Some people like to hold on to things - and I don't mean antiques. I mean old magazines, newspaper clippings, e-mails from years ago. Amy is always after me to clean out my e-mail because it fills up, both in Eudora (old) and Outlook (a couple of years new). My Home on Active Rain is like that, too. Do I ever go back to look at something that's more than a week old? Probably not - but I might!
So the Active Rain designers helped me clean out My Home. Yes, they have an "Are You Sure" button after the "Delete" button, but it's just like doubleclicking, it's automatic. If they really didn't want us to confuse Delete Selected with Delete All they wouldn't put the two choices on the same side of the computer screen.
It's just like Microsoft with their x for close document so close to X for close program. It's all too easy when you're in a hurry or not concentrating to click the upper X instead of the lower x.
So, thanks, Active Rain, I guess. You forced me to clean out My Home and start with a clean slate. It sure does feel uncomfortable.
And if I've missed responding to anyone - I'm sorry, but now you know why.
p.s. Active Rain - that Thanks was tongue-in-cheek. Take it as a suggestion to put the two delete choices on opposite sides of the screen.
And here I thought you wre discussing my husband, who has every paper trail imaginable. Me on the other hand, detests emails cloging up my computers in box, so they go into a folder and I clean out the folder once a month and if I don't need it, it's gone forever.
Now if I could only do that with my basement.
I clean mine out every so often....if i see I have 4 or 5 pages of comments, then I get rid of them. By then I have usually checked back on the Posts I was interested in the response.
I like it clean! But then again it is nice to see a new comment after being off for a day.
Hi Sharon,
You know, I have never deleted anything here on Rain. Guess I had better follow your lead.
As I read your post I looked at least 2 trees worth of paper sitting on my desk, so much again for a paperless society...
If I don't use it in 6 months I get rid of it. Makes life much brighter!
Sharon. I clean mine every three months. Thanks for the information. Royal..
Nancy - why do we always seem to marry opposites?
Kathy - fortunately all the comments are still there with the posts.
Katie - although I like clean surfaces, they never stay that way, so obviously I'm comfortable around stuff.
Hal - if it doesn't hurt, why get rid of it?
Paul - I often wonder who thought we were going to be paperless - there's more of it than ever.
Kathy - I should do that to my closets and cupboards, too.
Royal - you're twice as good as Kathy.