03-25-2010, 03:41 PM | #161 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
At the beginning/end of one's own wall of text it's used to show where a summary of the post can be found, although it's usually written as "TLDR version".
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03-25-2010, 10:24 PM | #162 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
And let's be clear:
Posting a huge wall of text, and then including a "tl;dr version" at the bottom as a summary of your own stuff is courteous and perfectly fine to do. Beginning your response to someone's post with "tl;dr" because you thought they wrote too much is very rude. Don't do it here, and you really shouldn't do it anywhere.
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03-25-2010, 10:33 PM | #163 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
Wouldn't it be better to just put "In summary" or "To sum up" or something? "Too long, Didn't Read" implies that you suppose the reader is impatient at least, IMO.
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05-16-2010, 06:25 PM | #164 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
Looked for the first 5-6 pages and didn't see these:
GURPS - Generic Universal RolePlaying System GCA - GURPS Character Assisstant GCB - GURPS Character Builder GVB - GURPS Vehicle Builder
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05-17-2010, 01:32 AM | #165 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
The first one is rather redundant, but the other three I'm adding.
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02-04-2011, 08:20 AM | #166 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
This probably isn't the right place for an obscure in-joke.
I'd suggest separate entries- LT LTC CCoI Also, for the sake of updating the list- SS 1-8 for the Spaceships series MH for Monster Hunters Any other recent notables?
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02-24-2011, 05:48 AM | #167 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
"Handwavium" is a term you guys use a lot. I've worked out what it means (it's not unobvious) but you might wanna stick it in here anyway.
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02-24-2011, 01:14 PM | #168 | |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
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02-24-2011, 11:43 PM | #169 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
I think this thread should retain its focus on abbreviations. "Handwavium" isn't an abbreviation.
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02-25-2011, 03:07 AM | #170 |
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Re: GURPS Forum Abbreviations: help the newbies?
ok, well it's a term that's used a lot and it would save newbies asking "what does X mean?" you know, i'm only trying to help.
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