No really, I honestly didn’t want you to read it because I wanted to see if the preview function increments the ‘views’ counter*, but you couldn’t resist, could you?
It’s 1 am Thursday here.
I cheated. I saw that somebody else (who valued the instructions but was gifted with a superior clock) had answered and I just had to see the post.
Here it’s still Wednesday the 16th.
But at least I had the decency to say I had read it. Not like the 40-plus who read it and didn’t reply.
Correction: 23 and not 40 have/had read it at the time of this post.
I opened it, but didn’t read it. Does that count?
OK
Well, I thought it was Thurs 17th … but I’ve just woken from an afternoon nap (true!) …
Julie
I’m sorry, I cheated also. At least I’m admitting to it 
In all fairness, you didn’t specify a month or year, and Thursday, April 17 AD 2003 has come and gone in all time zones.
Wow! Thanks, Chronos! Now my guilt is assuaged.
BTW, I noted that the view count is now over 80. Such a pitiful few are owning up to cheating.
Now that Chronos has shown the light, come on out of the woodwork. Be brave!
I have my own Non Paradoxable Incrementally Inverted Self Posting Time Dilated Keyboard Previewer Apparatus™
I have absolutely no idea what season it even is outside, much less a day and time. The LCD display broke, you see.
I thought you were going to ask a question like, “What are we supposed to do if we see someone has started a thread saying, ‘Please do not read this thread until Thursday the 17th’”, but you shortened it to fit.
my mouse clicked it, not I.
my computer read it, not I.
then my mouse clicked post reply, not I.
I have no idea what is happening now, but my computer does.
Please don’t put me in the stockade…I am in a scent!
oopsy woopsy, and I am sorry! 
Mangetout!
Yeah, you’ve got to be more specifc in these things. I mean, there are plenty of Thursday the 17ths out there, who knew it was supposed to be the one that’s ahead of us??
I didn’t do it.
14 replies / 133 views at this point.
It’s not my fault.
The cat was chewing on the mouse again.
:dubious:
So… you (the OP) were trying to figure out if the post count of 1 that you always see when you post your new thread is from the preview page where you composed the OP?
Why didn’t you just ask Q.E.D.? 
Look at all you people telling on yoursel. . . Ooops.
I read the OP, but I didn’t inhale.