Posted by Hugo Kornelis on 11/04/05 01:13

On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 22:56:11 +0000 (UTC), Erland Sommarskog wrote:

>> BTW what do u mean by OP
>
>Some people use "the OP" to refer to someone who have posted. I don't know
>if they read it out as "the other person" or "the original poster", but
>personally I find it impolite to talk about someone as OP when this
>person is present - and adressing someone as OP?

Hi Erland,

The normal meaning for OP is indeed Original Poster. Not Other person.

http://slang.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?string=exact&acronym=OP


I sometimes refer to the OP of a thread as OP. Never when writing a
response to the OP, but sometimes after lots of messages between others.
In that case, "but is that what the OP asked" will be easier to
understand than "but is that what Frank asked" (Frank? Who is Frank??).

Also, I'm more inclined to use the abbreviation OP when the OP uses a
nickname with unprintable characters or foul words.

Best, Hugo
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