Have You Ever Seen A Thread Where You Really Wanted To Respond... But Thought Better Of It ???

[WillyT]

I mean... sometimes you see the perfect subject line and quickly come up with a clever retort, an apt allusion, or a philosophical gem... then you click on the post and think... no fucking way...

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[nc4bo]

1. Not referring to that morning sickness post are ya?

I thought 3 times before posting, jfyi

[sharp_stick]

3. The guys name is Willy n/t

[nc4bo]

5. And your's is "sharp_stick"

Oh lawd.

[Betsy Ross]

2. Every day. nt

[cthulu2016]

4. More than 50%

[Lasher]

6. Many many times.

[undeterred]

7. After one has been here for a while

you know where things are going to lead. So you don't start down the path.

Sometimes I write a response and when I am done, I click the back button so that I lose it. Gets it out of my system without causing trouble.

[nc4bo]

10. It does help...

sometimes I just walk away from a freshly typed post and 9 out of 10 times, it's the back button and poof!

[Control-Z]

13. Oh my gosh.

I posted before I read your reply and the response to it. I guess I'm not alone!!

[abolugi]

8. Hell...

Sometimes I'll spend 10 minutes writing a post and just before I click post I change my mind..
Of course being new I kinda watch my step and try to be careful that what I post wont be taken the wrong way.
It still is sometimes...

[WillyT]

14. Right There With You !!!

Please do not worry about being new... we really need the fresh input.

[abolugi]

29. Thanks!

I really do love DU and spend a few hours a day here reading and educating myself!
VERY glad I found it!

[sabrina 1]

36. Welcome to DU!

[bluedigger]

9. Several times a day.

Sometimes I succumb to the impulse, though. I'm not proud of it.

[JaneQPublic]

11. Self-editing is a valuable skill. (nt)

[Control-Z]

12. So many times I can't even say.

But I know it would probably get me banned.

If I just can't let it go, I'll type out a nasty response but never post it. I worry sometimes, though, that I'll accidentally post it somehow, so I'll use my browser to back out of it completely. Talk about paranoid. Lol.

[FSogol]

15. Including this one?

[DerekG]

16. I'm a lurking lefty...so yeah, basically every thread.

There are lots of interesting conversations here, but in all honesty, I left the Democratic Party after the Iraw War Resolution debacle. If I were to participate, I'd be banned within hours.

[SoDesuKa]

37. Pulling From the Left

I hope you'll reconsider about not participating because it's hard to be civil. I agree that it's often difficult to stay civil especially when provoked. Politeness counts with most people; however, some assholes misinterpret it as weakness or lack of confidence. But you can't let them drive you away.

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Yes. Believe it or not, there are some things even I refrain from saying.

I get close, and go...

...naaah.

[tech3149]

18. at leat once a day for the last six years

Every time I overcome that initial urge and read the responses, I generally know I did the right thing.
My problem is that even if I know that the post was just troll bait or the responses are not well informed or don't get to the heart of the question, I know I should speak my mind.
Almost every time I have overcome those self restraints, I walked away with no or incoherent response.
Two subjects that I will always avoid commenting about are Israel/ Palestine and gun rights.
It doesn't matter what you have to offer as fact or opinion no one will change their perspective on the issue.
Life is too short and there are too many important battles to fight to waste time on lost causes.

[Recovered Repug]

19. Funny, I've haven't ever ... oh, never mind.

[lunatica]

20. Absolutely

Lots of times I stop myself from being mean to someone. I really don't want to be that way, and sometimes I write something and then just don't post it because the impulse is out of my system. I don't always succeed though. I really have a lot of respect for those DUers who are consistently pleasant, even when they disagree strongly about something.

[entanglement]

21. Yes

Partly because my political views are slightly left of DU.

[Rowdyboy]

22. Frequently....Life is too short to waste on silly arguments-at least most nights....When I'm in the

mood-well thats another story.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

23. I usually get something off my chest and never revisit the thread...

So any angry replies are not seen. Ha!

[Skip Intro]

24. Yes, but why? Why don't people just say what they think?

I just backed out of commenting on a thread because I knew my opinion would have rallied the perpetually outraged, and I just didn't feel like that tonight.

But other than a tactical situation such as that, I think everyone should feel free to speak his or her mind. And do so. Frequently. Say what you think.

Why do we often instead talk ourselves out of saying something we obviously wanted to say?

[SoDesuKa]

35. The Alert Button Is Never Far Away

I always weigh my chances of surviving a jury when I'm tempted to say something that someone might not like. Usually it means I re-phrase what I have to say. Instead of saying "Blow it out Yer Ass!" I say, "I repectfully disagree with your premise . . . "

[SunsetDreams]

25. Many times, trash thread can be your friend.

[Warpy]

26. And I've typed out a response that would curl the hair in the OP's nose

before I backed out of the thread. I enjoy catharsis but I'm not suicidal.

[SunsetDreams]

28. ha ha ha nice! nt

[elleng]

27. Think: Don't need to pick that fight, or

Don't need to get into that fight.

[snooper2]

30. No, why would you do that?

And why am I the only no, and I guess I'll read all the replies now

[Kalidurga]

31. Yep all the time.

Makes me wish we had a reset button in real life. Course, then life might not be so interesting.

[Kennah]

32. The worst ones are the times when I am about to hit "Post my reply" ...

... I realize that I can't or shouldn't post it, but marvel at my words before deleting them.

[DeSwiss]

33. More often than not, really......

[woo me with science]

34. Sometimes.

But sometimes the truth is worth a hidden post, particularly when you are dealing with serial lies, obfuscation, and attempts to rewrite history.

[Permanut]

38. I had no idea it was that common..

I've deleted a response without posting a bunch of times, but never thought other DUers would be doing the same. Usual situation is when I get steamed about an OP, then after composing a brilliant and incisive rebuttal, I decide I don't want to die on that hill, and hit the back button.

[Iggo]

39. All damn day.

[2pooped2pop]

40. with the righteous police, the grammar police, the political correct police,

and the snark club, everyone is afraid to speak their mind here.

[Le Taz Hot]

41. All the time.

I'm a natural-born smart-ass as it is, combine that with the fact that, being a confirmed leftist, my political views are often not popular around here, if I didn't filter I would have been out of here years ago.

[AngryOldDem]

42. There were some threads last week that fit that description.

But my thoughts wouldn't have fit in with the prevailing wisdom so I kept my fingers off my keyboard.