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Devor

Fiery Keeper of the Hat
Moderator
OP can sometimes also mean the Original Post. Sometimes the "Original Poster" will still say "In the OP I asked..." So either the first post or the person posting it.
 

Tevaras

Minstrel
OP can sometimes also mean the Original Post. Sometimes the "Original Poster" will still say "In the OP I asked..." So either the first post or the person posting it.

Good morning Devor,

thank you for the clarification that O.P. can refer to either the person, or their first post (presumably in that thread).
 

Tevaras

Minstrel
The abbreviations list to date (big thank you to all the contributors):
WIP = Work In Progress
NIP = Novel In Progress
MC = Main Character
POV = Point Of View
FMC = Female Main Character
GOT = Game of Thrones
ASOIAF = A Song of Ice and Fire
GRRM = George R.R. Martin
LOTR = Lord of the Rings
HP = Harry Potter
UKL = Ursula K. Le Guin
OP = Original poster (the person) or Original Post (the first post in the thread)
WC = Word Count
 

Grimmlore

Minstrel
FP- first person
SP- second person
TP- third person (or if your funny it also stands for toilet paper)
this isn't anything popular but I think it should be.....
 

Tevaras

Minstrel
The abbreviations list to date (big thank you to all the contributors):
WIP = Work In Progress
NIP = Novel In Progress
MC = Main Character
POV = Point Of View
FMC = Female Main Character
GOT = Game of Thrones
ASOIAF = A Song of Ice and Fire
GRRM = George R.R. Martin
LOTR = Lord of the Rings
HP = Harry Potter
UKL = Ursula K. Le Guin
OP = Original poster (the person) or Original Post (the first post in the thread)
WC = Word Count
WOW = for World of Warcraft
FP- first person
SP- second person
TP- third person
 

Devor

Fiery Keeper of the Hat
Moderator
WoW doesn't come up very often. I've never seen the FP/SP/TP ones.

Sometimes you see "MS" for MythicScribes.
 

Tevaras

Minstrel
The abbreviations list to date (big thank you to all the contributors):
WIP = Work In Progress
NIP = Novel In Progress
MC = Main Character
POV = Point Of View
FMC = Female Main Character
GOT = Game of Thrones
ASOIAF = A Song of Ice and Fire
GRRM = George R.R. Martin
LOTR = Lord of the Rings
HP = Harry Potter
UKL = Ursula K. Le Guin
OP = Original poster (the person) or Original Post (the first post in the thread)
WC = Word Count
WOW = for World of Warcraft
FP = first person
SP = second person
TP = third person
MS = Manuscript or Mythic Scribes
TINSTAAFL = There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TANSTAAFL = There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (grammatically incorrect)
BD = Black Dragon
 

A. E. Lowan

Forum Mom
Leadership
Good evening A. E. Lowan,

umm, I'm not quite sure what you mean?

I'm sorry I took so long to reply, Tevaras. "fasterskating" was me being a rude and naughty girl using an in-joke from a previous thread where we got in trouble for using questionable language which might have attracted unwanted traffic to our site. It is a euphemism. Say it out loud, and you will know what it means. ;)
 

Tevaras

Minstrel
Good evening A.E. Lowan,

I think I got it now - but for obvious reasons will not post the 'translation' on this forum ;-).

Where would society be without euphemisms? lol.

Have a good evening.
 
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