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Complete List of Abbreviations

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This is a complete list of game, role, site, and player Abbreviations used on Mafiascum.net

Game-Related Abbreviations

  • AFAIK: As Far As I Know.
  • AI: Alignment-Indicative.
  • AtE: Appeal to Emotion.
  • BoP: Burden of Proficiency.
  • BWCS: Best Worst Case Scenario. This is most commonly used when there is a claim of a Vanilla Townie to argue that that player should be eliminated (if they are scum, well and good; if they are Town, no power roles were lost).
  • E-1: Elimination minus one. This either refers to the second-to-last vote before an elimination is obtained, or a state where a player only needs one more vote to be eliminated.
  • E-#: Elimination - number, The number indicates how many votes a player needs to be eliminated. Eg, in a 9 player game, a player with 3 votes on them is at E-2 (5-3).
  • EBWOP: Edit By Way Of (Double) Post. Because actual editing of posts in mafia games is forbidden in most games, the only way to "edit" a post which contains an error is to make another post containing the correction.
  • ELo: Eliminate-or-Lose. This is a stage in the game where the town must eliminate scum or they will lose the game.
  • F-3: Final 3, a stage in the game where there are two townies and one scum left. A 3 player ELo.
  • F-4: Final 4, a stage in the game where there are three townies and one scum left. A 4 player MeLo.
  • F-5: Final 5, a stage in the game where there are three townies and two co-aligned scum left. A 5 player ELo.
  • 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).
  • FMPOV or FYPOV: From My (or Your) Point Of View.
  • FTFY: Fixed that for you. Usually said under quotes that have been altered for truthery.
  • IC: Two possible meanings: a) Inexperience Challenged. Refers to the "teaching" position in Newbie Games. b) Innocent Child, a Town-aligned role that has the power to prove itself as town.
  • IIoA: Information Instead of Analysis
  • ISO: Isolation. Usually refers to reading a player's posts in isolation. You can view one person's posts "in Isolation" by using the "Display posts from previous" drop down boxes at the bottom of every page.
  • L-1: Lim minus one. This either refers to the second-to-last vote before an elimination is obtained, or a state where a player only needs one more vote to be eliminated. Might be seen as a L-word term.
  • L-#: Lim - number, The number indicates how many votes a player needs to be eliminated. Eg, in a 9 player game, a player with 3 votes on him is at L-2 (5-3). Might be seen as a L-word term.
  • LAMIST: Look at me, I'm so town.
  • LiLo: Lim or Lose.
  • Lim: Elimination, or eliminate.
  • ME: Miselimination.
  • MeLo: Miselimimate and Lose. A stage in the game where the town can no-eliminate safely. However, should they miseliminate instead, it is likely one of the town will die the next night, resulting in a scum victory.
  • MiLo: Mislim and Lose.
  • Mislim: Miselimination.
  • Misrep: Misrepresentation.
  • ML: Mislim. Might be seen as a L-word term.
  • NAI: Non-Alignment-Indicative, or null.
  • NE: No Elimination, when no majority on a player is reached, or when a majority of players vote to not have anyone eliminated.
  • NK: Night Kill, specifically the scum's factional kill.
  • NKA: Night Kill Analysis.
  • NL: No Lim, when no majority on a player is reached, or when a majority of players vote to not have anyone eliminated. Might be seen as a L-word term.
  • OMGUS: Oh My God You Suck. While occasionally used on its own as an insult, it's usually used as an inferred reasoning for purely retaliatory actions. For instance, an OMGUS vote on someone is one made purely on the basis that they are voting for you.
  • PbP: Play by Play. An analysis of a series of posts.
  • PbPA: Point by Point Analysis. This is a detailed analysis of (usually one player's) posts.
  • PE: Policy Elimination.
  • PEdit: Preview Edit.
  • PL: Policy Lim.
  • PoE: Process of Elimination.
  • POV: Point Of View.
  • PR: Power Role or Post Restriction, depending on context.
  • QFT: Quoted for Truth(ery). Said after a quotation to express agreement/approval.
  • RQS: Random Questioning Stage, an alternative to the Random Voting Stage for starting a game of Mafia. This has one player posing either a survey to all players or a separate question to each player.
  • RTFT: Read the F*cking Thread. Self-explanatory.
  • RVS: Random Voting Stage. Most Mafia games start with a phase wherein people vote for silly reasons, until someone slips up or makes a legitimate accusation.
  • SE: Semi-experienced. This refers to nominally experienced players with no extra responsibility in Newbie games. Alternatively, The Speakeasy, a private General Discussion subforum.
  • sus(s): Suspicious.
  • SR: Scum Read.
  • Towncred: Town credibility or a fictional currency or value of credit. A Goofballism.
  • TR: Town Read.
  • V/LA: Vacation/Limited Access. A catch-all term for "unavailable due to MeatWorld constraints".
  • VCA: Vote Count Analysis.
  • VI: Village Idiot. Not to be confused with the player Vi.
  • WIFOM: Wine in Front of Me.
  • XLo: Refers to both Miselimimate and Lose and Eliminate or Lose where the distinction isn't important.
  • YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary. This means your interpretation or results may be different.

Role Abbreviations

Mafiascum Site Abbreviations

Abbreviations of Player Names



Deprecated Abbreviations

These abbreviations should no longer be used.

  • LyLo: Lynch or Lose. This is a stage in the game where the town must eliminate scum or they will lose the game. Deprecated due to being L-word based.
  • MyLo: Mislynch and Lose. A stage in the game where the town can no-eliminate safely. However, should they miseliminate instead, it is likely one of the town will die the next night, resulting in a scum victory. Deprecated due to being L-word based.
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