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July 18th, 2006, 12:27 AM
[email protected]

If you check the FAQs section for our board, you will see a list of abbreviations that are allowed. We've been planning to update that information soon.

Also, if anyone new doesn't know, AGP is American Girl Place, and the other letter(s) that are added on to the end are for which city they are in. NIB is often used on ebay for "new in box", BB=Bitty Baby, BT=Bitty Twins, JLY/AGT=Just Like You/American Girl Today, and HSH=Hopscotch Hill dolls. I can see that these are also abbreviations that we should add to our list. Thanks.

Joy
July 18th, 2006, 12:30 AM
Katie from IL

Joy

Thanks for the info. Is there any way we can remove the ASL graemlin from our list of graemlins, since that one is encouraging behavior not appropriate for our board? Now since I know what it's for I see why no one ever uses that one.

I just checked the rules and FAQ(frequently asked questions) and I didn't see any rules about not using netspeak. I did see in the FAQ a list of abbreviations (including MCM, sorry that was my fault I didn't realize there was an explanation there), but I couldn't find the rule that says no netspeak. I do agree with it, but I couldn't find the rule.

Oh, by the way can we post a link to what the numbers for the American Girl Today dolls look like? I have been collecting for about 5 years now and I still haven't memorized when someone says they want an AGT 16 or AG 5 or whatever. I only know the 3 I have in my collection by heart. For a new collector, seeing the numbers can be kind of overwhelming. I try to keep a print out of the American Girl Choose your doll page and their number written next to each one so when someone says a number I can look it up. But, unfortunately I still have to look most of them up [img]redface.gif[/img]

Sorry I don't mean to be annoying I am just requesting some things clarified, and I guess I never really took the time to mention about the Today doll numbers, but that's been an issue with me for all the time I've been on this board, over a year.

[ July 17, 2006 10:31 PM: Message edited by: Diamond Dragon ]
July 18th, 2006, 01:25 AM
[email protected]

Sounds like great ideas. I'll pass them on. Thanks.

We are updating the rules and FAQs, so maybe the netspeak rule will be more clear then. Perhaps in the past we've just spoken this rule as the need came up.

Joy

[ July 17, 2006 10:26 PM: Message edited by: djsnjones ]
July 18th, 2006, 01:52 AM
dianasmama

silly me...I really didn't give it much thought before, but I thought that ASL was American Sign Language [img]redface.gif[/img]

Laurie
July 18th, 2006, 02:01 AM
JenniferRobin

Quote:

Originally posted by SaraLovesHerDollys:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Sakurako:
Using spell check would certainly be a bonus, too.

Most browsers don't have spell check.

On my computer it requires copying each and every post to the clipboard, opening word(which takes several minutes) spell checking, then pasting back into the board. All that for one or two mispelled words? I don't think so.

When I used AOL boards, spell check was built into everyone's post box and IMO there was no excuse not to use it. There are a wide variety of computers and browsers using this board, most of which don't have spell check availible for web forms.<hr /></blockquote>Now I'm confused. I thought spell check was built into the reply function of this board. When you click on reply, to the left of the dialogue box (on my computer anyways), there is a "check spelling" option. I use it all the time.
July 18th, 2006, 02:21 AM
muppetquilter

I thought the ASL graemlin was American Sign Language as well. I guess that doesn't really make any sense-- you don't need sign language for written text. I would never have figured out what that one really meant.

I have always used HHS for Hopscotch Hill School as Hopscotch is one word. Do I have to retrain myself? I know it will be hard to break that pattern-- I like abbreviations to be consistent so HHS makes sense to me because that is the first letter of each word.

I'm glad it is okay to abbreviate AG specific words like Bitty Baby, Just Like You, etc. Those are words we use all the time around here.

I am guilty of not always proof reading my posts. I know I should, but sometimes I am trying to type a response in the 30 seconds my children have given me....

Are things like DD, DS and DH okay?
July 18th, 2006, 04:10 AM
GreyMyst

Quote:

Originally posted by JenniferRobin:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by SaraLovesHerDollys:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Sakurako:
Using spell check would certainly be a bonus, too.

Most browsers don't have spell check.

On my computer it requires copying each and every post to the clipboard, opening word(which takes several minutes) spell checking, then pasting back into the board. All that for one or two mispelled words? I don't think so.

When I used AOL boards, spell check was built into everyone's post box and IMO there was no excuse not to use it. There are a wide variety of computers and browsers using this board, most of which don't have spell check availible for web forms.<hr /></blockquote>Now I'm confused. I thought spell check was built into the reply function of this board. When you click on reply, to the left of the dialogue box (on my computer anyways), there is a "check spelling" option. I use it all the time.<hr /></blockquote>Nope, no link for me on my Mac.

I checked and there is a link when I view the board on my other computer, but it doesn't go to anything. It's a PC though, so I suspect that's my security/popup blocker software stopping it.
July 18th, 2006, 04:26 AM
smwoodsie2004

I too thought the asl was some sort of something for american sign language & until now, did not know what hth meant and guessed a few others. I grew up around computers, but not the internet so I feel slightly embarrassed when I know I don't know as much as others do. This is the first chat place I ever went to, so I was always scared to b/c I knew so little, I can imagine how others feel too, so thanks for the reminder to others that some just aren't as experienced as others!

[ July 19, 2006 10:19 PM: Message edited by: djsnjones ]
July 18th, 2006, 11:32 AM
jlogemann17

Quote:

Originally posted by dianasmama:
silly me...I really didn't give it much thought before, but I thought that ASL was American Sign Language [img]redface.gif[/img]

Laurie

As a sign language interpreter, that was my first thought too. I couldn't figure out why the question mark, and why just ASL? Why not the ASL "I love you" sign or something like that? Just goes to show, you probably won't catch me using a lot of chatspeak- LOL is about as much as I know!

Jo
July 18th, 2006, 03:14 PM
joelanddeborah

Having a daughter that is fourteen and wanting to be on the internet, [img]confused.gif[/img] I am quite amused by all this chatspeak! [img]wink.gif[/img] I hate it, of course, and I like to tell my daughter that attracting intelligent people, even online, will only benefit her.

Thank you for keeping us "intelligent beings."

(Edited)
By the way, I think things like DH, DD, DS, and AG terms are great, [img]biggrin.gif[/img] since we share a common hobby on this board.

[ July 18, 2006 12:15 AM: Message edited by: Deborah and Girls ]

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