On Average - How Many Posts Do You Back Out Of Posting Daily ?

[FenderGyrl]

Seriously,
Tonight I had what I felt were five pretty good posts in three diffetent threads... but I couldn't pull the trigger. I don't know ...

I feel like someone who has to bite their hand when they so badly want to say something edgy... it seems to be happening every time I'm in the Bad Dog.

I gotta... I gotta... Must ... RESIST
NEIL YOUNG !!!!
(Slapping my hands here)
Dammit !!!!!

 

[Jupiter]

I think my average is about twice a day I will at least open the reply window and sometimes even get a whole paragraph in there before deleting it


sometimes I'll type a whole big thing and realize it's all been said already "upstream"

sometimes I'll start and then think "this is gonna a PITA to explain right"

sometimes I'll start and then realize I don't know spit about the topic

sometimes all I got is a dumb joke

 

[1955]

Most of what I want to say, I don’t.

 

[mexicanyella]

First off: I respect and admire your restraint (and incidentally your killer well-documented First Act builds and threads...)

I didn’t enter a vote because I don’t think it happens daily, but there are days when I definitely wrestle with myself to not post in response to something, reminding myself that no one really needs to hear what I have to say, or a social skills correction, or whatever.

Come to think of it most of the time I leave this place happier for having stopped in; there’s usually something that interests me going on, a variety of activity and usually plenty of good vibes floating around.

I’ve not encountered many “help, here’s my problem (barely described), now I’m going to to dismiss every bit of advice I get as not applicable, and at some point say ‘typical (site name), ask for a simple X and you get a bunch of irrelevant _____...’” people here. That is a big plus.

 

[swervinbob]

I’ve already backed out of about five in the last 10 minutes. This place is over-moderated and some people here are a little sensitive. I have to watch myself.

 

[drmordo]

Mine is one or two per week, so I didn't vote.

But I have many times spent twenty minutes typing up a long reply to ultimately decide that I didn't want to post it so I just move on.

 

[SixStringSlinger]

I don't know about daily, but I pretty regularly start typing a response to something before I realize that I have nothing helpful to contribute, or that I just don't care. It's rarely even big deal, I just start typing and kind of get deflated about it. I think it's good to recognize that your input just isn't needed.

 

[trev333]

I might have.. on occasion....

aussie humor doesn't often go down smoothly.. every time...

 

[MarkieMark]

Maybe one in ten times, I just think- "yeah, nobody cares what you think/nobody really asked" and I delete or decide against.
I really never want to come across as that "know it all" or "last word" guy.

But at the same time, sometimes observed ignorance really irks me...

But I am a sucker for the obvious joke reply, even if no-one "gets" it.
Cant help it.

 

[Recce]

Probably a couple times a week. Not listed so I didn’t vote.

 

[Lowerleftcoast]

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[archetype]

Once or twice a day across 3 guitar forums. Usually I'm responding to someone being a jackass or confidently stating something rong in absolute terms, but then I realize that a response won't improve anything.

 

[bottlenecker]

It was none, until now.

 

[David Barnett]

I'll kill a post if I don't think it adds anything constructive to the discussion, or sometimes I'll do some quick research before hitting "send" and discover I'm just wrong about something, and I'll kill it. Or if it's just a hot take.

I wish I could catch more of them before posting.

 

[Zoso420]

These mods seem to lean to the right. They say no political posts but the rights post stay up a lot longer

 

[Dan German]

Also in the “not a daily thing so didn’t vote” camp. It does happen, though. More than it used to, less than it should.

sometimes all I got is a dumb joke

OK, well, that never stopped me…

 

[1955]

Me going to the “general discussion” of one of the largest gun forums. I was gently nudged, but it is quite refreshing.

 

[24 track]

I try not to post if i feel there is an abrupt negative vibe , and i will be feeding into it , and I see a few of these everyday , not worth my time to explain myself on these issues or have defend my opposing POV

 

[HoodieMcFoodie]

Also in the “not a daily thing so didn’t vote” camp. It does happen, though. More than it used to, less than it should.

OK, well, that never stopped me…

...or me. I specialise in dumb jokes.

 

[Chiogtr4x]

I 'back out' of # of posts much less than I used to' maybe a few years ago.

I used to be more reactive/negative/ or confrontational in some of my responding posts, over topics or opinions- than I am today.

( edit- to the point of OP, would compose maybe 'snarky' replies that thankfully, I did not post- but some, I would...)

It's not that I no longer disagree about something- so much as I just shut up, keep it to myself. Don't want to be negative or fight.
Just more important to stay civil- than to fight over something silly/subjective, personal, like about, say guitar brands ( " Martins suck!", " I'll never play an Epiphone!") SS vs. tube amps, drinking soda, eating hot dogs...just done with arguing. You like what you like, I like what I like.

Now if someone wants a good opinion or info on something I actually know about, I will post 'a book!'

Just saying I don't even compose ' argument' posts anymore...
I do 'pre-delete' posts I start that are the same info/ redundant to what someone else has just posted...

Hope I'm making sense!