# The awkward mishap of premature posting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-awkward-mishap-of-premature-posting/395908
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [February 12, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-awkward-mishap-of-premature-posting/395908 "2026-02-12T12:35:05Z")
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### Author: ![sterretje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@sterretje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sterretje)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-awkward-mishap-of-premature-posting/395908/9 "2026-02-14T08:35:01Z")

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> [@Canapin](#):
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> I’ve been writing a draft for several days, and it’s always a bit of a stressful experience each time I work on it. I need to constantly be extra careful not to send it by mistake. :lolsob:

A solution might be to compose a PM to yourself that acts as a draft. Even accidentally sending does not cause harm as it’s only visible to you 🙂

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