Forum Abbreviations

[ChinamanatNCSU]

Decided to make this post into a sort of collage of terms you use in these and other forums to help me and other fellow newbs. I'll update the list periodically:

YGPM/YHPM- You got Private Message/You have Private Message
LMK- Let Me Know
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
B&M: Bricks & Mortar
NCNE: No Certifications, No Education OR No Chicks, Never Ever - found out Russ has this as a sig
OMG/Oh No/Aieeeeeee/NOOOOO- oh my god, exclamation
IMO/IMHO- In my opinion, In my honest/humble opinion
NEF- Found out it was named for a certain member back in the day- represents posting messages merely to increase your post count
PICS- pictures required
RTFM- Read the F***ing manual
STFU- shut the f**k up.
YAAFFAACMGTFOOHYPM- you are a f**king lovely human and a complete moron, get the f**k out of here you pig molestor.
AFAIK - As Fas As I Know
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
GL - Good Luck
WB - Welcome Back
W/E - Whatever
WTF - What The F*ck
LMAO - Laughing My A$$ Off
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
n/t - No Text
n/m - Never Mind
LOL - Laughing OUt Loud
G2G - Got To Go
FS/FT: Sor Sale/For Trade
TTT - To The Top
WTT(F) - Want To Trade (For)
MIR - Mail-In Rebate
AR - After Rebate
IR - Instant Rebate
OBO- Or Best Offer
YMMV- Your Mileage May Vary

 

[pillage2001]

<< Haven't participated in these forums long, and just wondering on some of the terminology used in posts. For example, I just learned YGPM, LMK, etc. etc. Have a few others I'm unsure about:

OEM
BM

can anyone tell me what these stand for? Thanks for helping out a newb! >>




OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer. Stuffs that come to you unbox. In most cases, you'll get it with just the drivers.

Bm?? I assume you mean B&M. Bricks and Mortar, the retail outlet itself. Like BestBuy B&M, the retail outlet of BB and not online.

 

[Zenmervolt]

OEM is used in many places and means "Original Equipment Manufaturer". Many people use OEM instead of OE (Original Equippment) when talking about parts. The part itself is an OE part, the company making the part is the OEM. Technically any ATI card is a card from an OEM since ATI also makes parts for original equipment in Dells and other pre-builts. However, an OE ATI card is usually a crippled version of the public-release cards even though both come from an OEM.

ZV

 

[ChinamanatNCSU]

Thankya. That helped very much. I'll probably add more terms as I run across them

 

[NetworkDad]

NCNE = No Certifications, No Education.

Only one person on the board uses that Sig...stick around long enough and you'll see who it is.

 

[pillage2001]

OMG!!! OH NO! AIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! NOOOOOO!O!OO!O!!!!


A form of expression for every kind of shocking remarks you have.

Don't have to stick around that long to notice it.

 

[Nemesis77]

NEF = What 90% of people do here all the time .

 

[Vortex22]

IMO = In my opinion

 

[minendo]

IMHO = in my honest opinion

 

[pillage2001]

GF = Not your every terminology that represent Girlfriend. She's our AT woman CS killer. GirlFriday.

 

[ohtwell]

IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion


Edit: I'm a little late

 

[NetworkDad]

PICS - don't post here about topics about other people, especially women, unless you have pics to share with others.

 

[bacillus]

RTFM = Read the fu**ing manual! :Q

 

[Nemesis77]

<< RTFM = Read the fu**ing manual! :Q >>



I love that smiley

EDIT: Here's another one

TANSTAAFL: There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

 

[Nemesis77]

ignore

 

[datalink7]

<< NCNE = No Certifications, No Education.

Only one person on the board uses that Sig...stick around long enough and you'll see who it is. >>



I thought NCNE stood for No Chicks Never Ever.

 

[AdamDuritz99]

STFU- shut the f**k up.

and

YAAFFAACMGTFOOHYPM- you are a f**king lovely human and a complete moron, get the f**k out of here you pig molestor.

peace
sean

 

[S0me1X]

<< ]NEF- Not sure what it stands for, but represents posting messages merely to increase your post count >>



A long time ago, there was a member named "NEF." Guess what he specialized in?

 

[BlueApple]

AFAIK - As Fas As I Know
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
GL - Good Luck
WB - Welcome Back
W/E - Whatever
WTF - What The F*ck
LMAO - Laughing My A$$ Off
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
n/t - No Text
n/m - Never Mind
LOL - Laughing OUt Loud
G2G - Got To Go
FS/FT: Sor Sale/For Trade
TTT - To The Top
WTT(F) - Want To Trade (For)
MIR - Mail-In Rebate
AR - After Rebate
IR - Instant Rebate

 

[ChinamanatNCSU]

new term

 

[BigSmooth]

OBO = Or Best Offer, but this is not just a "forum term". Read the used car classifieds in your local newspaper and you will see it many, many times.

 

[Fausto]

YSOMD = you're standing on my d*ck

WWED = what would Eakers do?

TOTABC = this one time at band camp

STFTPHPBO = someone tell Fausto to put his pants back on

NAFR/E/A/PT = not another religion/evolution/abortion/politics thread!

 

[Hachuu]

what is YMMV?

 

[murphy55d]

<< what is YMMV? >>




Your Mileage May Vary. Used in the HD forum alot...means it could work in some areas, could work in others. Like a manager accepting a return at store x, but a diff manager at store b not taking it back.

 

[ChinamanatNCSU]

Wow, I was going to let this thread die, but looks like someone reanimated it.

anyways, new term