| ▲ | throwaway81523 6 hours ago | |
> early 90s IRC and MUD cultures It goes back before that. There were well known Usenet folks who adhered to the style. The 1970s-and-earlier Arpanet was before my time, but I'm sure it existed then too ;). | ||
| ▲ | quesera 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
You know, I was trying to remember if anyone from Usenet did similarly, but I couldn't think of anyone. I was a bit post-Great Renaming into well post-Eternal September. And we may have followed different groups. The style arises spontaneously in isolated individuals and groups of course (at least since e. e. cummings!), but it was pervasive-to-universal on IRC and MUDs. I do wonder how it trickled into there though. The most boring answer is probably the correct one. it was slightly easier to type and kids are naturally flexible. | ||
| ▲ | stickfigure 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
You whippersnappers! | ||