Do you write Posted or Unposted?

[AnnieB123]

Posted. Always. So much so that I just don't use the pens I own which can't be posted securely/safely. I own a number of MB pens which are older/fragile/simply don't post... and I actively avoid using them. Indeed I should sell/pass them on since they never get used.

 

 

[DanF]

I voted Posted, but it really depends on the pen - whichever way it balances best. I have some that won't post at all, and others that posting makes way too top heavy, such as the TWSBI 540.

 

Dan

[Droffats]

I'll go for posted usually, I believe most pens were designed that way, older pens and oversize ones unposted and the cap stays (hopefully) on the desk.

[F104]

I usually write unposted, becuase, frankly, I find the envelopes just a tad uncomfortable to write in: much too restrictive.

 

And, while I'm writing outside the envelope, I usually leave the cap off the pen, i.e., unposted. It's almost an instinctive thing. A sense that that doesn't belong there, it belongs on the other end. So I set it carefully aside, putting it back where it goes when I'm done.

[pajaro]

I am a Posted bigot.

[wspohn]

Another one of those topics that keep being repeated with tedious frequency, and always get similar results, but I guess no one takes the trouble to bother looking for all the old threads.

 

I dislike losing caps on a busy desk almost as much as I dislike having an unposted pen roll off and commit nibicide on the floor, so unless the particular pen dictates anything else, I always post.

[sargetalon]

I post all of my pens and will continue to do so. Just doesn't feel right not to.

[Baric]

Unposted.

The cap gives my other hand something to do and acts as a kind of comforter . . .

Ok, you must be my evil twin...

[Anitropius]

I post all of my pens except my MB 146. I tend to prefer lighter pens made out of plastic but I find that many of my plastic pens don't have the "right" weight when unposted. Also, I think that posting makes most pens (at very least all that I own) looks a bit better.

[Bigeddie]

Another one of those topics that keep being repeated with tedious frequency, and always get similar results, but I guess no one takes the trouble to bother looking for all the old threads.

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The OP is dated 2007

 

Out of interest has anyone changed? I always used to post my Pelikan M200, but no longer do so.

[Jenks]

Nibicide?

 

I actually never post unless the pen is too small to use any other way but I doubt I'll get the word nibicide out of my head so I'll be posting from now on.

[Tas]

Ok, you must be my evil twin...

 

Pleased to meet you !

 

 

unposted, unless i post.

Pleased to meet you too !

[BrandonA]

I voted unposted as only two of my pens have threading to enable the cap to be secured fastened to the end of the pen - these two pens are posted when used.

 

I'd never post any of my pens which do not have this threading as no matter how small the risk there is a risk of the cap falling off and getting damaged or the cap scratching the resin of the pen's barrel. Neither of these are situations I want to encourage.

[pmhudepo]

Unposted. Some pens are quite large without posting, some pens just don't post very well. I like to fiddle with the cap as well.

[chad.trent]

I only post when the pen is too small to comfortably write with unposted.

[rtruslow]

Posted just feels better in my hand. Many pens are too short to rest adequately in the web between thumb and first finger so having the extra length is nice. However I do occasionally write with my pen un-posted when in a hurry or just jotting a note.

[legume]

Posted. It just feels right that a fountain pen should be self-contained (also why I love piston fillers, but that's off topic) and be able to efficiently collapse itself into a single unit. I have great appreciation for pens that have been designed with this and balance in mind, and can indeed post deeply and securely. I like that I don't have to worry about either the cap being pushed off while the pen is in use or the pen rolling off while not in use. I just want everything to be in one place and there to be the least possible chance of loss or breakage. Posting is a factor I consider when I look at pens. I try to get information on a pen's weight and balance if I'm interested in it and avoid pens that don't post well or at all. That said, if there's a pen I really want that doesn't post I don't think I would mind holding the cap in my other hand all that much.

[JSolinger]

Never ever.

[Anna Cecilia]

Most of the pens I own are a better size and better balanced when posted. There are a couple of exceptions of course...

[Tangster]

I rarely post unless the pen is too small to be comfortable in use.