Help Do You Have To Use Acronyms Here Instead of the Full Words?

[OutOfThisBody]

Sorry if this is stupid but I'm new and people here use alot of acronyms instead of the words they actually mean. For example: ctb, sn, pph, etc. If I use the real word and not the acronym will I get banned? Or is it just frowned upon? Thanks.

 

[DeathSleep]

I think in most cases it's just easier to use an acronym. Except if you're talking about sources of SN. Don't directly name sources. That's at least what I've noticed here. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Forever Sleep]

It's not frowned upon or bad to communicate however you want to. I suspect these acronyms are in part a hangover from the origins of Sasu where they would use other acronyms like CTB rather than the actual word so that the forum wouldn't get as much attention from people who are anti choice and probably actively searching those words.

I suppose it's a more gentle way of saying it too. Plus, there's probably a degree of lazyness and maybe just trying to fit in with the vernacular. But, I don't think most people mind that much. I don't think it's something you would be banned for- certainly. Except- like Deathsleep just mentioned, people tend to be careful not to openly disclose sources.

 

[Ash]

Plus it tends to be online/text speak anyway, IYSWIM?

There are several guides dedicated to demystifying some of the anachronisms and language. This is one of them:

Acronyms

i hate acronyms, i love tables don't use acronyms, please (this is just for lookup purposes) communication is extremely important (especially here), so don’t take shortcuts: Short Form Delimiter Long Form Notes AE = antiemetic AFAIC = as far as I'm concerned AFAIK = as far as I...

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HTH

 

[SVEN]

Moderation I've seen on this group is both non intrusive and helpful. I'd guess that any genuine mistakes would be more likely to get you an informative message from Admin or a mod.
That said, I've no cause to believe that posting the full descriptor rather than the letters bothers anyone.

 

[LibbyR]

I was wondering the same. Thanks for clearing that up, having worked in the medical field all my life a lot of the acronyms mean something completely different to me, for example pph is a post partum haemorrhage and I won't be able to read it as anything else.