Suggestion.......for the vocabulary impaired!

Timothy · January 19, 2002, 10:57 AM

I have a suggestion:
Let me preface it by saying as a relatively new member without a large number of posts, I have gained a wealth of knowledge from all the posts I've read and from all those members who have patiently answered my questions. As embarrassing as it may be to admit, although I feel I am not alone, I often come across terms, abbreviations, and acronyms of which I do not know the meaning. What I must do is read enough posts until I figure it out or by chance find someone's post wherein they have used an abbreviation and followed with an explanation or 'spell-it-out" in parenthesis.

My suggestion:
Provide an area on TFL for a glossary of terms and abbreviations that members could quickly referrer to as they come across something unfamiliar. I don't know about everyone else, but when I encounter an unknown abbreviation etc., I get hung up on it and loose the continuity of the post. Even the new-age electronic vocabulary abbreviations could be included for us old geezers. Filling the glossary would be easy. As each member uses one of these literary short-cuts, he/she could check the glossary and if is not there, put it in! Yes, a 'search' feature would be necessary to enter the abbreviation and maybe even the first couple words of longhand if you are looking for an abbreviation to use.

Boy, will I be embarrassed if this already exists! Let me know what you think.

Thanks, Tim

**Mal H** · January 19, 2002, 11:02 AM

And the embarrassment begins...

See: http://www.thefiringline.com/Misc/li...TFL_Primer.htm

That's the link provided by the "Web Acronyms/Firearms Terms" button near the top of each page.

BigG · January 19, 2002, 11:02 AM

At the top of the screen there is a link to Web Acronyms/Firearms Terms. Click on it and be enlightened. Welcome to TFL!

Timothy · January 19, 2002, 11:05 AM

Yes, it sure has. What do you say? Think twice, post once!
Sorry but thanks.

**Mike Irwin** · January 19, 2002, 11:19 AM

"And the embarrassment begins..."

Now why would you be embarrassed by that?

yankytrash · January 19, 2002, 12:25 PM

Ah hell Tim, it took me 7 or 8 months to find that link. No shame in feeling stupid among the stupid.

C.R.Sam · January 19, 2002, 02:56 PM

Link ? What link ?

After you reach a certain age you become unembarrassable.

Sam

Sodbuster · January 19, 2002, 08:27 PM

Embarrassment? How about receiving a private message on 10-18-01 and realizing it only yesterday, three months later. I never look at the bottom part of the forum index page. I guess I should look at least one per month. And Sam, I don't think I want to know what the threshold age for that is.

January 19, 2002, 10:57 AM	#1
Timothy Member Join Date: November 26, 2000 Posts: 97	Suggestion.......for the vocabulary impaired! I have a suggestion: Let me preface it by saying as a relatively new member without a large number of posts, I have gained a wealth of knowledge from all the posts I've read and from all those members who have patiently answered my questions. As embarrassing as it may be to admit, although I feel I am not alone, I often come across terms, abbreviations, and acronyms of which I do not know the meaning. What I must do is read enough posts until I figure it out or by chance find someone's post wherein they have used an abbreviation and followed with an explanation or 'spell-it-out" in parenthesis. My suggestion: Provide an area on TFL for a glossary of terms and abbreviations that members could quickly referrer to as they come across something unfamiliar. I don't know about everyone else, but when I encounter an unknown abbreviation etc., I get hung up on it and loose the continuity of the post. Even the new-age electronic vocabulary abbreviations could be included for us old geezers. Filling the glossary would be easy. As each member uses one of these literary short-cuts, he/she could check the glossary and if is not there, put it in! Yes, a 'search' feature would be necessary to enter the abbreviation and maybe even the first couple words of longhand if you are looking for an abbreviation to use. Boy, will I be embarrassed if this already exists! Let me know what you think. Thanks, Tim __________________ "There ain't no use runnin' if you're on the wrong road."

January 19, 2002, 11:02 AM	#3
BigG Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,334	At the top of the screen there is a link to Web Acronyms/Firearms Terms. Click on it and be enlightened. Welcome to TFL! __________________ o "The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching." Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BC o "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man brave, hated, and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." Mark Twain o "They have gun control in Cuba. They have universal health care in Cuba. So why do they want to come here?" Paul Harvey o TODAY WE CARVE OUT OUR OWN OMENS! Leonidas, Thermopylae, 480 BC

January 19, 2002, 11:05 AM	#4
Timothy Member Join Date: November 26, 2000 Posts: 97	Yes, it sure has. What do you say? Think twice, post once! Sorry but thanks. __________________ "There ain't no use runnin' if you're on the wrong road."

January 19, 2002, 11:19 AM	#5
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	"And the embarrassment begins..." Now why would you be embarrassed by that? __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

January 19, 2002, 12:25 PM	#6
yankytrash Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2001 Location: Farnham, Va Posts: 2,183	Ah hell Tim, it took me 7 or 8 months to find that link. No shame in feeling stupid among the stupid. __________________ Right turn, Clyde.

January 19, 2002, 11:02 AM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	And the embarrassment begins... See: http://www.thefiringline.com/Misc/li...TFL_Primer.htm That's the link provided by the "Web Acronyms/Firearms Terms" button near the top of each page.

January 19, 2002, 02:56 PM	#7
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Link ? What link ? After you reach a certain age you become unembarrassable. Sam

January 19, 2002, 08:27 PM	#8
Sodbuster Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 1999 Location: Wyo-Tana Posts: 1,298	Embarrassment? How about receiving a private message on 10-18-01 and realizing it only yesterday, three months later. I never look at the bottom part of the forum index page. I guess I should look at least one per month. And Sam, I don't think I want to know what the threshold age for that is. __________________ Remember, many times what we view as a curse in the present turns out to be a blessing in the future. Don't worry about it a lot. Things have a way of working out. Trust me on this one. - - Uncle Bill Martino

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