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Which acronym [i]should[/i] be used?
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Stumps
post Nov 2 2004, 05:01 PM
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Well, the Shock Golves thread has a virus of conversation about this.

Table #1: SR#
GENERAL ATTACK
It was posed that SR1, SR2, SR3 are "established" acronyms by Shadowrun rule books and that BBB is not and that this fact alone negates BBB's use.

CLAIMS
#1)
Table #1 claims that BBB is not efficient as a reference acronym because it only reffers to a concept of "The" core rule book while SR1, SR2, and SR3 all reffer to each rule book specified by their numerical value.

#2)
Other charges against the BBB from Table #1 were that it's not widely known and that it's plain "lazy" to claim it as easier to type.

#3)
Table #1 makes the claim that Table #2 is a group of people who believe themselves "elitist's" because of their use of the acronym BBB, or they are type 2 of the Table #2 population who are simply "ignorant".


Table #2: BBB
GENERAL DEFENSE
BBB was defended by the stance that BBB is easier to type, that practically everyone knows what it means, and that BBB reffers to the present Source Book of the current edition of Shadowrun.

CLAIMS
#1)
Table #2 claims that BBB and SR1, SR2, and SR3 (as a set) are two accepted acronyms and that neither of the two are better than the other.

#2)
SR1, SR2, and SR3 were claimed to not always be clear by Table #2 and they also admit that BBB may not be clear sometimes either.

#3)
Table #2 also states that many other RPG's use similar acronyms to BBB such as Warhammer's BRB (Big Red Book), and that if you were to use an acronym similar to SR1, SR2, and SR3 in a Warhammer forum (for example) that no one would know what you meant.

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This has become a heated argument of which acronym should be used.

Well...let's find out what we think.
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- Stumps   BBB vs. SR1, SR2, SR3   Nov 2 2004, 05:01 PM
- - Stumps   I'll say my voice on this. BBB makes sense fo...   Nov 2 2004, 05:06 PM
- - Nikoli   I use BBB when talking about the current edition, ...   Nov 2 2004, 05:28 PM
- - Tanka   It's easier for me to type SR3, personally. G...   Nov 2 2004, 05:59 PM
- - BishopMcQ   Just when I thought acronyms couldn't cause th...   Nov 2 2004, 06:04 PM
- - Kagetenshi   I’m down around the mere mortals with 80 words per...   Nov 2 2004, 06:12 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (McQuillan) Now I must ask, is this really t...   Nov 2 2004, 06:21 PM
- - Dashifen   I use BBB because otherwise without context it...   Nov 2 2004, 06:45 PM
- - BishopMcQ   DR. Funk--Thanks for the clarification. I will adm...   Nov 2 2004, 06:51 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   I voted SR3 for clarity. Everyone who's read t...   Nov 2 2004, 06:52 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (Dashifen) I use BBB because otherwise witho...   Nov 2 2004, 07:11 PM
- - Tanka   AE: I was the same way for a while. I spent quite...   Nov 2 2004, 07:13 PM
- - Crimson Jack   I've never used the acronym, BBB. I always th...   Nov 2 2004, 09:26 PM
- - Critias   I'd vote "I don't really feel very st...   Nov 2 2004, 09:35 PM
- - Sabosect   When refering to the core book in just the generic...   Nov 2 2004, 09:58 PM
- - Dashifen   QUOTE (Doctor Funkenstein) QUOTE (Dashifen @ ...   Nov 2 2004, 10:09 PM
- - OurTeam   I'm amazed by this conversation. Why would any...   Nov 2 2004, 10:32 PM
- - Fortune   Because it isn't that hard to ask for clarific...   Nov 2 2004, 10:39 PM
- - mmu1   I generally use SR3, but I found some of the argum...   Nov 2 2004, 10:50 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   Unfortunately, you cannot Search for "BBB...   Nov 2 2004, 10:51 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   QUOTE (OurTeam) I'm amazed by this conversatio...   Nov 2 2004, 11:10 PM
- - DrJest   QUOTE Because it isn't that hard to ask for cl...   Nov 2 2004, 11:22 PM
- - Fortune   QUOTE (DrJest) I asked. Nobody answered Strang...   Nov 2 2004, 11:32 PM
- - Fortune   It really is a scewed poll, since the choice shoul...   Nov 2 2004, 11:37 PM
- - Shockwave_IIc   Though i understand what both mean, i prefer SR3 a...   Nov 3 2004, 12:04 AM
- - Raygun   Just use this.   Nov 3 2004, 12:14 AM
- - Stumps   First: As some have considered this to be scrapin...   Nov 3 2004, 05:58 AM
- - Fortune   Trolling and Flaming are universally used on the i...   Nov 3 2004, 06:08 AM
- - Stumps   Assuming it's easy for people to know somethin...   Nov 3 2004, 06:12 AM
- - Fortune   I have nothing against adding it to any list. I ju...   Nov 3 2004, 06:22 AM
- - Stumps   I cannot speak for others about their choices on h...   Nov 3 2004, 07:18 AM
- - Fortune   The thing is, as I pointed out earlier, the choice...   Nov 3 2004, 07:30 AM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   Unfortunately, that's not clearly defined by t...   Nov 3 2004, 07:36 AM
- - Fortune   Not everyone uses pages numbers when referencing t...   Nov 3 2004, 07:46 AM
- - Stumps   People not using page numbers to their book refere...   Nov 3 2004, 07:51 AM
- - Fortune   I don't usually give page numbers (if you can...   Nov 3 2004, 08:00 AM
- - Stumps   well, if you don't have the books that's p...   Nov 3 2004, 08:53 AM
- - Adam   QUOTE (Stumps) Hence, this is why I would REALLY l...   Nov 3 2004, 04:04 PM
- - Fortune   Ooohhhh ... New Topic - Acronyms for Stumps to Inc...   Nov 3 2004, 04:13 PM
- - Kremlin KOA   hey fortune what is AVS?   Nov 3 2004, 05:54 PM
- - Fortune   Ares Viper Slivergun   Nov 3 2004, 07:18 PM
- - OurTeam   Suggestions for Acronyms to be published is contin...   Nov 3 2004, 08:14 PM
- - Cable   Hey, if you're not willing to learn a little l...   Nov 4 2004, 05:48 PM
- - Kagetenshi   Wonderful attitude. Works so well in real life. ~...   Nov 4 2004, 06:02 PM


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