Glossary of Acronyms/Abbreviations used on DU

[intrepidity]

Here's a proposal: if you use an acronym in a post, register it here in this thread, in the format described, so that folks can look here instead of Google when they encounter something unfamiliar.

But it will only be useful if posters here abide by the very strict guidelines for this thread:

1) use the post TITLE line for the acronym, and if space allows, for the full wording as well.

2) NO DUPLICATES

3) No discussions or extraneous posts; if your acronym merits an explanation, fine, include that in the message body, but please, no discussions or replies unless really, really critical.

4) Only post *actually* used acronyms, not everything you can think of.

5) One entry per post

This will only be useful if it is LEAN and EASY to browse, especially if the entire content fits in the title box.

So, let's say you just made a post using an acronym: now come to this thread and post the definition (after checking whether it is already "registered" here).

When posters complain about mysterious acronyms, point them to this thread rather than Google.

I don't know if this will succeed, but no harm trying.

[intrepidity]

1. n/t, nt: no text in message body nt

[intrepidity]

2. eom: end of message; used like nt. nt

[intrepidity]

3. ETA: edited to add nt

[Stargleamer]

4. I always thought smh stood for so much hatred

now I am not really sure if that’s what it means

[intrepidity]

5. smh: shaking my head. Literally. Right now. nt

[mobeau69]

6. YCBS

You can’t be serious.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. Just like the 'how do I post photos' info, people will be asking where this is. Easier to Google.

[Pobeka]

8. Appreciate the idea, but I thnk I'd rather not have it. Let me explain.

a bad experience in dealing with posts (IMHO) is having to click something extra just to understand the post.

I fear posters will put some obscure acronym in their post, and then add the acronym to this list to justify not having to just spend an extra few seconds typing in the original post. One person's extra few seconds can save the time of lots of readers, as well as not causing the DU server to get extra hits.

I would much rather have a short list of well known acronyms here for reference. Maybe that is what you are intending -- not just that the acronym is lean and easy in the first place, but the length of this list is also lean?

[intrepidity]

9. IMO, IMHO: In My (Honest/Humble) Opinion nt