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Newbie Guide: Common Acronyms

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Wildfire, Aug 30, 2002.

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    [​IMG] Ok, at the request of the mighty Sorcerer himself, here is a short guide covering some of the most common acronyms in use both here on the boards and in the chatroom. Contrary to public opinion, I'm not perfect, so I'll probably have left some really obvious ones out, so say something if I've missed something that really should be here.

    Acronyms relating to the boards, Sorcerer's Place, and the games covered here:

    SP - Sorcerer's Place
    SPS - Sorcerer's Place Supporter
    SPSA - Sorcerer's Place Supporter Account
    SPMP - Sorcerer's Place Member Photos
    BoM - Boards O' Magick
    FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions (BoM FAQ is here, General SP FAQ is here)
    FAI - Friendly Arm Inn
    MM - Minstrel's Medallion
    SS - Sorcerer's Sundries
    AoDA - Alley of Dangerous Angles
    SotW - Screenshot of the Week
    BG - Baldur's Gate
    TotSC - Tales of the Sword Coast
    DSotSC - Dark Side of the Sword Coast
    SoA - Shadows of Amn
    ToB - Throne of Bhaal
    IWD - Icewind Dale
    HoW - Heart of Winter
    TotLM - Trials of the Luremaster
    PS:T - Planescape: Torment
    PoR 2: RoMD - Pool of Radiance 2 : Ruins of Myth Drannor
    NWN - Neverwinter Nights
    SoU - Shadows of Undrentide
    HotU - Hordes of the Underdark
    ToEE - Temple of Elemental Evil
    (A)D&D - (Advanced) Dungeons and Dragons
    (C)RPG - (Computer) Role Playing Game
    3E - Third Edition
    P&P - Pen and Paper

    More general ones often used in the chatroom, and occasionally in here:

    Afaik - As far as I know
    Afk - Away from keyboard
    Asap - As soon as possible
    Brb - Be right back
    Bbiab - Be back in a bit
    Bbl - Be back later
    Btw - By the way
    Fyi - For your information
    IE - Internet Explorer/Infinity Explorer
    Iirc - If I recall correctly
    Imho - In my humble/honest opinion
    Lmao - Laughing my arse off
    Lol - Laughing out loud
    Ltns - Long time no see
    mIRC - Standalone IRC chat program used to reach SP chatrooms
    Np - No problem
    NS - Netscape
    Omg - Oh my god
    Otoh - On the other hand
    Rotfl - Rolling on the floor laughing
    Rotflmao - Rolling on the floor laughing my arse off
    Rtfm - Read the ****ing manual
    Rtffp - Read the ****ing front page
    Tmi - Too much info
    Ty - Thank You
    Wb - Welcome back
    Wtf - What the ****
    Yw - You're Welcome
    *eg* - Evil grin
    *g* - Grin

    jIRC - Not exactly an acronym, but people get confused with it nonetheless. jIRC is the java applet used on SP to reach the chatrooms without having a standalone chat program installed.

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    One final thing, since I don't think there is anywhere else to put this:

    There is no number 1 member. That was the default account set up with the boards and no longer exists.

    [ August 02, 2004, 14:46: Message edited by: Wildfire ]
     
    Wildfire, Aug 30, 2002
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    I thought Imho was 'in my humble opinion'
     
    scarampella, Aug 30, 2002
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    So did I, but Herf thought otherwise and, like the fool I am, I believed him! :)

    Ah well, I'll edit it so that it has both versions.

    [ August 30, 2002, 22:26: Message edited by: Wildfire ]
     
    Wildfire, Aug 30, 2002
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    [​IMG] You forgot "WB" for welcome back!

    A few Others:

    WC - Water Closet
    ICBWIAFKA - I can't believe Wildfire is Away from Keyboard Again!
    HCPP - Having a Chicken Pot Pie
    SMB - Spilled My Beer (or Beverage for you under whatever your country's drinking age is!)
    MHM - Mystra Hates Me!
    ZPIIZR - Zee Pearl Iz In Zee River!

    That's all I can think of...But they are by far the most important ones!
    :grin: :spin: :roll: :lol:
     
    Sir Belisarius, Aug 30, 2002
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    [​IMG] I've added WB now, although I don't think I need to really add the rest ;) :p
     
    Wildfire, Aug 30, 2002
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    [​IMG] Thanks Wildfire! I'll just add some more info about the QuickChat applet at http://www.sorcerers.net/chat.php

    As you know, that url goes to the FAI and you can use it to chat without downloading a separate program like mIRC. There's a catch, however... Since Micro$oft lost the lawsuit again Sun, they're not putting any useful Java into Internet Explorer from 6 on any more. So if you want to run any useful applets like the QuickChat one on that page, you need to download Sun's Java VM. There's a test java animation on that page as well, so you can check if you already have Java VM installed properly or not.

    Once you download and install it off that page, go to IE's Tools/Internet Options/Advanced and find the "Java (Sun)" category. Put a tick in the "Use Java 2 etc." square, close the browser, restart your computer, and you're set to use any Java stuff you come across on the Internet. It's a one-time procedure and although the file is 11MB, it's worth downloading it since Java is widely used. This is also an override if M$'s proprietary Java VM in your OS gets screwed up at some point so again, very useful.

    (Might want to add IE and NS to the list, Wildfire. And QuickChat with a link and explanation.)

    P.S.

    This is a thread to help newbies, not inundate them with meningless false acronyms you made up. Therefore anything that is not on topic in here will get deleted, like the two posts I deleted just now. Just a warning.

    [ August 31, 2002, 09:52: Message edited by: Taluntain ]
     
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    [​IMG] One thing for IE5.5 (and perhaps older versions) users:
    Sun's JavaVM doesn't work well with these so if you have problems with IE after installing it just disable it in Tools/Internet Options/Advanced.

    As for Wildfire's list, I'd like to see ASAP (as soon as possible) added. ;)

    [EDIT]
    Tal, it doesn't work for me on Internet Explorer version 5.5. In your case it's version 6.0.

    [ August 31, 2002, 16:01: Message edited by: Extremist ]
     
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    You forgot WTF: What the f*ck?
     
    Aikanaro, Aug 31, 2002
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] Ex, I think that's a problem only with the developers' version. I installed the Sun user Java VM yesterday myself, and it's working flawlessly. It might have been bugged in both before, but it's working fine now. Just FYI.

    Edit: Yes, I have IE 6.

    [ August 31, 2002, 23:18: Message edited by: Taluntain ]
     
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    [​IMG] So that's what IIRC meant!!! :grin:

    How bout omg *oh my God*... not that its very hard to decipher that. :hmm:
     
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    SS is Sorcerous Sundries just to add to Wildfire's first half of acronyms.

    Yeah I'm no newbie but i hadn't a clue what SS was when it was brought up in the chatroom.
     
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    Well I am a newbie, to these boards anyway.

    How do you change your avatar?

    Or is it some kind of ranking system?
     
    Jekknol Bok, Sep 12, 2002
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    You can't change it by yourself, and it's a ranking system (you'll get more gems as you post). More info here.
     
    Mollusken, Sep 12, 2002
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    [​IMG] Oops sorry, I seem to have forgotten that bit.

    [ September 13, 2002, 15:36: Message edited by: Jekknol Bok ]
     
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    THAT is a VERY handy thing :D :D :D :D :D

    I took me quite some time to figure most commonly used ones out. :mad: I havent heard most of them though (luckily as i see ;) )
     
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    just found out that TMI means Too Much Info. Wanted to share this wonderful moment with you all :D
     
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    My football coach in high school (I only played one year before I discovered a surprising talent for running a long way through cow pastures) used to yell "BYA," which stood for "Bust your @$$." We started to respond with "SMD!" The explication is left as an exercise for the reader.
     
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    IIRC can also be If I remember correctly ;)

    [Recall and remember meaning the same thing, your post doesn't add anything new.] -Tal

    *slaps forehead* Oops, sorry.
    Do you have anything for sore foreheads by any chance ??

    [ October 13, 2002, 01:35: Message edited by: MagusWizardo ]
     
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    I'm not really a newbie anymore, but I still didn't know all those. Thanks!
     
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    [​IMG] FYI can be F**k You Infinitely. Just figured it out 7 mins ago.
     
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