Commonly Used Abbreviations

This page covers only abbreviations which are peculiar to mafiascum. For general internet slang, see this list.

Mafiascum Abbreviations

BG: Bad Guy: an anti-town player.

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).

C9: The setup for most Newbie games played on the Forum. See Newbie Game for details (including the origin of the name).

EBWOP: Edit By Way Of 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.

GD: The General Discussion Forum.

GG: (1) Good Game. Used by way of congratulation. (2) Good Guy: a pro-town player.

GL: The Grey Labyrinth puzzle forum.

IC: Inexperience Challenged.

IGMEOY: I've Got My Eye On You.

IIRC: If I Recall Correctly...

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. Cf. HOS, the somewhat more dramatic Hand of Suspicion (very rare). Also FomS, the lesser Finger of minor Suspicion.

lylo: Lynch-Or-Lose.

obv: Obvious(ly).

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.

PBPA: Point By Point Analysis: a detailed analysis of (usually one player's) posts.

PM: Private Message.

QFT: Quoted for truth(ery). Said after a quotation to express agreement/approval.

scummer(s): Players on MafiaScum.

sus(s): Suspicious.

SK: Serial Killer (but see also SaberKitty).

TWSOGMM: The Whole Sort Of General Mish Mash forum.

V/LA: Vacation/Limited Access, where players should post if they won't be checking MafiaScum for more than a few days.

WIFOM: Wine in Front of Me.