A small excuse, but the subject line does pose a limit
by NDoggie78 (2020-05-20 09:03:18)

In reply to: Exactly!  posted by BabaGhanouj

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I too had to look it up, but have also found myself abbreviating, losing punctuation, and using acronyms to get the subject/thought into the subject line.

My recommendation for compromise - Acronyms for Dummies.
Perhaps if the poster's first line in the body of the post was:
HYP = Harvard, Yale, Princeton

I would suggest this for all posters using acronyms.

(I do know that SMA,P = Suck My Ass, Pat ..... I think the whole story for the evolution of this acronym is in the archives)

As a Rule of Thumb....
by dillon77  (2020-05-20 10:23:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

..I remember most stylebooks would recommend doing exactly that for well-known acronyms, nicknames, etc., unless the person is very well known by the target group; say MM here. Although now that Muffet is retired, does Michaela Mabrey become MM? Or does she stay Mike? Or Mabrey1?

Ha, ha, ha…. I'm not even going to look for that. *
by BabaGhanouj  (2020-05-20 09:18:40)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post