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kato13 02-05-2010 10:44 PM

Site Glossary?
 
Do we need a glossary/ Acronym listing?

Im my last ~100 word post I threw out the Terms "Reforger" "POMCUS" and if I didn't put a wikipedia link in would have also used "CRAF". I think most people get these terms but I know not everyone does.

I am thinking about creating a new sub forum locked with either one or two posts. The Glossary definitions and Acronym breakdowns would either have their own threads or be mixed together.

The reason I would go with a sub forum is that I can change the permissions to allow any registered member to make additions or changes. You can only do that at the forum level not thread level.

If I go through and manage it I could also make it linkable via something like this [define]Term[/define].

There are a few other solutions I am looking at since it never makes sense to reinvent the wheel, but before I went any further is there any interest interested in using or editing a definition list.

Edit
I just realized that using my [wiki] tags I probably could have linked to both of the terms I thought might have confusion. Still interested in everyone's opinion of a glossary though.

Targan 02-05-2010 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kato13 (Post 18225)
The reason I would go with a sub forum is that I can change the permissions to allow any registered member to make additions or changes. You can only do that at the forum level not thread level.

Well that sounds good to me. Until I read through your whole post Kato I thought it sounded like a nightmare for you of having to update the list every time new suggestions were made but if individuals can add acronyms as they think of them and you only have to review for relevance/problems then I think it is virtually a must-have.

Legbreaker 02-06-2010 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Targan (Post 18227)
...it is virtually a must-have.

What he said.

General Pain 02-06-2010 01:51 AM

I'd..
 
welcome it,,

Rainbow Six 02-06-2010 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Targan (Post 18227)
Well that sounds good to me. Until I read through your whole post Kato I thought it sounded like a nightmare for you of having to update the list every time new suggestions were made but if individuals can add acronyms as they think of them and you only have to review for relevance/problems then I think it is virtually a must-have.

Ditto to that...

weswood 02-06-2010 05:18 AM

Sounds like a good plan to me. I know basically what Reforger is, but POMCUS threw me until this morning whin I had an epiphany:rolleyes:

mikeo80 02-06-2010 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by weswood (Post 18267)
Sounds like a good plan to me. I know basically what Reforger is, but POMCUS threw me until this morning whin I had an epiphany:rolleyes:

It would help someone like me who is a military illiterate except for my reading.

Mike

StainlessSteelCynic 02-06-2010 07:03 PM

Definitely a good idea as it took me a little time to figure out what TWW meant. :confused:


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