How About a Glossary?

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How About a Glossary?

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Perhaps in the Beginners Forum?
Only been at this a couple of years and I still bump into new terms and worse acronyms on a regular basis when reading the posts of more experienced members.

Perhaps a side project for bad weather.
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Re: How About a Glossary?

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This is something I have been looking into. I will add it to my testing list of things to do.
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Hi GC,

I don't mean to alarm you but whenever an individual comes up with a good idea, they better be ready to be the first one to implement it.

Why don't you start the initial glossary then we'll turn it loose to the general populace to plus it up, then we'll publish it.

Thanks for volunteering.

Cheers,
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GCoyote wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:02 am Perhaps in the Beginners Forum?
Only been at this a couple of years and I still bump into new terms and worse acronyms on a regular basis when reading the posts of more experienced members.

Perhaps a side project for bad weather.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
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JayTee wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:52 am Hi GC,

I don't mean to alarm you but whenever an individual comes up with a good idea, they better be ready to be the first one to implement it.

Why don't you start the initial glossary then we'll turn it loose to the general populace to plus it up, then we'll publish it.

Thanks for volunteering.

Cheers,
JT
JT your killing me! LOL! When I was in Viet Nam, I asked why we didn't have more latrines? BIG MISTAKE! LOL! Bill
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