Posted by Gerry_VT on 8/1/06 5:33pm
Msg #136540

Subject line resolution

For the month of August I resolve to not read posts with subject lines such as "What would you do", "Does anyone know about", etc. Subject lines should indicate what the post is about so that readers can decide whether to read them or not. In the future I will translate all subject lines that don't actually indicate the subject to "This post is only for readers who read every single post."

Reply by MB_AZ on 8/1/06 5:39pm
Msg #136541

The OT before the subject will give you a clue! n/m

Reply by NotaryGirl71 on 8/1/06 5:44pm
Msg #136543

Re: The OT before the subject will give you a clue!

What does OT stand for?

Reply by MB_AZ on 8/1/06 5:58pm
Msg #136545

OT=Off Topic n/m

Reply by NotaryGirl71 on 8/1/06 5:59pm
Msg #136546

Thank you :) N/M n/m

Reply by larry Schaffer on 8/1/06 7:14pm
Msg #136562

Re: OT=Off Topic

great, now i know what OT means. would someone tell me what n/m or g/b/u means. i think that LOL means lot of luck but clue me in if it's something else.

thank you larry

Reply by Poppy on 8/1/06 7:20pm
Msg #136564

Larry =no message g/b/u (have no idea) LOL=laugh out loud

Hello Larry,
when you see n/m in the subject line, it's alerting you that you don't need to click on the link because there is no message.
Don't know what g/b/u means, I'll ask the kids when they get home.
LOL means laugh out loud, but I guess lots of luck could apply in many of the laugh out loud situations as well.... ;-) FYI: that's a smile and a wink.

Have a great day!

Reply by CaliNotary on 8/1/06 7:27pm
Msg #136567

good/bad/ugly n/m

Reply by Poppy on 8/1/06 9:33pm
Msg #136593

Re: good/bad/ugly

Hey, thanks! That one stumped me....

Reply by BrendaTx on 8/1/06 7:37pm
Msg #136570

Re: Larry here are the ones I know

n/m No message
g/b/u Good/Bad/Ugly?
HTH Hope this helps
TIA Thanks in advance.
YMMV Your mileage may vary.
FWIW For what it's worth.
BTW By the way
LOL Laugh out loud.
ROFL Rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO Rolling on floor laughing my a$$ off
HB another name for Hcampers
ttyl Talk to you later.
L8r Later
Sk8r Skater
H8r Hater
T8r Potato

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 8/1/06 7:56pm
Msg #136578

Re: Link to online acronyms - it includes...

anacronyms for the following

General Online
Military (never knew they existed - rather funny)
Star Trek
Religion
Technical

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 8/1/06 7:57pm
Msg #136579

Re: OOPS...forgot the link for acronyms - here it is...

http://darrel.knutson.com/english_educ/english-acronyms.html

Reply by Poppy on 8/1/06 9:33pm
Msg #136594

Re: OOPS...forgot the link for acronyms - here it is...

Cool link! Thanks for posting it...

Reply by Gerry_VT on 8/1/06 6:10pm
Msg #136551

Re: The OT before the subject will give you a clue!

I appreciate the contributors who take the trouble to put OT in their subject lines of off topic posts.

Reply by Brenda/CA on 8/1/06 6:28pm
Msg #136555

"What do you Think" msg # 136296 was about backdating. "What would you have done" msg # 136274was about late docs, late appointments, frustration. And, "What do you know about" msg # 136513 was requesting information on a secific company. None of these warranted O/T as they were not off-topic issues.

Reply by MB_AZ on 8/1/06 6:36pm
Msg #136558

I agree Brenda/CA

I felt he was directing his msg to my previous OT post. So who cares if he, as he states, "For the month of August I resolve to not read posts with subject lines such as..blah..blah blah"...

Reply by BarbaraL_CA on 8/1/06 6:54pm
Msg #136559

Re: I think what he was trying to say is...

to be more specific in the Subject line.

Example:
"What do you Think" msg # 136296 was about backdating.
Rather than "What do you Think" in subject, "Backdating issue" would be more descriptive.

"msg # 136274was about late docs"
Subject line might read "Late docs frustration"

"What do you know about" msg # 136513 "
Subject line might read "Need info on (name of company)"

IMO it would alert the reader to the REAL subject matter, and the reader can choose whether to click on it or not, rather than having to click on it just to find out what the readl subject is.

Reply by Gerry_VT on 8/1/06 7:04pm
Msg #136561

Re: I think what he was trying to say is...

BarbaraL_CA understood what I was getting at. And as far as I'm concerned, OT really is enough information; if I feel like reading somthing off topic, I'll go ahead and click, or if I'm not in the mood, I won't. As far as who would care what I say, if you don't want me, and anyone else with my reading habits, to read your post, go ahead and provide a subject with no real information. If I'm the only one with my reading habits, then it probably doesn't matter.

Reply by AMR SERVICES, INC. Roberts on 8/1/06 11:58pm
Msg #136634

OS-never use a kirby to clean your ears......NM n/m