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Hanks In Advance [Usenet] Conventional Net.politeness Ending A Posted Request For Information Or Assistance.
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thanks in advance
[Usenet] Conventional net.politeness
ending a posted request for information or assistance. Sometimes
written `advTHANKSance' or `aTdHvAaNnKcSe' or abbreviated `TIA'.
See net.-, netiquette.
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hanks in advance: [USENET] Conventional net.politeness ending a posted request for information or assistance.
Sometimes written `advTHANKSance' or `aTdHvAaNnKcSe' or abbreviated `TIA'....
TIA - Thanks In Advance
ADVthanksANCE <===== a "little" thanks "in" advance.
et.police /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette.
Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also spelled `net police'....
et.police: /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those USENET readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and {flame} any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of {netiquette}.
Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also spelled `net police'....
paper-net n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service, analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network.
Usenet sig blocks sometimes include a "Paper-Ne...
paper-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service, analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network.
USENET {sig block}s sometimes include a "Paper-Ne...
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