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[Pan-users] OT: calling all old-timers -- using * for attributions
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Steven D'Aprano |
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[Pan-users] OT: calling all old-timers -- using * for attributions |
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Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:49:40 +1100 |
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Forgive the off-topic post, but over on a newsgroup I frequent, one of
the old-timers made a claim that "*" was frequently used for
attributions back in the Good Old Days before the current crop
of "lesser quality" newsreaders. Instead of:
On Tuesday November 3 2009, Fred said:
> blah blah blah
this poster uses:
* Fred:
> blah blah blah
and claims it is "clearer".
I can't say I've ever seen this, but I've only been using Usenet for
15-odd years, so not an old-timer. Any old-timers ever seen this and
like to comment?
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Steven D'Aprano