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Bonegavel
03-12-2003, 11:27 PM
I don't know about any one else, but I have probably written and not posted more material than I have posted (which isn't saying much).

So often I'll crank out a reply, and I either don't have easy access to reference material to back up my story, or I feel that I have come off too strong, or not strong enough, ad infinitum.

Am I alone in this, what is probably attributable to a mental condition, situation?

I almost closed the browser before submitting this one (something I'm sure most would have appreciated).
STK
03-12-2003, 11:40 PM
I am sorry to hear that you are not FUCKING ALHILL YOU STUPID CHIPSUCKING CRACKBLASTER.
korme
03-12-2003, 11:46 PM
Bone, I think you're just being self-conscious. I don't think I've ever not posted something I've begun to type... who cares what we think, just post!
Buddy Grant
03-12-2003, 11:48 PM
I probably refrain from posting half the posts I do actually post, I also rewrite almost every post - sometimes in an outside text editor in order to check for spelling errors. I guess I'm just too concerned what people here will think of some of my wild idea's:(. This is actually my 4th reply attempt, not sure whether I will actually submit though...
Daimyo
03-13-2003, 12:07 AM
I used to always start to reply to things only to say "fuck it", delete it and move on. Now I just read for the most part.
kid_dynamite
03-13-2003, 12:11 AM
i find myself abandoning replies a lot as well. usually i get through typing it and then i just dont think it has the charisma.
andy m
03-13-2003, 01:57 AM
i just post any old shit and then don't read the threads i posted it in.
AgPete
03-13-2003, 04:12 AM
Originally posted by STK
I am sorry to hear that you are not FUCKING ALHILL YOU STUPID CHIPSUCKING CRACKBLASTER.

What is alhill, chipsucking, and crackblaster? :D
cthomer5000
03-13-2003, 05:36 AM
Alright, I'm not alone! I abandon 1 post for every post I actually make.
Bonegavel
03-13-2003, 08:10 AM
Originally posted by cthomer5000
Alright, I'm not alone! I abandon 1 post for every post I actually make.

I think what happens to me is this:

1) I read a thread and am compelled to reply.
2) I feverishly type out my ideas in a free-form manner and all is good.
3) Then, the editing starts. I tend to be too much of a perfectionist when it comes to what I write, so I spend a lot of time crafting my thoughts.
3) by the time my post is ready, or nearly ready, for primetime, I re-read it and usually decide that what I've written sucks monkey-snot, or the thought is so disjointed I feel like Jason Tobias.

just glad to hear I'm not alone.
Bee
03-13-2003, 08:14 AM
editing? what's that?
Marmel
03-13-2003, 08:21 AM
Originally posted by BoneGavel
I think what happens to me is this:

1) I read a thread and am compelled to reply.
2) I feverishly type out my ideas in a free-form manner and all is good.
3) Then, the editing starts. I tend to be too much of a perfectionist when it comes to what I write, so I spend a lot of time crafting my thoughts.
3) by the time my post is ready, or nearly ready, for primetime, I re-read it and usually decide that what I've written sucks monkey-snot, or the thought is so disjointed I feel like Jason Tobias.

just glad to hear I'm not alone.


Almost exactly what happens to me about 1/3 of the time. I have had some pretty nice, and lengthy posts wiped out because at the last second I decide it was better to hit the back button than the submit button.
Bee
03-13-2003, 08:42 AM
Originally posted by Marmel
Almost exactly what happens to me about 1/3 of the time. I have had some pretty nice, and lengthy posts wiped out because at the last second I decide it was better to hit the back button than the submit button.

So your 6000+ posts are only about 2/3rds of the total you've typed in?

Can someone send Marmel some ice for his fingers? :D
Tarkus
03-13-2003, 08:44 AM
Originally posted by Buddy Grant
I probably refrain from posting half the posts I do actually post, I also rewrite almost every post - sometimes in an outside text editor in order to check for spelling errors. I guess I'm just too concerned what people here will think of some of my wild idea's:(. This is actually my 4th reply attempt, not sure whether I will actually submit though...
You would think after four attempts you could at least move the sad face away from the end of the sentence. :p

Tarkus

P.S. I don't abandon post very often, but I do try to English them up and will correct them whenever I find a mistake. :) See how that's done Buddy Grant? :D
Tarkus
03-13-2003, 08:46 AM
Originally posted by Bee
So your 6000+ posts are only about 2/3rds of the total you've typed in?

Can someone send Marmel some ice for his fingers? :D
dola

Geesh, he could have been close to the lead if he'd just hit that reply button each time.

Tarkus
GrantDawg
03-13-2003, 01:14 PM
I do this all the time (which must make you wondered how bad those posts were....).
cuervo72
03-13-2003, 01:17 PM
Well, you could just simply post short comments that don't require a lot of thought like I often do. That way you wouldn't have to worry about it.
IMetTrentGreen
03-13-2003, 04:32 PM
i usually quit because i have found no one cares what i have to say anyway, so i only post on things i know 100% about
tucker342
03-13-2003, 04:48 PM
I abandon my posts all the time, this one I thought about for like three minutes. And it still sucks
Kodos
03-13-2003, 06:32 PM
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korme
03-13-2003, 07:34 PM
Originally posted by cuervo72
Well, you could just simply post short comments that don't require a lot of thought like I often do. That way you wouldn't have to worry about it.

i like idea
Easy Mac
03-13-2003, 07:37 PM
sometimes i write and after a while i forget my point... well actually thats all the time.

Chicken Liver
panerd
03-13-2003, 08:54 PM
Have you ever gone back and read an old post of your own from a few months back? I was looking for my user number one time and so I typed in panerd to find an old post. Well it brought up a few old posts I had in a heated discussion over the summer. Well I re-read and thought "What the hell was I thinking?"
BFleming
03-13-2003, 09:24 PM
Originally posted by Kodos
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I concur
PilotMan
03-13-2003, 09:35 PM
I guess this is the new self help page for the FOFC.....

Hi, my name is PilotMan, I am a Post Abandoner....I think a whole lot faster than I type and sometimes my fingers just give up trying to keep up it.
McSweeny
03-13-2003, 09:52 PM
Originally posted by panerd
Have you ever gone back and read an old post of your own from a few months back? I was looking for my user number one time and so I typed in panerd to find an old post. Well it brought up a few old posts I had in a heated discussion over the summer. Well I re-read and thought "What the hell was I thinking?"

been there my man