GammaGlobulin Posted Tuesday at 09:45 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:45 PM (edited) Dear Folks, A few years ago, I occasionally edited my posts and Topics on TV. But... I do not do this any longer. Here is why: It spoils the MOOD. When one edits one's topics, the MOOD gets spoiled in the editing. This is why I just free-flow my Topics, and then just hope for the best. In most cases, it all comes out OK, in the wash. You know, Hendrix was a proponent of Free-Flag Flying, in almost all cases. Too much editing, always spoils the MOOD.... Do you agree? Normally, what I do, anytime I feel a Topic coming on.... Is just to post it, first.... And then, maybe make a few corrections to typos. This always works for me. So, is this your strategy, too, for posting on TV? I bet that STONER has never edited a Topic in his life. Come to think of it.... Has STONER ever even posted a Topic? He mostly just likes to provide good insight concerning others' Topics, which I, for one.... APPRECIATE! Without good readers like STONER, then where would we writers be, anyway? I LOVE TV. TV is the ONLY Forum in Thailand which makes any sense to me. I will always be reading TV, as long as I am alive. Even if I were to leave Thailand for Japan, or American Samoa, which I hope I never do.... Then I would still be reading TV, and wishing I were back where I belong.....which is....of course..... On this Great Forum. Just saying.... TV is still the best, no matter how many times ownership might change, and.... I can feel a new ownership coming on.... Best regards, Gamma Note: I can feel it coming on.... Note2: So, when I say, "I can feel it coming on", what great tune immediately comes to mind? I will post the tune, later, maybe.... Note3: That's Right.... I can feel it coming on.......! My best buddy. Edited Tuesday at 10:07 PM by GammaGlobulin 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted Tuesday at 10:06 PM Popular Post Share Posted Tuesday at 10:06 PM Too little editing spoils the mead too. Do I edit? Puck yeah! What do I edit? Because editing. (Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Clarifying points. Sometimes self-censure of originally overly strong language to avoid problems with the management.) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Tuesday at 10:09 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:09 PM 2 minutes ago, Jingthing said: Too little editing spoils the mead too. Do I edit? Puck yeah! What do I edit? Because editing. (Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Clarifying points. Sometimes self-censure of originally overly strong language to avoid problems with the management.) So, then, what editor do you use, usually? How many paid editors do you have working for you? How much do you pay per hour? I will edit your Topics, for a price....if the price is right, Sir..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted Tuesday at 10:10 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:10 PM Just now, GammaGlobulin said: So, then, what editor do you use, usually? How many paid editors do you have working for you? How much do you pay per hour? I will edit your Topics, for a price....if the price is right, Sir..... I will consider if you compensate me with a weekly high grade sushi feast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Tuesday at 10:36 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:36 PM 25 minutes ago, Jingthing said: I will consider if you compensate me with a weekly high grade sushi feast. ONLY in Japan. NEVER in Thailand. See you in Kyoto, Baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Zioner Posted Tuesday at 11:19 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:19 PM But you should.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Tuesday at 11:21 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:21 PM 1 minute ago, Ben Zioner said: But you should.. But.... Only when necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Tuesday at 11:36 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:36 PM (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said: But you should.. My approach, which works best for me, in writing Topics and posts on TV, is similar to writing a Blue Book Exam: a. You have your Topic. b. You know the correct answer. c. You have your Blue Book and a pen. d. Normally, one is not allowed to scratch-out or revise what one has written. e. The exam is timed, and there is never enough time. d. This is the way that I post on TV. c. This is why posting on TV, at least for me, is normally so stressful. b. Sometimes, I do wonder why I so willingly subject myself. a. I am used to this. I have been doing it most of my life. Edited Tuesday at 11:39 PM by GammaGlobulin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Tuesday at 11:40 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:40 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Jingthing said: the mead When is the last time you have had any really good mead? Edited Tuesday at 11:40 PM by GammaGlobulin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:49 PM 7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: When is the last time you have had any really good mead? Over 40 years ago. At the first Ethiopian restaurant in the United States. They were brewing their own illegally but sadly eventually got busted for that. It was incredibly good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Tuesday at 11:55 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:55 PM 15 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: My approach, which works best for me, in writing Topics and posts on TV, is similar to writing a Blue Book Exam: a. You have your Topic. b. You know the correct answer. c. You have your Blue Book and a pen. d. Normally, one is not allowed to scratch-out or revise what one has written. e. The exam is timed, and there is never enough time. d. This is the way that I post on TV. c. This is why posting on TV, at least for me, is normally so stressful. b. Sometimes, I do wonder why I so willingly subject myself. a. I am used to this. I have been doing it most of my life. Of course, in my case, almost invariably, after finishing our frequent Blue Book exams... My prof never even read mine. He just tossed in the can.... And gave me a C Minus. Reading my Blue Book, he said, gave him a big headache. I was OK with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted Wednesday at 12:02 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:02 AM But, but, but ... Quote Hmmmm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted Wednesday at 12:10 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:10 AM I guess editing is difficult when you use a speech-to-text app. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted Wednesday at 12:19 AM Popular Post Share Posted Wednesday at 12:19 AM I edit my posts to add extra detail, or correct typos. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Wednesday at 12:23 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 12:23 AM 10 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said: I guess editing is difficult when you use a speech-to-text app. The thing I like most about writing a Blue Book Exam on TV is that... TV is always gracious enough to allow the student to choose his/her own exam questions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSD1 Posted Wednesday at 02:21 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:21 AM 4 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: A few years ago, I occasionally edited my posts and Topics on TV. But... I do not do this any longer. 4 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: Edited 4 hours ago by GammaGlobulin 2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: Edited 2 hours ago by GammaGlobulin Clueless and hopeless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroubleandGrumpy Posted Wednesday at 02:53 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:53 AM 30 minutes ago, RSD1 said: Clueless and hopeless. Or maybe something worse - dementia is digging itself in deeper and deeper?? Either way - not interested in reading its rubbish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted Wednesday at 06:16 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:16 AM Correcting typos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted Wednesday at 06:24 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:24 AM 8 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: Dear Folks, A few years ago, I occasionally edited my posts and Topics on TV. But... I do not do this any longer. Here is why: It spoils the MOOD. When one edits one's topics, the MOOD gets spoiled in the editing. This is why I just free-flow my Topics, and then just hope for the best. In most cases, it all comes out OK, in the wash. You know, Hendrix was a proponent of Free-Flag Flying, in almost all cases. Too much editing, always spoils the MOOD.... Do you agree? Normally, what I do, anytime I feel a Topic coming on.... Is just to post it, first.... And then, maybe make a few corrections to typos. This always works for me. So, is this your strategy, too, for posting on TV? I bet that STONER has never edited a Topic in his life. Come to think of it.... Has STONER ever even posted a Topic? He mostly just likes to provide good insight concerning others' Topics, which I, for one.... APPRECIATE! Without good readers like STONER, then where would we writers be, anyway? I LOVE TV. TV is the ONLY Forum in Thailand which makes any sense to me. I will always be reading TV, as long as I am alive. Even if I were to leave Thailand for Japan, or American Samoa, which I hope I never do.... Then I would still be reading TV, and wishing I were back where I belong.....which is....of course..... On this Great Forum. Just saying.... TV is still the best, no matter how many times ownership might change, and.... I can feel a new ownership coming on.... Best regards, Gamma Note: I can feel it coming on.... Note2: So, when I say, "I can feel it coming on", what great tune immediately comes to mind? I will post the tune, later, maybe.... Note3: That's Right.... I can feel it coming on.......! My best buddy. Maybe start by writing in paragraphs, which most adults can comprehend, instead of one line at a time, so we don't have to scroll such a long post. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Wednesday at 06:28 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:28 AM (edited) 4 minutes ago, fredwiggy said: Maybe start by writing in paragraphs, which most adults can comprehend, instead of one line at a time, so we don't have to scroll such a long post. Try the Green UP Arrow. Whatever happened to that arrow...... Anyway? (First it was on the Left. Now, it's on the Right. Next, who knows.....) Edited Wednesday at 06:29 AM by GammaGlobulin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted Wednesday at 06:32 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:32 AM Lot easier to just write in paragraphs as one sentence at a time isn't correct grammar. I've been held out on long paragraphs before so I changed them into shorter ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Wednesday at 06:36 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:36 AM 1 minute ago, fredwiggy said: Lot easier to just write in paragraphs as one sentence at a time isn't correct grammar. I've been held out on long paragraphs before so I changed them into shorter ones. So then, you are trying to take the Hemingway approach? Simpler sentences, etc. But, still seeking that perfect paragraph? Roth wrote better paragraphs than Hemingway could have ever dreamed of writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted Wednesday at 06:39 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:39 AM Here, I'll fix it for you................. So then, you are trying to take the Hemingway approach? Simpler sentences, etc. But, still seeking that perfect paragraph? Roth wrote better paragraphs than Hemingway could have ever dreamed of writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBKK Posted Wednesday at 06:43 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:43 AM Editing benefits sometimes - but is rarely required. Maybe it is a silly spelling error - or more often, you say what you really think about another poster, and you know it will lead to a suspension. Catch it if you can, especially if you are not on the 'liked' side of the argument/debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Wednesday at 06:44 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:44 AM 4 minutes ago, fredwiggy said: Here, I'll fix it for you................. So then, you are trying to take the Hemingway approach? Simpler sentences, etc. But, still seeking that perfect paragraph? Roth wrote better paragraphs than Hemingway could have ever dreamed of writing. I already said that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted Wednesday at 06:47 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:47 AM (edited) 4 minutes ago, BobBKK said: Editing benefits sometimes - but is rarely required. Maybe it is a silly spelling error - or more often, you say what you really think about another poster, and you know it will lead to a suspension. Catch it if you can, especially if you are not on the 'liked' side of the argument/debate. Thesis editing is required. Also, most theses are basically feces. Therefore, editing theses is for the birds. After editing theses, I would not waste my time, again, editing anything, unless it was extremely lucrative, which writing on most forums is not. Edited Wednesday at 06:48 AM by GammaGlobulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBKK Posted Wednesday at 06:50 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:50 AM 2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: Thesis editing is required. Also, most theses are basically feces. Therefore, editing theses is for the birds. After editing theses, I would not waste my time, again, editing anything, unless it was extremely lucrative, which writing on most forums is not. "Edited just now by GammaGlobulin" 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted Wednesday at 06:52 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:52 AM 5 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: I already said that.... Yes, but again, why do you write in one sentence paragraphs? Most of us here can understand a full paragraph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippytum Posted Wednesday at 07:08 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:08 AM I don't read too long posts like yours. Could do with editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoon58 Posted Wednesday at 10:50 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:50 AM 12 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: Do you agree? A big NO! I edit because I sometimes think of something I should have added and I have to say that it doesn't spoil mine or the posts mood one little bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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