Abbreviations

[bluejak]

I have a suggestion. Shoot me down if you do not like it!

Some people use abbreviations, others do not. They make it easier to write and communicate in some ways, but not if people reading them do not understand them!

So what we have done on another forum is make a list of "normal" abbreviations, saying people are free to use them, but please avoid other ones, unless they are internationally known and understood.

So is this an acceptable way to go? The list on the other forum is this:

Normal abbreviations in these forums.

MI: misinformation
CPU: concealed partnership understanding
UI: unauthorised information
LA: logical alternative
BIT: break in tempo
AI: authorised information
IB: insufficient bid
CC: convention card
SC: system card
SEWoG: serious error, wild or gambling action

OP: original poster [or original post]
TD: tournament director
DIC: director in charge
AC: appeals committee
PP: procedural penalty
DP: disciplinary penalty
TO: tournament organiser
RA: regulating authority
CoC: conditions of contest

BBO: Bridge Base Online
OLB: online bridge
F2F: face-to-face bridge