[NatureNS] re dead "NSWO"

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I didn't realize using acronyms was offensive, and I'm sorry if I
offended anyone. I'll be sure not to do it again. 

Billy 

On 31 Mar
2015 17:25, Jim Wolford wrote: 

> I heartily agree, and I will extend
my comment to any acronyms -- courtesy says that any
abbreviation/acronym is identified on its first use in any message or
series of messages. Respectfully from Jim in Wolfville.
> 
> Begin
forwarded message: 
> 
>> FROM: Phil Schappert <philjs@eastlink.ca
[1]>
>> 
>> SUBJECT: RE: [NATURENS] DEAD NSWO
>> 
>> DATE: March 31,
2015 at 5:17:07 PM ADT
>> 
>> TO: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca [2]
>> 
>> CC:
'Fred Schueler' <bckcdb@istar.ca [3]>
>> 
>> REPLY-TO:
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca [4]
>> 
>> At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm
wrote:
>> 
>>> I wonder if other Nova Scotia women (and men) find this
statement offensive
>> 
>> What's to offend? I suspect that Fred was
actually lampooning the use of virtually incomprehensible, or at least
non-sensical, specialist jargon on a general nature list (ie. not all of
us are birders). I thought "Nova Scotia Woman" for NSWO was a pretty
good guess (though this context made it a curious comment on the part of
the original poster).
>> 
>> Phil
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> Phil Schappert,
PhD
>> 
>> 27 Clovis Ave.
>> Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3
>> 902-460-8343
(cell)
>> 
>> philschappert.ca [5]
>> imaginaturestudio.ca
>>
imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca
>> philschappert.com
>> 
>> "Just let
imagination lead, reality will follow through..."
>> (Michael Hedges)




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[2]
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[3] mailto:bckcdb@istar.ca
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mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
[5] http://philschappert.ca

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<p>I didn't realize using&nbsp;acronyms&nbsp;was offensive, and I'm sorry i=
f I offended anyone. I'll be sure not to do it again.</p>
<p>Billy</p>
<p>On 31 Mar 2015 17:25, Jim Wolford wrote:</p>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p=
x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%"><!-- html ignored --><!-- head ignore=
d --><!-- meta ignored -->I heartily agree, and I will extend my comment to=
 any acronyms &mdash; courtesy says that any abbreviation/acronym is identi=
fied on its first use in any message or series of messages. &nbsp;Respectfu=
lly from Jim in Wolfville.<br />
<div><br />
<div>Begin forwarded message:</div>
<br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline" />
<blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p=
x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%">
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>From: </strong></span><span>Phil =
Schappert &lt;philjs@eastlink.ca&=
gt;<br /></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Subject: </strong></span><span><s=
trong>RE: [NatureNS] dead NSWO</strong><br /></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Date: </strong></span><span>March=
 31, 2015 at 5:17:07 PM ADT<br /></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>To: </strong></span><span><a href=
=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br /></span=
></div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Cc: </strong></span><span>'Fred S=
chueler' &lt;bckcdb@istar.ca&gt;<br =
/></span></div>
<div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span><strong>Reply-To: </strong></span><span><=
a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br />=
</span></div>
<br />
<div>At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm wrote:<br />
<blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding-left:5px; border-left:#1010ff 2p=
x solid; margin-left:5px; width:100%">I wonder if other Nova Scotia women (=
and men) find this statement offensive</blockquote>
<br />What's to offend? I suspect that Fred was actually lampooning the use=
 of virtually incomprehensible, or at least non-sensical, specialist jargon=
 on a general nature list (ie. not all of us are birders). I thought "Nova =
Scotia Woman" for NSWO was a pretty good guess (though this context made it=
 a curious comment on the part of the original poster).<br /><br />Phil<br =
/><br />-- <br /><br />Phil Schappert, PhD<br /><br />27 Clovis Ave.<br />H=
alifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br />902-460-8343 (cell)<br /><br /><a href=3D"http://p=
hilschappert.ca">philschappert.ca</a><br />imaginaturestudio.ca<br />imagin=
aturestudio.blogspot.ca<br />philschappert.com<br /><br />"Just let imagina=
tion lead, reality will follow through..."<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Michael Hedges)</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
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