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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

(61,900 posts)
1. There used to be one many, many years ago back before DU version 3.
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 It is still searchable in the archives, but it's way out of date (like mid-2000s).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

(17,444 posts)
2. Here are some particular to DU
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)


progree

(10,909 posts)
6. FFR, PPR, Pizza
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

(86,647 posts)
7. I saw one once...
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.

Old Crank

(3,596 posts)
12. I was thinking that might be it
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.

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