Abbreviations

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  • Admin: Administrator (Usually Refers to [violet])
  • AFAICS: As Far As I Can See
  • AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
  • AFAIK: As Far As I Know
  • ASAP: As Soon As Possible
  • ATM: At The Moment
  • BTA: But Then Again
  • BTW: By The Way
  • C&P (also c'n'p): Cut and Paste/Copy and Paste
  • CHQ: Civil Headquarters
  • COI: Conflict Of Interests
  • DEAT: Delete
  • DoD: Department of Defense
  • FA: Forum Administrator
  • Forum Admin: Forum Administrator
  • FM: Forum Moderator
  • FTL: Faster Than Light
  • FYI: For Your Information
  • GDP: Gross Domestic Product
  • GDPCalc: Gross Domestic Product Calculators
  • GM: Game Moderator
  • GORT: Delete
  • 'gram: Telegram (deprecated, only seen in older threads)
  • IAMB: I Am Max Barry
  • IC: In Character
  • IH: In Humour
  • II: The International Incidents forum
  • IMO: In My Opinion
  • IMHO: In My Honest/Humble Opinion
  • IIRC: If I Remember/Recall Correctly
  • IRC: Internet Relay Chat
  • IRL: In Real Life
  • IVMB: Is [violet] Max Barry?
  • JG: Jennifer Government (the book/movie or the forum of the same name)
  • j/k: Just Kidding
  • LMAO: Laughing My Arse Off
  • LOL (and variations): Laughing Out Loud
  • Mod: Moderator (or the Moderation Forum)
  • Modbomb: Delete
  • nm: Nevermind/Not Much
  • NS: NationStates (the game or the forum of the same name)
  • NS2: NationStates 2 (the game or the forum of the same name)
  • NSUN NationStates United Nations
  • OOC: Out Of Character
  • OMG: Oh My God
  • OMFG: Oh My F***ing God
  • OMGLOL: Oh My God Laughing Out Loud
  • OOI: Out Of Interest
  • OT: Off-topic
  • OTOH: On The Other Hand
  • OTT: Over The Top
  • OWN (and variations): Overpower; to be superior to; to own.
  • PM: Private Message (seldom used, mostly used by TG) Can also Mean Prime Minister
  • Pop: Population
  • Pop Bug: Population Bug
  • Pop Bug Nation: Nation that received the pop bug for a long time
  • PW: Password
  • PWed: Passworded (Password-protected)
  • PwPd: Password-protected
  • PWN (and variations): Overpower; to be superior to; to own.
  • QF: Quarter Final(s) [of a tournament]
  • RB: Regional Message Board
  • Reg: Regular
  • RL: Real Life
  • RMB: Regional Message Board
  • Ro16: Round of 16, second round
  • Rofl: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  • Roflmao: Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse Off
  • RP: Roleplay
  • SF: Semi Final(s) [of a tournament]
  • Smilie: Emoticon
  • (sp?): Is this correctly spelled?
  • STFU: Shut The F*** Up (Note that this is indisputably flaming)
  • TG: Telegram
  • TM: Telegram
  • TMI: Too Much Information
  • Tech: The Technical Forum
  • The RR: The Rejected Realms
  • UN: United Nations (the organisation and the forum of the same name)
  • VM: Vacation Mode
  • WarCalc: War Calculator
  • WC: World Cup
  • WCC: World Cup Committee
  • w/e: Whatever
  • WFE: World Factbook Entry
  • WTF: What The F***
  • YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
thanks to Sirocco's Guide to the Language of NationStates

UN Forum Abbreviations

These are abbreviations only seen in the United Nations forum. See also UN Cards