Acronyms on Forums (1 Viewer)

[Jon M]

I am new, and see some acronyms, which aren't always obvious. TFS = thanks for sharing. MMF = not sure, what does this mean?

 

[Lisa W]

Hi, Jon and welcome to the forum on behalf of the staff and moderators. I think you will find us a friendly and helpful group. I don’t know what MMF means, I would ask the poster to explain.

 

[Richard D]

Welcome Jon. MMF might have multiple meanings but I've come across it as Make Money Fast - a humorous reference to something being a scam. I don't think it's birdforum specific.

 

[BenjiS]

Hello John, Welcome to Birdforum!
If you are referring to MMF in the gallery, I think you will find it stands for MelospizaMelodiaFan - one of the forum members - as it saves writing out the entire name ever time you comment on an image - a lot of acronyms in the gallery could just be a way of quickly writing longer names.

 

[Mike Crawley]

I find the use of two letter codes for American states confusing.
example - hi, I’m Jim from Jefferson City, MO
I have to go to google to look up what they mean !
TTFN (ta, ta, for now - English for goodbye)

 

[delia todd]

I don't think anyone has explained TFS yet.... it means "Thanks for Sharing"

If you are referring to MMF in the gallery, I think you will find it stands for MelospizaMelodiaFan

Well done Benji.... I couldn't think what MMF stood for, but yes, use that a lot.

 

[Chris G6 UXU]

Hello and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum. I hope you enjoy your visits.

 

[MelospizaMelodiaFan]

Hi, Jon, welcome to BF! 😉
I'm that MMF 😊

Some more acronyms you might see here:
BIF = bird in flight
FL = focal length
M43 = micro 4/3 camera
DSLR = digital single lens reflex (camera with a mirror)

Long bird names often are written as acronyms.
RSH = Red shouldered hawk
RTH = Red tailed hawk
... and so on. Hopefully it can be decoded given some context.

 

[dantheman]

Don't forget ...

Acros and Acronyms- birding terms explained! - beginning birders

Following recent discussion on certain birding terms and their use, the feeling was mooted that use of these terms was elitist and served to alienate less experienced birdwatchers. It was felt by many that this was not done on purpose, and that really we are all one big happy family. Thus I...

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There may be a few more actual acronyms in there, along with birding slang etc. And welcome to BF!