Abbreviation (and hopefully accidental) Obfuscation
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Afternoon all,
Seems we are missing a section in our wiki explaining commonly used abbreviations in the forum?
On the most part I'm sure it's accidental but heavy use of abbreviations in this user help forum is counter productive. It is needlessly increasing the level of things you need to learn when we are already dealing with a complex subject matter. In extreme cases it can come across as a bit clicky and seem like the forums own language making it difficult for new folk to join in. The abbreviations are often not easy to seach for on the internet either.
I'd suggest something that searches posts for abbreviations and adds links to explanations, much like you see for many forums/sites where keywords are detected and highlighted for adverts. I do however appreciate that unless this is available as an off the shelf add on there isn't the time to develop that right now.
I have done it in my posts, but particularly when we are starting to delve into linux and single board computer lingos lets either try to keep it to a minimum, or add a page to the wiki. I will do this myself if it's not there by the time I've sorted my current headache - sorry, machine build!
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IMO, it's NBD, but I see your POV.
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Not sure what this has to do with the National Bank of Detroit, or monday - the next business day. I'll never back down unless of course I have a nervous break down...
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@DocTrucker should we add a "common abbreviations used" to the FAQ/how to ask for help forum post.
not sure there is a nodebb plugin to auto expand abbreviations!
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@t3p3tony could do, would a page on the wiki be easier for all to update? Link to the how to ask for help page?
The format could be similar to the gcode reference but much less wordy so that it is easier and quicker to update. Something like the following table but with the abbreviations linkable:
Common Forum Abbreviations
Additive Manufacture
Abbreviation Expansion Links 3DP 3D Printing wiki AM Additive Manufacturing wiki P-R Plateau-Rayleigh Article VFA Vertical Fine Artifacts VFA Prusa Investigation Duet Specific Abbreviations
Abbreviation Expansion Links DWC Duet Web Control docwiki Computing
Abbreviation Expansion Links mDNS Multicast Domain Name Service wiki RPi Raspberry Pi wiki SBC Single Board Computer wiki Obscure Chat
Abbreviation Expansion Links TTH Try Too Hard wiki web -
