Moderators, Universes, Superclusters, experienced UTers,
As a newbie, I have found that half of the challenge here is to translate the acronyms; half is to understand the smilies and all of the other trimmings; half is to understand the argument threads; and half is to find the similar threads elsewhere - that's 4 halves! No wonder I'm beside myself!

Is there a guidebook on posting etiquette? (you know, "Forum participation for dummies!") A glossary of terms for acronyms?

I found the one on rules (no flaming or shouting or taboo topics), but not the rest of it (eg, multiple quotes in one posting); but mostly the acronyms (what does OOM mean?) - the rest can wait.

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