These have been used as subject line prefixes in newsgroups. They have
been used with :, [], or {}. What other ones are there? People have also
put the name of a company or the name of a program with :, [], or {} as
prefixes to their posts.

Feel free to add to the list.

ACF Subject Line Prefixes

AA = Ad-Aware
AB = Ad Blocker
ANN = Announcement
AS = Antispyware
AT = Antotrojan
AUTH = Author
Author = Author
AV = Antivirus
AVU = Antivirus update
CHG = Change
DEV = Developer/Development
FX = Firefox
MS = Microsoft
NEW = New
NEWS = News
OT = Off-topic
PL = Pricelesssware List
RE = Regarding
REF = Reference
REQ = Request
SB = Spybot
SE = Special Edition (or Search Engine)
SPAM = Spam
*SPAM* = Spam
TB = Thunderbird
UPD = Update
Update = Update
Wanted = Wanted
Warning = Warning
WRN = Warning
WTD = Wanted

How about HTF which would stand for Hard to find freeware which would
be freeware software which is very hard to find, examples such as
MightWriter, Massiva, et al.

And even HTFG which would stand for hard to find freeware games.

How about Malw which could stand for Malware.

Eugene Esterly III sent a subspace message on 5/19/2006 2:40 AM:
> How about HTF which would stand for Hard to find freeware which would
> be freeware software which is very hard to find, examples such as
> MightWriter, Massiva, et al.
>
> And even HTFG which would stand for hard to find freeware games.
>
> How about Malw which could stand for Malware.
>

good idea
I'll add those to others I've found.

AD/ADW = Adware
BLTW = Bloatware
DON/DONW = Donateware
HTF = Hard-to-find freeware
HTFG = Hard-to-find freeware games
MAL/MALW = Malware
RARE = rare, hard-to-find freeware
REGW = Registerware
SPY/SPYW = Spyware
WEBW = Webware

When this thread is finished, someone can put these in the ACF Wiki on
the Pricelessware site.

Seamaiden, 5/19/2006, 4:37:38 AM,
<mtfbg.10417$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> ACF Subject Line Prefixes

Why acronyms? Why not just write out the word so people don't have to
guess? After years of military service I'm sick of acronyms.

--
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~ Will Rogers

On Fri, 19 May 2006 09:50:18 GMT, Seamaiden <seamaid24-(E-Mail Removed)_m>
wrote Re Re: ACF Newsgroup Posts - Subject Line Prefixes:

>Eugene Esterly III sent a subspace message on 5/19/2006 2:40 AM:
>> How about HTF which would stand for Hard to find freeware which would
>> be freeware software which is very hard to find, examples such as
>> MightWriter, Massiva, et al.
>>
>> And even HTFG which would stand for hard to find freeware games.
>>
>> How about Malw which could stand for Malware.
>>
>
>good idea
>I'll add those to others I've found.
>
>AD/ADW = Adware
>BLTW = Bloatware
>DON/DONW = Donateware
>HTF = Hard-to-find freeware
>HTFG = Hard-to-find freeware games
>MAL/MALW = Malware
>RARE = rare, hard-to-find freeware
>REGW = Registerware
>SPY/SPYW = Spyware
>WEBW = Webware

How about MoWa for MoronWare?

>When this thread is finished, someone can put these in the ACF Wiki on
>the Pricelessware site.

Or even better, just put it all in the bit bucket where it belongs.
--
Slimes-Daily motto: 1) Tax and Spend, 2) Change the Constituion to make it easier to do (1).

badgolferman wrote:
> Seamaiden, 5/19/2006, 4:37:38 AM,
> <mtfbg.10417$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> ACF Subject Line Prefixes
>
> Why acronyms? Why not just write out the word so people don't have to
> guess? After years of military service I'm sick of acronyms.
>

I'm with you! I'm a retired teacher (not English) and hate the
obsession with acronyms.
Regards
Lee in Toronto

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On Fri, 19 May 2006 08:37:38 +0000, Seamaiden wrote:

> These have been used as subject line prefixes in newsgroups.
>
> They have been used with :, [], or {}.
>
> What other ones are there ?
>
> People have also put the name of a company
> or the name of a program with :, [], or {}
> as prefixes to their posts.
> ....

It might also be useful if subject lines posted to ACF
about specific programs were prefixed with the Pricelessware
category that the program might fit into if that program
was eventually to be selected as Pricelessware ....

[desktop] program_d
[file utils] program_f
[image editor] program_i
[system] program_s


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Lee <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:(E-Mail Removed):

> badgolferman wrote:
>> Seamaiden, 5/19/2006, 4:37:38 AM,
>> <mtfbg.10417$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> ACF Subject Line Prefixes
>>
>> Why acronyms? Why not just write out the word so people don't
>> have to guess? After years of military service I'm sick of
>> acronyms.
>>
>
> I'm with you! I'm a retired teacher (not English) and hate the
> obsession with acronyms.
> Regards
>
WTF is an acronym?

--
Mike

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one
is peeling patatoes...Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
-Alan Watts

Mike Andrade, 5/19/2006, 12:50:35 PM,
<Xns97C882B1DD776maboxinvalid@216.77.188.18> wrote:

>Lee <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>>badgolferman wrote:
>>>Seamaiden, 5/19/2006, 4:37:38 AM,
>>><mtfbg.10417$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>ACF Subject Line Prefixes
>>>
>>>Why acronyms? Why not just write out the word so people don't
>>>have to guess? After years of military service I'm sick of
>>>acronyms.
>>>
>>
>>I'm with you! I'm a retired teacher (not English) and hate the
>>obsession with acronyms.
>>Regards
>>
>WTF is an acronym?

Laughing Out Loud!

Mike Andrade wrote:
> Lee <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> badgolferman wrote:
>>> Seamaiden, 5/19/2006, 4:37:38 AM,
>>> <mtfbg.10417$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ACF Subject Line Prefixes
>>> Why acronyms? Why not just write out the word so people don't
>>> have to guess? After years of military service I'm sick of
>>> acronyms.
>>>
>> I'm with you! I'm a retired teacher (not English) and hate the
>> obsession with acronyms.
>> Regards
>>
> WTF is an acronym?
Mike.... it's better that you don't know! <vbg>
Regards
Lee in Toronto


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