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(Sun Jan 19 15:10:25)
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I’ve been on these boards for about 2 weeks now, and I think I’ve finally gotten my head around most of the slang and abbreviations used here. It can be extremely confusing for newcomers, so I’m hoping this guide will help. I hope that by providing this resource we won’t have to keep interrupting other threads just to ask what something means. So, without further ado, here’s your one-stop guide:
Abbreviations
OT – Off topic
NM – No more or No message. When used in the header it means there’s nothing in the body of the text to read
NT – No text
TORN - refers to a website, www.theonering.net
EE – the extended edition DVD of one of the movies (currently only applies to “The Fellowship”)
LOTR – Lord of the Rings
FOTR – Fellowship of the Rings
TTT – The Two Towers
ROTK – Return of the King
Terms
Troll – A big, ugly monster who likes to jump out of the shadows just to attack and insult other posters. Their only goal is to stir up trouble and annoy us. Their comments usually lack any intelligence.
Ringnuts – People who loved not only the books but also the films.
Purists – People who loved the books and have a bone to pick with the films because some things were changed from book to film.
Bump – This isn’t so much a term as it is an action. People “bump” messages to keep them at the top of the pile. It’s a quick way to keep the discussion fresh without having to add anything.
How do I put those cool smile icons in my message?
When you compose a message, there will be a small link entitled “markup enabled” next to where it says “Body text.” If you click on this link, a page will pop up explaining what codes to include in your message to jazz it up a little. In addition to the smiley faces, there are also codes for creating a link, playing with the text (such as making it italic), and quoting other posts. It works a little like writing html.
Other resources for you
“The TTT Board Roadmap” http://ringnuts.bravehost.com/tttroadmapguide.htm
“Looking for the GOOD posts?” http://ringnuts2.bravehost.com/goodposts.htm
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That is all I can think of. I know some of the abbreviations I included are self-explanatory (I’ve never seen anyone ask what LOTR stands for, for example), but I wanted this list to be comprehensive. If I have left anything out or have gotten anything wrong, please feel free to correct me. I hope this helps everyone!
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 the bells the bells! SANCTUARY! The bells are my friends you know...
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I have always thought that NM meant 'no message'. Not any difference though. I also recommend use of the 'search' feature found in the message board navigation bar, especially since the board is so large.
Gaby 
"Throw away your television. Take the noose off your ambition."
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Great Post! Thanks for doing this- it will help a lot!
"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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So that's what OT meant...was too similar to OTT ie Over The Top so I was confused by that. Cheers 
And can I be a Ringnut?
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Follow the Roadmap link to find the Ringnuts link.
"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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You might want to include TORN = theonering.net on the definitions list. I, at least, was confused by that one for awhile.
"Do you hear the call, Earth-maiden?" - "The Last Ship"
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Thanks. I had no idea what TORN stood for. To tell the truth, I wasn't even sure if it was an abbreviation or not! Definitely a confusing one. I've updated the original post to include it.
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Here'a post with more links, and TORN is one of them.
[url]http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/board/nest/570006[url]
"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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It's working- I'm trying to save you some work, so you don't have to relist all the links that are in it.
"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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Thanks for that, but you didn't answer the big one I wonder about, though it's probably incredibly obvious.
What does LOL mean?
Cheers,
Sean
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the_sea
(Wed Jan 22 01:28:29)
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LOL = Lots of laughs (as I've always understood it).
I know that there are other abbreviations like that one that I didn't include. I decided to limit the list to only those abbreviations that this board created. LOL, IMHO, LMAO, etc. have been around for awhile and I've seen them used in other online conversations & e-mails, so that's why they weren't included. I did think about putting some of them in here, but decided against it. Maybe that wasn't the best decision, but I was afraid that if I tried to include ALL the abbreviations out there that the list would get out of hand! Of course, I probably goofed up by including NM and OT - I had never seen those two before, but that doesn't mean that they didn't already exist!
So, in case anyone out there is confused:
IMO = In my opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
LMAO = Laughed my a** off
WTF = What the f*ck
BTW = By the way
There's more, but I can't think of them right now, I'm too sleepy. Hope that helps.
 Good-night!
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LOL - laugh out loud
LMAO - laughing my ass off
ROTFLMAO - rolling on the floor LMAO
IMO - in my opinion
IMHO - in my humble opinion
ITA - I totally agree
These are just a few that I've seen.
Gaby
"Throw away your television. Take the noose off your ambition."
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And right then I knew, like you know about a good melon.
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the bells the bells! SANCTUARY! The bells are my friends you know...
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Okay, that addendum was a stupid idea on my part and I regret having done it. I've deleted it, along with all my related posts.
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"Do you hear the call, Earth-maiden?" - "The Last Ship"
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bump
The only way you can enter my realm of insanity is if you do the Truffle Shuffle!(dance)
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...TECHNICALLY I'm not a Ringnut then <:o(
"Darkness called...but I was on the phone, so I missed it." 
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the_sea
(Sun Feb 2 18:57:25)
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Well, I was a little bit confused with that term, because it seemed to me that it might also apply to people who loved either the books OR the movies. So before creating this thread, I put the question "What exactly IS a ringnut?" out there on the board. The answers I got back said that it was someone who liked BOTH. The people who answered seemed reliable to me, so that's why I put that definition here. Now it could be that not enough of the "old timers" saw my question before I created this thread. I'm willing to correct the problem if indeed I'm wrong. If anyone who has been around for awhile knows that my definition is wrong, please SPEAK UP! I've only been around for a month now, so I'm not going to pretend to be an authority on these matters.
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Edit: Whoa... Wait a minute! I misread the date that you first joined, I thought it said 2003, making you as new as me. But I just realized it said 2002, so you are what I was referring to as an "old-timer" above (meant in a good way). Sorry about that! So, does that mean I have the wrong definition???
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 Just want to get things right.
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the_sea
(Mon Feb 10 14:55:36)
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...where it will undoubtedly continue to be ignored
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Not pointless...just un-reply-able!
JIC-Just In Case (Never seen it here but it's around)
BRB-Be Right Back
And for the inevitable LOTR vs Star Wars posts(I've seen them)
TPM-The Phantom Menace
AOTC-Attack of the Clones
ANH-A New Hope(the original)
ESB-Empire Strikes Back
ROTJ-Return of the Jedi
I fear not the shadows of Men
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the_sea
(Mon Feb 10 15:23:48)
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Thank-you for the contributions
So, do you know the correct definition of a ringnut? Nobody ever answered that.
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Thanks! Really appreciate it! I had been wondering what OT and trolss mean for a while...
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Thank-you for the kind words skyblue_traveller!
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Bumping just in case.
"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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bump
Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow,
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow.
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...the angels had guitars even before they had wings...
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"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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"I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew..."
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"We share the same DNA, can you imagine anything more lonely?"
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In My Humble/Honest Opinion
I fear not the shadows of Men
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