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Forum changing PED to Project Entropia Dollars

Discussion in 'About EntropiaPlanets' started by Oleg, Jun 9, 2010.

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  1. Jun 9, 2010 #1
    Oleg

    Oleg

    When I make a post using the abbreviation P E D, the forum automatically changes it to Project Entropia Dollars in the post.

    Even in this post I had to write P E D with spaces in it so that you might know what the hell I'm on about.

    This is annoying :) Is there a way for me to switch it off?
     
  2. Jun 9, 2010 #2
    narfi

    narfi Lost

    It's a feature that I am not too fond of either. The fact it does it is kind of cool, but the end use is more annoying than helpful I think.

    narfi
     
  3. Jun 9, 2010 #3
    RAZER

    RAZER Custom title ... uh ...

    and it doesn't only do it with PED (P E D), also CND (C N D), CP (C P) and EU (E U) and some more I think. I agree that it is kinda annoying sometimes.
     
  4. Jun 9, 2010 #4
    Lykke TheNun

    Lykke TheNun In Loot We Trust

    aww and here priest thought it was such a cool feature :sad:

    Anyway, let's wait and hear what the tech crew has to say :lam:
     
  5. Jun 9, 2010 #5
    NotAdmin

    NotAdmin Administrator

    It's part of a package we bought to help us achieve better rankings in the Search Engines. By writing out the full terms, instead of the abbreviations, it hopefully will ensure two things:

    1) More standardization across the boards (which should be good if you're a newcomer. If you ever started a new job and were swamped with new terms and abbreviations, you'll know what I mean)
    2) The search engines being able to identify that when we use an abbreviation, we actually do mean the full term.

    If it really annoys people this much, I'm more than willing to switch it off, though. Perhaps I ought to set up a poll about it?
     
  6. Jun 9, 2010 #6
    wizzszz

    wizzszz

    Let's get rid of it, it is highly annoying.

    It might help with the page ranks, but it confuses the people using the forum.

    T T +4

    is easier to spot than

    TT+4

    Oh, and now that we're at it, we should get rid of the "merge multiple posts into one" module, the initial cause for having it has been removed, and now it prevents people from setting up i.e. event threads properly (where you have to reserve the 2nd or more posts for a ranking list/results)
     
  7. Jun 9, 2010 #7
    Lykke TheNun

    Lykke TheNun In Loot We Trust

    I agree :)
     
  8. Jun 9, 2010 #8
    NotAdmin

    NotAdmin Administrator

    Done and done.

    But... but... think of the poor readability devices that now will be stuttering CEE EN DEE and their users thinking DOUBLEYOU TEE EFF?
     
  9. Jun 9, 2010 #9
    Oleg

    Oleg

    Thanks folks, I agree it's better without it :)
     
  10. Jun 9, 2010 #10
    narfi

    narfi Lost

    Are you allowed to agree with yourself? :D
     
  11. Jun 9, 2010 #11
    GeorgeSkywalker

    GeorgeSkywalker Explorer

    Since you are disagreeing with him, logically therefore he must be disagreeing with you and hence he cannot possibly be agreeing with himself :D (now if that actually makes sense i didn't do a good job of writing it)
     
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  12. Jun 9, 2010 #12
    wizzszz

    wizzszz

    Errm, what? :D

    However, how could he possibly disagree with himself? :headscratch:
     
  13. Jun 9, 2010 #13
    GeorgeSkywalker

    GeorgeSkywalker Explorer

    Simplez by stating a lie then a truth ;)
    or a truth then a lie ...

    or by stating something contradictory.

    or by not making any sense at all liek me (and make sure u pronounce lieke correctly not "like" :D)

    Are you confused now? :evil:
     
  14. Jun 10, 2010 #14
    Oleg

    Oleg

    I always agree with myself :D
     
  15. Jun 10, 2010 #15
    wizzszz

    wizzszz


    Naaaah,..... well, yes. :D
     
  16. Jun 10, 2010 #16
    Lykke TheNun

    Lykke TheNun In Loot We Trust

    I have a feeling that I stepped right into an episode of Monty Python ...
     
  17. Jun 10, 2010 #17
    GeorgeSkywalker

    GeorgeSkywalker Explorer

    he he that's a very good summary :)
     
  18. Jun 10, 2010 #18
    Oleg

    Oleg

    I hope you were using a silly walk :smile:
     
  19. Jun 10, 2010 #19
    John BD

    John BD Subwoofers rock.

    good thing a forum is a typed out comunication else id realy be confused what this thread is even about in the first place :P

    Now what was i doing again?
     
  20. Jun 10, 2010 #20
    NotAdmin

    NotAdmin Administrator

    My hovercraft is full of eels!
     
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