I'll move this thread to the feedback board once it gets bumped off the front page.

This is not to encourage the use of acronyms. They are annoying and exclude those who aren't 'in the know'. It's just a reference for members. LOL is OK, though it's better to use the smilies.

AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
ASAP As soon as possible
ASL or A/S/L Age/Sex/Location
ATM At the moment

B Back
B4 Before
BBL Be back later
BBS Be back soon
BC Because
BG Big grin
BICBW But I could be wrong
BMG Be my guest
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way

CUL See you later

FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information

GG Gotta Go
GL Good luck
GMTA Great minds think alike
GR8 Great
GRA Go right ahead

HAND Have a Nice Day
HT Hi there
HTH Hope this helps

IAC In any case
IC I see
IDK I don't know
IIRC If I recall correctly
IM Instant message
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
IMS I am sorry
IOW In other words

JIC Just in case
JK Just kidding
JTLYK Just to let you know

K Okay

L8R Later
LMAO Laughing my a** off
LOL Laughing out loud

MSG Message

NBD No big deal
NM Never Mind/Not Much
NP No problem
NW No way

OIC Oh I see
OMG Oh my gosh
OMW On my way
OTOH On the other hand
OTP On the phone

PLS or PLZ Please
POS Parent(s) over shoulder
QT Cutie
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing

SYS See you soon
SYL See you later

TAFN That's all for now
TBH To be honest
THX or THNX Thanks
TIA Thanks in advance
TTYL Talk to you later

WB Welcome back
WFM Works for me
WK Week
WKD Weekend
WRK Work
WTF What the bugger
WU? What's up?

YT? You there?
YW You're welcome


dont forget a few originals
Woftam waste of dam time and money
Snafu situation normal all fd up
Agfu another government ... up
phib pig headed ignorant bstd/boss

AFAIC As far as I'm concerned
BTDT Been there, done that
BTW By the way
BUAG Butt-ugly ASCII graphic
C/C Comments and criticism
FAQ Frequently Asked Question. When people say "the FAQ", they are generally referring to a list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions. These are posted monthly on many newsgroups or mailing lists to reduce discussion of topics that have already been thoroughly covered. It's a good idea to look at a FAQ file for a newsgroup or mailing list before participating in it. See the Knowledge Base document Where can I find a repository of Usenet FAQ files? for help in finding FAQ files. A large list of all known FAQ postings in newsgroups is also posted periodically in the Usenet newsgroup news.admin.
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion
MOTAS Member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS Member of the opposite sex
MOTSS Member of the same sex
NG Newsgroup
RL Real Life, as opposed to the Internet
RTFM Read The Fine Manual. This may be interpreted as: "You have asked a question which would best be answered by consulting the manual (or FAQ, or other help files), a copy of which should be in your possession. The question you have asked is clearly answered in the manual and you are wasting time asking people to read it to you." It's good netiquette to mail this type of answer to another user rather than post it in public messages.
TLA Three letter acronym
YMMH You might mean here
YMMV Your mileage may vary
{g} Grin
{BG} Big grin