Do you respond to your responses?

Yes, I always try to maintain my discussions, otherwise they simply become a list of opinions on a notice board. It can sometimes be difficult to actually keep up with a discussion, especially if a lot of members respond within a short time, but I try to reply to them when I get the time. There are always the odd responses that do not really qualify for any reply, which are usually the pointless 4 or 5 word comments that are posted. Nevertheless, I agree with you that simply posting a discussion and then abandoning it is very disrespectful to those who have responded. I also try to check out the responses that I have made to other members' discussions, just in case their reply solicits a further comment or answer.

I respond to all of my responses, it sometimes will not be straight away but I definantly do respond. And like you I definantly do it out of respect. Someone had taken the time to read and respond to my discussion, so the least I could do is respond back.

Yes my lord, I do comment back to all who responded to my threads. No matter how much time it will take me. I may not be able to comment back right away but you can see from my previous threads that I did. I only leave it blank if the responders are not making any sense. I admit though, it can be tiresome at times with so many responses I got. But hey, I'm happy anyway. :P

I too like to respond to the responses I get, even though Admin say we shouldn't. I find it's a way of acknowledging that we appreciate the time and effort that people put into responding to our posts. I may not respond to ALL of them, bit most of them I do. Even the ones I don't respond to I rate +. I figure it's the least we can do

I had a discussion with roughly 88 responses now, and I am proud to say I answered each reply individually, even just to say "thanks for your response" I find it rude when people only comment one or two replies, it makes the others feel not worthy. I have found through replying to my responses I have formed certain bonds with certain people that I hold in very high regard. I don't do it to get back to the top of the list nor for the money. I have made roughly $25 so far in the month I have been a member. I like to think it's for quality, not quantity.

Yes I respond back frequently but not all of the time. If I read something that would trigger a response if I were talking than I say it. Even if it is just "Thank You". Everything I have posted have been questions that I truly would like answers/opinions/ideas for. I am grateful to get a response because it helps. I would say thank you or discuss it further with you if I was standing next to you so why not here? That's my take. :)

Hi there Lord Gregor - I always respond to my responses, even though it is discouraged by myLot. I feel that it's only polite to do this - after all, someone has bothered to post a reply to my topic of discussion, so i'll thank them for doing so and answer any questions they may have asked or have a bit of a chat or whatever. I don't really care if they read them or not, at least I have a clear conscience! LOL

I always try add comments to my responses and I say try because sometimes even if I want the response didn't help me to write something but fortunately this didn't happen often.I did this because is a way to show the people come and response to me that I respect them and them opinion,I don't start a discussion just for I start one..this is the reason I don't start many discussions. Also I go back t my responses and read the comment from the person who start the discussion and many times I add comment to him comment.I like do the things with this way.....

Although sometimes it takes me a while to respond to reponses as i know one of my discussions has over 110 responses and i still havent responded to the last 20 or 30 but that is because when that one was sitting doing nothing i started another couple now that one has whizzed past them with responses but i havent got round to replying to them yet. I only respond to the odd one. People who dont seem to understand my discussion or those who give me a bit of lip... i respond to those who ask me to give my answer to my question to. Out of curtisy. I never respond just to get my discussions back up. I didnt know they did that. On my screen mine do not go back up. They just keep sinking. Lol. You learn something new each day.I know some people read what I put because sometimes they come back and respond to what i said to their response (does that make any sense lol) so I know I am not wasting my time ALL the time. Some of the time I do think why bother? Then I think. Its nice. I shouldn't just start a discussion and leave it. I feel it is like my duty to the mylot community to reply to them

I actually thought topics didnt go to the top of the list if you are just responding. I do it because i respect that people have replyed and i like to let them know that i enjoyed their post, and usually, made me think more about my origional topic. I will not reply to everything single one, just ones that i find make a different point or that make me laugh and such. Id like to think that even if i didnt find i had enough to respond to their post, i most certainly read it.

i generally try to respond to as many responses as i can.It is my way of showing my appreciation and acknowledgement to the members who respond to my post.

I try to. Especially if it's a really good response. But sometimes, depending on the discussion, you'll get a lot of similar responses, so I don't respond to all of them, considering I probably just made a similar resonse to the first one. lol. Also, depending on how many responses I get, it can be hard to keep up with them. I only wish I had that kind of time! lol.

hi i am new and responding to the discussion. Well i do it just to let the other person know that i have read their answer.i do it to show respect to the person or people who responded to my discussion.

I read over all the responses to the topics I've started. I usually answer when the member's post strikes a chord within me and I will respond at that point. Although I do think it is good manners to respond as much as possible, anyone reiterating my own opinions would just require a thanks on my part and I think Mylot frowns on those comments as they are always looking for substance. I do agree though that the back and forth exchange of ideas really is the essence of good conversation.

I started a discussion similar to this right after you did. I have been replying to every response on all my discussions, but often found myself repeating the same things over and over again. I am trying a new experiment for me, I'm responding to the ones that I can give a good response to keep the discussion going. I have always felt it rude not to acknowledge someone's response. But, it seems from the responses that I've gotten on my discussion, that most people don't see it that way. I will still respond to many, if not most, of them.

Wherever possible I do try to reply to responses, it's polite and friendly and shows that I value the people who do actually respond to my discussions. It can be difficult sometimes, when time is short, to reply to all but I do make the effort to rate them too.

I will try to respond whenever I can. Meaning, if the reply is relevant to the topic of discussion and when the party takes trouble in giving good reply (In my opinion). I usually ignore, one liner, or if the respond is similar to my earlier respond.

I reply to all responses, because its respectful. You can't start a conversation and then turn your back on it. Thats just not dignified.

I'm just learning the ropes here, but after reading other people's posts where there were responses I can see that there's so much more give and take there. So I went back to my started discussions and replied to posts that had something to say, not just a few word answers or answers that were difficult to understand. It made my discussions more active then! I'd say even more interesting. Some people even replied to my replies. I'm seeing that some people start discussions then don't reply to the responses. When that happens to me, it feels like I"m talking to the wind ;)

It depends on what the person is asking and whether i know the person or not. If i find it an offensive question i may just delete it away. No point wasting my time answering to this sort of questions. My time is precious you know.