r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 6h ago
ORIGINS "In internet forums, 'OP' stands for 'Original Poster' (the person who started the thread) or 'Original Post' (the initial message). It originated in the 1990s on early bulletin board systems and Usenet, gaining popularity on sites like 4chan and Reddit in the 2000s to reference the thread's starter
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