If someone wants to put together a list, I'd be happy to add it to the "Frequently Asked Questions" sticky.

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I'd like to see a comparison between IBM and NASA. Whenever I start supporting a new mission, the first thing I have to do is to figure out all the acronyms.

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Give me a couple of days--Graham's got today and tomorrow off, and I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow--and I'll start it!

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

Is there any way to create a thread limited to just one sticky that everyone can edit? That way, whenever anyone has an acronym they'd like to contribute, they can simply insert it into the single-post sticky in alphabetical order.

I'll begin:


NASA - National Aeronautical and Space Administration
RAF - Royal Air Force
USAF - United States Air Force
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On second thought, can you just create a sticky containing a link to Mark Bradford's Frequently Seen Space/Astronomy Acronyms page?

I still think we should spell them out the first time they're used in a thread, though... It's only a little extra effort, but it goes a long way.

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Perception isn't reality. It's merely an abstraction thereof, and quite often not a very good one at that.

"Staying young requires the unceasing cultivation of the ability to unlearn old falsehoods." - Heinlein

"Freedom begins when you tell Ms. Grundy to go fly a kite." - Heinlein

I don't think the board software allows for that. I'd suggest that you PM Gillianren with any recommendations you might have. Once she has an initial list, I can set up and maintain it (moderators can edit any post forever). (Even if it did work, I don't think letting anyone edit it is such a great idea unless there's an easy "undo" method.)

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I have a text file on my computer right now called "abbreviations." Anyone who wants to send them to me can--if my PM box is full, because it is getting there, give me maybe ten hours, and it'll be empty. Less, if it's a weekday during the day.

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

Can someone tell me what "MOND" means so I can add it in? Thanks!

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

MOdified Newtonian Dynamics.

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þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

Thank you! I've got maybe a couple of dozen, with more added as I read the board--and Apollo Hoax.

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

Yes, guess what we would re-invent!

BTW, FWIW, IMHO, yes. OTOH, AAMOF,AFAIK, maybe not.

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Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend,... - Moody Blues.

I've posted an initial acronym list. Please coordinate any updates through Gillianren. Thanks.

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