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I've seen lots of valid variants, including and probably not limited to: The feature article ; the freaking article ; the friendly article ; the f$%^&*( articl
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
I've seen lots of valid variants, including and probably not limited to:
The feature article ; the freaking article ; the friendly article ; the f$%^&*( article, c.f. RTFM.
- simias 7y agoI personally go with "The Fine Article" in my mind when I write it, although obviously all these alternatives are possible. I first encountered this initialism on slashdot back when it was still relevant, although I don't know if it was coined there. And yeah, I believe that it derives from "RTFA" (read the fucking article) which would be what you told people who obviously commented without reading the article.
- gpderetta 7y agoThe original, as documented in the hacker dictionary, is of course RTFM (read the f...ine manual).
- codezero 7y agoNot sure it’s the origin, but it used to be RTFM (read the fucking manual).
- sjwright 7y agoRTFM has been mostly superseded by LMGTFY.
- tingletech 7y agoAlso read "read the fine manual"