I know this thread is an old one but folk still ask 'what does Y W mean?', or 'what does LOL mean?'. Two very commonly used chat room abbreviations/acronyms.   If you'd like an A - Z list of *STANDARD abbreviations PM me an email address to send it to and I will.     By *STANDARD I mean commonly used abbreviations/acronyms that are used on most forums /chat rooms, not ones folk make up themselves and no one else has heard of /seen.                                                                                                                                                                                

not ones folk make up themselves and no one else has heard of /seen.   What.... like HMRC?   I swear I didn't make that one up - honest! They're very very real... and a complete PITA                                                                                                                                                                              

do you want me to create an acryonym database for BM like i did for BikeChat?  We can add as many as we want to the list, I'll make it so that all staff can add new ones if u like.  Or u can email me lists and i'll import them.   Let me know if this will help, I can put a link into the chatroom for it.                                                                                                                                                                             

Good idea matt, but if you don't know there is an abbreviation how can you look it up?  Personally think a list is a better idea.                                                                                                                                                                              

there's thousands linda, literally thousands.  I have about 5,000 in the BikeChat database already.   It's for when someone uses an acronym that you don't know.                                                                                                                                                                             

  Yea but most folk don't use thousands Matt. Long-term users will know the most commonly used ones, but newbies don't and regularly asked in the chat room is 'what does LOL / BTW / BRB  mean?'   My list is alphabetical and only has the most comon ones in it. They are ones I have learned, and are used in most chat rooms and forums, over the past 11 years. The list doesn't include made-up acronyms, they are internet standard ones, and there aren't any Americanisms.      I've had 3 requests for the list already.                                                                                                                                                                               

thx kwak L8Rs                                                                                                                                                                             

* mmmm feel a challenege coming on to find one thats not on Aunties list                                                                                                                                                                               

  Y W Nealy   Niecey lol there are hundreds, probably thousands, that aren't on my list but that's cos they aint used in the chatroom.                                                                                                                                                                              

B.U.M.P                                                                                                                                                                             

n' grind ooops sorry wrong thread                                                                                                                                                                             

  Nearly 6 years later and still very much needed   Would you like an A to Z list (just one page) of acronyms, aka chat room / text message abbreviations?   PM me an email address then I can send a list to you, of the most commonly used ones.                                                                                                                                                                               

well wtf  not seen this before ffs cant peeps just ask there bbf or the cia if they need to no and really dilligaff it will be snafu befor the day is out 
but still it made me lol and  lmao rofl 
it good to no your asl  atst it really dosent  matter afain  aitytb i like bm bykt
bw im awol scnr sete
xxx

                                                                                                                                                                             

  What?!!                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Would you like an A to Z list (just one page) of acronyms, aka chat room / text message abbreviations?   PM me an email address then I can send a list to you, of the most commonly used ones.                                                                                                                                                                              

  Err   Isn't PM'ing email addresses against site rules Sandi                                                                                                                                                                              

  Technically yes, Em, but I'm not a spammer or in need of a British passport, so I think folk are safe giving me their email addys so I can send them a list of acronyms. I've been doing it for years.   You must have been away when we had the discussion about email addys.   Matt got fed up with trying to sort out aggro, that members found themselves in by giving out their email address to folk they didn't really get to know, and then being bombarded with crap email.   Matt decided enough was enough and put a blanket ban on it; tho I'm sure when he sees an email address he will look and see in what context it's being sent and act accordingly.    I don't ask members for their email address for any other reason than the acronym list.   I do suggest they create a new email addy if they don't want me to have their regular one.                                                                                                                                                                                   

  Aha, I see    Well that clears that up then   Thanks for the info Sandi                                                                                                                                                                              

  M P Em                                                                                                                                                                              

Sandi could't you just send them a list in a personal PM on here