)

I respond to anything that catches my interests. I'm broad minded and have a little interest and a little bit of knowledge on a wide range of things. I've thought people may be judging me but so many people say they don't judge others so I think ok then. I also don't imagine people are that interested in me and have that much time on their hands unless it's someone who knows me in real life. That's why I haven't invited my family in. Some of my responses would make their hair curl and I have no wish to offend anyone. If a so called friend has a problem with what i say then they have to deal with that. I accept my friends with out making judgements on them.

I had to think for a moment... but I really think my "credibility" (to the degree I have one) hangs more on my actual words than on where they can be found. If I can write some intelligent commentary on Paris Hilton, does that make me less credible, somehow? I suppose there are SOME people who will only notice "Paris Hilton" and not "intelligent commentary," but that's just how it goes... I guess I have never really been willing to become a "song of one note" in service of being "taken seriously." Personally, I think the true mark of a "great writer" is the ability to write something good about practically ANYthing. Those who are critical of writers who occasionally dabble in the frivolous stike me as being more concerned with "image" than with "content." Either way, your credibility is good with me, because you have intelligent and well thought out points of view. I don't really care WHAT you're writing about...

No i don't worry about it. I don't know any of these people, and I'm sure there's people that look more ridiculous than me! And plus i mean, its just an insignificant online discussion site...i'd rather worry about what people in my real life thought of me, ya know?

I try not to share anything too personal. This is a network and people you persoanlly know might be around the corner, so I try to watch what I say. Overall though, I'm not too concerned what others perceive me as because I tend to have very strong opinions.

well i havent build any reputation yet so i am not afraid of loosing any at the moment,and as i havent had any discussion with you cant say anything about you aswell,perhaps as the time passes and i'll use to know you bit more,i'll think well of you. I think its quite good to make your impression on wider level of discussions rather just sticking with some you know a lot deal about,as in my opinion is the goal of any community to spread and share the knowledge between its members,and sometimes silly things do come in handy.Its better to acknowledge the topics you might feel easy but at the same time to increase your knowledge one should participate in the every aspect of life as we do in practical aswell. Sharing immature content or responding to it cant have a bad impact,as it states the diversity of a person,so just not stick with some serious content,life has everything to offer so must enjoy it to the full extent. Happy posting in mylot.