Nitpicking Your Post

**Neuro** · 07-06-2008, 04:02 AM

I'm curious to know how often you all edit your posts. I have a bad habit of writing a post and publishing, then coming back and editing at least once but sometimes as many as 5-6 times. I do the same with blog posts, which totally messes up the RSS feed :/

Anyone else have this problem? I posted a poll to make this scientific.

**Homini Lupus** · 07-06-2008, 06:29 AM

The text is easier to read once published since it stretches in a bigger box. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I edit quite often just for errors in typing, but just once.

**Ice Wolf** · 07-06-2008, 07:44 AM

I correct my posts 1-2 times. There are many errors since English is not my native language.

**Synamon** · 07-06-2008, 07:53 AM

I post and then go back and improve upon it (ie:fix grammar or add smilies or add a line for clarification or ...)

I end up editing at least half my posts, the woes of being a perfectionist.
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**athenian200** · 07-06-2008, 08:08 AM

I edit frequently, sometimes rearranging sentences, changing phrasing to sound better, and even adding whole paragraphs. Sometimes I also edit for spelling and grammatical errors or missing connective words. I usually do all my editing in the first few minutes after posting, and sometimes I end up doing several independent edits close together rather than taking care of all of it in one edit.

EDIT: For reference, I edited this post twice after posting it, including this time.

**fonmaneal** · 07-06-2008, 09:12 AM

Never, once it is done I move on.

**Danisty** · 07-06-2008, 10:52 AM

I use the preview instead. I generally preview my posts several times before I submit them.

**Monte314** · 07-06-2008, 12:31 PM

I generally perform 4 or 5 (sometimes more, sometimes less) edits; virtually all are done within a minute or two of the original post. About 3/4 are for spelling, and about 1/4 for content (a word or two; sometimes I'll add or delete a sentence). I don't really think it's proper to edit a post once people have started to respond to it.

**Erika Redmark** · 07-06-2008, 12:45 PM

I edit my posts within the post box. Then if I realise I've said something really stupid after I posted, I edit it, but I read them over so often before posting that that rarely happens.

**Max** · 07-06-2008, 02:56 PM

	Originally Posted by Erika Redmark To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	I edit my posts within the post box. Then if I realise I've said something really stupid after I posted, I edit it, but I read them over so often before posting that that rarely happens.

Same here. I make sure my post is the way I want it before I hit 'submit' but sometimes I might miss a mistake or realize that I said the wrong thing...then I will edit it. But that doesn't happen often and sometimes if I see the little "post edited..." message, I will deleted the post and post it again.

**Snowdragon** · 07-06-2008, 03:38 PM

I can't stop editing my post-I think it's a mild case of OCD.

**Seppuku Savant** · 07-07-2008, 03:43 AM

That seems tiresome. 5 to 6 is excessive.

**Beery Swine** · 07-07-2008, 06:06 PM

Constantly. And even then it seems like I get a lot of things wrong.

**Elfrun** · 07-07-2008, 06:30 PM

Hardly ever, if I notice a stupid grammar or spelling error as soon as I post I'll change it but I try to check that before hitting the reply button.

Most of the edits I do are in the corrupt a wish thread when others *glares* beat me to the reply button
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Otherwise I tend not to over think my posts once they're out there, I figure there's little point. Editing lots times sounds tiring.

View Poll Results: Average Edits Per Post
Rarely - I think before I send	8	20.51%
Semi-Often - Spelling mistakes here and there	13	33.33%
Frequently - Borderline OC behavior	18	46.15%
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07-06-2008, 04:02 AM	#1
Neuro Member [04%] MBTI: INtJ Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 199	I'm curious to know how often you all edit your posts. I have a bad habit of writing a post and publishing, then coming back and editing at least once but sometimes as many as 5-6 times. I do the same with blog posts, which totally messes up the RSS feed :/ Anyone else have this problem? I posted a poll to make this scientific.
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07-06-2008, 06:29 AM	#2
Homini Lupus Member [30%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,228	The text is easier to read once published since it stretches in a bigger box. I'm a bit of a perfectionist and I edit quite often just for errors in typing, but just once.
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07-06-2008, 07:44 AM	#3
Ice Wolf Member [09%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 373	I correct my posts 1-2 times. There are many errors since English is not my native language.
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07-06-2008, 07:53 AM	#4
Synamon Core Member [465%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 18,616	I post and then go back and improve upon it (ie:fix grammar or add smilies or add a line for clarification or ...) I end up editing at least half my posts, the woes of being a perfectionist. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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07-06-2008, 08:08 AM	#5
athenian200 Member [18%] MBTI: INFJ Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 742	I edit frequently, sometimes rearranging sentences, changing phrasing to sound better, and even adding whole paragraphs. Sometimes I also edit for spelling and grammatical errors or missing connective words. I usually do all my editing in the first few minutes after posting, and sometimes I end up doing several independent edits close together rather than taking care of all of it in one edit. EDIT: For reference, I edited this post twice after posting it, including this time.
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07-06-2008, 09:12 AM	#6
fonmaneal Member [10%] MBTI: intj Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 403	Never, once it is done I move on.
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07-06-2008, 10:52 AM	#7
Danisty Member [32%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,285	I use the preview instead. I generally preview my posts several times before I submit them.
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07-06-2008, 12:31 PM	#8
Monte314 Core Member [412%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16,504	I generally perform 4 or 5 (sometimes more, sometimes less) edits; virtually all are done within a minute or two of the original post. About 3/4 are for spelling, and about 1/4 for content (a word or two; sometimes I'll add or delete a sentence). I don't really think it's proper to edit a post once people have started to respond to it.
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07-06-2008, 12:45 PM	#9
Erika Redmark Member [15%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 611	I edit my posts within the post box. Then if I realise I've said something really stupid after I posted, I edit it, but I read them over so often before posting that that rarely happens.
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07-06-2008, 03:38 PM	#11
Snowdragon Member [26%] MBTI: ENTP Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,061	I can't stop editing my post-I think it's a mild case of OCD.
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07-07-2008, 03:43 AM	#12
Seppuku Savant Member [28%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,123	That seems tiresome. 5 to 6 is excessive.
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07-07-2008, 06:06 PM	#13
Beery Swine Member [20%] MBTI: INTX Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 822	Constantly. And even then it seems like I get a lot of things wrong.
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07-07-2008, 06:30 PM	#14
Elfrun Core Member [268%] MBTI: entp Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10,720	Hardly ever, if I notice a stupid grammar or spelling error as soon as I post I'll change it but I try to check that before hitting the reply button. Most of the edits I do are in the corrupt a wish thread when others glares beat me to the reply button To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Otherwise I tend not to over think my posts once they're out there, I figure there's little point. Editing lots times sounds tiring.
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