User:David~enwiki/Ac

I might use too many acronyms. I'm sorry. If you see one of these in an edit summary or a talk page discussion, it means the following. (Something not listed? Ask on this page's talk page.)

I offer this for your convenience:

A Quick Reference to David's Acronyms

 * 1) AGF:  verb.  "Assume Good Faith."  A request to follow one of Wikipedia's greatest commands.  "Hey, buddy, remember to AGF."
 * 2) ce:  verb.  "CopyEdit."  Fix spelling, grammar, or punctuation in an article.  "That page needed a ce.  I took care of it."
 * 3) db:  noun.  "Delete Because."  This refers to the Wikipedia Criteria for Speedy Deletion; it means that the article wasn't up to Wikipedia's standards.  "I added the db tag to that article.  It was nonsense."
 * 4) nn:  adjective.  "Non-Notable."  If it isn't notable, it shouldn't be included.  Importance and Notability are NOT the same thing, but non-notable information cannot be accepted.  "Sorry, but Billybob Joeblow is someone only you have heard of.  He's nn."
 * 5) NPOV:  noun.  "Neutral Point Of View"; a key tenet on Wikipedia.  Usually used in reference to breaking said rule.  "Saying that Doctor Who is the best TV show around, though accurate, violates NPOV."  Usually used with a wikilink.
 * 6) OR:  noun.  "Original Research"; strictly prohibited on Wikipedia.  "Saying that Harry Potter is a homosexual is OR."  Also usually used with a wikilink.
 * 7) prod: verb.  "PROposed Deletion."  If something doesn't meet the criteria for speedy deletion, but still isn't a good fit for Wikipedia, it'll be put through this process.  "I prodded that article."
 * 8) rl: noun.  "RedLink."  A wikilink that targets a nonexistent page and is, therefore, red.  "I removed a few rls."
 * 9) rm: verb.  "ReMove."  I took something out of the article.  "I'm going to rm that passage, because it violates copyright."
 * 10) rv, or rvv:  verb.  "ReVert" or "ReVert Vandalism."  Rolled back to a previous edit, possibly because I felt the edit was vandalism.  My apologies if I was wrong.  "I'm going to rv the move from Jesus to Jesus Christ." or "I had to rvv on the page."
 * 11) rw: verb.  "ReWrite," or "ReWord."  I rewrote a passage or changed the wording of a section to make it flow better.  "I'll rw the lead sentence to make it sound better."
 * 12) sp:  noun.  "Spelling."  I fixed a spelling mistake.  Often my own.  "Article needed a sp fix."
 * 13) WTH:  adjective or adverb.  "What The Heck (or Hell, if it's really bad)." - describes complete flummoxing.  Usually refers to me.  "I had a WTH moment when I read that."


 * 1) wl: noun.  "WikiLink." An internal link to another Wikimedia page.  It looks like this.  "I fixed the wl in that article; it didn't link to anything."