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Chat 'Netiquette'
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Logging Into Chat
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Chat Safety
Our main chat room is open 24 hours a day and will be moderated on a regular basis.
We recommend that you don’t share your real name, address, email, telephone number or any other personal information with your friends in chat. TheBabyWebsite.com staff and moderators, will never ask you to disclose this information in a public chat room.
We advise you that the views expressed within the chat room are only those of individual members. Even if you are offered advice about your health or your family's health, we always advise you to seek professional advice from your doctor, midwife, health visitor or other medical professional.
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Netiquette
Just because you're hiding behind a fake identity, it doesn't give you an excuse to be impolite or rude on the internet. There are no definitive rules, but most people tend to agree that:
You should read the etiquette rules below first.
It's good to 'lurk' just for a little while before you make any posts. Hang around the community for a bit, listening and observing, to get a feel for the place. You'll soon know what the big "don'ts" are. But, if someone talks to you, don't ignore them.
Don't forget that there are people behind the words. You may only see text on the screen, but remember that there are people with emotions on the other side of your computer.
Don't swear, don't offend and most importantly, don't send an intentionally nasty or provocative message (called a 'flame').
The truth is out there. Don't lie or you will never be able to take your chatting any further. If you're a mother of three or a 16-year-old student, be honest. You'll come unstuck eventually, we promise.
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Chat etiquette - The dos and don'ts
Don't announce your own arrival. There's no need to. People can see when a new chatter enters a room.
Don't ignore people if they make small chat. If you're in a chat room, that's what you do. You can take time to settle in, but don't come and go too much without saying a word - it's not polite.
Do use the occasional emoticon to give body and feeling to the written word. ;-)
Don't change the subject. If you're in a chat room dedicated to 'trying to conceive', don't start talking about train fares.
Do try to keep your messages simple.
Don't use images unless they're really necessary and welcome.
Keep your posts short. If you have a long thought, break it up into lines that end ... so people get your message in stages.
Do use acronyms to keep messages short.
Don't be put off if someone is slow to respond.
Do use a chatter's name to catch their attention. But remember that chat is a group thing - if you want to have a personal conversation, you can use the private messaging system by double clicking on their name.
Don't type in caps unless you mean to SHOUT. It's loud, rude and difficult to read. Use all lower case or email shorthand instead.
Do scan carefully. You'll need to read quickly but make sure that you understand what was said before you reply.
Please familiarise yourself with the
forum and chat rules
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Logging on to TheBabyWebsite Chat
All you need to use TheBabyWebsite chat service is to be a member of TheBabyWebsite.com. Your username and password is used to log on to our forum, from which you can go to our chat service.
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Chat room users
We try to make sure that our chat rooms are used by people looking for normal, friendly conversation with other like-minded people. However, it is in the nature of online chat that we are not able to completely prevent misuse of the chat facility while also keeping it available to to all. We hope we have the balance right.
The chat room is moderated at various times throughout the day. It may be that someone could still say something you are offended by. If this happens in public conversation, our advice is simply to not to take it too seriously and to choose to ignore this person (double click on their name in the right hand column and select 'ignore this member').
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADs
Antidepressants
AF
Auntie Flo (period aka menstruation)
AFAIK
As far as I know
AFK
Away from keyboard
AKA
Also known as
A/S/L
Age/Sex/Location
ASOS
As seen on screen
ATK
At the keyboard
B4N
Bye for now
BAK
Back at keyboard
BB
Body Balance
BBL
Be back later
BBS
Be back soon
BC
Body Combat
BD
'baby dancing' Having sex with intent of creating a baby!
BF
Boyfriend or breastfeed
BFN
Big fat negative (pregnancy test)
BFP
Big fat positive (pregnancy test)
BH
Braxton Hicks ('practice' contractions)
BM
Bridesmaid or Best Man
BMI
Body Mass Index
BOB
Baby on board
BOGOF
Buy one get one free
BP
Body pump
BRB
Be right back
BTW
By the way
CBM
Chief bridesmaid
CD
Cycle day
CM
Cervical mucus
CON
Call of nature
CP
Cervical position
CU
See you
CV
Cardiovascular
CVS
Chorionic villus sampling (invasive test)
CYA
See ya
DBF
Darling boyfriend
DD
Darling daughter
DH
Darling husband
DOB
Date of birth
DP
Darling partner
DPO
Days past ovulation
DS
Darling son
DW
Darling wife
EDD
Estimated due date
EPU
Early pregnancy unit
EWCM
Egg white cervical mucus
FAMK
For all mankind
FAO
For the attention of
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
FB
F*ck buddy
FFS
For f*ck's sake
FIL
Father in law
FOC
Free of charge
FWIW
For what it's worth
FYI
For your information
GF
Girlfriend
GLB4UGH
Get lost before you get hurt
GMTA
Great minds think alike
GR8
Great
GTGN
Got to go now
GTTL
Gone to the loo
H2B
Husband to be
HB
Husband
HCG
Human chorionic gonadotrophin (pregnancy hormone)
HG
Hyperemesis gravidarium (championship puking during pregnancy)
HKBL
Hong Kong bag lady
HPT
Home pregnancy test
HTH
Hope this helps
HV
Health visitor
IASA
I am so annoyed
IMHO
In my honest/humble opinion
IMO
In my opinion
IRL
In real life
IYSWIM
If you see what I mean
L8R
Later
LDR
Long distance relationship
LF
Low fat
LMAO
Laughing my a**e off
LOL
Laugh out loud
LT
Luteal phase
LTNS
Long time no see
LTR
Long term relationship
MC
Miscarriage
MIL
Mother-in-law
MM
Married man
MOB
Mother of the bride
MOG
Mother of the groom
MOH
Maid of honour
MW
Midwife
NAP
Net a Porter
NL
New Look
NOMDB
Not over my dead body
OH
Other half
OIC
Oh I see
OMG
Oh my god
OPK
Ovulation predictor kit
OTOH
On the other hand
OV/OVD
Ovulation
OW
Other woman
PG
Pregnant
PMSL
Peeing myself laughing
POV
Point of view
ROFL
Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO
Rolling on the floor laughing my a**e off
SA
Sales Assistant
SB
Shag buddy
SIL
Sister in law
SPD
Symphysis pubis dysfunction (pelvic pain in pregnancy)
SSTM
Smiling smugly to myself
STD
Sexually transmitted diseases
SWL
Squeals with laughter
T&T
Tried and tested
TBH
To be honest
TIA
Thanks in advance
TMI
Too much information
TRDF
Tears rolling down my face
TTFN
Ta ta for now
TTC
Trying to conceive
TXL
Thanks loads
TY
Thank You
WAH
Work at home
WB
Welcome back
WI
With irony
WTG
Way to go
WW
Week wait
WYBMADITY
Will you buy me a drink if I tell you?
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