Things you decided not to post

I once started to write out a thread about poltergeist cases that could kill people but then couldn't be bothered.
 
Freefaller said:
Moderating decisions - they often cause a huge backlash and I don't like being bullied :(
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I didn't realise decisions were involved!
I thought it just operated on pure chance and chaos. Certainly there seems to be no consistency to them as a whole
 
I type fast and sometimes ill type out a whole reply and then just change my mind because I can't be bothered to have to reply to the expected replies that it will generate.

As out spoken as I am, I hold back a hell of a lot. :D because a) this is not the place for those ideas and b) its a family forum c) people just don't want to hear some things. d) I can't be bothered to reply, as above. e) I have better things to do. Like play bf4 .
 
Dis86 said:
I didn't realise decisions were involved!
I thought it just operated on pure chance and chaos. Certainly there seems to be no consistency to them as a whole
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Roll of a dice, you're lucky this post came up as a 6 or you'd be banned right now for questioning moderating decisions.

I realise it's frustrating if you think that the moderating isn't consistent but at the same time it's worth remembering that it's done by a number of individuals who will at times have different opinions and although we do try to be consistent it doesn't always work out that way. There's also an element of confirmation bias involved i.e. you'll notice the decisions where it jars because it doesn't seem consistent but you won't notice any multitude of times where it goes right. Finally no one is trying to say that the moderation is perfect but we do rely on the users to help us out and flag up problems because we can't and won't see everything, after all it's a collection of individuals moderating in their own free time to try and keep the forums running smoothly.

For the original question it's probably about as frequent now that I'll start to think about a reply and then decide against it as will be that I'll post - I don't have as much free time as I used to and can't (or perhaps won't) get as involved in debates as I did previously so that curtails my input significantly.
 
I tend to do this when I have worked myself up about someone posting some rubbish, and then after writing a big long post telling them off I just delete it because it would derail the thread in most cases or just stir the pot for my own satisfaction. I don't start many threads so I tend to think about whether they are retarded when I do decide to.
 
Skidder said:
I find myself quite frequently writing posts out and then deciding to press the back button rather than post them. Typically because they are unnecessarily inflammatory or too dull.
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Perpetually and in many different mediums. I suppose it shows empathy, however misguided. Although eventually my apathy kicks in and I resign myself with the knowledge that either someone else will eventually get across the point I wanted to convey or perhaps they won't. Apathy truly wins and I thank it dearly.
 
If I find the need to post a load of crap I head to GD. If it's a special brand of crap then it's off to Speaker's Corner.

The only seriousposting[TM] happens in the tech forums.
 
Skidder said:
Do you post whatever drivel comes into your mind (like this post I suppose) or do you sometimes realise you would be better not posting at all (again like this post I suppose)?
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Yes and yes. Learning to filter the former by doing the latter is something that I'm working on, and I'd encourage all the other internet litterers to do the same.

What have you pulled yourself back from spewing over the internet recently?
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I was going to go to town on one of the GD dreadfuls but it was pointless and unnecessary and would probably have got me a probation so I reluctantly hit <-Backspace.
 
I was about to reply to this thread and wrote a whole load of stuff out. Then I re-read it and realised how boring it was, even to me, so I deleted it all and decided not to post. Then I re-read what you had written and also realised this was incredibly boring, and so decided to write another reply letting you know that your thread was still boring, hence you might as well have just posted the boring story about finding your wife's travel mug. Thinking about this, I might as well have just posted my initial response to your second boring thread. Strange how these things work out.
 
I recently typed out a big political reply to someone, complete with graphs and references, but then realised I couldn't be bothered with responding to the comments it would draw, and deleted it all.
 
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