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Bedrock of the Community
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Yeah...but I couldn't resist
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Rest in Peace
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...oh FFF = Frog Frog Frog
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Bedrock of the Community
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I too am on the older side and get irritated with all those abbreviations. It's not to bad when discussing something with a member that's been here a long time, but when answering something for a newer individual, why make them try to figure out what your saying? I too think it could help a lot if more people would spend a few seconds to type in a full explanation.
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Pillar of the Community
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Just carl has hit the nail on the head. Thanks for the support, carl.
CoinCollector2012: One term I recall is when a member typed "just PM me."
It is not in the glossary, so I asked him what that meant. Rather than just a simple "It means ____", he told me where to go (in the forum) to find the meaning. I went to where he said, and it was not there either. I did not ask again. Do you wonder why I didn't (sorry, I meant "did not"?)
There was another abbreviation a few days ago when a member posted multiple photos of coins he wished to sell. Another member asked him about selling one of the coins, referring to it by a two-letter abbreviation. I do not recall the abbreviation and it was not listed in the glossary. Also, I do not know how to pull up older topics on the forum to find what it was (the forum is not very user friendly, in MHO [my humble opinion.]) And, as I said before, my short-term memory is pitiful.
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John1,
Yes, I know about the glossary. I have even downloaded it to my personal computer. But, even if the abbreviations are in the glossary, why make all us dummies have to stop to look them up each time?
My suggestion to all: Do not type your Topics and Topic Replies directly into the forum. Rather, add all your commonly used abbreviations into Auto-Correct on your computer, type your topics/replies into Microsoft Word, (letting autocorrect spell them out for you) then simply cut and paste your topic into the forum. Heck, with autocorrect, you can add in the entire "Gettysburg Address" and paste it anywhere by just typing "GA", if you set it up that way.
Just a suggestion.
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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One term I recall is when a member typed "just PM me." There are other meanings, I believe, but in this context, "PM" stands for "Personal Message" - or, rather, since it's a verb, "send a personal message [to me]". It's a common generic term (not related to coin collecting), which is probably why it's not in the glossary. As it happens, on CCF, this feature is accessed through the "Email Poster" and "Send an Email" links, which might have confused you further. |
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Pm took me a while to figure out because I always say I'll email you. I can remember when it was I'll fax it over.
RPM took forever too. Repunched mint mark.
NIFC not issued for circulation had me bewildered.
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11/01/2019 7:02 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:@fp, perhaps this prior thread will be of some interest: http://goccf.com/t/356711 Typical reply that irritates new members and some older ones as well. Why make people bounce around to find out what your trying to say. Yes it saves YOU time but for many others it is irritating and could make new members move away. I've been here for a long time and still do not know what most of those just letters mean. And as many have said, when asking, they are told to go somewhere else to find out the reasons. So how difficult would it be to simply answer new members when asking for information. |
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Ok that is good to know @just carl. Usually when I point someone to another thread, I am trying to help them save time from having to do a search of the CCF website themselves. In this case, the link is for a humorous thread about numismatic acronyms. Assuming that this could be of some value to the OP, how would you suggest that I draw their attention to things like this in the future?  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Good one, Spence! By the way, I am not into texting abbreviations either. I guess I have OFS (old fogies' syndrome.) Always better, and less rude, to speak rather than text. Quote:
Typical reply that irritates new members and some older ones as well. While normally I would agree with carl on this one, I must defer to Spence, as it would be difficult to type out his link information. Lionel90: Quote:
NIFC not issued for circulation had me bewildered. january1may: Thank you for the information on "PM". The information about "email poster" was welcome also. I guess this old dog can learn some new tricks after all. |
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I don't have much to add except that I, too, tend to be an AAAA* type, but have found one or two of them useful (like OFEY for One From Every Year collecting, since that is what I now engage in). * Anti-Acronyms And Abbreviations  |
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Actually using one, two or more letters for something is very contagious. On TV or on the radio and newspapers it is done all the time. Notice on TV how a car add says MSLP? Or Restaurant menues stating BLT sandwich. Our space agency is NASA. Our Nuclear industry used to be AEC but now is NRC. On the left of this screen it states US Mint Sets. MA-Shops, past Mint NCLT mintages. It is everywhere sort of like a spreading virus.
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Spence, thanks for the link and they had the popular meanings at the bottom.
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