Embarrassing Newbie Question - Democratic Underground

JustJersey

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:45 PM
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Embarrassing Newbie Question

I'll give the usual line: been lurking here for a long time, but just started posting, blah, blah, blah.... but I'm still a newbie and have some dumb questions.

First, what does "n/t" mean? I see it all the time and haven't been able to figure it out.

Rather than list the other questions, is there a glossary of the abbreviations that everyone uses here?

Thanks!

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Doug Decker

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:46 PM
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1. Welcome to DU...

n/t means no text, as in, just a subject line and no message.

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dflprincess

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:46 PM
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2. n/t = no text

Edited on Thu Aug-12-04 08:47 PM by dflprincess

That way people will know your only comment was in the subject line.

Welcome :hi:

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CatWoman

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:47 PM
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3. Welcome to DU

Edited on Thu Aug-12-04 08:47 PM by CatWoman

:hi:

n/t means "no text".

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UrbScotty

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:47 PM
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4. DU Glossary link here!

Edited on Thu Aug-12-04 08:48 PM by ih8thegop

http://dug.seattleactivist.org

Welcome to DU!

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daisygirl

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:51 PM
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8. Thanks for the link!

Edited on Thu Aug-12-04 08:53 PM by daisygirl

Just skimming through it I was able to make sense out of a few things that were baffling me (like BFEE)...

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blue neen

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:56 PM
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10. Thanks for the link!

Very helpful for us Newbies.

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The Shadow

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:48 PM
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5. No Text = n/t

eom = end of message.
If you see things like these just ask or do a web search and you will usually find info on them.

Welcome to DU JustJersey.

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HysteryDiagnosis

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:51 PM
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7. Pull up

a chair... make yourself comfortable... ;)

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TroubleMan

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:51 PM
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6. I always put it in the text, but you're supposed to put it in the title

It's a stupid inside joke I have with myself.

Historically, you put "nt" in the title of your post so people don't have to scroll down to read it. It used to be helpful in long messages in the days of 24k and 56k.

Several years ago on another message board, in a real long post, I did it by accident, and somebody griped at me about it. Now I do it all the time.

So if you see me do it....it's wrong. Just put it in the post title when you've got no text.

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Skittles

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Thu Aug-12-04 08:54 PM
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9. not embarrassing questions, JJ

we all learned sometime; welcome to the DU! :hi:

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Jokinomx

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Thu Aug-12-04 09:09 PM
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11. Welcome....

Edited on Thu Aug-12-04 09:10 PM by Jokinomx

Thanks for asking a question that I just haven't gotten around to asking... I knew sooner or later I would find out...

:toast:

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