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TL;DR means "here's a very short explanation".
by hasenj 14y ago
TL;DR means "here's a very short explanation".
- JonnieCache 14y agoWho else remembers when it used to be an insult? I preferred it that way.
- highwind 14y agoYeah. I remember TL;DR meant wall of text, kinda same way RTFM was used. It was a response to something not a tag to indicate what you were doing. How things change so fast on the Internet.
- azernik 14y agoThe new meaning is a lot more useful (in the sense that I find lots of opportunities to use it).
- homosaur 14y agoAgreed, I still have insults a plenty in my quiver.
- dragontamer 14y agoTL;DR: You prefer the old way of doing things.
- coin 14y agoWhy not use the word "summary"?
- hasenj 14y agoI think it's the same reason people write "lol" instead of "hahaha" even though they are not actually laughing out loud. It sounds like internet speek, it's cooler and more 1337.
- rhu86 14y agoTo be fair, this is the way language has always evolved. Interesting article on a related topic: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21956748 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21956748
- cpeterso 14y ago"Executive summary" is the original TL;DR.
- tracker1 14y agoFunny, I thought it meant... Too Long; Didn't Read
- hasenj 14y agoI thought it stood for "too long; don't read"