From: broder via Trac Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:07:56 +0000 (-0500) Subject: (no commit message) X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/wiki.git/commitdiff_plain/ed04867ea0947d6f6e10cae8b8727eab72900cb4 --- diff --git a/doc/UsingZephyr b/doc/UsingZephyr index d042327..1e2037e 100644 --- a/doc/UsingZephyr +++ b/doc/UsingZephyr @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Good grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Not everybody uses capitalization, but You don't need multiple question marks or exclamation points. Usually. -There are a few abbreviations people use, such as YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) or IIRC (If I Remember Correctly), as well as some nerdier ones like DTRT (Do The Right Thing, in reference to a computer command). Try running `add outland; whats dtrt` to look up an abbreviation. Common abbreviations that you might find on AIM, however, are not often used. People tend to look down upon "lol", "rofl", and such. +There are a few abbreviations people use, such as YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) or IIRC (If I Remember Correctly), as well as some nerdier ones like DTRT (Do The Right Thing, in reference to [http://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html The Rise of "Worse Is Better"]). Try running `add outland; whats dtrt` to look up an abbreviation. Common abbreviations that you might find on AIM, however, are not often used. People tend to look down upon "lol", "rofl", and such. Personal classes are by convention considered a little more private than non-personal (public) classes. Although most people don't mind people they've met subscribing to their personal class and lurking, it's poor form to talk loudly on the personal class of someone you don't know.