Anyone find themselves writing long posts and then just abandoning

[henslee]

them -- but the act of writing them out sort of helped you think a situation out in a therapeutic sort of way.

[Rick Myers]

1. It happens to me frequently...

:toast:

[xultar]

2. I start so many posts that aren't posted. It is so funny you said this.

I was just thinking that yesterday after abandoning a post.

Usually after typing it out my fury is burned out. Plus I imagine that either it will get no response or start a flame-war and people will start attacking me.

That is usually why most of my posts are short.

[henslee]

6. I think this sort of pre-editing is a good thing. And a courteous thing.

I forgot who said it but someone (a writer) said (in a letter to someone) "Sorry about this letter... if I had more time, it would have been shorter."

[BlueJazz]

3. Yep..I've done that and then thought to myself...

"Naw...nobody is interested in this stuff", so I post "What colour is your Dog" instead and get 200 responses ...go figure...

[graywarrior]

4. I post one out of every ten I write.

[Misunderestimator]

5. I probably do that 75% of the time...

In fact, it's a tremendous effort just to hit "Post message" on this one...

[WCGreen]

7. yea, but I save them of line just in case one thing in all that

rambling happened to be brilliant.......

You never know....

When I was writting a weekly column, I always saved everything and was able to mine a lot off gopod stuff from the slag heap.....

Just a thought

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

8. yes

they usually have to do with spirituality and personal experiences. I hesitate to write much, because when I do, I tend to get flamed. Just happened today, in fact. Think I'll go back to writing the post and then deleting it.

[In_The_Wind]

9. yes, after several previews and rewrites

I sometimes I find myself thinking ... why bother

[BrklynLiberal]

10. Don't know where I heard it, but someone once said, "Sometimes it

shows a great command of the English language to say nothing at all."

I have also done the "oh nevermind" thing about a post.

:D