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Old Crank

(7,374 posts) Sun Dec 25, 2022, 12:22 PM Dec 2022

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Is there a glossary of common DU terms?

I see, Kick?

K+R. I assume kick and recommend. I can see a recomend button.

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Is there a glossary of common DU terms? (Original Post) Old Crank Dec 2022 OP

There used to be one many, many years ago back before DU version 3. Eugene Dec 2022 #1

Here are some particular to DU Yonnie3 Dec 2022 #2

Great list. Basic LA Dec 2022 #3

And "moran" (yes, that's spelled correctly) ret5hd Dec 2022 #4

And...eom..end of message MiHale Dec 2022 #5

FFR, PPR, Pizza progree Dec 2022 #6

I saw one once... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #7

KR&B is Kick, Rec, & Bookmarked. ms liberty Dec 2022 #8

But what is KICK? Old Crank Dec 2022 #9

You just kicked your own thread BWdem4life Dec 2022 #11

I was thinking that might be it Old Crank Dec 2022 #12

Here's one I found... BWdem4life Dec 2022 #10

Great list will bookmark Old Crank Dec 2022 #13

Eugene

(67,420 posts)

1. There used to be one many, many years ago back before DU version 3.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 12:32 PM

Dec 2022

It was part of a now-abandoned project. It is still searchable in the archives, but it's way out of date (like mid-2000s).

Yonnie3

(19,593 posts)

2. Here are some particular to DU

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 12:33 PM

Dec 2022

ATA - Ask the Administrators (used to be a Forum, but now it has forms to contact Admin)
GD - General Discussion (Forum)
E&OA -Editorials & Other Articles (Forum)
LBN - Late Breaking News (Forum)
MIRT - Malicious Intruder Response Team
OP - Original post that starts thread or sometimes the DUer who posted the Original Post
PM - Private Message (DU Mail)
SOP - Statement of Purpose (What's on topic, etc. in a forum or group)
TOS - Terms of Service
V&M - Video & Multimedia (Forum)

Basic LA

(2,047 posts)

3. Great list.

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 01:00 PM

Dec 2022

Plus NT - No text

ret5hd

(22,635 posts)

4. And "moran" (yes, that's spelled correctly)

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 01:09 PM

Dec 2022

MiHale

(13,224 posts)

5. And...eom..end of message

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 01:28 PM

Dec 2022

And an easy one…hi

Edited to add… KnR…also kick and recommend.

progree

(13,090 posts)

6. FFR, PPR, Pizza

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 01:44 PM

Dec 2022

FFR - Flagged for Review
PPR - Posting Priveleges Revoked
Pizza - as in "I smell Pizza" when someone is about to get PPR'd. (short form of Tombstone Pizza or tombstoned)

2naSalit

(104,102 posts)

7. I saw one once...

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 02:04 PM

Dec 2022

Years ago but I can't find it now.

There's one for HTML but there used to be one for DU terms.

ms liberty

(11,406 posts)

8. KR&B is Kick, Rec, & Bookmarked.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 02:23 PM

Dec 2022

Old Crank

(7,374 posts)

9. But what is KICK?

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 03:00 PM

Dec 2022

BWdem4life

(3,114 posts)

11. You just kicked your own thread

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 04:22 PM

Dec 2022

And I'm kicking it again right now.

Old Crank

(7,374 posts)

12. I was thinking that might be it

Reply to BWdem4life (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 04:46 PM

Dec 2022

I just didn't want use it w/o looking more of a fool than I normally do.

BWdem4life

(3,114 posts)

10. Here's one I found...

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 04:08 PM

Dec 2022

http://www.dug.amystrange.org/

Old Crank

(7,374 posts)

13. Great list will bookmark

Reply to BWdem4life (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 04:46 PM

Dec 2022

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