cathmom Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Constantly. Probably not as often as I should. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Daily. :D Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Lots of different reasons. It weird because I don't really have a problem IRL regretting things I say. Of course, I don't really talk to alot of people besides my family. Maybe that's the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Constantly. Probably not as often as I should. :D Me, too. :) Aggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 OK, glad I am not alone in this. Usually I do it just because I realize that my post contributes nothing worthwhile to the discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this? I've only ever typed up one post that I didn't submit. What I *do* do is write posts up in my head during the day as I'm going about my tasks and then change my mind by the time I sit down to actually type them. It's starting to drive me bonkers because I start looking forward to responses to a post that I never even typed.:D But lemme tell ya- it was all written out in my mind.:tongue_smilie::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 I've only ever typed up one post that I didn't submit. What I *do* do is write posts up in my head during the day as I'm going about my tasks and then change my mind by the time I sit down to actually type them. It's starting to drive me bonkers because I start looking forward to responses to a post that I never even typed.:D But lemme tell ya- it was all written out in my mind.:tongue_smilie::lol: LOL! This is like getting mad at dh for something he did in a dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this alot. I'm thankful sometimes but I'm afraid it means I lurk more than I post. Which just feels weird, kwim? I'm not big on chatting irl either. I like to discuss but do not argue with people. Rep on the other hand, I just give out whether I have posted or not that day. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbyl Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I've typed out and even posted posts before, only to go back and delete substantial portions. Typically the reason is because I have provided details that were exceedingly personal. What with all the camaraderie here, I sometimes forget that this still is a wide-open public forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Um, all the time.....especially posts that I've spent 30 min trying to word just right...I end up giving up! (sigh...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Many times for me, too . . . And a variety of reasons - someone else has said it better; I agree with too many posters to paste all their quotes and add one of those cute "I agree" icons; I'm not real big on chatting, in real life or especially on a *public* forum; can't get my thoughts expressed just the way I want them; and on and on with reasons . . . :mellow: I have done what another poster said, too, and that is compose posts in my mind during the day, then change my mind about actually posting them for real!:001_unsure: Glad I'm not the only one!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this? :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this, usually when I am re- reading the post I realize it is something that I think, but don't say, and so I shouldn't submit it. like my mum use to say," If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I try to apply this to posting as well.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I've typed out and even posted posts before, only to go back and delete substantial portions. Typically the reason is because I have provided details that were exceedingly personal. What with all the camaraderie here, I sometimes forget that this still is a wide-open public forum. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do it often. Usually because I talk very directly to people. I use a lot of inflection in my voice and it doesn't come across well online :D Sometimes when I am trying to be brief, I come across rude, when i don't mean to be...at all. My MIL just had to bail me out with something I wrote to my MIL's mother. MIL told me, that she told her mother to remember that I talk very proper, and direct but am never, ever, mean..........on purpose :lol::lol: I am one of those people who just cut to the chase and if you ask me a question, it is because you want me to tell you the truth and actually answer the question. I temper what I say, and am truly a very positive and upbeat person, but every once in a while, if someone catches me off guard, and asks a question that they didn't really want answered....well then I just end up hurting feelings. So, that is why I delete posts that I have typed a response to about 2-3 times a day. I type it, then read it how I meant it, and then try to twist it....if it can be twisted....I delete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 The secret is out :D Yes, I do this quite often. I'm ready to reply then I go nah, I don't know enough about this. Or dd needs me. Or ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 All the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NY Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this all of the time. I start to respond and then realize that there are those here who are wiser and can say things so much more eloquently. So I delete and never post. Not this time, though.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Not as frequently as I was when I was reading political threads! I was spending wayyyyyy toooooo much time doing precisely that. Now that I have forbidden myself to open them, my board time is significantly lower. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this? All the time. Less now than before though.:auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I think someone will take it wrong or it's already been said or I'm not saying it well or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetreasurs Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Very often! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorna in the boonies Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'd say I only actually hit Submit about 1/5 of the time. I'm really bad about changing my mind at the last second and deleting the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 All the time. I must do this at least a couple times a day. I realize I am either being unnecessarily harsh, or I am meandering and don't have a point and then I just don't have the time or energy to fix it so I just drop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Oh, yeah. I do that. Sometimes I type up a post, look at it, think it looks dumb... and delete it. Of course, there are other times when I type up a post, look at it, think it looks dumb... and post it anyway. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelaniePA Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this all of the time. I start to respond and then realize that there are those here who are wiser and can say things so much more eloquently. So I delete and never post. Not this time, though.:tongue_smilie: Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 all. the. time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missplacedalaskan Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Yep, I do this all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Constantly. Probably not as often as I should. :D :iagree: I regret many of my posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I've done this, too. I'm afraid I'm going to upset someone, and I truly don't like upsetting people. I do like discussion, but I'm not always good at finding the words to say what I want. So I stop, think better, and delete. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 :iagree: I regret many of my posts. I've gone back later and deleted some of them.* :) Actually, I feel pretty invisible here. I don't try to stir the pot, but sometimes I'm afraid I might have. When no one responds, it's a double-edged sword. I'm glad no one's upset, but most of the time I think no one bothers to read it at all. :D ETA: *Mine, of course -- not yours. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat19 Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this? Oh yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 I've gone back later and deleted some of them.* :) Actually, I feel pretty invisible here. I don't try to stir the pot, but sometimes I'm afraid I might have. When no one responds, it's a double-edged sword. I'm glad no one's upset, but most of the time I think no one bothers to read it at all. :D ETA: *Mine, of course -- not yours. :D You are not invisible to me because I LOVE German Shepherds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this? Yeah...it's really a wonder I have a post count at all given the amount of self-censoring I do here. :D Because of my work I often have to tell people things they would rather not here and, unfortunately, this tends to spill over into my off-duty life. So, I'm making a concerted effort to engage the censor button more often. Needless to say, my tongue has near permanent tooth indentations in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 You are not invisible to me because I LOVE German Shepherds!! We love kitties, too! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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