Ever spend hours crafting a response only to have the question pulled?

Ever spend hours crafting a response only to have the question pulled?
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Yup. I’ve even written out long answers only to realize that I needed to pull the question. If you’d like, I can send you the text of your answer and you can post it here. I’m sure many people would be grateful for your… “advice.”
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