boyd@ingr.com (Boyd Nation) (12/09/89)
In joining any conversation, it helps to have some familiarity with the slang that is going to be used. This is especially true on Usenet, where there are no clues from body language or tone of voice to help in clarification. Therefore, I have an idea I want to present. I would like to see a dictionary of Usenet slang written and added to the n.a.newusers postings. I don't have anything huge in mind, certainly fewer than 100 entries. I just think it would be a good idea if new users had someplace to learn what "Maroney awards" are/were, or what the Ron Heiby Memorial No Vote is. It might also be nice to include slang that is specific to certain groups on the net, but which are specific to the net, such as "retconning" in r.a.comics. Unfortunately, I haven't been on the net for long enough to attempt this project, so I'll have to hope someone else thinks this is a good idea and follows up on it. Any takers? And more importantly, what do y'all think about the idea? -- Boyd Nation ...!uunet!ingr!boyd boyd@ingr.com Stress kills.
benfeen@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Ben Feen) (12/10/89)
In article <7927@ingr.com> boyd@ingr.com (Boyd Nation) writes: >In joining any conversation, it helps to have some familiarity with the >slang that is going to be used. This is especially true on Usenet, >where there are no clues from body language or tone of voice to help in >clarification. Therefore, I have an idea I want to present. I would >like to see a dictionary of Usenet slang written and added to the >Unfortunately, I haven't been on the net for long enough to attempt this >project, so I'll have to hope someone else thinks this is a good idea >and follows up on it. Any takers? And more importantly, what do y'all >think about the idea? IMHO, it's not very important. No net.people even USE slang. My SO, sitting next to me, doesn't like it either. P.S. So what if you haven't been here long enough? If you have a question, RTFM! P.P.S. Kidding. I love the idea. -- |Opus and Frodo live! | "Sometimes, when your cat just died and you've cut off your favorite appendage(s) with a power saw and there's epoxy in the Visine and you brush your teeth with Clearasil it helps to say 'What the f*ck'" | This signature consists of non-blanks separated by blanks.
brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton) (12/10/89)
In article <7927@ingr.com> boyd@ingr.com (Boyd Nation) writes: >I would >like to see a dictionary of Usenet slang written and added to the >n.a.newusers postings. IMHO, if some newby wants a n.a.n newsfroup dictionary of net.slang put in the crontab of a net.god's backbone site, the silly JEDR should email him instead of posting the start of a flamefest I have to put in my kill file or unsubscribe to. BTW, that posting was a megabyte gilly. What a maroney! Almost half a waldron of pompousity. Imminent death of the det predicted. Perhaps he should has his SO or MOTOS what net.slang means. Of if his MOTAS is a MOTSS, he should ask him? Or just post his question to /dev/null. BTW, IMHO if you understood this whole posting, you've been on the net far too long. BCNU :-) TTFN. -- Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473
lori@hacgate.UUCP (Lori Barfield) (12/12/89)
In article <59406@looking.on.ca> brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton) writes:
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Alas, the sign of a misspent youth....
...lori
P.S. You'd have been better off posting anonymously because your article
completely spurned netiquette; now we're going to appeal to your
site admin to have your net.access revoked. Our only other option
is to moderate this group to obviate the need for asbestos
garments.maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) (12/12/89)
Date May 15, 1981 To: Distribution From: W. S. Nechodom Subject: Plea for Help (PFH) Writing in acronyms (WIA) seems to confuse rather than enlighten me (CRTEM). I keep having to page back (PB) in order to remember what the acronym (A) stands for (SF). Please avoid WIA so that you don't CTREM unless you are deliberately trying to CRTEM so that I won't find out what the ASF even if I PB. T (Thanks) W (Warren) -- "Engineering induction: if it works for n = 1, 2, and 3, that's good enough for me". (Ric Hehner) | maart@cs.vu.nl, uunet!mcsun!botter!maart