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TGEBoise
Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:46 am
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I guess I'm getting old, but:
When reading these forums (and just about any other forum on the net I guess), I often come upon abbreviations and acronyms with which I am not familiar. Sometimes it is obvious from the context what they mean, mostly it is not. Most people (I would hope) use acronyms to abbreviate typing, others obviously use them to appear cool or more knowledgeable than they really are. Others again are obviously not aware of what exactly the acronyms they use really means.
The most misused of all acronyms would be LOL (see below). It would be interesting to see some statistics on how many of all the posts in these forums that contains this acronym. I wonder how many of those posters that actually laughed at the time, or even thought it was especially funny 
Anyway, my point is that while acronyms might be good at times (ofcourse), it is not really necessary to use them all the time. At least write out the whole expression once in a while. I guess this would be impossible for the second category of posters I mentioned above, the "l33t d00ds" (I won't even go there, but search for "leetspeak" if you are interested), but for the rest of us I think it would be nice to be able to read a post without using a dictionary or searching the net for explanations when it isn't really necessary.
I copied these from the WoW (World of Warcraft) glossary. Nothing new for the majority, I know. I just happened to like the explanations 
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:LOL - Lots of Laugh or Laughing Out Loud. This abbreviation indicates something is really funny. Unfortunately although very common, that term became uncool a long long long time ago. Other alternatives that you can use instead are "hehehehe" or "hahahaha" which aren't the best but are more hip. ROFL should also be avoided to appear cool.
Newbie - A term that sometimes means new player but also is used to mean a player is not very good.
Newb - Short for Newbie. See above.
N00b - An incredibly uncool way to say newb. Don't use it.
Newb - Short for Newbie. See above.
N00b - An incredibly uncool way to say newb. Don't use it.
GarVa
Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:53 am
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TGEBoise wrote:
I guess I'm getting old, but:When
reading these forums (and just about any other forum on the net I
guess), I often come upon abbreviations and acronyms with which I am
not familiar. Sometimes it is obvious from the context what they mean,
mostly it is not. Most people (I would hope) use acronyms to abbreviate
typing, others obviously use them to appear cool or more knowledgeable
than they really are. Others again are obviously not aware of what
exactly the acronyms they use really means.The
most misused of all acronyms would be LOL (see below). It would be
interesting to see some statistics on how many of all the posts in
these forums that contains this acronym. I wonder how many of those
posters that actually laughed at the time, or even thought it was
especially funnyAnyway,
my point is that while acronyms might be good at times (ofcourse), it
is not really necessary to use them all the time. At least write out
the whole expression once in a while. I guess this would be impossible
for the second category of posters I mentioned above, the "l33t d00ds"
(I won't even go there, but search for "leetspeak" if you are
interested), but for the rest of us I think it would be nice to be able
to read a post without using a dictionary or searching the net for
explanations when it isn't really necessary.I
copied these from the WoW (World of Warcraft) glossary. Nothing new for
the majority, I know. I just happened to like the explanations
LOL - Lots of Laugh or Laughing Out Loud. This abbreviation indicates something is really funny. Unfortunately although very common, that term became uncool a long long long time ago. Other alternatives that you can use instead are "hehehehe" or "hahahaha" which aren't the best but are more hip. ROFL should also be avoided to appear cool.Newbie - A term that sometimes means new player but also is used to mean a player is not very good.
Newb - Short for Newbie. See above.
N00b - An incredibly uncool way to say newb. Don't use it.
is an interesting post and is an opportunity for people to post their
"Appropriate for these forums" acronyms that people may not be familiar
with.
Carebear - Term used to define
those that do not like PVP or that think PVP should be consentual only.
Try not to use it, its really not a nice term
PVP - Player vs. Player (not a toughie
)QFE - Quoted for Emphasis.... its not really that cool to use - I'm guilty of it myself sometimes
WFN - Wrong Forum Noob ---- again
used sparingly its not too bothersome but some people have a bad habit
of making it really big and irritating. Used when people post off topic
in a thread or forum.
Message Edited by GarVa on 08-29-2005 02:03 PM
Message Edited by GarVa on 08-29-2005 02:04 PM
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LauKe
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fo - really not anice thing to say, meaning frigg off, or go "your an idiot" |
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Marssk
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pwned: A form of "owned" used mainly by 12 year olds, but is used in a joking manner sometimes by normal mmo players. ex. Crixx just got pwned by GarVa. |
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Rebel-head
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Lolephant : When Lol just isn't enough you need one of these. Message Edited by Rebel-head on 08-29-2005 11:25 PM
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LauKe
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roflcopter - same thing, only exchange rofl & lol |
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Bawarr
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OMG 'oh my god', also seen as OH EM GEE |
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aatc
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The best acronym of all is "GAAyM"- Give Apeik All your Money! |
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DWolf
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OMG!: Oh my gosh/goodness/god, usually used when seeing Crixx for the first time |
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LauKe
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RFTW - Run From The Wharry, Although old and sad, wharry has gone to WoW  He was a Large pink monster (of whom crixx has moddled himself after). And was often accused of "eating" things.
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aatc
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Aye, this could get interesting. We need to get Crix over here!
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Marssk
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TBH = to be honest
FOTM = flavor of the month (a very popular profession/template)
TFN = Trade Forums Noob (used when somebody posts somethign to do with Galaxy Trade but not in teh Galaxy trade Forums) Message Edited by Marssk on 08-29-2005 03:07 PM
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DeepFatFryer
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Another commonly used acronym is: NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO NECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRONECRO This is when someone 'revives' an out-of-date thread in an attempt to confuse people. Thus it name derives from Necromancy, the beleif that one can be revived. (please keep the text to a normal size, thanks) Message Edited by GarVa on 08-29-2005 02:35 PM
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Rebel-head
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FTW: For The Win; When something is so great it guaruntees victory in some way. |
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DiggyNO
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Here is a list that covers most |
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Necesito
Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:34 pm
#3
AFAIK - As far as I know
YMMV - your mileage may veary - another way of saying "it works for me, it might not work for you"
RTFM - Read The Frappin' Manual
YMMV - your mileage may veary - another way of saying "it works for me, it might not work for you"
RTFM - Read The Frappin' Manual
Kaylais
Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:38 am
#4
AFK - Away from Keyboard.
AFK'er - Someone who uses macro's to play while they are away from their computer.
EU - End user.
PLBCAK - Problem Lies Between Chair And Keyboard ....basically meaning the problem is the person using the game/PC.
AFK'er - Someone who uses macro's to play while they are away from their computer.
EU - End user.
PLBCAK - Problem Lies Between Chair And Keyboard ....basically meaning the problem is the person using the game/PC.
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