Abbreviations are driving me crazy
Oct 9, 2009 | 9:07 pm
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Just FYI there's a link to the glossary (and airport code lookup) right at the bottom of every page.
Oct 9, 2009 | 10:17 pm
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ADSFAFASFASFSAFSAF
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ADFASFASFSAFSAF
QWERWQERQWERWQERWQRE
(I'm sure every random combination of letters corresponds to something, even if I don't know what it is)
WQERWQRWQERWQERWQREWQ
ADFASFASFSAFSAF
QWERWQERQWERWQERWQRE
(I'm sure every random combination of letters corresponds to something, even if I don't know what it is)
Oct 10, 2009 | 9:17 am
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I've managed to figure out a lot of the abbreviations, but it's true that some aren't obvious. Maybe we need a user-updated wiki type of glossary too. Or a thread dedicated to asking and answering abbreviation questions (without fear of ridicule). While reading the Penalty Box (a thread that's impossible to keep up with if you actually have a life), it took me forever to figure out what the "PWP" thread was. I still don't know what it's called that, either.
Oct 10, 2009 | 3:00 pm
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I've managed to figure out a lot of the abbreviations, but it's true that some aren't obvious. Maybe we need a user-updated wiki type of glossary too. Or a thread dedicated to asking and answering abbreviation questions (without fear of ridicule). While reading the Penalty Box (a thread that's impossible to keep up with if you actually have a life), it took me forever to figure out what the "PWP" thread was. I still don't know what it's called that, either.
If you think The Box is bad, you obviously haven't tried to keep up with this thread.
PWP - formed after OMNI posts quit counting. For info on that "incident", see this thread.
Oct 10, 2009 | 3:35 pm
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Oct 10, 2009 | 5:10 pm
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Oct 10, 2009 | 10:41 pm
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http://www.all-acronyms.com/tag/aviation
The hard part with this site is remembering to refilter a search to just aviation.
A Wiki is a better idea than a thread. Us newbies need easy access otherwise it's impossible to read the threads.
The hard part with this site is remembering to refilter a search to just aviation.
A Wiki is a better idea than a thread. Us newbies need easy access otherwise it's impossible to read the threads.
Oct 10, 2009 | 10:56 pm
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Oct 11, 2009 | 6:57 am
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People who stumble onto CommunityBuzz are often mystified by "Do." They may think it's short for something. It's simply UK slang for a party. (Why some FTers, none of them AFAIK* from the British Isles, insist on spelling it "Doo" totally escapes me. Might be another attempt to confuse the above-mentioned NIs.)
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Oct 11, 2009 | 7:54 am
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People who stumble onto CommunityBuzz are often mystified by "Do." They may think it's short for something. It's simply UK slang for a party. (Why some FTers, none of them AFAIK* from the British Isles, insist on spelling it "Doo" totally escapes me. Might be another attempt to confuse the above-mentioned NIs.)
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Are any other dos spelled "doo"?
And as I recall the story, the term "do" came into general FT usage as a result of Catman's clever play on Kathmandu--"Catman Do." (The second gathering was appropriately termed "Catman Do Deux"...
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Oct 11, 2009 | 8:08 am
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PWP - formed after OMNI posts quit counting. For info on that "incident", see this thread.
Oct 11, 2009 | 9:43 am
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I had finally figured out that a "Do" was a get-together, but never had a clue why it was called that, or if there was any other specific information about it. Even tried searching for it, but "do" doesn't search very well.
Oct 11, 2009 | 9:51 am
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PWP - formed after OMNI posts quit counting. For info on that "incident", see this thread.