List of Internet slang specific to thread-based communication

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This is a list of internet slang that is specific to thread-based communication:

Avi, Ava: Avatar. The image displayed along with a username, representative of a particular user.
B&: "banned" ('b-and')
B7: "banned" (a corruption of "B&")
B10: "beaten" (used when one poster comments before another)
BOT: "back on topic" (used in forums)
Bump: resurrection of an old thread to the top page of a message board (also backronymed to "bring up my post")
DFTT: "don't feed the troll"
ETA: "edited to add"
Flamer/Flaming: the act of posting to mock or anger another, often between fanboys./one who writes inflammatory posts
F(T)P: "First (To) Post"
FOTW: "Freak of the week"
FYP: "Fixed your post"
Godwin's Law: dictates that "the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler"
GEBAPB: "Get Eaten By A Polar Bear" (Friendly insult usually directed at Swedes, Finns, Norwegians and other igloo inhabitting Scandanavians)
GTFO: "get the fuck out" (used on 4chan and gaiaonline)
IB(T)B: "in before the ban"
IB(T)L: "in before the lock" (used in messageboards when a thread looks likely to be locked)
IB4P: "in before poll"
IMG: Image (from the HTML tag)
ITT: "In this thread" or "I'd tap that"
IWHBTL: "I was here before the lock"
KTC: "Kill the Caps" (referring to posts made exclusively in capital letters)
LAUNWU: "Laughing at you not with you"
Lurker: one who frequents a message board without participating in discussions
M@d: "mad mod" (a forum moderator who moderates unfairly)
Mod: "moderator"
MPFO: "missed porn freak opportunity" (in reference to tricking someone into clicking on a link to a Shock site)
Necro-Post: to bump a post that that is very old
NSFW: "not safe for work" (indicates that one should avoid accessing the labeled link from a workplace due to the presence of pornography or other unsuitable content)
NT: "no text" (used when posting an image, or when the thread's title conveys what the poster is saying)
NWS: "not work safe"
OOT: "out of topic" (used in forums)
OT: "off topic" (used in forums)
Op: "operator" (a moderator)
OP: "Original Post" or "Original Poster"
OYATM: "one year ago this month" (used in Usenet binary groups when posting content that has just recently become old enough to post)
PIMF: "preview is my friend" (used by someone who, having failed to preview, has just posted a comment with an embarrassing typo)
Pips: General term for the icons (often represented by stars) under an avatar+username which by their number give a rough estimate of post-count.
Pix plz: "Pictures Please" = A request for photographic evidence. Often used sarcastically.
PPOR: "post proof or recant"
PPP: "purge protection post"
QFE: "quoted for emphasis"
QFT: "quit fucking trolling," "quite fucking true" or "quoted for truth"
QWP: "quoted with permission"
RBP: "read before posting"
RIFY: "read if you like"
RTFA: "read the fucking article"
RTFM: "read the fucking manual"
RVV: "reverted last edit due to vandalism"
RYCT: "regarding your comment to [name]"
RTFP: "read the fucking post" (advice for posters who comment without doing so)
SFW: "safe for work" (material that may safely be viewed in one's office)
Sig: Signature: A suffix region added automatically to a user's posts (can usually be deactivated but is active by default).
SigBan: Signature Banner (a banner or horizontally elongate image displayed in a user's signature area.
SITWAP: Sorry If This Was Already Posted
SLAP: Sounds Like A Plan.
SSIA: "subject says it all"
Sticky: A thread given higher priority by a moderator / admin, allowing it to remain at the top of a board, above all non-sticky threads.
TINWOP: "thread is nothing without pictures"
TITS OR GTFO: Typically meaning that the posters topic needs naked pictures to make the topis interesting
TLDR (or tl;dr): "too long, didn't read"
Troll: one who deliberately stirs up trouble or posts false information or an insult for someone with a different opinion than you
TTT: "to the top" (a reply used on a message board thread to resurrect a thread to the top of the list)
VILLA (Aka Villa): Not an acronym, but a derogatory term used to describe those who are deemed useless at a game, of no use to the team, and/or unwanted in a social group. Usually takes the form of Dexers in Ultima Online.
WTITYB: "whatever, tell it to your blog"
YOYOW: You Own Your Own Words, you are responsible for what you post and/or may assert copyright and object to redistribution out of context.