[ih] from whence cometh ">" ?

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

There's a whole Wikipedia article with some sources: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style

Alternatively there are the brilliant, informative rules from Emily 
Postnews.
https://psg.com/emily.html

O.

On 14/10/2025 12:03, Eliot Lear via Internet-history wrote:
> Hi Internet Historians,
>
> I wonder if anyone knows the earliest use of "> " as a means to quote 
> text.  A research here in Switzerland is asking me.  I can only date 
> it as far back as "rn" and netnews, but surely it goes back beyond 
> 1984.  The researcher mentioned that there have been various forms of 
> a "diple"[1] as Ancient Greece and in the bible. But when did it get 
> picked up in Internet times?
>
> Any takers?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eliot
>
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diple_(textual_symbol)
>
>