Sorry for having published a draft
I've just unpublished it.
Yikes. You know what's a good metaphor for a draft? Someone's undressed self who in a less than fully awake state makes
uncertain steps towards the toilet. That's a first draft of that person's publicly presentable self.
And publishing a draft? It's a bit like being photographed in this state. I mean, we all pass through that state every
morning. Nothing to be ashamed of, then. And yet.
I think a lot of RSS aggregators never delete a published post, even if it then disappears from the up-to-date RSS stream of
the original site. Bastards. Someone should spread their naked morning photos all over the internet and see how they like
it.
Anyway, sorry, and the finished thing (10 times shorter without all the written-then-thrown-away bits) is coming up soon.
It didn't look that bad, so don't be so hard on yourself. Please make
sure to publish the finished thing as a *new* post (with a new URL and a
new ID), otherwise RSS readers will not notify subscribers thinking it's
just an edit to the old one.
Don't worry about it. I normally read your posts start to finish, but
that was so long and "unpolished", I was wondering if something was
wrong.
You've probably heard the expression about how no one would eat
sausage if they knew how it was made... we just got a peek into the
sausage making process. If anything, it shows how much work &
thought goes into your posts...
I actually find it fascinating to see the creative process in action.
I know it can be embarrassing but it also gives the finished work a
sense of being accomplished through hard work. I did read the draft
start to finish, repeated sections and all. Can't wait for the finished
thing and also can't wait to see your animated film.
You did a good job, you convinced InoReader at least that it didn't
exist. Fooled one RSS reader. I'm glad you got it finished too.
"Fooled"? I think of it more along the lines of "them RSS readers did
their job of updating their databases to my up to date feed, albeit with
a considerable delay in many cases".
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