Originally posted by PocketKingsEasy. You write a post. Someone answers. Then someone answers that.
How did a thread come to be known as a "thread"? I had the random thought and I don't have a dictionary near. So if it fits one of the definitions then I'm sorry, but I've always known it as a sewing word. Vocab and English are not my strong points, so a little help please 😉
Now you have a thread of posts all connected. See, from the beginning
you didn't just have one thread, but several threads on the same
"subject". In this "subject" we now have one thread. If someone else
answers your post instead of mine, we have two threads on the same
subject. But, as time passed and we can't really follow individual threads
in subjects we call the whole collection of threads one thread.
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Disclaimer! I made this whole explanation up based on common sense
and using but a tiny part of my genius. If I'm wrong I don't give a damn.
I'll stick with this story.
Originally posted by PocketKingsIf stocken gets to make crap up I will too. The "internet" is a place for "computers" to "link-up" and "talk". This "linking" forms a "web" of connected "computers". The "computers" then share "information" and this "information" is nothing more that "threads" making tho "whole". "" are used for dramatic effect in a "Bill McNeal" sort of way.
How did a thread come to be known as a "thread"? I had the random thought and I don't have a dictionary near. So if it fits one of the definitions then I'm sorry, but I've always known it as a sewing word. Vocab and English are not my strong points, so a little help please 😉
Originally posted by PocketKingsIt actually is related to the sewing word, a thin strand used with a needle to stitch fabric. In a similar sense, a thread is a connection linking arguments or statements on an Internet forum. Think of a river or a highway that threads its way through the countryside.
How did a thread come to be known as a "thread"? I had the random thought and I don't have a dictionary near. So if it fits one of the definitions then I'm sorry, but I've always known it as a sewing word. Vocab and English are not my strong points, so a little help please 😉
Originally posted by HandyAndyThis is the closest to the real answer.
It actually is related to the sewing word, a thin strand used with a needle to stitch fabric. In a similar sense, a thread is a connection linking arguments or statements on an Internet forum. Think of a river or a highway that threads its way through the countryside.
Charles Dickens wrote "A tale of two cities" in the 19th century.
One of the characters in the story is called Madame Defarge. She does nothing but knit all day long.
At one point in the tale she's asked: "What are you knitting."
And she answers: "I am knitting a thread of names of those for the guillotine."
That is, actually, the first use of the word thread in English. It translates from the French "Tiere" (that's why Dickens used it, the tale takes place during the French revolution).
The thread then became known for a string of names, then events and finally as threads on the internet.
Originally posted by stockenJiddering, are we?
Easy. You write a post. Someone answers. Then someone answers that.
Now you have a thread of posts all connected. See, from the beginning
you didn't just have one thread, but several threads on the same
"subject". In this "subject" we now have one thread. If someone else
answers your post instead of mine, we have two threads on the same
subject. Bu ...[text shortened]... tiny part of my genius. If I'm wrong I don't give a damn.
I'll stick with this story.
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Originally posted by HandyAndyActually, if you look it up you will find that I'm closer to the truth than you
Jiddering, are we?
may initially think. Ha-Hu! 😛
Only it was called a topic, not a subject. You try thinking in one
language and translate to another, and we'll see how well you do. 😏
Originally posted by stockenNot only is it wrong, you don't even know the difference between a post and a thread.
Easy. You write a post. Someone answers. Then someone answers that.
Now you have a thread of posts all connected. See, from the beginning
you didn't just have one thread, but several threads on the same
"subject". In this "subject" we now have one thread. If someone else
answers your post instead of mine, we have two threads on the same
subject. Bu ...[text shortened]... tiny part of my genius. If I'm wrong I don't give a damn.
I'll stick with this story.
This is my post in this thread. We string posts together to make a single thread. If someone else starts another thread on this subject, that is a separate thread on the same subject... and reason to ridicule them.
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Originally posted by stockenI'm from Brooklyn.. one language is more than enough.
Actually, if you look it up you will find that I'm closer to the truth than you
may initially think. Ha-Hu! 😛
Only it was called a topic, not a subject. You try thinking in one
language and translate to another, and we'll see how well you do. 😏
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Originally posted by PhlabibitHere's how it worked originally (and still does in some forums): You start a
Not only is it wrong, you don't even know the difference between a post and a thread.
This is my post in this thread. We string posts together to make a single thread. If someone else starts another thread on this subject, that is a separate thread on the same subject... and reason to ridicule them.
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topic. People can post messages within that topic. If I answer your message
(post) the two messages are linked to form a thread. One topic can have
several threads.
It works the same here, only we call the whole topic a single thread.
(Edit: Me whistling a tune here.)
Originally posted by stockenI took a look at that page... and I hate those type of forums where they split into separate threads yada yada. I like our simple reply or reply and quote style of thread.
Here's how it worked originally (and still does in some forums): You start a
topic. People can post messages within that topic. If I answer your message
(post) the two messages are linked to form a thread. One topic can have
several threads.
It works the same here, only we call the whole topic a single thread.
I choose as reference this ever truthful and all encompassing encyclopaedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threaded_discussion
The page never really said anything about the origin of the word, did it. I think it's because we string posts together and that makes a thread.
Or, it could be because the post shows up at the top and as we post more posts they hang like a thread.
They should have called it a rope. I'm getting mad now!
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Originally posted by stockenPay attention. PocketKings knows what a thread is. He wants to know why it's called a thread.
Here's how it worked originally (and still does in some forums): You start a
topic. People can post messages within that topic. If I answer your message
(post) the two messages are linked to form a thread. One topic can have
several threads.
It works the same here, only we call the whole topic a single thread.
(Edit: Me whistling a tune here.)
Originally posted by stockenIn other words, a thread can be made of several sub-threads. Oh, and non-sub-threads, of course.
Here's how it worked originally (and still does in some forums): You start a
topic. People can post messages within that topic. If I answer your message
(post) the two messages are linked to form a thread. One topic can have
several threads.
It works the same here, only we call the whole topic a single thread.
(Edit: Me whistling a tune here.)
