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With a strong community of posters to be found on Redbrick, it is inevitable that a number of in-jokes exist. | |||
'''"Is this another one of those recursive wiki entries?"''' | |||
Recursive threads are one of the greatest tools of the users of the Redbrick newsgroups - To destroy a thread, merely ask is the thread recursive. Most Redbrick in-jokes have recursion at the core - recursion is the new lowest form of wit. | |||
''Origin'' | |||
'''Read the full article [[ | Digital media is prone to easy duplication, and the Redbrick newsgroups are no different. Recursive (i.e. repeatitive) newsgroup threads have existed for as long as I can remember, however however originally wrote "Is this another one of those recursive threads?" should probably be locked up for crimes against humanity. | ||
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Revision as of 00:40, 21 May 2007
With a strong community of posters to be found on Redbrick, it is inevitable that a number of in-jokes exist.
"Is this another one of those recursive wiki entries?"
Recursive threads are one of the greatest tools of the users of the Redbrick newsgroups - To destroy a thread, merely ask is the thread recursive. Most Redbrick in-jokes have recursion at the core - recursion is the new lowest form of wit.
Origin
Digital media is prone to easy duplication, and the Redbrick newsgroups are no different. Recursive (i.e. repeatitive) newsgroup threads have existed for as long as I can remember, however however originally wrote "Is this another one of those recursive threads?" should probably be locked up for crimes against humanity.
Read the full article here.
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