how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

A few times recently, I noticed myself typing out replies in threads only to decide half-way through that: (1) I had nothing worth adding; or (2) I did not want any part of the thread.

Anyone else do this much?

One extra question: how often to you respond rashly and quickly regret it? (cue obvious joke about responding to this post)

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

I start typing and then change my mind about 10% of the time. (Some people wish the percentage was much higher I'm sure).

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

i do this sometimes. i actually thought about doing it for this post...that would be ironic you see...but the irony would be lost on everybody but me...rendering the whole exercise useless.

oh [censored] it.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

While I might not type it but at least a response forms in my head, which only half makes it on the forum.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

This usually happens in the zoo or legislation forum when some tard makes some rambling nonsensical post and want to tell him what a moran he is and that he sucks at life for wasting my time. Then I realize that typing up a reply will only waste more time.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

Probably 5% of the time. It normally happens when I type out a response and realize it adds absolutely nothing to a given thread.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

I'd say about 30% of the posts/replies I type out I end up never submitting.

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I do this all the time.

Sometimes I write a MASSIVE long reply, it takes me about 15 minutes. I stop, read it, and just think god, thats absolute BOLLOCKS. and just abandon it.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

Probably 50% of the time. Anything longer then one sentence I normally read a few times and half the time decide it didnt make my point very well or just wasnt exactly what I was trying to say.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

I'm probably 10%. Mostly when I find I've misread the hand, or I'm about to post something that would probably get me in trouble at work.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

nm

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

non-strategy: 30-50%
strategy: <5%

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

i would probably only post twice the responses I actually write. Often its just like 'hmm there's no point posting here, this thread is retarded, why am i posting some banal answer in it that no one cares about?'.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

I'd say about 25-35% I throw out.

I wish more OOT posters had this kind of built in censoring.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

Probably not enough.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

I'm just taking dictation from God.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

Just did it right now then I saw this post. I'd say it happens a few times a day.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

maybe once every day

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

Every so often. Generally though I think it'd be wrong to deprive you guys of the sheer awesomeness that is me.

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A few times recently, I noticed myself typing out replies in threads only to decide half-way through that: (1) I had nothing worth adding; or (2) I did not want any part of the thread.

Anyone else do this much?

One extra question: how often to you respond rashly and quickly regret it? (cue obvious joke about responding to this post)

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At least 50% of the time I rethink a post and abandon it.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

More than 50%

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Really? I hardly ever do this.

When I do it, it's usually in response to some retard asking for legal advice on OOT... I start to answer, then I remember how someone will always argue with whatever I say and bring up some technicality that would mean I'm only right 99.9% of the time, and that technically, the legal answer is blah blah blah.

The non-lawyers who give legal advice on here always seem to just ignoring the practicalities of the situation and quote the letter of some law that shows the OP is "right"... like people will post "YES you should sue your landlord for that $15 he owes you, the law says blah blah blah..." or some [censored] like that.

Then I remember that all this is going to happen and delete my post. But that's <5% of the time.

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maybe once every day

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Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

probably 20% of the time i type out a post then just close the tab instead of submitting. more people should do this.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

Wynton - I'd like to see poll results on this, actually.

Personally, I'm < 1%.

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

If I actually submitted every post I wrote out I would be considered the worst poster on 2+2

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Wynton - I'd like to see poll results on this, actually.

Personally, I'm < 1%.

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I would have created one, but was too lazy to figure out good options. Is it too late? Do you have suggestions?

Re: how often do you type out a response and abandon it?
 

30-50%, recently less because I have nothing to do and I want street cred.