For example, I often see TPAM (I believe) in people's posts. I have no idea what it means. So I think a glossary really could be helpful.
Glossary?
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Glossary?
by StarlightLioness » April 5th, 2011, 11:17 pm
I think it would be helpful to have a glossary of terms and acronyms (if there already is one, I apologize and just can't find it for the life of me). I think it would make it easier to understand what people are talking about. Obviously "SP" refers to Simba's Pride. But to the new fan/member they may not know that "TLK6NA" stands for The Lion King: 6 New Adventures.
For example, I often see TPAM (I believe) in people's posts. I have no idea what it means. So I think a glossary really could be helpful.
For example, I often see TPAM (I believe) in people's posts. I have no idea what it means. So I think a glossary really could be helpful.
"Simba, let me tell you something my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I." ~ Mufasa
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Re: Glossary?
by TheGunner18 » April 5th, 2011, 11:36 pm
I believe this could be very helpful, although I'm sure I've seen an abbreiviation glossary somewhere... It was probably on a different forum, but oh well. Also, TPAM means The Person Above Me 
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Re: Glossary?
by Moka » April 6th, 2011, 3:06 am
We used to have a dictionary for both forum and TLK-related terms and acronyms. I've added a Glossary to The Lion King Wiki: http://www.mylionking.com/wiki/Glossary which anyone is welcome to help maintain.
But that glossary only allows terms and acronyms that somehow relate to The Lion King. It won't allow an acronym like "TPAM". So it would be a good idea if we could put together a topic for a glossary of commonly used forum terms and then link to the Glossary on the wiki for TLK-related terms.
How about people list some commonly (or uncommonly) used terms and acronyms in the forum. Remember, the glossary page on the wiki can handle TLK-related terms.
I thought of a few:
Avatar (sometimes avvie)
Signature (sometimes sig or siggie)
UCP
But that glossary only allows terms and acronyms that somehow relate to The Lion King. It won't allow an acronym like "TPAM". So it would be a good idea if we could put together a topic for a glossary of commonly used forum terms and then link to the Glossary on the wiki for TLK-related terms.
How about people list some commonly (or uncommonly) used terms and acronyms in the forum. Remember, the glossary page on the wiki can handle TLK-related terms.
I thought of a few:
Avatar (sometimes avvie)
Signature (sometimes sig or siggie)
UCP
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Re: Glossary?
by StarlightLioness » April 6th, 2011, 3:59 am
Exactly! You guys totally get what I was trying to say. And thanks for clearing up TPAM!
I think the glossary should include both the terms related to TLK and the non-TLK terms. Having one master list would be a great central point for newbies to start - I'm not sure how many would know to go to the wiki page to see that SP is Simba's Pride, for example.
I think the glossary should include both the terms related to TLK and the non-TLK terms. Having one master list would be a great central point for newbies to start - I'm not sure how many would know to go to the wiki page to see that SP is Simba's Pride, for example.
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Re: Glossary?
by Panda-chan » April 6th, 2011, 5:00 am
Here are some off the top of my head:
OP - Original post/poster
FAA - Fan Art Albums
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
OT - Off-topic
RP - Role play
OC - Original character
lol can't think of any more xp
OP - Original post/poster
FAA - Fan Art Albums
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
OT - Off-topic
RP - Role play
OC - Original character
lol can't think of any more xp
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Re: Glossary?
by TheGunner18 » April 7th, 2011, 7:09 pm
I'll add some more here:
OOC: Out of character. (used in Roleplays to IDE tidy that you aren't speaking as your character anymore. Usually accompanied by double parentheses (also known as brackets)
IRL: In Real Life
TPAM: The Person Above Me
TPBM: The Person Below Me
IMO: In My Opinion
IMHO: In My Honest Opinion
These are some of the acronyms I've seen being used around here.
OOC: Out of character. (used in Roleplays to IDE tidy that you aren't speaking as your character anymore. Usually accompanied by double parentheses (also known as brackets)
IRL: In Real Life
TPAM: The Person Above Me
TPBM: The Person Below Me
IMO: In My Opinion
IMHO: In My Honest Opinion
These are some of the acronyms I've seen being used around here.
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Re: Glossary?
by Moka » April 7th, 2011, 11:36 pm
We should probably include most of the common internetz: lol, rofl, lmao, etc.
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Re: Glossary?
by TheGunner18 » April 7th, 2011, 11:41 pm
I was tempted to include that in my last post, but I thought that we were too literate for that kind of uncouth jargon XD
But yeah, we should probably put them in
But yeah, we should probably put them in
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Re: Glossary?
by StarlightLioness » April 8th, 2011, 1:18 am
LOL!
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