Lingo in this NG — question

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Nov 17, 2004
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Now that I’ve learned a basic amount about using Photohsop, I’ve joined this newsgroup to get pointers from the experts. It’s great! But I have a question — I see the word "OP" being bandied about. From context, I’m tempted to guess it means "Owner of the Photo", or maybe "Operator of Photoshop".
In every field, there is specialized lingo. I see that the never-ending great-debate about ppi vs. dpi is the kind of specialized lingo that differentiates the in-group from the mere amateurs. Kind of like in the legal field; if you spell judgment as "judgement", you get laughed at and critized. Not that anybody fails to understand, of course; but the different spellings serve to create social groupings and a hierarchy.
So, I ask, what does "OP" mean?

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Nicholas Sherlock
Nov 17, 2004
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So, I ask, what does "OP" mean?

As far as I know, "Original Poster". The person who started the thread.

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Nicholas Sherlock
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RSD99
Nov 17, 2004
OP does usually mean "Original Poster." Some other USENET "lingo" can be found at sites such as the following

http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/abbrev.html
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/acronyms.htm
http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/monograph/CD/Internet_Glossa ries/lingo.asp http://www.teribear.com/html/lingo.html

Other useful information can be found at sites such as

http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-netiquette.asp http://www.bookrags.com/books/bigd/

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So, I ask, what does "OP" mean?

As far as I know, "Original Poster". The person who started the thread.
Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock

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