<p>why are these posts called threads? why not just…um…postings? and the replies could remain “posts”.
I was just wondering</p>
<p>Heh, I always love a good play on words.</p>
<p>And I do not know the answer to that question… the word “thread” has been around for ages on the internet. It sounds cooler than “postings”. That’s all I can come up with.</p>
<p>I guess so. I was just wondering where it came from.</p>
<p>My vote goes for polyester. Who needs natural fibers, right?</p>
<p>Cotton all the way.</p>
<p>I hate both actually.</p>
<p>Cotton-cool and breathes well. :D</p>
<p>but it can make people uncomfortable in hot weather.</p>
<p>I find cotton very comfortable in summer.</p>
<p>“Thread” makes sense; it’s a collection of posts that are loosely connected, sort of strung along. I don’t know when or where it started, though.</p>
<p>well, if you put it that way I guess it does make a little sense. It’s just that I happened to notice that a few discussion forums used “posts” as reference to posts as well as threads.</p>
<p>That’s obviously because they aren’t nearly as cool as CC!!</p>
<p>Cotton, for sure.</p>
<p>^why? .</p>
<p>Cotton > polyester. For one, it breathes better. Two, it feels better. Three, it’s not a cheap plastic sustitute to make clothing. Four, it just has the CC spirit!</p>
<p>lolzi3 @ this “thread”</p>
<p>^but would you describe it as a cotton or polyester thread?</p>