[governance] UK - DVLA: Seven staff suspended for posting "inappropriate" Facebook comments

[Norbert Klein]

Happy New Year, Avri, and everybody else.

I assure you that I have no problem Googling acronyms a lot, and I use 
the translation facility sometimes (though not often on this list - and 
the translation facility often fails on acronyms).

BUT:

I am also trying to extend the number of the few people involved in the 
discussion of Internet Governance by trying to share issues with some 
others - by having them read and consider what kinds of issues we are 
facing and dealing with.

It is not much a problem for myself - but I am not sure if I am the only 
one who often faces negative reactions "Too difficult to catch..." and 
the acronym factor is often mentioned.

I did not dare to tell them: "Come on, use the opportunity to educate 
yourself by research the acronyms!"


Norbert Klein
Cambodia

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On 1/3/2013 5:18 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
> I would assume anyone can do a search on acronyms.
> Even more helpful when the text contains it already.
>
> Hi,
>
> Thank your lucky stars people aren't using document numbers as the reference.
>
> When someone sends a acronym i don't know, i use the net to open it up - and often even learn something.  Of course when the text already contains it, so much the better.
>
> When someone sends something to the list in a language i don't understand i use:
>
>> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t
>
> Which is tacked on to every list message.
>
> just saying
>
> avri
> 1/3
>
> On 2 Jan 2013, at 08:23, Norbert Klein wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Rony,
>>
>> for working towards preventing this list from being only for a small in-group (of English speakers).
>>
>> Norbert Klein
>> Cambodia
>>
>>
>> On 1/2/2013 7:45 PM, Koven Ronald wrote:
>>> What, pray, is DVLA ?
>>>
>>> (Acronymitis seems endemic on this list.)
>>>
>>> Bests, Rony Koven
>


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