to want to know why posters withdraw their own posts?

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Am I being naive? Why would you post something and then change your mind?

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im sorry - posted in wrong section! meant to be in AIBU. Will post there instead!

@ Corny. Often it is because they have unwittingly revealed too much info about themselves or another poster. Or some cases may have said something that they later realise could cause a lot of trouble for themselves or someone else.

better withdraw that post then.

or they posted while pissed

Or from a predictive keyboard - meaning easily mangled beyond all recognition.

how do you withdraw a post you wished you hadn't written?....

You just report yourself and request it's removal.

I think it's because their cat posts on their behalf.