GateWorld Acronyms

[jaffa_shol'va]

ok so i am really new to this site so im sorry for sounding noobish but its really confusing sometimes as far as the acronyms go
so i am starting this thread for all you other noobs around here
i would like people to share all the acronyms here

starting with the ones i have seen

RDA-Richard Dean Anderson-Jack O'neil
Cam-Ben Browder-MITCHELL, CAMERON
GW-GateWorld

please only list ones that aren't totaly obvious don't list ones like
Gdo
dhd
zpm

Besides the obvious ones please list what ever you can think of.

[jonno]

One that often gets people:

TPTB = The Powers That Be - ie the creative staff, producers, writers etc (or occassionally the episode of the same name)

[Cherriey]

Aren't these listed in the Frequently Asked Questions already?

[jaffa_shol'va]

sorry didn't think to look there

Here's a quick guide to common Internet shorthand, as well as some of GateWorld's own unique lingo:
Thunk - The sound made when one hits the ground due to a superb male/female specimen
TPTB - The Powers That Be (producers, writers, network execs)
PTB - Powers That Be
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
FWIW - For What It's Worth
UST - Unresolved Sexual Tension
PIMPing - Peeing In My Pants (because you're laughing so hard)
CKK - Chunky Kit Kat (Big Kat in the USA), the chocolate bar of choice in the GateWorld lunchroom
PM - Private Message (a forum feature)
Cast members:
RDA - Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill")
AT - Amanda Tapping ("Samantha Carter")
MS - Michael Shanks ("Daniel Jackson")
CJ - Christopher Judge ("Teal'c")
BB - Ben Browder ("Cameron Mitchell")
CB - Claudia Black ("Vala Mal Doran")
CN - Corin Nemec ("Jonas Quinn")
DSD - Don S. Davis ("General George Hammond")
TR - Teryl Rothery ("Dr. Janet Fraiser")
JF - Joe Flanigan ("John Sheppard")
TH - Torri Higginson ("Elizabeth Weir")
DH - David Hewlett ("Rodney McKay")
RSF - Rainbow Sun Francks ("Aiden Ford")
RL - Rachel Luttrell ("Teyla Emmagan")
PM - Paul McGillion ("Carson Beckett")

if there are any more please list them

[Jumper One]

COTG- Children of the Gods (Pilot of Sg-1)

[Melak]

WoO - Window of Opportunity (SG1 S4 E6, the groundhog day episode)

[Jumper One]

please only list ones that aren't totaly obvious don't list ones like
Gdo
dhd
zpm

Does that include PoO (Point of Origin)?

[jaffa_shol'va]

no totally obvious ones are ones that they refer to in the show like DHD,ZPM

[CeeKay Sheppard]

RL is often used to mean "real life" as well as "Rachel Luttrell."

[PG15]

I've seen it a few times...but what does OTT mean?

[Bagpuss]

OTT="Over the top".

One acronym that's had me puzzled for years is "YMMV".Apparently it stands for "Your mileage may vary"....but I'm not sure what context it should be used in,lol !

[Bagpuss]

My precioussssssssssssssss ! Re-found and tagged this thread for the search engine.

Need to know what a WOW thread is? Want to share a handy acronym? ( By handy,I mean "GW-Friendly")

Please post here !