Typing out posts and then not submitting?

[cathmom]

I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this?

[Kris]

Constantly. Probably not as often as I should. :D

[Jennifer3141]

Daily. :D

 

Jen

[KidsHappen]

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.

[Aggie]

Constantly. Probably not as often as I should. :D

 

Me, too. :)

 

Aggie

[cathmom]

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.

[plain jane]

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:

[Annie Laurie]

I do this all the time.

[cathmom]

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!

[Once]

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:

[tibbyl]

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.

[Katrina]

Um, all the time.....especially posts that I've spent 30 min trying to word just right...I end up giving up! (sigh...)

[eaglei]

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!:)

[Zelda]

I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this?

 

:iagree:

[Melissa in Australia]

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:

[plain jane]

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:

[Tap]

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.

[sagira]

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.

[Heather in the Kootenays]

All the time.

[Amy in NY]

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:

[8filltheheart]

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. :)

[Lolly]

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:

[momofkhm]

I think someone will take it wrong or it's already been said or I'm not saying it well or something.

[threetreasurs]

Very often!

[Lorna in the boonies]

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.

[dirty ethel rackham]

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.

[sleepy]

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:

[MelaniePA]

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.

[TraceyS/FL]

all. the. time.

[missplacedalaskan]

Yep, I do this all the time.

[Robin Hood]

Constantly. Probably not as often as I should. :D

 

:iagree: I regret many of my posts.

[HRAAB]

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

[Kris]

: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

[kat19]

I do this a lot. I type it and then think the better of it. Does anyone else do this?

 

Oh yeah!

[cathmom]

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!!

[brehon]

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.

[Kris]

You are not invisible to me because I LOVE German Shepherds!!

 

We love kitties, too! :D