Common message board abbreviations, acronyms, and terms

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Common message board abbreviations, acronyms, and terms

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OP: original post, the first post of a thread
ETA: edited to add

AFAIK: as far as I know
FWIW: for what it's worth
FYI: for your information
IIRC: if I remember/recall correctly
IMHO: in my humble opinion
IMO: in my opinion
IOW: in other words

"derail": to shift the topic of a thread away from that of the OP
"bump": to add a meaningless comment to a thread for the sole purpose of moving it to the top of its forum
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so, I am probably going to kick myself when you tell me, but what the heck does DAR mean? I have been on many message boards and have never seen it. :oops:
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redheadedskeptic wrote:so, I am probably going to kick myself when you tell me, but what the heck does DAR mean? I have been on many message boards and have never seen it. :oops:
Due to our extensive experience with online conversations (especially not on message boards with quotation functions), some of us have adopted a convention to help the reader keep up with who spoke the words posted. In many cases, quick abbreviations suffice. Doug is DOUG, Darrel is DAR, Savonarola is SAV, etc.

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RED
what the heck does DAR mean?

SAV
It's short for Darrel.
Alternatively, you might become RHS.
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I seeeee, thanks for explaining! I don't feel so stupid! :)
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