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"new at this"

Posted by tvhead on 11-04-04 at 11:40 AM
i am unfamiliar with a lot of the abbreviations people use
some of them i can catch on to, but there's plenty i don't get ????

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"you and me both"
Posted by Jep1974 on 11-04-04 at 12:51 PM
aside from some of the sayings I am still working on, I am embarassed to say that I have no idea what the meaning behind "swoop" is.

Can someone please lead the newbie through it?

...'cause it's all about the unitard


"RE: you and me both"
Posted by grit on 11-04-04 at 03:36 PM
Swooping is something that (as far as I know) only occurs on RTVW's OT forum. It's not supposed to happen in any other forums (ask me how I know...).

A swoop is when you make the 69th, 100th, 200th, etc. post to a thread. According to the swoop Nazis, a swoop only counts if it is your first time posting to the thread.

Hope this helps!


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"It's all so clear now"
Posted by Jep1974 on 11-04-04 at 09:13 PM
Thanks Grit

...'cause it's all about the unitard


"RE: new at this"
Posted by foonermints on 11-04-04 at 02:51 PM
This may help a little bit, they are just standard e-mail abbreviations, however they can be more complex:
http://www.aerobatics.ws/GEI/smileys.html



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"RE: new at this"
Posted by realtyamazed on 02-16-05 at 05:03 PM
Thanks for the link foonermints, I was hoping to find something like this.

"A few suggestions...."
Posted by Meemo on 11-04-04 at 04:19 PM
Hey tvhead,

I've seen you around OT this week, and I assume that you're getting confused with alot of the abbreviations (and some inside jokes) that you might see there.

Some common ones include DW or DH (which normally refer to Dear Husband or Dear Wife, or sometimes d@mn husband or wife, or might even refer to the one known as Devious Weasel )

Also, there are some common misspellings that you'll see on OT including thresd (instead of thread), lvoe (instead of love) and Poho (which is our beloved Princess Pooh).

One other small suggestion: the majority of posters on this site adhere to proper grammar and punctuation. I would suggest, for clarity of your posts, that you try to adapt to this style if possible.

The best thing to do is just hang out....read a lot more than you post....and be yourself. The OT gang is a great group of people.



Half man, half amazing, all DAW


"RE: A few suggestions...."
Posted by tvhead on 11-05-04 at 11:08 AM
thanks, meemo. i'll do my best- my grammar's fine, i hate punctuation.
i am a lazy writer by trade

"RE: A few suggestions...."
Posted by grit on 11-05-04 at 12:35 PM
If you hate punctuation, then you'll get along great with cqvenus.

But you'd better stay away from Coconut - she's a grammar nut!

Hope you're enjoying OT!


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"RE: A few suggestions...."
Posted by tvhead on 11-05-04 at 01:00 PM
thanks for your support, everyone

"Hmph"
Posted by Coconut on 11-18-04 at 08:55 AM
I thought I felt my ears burning.

You know, I haven't been into the help forum in easily six months, and this is what I see. Hmpfh.

Seriously, I am a grammar nut, but I promise not to mock anyone's grammar (unless it's Jims, Tech, Stan, or GothMog. I have nerd understandings with them). Feel free to post in peace.


Slicey says "Say 'No' to Cool Whip!"


"RE: A few suggestions...."
Posted by Sagebrush Dan on 11-13-04 at 02:32 AM
The OT gang is a great group of people.

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! Meemo, you crack me up!

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