# How about a sticky for "What does TMI mean?"

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**Created:** [June 8, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sticky-for-what-does-tmi-mean/249285 "2004-06-08T14:55:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sticky-for-what-does-tmi-mean/249285/1 "2004-06-08T14:55:02Z")

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That’s got to be one of the most frequent recurring questions here, with “YMMV” near the top as well. I know that buried deep in one of the FAQs is a link to what all these shorthands mean, but, well, it’s _buried_. Along with the usual netspeak, we can probably add in SDMB-specific abbreviations, such as “SDSAB.” This can be done either as a link to one of the many sites that explain netspeak or in the form of a thread where Dopers add in their own contributions.

Along the same lines, perhaps a sticky of the “greatest hits” would probably be a good idea as well. Once in a while I’d notice surges of “Does a duck’s quack echo?” “Does 0.999~ = 1?” and a handful of other topics, and it’ll probably save everyone a lot of effort if these questions can be directed to a sticky.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sticky-for-what-does-tmi-mean/249285/2 "2004-06-08T18:56:35Z")

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It’s so much more fun to welcome folks making the transition from newbies to addicts, when they ask the ritual initiation questions…

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-sticky-for-what-does-tmi-mean/249285/3 "2004-06-08T19:30:27Z")

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Yeah, it’s buried in all that stuff we’d appreciate you reading. All of it, please.

your humble TubaDiva  
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