OFAS...

[562lonnie]

Hi,
I've seen this acronym many a times on this site but can anyone tell me what it stands for?
I know it relates to an internet site such as ebay but what is it short for???
I'm losin it...[huh]

Regards,
Lonnie

 

[RBH]

Our Favorite Auction Site = E-Bay


by the way WELCOME to the lounge!!! I forgot to do that on the other post.

 

[562lonnie]

Thanks for the welcome RBH and thanks for the acronym answer...
Now I can sleep...:eusa_clap

Regards,
Lonnie

 

[Sefton]

Oh, I had another acronymn for it with the same initials but since this is a family place you'll just have to use your imagination...

 

[apipeguy]

welcome 562! pull up a chair and stay awhile!

 

[HamletJSD]

Welcome!

And about acronym OFAS: I picked up on the what, but I never understood when or why? lol

 

[Mustang]

Hi,
I've seen this acronym many a times on this site but can anyone tell me what it stands for?
I know it relates to an internet site such as ebay but what is it short for???
I'm losin it...[huh]

Regards,
Lonnie

Thanks for asking. I was wondering the same thing! :eusa_clap lol

 

[Brad Bowers]

Not for me

Call me a curmudgeon, 'cause that's what I am, but I refuse to use the acronym. It takes just as many letters to type eBay, you only have to hold the shift key for one letter, and it is instantly clear what we are talking about. Isn't simplicity better?

Brad

 

[Flieger]

Was there a PM about NOT using the name "eBay" here on the Lounge that I never got? More to the point: Who came up with OFAS and why? [huh]

/F

 

[HamletJSD]

Glad I wasn't the only one wondering why, nor the only one not using it!!! :eusa_clap

 

[scotrace]

A bit of history:

Somehow, somewhere, the rule about not posting any live eBay auctions got misinterpreted to mean that ebay could not be mentioned at all. So we got several iterations of speaking of ebay without saying the word. The one that got the most currency and survived, even after we tried to make it clear that one could climb on MK's shoulders and shout EEEBBAAAYYY as loud as one wanted, was "OFAS."
Ebay is obviously a HUGE part of the collecting world. To ban discussion of it wouldn't be workable, or even desirable.

For some odd reason OFAS is still used. As Brad says, it's easier to just type ebay eh? It would also help to make all these "what's 'OFAS'"? posts go away.

 

[Spellflower]

Scotrace, for the record, what is the rule regarding posting live auctions? I remember there being a sticky by Andykev stating that it wasn't allowed, but I don't see it anymore, and even MK posts links to live auctions in the classifieds.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

You may post -your- live auction in the classifieds.


No where else can you post other people's live auctions.


http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=15859

 

[RJCNTX]

I figured it referred to Ebay but I just assumed it meant Online Fedora Auction Site! lol

 

[Spellflower]

Thanks for clearing that up, Miss N!

 

[deelovely]

Welcome to the Lounge 562lonnie!

 

[scotrace]

Fair warning: We may start editing posts containing "OFAS" and replacing it with "Ebay."

Clarity!

 

[Pilgrim]

Who came up with OFAS and why? [huh]

(Stands quietly in the corner with a grin, wondering if anyone else remembers who came up with it....)

:fedora:

 

[fatwoul]

I suspect a little bit of cliquishness behind the use of terms like "OFAS". It's like a gentle form of secret language, that only members of the club are privy to.

Most of the discussion forums I have visited seem to exhibit this behaviour to varying degrees, and we're lucky that here, OFAS is about the only one people use. Some sites are thoroughly inaccessible due to the amount of acronyms.

Incidentally, is the acronym for "Our Favourite Auction Site" pronounced ("Oh-Fass"), or is it stated as a string of letters with ellipses shown ("O.F.A.S.")?

 

[J.T.Marcus]

How do you say e-bay in PIG LATIN? lol