Do you scrap posts a lot?

[Denamic]

I spent about an hour and a half today writing posts that I simply scrapped because they were stupid.
Most of the time when I write long and detailed posts, I'm unhappy with them and simply go "Fuck it" and replace it with a sentence or two.
And usually, those sentences encapsulate the entire 9000 word essay I were writing before that, too.

So yeah, how often do you murder and/or abandon your textual brainchildren?

 

[Vault101]

somtimes when I realsed that I dont know what my original point was anymore

usually though I jsut make a thread then regret it

 

[Syphous]

That's funny, months ago I made a poll about this.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.254305-Poll-Ever-done-this
I'm not being a jerk about it, I just think that's humorous.

So.. yes, I do that. Still daily.

 

[Sticky Squid]

Nope, I usually post it anyway which is why most of my posts are crap.

 

[Mr Pantomime]

Sometimes. I usually write a lot, realise I sound either stupid, ignorant, or a total prick, delete the post and reflect.

 

[Void Droid]

I scrap them if they are not important and I'm required to use the captcha thing as I don't care to refresh it several times to find something readable. The fact I don't have to do it now is the only reason I'll hit "post".

 

[Catchy Slogan]

I do that all the time. It's to stop me posting a rant. Type it out, get it out of my system, scrap it and carry on.

 

[Snork Maiden]

All the time. A lot of the time I'll go to reply, and then by the time I've finished replying I realise I straight up can't be bothered to get involved in the discussion so I ditch what I just wrote.

 

[onewheeled]

More often than not, really.

I'll have a paragraph or two down, then think to myself "...Nobody cares about this shit, I'm just rambling." and scrap it.

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

All the time.

I'll go into a thread, knowing what I want to say and thinking it is a valid point or whatever, and I'll either completely forget it, not know how to word it properly, or just say to myself, "this is stupid...".

 

[Nyan Cat]

All the damn time. Usually I think I have a good idea of what I'm going to say, but when I look at it on my screen, I think to myself, "Psh, this is just dumb."

 

[Jedamethis]

Sometimes, when they don't need to be said. Like when loads of other people have said exactly the same thing or when I've forgotten what the point I was making was.

 

[rockyoumonkeys]

Yep, quite a lot actually, mostly in the Religion & Politics forum. I'll write out a heated response to something, and then decide I just don't want to get into it.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Yep, quite a lot actually, mostly in the Religion & Politics forum. I'll write out a heated response to something, and then decide I just don't want to get into it.

Mostly this... except I feel because I haven't got half of what I have down, I sound stupid... so I can't bothered any more.

 

[Marter]

I only scrap them when I realize I'm about to admit to something that I'd rather not let everyone know about. Other than that, I always post.

 

[Randomologist]

I scrap about 2/3 of what I write, usually because I can't say it in a way that someone else could understand without reading massive quantities of text.

 

[Lilani]

I don't usually scrap them, but I will edit the shit out of them after I've posted them.

 

[Gxas]

All the time. A lot of the time I won't even comment, I'll just leave the page because what I'm saying isn't making sense.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Yep, happens to me quite frequently.

Generally, I only post when I feel like I have something important (or witty) to add. Often while in the middle of composing a post, I'll stop and ask myself "is it really worth the time and effort to post this?" If my answer is "no," then I'll scrap it.