On 20 Dec, 16:49, "John Salmon" wrote:

"Mizter T" wrote

Indeed, though Micheal Dolbear managed to get there first in pointing out
the flaws in my logic in his post downthread where he reminded me of the
existence of said bus pass.

Isn't a "downthread" post one that hasn't yet been posted?


Er, it could well be. May I confess that I've never had a totally
clear idea what the relevant lingo is, and have often sidestepped this
by just saying "elsewhere on this thread" or some such.

My logic for it being downthread is that my post - i.e. the one you
quote above that mentions the contentious phrase - was to appear in
the 'thread tree' above Michael's, thus Michael's was 'downthread'
i.e. below mine.

If however the thread is in fact the ongoing, linear thread of
discussion then yes the term 'downthread' doesn't make much sense.
However usenet discussion threads aren't really conventional, linear
discussions are they?

I'm more than happy to take advice on this!