# Contextual acronyms should be fine

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**Created:** [October 8, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contextual-acronyms-should-be-fine/991272 "2023-10-08T14:54:52Z")
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### Author: ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contextual-acronyms-should-be-fine/991272/171 "2023-10-12T20:40:06Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> No

Are you trying to tell me I don’t know what _my own thread_ is about?

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> No, the Moderation was about the _heavy use of acronyms in a single post_

It was about more than that one thread:

> [@Podiumgate (Arkansas) - how big a deal is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podiumgate-arkansas-how-big-a-deal-is-this/991245/5):
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> I’m trying to curb such OPs from being written.

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Dont try to change what the Moderation was about

I’ve quoted what the moderation was about.

> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Remember, this was a NOTE, not a warning.

It was also an announcement of a future standard for moderation. This isn’t about just that one thread.

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