# How much have YOU typed in reply to a post before deciding against it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-you-typed-in-reply-to-a-post-before-deciding-against-it/165031>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 29, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-you-typed-in-reply-to-a-post-before-deciding-against-it/165031 "2003-03-29T15:39:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![NaSultainne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NaSultainne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NaSultainne)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-you-typed-in-reply-to-a-post-before-deciding-against-it/165031/21 "2003-03-30T08:48:53Z")

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Oh yeah, I’ve typed darn near novel-length posts a couple times before coming to my senses and hitting the _BACK_ button. I’ve learned not to even get that far now, I just type a quick post and file it ‘done’.

An aside; ever type a magnificent post, a lengthy rebuttal of the first order, verified all your cites, checked and re-checked for typos, looked at the clock, realized it’s darn near 2 am and thought, oh please, oh please, oh please let my post take as you hit that _submit reply_ button only to have overnight maintenance shut you down…  
NOOOOOOOOO!☹

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**Author:** ![WillGolfForFood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/82dd89/32.png) [@WillGolfForFood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillGolfForFood)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-you-typed-in-reply-to-a-post-before-deciding-against-it/165031/22 "2003-03-30T14:18:44Z")

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I find writing replies and then not submitting them to be a great cathartic. I’ll read a message that gets my ire up, write a blistering reply telling that ^&_(!! in no uncertain terms that he/she doesn’t know what the %^&_()!! he/she is talking about - and then kill the reply without submitting anything. There we go - now I feel a lot better and I haven’t annoyed anybody.

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-you-typed-in-reply-to-a-post-before-deciding-against-it/165031/23 "2003-03-30T15:46:18Z")

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Numerous 500 word posts. Mostly in GD, some in the Pit.

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**Author:** ![Plexuss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Plexuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plexuss)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-you-typed-in-reply-to-a-post-before-deciding-against-it/165031/24 "2003-03-30T16:05:27Z")

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I’ve lurked this board for years.  
See my stats?  
I cannot tell you how many times I was (slowly) forming responses, only to have a respected SDMB pro say exactly what I was thinking in the meantime.

I’d bet there are a lot of people out there like me …

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