Noleverine

April 9th, 2011 at 2:16 AM ^

Seriously, not to be a dick, but this really did not need its own post.  There is a post with almost 250 comments this could be added to.

Waveman

April 9th, 2011 at 8:39 AM ^

Can someone explain why this is not OT?  Why is this here? Did you just say, "I think this is funny. It has no relation to Michigan or sports, but it's funny, so I'll create a thread"?  

Waters Demos

April 9th, 2011 at 1:37 PM ^

the OP feared that his post may not otherwise get the attention that he feels it deserves.  

This is a self-editing problem IMHE.  Someone feels that his or her post is somehow good, and nothing stands between that immediate feeling and the action of posting, which then occurs on a whim. 

The self-editor is what otherwise stands between someone's immediate feeling and the action - it obviously failed to show up on this occasion. 

This is a bit worse though because, not only did the OP not stop to think, "why would anyone want to see this?", but he then went on to give it its own thread, thereby failing to ask himself why it deserved more attention than the 250 comments in the other thread.

At its core, it's a failure to reflect (IMHE).