How to win ...

Composing my argument is therapeutic and helps sort out what I think, but not posting it means avoiding all the flack from anyone who doesn't agree...simples!

Yep, me too.

Just the act of thinking of a suitable reply, typing it up and fine tuning it to say exactly what you want it to can be enough! You can read it through with satisfaction and then delete it and move on to another topic.

Yep! Same here and not just on the political threads.

Yes I have done this!

Oh I have done this many a time ! Sometimes even on purpose lol

And you don't even have to do all that backspacing - just click on another thread or Active!