What do you consider to be a successful discussion here at mylot?

I like your train of thought! I have only one discussion that was just flooded with responses & that was my very first post. I was a bit overwhelmed then, but I think that I could handle it now. The only problem is, I can't seem to find a subject that everyone wants to talk about. If I get at least one response to a post I am satisfied. That shows me that someone cares! :o) As I have said before, I am not here for the money, I like the people & the discussions. It is really interesting to see how other people in different countries & regions see situations. Good life to you!

If I get just one response...I would consider it successful.At least one person thought it was worth while responding to.I only have one that I feel kind of bad about....but oh well...it didn't get to many responses and hopefully it won't come back up anytime soon...lol.So far I had three that had what you call Awsome Success....but on the other hand I have none with zero responses....so I'm pretty happy in all. It's nice when a discussion really takes off....not just because the earnings will be higher....but it just feels good to have found a topic you can discuss with a lot of people.

I personally don't worry about the amount of responses. I just prefer to see well written responses if I get any at all. I can't tell you the most I've recieived. Nor can I say the least amount I've received. I just start them for my pleasure and hope for the pleasure of others. So with that said it's off to responding to more discussions here. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

To me, a successful discussion is any discussion that gets at least some responses other than the single one word responses. It may not be a great discussion, but at least it is something. I am a bit disappointed when I take the time to write a discussion and apparently not one person is interested enough to read it. That said, I am much happier with a few more responses. Of course the more the better, especially those responses that are commented on and a conversation can actually be started from them. It does not take many responses to get a good discussion going if you get good responses from those who do respond.

I've never really worried about how we get paid for the discussion, so I'm no help there. As far as a successful discussion my definition would have to be that for me personally it doesn't have much to do with the amoount of responses, but more the quality of the responses. It's great when you start a discussion that really takes off, don't get me wrong, but to me it feels better to start a discussion that gets people thinking and sharing on a new level, although it's hard to start discussions like that. Anyway, that's how I consider a discussion a success

Because I find it difficult to start a discussion some times I am just pleased as punch when I see even one response. I am happy to see people are still answering and perhaps I sometimes give BR a little to early, but yeh we all need to learn right ? I will try to do more post as soon as I'm able. I would like to see nothing less than 10 responses to feel successful here at myLot...

after I post a discussion I keep looking back to see if anyone has answered it . I get quite excited when someone does and I love to read all of my answers , I spend more time reading and rating and leaving replies to my responses than I do writing them to other peoples , I love to see them adding up , the hardest part is giving a best response to them when they are over a 100 , I love it here , I love my responses , and I love all my new friends too , the earnings are secondary eh! so do we only ever get paid for the first response ? do you think?

My idea of a successful discussion would have no relation to the quantity of responses, just to the interest generated. If members become involved in a discussion rather than simply make a passing comment, then I consider it to have served a great purpose and therefore successful.

I´m happy when people respond to my discussions, but I don´t measure a successful discussion with the amount of answers I get. The content of the response is more important. If I get a few "good" answers which are subject related, I consider the post successful. One answer is ok too.

Everybody like to get lots of responses to their discussions, so do I. Personally I feel a discussion successful if I get atleast 10 responses to the discussion. I feel happy when the number of responses go over 50 and feel very happy when it goes up to 100. But at times 1 response can also feel good. Something is better than nothing.

Interesting of you to categorize discussions in this manner. I just want to point out though that there are many criteria you can use to "judge" if a discussion is successful. No doubt the number of responses is one, but I find that the most successful discussions by your criterion is not necessary one of "highest" quality. I have seen many higher-quality discussions around that did not garner impressive responses. However, they are well-written and the responses are of a high quality too. Additionally, there is a good exchange between members on the thread. So it is really up to you to set your own criteria for success. ;-)

I guess, one response would do. As long as the response I get contains a brief related answer. Not only a simple yes or no response. I want it to be precise and full of thoughts. I post discussions to learn more knowledge and gain different ideas from all over the world. This is how I consider a discussion successful. How would you react with this?

I rate a successful discussion not by the amount of responses but with the effort the user had made in making a good discussion. I really appreciate those users who really tried their best in making a good topic for the people to relate to. Even though it didn't got a fair amount of responses, for me, the effort will always be the best basis for a successful discussion. - Ron Reyes www.ronreyes.co.nr

Absolutely in one line I can say, a discussion having a lot of responses and a lot of nested comments is indeed a successful discussion.

Good morning Beanie, Nice to visit with you again. Hmmm, what constitutes a good discussion? I believe that you've got another home run topic here! Well, I consider a discussion valuable if I, and hopefully others gain some knowledge, wisdom, and/or understanding from the thread. I'm highly motivated to learn and share what I've learned through the years, so quality is always my goal. I do believe that quality can be achieved with one respondent. However, most people don't fully articulate their whole perspective in a first post. So, if I see a volley of thoughts and ideas ... that's a great clue for me that the discussion is potentially valuable. I also really like to see the respondents interacting with each other. Or at the very least, the asker drawing out additional perspective from the respondents. Of course, not if the respondent's are flaming! If a thread draws participants who engage in flame wars, then I look back at the original post to see if it might have been phrased to attract hostility. If so, then I dismiss the thread altogether. People generally do not absorb any part of another's perspective when they are extremely emotional. So, the chances of a true exchange of perspective is lessened. As for participants who interact with the topic, but avoid the flaming, they stand a better chance of really learning something to broaden their perspective. However, the tendency for human beings is to choose one side or the other. So again, the fact that a flame war has erupted at all devalues the thread for me. In summary, I consider a small to medium sized discussion, with a more complete exchange of thought as far more valuable than a huge discussion with limited interaction. I believe the asker takes on quite a bit of responsibility when they post a thought-provoking question. The asker needs to be both the facilitator and the mediator. So, the asker has to be willing to dedicate sufficient time to developing the thread. I give alot of credit to our askers who consistently handle that responsibility with grace and dedication -- like you, and a few other really high quality posters here. I hope to some day have the time to really participate as an 'asker'. For right now I gladly respond and admire MyLot's great askers from afar. I certainly hope that having said this doesn't discourage others from asking thought-provoking questions. Just because I don't have enough time to personally dedicate to the 'art of asking' should, in no way, deter anybody else. For those slightly intimidated by asking, I refer you to Beanie and others here who are excellent role models for asking and developing high quality threads.

if the discussion get many responses and if the people reply willingly and happily af if they were highly interested is a successful deiscussion. while a discussion which does not get many responses is a failure. So keep posting the discussions which are hot and liked by the people

I've been here 4 months and to tell you frankly I still haven't figured what makes people respond, each person's choice is so varied, it is hard to narrow down 'successful' topics as such. But of course one that gets more responses could be termed successful quantity wise not quality wise. There was one discussion long ago asking the full form of "http" and you won't believe the number of responses it had....400+!!! So if a simple question like that can get so many responses then there is no actual measure as to what is really successful here. Even the silliest "one-word" response discussions make it to the top and seem to stay there forever..hehe! All said, to me a discussion is doing well when I get quality responses, 5 or 50, its the same as long as users have understood my discussion and respond with something of substance:)

I think your rating table is great. I have never made it to the elite but I have also never had zero responses...THANK YOU MY FRIENDS!! I have not posted a discussion that I cringed at but I'm sure others have shuddered at it, But I have cringed at some of the responses I have received.

I can't say that I have an elaborate system for measuring success, but I guess I'd have to say that any discussion that gets 10 or more responses is "successful," in my eyes. A discussion that gets 50 or more responses is more in the "Whoa, DUDE!" category... I remember being amazed when the second discussion I ever posted on myLot ran away and ended with 100+ responses. However, I also consider "dialogue" important in whether a discussion is "successful." It's one thing to get 50 straightforward responses, but quite another if quite a few of them take off and become "mini discussions" of their own between several people chatting back and forth... to me, that means the topic "got people thinking," and that's success, too.

Hello. When i am starting a discussions, of coursre I would like to get some responses, but the number of responses are not really important, what is impoortant is can i really create a real discussion with other members , I would be happy to get 5 quality replies of 20 lines rather than 100 one line responses. I think it is not the numbers to determine whether you are sucessful or not as it is not a competitio in mylot to get more responses,but of course, i will be happy if i get 100 quality responses.