Jarl
Clean-Shaven and Baby-Smooth
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Also, while we're at it, "Some time" is approaching five years. But, whatever.
I post in this format because other people don't. On the first forum I ever joined, I found that often I'd have something extra to say after I posted, so I'd edit the posts and add the little extra bit at the end. After a while, I started adding dashes to the extra bits.
Eventually, I started just posting it that way most of the time.
I probably would have stopped doing it that way, except I joined another forum which had sigs disabled. In order to maintain a semblence of individuality, I started agressively posting with the format, never dropping it ever.
It's part of me, now. Often, I have to force myself to not post with the format, say, on 4chan or other places where it would not be expected, or if I just don't want anyone to know it's me. See how that works? You pick up a common habit, then when you drop it it's like you dissapear.
Anyhoo, I guess I do it out of habit. Nobody else does it. When others pick it up, they stop soon thereafter. It's like having a signature which is relevant to the topic (or not).
Plus, it bugs you, and I like that.