talasiga wrote:When I tried to enter a long cogitated post
Isn't it amazing the way our minds already know what's wrong, even though they don't tell us? That's the key, Tal . . . "long and cogitated."
Depending on how busy it is and if it's got plans for the evening, the software will cut you off if you take too long. Kind of like an ejector seat for windbags.
Not to take offense at that, please. I'm a frequent flyer myself. It happens both here and at school, where we host our student forums on the same software. Until I learned the handy trick of simply submitting my message every few reams and immediately editing it to add more, I lost volumes of self-important lectures and inspirational drivel.
It's just as well. When I've been blathering on so long that I'm booted, I've likely been saved from making an ass of myself yet again. After all, if it took THAT LONG to say what I said, there's probably something I can cut out of it. And if I ever remember what I was talking about, it's often a lot shorter when I do get around to posting it.
So, remember . . . "submit" often and then go right back in to "edit."
Another tactic would be to type faster:
Cortez Peters Championship Keyboarding. I guarantee it will get you up to 120 wpm.
