Communication has not been merely a matter of personal habit — it follows commonly accepted standards for exchanging information within a group. Ignoring these conventions risks your message being unread, unheard, or misunderstood.
That said, it seems possible the author is intentionally addressing a specific subgroup that has agreed upon a different set of communication rules.
Someone who is writing on their personal blog and doesn't give a damn what is "acceptable" to some rando on the Internet?
If you're publishing a public blog, by definition your audience is randos on the internet. Also, the author is posting in this thread.
it was acceptable in 2024? what year did it become unacceptable?
Since October 1995 and the publication of RFC 1855.
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1855
Communication has not been merely a matter of personal habit — it follows commonly accepted standards for exchanging information within a group. Ignoring these conventions risks your message being unread, unheard, or misunderstood.
That said, it seems possible the author is intentionally addressing a specific subgroup that has agreed upon a different set of communication rules.
Status of this Memo: This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. - MY FAVORITE kind of Memo :)
Unclear, but it looks to be somewhere around the year 1000.