In journalism, Green Ink is (humorously) supposedly a major identifying characteristic of written correspondence from self-aggrandising pedants, cranks, charlatans and eccentrics. Although no psychiatric equivalence with the preceding terms should be inferred, it also refers to unusable correspondence originating from readers who are mentally ill.

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  • In journalism, Green Ink is (humorously) supposedly a major identifying characteristic of written correspondence from self-aggrandising pedants, cranks, charlatans and eccentrics. Although no psychiatric equivalence with the preceding terms should be inferred, it also refers to unusable correspondence originating from readers who are mentally ill. Regardless of the colour of ink used, it is common to refer to correspondence of any kind (including email and webpages) as being in "green ink", if it broadly fits the following identifying characteristics: Stridency Impertinence Unreasonableness Unrealism Fancifulness Obsessiveness Common comorbid characteristics include irrelevant capitalization, overuse of exclamation marks and veiled threats or warnings directed at the recipient. Religious mania is a frequent characteristic of green ink communication. Writers and correspondents who fit this general profile are referred to as Green Inkers or as members of the Green Ink Brigade (GIB). The term Green Biro Brigade is also used occasionally along with Green Biro referring to a popular source of green ink. The "letters" guidelines for the British newspaper The Guardian (semi-humorously) stipulate avoidance of green ink.
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  • In journalism, Green Ink is (humorously) supposedly a major identifying characteristic of written correspondence from self-aggrandising pedants, cranks, charlatans and eccentrics. Although no psychiatric equivalence with the preceding terms should be inferred, it also refers to unusable correspondence originating from readers who are mentally ill.
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  • Green ink
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