Arniox Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) I know what it means. It means someone is addressing the creator of the topic. But where did it come from and what does it stand for? (Is it an acronym ?) I get a little annoyed when people use it because I never understood what it meant the first bunch of times I saw it. If someone can clarify exactly what it means and stands for, that would be nice :) P.S: In some recent patch notes/info in new updates and stuffs by DE, they have used tl;dr. Can someone clarify what that means? I don't know if either of these are stupid questions, but I honestly never use anagrams. I always say/type the full words so I never get it when someone uses things like this. (This is why, when I first started the game over a year and half ago, I never understood the trading chat until someone explained what WTS and WTB where :P) Ty for the help. Edited August 17, 2016 by Arniox changed anagram to acronym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AR.D2 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 OP = Original Poster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kappa64 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 OP = Original Poster TLDR = Too Long Didn't Read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AM-Bunny Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 It's acronym, not anagram. OP = Original poster or opening poster Tl;dr = Too long; didn't read. Usually a tl;dr is a one or two sentence summary of a large amount of text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniox Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 5 minutes ago, AM-Bunny said: It's acronym, not anagram. OP = Original poster or opening poster Tl;dr = Too long; didn't read. Usually a tl;dr is a one or two sentence summary of a large amount of text. 6 minutes ago, Kappa64 said: OP = Original Poster TLDR = Too Long Didn't Read 7 minutes ago, -AR.D2 said: OP = Original Poster thanks all for the info :P really useful. Also thanks bunny for correcting me. I'll edit that :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiePainPain Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I reckon TS = thread starter be used instead, more easier to be understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaotyke Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 3 minutes ago, DiePainPain said: I reckon TS = thread starter be used instead, more easier to be understood. Never saw that be used... at least here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TARINunit9 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 53 minutes ago, Arniox said: But where did it come from 4chan were the most famous to codify it, though it's impossible to tell if they're the ultimate ur-example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennoPain Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Well at one point on 4chan there was a guy who we all called ''i cant say here'' ergo year after OP went into terminology of the internet i cant type it here but lets just say pink :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieknife Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 or OVERPOWERED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhekemi Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Most people don't, and shouldn't, use all of these. Or know all of them. But there they are. I'm sorry in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagPrime Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 @OP = At Original Poster But it looks like you knew that already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harloq Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Welcome to the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvaDreams Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, TARINunit9 said: 4chan were the most famous to codify it, though it's impossible to tell if they're the ultimate ur-example Try long before 4chan when all the internet was, was message boards and IRC That would be the late 80's or early 90s when the internet became a more public place. Edited August 17, 2016 by SilvaDreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinergyX Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 53 minutes ago, SilvaDreams said: Try long before 4chan when all the internet was, was message boards and IRC That would be the late 80's or early 90s when the internet became a more public place. Thats the main reason many acronyms cant be traced back to their original usage, most of the IRC and BB's are long gone while the users of such kept their 'language'. Like for me OP still is operator (IRC) and overpowered (general gaming), while TS is your OP, topic starter. (i use @TS). Kinda like the LFG/LFP, it basicly means the same, but it was the game itself that decided it was a 'group' or a 'party'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuestenjung Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 9 hours ago, DiePainPain said: I reckon TS = thread starter be used instead, more easier to be understood. I hope this is sarcasm cause I think this would be way harder to understand due to TS normally meaning teaspeak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjaAkh Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 8 hours ago, Rhekemi said: Most people don't, and shouldn't, use all of these. Or know all of them. But there they are. I'm sorry in advance. Generally a nice link, but incidentally OP is not in that list. Which is odd, since at least as "overpowered" it should be rather common. I'm not super active on internet forums, so the first time, I saw OP used in reference of the original poster here. Took me a while to figure out, that people weren't just complaining about some op frame :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinergyX Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Kuestenjung said: I hope this is sarcasm cause I think this would be way harder to understand due to TS normally meaning teaspeak There is no 'normaly', it all depends in wich 'region' you are playing/socialising. And someone lacks serious logic if they cant read the difference in the sentence wich acronym is actualy used. OP is somewhat odd though, as it refers to Original Post, wouldnt every post in this thread be a OP? Your post is unique, unmodified, thus Original, yet there is only 1 thread starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letter13 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Moving to OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniox Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 17 hours ago, Rhekemi said: Most people don't, and shouldn't, use all of these. Or know all of them. But there they are. I'm sorry in advance. wow, holy mother of god. That's so many :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniox Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 7 hours ago, Letter13 said: Moving to OT. thanks doge :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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