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What I miss most from those days is strict quoting code: АN>> this was the original message SG> first reply, text _below_ the quotation With more levels, ori
by Andrew_nenakhov 7y ago
What I miss most from those days is strict quoting code:
АN>> this was the original message
SG> first reply, text _below_ the quotation
With more levels, original initials were preserved, quotes we're kept at necessary minimum, and email correspondence was very organized. Not the mess we have now with replies at the top and the rest of all thread below
- u801e 7y agoI spent over a decade on usenet and only saw that convention used a handful of times. Most of the time, clients would just use multiple > or | symbols to indicate quoting level without any initials.
- Andrew_nenakhov 7y agoJust opened a random echo conference archive [1], and thistype of quoting is everywhere. Maybe it's the regional thing, of course, or just because everyone used GoldEd editor, which supported such quotes very well. [1] http://www.fandom.ru/fido/ru_fantasy/text/303.htm http://www.fandom.ru/fido/ru_fantasy/text/303.htm