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i was just writing what i thought was a witty reply to another thread, but upon a second read i realized it floated in the nebulous area between incoherent and just plain stupid. so i deleted it and actually decide to keep my mouth shut on this issue. this doesn't happen that often, i'm generally not afraid to make a fool of myself, but ocasionally i will have a flash of sanity while rereading something i'm about to fling into the cyberwinds and i just realize... man that's just dumb.


does anyone else do this or and i the only one who will waste ten minutes replying to something only to discover what i wrote was just too bad to pass even my low standards of self editting?

I often do.

Sometimes it's because as I re-read it, I realise it's not funny, just stupid, unintelligable, or could be seen as offensive.

Other times it's because I get to the thread quite late, and what I want to has already been said by quite a few other people, making my post look like some sort of me-too or wannabe sycophancy.

does anyone else do this or and i the only one who will waste ten minutes replying to something only to discover what i wrote was just too bad to pass even my low standards of self editting?

I do it all the time. :/

I rarely do it its your job to interpret my mad ramblings just like how Hitler was just a guy trying to find the next bus….

i was just writing what i thought was a witty reply to another thread, but upon a second read i realized it floated in the nebulous area between incoherent and just plain stupid. so i deleted it and actually decide to keep my mouth shut on this issue. this doesn't happen that often, i'm generally not afraid to make a fool of myself, but ocasionally i will have a flash of sanity while rereading something i'm about to fling into the cyberwinds and i just realize... man that's just dumb. does anyone else do this or and i the only one who will waste ten minutes replying to something only to discover what i wrote was just too bad to pass even my low standards of self editting?

I always start writing a response to something idiotic someone has said, then realise that they're probably too unintelligent to understand my reply anyway.

i did it just now on another thread. probably do it many times a day, usually when i realise what i was gonna say isn't actually funny (or is stupid)...

I do this all the time. Hence my pathetically low post-count:p

I do this all the time. Hence my pathetically low post-count:p

Maybe a "almost post count" needs to be implemented, mine would be at least 50% bigger than it is now.

Sometimes. Generally if I post it'll be because I've really got something to say on whatever issue; hence the post-count, relative to the join-date.

i was just writing what i thought was a witty reply to another thread, but upon a second read i realized it floated in the nebulous area between incoherent and just plain stupid. so i deleted it and actually decide to keep my mouth shut on this issue. this doesn't happen that often, i'm generally not afraid to make a fool of myself, but ocasionally i will have a flash of sanity while rereading something i'm about to fling into the cyberwinds and i just realize... man that's just dumb.


does anyone else do this or and i the only one who will waste ten minutes replying to something only to discover what i wrote was just too bad to pass even my low standards of self editting?
I never post. In fact I am not posting now. That number to the left is all lies, and that UberSpam Girl nickname is part of a vast right wing conspiracy that just won't go away.

I often do.

Sometimes it's because as I re-read it, I realise it's not funny, just stupid, unintelligable, or could be seen as offensive.

Other times it's because I get to the thread quite late, and what I want to has already been said by quite a few other people, making my post look like some sort of me-too or wannabe sycophancy.
^ What he said. >.<

Frequently. I'll read it over and realize that 1) someone else already said and better, 2) it's too stupid, 3) the op wasn't really worth the response.

about 50% of the time i dont post in a thread im interested in because its already been dominated by a couple of fools who are only reading each others' posts. no sense trying to get read in the middle of that

about 10% of the time i write up a post only to find that by the end i either dont want to be in that thread at all, its boring, not funny, or made no sense.

90% of the rest of the time i post and no one responds.

about 50% of the time i dont post in a thread im interested in because its already been dominated by a couple of fools who are only reading each others' posts. no sense trying to get read in the middle of that

about 10% of the time i write up a post only to find that by the end i either dont want to be in that thread at all, its boring, not funny, or made no sense.

90% of the rest of the time i post and no one responds.

ahh... me too.
EDIT: but , but, you have 10,000 posts ???
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ahh... me too.
EDIT: but , but, you have 10,000 posts ???
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scary isnt it?

i have been around for a while.

I figure, if I'm stupid enough to write it, and it doesn't violate the rules, I'll post it, even if it's asinine.

scary isnt it?

i have been around for a while.

(Yay..! a response..! :))
333 posts avg per month... not a bad performance.