For me, it was that the Internet never forgets and that you should never enter your real name. In my opinion, both of these rules are now completely ignored.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        11·
        2 months ago

        I’ve never used Twitter and every time I see a post with like… the original comment in the middle, a reply on top, and a reply again? On bottom? I’m like what the fuck is even how

      • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Especially with quote retweets that are screenshots of threads with the quote retweets itself having a thread.

        • toastal@lemmy.ml
          2·
          2 months ago

          The thing that grinds my gears

          WARNING: I’m not actually a quotation tho my > character says that is what I am for in the specification & if you check my HTML markup I am a <blockquote> which also has a spec saying I must quote a source

          Markdown-itis is ruining semantics on the web just ’cause it doesn’t support callouts like a proper lightweight markup syntax for documentation, technical writing, & blogging. It is the wrong tool for these mediums but users forgo caring about semantics for the familar not even understand their tools or their outputs.

    • tetris11@lemmy.ml
      6·
      2 months ago

      Gmail is super annoying at this, there is no way to automatically turn this off. I just have to delete the ellipsis every damn time

      • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
        3·
        2 months ago

        I like to think I’m reasonably intelligent but whatever the heck Gmail does with its reply “conversation” order absolutely bamboozles me. It decides to just hide messages in the middle seemingly at random too, and gives them all reply buttons.

        Agh!

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      … except when it’s a forwarded convo and then it’s okay, as per 1855.

      And then when is a conversation NOT a comment or update to something you’ve forwarded back? The answer is never.

      So it’s all good.

    • DigitalDilemma@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Came here to say that. It actually predates common internet usage - Fidonet was a much bigger thing through the 80s and early 90s than emails, and BBS forums used it to distribute messages.

      Properly quote only what you are replying to. Quote a line, reply to it. Repeat on multiple points.

      Then wait a few days for a reply, of course, unless they were dialling into the same BBS.

      Now we have boards like this that do a pretty good job about displaying context and quoting is less needed.