I never really got into Usenet like you did so I'm not as familiar with its conventions. Exotic easter egg headers sound funny though, I can imagine some possibilities.
It does collapse the thread to a linear format, yes. IMO it's well worth it though; conversations look more like single exchanges of communication than huge sprawling trees, which I've never been fond of. It enforces organization and keeps the thread from spinning out of people's grasp by sprouting little subconversations elsewhere that are hard to keep track of.
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Date: 2012-08-02 04:30 am (UTC)It does collapse the thread to a linear format, yes. IMO it's well worth it though; conversations look more like single exchanges of communication than huge sprawling trees, which I've never been fond of. It enforces organization and keeps the thread from spinning out of people's grasp by sprouting little subconversations elsewhere that are hard to keep track of.