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Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by FirmwareBurner on Sunday July 23, 2023 @03:51AM (#36833394)
Out if curiosity, why did you sign yourself at the end when your username is visible? Is it some cultural thing?
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Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by lionkor on Sunday July 23, 2023 @03:59AM (#36833428)
maybe a relic from forums?
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Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by nerdponx on Sunday July 23, 2023 @04:30AM (#36833556)
Forums had/have a special "signature" area under your post for that for as long as I remember (2003 maybe?). People occasionally would write in a signature like that and I thought it was weird even then. I always assumed it was a holdover from email mailing lists or newsgroups, but I think people did it just because they liked the aesthetic.
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Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by pbjtime on Sunday July 23, 2023 @12:55PM (#36837183)
aka because they're extra
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Re:AOL pulls Nullsoft file-sharing software WASTE (2003) by distantsounds on Sunday July 23, 2023 @10:52AM (#36835883)
because people on HN think they are far more important than they really are
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