From d65e9ac520d73186298e7653d3fb6ffd51b37060 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: geofft via Trac Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:25:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/1] --- doc/UsingZephyr | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/UsingZephyr b/doc/UsingZephyr index 42339af..011f74d 100644 --- a/doc/UsingZephyr +++ b/doc/UsingZephyr @@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ 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). Common abbreviations that you might find on AIM, however, are not. People tend to look down upon "lol", "rofl", and other overly-used abbreviations. +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. -Don't sub randomly to someone's class who you just met on zephyr. It is usually considered good form to wait until you've met the person in real life, or at least have had lengthy conversations with them in personals. +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. === Startup === -- 2.44.0