Do you always post what you type?

[Waterstar]

3/4s of the time I type then I look at what I typed and move back to the forums. How many people do this. I don't think many...

[michelinman]

I do that every now and again. A lot of times, i'll think that I have a good point to add to a thread, then I'll start typing it out, then reword it, then reword it again. Then I'll stare at it for a second and say you know what fuck it. I'm not very good at getting my thoughts across. Haha.

[Foreshadow]

I do, a lot. I always think my posts are way too short, just like this one.

I just find it hard sometimes to flesh out what I'm saying.

[Sidorio]

I did it for this post.

[DarthRacoon]

I post, spellcheck and then check if it came out right after i post it.

[Nessbeatsfox]

If I had posted every single time I had gone to the "new reply" page, I'd have thousands of posts. I tend to think to hard about my posts I guess.

[Waterstar]

At 9/2/09 04:24 PM, michelinman wrote: I do that every now and again. A lot of times, i'll think that I have a good point to add to a thread, then I'll start typing it out, then reword it, then reword it again. Then I'll stare at it for a second and say you know what fuck it. I'm not very good at getting my thoughts across. Haha.

Me too

[SeaBoundRhino]

I do it depending on whether the thread I'm posting in could be a spam thread.

[TheTrooper5]

Usually, sometimes I just don't feel like a thread has anything I contribute to at times.

[AlphaCentauri]

So many times I begin writing something and halfway through just decide against it and hit the back button. Sometimes its even a couple of paragraphs, rather if it is a reply in a thread or a brand new topic.

Or I will finish the post completely, read over it, and just think, "Eh, nevermind."

[Ursiruss]

Yeah I've done this a couple of times and it pisses me off like you couldnt imagine.... typically its because I think what I've written is just meaningless and besides 30 ppl ahead of me already said it so whats the point really =)

[ertysproductions]

Right now I'm watching the TV, only looking at the screen to read your replies. So, yes.

[HeavyMetalGuy]

I pretty much always look back at every post I make to see if it was responded to. It also keeps me from getting bored easily, as I go through topics multiple times reading things I previously missed.

[Emomudkip]

Yes, mostly
Often i go *Typity type* and then look back at it and think my post is either retarded, or too short

Or both

But i guess the retarded thing is my fault...

[FurryFox]

Most of the time I type what I wanted to say in the first place, then when I read it over I delete it and think of who to better put my thoughts down. Occassionally I spend 10 or so minutes thinking on how to type something.

[Rohedin]

All the time. That's why I spend a lot of time on the forums yet hardly make any posts. And it still doesn't help my post quality.

[mrpwnzer]

It depends on the topic. I would just type my message and think "ok, is this going to be a good read?"

then I just give up and do something else.

[Alex12345269]

Yeah, I do it alot. Sometimes the post just seems stupid so I scrap it.

[Headshot777]

At 9/2/09 04:24 PM, michelinman wrote: I do that every now and again. A lot of times, i'll think that I have a good point to add to a thread, then I'll start typing it out, then reword it, then reword it again. Then I'll stare at it for a second and say you know what fuck it. I'm not very good at getting my thoughts across. Haha.

Exactly the same for me. It's aggravating. I almost don't want to post this.

[Magical-Zorse]

Sometimes, if It doesn't sound good.

[Glaax]

I never spellcheck or re-read what I post before I click post it, I think I quoted the wrong guy on the forums once cos I didn't bother to even read the quote I was responding to in my post as I was writing a reply :O

[Peaceblossom]

A lot of the time I stop myself when I see that I'm picking apart somebody's argument. A lot of people post stupid shit, and I always feel the need to tell them what they've done wrong, but I stop myself most of the time because I really don't care.

[14hourlunchbreak]

I do this all the time. Sometimes I'll even write something really long and just be like "Nah, nobody would like this." and just click away.

[Xurch]

YES!
Alot more recently, its just coming to that realisation that what you say wont matter or make any difference, or that the discussion has happened 1000s times before.
If this thread wasnt about doing that very thing I would probably go back to the forums again.

[aListers]

I did that all the time after the first time I got banned. That's why my post count is so low yet I've been on the fourms almost every day for the last 2 years.

[evan210]

At 9/2/09 04:24 PM, michelinman wrote: I do that every now and again. A lot of times, i'll think that I have a good point to add to a thread, then I'll start typing it out, then reword it, then reword it again. Then I'll stare at it for a second and say you know what fuck it. I'm not very good at getting my thoughts across. Haha.

I do that sometimes too.
If I didn't, and just went through with my posts, I'd probably have a good 300 more.

[TwistedBellyButton]

I mostly start up with a thesis statement, about the subject i'll be working on. I try to narrow down towards my thesis in the first paragraph. It generally starts from everything (nothing) and ends up in the specific argument; my thesis.

Once I have a rough idea of what I'll be talking about on my post, I make an outline, I categorise my arguments, in the order they will come up as I get into more detail on the subject. Which is quite efficient since then I'll also be showing my train of thought that has led me to choose such a thesis, hence bringing the reader one step closer to agreeing with the thesis itself.

As soon as I start feeling confident in my opinion, and the outline is done, including all the main points in the proper order. I start posting, adding as much spice as I can, with all fancy and formal words, so i don't just know what the f word I'm talking about but it looks like I am. Which will eventually pique more people's interest on the matter at hand, giving them a pleasant reading, followed by a headache and some nerdrage on occasion.

Ultimately, no, I don't always post what I type, I type what I post, in a professional manner off course. I give special care to each and every post of mine, as you can notice from my post count.

Damn, i should've been a journalist. No?

[Xarnor]

I do that about 50% of the time that I'm on the BBS. I should probably not post more often, but that wouldn't be as much fun.

[CapnCrunchDaPimp]

At 9/2/09 04:28 PM, AlphaCentauri wrote: So many times I begin writing something and halfway through just decide against it and hit the back button. Sometimes its even a couple of paragraphs, rather if it is a reply in a thread or a brand new topic.

Or I will finish the post completely, read over it, and just think, "Eh, nevermind."

This. I think I've done this about a thousand times. I guess my insecurity comes into play here or something. If I don't think it's good, I scrap it.

[yurgenburgen]

About one in every fifty posts of mine gets discarded instead of posted.