fronobulax
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See https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/forum-related-lingo-faq.166720/ which contains acronyms and lingo often used at LTG. Anyone who wants to propose edits may certainly do so, but this thread was started to develop some specific definitions because some of us LIKE that.
LTG user names sometimes get made into verbs - generally <name>'d with Hans'd and Ralf'd being the two most common.
Generally a poster has been <name>'d when the poster makes an incorrect statement and is corrected in the same thread by a post from <name>.
<name> almost always has a reputation for accurate knowledge. <name> knows things that the poster does not or knows things that the poster has forgotten or <name> finds things faster and in more detail than everyone else who looks. <name> tends to have patience with fools and fading memories and the intent of <name>'s post is to increase the level of knowledge and not just to "score points" on the poster.
<name>'d is also being used when <name> replies within a few moments of a poster replying. If the poster is wrong then they have been pre-emptively <name>'d but if the post is redundant, because of similar content, or even helpful because there is additional content it is not clear whether <name>'d applies or not.
So how do we define <name>'d? Is the timing of posts a factor?
Is limiting <name> to Hans and Ralf appropriate at this time or are there others who fit the definition?
@walrus and @AcornHouse may have something to say
LTG user names sometimes get made into verbs - generally <name>'d with Hans'd and Ralf'd being the two most common.
Generally a poster has been <name>'d when the poster makes an incorrect statement and is corrected in the same thread by a post from <name>.
<name> almost always has a reputation for accurate knowledge. <name> knows things that the poster does not or knows things that the poster has forgotten or <name> finds things faster and in more detail than everyone else who looks. <name> tends to have patience with fools and fading memories and the intent of <name>'s post is to increase the level of knowledge and not just to "score points" on the poster.
<name>'d is also being used when <name> replies within a few moments of a poster replying. If the poster is wrong then they have been pre-emptively <name>'d but if the post is redundant, because of similar content, or even helpful because there is additional content it is not clear whether <name>'d applies or not.
So how do we define <name>'d? Is the timing of posts a factor?
Is limiting <name> to Hans and Ralf appropriate at this time or are there others who fit the definition?
@walrus and @AcornHouse may have something to say