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-> To what am I referring? Well, it's the common use of encoded
> abbreviations. For example: YGMV, RW, UW etc.
>
> I know all the reasons *for* using these codes but they are just
that -
> *codes* - and are therefore exclusive to those that already know
what
> they mean. Also, I know that people could ask what is meant but for
> those with 56k modems it means more up/downloading.
>
>
> I'm not one to complain without offering a solution; two spring to
> mind...
>
> 1. Put a translation of abbreviations at the end of your post
> 2. A moderator could upload all the common ones to the egroup files
> section.
>
> I know both of these require some effort but not very much really.
To do
> it right, in my opinion, we should do both.
>
>
>
> BTW (!) we have to decide what to do with webspeke ones like BTW,
FWIW,
> IMO etc. They are, admittedly, commonly used across the web but are
we
> really going to be a group where non-internet-savvy people are
excluded
> to *any* extent. It would be easy to put a translation of all these
> terms in a central place.
>
>
> I have looked back through the last thirty or so posts and have not
> found many uses of abbreviations. I believe this doesn't have very
much
> significance, we still should make our posts accessible to
*everyone*.
>
> There have been quite a few occasions where I have stopped reading a
> post out of annoyance - not understanding the abbreviations. And I
have
> been here quite a while!
>
> What does everyone think?
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