Threadtiquette

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 06 Jan 2011, 19:20 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:20:23 -0800
Subject: (urth) Threadtiquette
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2011/1/6 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>:

> I think interleaved replying - which is incompatible with topposting - helps
> keep focus and avoiding repetition. It also kind of ensures that you read
> what you're replying to.

Indeed, interleaved replying is _the_ defining motif of email/Usenet
communications. It has the unique feature that you can interrupt
someone without being rude. Some years ago I coined a word for this
style of semi-collaborative writing: Coinscription.

-- 
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

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