Who Coined The Word "Thread".......

[Norm]

......like in the threads we read here. Don't tell me it was AlGore..........

[Jeff '79]

Betsy Ross

Glad that wasn't a question on the citizenship quiz! :D

[lspencer534]

I did, of course.

[Y2Kvert4me]

Don't know who coined the term, but threaded discussions go back to the newsgroup and bulletin board days, and generally look like this:

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Though I have it disabled here, VBulletin does offer a threaded view option. Other popular sites (such as Reddit) continue to use it. FB has started to incorporate it too, keeping replies to a specific comment contained under that comment, rather than all replies falling equally under the OP thread.

On this type of forum layout, people tend to use the quote feature when replying to a specific comment to serve the same purpose. A straight list of comments would otherwise become very confusing to follow.


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[Norm]

Y2K, if anyone was going to come up with an answer, I figured it be you. I should have just went to you directly........now I've got some asinine answers heading my way........:D

[99 pewtercoupe]

I did, of course.

Well you were there :rofl::rofl:

[Y2Kvert4me]

I suppose it's not the first time I've seen this question asked. :funny:


But on the bright side, the use of "tread" seems to have diminished.

[SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84]

trod, trodden...

[Barn Babe]

Betsy Ross

Glad that wasn't a question on the citizenship quiz! :D

Dammit, you beat me to it. :banghead:

[Burro (He/Haw)]

I dunno, but the word 'thread' makes me think of women. Sew sew buttons on my undapants. And when yer dun make me a PB&J, and cough up a little of dat tang. Butt style.