Ever start writing a thread, realize it would just be flame bait, then discard it before posting?

[IdaBriggs]

I did it today. I am rather proud of myself. I made DU a better place by NOT posting.



So, obviously, came to the Lounge to share.

[Xyzse]

1. Very often

Which is why I end up in the Lounge more often than not.

[Aristus]

2. All the time.

Usually, typing it out and then deleting it is enough to get the thought off my chest and move on...

[Chan790]

3. Daily.

It's why I start so few threads. I piss off enough people in the ones I don't start.

[MuseRider]

5. ALL the time.

That is the reason there are very few OP's that I have done, most people (but certainly not all) think I am OK to nice. Mostly it is probably the only reason I am still here. I flash hot, write it down and then all but one time I discard it and relax or at least cool it down a notch.

Apparently my outrageous that I do post is not so outrageous

[pipi_k]

6. The only

threads I've ever started were in a couple of the groups...never out in the forums.

Because the groups are a safer place than the forums.

At least, IMO.

Having said that, though, there have been many times when I've typed out a reply in an existing thread and didn't post it for a couple of reasons...

1. I got interrupted in the middle of it and then when I got back to it, realized I didn't really care all that much about the topic anymore.

2. Typed out a reply that I figured would annoy others because I wasn't going along with the "herd-think", and wasn't in the mood to get verbally abused by people who can't stand it that not everybody agrees with them. Or maybe they don't quite understand the point I was trying to make and they didn't give a shit about looking deeper than their need to assume they know who someone is based on their own interpretations of that person's words. So I deleted and then went on with my day knowing that what I say or don't say here probably doesn't matter a rat's ass in the long run.

[Myrina]

7. Yep

n/t

[ZombieHorde]

8. Yes. nt

[HappyMe]

9. No, not an OP.

I have started replies, thought the better of it and dumped it.

[steve2470]

10. yep and not even "flame bait"

Usually I'm not in the mood to fend off ad hominem attacks in GD.

[MicaelS]

11. Yes, and I do it with posts, too.

I start thinking.."You know, I'm angry, and if I post that, it might just get hidden, so forget it."

[Goalie49009]

12. When I get mad and start a thread about being mad

I just type it out say it out loud to myself then I send the .......oh nevermind


**self deleted by user *****

[In_The_Wind]

13. Yup!

But then ... I return to normal after I stop fuming.

[B Calm]

14. You got to be careful anymore. Lot of people are just looking for an argument.

[cliffordu]

15. About once every three hours.

[Boom Sound 416]

16. Not enough admittedly

[LeftofObama]

17. All the time. n/t