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• followup n. [common] On Usenet, a posting generated in response to another posting (as opposed to a reply, which goes by email rather than being broadcast).
  Followups include the ID of the parent message in their heade...
• followup: n. On USENET, a {posting} generated in response to another posting (as opposed to a {reply}, which goes by email rather than being broadcast).
  Followups include the ID of the {parent message} in their heade...
• parent message n. What a followup follows up.
• flame bait n. [common] A posting intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
  See also troll....
• parent message: n. What a {followup} follows up. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• include vt. [Usenet] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response.
  See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style"....
• include: vt. [USENET] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response.
  See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style"....
• upthread adv. Earlier in the discussion (see thread), i.
  e., `above'. "As Joe pointed out upthread, ..." See also followup....
• upthread: adv. Earlier in the discussion (see {thread}), i.
  e., `above'. "As Joe pointed out upthread, ..." See also {followup}....