abreviations in postings

[#1]

Gary,
Personally speaking, I find your last post to be pretty disrespectful. This is a good debate, but I don't see why you chose to make it into a personal attack in that way? No one said anything which should have offended you, and if they did I think explaining why you were offended and perhaps asking for an apology would be a more appropriate approach.
Again, from my own point of view, I think phrases like LOL (Laugh Out Loud) have their own meaning in Internet terms and forum discussions and if people don't already know what they mean it's a good learning opportunity to find out (I mainly use forums to learn stuff anyway). Industry phrases like WYSIWYG, MAC code etc may all be confusing to a screenreader, but I don't see it's a reason for people not to use them. I wouldn't want to exclude anyone from using the forums but I also don't see why people should be prevented from using appropriate language where it has a well known meaning or the correct meaning can be easily found.
Customer newsletters and the like are different, because the general audience and purpose is so different.
Ian

[#2]

Quote from: Ian

... Again, from my own point of view, I think phrases like LOL (Laugh Out Loud) have their own meaning in Internet terms and forum discussions and if people don't already know what they mean it's a good learning opportunity to find out (I mainly use forums to learn stuff anyway). ...

Interesting you should say that as I used LOL in an informal email regarding a situation to a manager at work. Although she was computer and internet savvy to her the acronym meant 'Lots of Love', oops 

[#3]

Quote from: Spider

to her the acronym meant 'Lots of Love', oops

I've fallen into that trap too.
I have to say I have a degree of support for Gary.
Ok, he tends to get a bit overheated at times but he and others with a disability often have just cause.
I wish there was something I could do

[#4]

LOL
    Derby Field airport (code) [United States]
    Laugh Out Loud
    Laughing Out Loud [USENET/IRC-ism]
    Limit Of Liability
    Little Old Lady
    Lots Of Laughter [common expression to indicate appreciation of humour in email]
    Lots Of Love
    Lots Of Luck

[#5]

OK what does this one mean

Quote from: memesmith

OK a problem I've posted about before, when I first started with PlusNet, but STOL haven'tbeen able to solve. I use IMAP for my PlusNet mail.

STOL
    Short TakeOff and Landing
Found: 1
Not the acronym you meant? Try the ACE Acronym Creator
This is not Google. If you want to search the web, try
cp:green Quote tag sorted. mod:end

[#6]

OP = Orig Post
OP = Observation Position

[#7]

Hi Gary. Apparently I've upset you in some way. Sorry about that, it wasn't intentional.
1) The Forum is provided by F9 / PlusNet Yes?
Yes, it is.
2) This Forum is a service Yes?
Yes, it is.
3) So because I use a text reader you are saying that I can not, use the service, is that write?
No, that's not what I said. I just said that I have no problems with people using acronyms and will continue to use them. If you have problems with acronyms that's fine - it's not my problem, but I don't think I should give you special treatment because you're dyslexic. That would be discrimination. I assume you can use google and http://www.abbreviations.com exactly the same as anyone else.
4) With a book I can and do use Optical Character Recognition Software, mind you the book is no good wen I am done with it!  Smiley
I dunno, it's still the same book.
5) So I shoodent be abal to have a laf with other people, is that watt you are saying to me?
What? By using acronyms in a forum I am preventing you from having a laugh? In what way exactly? Is it not possible for you to look up the acronym in the same way as anyone else?
6) So you are saying to me that I shoodent get information from the Forum, is that watt you are saying to me?
Again, no. I can repeat what I did say again if you think it would be useful.
Out of interest, why is it everyone else's job to fit around you and your dyslexia? I don't have a problem with it, but most people affected in some way don't want and certainly don't expect to be treated differently and I don't blame them. I find it belittling and offensive and suspect they do, too.

[#8]

What about making this an EOT (end of topic) post? 

[#9]

I think the best thing that could happen for everyone concerned is for me to lock it - I will not move it as it has it's merits in some of the things that have been highlighted, and it would be a shame to take that away from the community.
The potential for further mud-slinging and point scoring is too great for me to ignore.

*lockinated*