Are you new to Internet forums? If so, the
Internet Writing Guide
gives a great introduction to writing on the 'net.
In addition, here
are some more tips that may help you communicate more effectively with
your fellow FF'ers.
Some common terms (please click the term for a more detailed definition):
Flaming/Flamewar - Aggressive or insulting posts alone/in a series
Flooding - Excessive repetitive posts in rapid succession
Spamming - Posting advertising devoid of supporting content
Trolling - Posting with the primary intention of inciting hostility
Expressing actions
If you type "/me" (without the quotes) before a line of text - in posts
or chat - it will be replaced with your name.
For example, if I type "/me waves hello to you" you will see:
* viscousmemories waves hello to you.
The
following are common acronyms in use in online discussions:
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These
acronyms are more often used in chat, but may be found in posts: |
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| AFAIC
- As Far As I'm Concerned |
AFK
- Away From Keyboard
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AFAIK - As Far As I Know
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BBS - Be Back Soon |
DNFTT - Do Not Feed The Troll
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BBL - Be Back Later |
| FWIW - For What It's Worth |
BTW - By The Way |
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YMMV- Your Mileage May Vary
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CU - See You
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| IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer |
CUL - See You Later |
| IIRC - If I Recall Correctly |
CYA - See Ya |
| IMHO - In My Humble Opinion |
LOL - Laughing Out Loud |
| IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble
Opinion |
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor
Laughing |
| IMO - In My Opinion |
ROFLMAO - Rolling On the Floor
Laughing My Ass Off |
| IOW - In Other Words |
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now |
| OP - Opening Post(er) (the first
post in a thread or its author) |
TTYL - Talk To You Later |
| OTOH - On The Other Hand |
TTYS - Talk To You Soon |
| PITA - Pain In The Ass |
WTF - What The Fuck? |
| POV - Point Of View |
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| STFU - Shut The Fuck Up |
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| TPTB - The Powers That Be |
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| WRT - With Regards To |
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