Delete or not delete ? Are you deleting your discussions ?

@topffer (42156)
France
June 25, 2017 6:47am CST
I hesitated a moment, and I finally clicked on «Delete» on one of my old discussions. It was a first time for me, and I was moved like a young virgin at the view... Sorry, I forgot a moment that this site was PG rated, correction : I was moved like a toddler discovering kindergarten. As soon as I had confirmed the deletion, I thought that it was stupid and clicked on «Cancel»... but it was too late. The final question has nothing to do with the second question in the title, intended to identify those reading only the titles. There is an Albanese proverb telling «The one who hesitate will regret», do you agree with it, or are you never regretting anything ? PS: Albanese proverbs are always very handy, nobody would ever control that they exist or not.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
25 Jun 17
I do not delete old discussions and my first ever post here is still present.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
I should have told that an hour ago, but it was not the question.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
25 Jun 17
@topffer That question constituted half of the post, so I fail to see how it is not relevant.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
@Asylum Hmm, the post was intended to be about hesitation, but I thought that it would be interesting to add an innocent trap.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
25 Jun 17
In the words of Edith Piaf, "Non, je ne regrete rien!". I do occasionally delete old discussions (though usually when I want to modify and repost it). I have sometimes thought to regret that I did so but what is done is done and there is little to be gained by regret, after all. There is an equivalent English proverb: "He who hesitates is lost." It is not specified whether the hesitant one is truly lost (no longer exists) or whether he merely does not know where he is!
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
I hesitate often before taking a decision, but once it is taken, I have for rule to never regret the choice I made. And you are wonderful, Owl, you found an authentic proverb that I should have used if I had known it instead of improving my Albanese.
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
25 Jun 17
Hah, I had added that exact smae expression to one of my answers further down this thread. Here's another: Great minds think alike, yet fools hardly differ ;)
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
25 Jun 17
@topffer I had added it as a quick edit in my earlier response too. Curiosity killed the cat ;)
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@GardenGerty (156813)
• United States
25 Jun 17
I only move forward, and never look back. I do not delete my discussions. I suppose if I were to find myself totally in the wrong in one, I might, but I do not tend towards that type of introspection.I am not, at this time, deleting my discussions. I sometimes do hesitate about what I put up in the first place.
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@GardenGerty (156813)
• United States
26 Jun 17
@topffer I had a good example to follow on reading. About the same time I read this discussion, I also read one by a user who deletes his responses if people do not interact with him. I do not keep score like that. I can think of very few reasons to take the time to delete anything I write.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
26 Jun 17
@GardenGerty I have had a few responses and comments removed by some members, I never did it and would also not remove a response staying without comments. I also do not see a lot of reasons to do it, but I have noticed that some members were deleting on a regular basis all their discussions...
@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
Congratulations GG, you are the second one showing that you totally read the discussion. I also hesitate about posting or not something, but I usually never delete anything (it was the second time).
@celticeagle (157281)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jun 17
I don't think I'd delete a discussion. Any moneys I made would be lost.
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@celticeagle (157281)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jun 17
@topffer ....I think it would depend on how many comments have been added and how long it up.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
No, we do not lose anymore a cent when we delete a discussion.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
25 Jun 17
I've never deleted a discussion. I don't understand why you would want to. Should I be deleting my old discussions?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
Are you reading them again later ?
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
25 Jun 17
@topffer I go back a few posts to make sure I didn't miss a comment but otherwise no.
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@vsai2008 (11803)
• India
25 Jun 17
I have only 7 discussions so i dont delete them LOL Good day :)
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
It is a lucky number
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@vsai2008 (11803)
• India
25 Jun 17
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@much2say (53552)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Jul 17
I actually deleted a bunch of very old ones . . . but it was when I was no longer here. Had I known I'd be back again someday, I wouldn't have done that! But oh well, c'est la vie. Although it does depend on the situation, I do tend to hesitate as I over analyze and do what I can to make sure I do not have any regrets down the line. Even then though there is no guarantee there will be no regrets - we all have to live with our choices and consequences - live and learn! Albanese proverbs might make for better fortunes in fortune cookies !
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@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Jul 17
I hesitate to post something, but once posted I think that it is useless to delete as it is always saved somewhere. Like was telling Mother Theresa, who was an Albanese, "we have all to carry our own cross".
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@rebelann (110600)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jun 17
Hmmmm, very interesting ..... can you recite a few of those proverbs?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
I certainly can, but like an authentic French proverb tells : "Speech is silver but silence is gold", so I prefer to not recite them.
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@rebelann (110600)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jun 17
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@LeaPea2417 (36189)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Jun 17
I have never and will never delete any of my discussions.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
26 Jun 17
Then you have nothing to regret.
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@LeaPea2417 (36189)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Jun 17
@topffer That's true :)
@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jun 17
I have deleted outdated non-topical posts.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
Did you regretted it ?
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@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jun 17
@topffer No. It makes no sense to have posts concerning Christmas 2016 cluttering up the site. That's an example of a topic that is only relevant for a day or two.
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25 Jun 17
I haven't deleted any, so far. Is there a reason why we should?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
You are right, it is not because we can that we should.
25 Jun 17
I have never had to delete any of them.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
25 Jun 17
No regret then.
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25 Jun 17
@topffer Nope. But I've already thought of deleting because of the meager amount of comments once in a while.
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@YrNemo (20272)
26 Jun 17
Mmmm, when I have time, I will have to scroll through to see which one you had deleted and try to decipher your motivation . By the way, - some toddlers LOVE (adore) kindergarten. - Cautious people are often hesitant before doing anything, but when they are sure, they move in for the kill pronto. (My way of telling you, I don't regret once I was forced to do something.)
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@topffer (42156)
• France
26 Jun 17
It was the discussion about my house and showing some pictures, for privacy/personal reasons, but, thinking twice at it, it should have stayed as well. A toddler cannot love kindergarten the first time? My mother told me that I cried when I left her for my first school day. I am like that : I can hesitate a lot before deciding what to do, and when my plan is made, I follow it.
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@YrNemo (20272)
26 Jun 17
@topffer I did scroll down a bit, then gave up (you have too many discussion from your years here. I am not complaining of course since they are all good reading stuff!), so thanks for helping me out with that pointer. (You could be right re: some toddlers who never attend kindergarten ever. I wouldn't know, can't remember that far .)
@PBKING (1523)
• India
8 Jul 17
I never delete my discussions. Who knows when will i get different and useful response on it...