delspark Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 25 minutes ago, Lady Blizzardborn said: It's pretty easy actually. Don't go over 140 characters (including spaces), which we're not likely to do with even a fairly long acro. And that you can add hashtags. Example: From @LordOfWinterfell Trusted @LittlefingerBig_Money. Now in a dungeon. #FML @LittlefingerBig_Money replied I told you. #SMH @ThatCat replied OMG! @LittlefingerBig_Money HOW COULD YOU? #disbelief @LittlefingerBig_Money replied Aw, Kitty Cat. Don't hate the player, hate the game. #YOLO @LordOfWinterfell replied Hello! Am I still in this conversation? Also @QueenBee what a biatch! @QueenBee (Cersei) replied @LordOfWinterfell That's a compliment,right? @QueenBee replied Three kids, still hot. Eat your heart out, Westeros. #smokin I love your example. @yomi Join for the fun it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomi Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Easy? What's #FML and #SMH, for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I don't know SMH either. FML I believe is "Fuck My Life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiel's Child Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 If we can convince Yomi to play, we've got 7. Enough to start? sounds like Gabe is already imagining the tweet taste of victory and no little bird to stop him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Destiel's Child said: If we can convince Yomi to play, we've got 7. Enough to start? sounds like Gabe is already imaging the tweet taste of victory and no little bird to stop him. To the first, I suspect that if you provide the first assignment and give at least 5 days to complete it, some people will join within that time. Some will probably need to try working on one before deciding to sign up. And as a general rule, many entries come in during the final few hours before the deadline. To the second, I am on Twitter but I don't really use it so I think I am a considerable outsider on this one. Lady and the Sniffer have each shown themselves to be more proficient than I am at this concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomi Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 4 hours ago, Destiel's Child said: If we can convince Yomi to play, we've got 7. Oh, no need to convince me of playing, I'll do that. It's just that I expect to be even worse than usual this time, and that I would be happy about some more explanations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blizzardborn Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 On 9/5/2016 at 11:30 AM, Dolorous Gabe said: I don't know SMH either. FML I believe is "Fuck My Life" Correct on the second. SMH stands for "shake my head" or "shaking my head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blizzardborn Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 5 hours ago, yomi said: Oh, no need to convince me of playing, I'll do that. It's just that I expect to be even worse than usual this time, and that I would be happy about some more explanations. Ask away. I'll do my best to answer. Can use PMs if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 my question is it 80 or 140 for this game? and i had help...karate Princess gave me a list of common twitter acros...speaking of which i am for using our board list of acros, in addition to the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delspark Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I think we should lay some ground rules before using acronyms. For example due to character limit people may write Lord of Winterfell as LOW and Tywin Lannister as TL. This must not be allowed as they are not commonly used acronyms. Also some people may not be familiar with certain acronyms like the one stated in previous post like SMH, FML and also it is not easy to list all the possible acronyms so, the host may allow participants to explain such acronyms under " Note: SMH-Shake/ing my head " P.S: This is just my suggestion because I don't want to burden the host with unnecessary questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiel's Child Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 I have seen a few posts out there with a glossary of acros on the forum so I just need to pull those together.. Agree with being allowed to include explanations. Since it's the first time we are doing this, I think it will certainly help people to get into the groove. I will post it along with the first acro tomorrow and give the weekend for the first deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlin' Howland Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 IMO players should be free to try to use any acronym they want but they shouldn't be allowed to explain it. If players voting on the clues don't recognize the acronym then they won't vote for that submission. It's a self correcting problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 9 hours ago, Howlin' Howland said: IMO players should be free to try to use any acronym they want but they shouldn't be allowed to explain it. If players voting on the clues don't recognize the acronym then they won't vote for that submission. It's a self correcting problem. I think I have to agree. Explanations in Acrophobia would make things very messy. Do make the forum glossary available in the thread for 'Planetosary' acronyms. Maybe provide a link to it with each new round of entries. Anything from the real world I would just google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiel's Child Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I have added a list of abbreviations in the opening here. It's pretty complete and couldn't really see the need to add to it. I'm posting it here as well for ref: Spoiler AFAIK As far as I know AFAIR as far as I recall/remember AKA also known as AMA Ask me anything ASAP as soon as possible BAE Before anyone else BFF Best friends forever BKA better known as BPR bitter, petty, and resentful BRB Be right back BTW By the way DIY do it yourself DM Doesn't Matter/Don't Mind DM Direct Message FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FBO Facebook Official FF Follow Friday FOMO Fear of missing out FTF face to face FTR for the record fttb for the time being FTW For the win FWIW for what it’s worth FYI For your information GI;GO garbage in; garbage out GTG Got to go ICYMI In case you missed it IDC I don't care IDK I don't know IIRC if I recall correctly ILY I love you IM!HO in myunhumble opinion IMHO In my humble opinion IMO In my opinion IRL In real life JK Just kidding LMAO Launghing my a** off LMFAO laughed my f*****g ass off LMK Let me know LOL Laughing out loud MOTU Master of the Universe NBD No big deal NM Not much Noob someone new to something; a neophyte NSFW Not safe for work NVM Nevermind OH Overheard OMG Oh my God OMW On my way OOC out of character PODT Photo of the day PPL People QOTD Quote of the day ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing SMH Shaking my Head TBH To be honest TBPH to be perfectly honest TBT Throwback Thursday TL:DR Too Long; Didn't Read TMI too much information WTF What the F**k YOLO You only live once YW you're welcome Forum Specific 3EC Three-Eyed Crow 7K Seven Kingdoms A+J=J+C the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Jaime and Cersei’s parents A+J=T the hypothesis that Aerys and Joanna are Tyrion’s parents AA Azor Ahai AAR Azor Ahai Reborn ACOK A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series AD Ashara Dayne OR Arthur Dayne ADOS A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) ADWD A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series AFFC A Feast for Crows; fourth novel in the series AGOT A Game Of Thrones; first novel in the series AOTK Arms of the Kraken ASOIAF A Song of Ice and Fire; the name of the whole legendarium / saga / universe ASOS A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series AWOIAF A World of Ice and Fire (the official app) B+A=J the hypothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are Jon’s parents B=AA Brienne is Azor Ahai BB Brazen Beasts BC Brave Companions (aka Bloody Mummers) BD Beric Dondarion BF usuallyBrynden “Blackfish” Tully;sometimesBlackfyre BM Bloody Mummers (aka Brave Companions) BotBW (or BBW) Battle of the Blackwater BOTD Blood of the Dragon BR Bloodraven (also the initials of his real name,BryndenRivers) BtB Bran the Builder BWB Brotherhood Without Banners BWOB Brotherhood Without Banners CB Castle Black CH Coldhands COK A Clash of Kings; second novel in the series COTF Children of the Forest CPJT crackpot joke theory CR Casterly Rock CRTS Characters Representing The Seven CS Craster's Sons D&D David Benioff and Dan Weiss, creators of theHBOseries (in the context of the forums; however in popular culture,D&Dusually refers to theDungeons and Dragonsfantasy rôle-playing game created by Gary Gygax) D&E Dunk and Egg D=B+A the hyphothesis that Brandon Stark and Ashara Dayne are the parents of Darkstar, Ser Gerold Dayne DM Deepwood Motte DOS A Dream of Spring; seventh and expected final novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) DotD Dance of the Dragons DotD2 Second Dance of the Dragons DS Dark Star, Gerold Dayne DS Dark Sister DWD A Dance with Dragons; fifth novel in the series EG Euron Greyjoy ETA edited to add (in the context of forums; however, in real life usually refers toEstimated Time of Arrival) EW Eastwatch (f)Aegon the Aegon with Jon Connington is an imposter - not the true born son of Rhaegar & Elia (f)Arya Jeyne Poole faking Arya FFC A Feast For Crows; fourth novel in the series floob flood of noobs [see noob] FM either“First Men”or“Faceless Man/Men”or"Faith Militant" FOFM Fist of the First Men FOTFM Fist of the First Men FUCK for unlawful carnal knowledge (I include this because it's a favorite ASOIAF word. This version of fuck as an acronym was commonly heard on college campuses in the 60's and 70's.) FW Faceless Woman GC Golden Company GG The Green Grace GM Grand Maester,orGreat Masters (of Meereen)orGood Masters (of Astapor)orGreen Men [all depending on the context they are mentioned in I guess.] GNC Great Northern Conspiracy GOHH the Ghost of High Heart GOT Game of Thrones;name of the television serial adapted from the books GRRM George R.R. Martin; author ofA Song of Ice and Fire GS greenseers GW Grey Wind, Robb’s direwolf HBO Home Box Office; name of the television network/channel that produced theTVseries HG Highgarden HM Hooded Man HM=C Hooded man is Septon Chayle HM=T Hooded Man is Theon HOBAW House of Black and White HOBW House of Black and White HOTU House of the Undying HR Howland Reed HS High Septon (orHigh Sparrow) HtH Harry the Heir IB the ironborn IBB the Iron Bank of Bravos IDHTBIFOM I don't have the book in front of me IOF Isle of Faces IT Iron Throne JC Jon Connington JonCon Jon Connington KBTW King Beyond the Wall KG Kingsguard KITN King in the North KL King’s Landing KLT Knight of the Laughing Tree KM Kindly Man, priest of the Many-Faced God KOTLT Knight of the Laughing Tree KOTP King of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page KS Kingslayer LB Lightbringer LC Lord Commander;rarely, Longclaw LCKG Lord Commander of the King’s Guard LCNW Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch LF Littlefinger LH Last Hero LN 2.0 the second Long Night, invasion of the Others LOAW Land of Always Winter LOL eitherthe Lord of Light,or elsehah-hah hee-hee hoo-hoo LS Lady (Catelyn) Stark,orher aliasLadyStoneheart Mel Melisandre.. MMD Mirri Maz Duur MOC Master of Coin MTM Maelys theMonstrous N+A=J the hypothesis that Ned and Ashara are Jon’s parents N+W=J the hypothesis that Ned and Wylla are Jon’s parents NCW Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (the actor) NedBert Ned & Robert bromance NF Nightfort NK Night’s King NOTW north of the Wall NQ Night's Queen NW Night’s Watch OK Oathkeeper OP original posting/poster OT off topic OTOH on the other hand PL Pink Letter, the letter sent by[insert personal choice here]to Jon at the end of aDwD POTD Path of the Dragon POV point of view, viewpoint PTP Pawn to Player PTWP Prince That Was Promised PW Purple Wedding PWWP Prince Who Was Promised QI Quiet Isle QoLaB Queen of Love and Beauty QOT Queen of Thorns, Lady Olenna Tyrell QOTP Queen of the Page, term jokingly used to refer to the first person to post on the games page R+L=J the hypothesis that Rhaegar and Lyanna are Jon’s parents RS Robert Strong (unGregor Clegane) RW Red Wedding S&S The Sword & Stars, The Faith Militant SanRion Sansa [stark] + Tyrion [Lannister] SanSan Sansa [stark] + Sandor [Clegane] as a hypothetical couple SASE self addressed stamped envelope SB shadowbaby or Slaver's Bay SE Storm's End SFW safe for work, can be viewed at work without embarrassment. SOIAF Song of Ice and Fire SOKL Sack of King's Landing. SOS A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series SOTH Sons of the Harpy SOTM Sword of the Morning SOTW south of the Wall SSM So Spake Martin, a compendium of things that the author has said in writing ST Shadow Tower Stavos Stannis/Davos bromance STMTW the Stallion That Mounts the World Storm A Storm of Swords; third novel in the series SWW She-wolves of Winterfell; fourth Dunk and Egg novella (unpublished as of this writing, April 2012) TaH Tourney at Harrenhal TD Theon Durden theory:http://asoiaf.wester...-winterfell-is/ TEC Three-Eyed Crow TGOHH the Ghost of High Heart THK The Hedge Knight; first Dunk and Egg novella THOTU the House of the Undying TKMNN “They killed my n***** Ned” [refers to a famous YouTube video of a viewer’s reaction to the show] TKoSK The Knight of Seven Kingdoms - three Dunk and Egg stories published in one book TKOTLT the Knight of the Laughing Tree TMK The Mystery Knight; third Dunk and Egg novella TOJ Tower of Joy TOS Tower of Sorrow TotH Tower of the Hand TOTH the Tower of the Hand website TPATQ The Princess & The Queen TPTWP the Prince That Was Promised TPWWP the Prince Who Was Promised Trotw the rest of the world TRP the Rogue Prince TSOIAF thesong of ice and fire TSOTH the Sons of the Harpy TSS The Sworn Sword; second Dunk and Egg novella TSTMTW the Stallion That Mounts the World TTTNE The Thread That Never Ends TWOIAF The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book) TWOP the Television Without Pity website TWOW The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) VS Valyrian steel W5K War of the Five Kings WB The World of Ice and Fire (the World Book) WF Winterfell WH White Harbour WM Wyman Manderly WOS (Cersei's) walk of shame WOT5K War of the Five Kings WOT9PK War of the Ninepenny Kings WOTFK War of the Five Kings WOW The Winds Of Winter; sixth novel in the series (unpublished as of this writing in April 2012) WW eitherWidow’s WailorWhite Walkers X+Y=Z in general form, the hypothesis thatXandYare reallyZ’s parents XXD Xaro Xhoan Daxos YG Young Griff YMBQ younger, more beautiful queen YMMV your mileage may vary So, let's skip the explanations. Perhaps folks who feel the need to invent additional abbr. and to explain them can do so at the cost of 1 point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksniffer Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 11 hours ago, Howlin' Howland said: IMO players should be free to try to use any acronym they want but they shouldn't be allowed to explain it. If players voting on the clues don't recognize the acronym then they won't vote for that submission. It's a self correcting problem. 1 hour ago, Dolorous Gabe said: I think I have to agree. Explanations in Acrophobia would make things very messy. Do make the forum glossary available in the thread for 'Planetosary' acronyms. Maybe provide a link to it with each new round of entries. Anything from the real world I would just google. i agree with howland and gabe...no explanations...it will all work out in the long run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiel's Child Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Let us begin.... ROUND 1: Sansa – At that moment, standing watching the King’s procession enter the gates of Winterfell, she first sees the young Prince. Blonde hair, blue eyes, good teeth. Dreamy. What would Sansa tweet to mark that moment forever! H D T K J F I S (*Acronym) Remember to stick to 80 characters or less. Emojis count as 3 characters, so use them wisely. Some rule highlights: Spoiler 1. The character count for our game is 80. Every single character in a Tweet counts as one for the purposes of the character count. This includes not only letters and numbers, but also spaces and other punctuation. Emojis will cost 3 from the character count. That’s because you can say a lot with a wink ;-) 2. Hashtags (#) are allowed. The “#” itself counts as 1 from your character count, but theoretically you are saving on spaces. Each word in the hashtag must correspond to the letters in the acronym*. (e.g. #TargaryensKickAss, uses acronym letters TKA, and has a character count of 18) 3. Username ref (@) are allowed. The “@” itself counts as 1 from your character count. Each word in the username must correspond to the letters in the acronym*. (e.g. @dragon_queen, uses acronym letters DQ, and has a character count of 13) 4. Abbreviations are allowed and a list of acceptable values has been provided with the rules. I can’t imagine that any would need to be added, but any additions will need to be approved by the host . The first letter of the abbreviation must correspond with the acronym, but the whole abbreviation is counted for characters. (e.g. WTF requires a W in the acronym and counts as 3 characters) Clear as mud? Ping me directly with any questions and I will try as best I can to answer them swiftly. You can say a lot in 80 bytes. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Good luck one and all! Deadline: Monday, September 12, 8pm BST. I have decided to add bonus points. Cause I'm the host and I say so #drunkwithpower 2 points each round for being the first to submit, 1 point for 2nd and third. No bonus points for stragglers. 2 points each round for the entry using the least number of characters. Because tweets are supposed to be short and sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' ghost Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 i didn't know this was up! ahhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiel's Child Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 On 9/2/2016 at 5:46 PM, DreamSongs said: @Destiel's Child Sign me. I need a distraction. I don't tweet much either. #willplay Can't believe I missed this before Bad host! You are all signed up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blizzardborn Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Okay, one quick question. Where did the 80 character limit come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiel's Child Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 2 hours ago, Lady Blizzardborn said: Okay, one quick question. Where did the 80 character limit come from? 140 was too long and not a challenge. I averaged out the lengths of the prophesies from the last game and it seemed like 80 was the right number for 8-10 letter acronyms (average 6 characters per word plus punctuation) does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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