BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique

Subject: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: GUEST,dwditty
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 02:22 PM

OK, so maybe it is not patented. But here is what I do a lot of times:

I read a post that rouses some measure of indignity at the gall some people show to post something so utterly disagreeable, vacuous, or just plain stupid. I mean, really, how COULD they? So what I do is type some reply, rant (and sometimes raving, too) about whatever this person may have said. Once it is all out of my system, I erase it and hit page back. I get the benefit of venting, then get to the next level where I do not have to put up with the string of posts (of which I am a part) that follows. In 99% of the cases, the entire subject is so trivial that I forget about it right away anyway.

I am not a big fan of Dennis Leary, but I once heard him discussing his new form of therapy....it is called, "SHut the f*** up." I am not so sure it isn't a great idea.

dw

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: gnu
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 02:33 PM

Well, Denis Leary should know.

I have taken to doing something similar (most times; unfortunately, sometimes not). I write a reply in MS Word and save it. I wait a bit and read it as if it was written by someone else. Then I decide to modify, send or trash.

It's not foolproof. ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 02:59 PM

Please, no patent! This needs to be open source!!

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Bill D
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 03:31 PM

I....type...so....slowly....that....by....the ....time....I.... finish....a.... sentence....I.....am....pretty....sure....whether....I....want....to....post....it.

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Leadfingers
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 03:52 PM

I often feel that if someone posts anything you find totally disagreeable , its a lot safer to send them a PM , rather than start some acrimony on the forum !

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Girl Friday
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 06:24 PM

Unfortunately, this tactic doesn't work when someone posts as a guest, using an alias. You can't p.m. them!

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 06:27 PM

So get rid of GUEST posting to the bs section of mudcat

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Morticia
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 06:35 PM

Good theory and one I often use........of course, sometimes the divil is in me and I push the wrong button......ooops!

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 08:17 PM

And, sometimes it just needs to be said, but yes, I do a lot of write, put it away, read it later, edit and then decide whether to post it or not. These days, most times, it just doesn't seem worth it, even non-controversial stuff.

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: pdq
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 09:00 PM

"some of the best posts I ever made are the ones I didn't"

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Ferrara
Date: 16 Jul 06 - 11:17 PM

Yep. When I'm really tempted to post but something is telling me maybe it's a bad idea, I resist if I can (Morticia, yeah, well put, sometimes the divil is in me....). Sometimes I just hit the BACK button, sometimes I save it in a text file. I notice I almost never go back, re-read the stuff and actually post it if I can just get past those first few minutes of adrenaline-fueled energy.

Saves a lot of ... well, what does one call it, when one yields to the impulse and hits the SUBMIT button, then feels like an idiot or worse? Mudcat remorse?

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Jul 06 - 12:00 AM

Involves colonic hydrotherapy?

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Matt_R
Date: 17 Jul 06 - 01:29 AM

DW has discovered the glory of "STFU n00b!"

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: GUEST,Russ
Date: 17 Jul 06 - 08:56 AM

Do almost the same thing. I type the reply in notepad, Save it, Open it up the next day and read it, decide whether to post it. Usually I don't.

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: alanabit
Date: 17 Jul 06 - 06:03 PM

I have been bad tempered and occasionally wrong on the forum. There are plenty of people here who are no more perfect than I am. Most of them forgive me if I offer an apology for rudeness. I have also often ditched posts, which would have led me into trouble.
Policemen, children and fellow Mudcatters all have a habit of being able to repeat my hastier words back to me verbatim - very often without any context or comprehension... It is good to know I am not the only one who has to watch their step!

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 Jul 06 - 12:38 PM

I just deleted this reply - aren't you all gratefull?

Oops - hit the wrong button - Oh well remonstrate with me at Warwick if you go!

Subject: RE: BS: My Patented Mudcat Technique
From: leeneia
Date: 18 Jul 06 - 02:43 PM

Some people try to "start things" just to get attention. I refuse to reward their efforts - I don't respond in any way.