Thread: delete pre-post?

I do this sometimes. I think about it, and then realize it doesn't really matter, my opinion doesn't matter.. I also realize it would probably cause drama, and would rather not be flamed. I would say I do it 10-20% of the time.

I throw away posts about 5% of them time.

Hell, I almost did it with this post. Seriously.

I have no filters between what i type and post lol!

WE KNOW!!
jk

Originally Posted by D-Latsky

I have no filters between what i type and post lol!

Originally Posted by ovr40

WE KNOW!!
jk

Originally Posted by ovr40

I find myself many times typing in response to a post, and before sending it I re-read it, laugh, and delete it. This is probably 10% of the time. How about you? Do you ALWAYS throw it out there, regardless of reprocuscion? How often do you hold back and delete? I bet everyone wishes certain ones would do it more often!Curious on feedback

I do this pretty often as well. I'm also guilty of going back and correcting the post after I put it up and notice some piddly spelling or grammar issue, or confuse some simple term with another. Sometimes I just leave it up and wish I could delete it later.

Originally Posted by ovr40

I find myself many times typing in response to a post, and before sending it I re-read it, laugh, and delete it. This is probably 10% of the time. How about you? Do you ALWAYS throw it out there, regardless of reprocuscion? How often do you hold back and delete? I bet everyone wishes certain ones would do it more often!Curious on feedback

I've stopped and sent the post in a pm rather than posting public several times.

But at least once I thought it was a pm and I was replying to a thread. Duh.

And I have done just as you describe, too. Typically, I'll say, "You don't have to reply to everything."

Have a habit of doing that which is probably why my post counts are through the roof on many boards.

Originally Posted by MDR

I'm also guilty of going back and correcting the post after I put it up and notice some piddly spelling or grammar issue, or confuse some simple term with another

I do this far more often than I would like to admit... at least once every other post do I edit it. I try to make the edit before it picks up the "Edited by" tag at the bottom. Grammar obsession can be annoying at times, but it's just the way I am.

I started a long reply to this then deleted it all and posted this...

Originally Posted by Muscle_Girl

I do this far more often than I would like to admit... at least once every other post do I edit it. I try to make the edit before it picks up the "Edited by" tag at the bottom. Grammar obsession can be annoying at times, but it's just the way I am.

It does make it easier to read. I read one the other day and all the words were continuos(that spelling's whacked!), where-as there should have been as many as 5 commas.I never correct the spelling/grammar after it's up.

Originally Posted by ovr40

I find myself many times typing in response to a post, and before sending it I re-read it, laugh, and delete it. This is probably 10% of the time. How about you? Do you ALWAYS throw it out there, regardless of reprocuscion? How often do you hold back and delete? I bet everyone wishes certain ones would do it more often!Curious on feedback

If I didn't do this my post count would be double what it is.