Do you compare the quality of your discussions to others on my lot?

I think it is good that you are learning from looking at others discussions. I guess to me that would not really be comparing...but rather looking to see what works by examples. I also did not get what received good responses in the beginning either. By the way of my developing friends, helped me to figure out the way to give good detail to be able to make meaningful discussions. I am not very fond of short answers....so I hope that my length of discussion detail encourages others to give more than one line responses. :)

I wouldn't say that I compare mine to anyone elses way of writing but I do try to make awole discussion where people can either relate and respond or voice their point of view compared to everyone elses. I don't think its really worth while to just ask a question and then not add something about it yourself. I usually won't even respond to those. This is suppose to be discusions not Q&A. How can you really have a discussion if everyone only answer in mono. I like to read your view/topic and then discuss mine. Thats what I think is interesting and fun. Its a way for us to relate and share alittle about ourselves with each other. Its hard for me to talk to strangers that I can't relate too. But I love meeting new people from all walks of life and cultures. That I find really worth my time. Good discussion. You have a great day. And I do look for your discussions when I'm trying to find something to respond to. Good Work. Keep it up!! Tammy

No I don't compare the quality of other people's discussions with mine or anyone else's, but I find I gravitate to the same type of discussions. I prefer to be involved with "meaty" discussions which require a bit of thought and quite often have on-going threads with interchange of ideas. As long as everything is debated with courtesy and respect, it is very refreshing to hear different points of views discussed openly and intelligently. The other type of discussion I enjoy is one involving a number of friends, where an "interesting" but not very deep discussion is continued with humour and interaction. Then there are the warm and friendly "fuzzy" ones which special friends put up and we delight to participate in because they are such delightful people. Admittedly the "meaty" discussions are getting harder to find, but they are still around. While looking for those, we often come across an "everyday" variety to which we can give a reasonable input. No matter what the personal taste or preference, myLot seems to cater for all tastes, so everyone should be able to find something to suit. As for me, I'm just the same in any type of discussion.

nope i dont compare one i just made it on my own and at least my own words..its good to compare also so that there will be a room for improvement for everything..

yeah i also started the same and i was not very regular also ,gradually i noticed and then i really got into it ,now also my discussions are not long i mean they are brief only still i try to pick up some catchy discussions and this has worked.no. of responses has increased.

yes your discussions are interesting :) I still like to also respond to some of the easy question-like discussions to gather more points but I prefer serious and intelligent discussions, I always try to learn from others and others mistakes, it seems that if you have good friends they will respond to your good discussions, other friends will only respond to easy discussions and will not waste time reading and writing something more complicated than 2 lines.. What i try now is to make my discussions good but still not too long, I think many people take a look at a long text and respond with anything or they just decide not to respond and search for something easier.

For me it depends on the topic and/or question. Some just have a simple one liner that get a ton of responses because everyone can relate or it spikes some type of interest. However, I've also liked to read discussions about something that have a question at the end. So it just depends on my mood basically. The ones I really don't tend to respond to are when they are about a page long, to me that's a blog and I'll read that in the blog section.

I don't compare my discussions to others, but I find myself learning how ro respond in a better way rather than just giving a direct answer, I think doing this sort of thing does teach you write as you speak almost...if that sounds sensible....

i don't really compare,. i just read the discussions that im interested in, and go from there. i dont' like the jokes, or the recipe discussions, i could go elsewhere to find those. i only respond to the things that will matter to me.

i don't really compare,. i just read the discussions that im interested in, and go from there. i dont' like the jokes, or the recipe discussions, i could go elsewhere to find those. i only respond to the things that will matter to me.

yaa i do. but not always. I do it sometimes. I also reply to those discussions that attracts me. Not all. also look for discussions my friend's started. I reply some of them if I found them ok.

no not really I just kind of use what ever pops into my head at the time and then I try to make it this best that I can. I also try not to do something that someone else done so that I am not doing the same thing as them.

I always compare the differences in different discussions to my own and try to see areas where I can make mine better. Different people have different ways of wording things and if I see something that I like, or makes the discussion better, I try to remember it so I can incorporate it into my next discussion. I think that no matter how good we think we are at discussions, there's always room for improvement. I'm not striving for perfection, because I don't think there is anything such as perfection, but I at least want to be the best I can be in order to spark interest in other people.

I have been doing that. When I see what others post, I would see what additional values in their post which I do not have. What I usually see is that when people with good ratings would post very quality stuffs, you can see that they put their heart and soul on it. The first few days I joined mylot, I did not give really detailed views. But as I participate in more discussions, I found that I improved a lot through comparing with other people's views. I also have seen people who gave views which are lacking of quality. I can tell that they are just trying to reply as much as possible and their main purpose is making money. I found out that if we are diligent in giving our views, we should not have problem with having brief details in our views.