[WikiEN-l] JTDirl sysop issue

[Ray Saintonge]

Toby Bartels wrote:

>>On a side note, even if it WAS rude, if ever being rude was a valid reason
>>to deny someone sysop status, then a WHOLE bunch of sysops are in SERIOUS
>>trouble. lol (laughing out loud, remember? You DID go read [[leet]], didn't
>>you?)
>>
>
>Yes, I checked to see if it had any indication
>why "lol" always means "laughing out loud", never "lots of luck",
>even in a post that makes much more sense the latter way.
>As it turns out, [[Leet]] says nothing about "lol" at all.
>
>In your case, however, I agree that it means "laughing out loud".
>^_^
>
The [[Leet]] article didn't make much sense to me at all, but I agree 
that I found no reference to "lol" in it..

An abbreviation means exactly what the user intended it to mean.  

>`When _I_ use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful
>tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor
>less.'
>
JTDirl has not yet said what he intended, but the context (immediately 
before the signature) does suggest a meaning more akin to "lots of luck".

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