Dictionary

side-post en · NOUN

Etymology

Probably analogous to top-post and bottom-post.

Meanings

1. (Internet, dated) A message sent privately to a single member of a listserv.
   • In addition, it is in most cases not possible to confirm if members are sending side-posts i.e. messages directly send^([sic]) to other listmembers. The phenomenon of lurkers sending side-posts is described by Katz, who analyses differences between public and private reactions to his postings and articles (Katz, 1998). 2007, Theo Hug, Didactics of Microlearning, Münster […]: Waxmann, →ISBN, page 161:
   • Enough ecchiness from you. It's a cute shoujo story, which I explain in more detail in a side post. 2001 July 9, L. Gerholz, “[FANFIC]Father's Day at Ohtori”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet):
   • As I noted in a side post, teranews doesn't seem to like crossposting. 2007 September 14, Rumpelstiltskin, “Re: Swear him in !”, in soc.senior.issues (Usenet):

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side-post en · VERB

Etymology

Probably analogous to top-post and bottom-post.

Meanings

1. (Internet, dated, intransitive) To send a side-post.
   • Lurkers avoid contributing to the chaos and information overload often found in communities, and, by side-posting or contacting individuals directly instead, they are engaging in pro-social and thoughtful altruistic behaviour. 2016, Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Pietro Cipresso, The Psychology of Social Networking, volume 1, Warsaw; Berlin: De Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN, page 163:
   • Some lurkers side-post: Several participants said they made connections to individuals outside the online groups. These connections are a valid form of communication and have value for the individuals and thus the group as a whole. 2012, Christopher Lueg, Danyel Fisher, From Usenet to CoWebs, London: Springer, →ISBN, page 126:
   • You even are so far consumed with your self-importance and propensity to bend others to the way you want them to post by telling me that I am now doing the heinous 'top-posting'. If I could figure a way to side post, you would complain about that, too. 2003 May 15, Cass, “RV Hookups and WA state RV Regulatoins”, in alt.rv (Usenet):

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Relateds

top-post · bottom-post