[gwawl]

Do you pick catchy headlines that inflame fellow mylotters/mylotians to just get responses? I have seen a number of headlines that grab my attention but after reading the discussion realize that the headline was to get people to respond. The problem that I have found with this is that by the time people clicked on it to respond that they are already so angry that they don't even read the whole discussion before responding, and then the whole discussion is the person trying to defend themselves. I understand that people want to have popular discussions but do you think that it's right to start discussions with headlines that inflame just for the responses?

[macqueen43]

I like to start discussions that make people think about the way they live their lives. I don't want to get lots of responses just for the sake of it, I want to get lot so f responses as hopefully that will reflect the amount of people that have thought differently about something, if only for a minute.

[rufo36]

I like those also, but the ones that are created for the sole purpose of inflaming others for responses, and then wonder why people are so angry because it isn't what their views were, because people were so angry from the headline that they didn't take the time to read the discussion carefully before responding. Just my 2 cents worth.

[tzadok]

Yes I think that people should read the whole discussion including ALL the responses before commenting or responding. I just don't think they do after they are inflamed.

[kimball]

LOL. I have seen alot of those too and when I open the topic or discussion, it is something that I really cannot or do not want to spend time to relate to. I had already had my mind or thoughts ready to respond to something totally different. Some of the topics inside is only to express something that they want to share with others but maybe some do not want to even take the time to read or discuss it.

[uaid]

I have seen alot of discussions about do you read the discussion or just the headline? I think that in these types of discussions it is just the headline. As you stated your thoughts were prepared for a differnt response, but you read the discussion and then chose not to answer, many don't. I think that most of the time people don't read it because they are now angry and even if they do read it they are reading it differently because of the headline. Just my 2 cents worth.

[adoniya22]

that's a very interesting thought provoking topic..i never thought of that lol..i hope i haven't inflamed anyone lol..but i do get your drift..there are usually alot of angry ones lol..those posts scare me a bit and i don't know often what to respond..do you?

[conan]

LOL, I will usually not respond but will read through and rate people for valid points given. They scare me too. I did respond to one this morning. Although I did read the whole discussion many people didn't. I think that after the headline people have already started forming their response and that is why alot of times the responses don't go with the discussion. When people get angry they often times stop seeing reason, or in this case just don't read the discussion carefully. Just my 2 cents worth.

[burket]

I don't start discussions that inflame others.I saw plenty of them like that I just ignore them.I saw in their profile thattheir other discussions don't hurt anyone and they had less responses so that's why they start discussions like that to upset people and get more responses

[ansel]

Yeah I think sometimes that's the best. I always worry that I will wate my time and the discussion will end up being deleted. Or I will have someone following me around making negative comments in all the discussions that I visit. Some people I guess have had that happen.