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| * Please respect your moderators. DodgeBoard.com moderators step in on occasion to answer questions, delete inappropriate posts and to moderate conflicts. All well-trained IT experts, moderators help the overall community run smoothly. In order for the community to work, their decisions need to be respected. If you don't follow this rule, you will lose posting privileges. If you have any questions about the role of the moderator, send feedback to webmaster[@]DodgeBoard.com. If you feel that this message is inappropriate for this forum, please submit your concerns to the Forum Administrator via the "Report this Post" link in each post. * Note that all replies to a deleted post are automatically deleted whether or not they were in violation of the Netiquette. If your post has been deleted, and you do not know why, it may be a result of it being attached to an offensive post. Moderators do not discuss deletions online. * Please respect your fellow users: debates are welcome, but personal attacks are not. * Please do not "out posters" – this means that if you suspect someone of posting under two screen names, or you think you know the identity of a poster, do not accuse them or imply this in a post. There can be no proof either way and accusations usually lead to arguments off-topic to the thread. * Don't write anything libellous, illegal or plagiaristic. If you copy information from an outside source and include it in your post, please credit the source. * As in most public forums, attacks based on others' membership in an identifiable group such as race, ethnic origin, gender and/or sexual orientation are not allowed. * As this is an English forum, please do not post in other languages. * Please post in the appropriate forum for your topic. If you don't, the moderator will move the thread and may post a message re-directing everyone to the correct forum. * Please do not use profanities or otherwise foul language. In some cases, our language filter may change inappropriate words to the characters "[#@!$]" – so keep it clean. * Although talk of sex and legal sex acts is allowed on these forums, avoid explicit, graphic details – there are plenty of other sites for that! * DodgeBoard and DodgeBoard.com take no responsibility for the opinions expressed and advice exchanged here; we are unable to check any facts and therefore cannot attest to the accuracy of information contained in any conversation thread. The copyright on any message posted here becomes the property of DodgeBoard.com, and the message may therefore be reproduced in other forms. * Avoid using ALL CAPS when not necessary (in "forum-speak," it means you're yelling). * If you are new to the forums an introduction message makes for a great way to become part of the community. Something like, "Hi everyone, I'm so and so and I'm new to the forums. Glad to be here." This is just a suggestion and is not required. * As with many online talk forums, users tend to use abbreviations for frequently-used words. If you are new to online talking and want to know what someone means when they refer to BRB or LOL," see our short form glossary. * Users often make mistakes and typos in their posts. Never point out spelling or grammatical errors. It serves no purpose to your opinion and makes you look as if you are belittling the other poster. There are several bulletin boards on the net that specialize in spelling and grammar. This is not one of them. * Remember the Golden Rule. The golden rule your parents and your kindergarten teacher taught you was pretty simple: Do unto others as you'd have others do unto you. Imagine how you'd feel if you were in the other person's shoes. Stand up for yourself, but try not to hurt people's feelings. |
| Chatting Acronyms |
| AFAICS = As Far As I Can See AFK = Away From Keyboard BBIAF = Be Back In A Few minutes BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit BFN = Bye For Now BRB = Be Right Back BTW = By The Way CC = Carbon Copy DB = DodgeBoard DBA = DodgeBoard Administrator DH or dh = Dear Husband, Darling Husband...you get the idea! FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FTP = File Transfer Protocol (Used to retrieve files/programs) FWIW = For What Its Worth FYI = For Your Information IMHO = In My Humble Opinion IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion IRC = Internet Relay Chat IT = Information Technology (Computer Geek) KWIM = Know What I Mean LOL = Laugh Out Loud MSG = Message OIC = Oh I see ISO = In Search Of OTOH = On The Other Hand R = Are RFC = Request For Comment ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing RSN = Real Soon Now SFETE = Smiling From Ear To Ear SITD = Still In The Dark SO = Significant Other TIA = Thanks In Advance TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTYL = Talk To You Later U = You URL = http://www.... (a site's address) VBG = Very Big Grin WWW = World Wide Web |
