Yes ... its called
"writer's style". In forums, I've been doing that for over 15 years. It is my way of identifying who I'm addressing, or if in the body of a post, the person I'm referring too. Look at it similar to looking the person, you're talking to, in the eyes when you're talking. It's just my identifier, or style of writing. Mac
ps ... I also don't indent when writing paragraphs, and I use " ... " as an extension of thought or continuation. Thanks for noticing. You're the 2nd person, in probably 10 years to notice and be curious enough to ask.