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scottro

I've frequently started to post, and then for some reason, maybe it was political, maybe I realized I was wrong, etc., but I've wanted to cancel a post I began to type. I don't see any option to do it. If I just click the back button, it will usually disappear after awhile, but if it's an available option, it'd be nice to have a cancel post button.
 
scottro said:
I've frequently started to post, and then for some reason, maybe it was political, maybe I realized I was wrong, etc., but I've wanted to cancel a post I began to type. I don't see any option to do it. If I just click the back button, it will usually disappear after awhile, but if it's an available option, it'd be nice to have a cancel post button.
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I simply delete all the text. There is also an "undo" arrow when you post, then the "disk icon" which deals with "drafts". There is a dropdown that has "delete draft" that I think accomplishes what you want.
 
Maturin said:
As long as did not posted it, you simply can delete all content, and the post will not appear.
Otherwise do what Alain De Vos said.
Sometimes the moderators will delete such posts.
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Interesting. In the US at least (or maybe just to my older generation) a single "dot" (period) is often short for "ditto" or "what he said". So to me seeing a post with a single dot means "I agree with what the previous poster said"
 
mer said:
Interesting. In the US at least (or maybe just to my older generation) a single "dot" (period) is often short for "ditto" or "what he said". So to me seeing a post with a single dot means "I agree with what the previous poster said"
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Ditto is usually denoted as a pair of quotation marks ("), apostrophes ('), or specific ditto marks (〃). I haven’t seen use of a single dot. Where did this originate? Not doubting you, just curious.
 
bakul said:
Ditto is usually denoted as a pair of quotation marks ("), apostrophes ('), or specific ditto marks (〃). I haven’t seen use of a single dot. Where did this originate? Not doubting you, just curious.
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I have no idea where it originated, but it's something that I "always knew" Where it came from, why? No idea. But than I've never seen single pair of quotations, apostrophes or "ditto marks" (which look like left slanted single quotes/apostrophes).
 
mer said:
Interesting. In the US at least (or maybe just to my older generation) a single "dot" (period) is often short for "ditto" or "what he said". So to me seeing a post with a single dot means "I agree with what the previous poster said"
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Yes. But since most quote to what they refer to, and a dot is the smallest sign you can make it disturbs the thread's flow the least (spaces doesn't work AFIK.)
You may also post , or ; or "Sorry, I misposted, please delete that post.", that's what scottro kind of did.
But once somebody quoted you, the admins will not delete it easily, because this may destroy the thread's sense.

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kent_dorfman766, Ok, I'm trying that now but haven't marked this as a draft. I then went to the floppy disc? icon and tried delete draft, but it doesn't seem to have worked. I guess, if I remembered to do every post as a draft it'd work.
 
I have my browser set to delete everything on exit.

That is surely a solution? Kill browser and re-login. Awkward but works 100%

I only do single tabs for this reason. I hate tabs but firefox sucks so bad they force it. Maybe some stupid extention to fix something that used to work.
 
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