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'''ISTR''': I Seem To Remember... | '''ISTR''': I Seem To Remember... | ||
'''FOS''': [[Finger of Suspicion]]. Used to indicate that you find someone suspicious but are not going to vote them, for whatever reason. Cf. '''HOS''', the somewhat more dramatic Hand of Suspicion (very rare). Also '''FomS''', the lesser Finger of minor Suspicion. | '''FOS''': [[Finger of Suspicion]]. Used to indicate that you find someone suspicious but are not going to vote them, for whatever reason (often because you are voting for someone even more suspicious). Cf. '''HOS''', the somewhat more dramatic Hand of Suspicion (very rare). Also '''FomS''', the lesser Finger of minor Suspicion. | ||
'''lylo''': [[Lynch-Or-Lose]]. | '''lylo''': [[Lynch-Or-Lose]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 29 May 2007
This page contains a list of (hopefully) all the abbreviations used on mafiascum which are peculiar to this site. It does not include general internet slang, for which you can go to this list.
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Mafiascum Abbreviations
BG: Bad Guy: an anti-town player.
BWCS: Best Worst Case Scenario: a policy often taken when there is a claim of a vanilla townie (specifically arguing that lynching a townie who might be scum is the best worst case scenario).
C9: The setup for most Newbie games played on the Forum. See Newbie Game for details (including the origin of the name).
EBWOP: Edit By Way Of Post. Because actual editing of posts in mafia games is forbidden on MafiaScum, the only way to "edit" a post which contains an error is to make another post containing the correction.
GD: The General Discussion Forum.
GG: (1) Good Guy; a pro-town player. (2) Good Game, used by way of congratulation.
GL: The Grey Labyrinth puzzle forum.
IGMEOY: I've Got My Eye On You.
ISTR: I Seem To Remember...
FOS: Finger of Suspicion. Used to indicate that you find someone suspicious but are not going to vote them, for whatever reason (often because you are voting for someone even more suspicious). Cf. HOS, the somewhat more dramatic Hand of Suspicion (very rare). Also FomS, the lesser Finger of minor Suspicion.
lylo: Lynch-Or-Lose.
NK: Night Kill.
OMGUS: Oh My God! You Suck!. Usually used in the context of an 'OMGUS vote' - i.e. a vote for someone purely on the basis that they are voting for you.
PBPA: Point By Point Analysis: a detailed analysis of (usually one player's) posts.
PM: Private Message.
QFT: Quoted for truth(ery). Said after a quotation to express agreement/approval.
sus(s): Suspicious.
SK: Serial Killer (but see also SaberKitty).
TWSOGMM: The Whole Sort Of General Mish Mash forum.
V/LA: Vacation/Limited Access thread, where players should post if they won't be checking MafiaScum for more than a few days.
WIFOM: Wine in Front of Me.
Abbreviations of Player Names
BJ: Baby Jesus
BK: big_kahunia
BM: Battle Mage
CDb: ChannelDelibird
CES: Cogito Ergo Sum
CPE: CreampuffEater
CTD: CrashTextDummy
DGB: Dripping Goofball
DoS: DragonsofSummer
DP: Dragon Phoenix. 'DP1', 'DP2', etc, refer to games modded by Dragon Phoenix.
HH: HackerHuck
Ibby: ibaesha
LML: LoudmouthLee
MBL: MrBuddyLee
MBF: mikeburnfire
MoS: Mastermind of Sin
PB: PeaceBringer or PolarBoy
PJ: petroleumjelly
POTS: Penguins of the Serengeti
RAJ: rajrhcpfreak
RC: Rosso Carne
SK: SaberKitty (but see also SerialKiller)
SL: ShadowLurker
STD: Save The Dragons
SV: spectrumvoid
TS: Toaster Strudel
TSS: the silent speaker
TV: Turbovolver