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This page contains a list of (hopefully) all the abbreviations used on mafiascum which are peculiar to this site. It does not include general internet slang, for which you can go to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_slang this list].
This is a list of the abbreviations of game-related terms that are commonly used in games played on [http://mafiascum.net.net Mafiascum.net]. The contents of this page are meant to be relevant to the current meta-game, and a full list of abbreviations and depreciated terms can be found on [[Complete_List_of_Abbreviations|this page]]. Well-known internet slang is not covered in this article, but can be referenced [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Internet_slang here].


If you can't find what you are looking for on this page, try the [[Glossary]].
If you can't find what you are looking for on this page, try the [[Glossary]].
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==Mafiascum Abbreviations==
==Common Abbreviations==
*'''AFAIK''': As Far As I Know
*'''AI''': Alignment-Indicative.
*'''AtE''': Appeal to Emotion
*'''AtE''': Appeal to Emotion.
*'''BaM''': "[[Bad at Mafia]]", both a playstyle and a ruleset
*'''BoP''': [[Burden of Proficiency]].
*'''BG''': Bad Guy: an anti-town player.
*'''EBWOP''': Edit By Way Of (Double) Post.  Because actual editing of posts in mafia games is forbidden in most games, the only way to "edit" a post which contains an error is to make another post containing the correction.
*'''BWCS''': Best Worst Case Scenario: a policy often taken when there is a claim of a vanilla townie (specifically arguing that lynching a townie who might be scum is the best worst case scenario).
*'''FMPOV''' or '''FYPOV''': From My (or Your) Point Of View.
*'''C9''': The old setup for Newbie games played on the Forum.  See [[Newbie Setup#C9 Setup|C9]] for details (including the origin of the name).
*'''FoS''': [[Finger of Suspicion]]. Used to indicate that you find someone suspicious but are not going to vote them, for whatever reason (often because you are voting for someone even more suspicious).
*'''EBWOP''' or '''EBWODP''': Edit By Way Of (Double) Post.  Because actual editing of posts in mafia games is forbidden on MafiaScum, the only way to "edit" a post which contains an error is to make another post containing the correction.
*'''GTH''': Gun To Head. Usually prefaces a statement containing absolute certainty by the speaker. Can also be a helpful or threatening question to prompt a response containing certainty.
*'''F11''': The current setup for Newbie Games played on the Forum. Click [[F11|here]] for details.
*'''IC''': Two possible meanings: a) [[Inexperience Challenged]].  Refers to the "teaching" position in [[Newbie Games]]. b) [[Innocent Child]], a [[Town]]-aligned role that has the power to prove itself as town.
*'''FTFY''': Fixed that for you.
*'''IIoA''': [[Information Instead of Analysis]].
*'''GD''': [http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 The General Discussion Forum].
*'''ISO''': Isolation. Usually refers to reading a player's posts in isolation.  You can view one person's posts "in Isolation" by using the "Display posts from previous" drop down boxes at the bottom of every page.
*'''GG''': (1) Good Guy; a pro-town player. (2) Good Game, used by way of congratulation.  
*'''LAMIST''': Look at me, I'm so town.
*'''GL''': The [[Grey Labyrinth]] puzzle forum.
*'''L-1''': Lynch minus one.  This either refers to the second-to-last vote before a lynch is obtained, or a state where a player only needs one more vote to be lynched.
*'''IC''': [[Inexperience Challenged]].
*'''IIoA''': Information instead of Analysis. (Scum tell?)
*'''IME''': In My Experience
*'''IoA''': Information over Analysis. (Scum tell?)
*'''Iso''': To read in Isolation.  You can view one person's posts "in Isolation" by using the "Display posts from previous" drop down boxes at the bottom of every page.
*'''IwA''': Information with Analysis. (Town tell?)
*'''IGMEOY''': [[I've Got My Eye On You]].
*'''ISTR''': I Seem To Remember...
*'''FOS''': [[Finger of Suspicion]].  Used to indicate that you find someone suspicious but are not going to vote them, for whatever reason (often because you are voting for someone even more suspicious). Cf. '''HOS''', the somewhat more dramatic Hand of Suspicion (very rare).  Also '''FomS''', the lesser Finger of minor Suspicion.
*'''L-1''': Lynch minus one, The second-to-last vote before a lynch is obtained.
*'''L-#''': Lynch - number, The number indicates how many votes a player needs to be lynched. Eg, in a 9 player game, a player with 3 votes on him is at L-2 (5-3).
*'''L-#''': Lynch - number, The number indicates how many votes a player needs to be lynched. Eg, in a 9 player game, a player with 3 votes on him is at L-2 (5-3).
*'''LYLO''': [[Lynch-Or-Lose]] = A stage in the game where the town must lynch scum or they will lose the game
*'''LyLo''': [[Lynch-Or-Lose]]. This is a stage in the game where the town must lynch scum or they will lose the game.
*'''MYLO''': Mislynch and Lose = A stage in the game where the town can no-lynch safely.  However, should they mislynch instead, it is likely one of the town will die the next night, resulting in a scum victory.
*'''Misrep''': Misrepresentation.
*'''NK''': (1) [[Night Kill]]. (2) [[No Kill]].
*'''ML''': Mislynch.
*'''OMGUS''': [[Oh My God! You Suck]]!Usually used in the context of an 'OMGUS vote' - i.e. a vote for someone purely on the basis that they are voting for you.
*'''MyLo''': Mislynch and Lose. A stage in the game where the town can no-lynch safely.  However, should they mislynch instead, it is likely one of the town will die the next night, resulting in a scum victory.
*'''PBPA''': [[Point By Point Analysis]]: a detailed analysis of (usually one player's) posts.
*'''NAI''': Non-Alignment-Indicative, or null.
*'''PE#1 or PE1''': Public Enemy Number One (a player's lead suspect).
*'''NK''': [[Night Kill]], specifically the scum's factional kill.
*'''PEdit''': [[Preview Edit]]
*'''NKA''': Night Kill Analysis.
*'''PL''': [[Policy lynch]].
*'''NL''': [[No Lynch]], when no majority on a player is reached, or when a majority of players vote to not have anyone lynched.
*'''PM''': [[Private Message]].
*'''OMGUS''': [[Oh My God You Suck]].  While occasionally used on its own as an insult, it's usually used as an inferred reasoning for purely retaliatory actions.  For instance, an OMGUS vote on someone is one made purely on the basis that they are voting for you.
*'''PbP''': Play by Play. An analysis of a series of posts.  
*'''PbPA''': Post by Post Analysis.  This is a detailed analysis of (usually one player's) posts.
*'''PEdit''': [[Preview Edit]].
*'''PL''': [[Policy Lynch]].
*'''PoE''':  [[Process of Elimination]].
*'''PoE''':  [[Process of Elimination]].
*'''PR''': (1) [[Post Restriction]]. (2) [[Power Role]].
*'''PR''': [[Power Role]] or [[Post Restriction]], depending on context.
*'''QFT''': Quoted for truth(ery).  Said after a quotation to express agreement/approval.
*'''RQS''': [[Random Questioning Stage]], an alternative to the Random Voting Stage for starting a game of Mafia. This has one player posing either a survey to all players or a separate question to each player.
*'''RQS''': [[Random Questioning Stage]], an emerging alternative to the Random Voting Stage for starting a game of Mafia. This has one player posing either a survey to all players or a separate question to each player.
*'''RTFT and RTFD''': Read the f*cking thread.  Read the f*cking directions.  Found often in games with lots of noobs. 
*'''RVS''': Random Voting Stage. Most Mafia games start with a phase wherein people vote for silly reasons, until someone slips up or makes a legitimate accusation.
*'''RVS''': Random Voting Stage. Most Mafia games start with a phase wherein people vote for silly reasons, until someone slips up or makes a legitimate accusation.
*'''SE''': [[Semi-experienced]]
*'''SE''': [[Semi-experienced]].  This refers to nominally experienced players with no extra responsibility in Newbie games. Alternatively, [https://forum.mafiascum.net/viewforum.php?f=86 The Speakeasy], a private General Discussion subforum.
*'''sus(s)''': Suspicious.
*'''sus(s)''': Suspicious.
*'''SK''': [[Serial Killer]] (but see also [[SaberKitty]]).
*'''SR''': Scum Read.
*'''TWSOGMM''': [[The Whole Sort Of General Mish Mash]] forum.
*'''Towncred''': Town credibility or a fictional currency or value of credit. A [[Goofballisms|Goofballism]].
*'''V/LA''': [http://www.mafiascum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25 Vacation/Limited Access thread], where players should post if they won't be checking MafiaScum.net for more than a few days.
*'''TR''': Town Read.
*'''V/LA''': Vacation/Limited Access.  A catch-all term for "unavailable due to [[MeatWorld]] constraints".
*'''VCA''': [[Vote Count Analysis]].
*'''VI''': [[Village Idiot]]. Not to be confused with the player [[Vi]].
*'''VI''': [[Village Idiot]]. Not to be confused with the player [[Vi]].
*'''VT''': [[Townie|Vanilla Townie]].
*'''WIFOM''': [[Wine in Front of Me]].
*'''WIFOM''': [[Wine in Front of Me]].
*'''YMMV''': Your Mileage May Vary -- Generally, your interpretation may be different
*'''WKing''': White Knighting. Aggressively defending another player, implied to be town. Similar to [[Buddying]].


==Abbreviations of Player Names==
[[Category:Glossary]]
* '''ACM''': [[AClockworkMelon]]
* '''ABR''': [[Albert B. Rampage]]
* '''BD''': [[BattlingDragon]]
* '''BJ''': [[Baby Jesus]]
* '''BK''': [[big_kahunia]]
* '''BM''': [[Battle Mage]]
* '''BC''': [[BloodCovenent]]
* '''CA''': [[ChocolateAttack]]
* '''CDB''': [[ChannelDelibird]]
* '''CES''': [[Cogito Ergo Sum]]
* '''CLA''': [[cheeky-little-asian]]
* '''CMAR''': [[CryMeARiver]]
* '''CPE''': [[creampuffeater]]
* '''CTD''': [[CrashTextDummie]]
* '''CKD''': [[Curiouskarmadog]]
* '''d_o''': [[death_omen]]
* '''DB''': [[Dani Banani]]
* '''DCJ''': [[Darkcoffeejazz]]
* '''DDD''': [[Debonair Danny DiPietro]]
* '''DGB''': [[Dripping Goofball]]
* '''DH''': [[Dean Harper]] or [[DemonHybrid]]
* '''DLA''': [[DarkLightA]]
* '''DoS''': [[DragonsofSummer]]
* '''DP''': [[Dragon Phoenix]].  (''[[DP1]], [[DP2]], etc, refer to games [[mod]]ded by Dragon Phoenix'')
* '''GL''': [[GreenLiquid]] (''not to be confused with the [[Grey Labyrinth]]'')
* '''GW''': [[GhostWriter]]
* '''HH''': [[HackerHuck]]
* '''IKD''': [[Imkingdavid]]
* '''IS''': [[Internet Stranger]]
* '''K''': [[Kise]]
* '''KK''': [[Kublai Khan]] or [[Kill-kill]]
* '''LB''': [[LyingBrian]]
* '''LML''': [[LoudmouthLee]]
* '''MBL''': [[MrBuddyLee]]
* '''MBF''': [[mikeburnfire]]
* '''MM''': [[Mellowed Man]]
* '''MME''': [[My Milked Eek]]
* '''MoI''': [[MagnaofIllusion]]
* '''MoS''': [[Mastermind of Sin]]
* '''NTW''': [[NanookTheWolf]]
* '''PB''': [[PeaceBringer]] or [[PolarBoy]]
* '''PEG''': [[pickemgenius]]
* '''PJ''': [[petroleumjelly]] or [[Panzerjager]]
* '''POTS''': [[Penguins of the Serengeti]]
* '''PTMB''': [[PookyTheMagicalBear]]
* '''RAJ''': [[rajrhcpfreak]]
* '''RC''': [[ReaperCharlie]], [[RedCoyote]] or [[Rosso Carne]]
* '''S8''': [[Snailman8]]
* '''SB''': [[Starbuck]]
* '''SC''': [[StallingChamp]] or [[StrangerCoug]]
* '''SK''': [[SaberKitty]], [[SaintKerrigan]] (''but see also the [[role]] of [[Serial Killer]]'')
* '''SL''': [[ShadowLurker]]
* '''STD''': [[Save The Dragons]]
* '''SSF''': [[Somestrangeflea]]
* '''SV''': [[spectrumvoid]] or [[Shattered Viewpoint]]
* '''TS''': [[Toaster Strudel]] or [[Twistedspoon]]
* '''TSS''': [[the silent speaker]]
* '''TV''': [[Turbovolver]]
* '''VPB''': [[VP Baltar]]
* '''VRK''': [[Vel-Rahn Koon]]
* '''YB''': [[yellowbounder]] or [[YogurtBandit]]
* '''YoYo''': [[YoYoGuy435]]
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Revision as of 07:43, 13 April 2018

This is a list of the abbreviations of game-related terms that are commonly used in games played on Mafiascum.net. The contents of this page are meant to be relevant to the current meta-game, and a full list of abbreviations and depreciated terms can be found on this page. Well-known internet slang is not covered in this article, but can be referenced here.

If you can't find what you are looking for on this page, try the Glossary.

Common Abbreviations

  • AI: Alignment-Indicative.
  • AtE: Appeal to Emotion.
  • BoP: Burden of Proficiency.
  • EBWOP: Edit By Way Of (Double) Post. Because actual editing of posts in mafia games is forbidden in most games, the only way to "edit" a post which contains an error is to make another post containing the correction.
  • FMPOV or FYPOV: From My (or Your) Point Of View.
  • FoS: Finger of Suspicion. Used to indicate that you find someone suspicious but are not going to vote them, for whatever reason (often because you are voting for someone even more suspicious).
  • GTH: Gun To Head. Usually prefaces a statement containing absolute certainty by the speaker. Can also be a helpful or threatening question to prompt a response containing certainty.
  • IC: Two possible meanings: a) Inexperience Challenged. Refers to the "teaching" position in Newbie Games. b) Innocent Child, a Town-aligned role that has the power to prove itself as town.
  • IIoA: Information Instead of Analysis.
  • ISO: Isolation. Usually refers to reading a player's posts in isolation. You can view one person's posts "in Isolation" by using the "Display posts from previous" drop down boxes at the bottom of every page.
  • LAMIST: Look at me, I'm so town.
  • L-1: Lynch minus one. This either refers to the second-to-last vote before a lynch is obtained, or a state where a player only needs one more vote to be lynched.
  • L-#: Lynch - number, The number indicates how many votes a player needs to be lynched. Eg, in a 9 player game, a player with 3 votes on him is at L-2 (5-3).
  • LyLo: Lynch-Or-Lose. This is a stage in the game where the town must lynch scum or they will lose the game.
  • Misrep: Misrepresentation.
  • ML: Mislynch.
  • MyLo: Mislynch and Lose. A stage in the game where the town can no-lynch safely. However, should they mislynch instead, it is likely one of the town will die the next night, resulting in a scum victory.
  • NAI: Non-Alignment-Indicative, or null.
  • NK: Night Kill, specifically the scum's factional kill.
  • NKA: Night Kill Analysis.
  • NL: No Lynch, when no majority on a player is reached, or when a majority of players vote to not have anyone lynched.
  • OMGUS: Oh My God You Suck. While occasionally used on its own as an insult, it's usually used as an inferred reasoning for purely retaliatory actions. For instance, an OMGUS vote on someone is one made purely on the basis that they are voting for you.
  • PbP: Play by Play. An analysis of a series of posts.
  • PbPA: Post by Post Analysis. This is a detailed analysis of (usually one player's) posts.
  • PEdit: Preview Edit.
  • PL: Policy Lynch.
  • PoE: Process of Elimination.
  • PR: Power Role or Post Restriction, depending on context.
  • RQS: Random Questioning Stage, an alternative to the Random Voting Stage for starting a game of Mafia. This has one player posing either a survey to all players or a separate question to each player.
  • RVS: Random Voting Stage. Most Mafia games start with a phase wherein people vote for silly reasons, until someone slips up or makes a legitimate accusation.
  • SE: Semi-experienced. This refers to nominally experienced players with no extra responsibility in Newbie games. Alternatively, The Speakeasy, a private General Discussion subforum.
  • sus(s): Suspicious.
  • SR: Scum Read.
  • Towncred: Town credibility or a fictional currency or value of credit. A Goofballism.
  • TR: Town Read.
  • V/LA: Vacation/Limited Access. A catch-all term for "unavailable due to MeatWorld constraints".
  • VCA: Vote Count Analysis.
  • VI: Village Idiot. Not to be confused with the player Vi.
  • WIFOM: Wine in Front of Me.
  • WKing: White Knighting. Aggressively defending another player, implied to be town. Similar to Buddying.