Question

CLIFFORD ILKAY clifford_ilkay-biY6FKoJMRdBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org
Sun Feb 29 02:04:34 UTC 2004


At 10:08 28/02/2004 -0500, Paul King wrote:
> > You can't really be that new at this.
>
>That's not really the point. Several years ago, I used to give talks on 'net
>use in courses, and sure, I explained 'net acronyms.
>
>I strongly disagree with your implication that 'net acronyms were ever any 
>part
>of a "subculture".
>
>Acronyms, especially those germaine to a particular area or technology, 
>are and
>have been useful to ease the reading of messages on Internet newsgroups or on
>mailing lists. That is, it rose out of conveniance. Newcomers were often
>encouraged to read a FAQ to become familiar with the norms of the group and
>with the acronyms.
[snip]

That presumes newbies know what the acronym FAQ stands for:) Seriously, I 
have encountered people who did not know.

Regards,

Clifford Ilkay
Dinamis Corporation
3266 Yonge Street, Suite 1419
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4N 3P6

Tel: 416-410-3326 

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