It's JUST a reply!
Sometimes when I get into that frame of mind I end up just copying the reply to a text editor and saving it to work into a post of its own, later on. Because it will have gotten too long and involved, already.
I have gotten a lot better with age... not nearly as picky as I used to be.
RE: How Important is Perfection to You? How "good" do Things You Do Have to Be?