Writing posts, but not posting them.

Flint · 11-03-2006, 05:04 PM

Do you ever do this? I do. Alot. Probably I post about half of what I write. And the rest, I preview, edit, preview, edit... . . .

Elspode · 11-03-2006, 05:05 PM

I was going to comment on this, but I just deleted it instead.

wolf · 11-03-2006, 05:12 PM

Every now and again I type something in the quick reply box that's just too over the line in terms of flamage, and luckily, my sensibility sensor kicks in just before I hit post.

Spexxvet · 11-03-2006, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Every now and again I type something in the quick reply box that's just too over the line in terms of flamage, and luckily, my sensibility sensor kicks in just before I hit post.

That's me, too.

wolf · 11-05-2006, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

That's me, too.

I really couldn't tell.

bbro · 11-03-2006, 05:17 PM

I do this about half the time. I just did it in the Rules of Engagement thread. It's normally because I have no confidence in my response.

glatt · 11-03-2006, 05:23 PM

My father is the kind of guy who keeps his mouth shut until he has something really good to say. Then he says it. His words have value. I always admire that trait and I try to emulate it.

BUt here on the Cellar, that's not the point. It's good to have posts that have some value to them, but if you wait until what you have to say is profound, there would be no posts here. It's the chaff that inspires the wheat.

Edit: I just thought about this post and how it relates to the thread, and decided to delete it rather than refine it, because I think it's lame and I don't even really agree with it fully. But since the topic of the thread is posts you delete, I thought I'd give you an example of what I would delete. It's everything above the word "Edit" here.

Flint · 11-03-2006, 05:25 PM

@glatt: My opinion is that you should post more stuff like that.

glatt · 11-03-2006, 05:27 PM

Thanks. Reading it again, I like it more. But there's still something about it I don't like. Can't put my finger on it.

Flint · 11-03-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

But there's still something about it I don't like. Can't put my finger on it.

That's what previewing, re-writing, previewing, re-writing, previewing, and re-writing is for. Of course, sometimes you can never "fix" it.

busterb · 11-03-2006, 06:43 PM

Yes because I go to spell check or look for something and it's gone.

11-03-2006, 06:53 PM

Nope, but I tend to go back and edit a lot. Afterthoughts more than revisions.

Griff · 11-03-2006, 07:31 PM

*profundity deleted*

lumberjim · 11-03-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

*profundity deleted*

DIBS!

Griff · 11-03-2006, 07:48 PM

getting the 90% -100% percent crowd to weigh in on this may be problematic

View Poll Results: How often do you write and not post?
0% - 10% of the time	8	32.00%
10% - 20% of the time	3	12.00%
20% - 30% of the time	5	20.00%
30% - 40% of the time	1	4.00%
40% - 50% of the time	5	20.00%
50% - 60% of the time	0	0%
60% - 70% of the time	2	8.00%
70% - 80% of the time	0	0%
80% - 90% of the time	1	4.00%
90% - 100% of the time	0	0%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

11-03-2006, 05:04 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Writing posts, but not posting them. Do you ever do this? I do. Alot. Probably I post about half of what I write. And the rest, I preview, edit, preview, edit... . . . __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-03-2006, 05:05 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I was going to comment on this, but I just deleted it instead. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-03-2006, 05:12 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Every now and again I type something in the quick reply box that's just too over the line in terms of flamage, and luckily, my sensibility sensor kicks in just before I hit post. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-03-2006, 05:25 PM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	@glatt: My opinion is that you should post more stuff like that. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-03-2006, 05:17 PM	#6
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I do this about half the time. I just did it in the Rules of Engagement thread. It's normally because I have no confidence in my response.

11-03-2006, 05:23 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My father is the kind of guy who keeps his mouth shut until he has something really good to say. Then he says it. His words have value. I always admire that trait and I try to emulate it. BUt here on the Cellar, that's not the point. It's good to have posts that have some value to them, but if you wait until what you have to say is profound, there would be no posts here. It's the chaff that inspires the wheat. Edit: I just thought about this post and how it relates to the thread, and decided to delete it rather than refine it, because I think it's lame and I don't even really agree with it fully. But since the topic of the thread is posts you delete, I thought I'd give you an example of what I would delete. It's everything above the word "Edit" here.

11-03-2006, 05:27 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thanks. Reading it again, I like it more. But there's still something about it I don't like. Can't put my finger on it.

11-03-2006, 06:43 PM	#11
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Yes because I go to spell check or look for something and it's gone. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-03-2006, 06:53 PM	#12
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Nope, but I tend to go back and edit a lot. Afterthoughts more than revisions.

11-03-2006, 07:31 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	profundity deleted __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-03-2006, 07:48 PM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	getting the 90% -100% percent crowd to weigh in on this may be problematic __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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