I have seen a lot of acronyms used in these forums (and other forums, both SL related and non SL related) and some I know, just from seeing them many times
others I am lost on heh
so, should we have a sticky for acronyms? so others can access it easily to see what ppl are speaking about in code? hehe
here are a few I know
lol - laughing out loud, or lots of laughs
rofl - rolling on floor laughing
roflmao - rolling on floor laughing my ass off
ibtl or ibl - in before the lock or in before lock
ftw - for the win
asap - as soon as possible
imho - in my humble opinion
brb - be right back
afk - away from keyboard
pebcak - problem exists between chair and keyboard
ra - red alert
ras - running around screaming
I know there are more but right now my mind is blanking LOL
So... feel free to add yours, acronyms only, not abbreviations (like sim is an abbreviation)
ya know... side thought here, abbreviation is an awful big word, for it's meaning, ironic isn't it? heh
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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11-24-2007 10:49
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11-24-2007 10:52
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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11-24-2007 10:54
ROFL
oh I forgot about ymmv and yes QFT (for those who did not see the other thread where I asked about QFT it is Quoted for truth) _____________________
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Argus Collingwood
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11-24-2007 11:01
idk should we?
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Gaybot Blessed
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11-24-2007 11:02
FWIW - for what it's worth
PS - I hate when people quote what someone else said and just put QFT. First of all I didn't know what it meant until just now, lol, and second, it looks silly and takes up space. _____________________
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Annabelle Babii
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11-24-2007 11:02
This is more for the interwebs in general than for the platform. It's probably OT
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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11-24-2007 11:07
I think it is very much for second life as many acronyms are used in SL.
SL being an acro its self SL - second life idk - I don't know so really, is this not fitting for SL? I think many ppl just dare not ask what an acro means, for fear of looking stupid this way they can see the more popular ones and hell, this thread is no more off topic (OT) than any of the first 50 threads in this forum) there is one that should be closed and should have been after the first post, that still remains in the forums at least this thread is not being rude or making blanket statements about folks _____________________
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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11-24-2007 11:08
FWIW - for what it's worth PS - I hate when people quote what someone else said and just put QFT. First of all I didn't know what it meant until just now, lol, and second, it looks silly and takes up space. have to agree there, I kept thinking, why are they putting QFT and then quoting someone else just could not figure it out LOL I suppose it could also mean quoting for time (meaning they do not have a lot of time to write their own comment so they quote someone elses LOL) _____________________
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11-24-2007 11:36
Well, I for one thank you Rhaorth. Didn't know what "pebcak" meant. LOL
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11-24-2007 11:38
Well, I for one thank you Rhaorth. Didn't know what "pebcak" meant. LOL very welcome I have it happen to me quite often  _____________________
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11-24-2007 11:55
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11-24-2007 12:05
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Nina Stepford
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11-24-2007 12:07
a common one here is OP, meaning either 'opening post' or 'opening poster' depending upon the context.
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11-24-2007 12:10
I have seen a lot of acronyms used in these forums (and other forums, both SL related and non SL related) and some I know, just from seeing them many times others I am lost on heh so, should we have a sticky for acronyms? so others can access it easily to see what ppl are speaking about in code? hehe here are a few I know lol - laughing out loud, or lots of laughs rofl - rolling on floor laughing roflmao - rolling on floor laughing my ass off ibtl or ibl - in before the lock or in before lock ftw - for the win asap - as soon as possible imho - in my humble opinion brb - be right back afk - away from keyboard pebcak - problem exists between chair and keyboard ra - red alert ras - running around screaming I know there are more but right now my mind is blanking LOL So... feel free to add yours, acronyms only, not abbreviations (like sim is an abbreviation) ya know... side thought here, abbreviation is an awful big word, for it's meaning, ironic isn't it? heh BAPS - British Association of Plastic Surgeons. This is A) true and B) funny because the word "baps" is often used as schoolboy slang for breasts. You see? See what they did there? _____________________
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Conan Godwin
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11-24-2007 12:10
a common one here is OP, meaning either 'opening post' or 'opening poster' depending upon the context. I thought it was "Original Poster" _____________________
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11-24-2007 12:19
This forum isn't for general discussion; there are many Resident Sites where this discussion is appropriate — Resident Answers is for Resident-to-Resident help.
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