Why are they called threads?

[SmokeyHound]

......... thread???

 

[Fyodor Dostoevsky]

I think on Volnation they should be called bosgaps....

 

[hmanvolfan]

At first they wanted to call them skittles but that was too confusing.

 

[distrovol]

Right now would be a good time for one of those "Let Me Google That For You" replies.

 

[chavisut]

ask Al Gore

 

[volinbham]

I believe they are referred to as threaded discussions with the threaded referring to the linkage among statements within the discussion. If you've seen the "nested" style threaded discussion you know what I'm talking about. I guess the comments are "threaded" together.

 

[born-n-raisedvol]

I always like to think of it in terms of programming where a new thread allows a process to run its course separate (sort of) from all of the others.

You can launch a process on a new thread, much like you create a new thread on a message board.
Each thread ideally serves one purpose, much like a message board thread serves one discussion topic.
Threads can be joined when necessary, much like message board threads can be merged.
Threads can be locked, much like message board threads.

 

[VolBalla2014]

a bunch of thread makes a blanket.

 

[kev20]

was probably born out of the phrase "to spin a yarn"