Acronyms and Abbreviations and Prefaces

These acronyms are commonly used in the newsgroup.

ST = Star Trek

• GR = Gene Roddenberry
• B&B = Rick Berman and Brannon Braga ("Satan" is also fine)
• LAST = Live Action Star Trek
• TM = Tech Manuals
• E-Nil = The Original Enterprise
• E-D = The Enterprise D
• E-E = The Enterprise E
• ARME = Artificial Mass Reduction Effect
• M/AM = Matter/Antimatter
• Ph-T = Photon Torpedo
• QT = Quantum Torpedo

Note: the names of the Movies and TV series are usually prefaced with ST:

• TMP = Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• TWOK = The Wrath of Kahn
• SFS = Search for Spock
• TVH = The Voyager Home
• FF = Final Frontier (Shit is also an appropriate abbreviation)
• TUC = The Undiscovered Country (Usually just "ST6")
• Gen = Generations
• FC = First Contact
• I = Insurrection
• N = Nemesis (or Shit on a stick)
• TOS = The Original Series
• TNG = The Next Generation
• DS9 = Deep Space Nine
• VOY = Voyager (Or Smelly Shit on a Stick)
• Ent = Enterprise
• BoBW = Best of Both Worlds (TNG)
• TDiC = The Die Is Cast (DS9)
• TOTP = Tears of the Prophets (DS9)
• SOA = Sacrifice of Angels (DS9)

SW = Star Wars

• GL = George Lucas
• TPM = The Phantom Menace
• AotC = Attack of the Clones
• RotS = Revenge of the Sith
• ANH = A New Hope
• ESB = Empire Strikes Back, sometimes TESB
• RotJ = Return of the Jedi
• SW = Star Wars
• HS = Holiday Special (or Racid Shit on a Stick)
• CW = Clone Wars, a series of 20 2 minute cartoons
• ICS = Incredible Cross Section, a series of highly detailed books
• EU = Extended Universe, practically everything Staw Wars not seen in the movie
• DS = Death Star
• ISD = Imperial or Imperator Class Star Destroyer
• SSD = Super Star Destroyer
• TL = Turbolaser
• Pr-T = Proton Torpedoes
• LS = Lightsaber or Lightspeed, it depends on the context.
• MF = Millennium Falcon or Mother Fucker, it really depends on the context.

General

• ASVS = alt.startrek.vs.starwars (Duh!)
• BTW = By the way
• AFIAK = As far as I know
• IIRC = If I recall correctly
• LOL = Laugh out loud
• FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
• STFU = Shut the fuck up
• FOAD = Fuck off and die
• WTF = What the Fuck?
• GFY = Go Fuck Yourself
• MF = Mother Fucker or Millennium Falcon, it really depends on the context.

It is worth noting that nearly half the common general abreviations contain the word, 'Fuck.' This sums up ASVS better than anything else could.
Prefaces - Use these at the beginning of the subject to let the readers know what the post is generally about. This is more important than it seems at first because trolls, spammers and cross-posting losers generally don't use prefaces. Therefor, it is very simple to separate the real posts from the ones that are a waste of time. ... You know what I mean.

Note: This is not a complete list. Just a few that immediately spring to mind.

• [VS.] = A versus debate, usually of a military nature and usually with very well defined combatants and condistions. For instance: 1 ISD vs. 1 Borg Cube in deep space, no backup, no running away.
• [Tech] = A technical debate. This can be a discussion of the working of a particular technology, the pros and cons or even a versus debate between similar technologies.
• [RFD] = Stands for Request For Discussion. This thread begins the week long discussion period that proceeds any Vote.
• [Vote] = Stands for Vote. (Duh.) This is the actual Vote. If you are not a member of The Committee do not start or post in a [Vote] Thread.
• [OT] = Stands for Off Topic. Examples: Computers, Real Life^TM Science, etc. Note: The [OT] preface doesn't mean the thread is except from the R&R, it is the content of the debate, not the choice of Prefaces that determine was is and is not on-topic.
• [V-OT] = Stands for Very Off Topic. Examples: Japanese Fecal Porn, Taint of Love, and whatever the hell this is. Warning: Don't click on any of the previous links ... Oh, you already did. Sorry. Tee he he.
• [Web] = Used to announce updates to your web, can also use [Update].
• [TGOD] = Stands for The Good Old Days. Kind of hard to explain, basically the TGOD is a fantasy war were members of ASVS take turns killing each other. Also comes in a more structured, STGOD version.
• [Denizens] = Used when discussing a member or members of ASVS. For Example: [Denizens] Where the hell is Rob Wilson.
• [Ego] = Used when discussing C.S.Strowbridge.
• [FanFic] = If you don't know what a FanFic is, you're beyond help.
• [Humour] = It's a joke, stupid. Sometimes spelt [Humor] for the benefit of our 'U' deficient friends in the US.
• [Poll] = A non-official request for the opinions of the members of ASVS.
• [Spoiler] = The thread discusses important plot points of non-readily available material. The failure to use such a prefacing and / or Spoiler Space can result in ... well, let's just say you don't want to find out what will happen. You have been warned.
• [ATTN] = Use this to get someone's attention. For Example: ATTN: Bill Kohlleppel - Re: You're A Moron.
• [Calc] = Used when discussing a mathematical calculation.

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