JDMHatchG Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) I see a lot of acronyms that I can't decypher and sure i'm not alone. This will be the place for any acronyms you may or may not understand. Be it gaming related or forum specific. General Forum Related Acronyms: AFAIK - As Far As I Know ATM - At The Moment BTW - By The Way FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions FTFY - Fixed That For You (Someone will quote another, changing what they said slightly then post this) FWIW - For What It's Worth GL&HF - Good Luck & Have Fun IIRC - If I Recall/Remember Correctly IMO or IMHO - In My Opinion or In My Honest Opinion IRL - In Real Life OP - Original Post/Poster (1st Post in a thread/Person who made the thread) OT - On Topic OTOH - On The Other Hand PITA - Pain In The Ass PM - Private Message (An inbox message) QFT - Quoted For Truth TBH or TBQH - To Be Honest or To Be Quite Honest TC - Topic/Thread Creator (Person who made the thread) tl;dr - too long; didn't read VM - Visitor Message XBA/Gaming Specific Related Acronyms: AC - Assassin's Creed AG - Achievement Guide (See G & R) AOTM - Artist Of The Month (Box Art Competition - More info can be found here) BO - Call Of Duty: Black Ops BLOPS or BLOPS 2 - Call Of Duty: Black Ops/2 COD - Call Of Duty FPS - First Person Shooter G & R - Guide and Roadmap (other variations AG & RM) These are the tools that help you get all the gamerscore in a particular title and are authored by our very own users GFWL - Games For Windows Live GG - Good Game GOTY - Game Of The Year GOW - Gears Of War GS - GamerScore (The combined total of ones achievements) GSL - GamerScore League GT - Gamer Tag GTA - Grand Theft Auto KOTOR - Knights Of The Old Republic L4D - Left For Dead L4D2 - Left For Dead 2 LOTR - Lord Of The Rings M$ - Microsoft ME - Mass Effect MMORPG - Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game RM - Roadmap (See G & R) R* - Rockstar RPG - Role Playing Game RTS - Real Time Strategy RROD - Red Ring Of Death Rx - RoutineX (Owner of x360a/Admin) TA - TrueAchievements.org TPS - Third Person Shooter x360a - xbox360achievements.org XBA - xboxachievements.com Edited May 20, 2014 by Grifter Reborn Update - XBA/x360a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakisbac Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) Not a bad idea. Off the top of my head, here are a few acronyms you'll find people using on a forum: OP - original poster (person who made the thread) Alternatively: opening/original post (first post in a thread) TC - topic/thread creator (person who made the thread) FTFY - fixed that for you (someone will quote another changing what they said slightly then post this) IIRC - if I recall/remember correctly tl;dr - too long; didn't read Edited October 3, 2013 by dakisbac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Great start. I knew the OP, and TC. If anybody has any that they either want to know or feel they think that others might not know, just add below. Even if you think some of them are obvious to you, some people will no doubt find them useful! Some that I see get regularly asked what they mean are; AFAIK - As far as I know PITA - Pain in the ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy0891 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Hope this is in the right section, i made sure to do a search before posting this but couldn't find anything and thought it would be a good idea. (Forgive me if it's in the wrong section or there is already a thread) I see a lot of acronyms that I can't decypher and sure i'm not alone. There has been one on almost every forum i've ever used before and they are very handy so thought i'd ask and see what your thoughts were. I can see how a new user might find something like this helpful. We do have some forum specific shorthand we use all the time. If you would like to take responsibility for updating the OP (original post) with the list, perhaps organize them by what they pertain to and alphabetize them or something, then I think we can leave this thread open. Perhaps include a little bit of the most common forum shorthand and then focus on our site specific jargon? I'll add a couple for your list. G or AG is the forum shorthand for Achievement Guide. R or RM is for the Roadmap that normally accompanies a guide. The "official" shorthand for them is G & R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappe XBA Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 To contribute to the thread: GS - Gamerscore OTOH - On the other hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 OP updated. Coming along pretty nicely now. Thank you to those that have contributed so far. I've learnt a few things already that I didn't know before. And i'm sure many others will benefit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scotty Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 a couple of obvious ones, but they could still help people new to forums entirely; ATM - At The Moment FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions PM - Private Message VM - Visitor Message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappe XBA Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Community related: GSL - GamerScore League AOTM - Artist of the Month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 (edited) AOTM is a perfect example of something I (and many other newbies) would see on here and had no idea what it means/stood for. Edited October 4, 2013 by JDMHatchG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 What does QFT mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmona Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 What does QFT mean? Quoted for Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Thanks buddy. Will add to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrupt. Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 IRL = In real life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakisbac Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Actually saw this one posted earlier and had to Google it. FWIW - for what it's worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade. Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 OT: On topic GFWL: Games For Windows Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayonTarget Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) GOTY - Game of the Year Rx - RoutineX (owner of x360a/admin/coder of all site goodness) TA - TrueAchievements.com Edited October 21, 2013 by troy0891 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmona Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 M$ = Microsoft R* = Rockstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3519 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 What is "MIA"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 What is "MIA"? My understanding of MIA is 'Missing In Action'. It's a military term. It means you went into the field and disappeared so are presumed dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade. Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 TBH - To Be Honest TBQH - To Be Quite Honest IMO - In My Opinion IMHO - In My Honest Opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Edit; Thank you Edited November 4, 2013 by JDMHatchG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakez123 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Troy can you please change the name of the thread back to what it was? Because an acronym is different to an abbreviation! Technicalities, GG. GG = Good game Then again I guess I'm the only one who uses that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jappe XBA Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 GL&HF - Good Luck & Have Fun Other one is Get a Life & Have Friends but it's rarely meant that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMHatchG Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Updated again. Thanks to everyone that has contributed so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrupt. Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Maybe throw some game related ones in there, ones that commonly crop up eg: AC - Assassin's Creed COD - Call of Duty BLOPS - Black Ops ME - Mass Effect etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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