do you ever write posts but not post them?

by dh 22 Replies latest jw friends

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  dh

  i find that i do it a lot, often to do with politcal threads, i read some of the stuff people write and i want to rip into it so badly, of course because i know i am right all of the time and everyone else just thinks they are, so i write a post, then i read it and don't bother to post it... i figure, why destroy everyone elses illusions that they are right? that just wouldn't be nice.

  sometimes i spend a while writing a long post, then i just hit ctrl+a followed by space bar, and back in my browser... does anyone else do this or is it just me?

  i am particularly interested to hear from other people who like myself are right all of the time but would feel guilty about shattering everyone else's illusions.
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  Joe Bloggs
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  maxwell

  Yes I do. It's usually because the post has become too negative or too revealing about someone else or because I've rambled and gotten too far away from the original topic and I don't feel like trying to edit it and make it relevant to the topic of the thread.
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  Big Tex

  All the time. Mostly I get worried that I would come off wrong, or someone might be hurt be what I would say. And then re-reading I begin to think it doesn't really sound that good and I'll back on out of there.

  Chris
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  imallgrowedup

  i find that i do it a lot, often to do with politcal threads, i read some of the stuff people write and i want to rip into it so badly, of course because i know i am right all of the time and everyone else just thinks they are, so i write a post, then i read it and don't bother to post it... i figure, why destroy everyone elses illusions that they are right? that just wouldn't be nice.

  i am particularly interested to hear from other people who like myself are right all of the time but would feel guilty about shattering everyone else's illusions.

  Been there, done that!

  LOL!

  growedup
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  galaxy7

  I write and dont post alot.So many people here write so much better and can seem to get their ideas across

  While I struggle with spelling and everything else that goes along with posting.
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  nilfun

  all the time
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  Angharad

  Yes, often !
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  LittleToe

  Very, very rarely.

  If it's a sensitive topic I'll sometimes re-read it up to a couple of times before posting (and that's been the point that I've not posted it, on those very rare occasions), but for the most part I let things fall out as they would from my mouth...
  ...a bit like drool and breadcrumbs.

  dh:
  Always right, huh?
  Pride comes before a fall
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  Jahna

  I write a lot of posts to this and other boards that never see the light of day. My word processor save directory is full of them.
  
  Over the years I have found that writing things out helps me deal with issues and problems. It also helps me analyze my opinions and way of thinking. I have found re reading some of these posts and other that have made it out for public viewing is my own personal little diary of sorts. I have watched myself grow and change through my own writing.
  
  Venting through posts, well I think we all do that, it can be very helpful though.
  
  Jahna
  
  Forever trusting in who we are, and nothing else matters.... Metallica