has too, so please vote.
Well, the only two acronyms mentioned I don't recognize are "LS" (which I'm assuming means "Luke Skywalker" or "lightsaber") and FBI (???). Otherwise all the others seem relatively easy to decipher. Overall, I think acronyms and abbreviations on the forums are okay, as long as the practice doesn't dive headfirst into L33T speak. And before anyone responds, yup, I know there's a thread on this very matter.
I'm not going to pretend I know what all of your abbreviations meant (FBI, ROTE, and MYOB went past me). However, it seems that quite a few people know what they mean. By all means I think that people should be able to communicate in as concise method as possible. HOWEVER, I think that we deserve an interpretor.
I'm currently engaged in a project to list the abbreviations used on the board. I've started a base from the list the KORPIL lists on his website, and have been adding to it. I'm currently on the top of page four. Unfortunately, I can't do the project alone. I don't know all the the SWRPGnetwork abbreviations, especially the ones in the d20 forum.
A while back, we persuaded Moridin to put a list of abbreviations in the forum FAQ. Look here (http://holonet.swrpgnetwork.com/misc.php?s=&action=faq&page=3#37) and you'll find it. It's not totally comprehensive and up to date, but it covers most of the commonly used terms.
I don't think there are too many abbreviations on the holonet, there are just lots of things that need abbreviating. I for one would probably go mad if I had to type out Knights of the Old Republic or Rise of the Empire every time rather than KotOR and RotE. Sometime I come across something I don't know - I don't recognise MYOB or FBI - but generally acronyms are either commonly used or obvious from the context - LS, for example, means Light Side, which I would have though would generally be clear from the context.
Ahh..."LS" means "Light Side." Which would make "DS" mean "Dark Side." As far as MYOB is concerned, I'm sure it's short for "Mind your own business."
I tend to agree with Rogue Janson here. Generally on the HoloNet we write things out as clear as we possibly can. I don't use many abbreviations, but there are some that are usually used.
That's all I can really think of in terms of general abbreviations.
These are initializations and not acronyms.
The distinction? Acronyms shorten or initialize to make something pronouncable - such as RADAR (RAdio Detection And Ranging) or COMPNOR.
KOTOR is one that qualifies as an acronym...but if it's just ANH, ESB or ROTJ - that's just initialization.
Edit Although calling them abbreviations is alright. Since Abbreviate just means "to shorten" and that's what the whole point is.
Are you saying you don't say RotJ as the easily pronouncible 'rotj'?
Nah...cause invariably I make the T silent and then my friend Rog gets concerned when I say "ROTJ is my least favorite."
I gotta say I am big fan of abbreviations (I never knew that about acronyms...great trivia, thanks) becuase if i am typing a post and I am using, for example, the term "Darkside Points" many times, it is way easier to type DSP and get the idea across. I don't meant to sound lazy but I really do not want to have to write Rise of the Empire or Wizards of the Coast over and over.
In medicine we use abbreviations all the time. We have thick little handbooks that we carry with us to define and standardize our abbreviations. However one has to be careful, because some abrevaitions have multiple meanings. So there I was in the ER, working as a student nurse. Now in order for you to get the idea, you have to understand that in this ER there are few private rooms. Most of the patient areas are simply curtained off from each other, to provide visual privacy. However there is no auditory privacy at all.
Staff Nurse: Okay...what just came in to nine[room nine]?
Me: Uh...looks like shortness of breath with no LOC [loss of conciousness], came by ambulance.
Staff Nurse: Sounds good, you and I will take that guy. [then raising his voice so the charge nurse, and subsiquently most of the ER, could hear] Jan, the student and I will go ahead and take the SOB in nine.
And, of course, the patient heard us quite well. Now the nurse was, of course, refering to shortness of breath when he said SOB, but the patient took a little convincing that we had not refered to him as a Sonofa B****. The patient thought it wa pretty funny when he understood, but we (the nurse and I) were beet red for a few minutes.
Anyway just an amusing true story. When you use abbreviations, make sure everyone uses the same definition as you do.
This is exactly what I mean. I was referring to 'LightSaber'.
Ahh..."LS" means "Light Side." Which would make "DS" mean "Dark Side."
IMHO i thought was "in my humble opinion"???
Ok now, this is a thread about acronyms and abbreviations.
The warning goes out right now: Those who make bad jokes will suffer SOB under Dr. Worm IIRC. And then FUs will come.
Intresting, the poll. 2/1 ratio.
Do you think someone could put togeather a dictionary of Holonet Acronyms and Abbreeviations (HAA)?
Like I said, a list with most of them in already exists here (http://holonet.swrpgnetwork.com/misc.php?s=&action=faq&page=3#37) in the FAQ. If anyone wanted to get on to Moridin with some of the newer ones (KotOR, G&tORW, etc.) I'm sure he'd update it.
And I'm sure there are already numerous dictionaries for the more general internet abbreviations.
These are just a few of the terms you'll need to know during Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). After that, depending on your MOS (Military Occupational Specialty), you'll soon PCS (Permanent Change of Station) to your next duty assignment until your DEROS (Date Eligible to Return from Overseas) or your ETS (Expiriation Term of Service). Your PCS may even be held up by an MRB (Medical Review Board) or a PSI (Personal Security Investigation). This is of course all based upon your PEBD (Pay Entry Base Date) or your BASD (Basic Active Service Date), which are determined in part by your DIEMS (Date of Initial Entry into Military Service). Depending on your TIS (Time In Service) and your DOR (Date of Rank) you may have to finish out your RSO (Remaining Service Obligation) in the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve).
But my favoirte military acronym has to be GRUNT (Ground Reconaissance Under-Fire Navigational Technician).
Weta also has a grunt: Guaranteed Rendering of Unlimited Number if Things. Used it to make little orcs in Lord of the Rings.
Wow, that was really random.
All the letters are making my head hurt. I thought the not getting shot part was the hardest thing about being a soldier. After reading that i say bring on the bullets.
yeah, i agree with Kanner Ra'an. most of us think that.
Yeah, like someone's signature said, you can't fight what you can't see.
Egads, my sig got a mention!! Yippeee!!!!!
Yea, my character in the Sparks realm is a sniper template, and that is his motto.
Since I'm a flyer, I get to refer to the groundpounders as the PBI. Poor bloody infantry.
I think it's really about the erect stripes, myself. I mean, let's be honest, right? Aviator glasses..meh. Aviator glasses not make one Tom Cruise.
Bah, Tom Cruise was a pansy in that movie.
Wait, who said anything about realistic? The only implication was that Tom Cruise was cool. Now, back in the day, that was true. Short, yes, a pansy in real life, probably, but cool.
These are just a few of the abbreviations I deal with.