OP versus OPer

[pzkpfw]

Seeing the post here: http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php/113168-A-Newbie-Needs-Help-Answering-HBer...?p=1860914#post1860914

(and replies to it)

I thought I'd ask something that's always bugged me...

Does "OP" mean "Original Post" or "Original Poster" or both?

Do we have "OP" and "OPer"?

I find sometimes I want to refer to the original post, and sometimes the poster who posted the original post.

[HenrikOlsen]

Both.

[RAF_Blackace]

And I thought it meant Orbit Periapsis.

[slang]

Both.

Seconded.

[TrAI]

Seeing the post here: http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php/113168-A-Newbie-Needs-Help-Answering-HBer...?p=1860914#post1860914

(and replies to it)

I thought I'd ask something that's always bugged me...

Does "OP" mean "Original Post" or "Original Poster" or both?

Do we have "OP" and "OPer"?

I find sometimes I want to refer to the original post, and sometimes the poster who posted the original post.

Hmmm... OP means both the post and the poster, in most cases the intended meaning is understandable from context, or not important, if you need to specify it is probably better to write the term in full to prevent misunderstandings, may be a bit problematic if someone thought you were referring to the server operator or something, oper is an abbreviation for operator in some cases.

[Jens]

I always thought they were the same. The medium is the message. Hence, the poster is the post.

But seriously, I use OP for both, and sometimes worried that maybe I should be using OPer or something, but it's just too clumsy so I hope people understand from context. In many cases, such as, "the OP meant to say. . ." It really should mean original poster, since posts don't have intentions, but in fact means "In the original post the original poster meant to say." So the two are sort of solidified into a single inalienable subject.

[caveman1917]

The FAQ defines it to be both.

[pzkpfw]

(Just to be clear - this is "off topic babbling"... I'm not meaning to be too serious about this.

It was spurred by an "HB" versus "HBer" comment in a Conspiracy Theory thread; and I saw a parallel.

NB: Sometimes I just write "Post #1" to be clear on that... thanks all for your replies.)

[Swift]

(Just to be clear - this is "off topic babbling"... I'm not meaning to be too serious about this.

Looking at abbreviations.com there are 70 possibilities for "OP". I think the most relevant are "Orange Pekoe", "Obnoxious Preppie", and "Octo Pest".

:p

[NEOWatcher]

... and "Octo Pest".
At least Suleman hasn't been one lately (at least News-wise).

[megrfl]

All joking aside, ;) I thought it meant Original Pandemonium - glad that's been cleared up.

[grapes]

Both.Definitely.


The FAQ defines it to be both.BAUT FAQ? I am surprised, that it would go to that detail.

I just searched our "rules" and couldn't find anything. Is it in the board boilerplate? I couldn't find it there either.

[caveman1917]

BAUT FAQ? I am surprised, that it would go to that detail.

I just searched our "rules" and couldn't find anything. Is it in the board boilerplate? I couldn't find it there either.

The sticky thread "FAQ" in the top forum. Relevant post here (http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php/72891-Frequently-asked-questions?p=1229337#post1229337)

As an aside, it defines "HB" solely as "Hoax Believer".

[orionjim]

OPer should not be confused with OPera which is an OP that a previous Suspended member makes in the Forum Introductions and Feedback, and as an OPer they cry a lot, then the fat lady sings and the OP is closed and the OPer is Banned.

[grapes]

Ah of course, our list of acronyms! :)

I notice that IASIHTET (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=IASIHTET&defid=813972)has been left off the list

[Jim]

(Just to be clear - this is "off topic babbling"... I'm not meaning to be too serious about this.

It was spurred by an "HB" versus "HBer" comment in a Conspiracy Theory thread; and I saw a parallel.

NB: Sometimes I just write "Post #1" to be clear on that... thanks all for your replies.)

So, has the question posed by the OP been answered or does the OP wish to continue the discussion?

(Ow! Bit my tongue.)

[pzkpfw]

Eh? I asked the question, not post #1...

[Gillianren]

Ah of course, our list of acronyms! :)

I notice that IASIHTET (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=IASIHTET&defid=813972)has been left off the list

Probably because I'd never heard it before. This is not bragging; it's that I'm the one who put together and alphabetized the original abbreviations list.

I tend to prefer avoiding any suffix on an abbreviation. "HB," not "HBer." "OP," not "OPer."

[slang]

Probably because I'd never heard it before.

I am surprised he had to explain that to you!

I'm sorry. Someone had to do it. :)

[rommel543]

I think, like many words in the english language, it's contextual. If you read: "What the OP meant to say.." or "if you read the OP..." they references two different things.

Bat flying through the air (http://www.astropix.com/SPORTSPIX/BASEBALL/BASE_09.HTM)
Or
Bat Flying through the air (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flying_bat_with_tree_orig.JPG)

[HenrikOlsen]

Those two are easy to distinguish since the last one isn't a flying bat, it's a flying fox.

[grapes]

I'm sorry. Someone had to do it. :)I propose a new BAUT abbreviation that translates to "bad slang"! :)

In addition to, you know, Bart Sibrel, as it says in the FAQ

[pzkpfw]

I think, like many words in the english language, it's contextual. If you read: "What the OP meant to say.." or "if you read the OP..." they references two different things.



Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

[Spoons]

I propose a new BAUT abbreviation that translates to "bad slang"! :)

The "bad" is redundant.