(urth) Threadtiquette

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes danldo at gmail.com
Thu Jan 6 11:20:23 PST 2011


2011/1/6 António 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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