Meaning of side-post | Babel Free

Definitions

A message sent privately to a single member of a listserv.

Internet, dated

Examples

“Enough ecchiness from you. It's a cute shoujo story, which I explain in more detail in a side post.”

“As I noted in a side post, teranews doesn't seem to like crossposting.”

“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).”

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