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[–] mwproductions 91 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Because I've seen this sort of thing happen several times in various contexts, I've long said that you should never write something you don't want to send. Not even as a joke that you plan to immediately delete. It's amazing how your brain will unexpectedly hit "send" instead of "delete."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For projects like this (longish and a product of several sessions) including levity for the sake of your own motivation is fine.

What isn't fine is missing proofreading steps before sending.

[–] Noodle07 2 points 1 day ago

Imagine proofreading after a 4am caffeine fuels writing extravaganza

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My work email account has a 2 minute delay before sending any email. I'm not taking chances

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I have that feature turned on but sometimes I don't know how to actually cancel it lol

[–] TheRealKuni 3 points 1 day ago

Unplug the computer, set it on fire, and never come back.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

You should be able to go into your sent folder. Click open the email in a new window (not auto-preview). Then File > message recall. It might be different depending on what you're using, but most of the time you look around the sent folder.

[–] gift_of_gab 2 points 1 day ago

I just wanted to say your avatar just sent me back a quarter century; I was not expecting that XD

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

My takeaway is different. It's bad that teachers force repression of honest, raw expression by punishing stuff like this.

That was funny. That was a well written intro in any context where bumsticks are optional.

These teachers and their consensus in style is like the old suburban "keeping up appearances" types of academia.

"No, my students aren't struggling mentally, they're just doing their work diligently." There's no excessive stress or dysfunction under the surface, everything is as it should be.

[–] CleoTheWizard 34 points 2 days ago

I’ve never had this experience. Almost all of my professors and most of teachers would have seen this, chuckled, accepted my apology, and then requested a better intro due the next day.

Most of my professors explicitly recognized that we would finish things last minute, cram the night before, be sleep deprived, or otherwise not be great with our schedule. And they did not discourage us with that information but rather tried to aid or alleviate it. I had professors say “I scheduled this exam to be due at 5:30pm on a Friday so that you can enjoy your weekend and not worry about completing this at midnight at a party.”

I think many teachers are much cooler than their students realize, they’re just people and while they have expectations, most teachers won’t spit in your face when you’re expressing yourself genuinely or trying in earnest.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Enh. Depends on the program. I have a diploma in TV production.

First step is knowing who’s marking it, their personality, and if they’re going to be bored reading 100 of these or if they actually love punishing students.

I threw a couple jokes in my final essay and got 100% :)

[–] Anticorp 2 points 1 day ago

No good teacher at the college level would punish this. They might get dinged for profanity at the high school or lower levels, but it's still a great intro.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I write everything (that might be important) in notepad first, then adjust and send, so I don't slip any "motherfucker"s or "dumbass"es in there

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Give us stories!!!