I have an Issue.

[DaveH]

Hello Eric,

I do not think it should be left to the Mods, that puts an intolerable strain on the Mods.

It is normal forum etiquette  to stay on topic, and I think it is Rule No4 here “Stay on Topic”

My objection is when 2 or 3 members start and discus their own topic sometimes totally irrelevant to the OP, even gets a little heated sometimes.

I don’t care about my posts it does not bother me, nor does it bother a lot of members it can add to the fun.

All I am saying if the OP is new to machining be careful and try to answer the question without going off at a tangent.

I have noticed over the last 3 months or so it seems to have got worst, and I just thought I would comment on it.

 
DaveH

[Divided he ad]

Dave,

I know we're all mucking about here. But many of us do try to aid the new members.

But just as Eric said, wandering is what happens in real life. It's so very hard to control!

Everyone who has read this thread will undoubtedly have the main message of it rattling round in thier heads when talking to "newbies"  and will hopefully remember to answer the questions that were asked




Ralph.

[DaveH]

Ralph,

Your a star 
 
DaveH

[raynerd]

Should the OP (original poster) step in on their own thread and steer it back? Is that the moderators responsibility?

What do people think? What is YOUR opinion??

Eric

100% agree with everything said. There is nothing wrong with wondering as it normally is interesting or informative and on the odd occasion when it has happened to me and I really need an answer and think the off topic rants have lost focus of the thread, I say so and bring it back on topic.

I don`t mind a bit of wandering.... ummmm... pies!!

EDIT - just while I`m ranting...(because I have tried to tame my ranting over the lasy year!!) the thing that annoys me more than anything is inappropriate and poorly labeled subjects headers to threads!!! grrrrr!!!

[sparky961]

... the thing that annoys me more than anything is inappropriate and poorly labeled subjects headers to threads!!! grrrrr!!!

If you figure out a solution to that one, please forward it to 98% of the people who send me email during my day job!!!

Maybe we should have this thread renamed "Meandering Threads" ;)

-Sparky

[dsquire]

Since we are straying off topic (SOT) here and listing some of our pet peeves (PP) I thought I would pop in here with one of mine. It seems that some people are in so much of a hurry or are to lazy to type/write/speak that they have to reduce everything to code. That would be fine if everyone was programmed with the same code, but they are not. Here are a few acronym's that I found recently in post's. Some I think I know the meaning. Some I have guessed the meaning but could be wrong. Some can have different meanings depending on what the conversation or subject is that is being discussed.  JBYKWTAM don't expect everyone else too.

I would like 2 things here.
1.   Your comments
2.   Your interpretation of what these acronym's mean

Short forms found in posts  acronym's

3D
CR
SIC
CR's
MIA
MR
TDC
OTOH
LR's
TDC
LR
CAD
RPMs
AL
CA
PITB
NPT
CRS
CNC
SWMBO
aka
NMBS
UK
CRS
TMBR
OT
PTFE
PITA
ME
DRO
NZD
BTW
DOA
FWIW
RAN
ID
CRs
TDC
BDC
MO
WTB
fs
MT
DTI
EMD
OHP
SHCS
RH
cfbm
Ncfm
Acfm
GFS - Ground Flat Stock
OP - Original Poster, Other Person, Old Post, Opening Post, Opening Poster
GIYF
RTFM
JBYKWTAM - Just because you know what the acronym means

Cheers 

Don                                                                                                       563

[Bluechip]

Sorry Don, you can't use SOT.

Reserved.

Select On Test ... 

BC

[dsquire]

Blue Chip

Good one SOT. I thought it was either 'Stray on topic' or 'Stray off topic'. More confusion.

Cheers  May need a few of these before we get this straightened out.

Don

[Stilldrillin]

1.   My brain hurts, again....... 

2. 
3D    Three Dimensional.
CR    Cold Rolled
SIC    Not well   
CR's    Cold Rolled's
MIA    Baby Grandaughter
MR   Mister
TDC    Top Dead Centre
OTOH    On The Other Hand   
LR's    Left Right's
TDC    See above
LR         ..      ..
CAD    Computer Aided Design
RPMs    Revs Per Minute's
AL    Aluminium
CA    Charles Atlas
PITB    Pain In The Butt
NPT    National Pipe Thread
CRS    See above
CNC    Computer Numerically Controlled
SWMBO   She Who Must Be Obeyed
aka   Also Known As
NMBS    Not My Blummin Spanner
UK    United Kingdom
CRS    See above
TMBR    Brown Stuff
OT    Off Track
PTFE    Plastic
PITA   Bread
ME   Model Engineer
DRO    Digital Read Out
NZD    New Zealand
BTW    By The Way
DOA    Put wood in't hole
FWIW    For What It's Worth
RAN   Exercised
ID    Internal Diameter
Crs    See above
TDC    See above
BDC    Bottom Dead Centre
MO    Modus Operandi
WTB   Water Board
fs    Beer tokens
MT    Morse Taper
DTI    Dial Test Indicator
EMD    Early Morning Departure
OHP  Over Horse Power
SHCS    Second Hand Cold Steel
RH    Right Hand
cfbm   What?
Ncfm      ..         
Acfm      ..   
GFS - Ground Flat Stock
OP - Original Poster, Other Person, Old Post, Opening Post, Opening Poster
GIYF    Give It Your Friend
RTFM    Rough Turn For Me
JBYKWTAM - Just because you know what the acronym means

           


David D

[Bluechip]

Ncfm      ..         
Acfm      ..   

NCFM         No Cubic Feet per Minute ... Compressor off.
ACFM         Alotof Cubic Feet per Minute ... Compressor running.

OK ? 

BC

[Stilldrillin]

Ncfm      ..         
Acfm      ..   

NCFM         No Cubic Feet per Minute ... Compressor off.
ACFM         Alotof Cubic Feet per Minute ... Compressor running.

OK ? 

BC

Perfect Dave! 

Love it.....   

David D

[Davo J]

A lot of good info also gets lost in OT posts as it gets buried.

SHCS is Socket Head Cap Screws

Dave

[mklotz]

When you're confused, use the acronym dictionary...

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

In high school English classes we were taught to define any uncommon acronym the first time it was used.  Part of the problem arises from newcomers to the web.  Acronyms like SWMBO, OTOH, BTW are so familiar to web regulars that no one would think of defining them but, for a newcomer, they can be puzzling.

[Troutsqueezer]

You learn something every day. I'm an old hand when it comes to posting in forums. Been posting to them since the days of Prodigy (how far back does that go?). But until now, I've never even heard of OTOH.

Where I work, acronyms (initialisms, technically) are used as often as the word "the". I think it is a roadblock to effective communication which is important for new-hires. It took three years before I could follow a conversation around here. Thing is, they get used so much, many people here don't even know what the expansion is when you ask them.

[PeterE]

Adding to the list a few of mine:

IMHO            In My Humble Opinion
NIMBY           Not In My Back Yard 
NPT              National Pipe Taper
DOA             Dead On Arrival
RTFM            Read The F****g Manual   
ROTFLMAO   Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off (old one from gaming)
RAN              Regional Area Network (telecom)

I definately recognize Troutsqueezers description. Nearly 20 yers ago i joined a telecoms company to work as a tech writer but it took the best part of the first six months to de-cipher what was talked and written about since more than 10% of the text included three-letter abbreviations. After six months the "inauguration" was over and I could read and understand .

I guess that this is common to any line of work, but it is very typical of telecoms.

BR

/Peter

[Divided he ad]

DOA    Put wood in't hole

       

So many won't get that!!   


Have to agree with Troutsqueezer here.... Not that it's particularly important here but. Initialisms are when you use the initial letters to shorten the phrase/description and acronyms are when that initialism creates a pronounceable word like NASA, Scuba etc..... FWIR
 But then from what little I do remember from English lessons it gets all complicated and stuff like. When they start mixing abbreviations and acronyms and initialisms all together!!    (Yes I know....  It's youf speak init!  Something else that gets you lost easily! )


The link Marv gave is a really good one. Got lost long ago and that one helped me out 



Ralph.

FWIR.... Brit' version of IIRC ...... From What I Remember      (the IIRC was the one that stumped me... If I Remember (Recall)  Correctly.

[Stilldrillin]

DOA    Put wood in't hole

       

So many won't get that!!   

Ralph.

The Dee Dars, and locals will! 

David D

[raynerd]

DOA    Put wood in't hole

So many won't get that!! 
Ralph.

The Dee Dars, and locals will! 

...or as it is said up here:

DOA   = put wood in thole.

[DaveH]

Hi,

So is it alright to have my post back now?     

 
DaveH

[rleete]

Why are you straying off topic?