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Betty Boom

(481 posts)
11. Non mainstream and fringe, in other words
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:30 PM
Tuesday

I have never seen it, and I consume news on many different platforms. Again, standard practice with a non-standard non-universally recognized acronym is to define it the first time it is used.

And usually an author has a responsibility to write with clarity that doesn’t necessitate the reader deciphering what they’re saying by using secondary sources.

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