Delusions, preview version
18 years ago
I learned a lesson yesterday on Fur Affinity. I don't quite know what it was, but here's the story. A week ago, I thought up a concept for a questionnaire that might be of some entertainment value. On Friday, I wrote an embryonic list of questions. On Saturday, I announced that I'd take action on the questionnaire. On Tuesday, I refined the list. When I got to the computer, I typed up the questionnaire and sent it to eight FA users. I felt like I was going to regret this. I felt a little like I was harassing these individuals. I'd even thought before that I'd be bothering some of them. Hours after I sent the private messages, I got a reply from one of the users that I could only answer with "nevermind," like hanging up a telephone.
That reply made some things clear to me, and last night, I thought about what to say they were. It put things into perspective, and it made me realize that I was out of my league, that I needed to think it through a little more, and that this was pointless. If I come across as stupid, overconfident, or annoying, I'm sorry. But if you took the time, although I'm not asking you to, thank you.
I don't have my notebook with me, so I'll type what I have prepared next time. It's much better and more thorough.
And just as I type this, I've actually gotten a response by private message. Wow.
That reply made some things clear to me, and last night, I thought about what to say they were. It put things into perspective, and it made me realize that I was out of my league, that I needed to think it through a little more, and that this was pointless. If I come across as stupid, overconfident, or annoying, I'm sorry. But if you took the time, although I'm not asking you to, thank you.
I don't have my notebook with me, so I'll type what I have prepared next time. It's much better and more thorough.
And just as I type this, I've actually gotten a response by private message. Wow.
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