Talk:Recursive acronym
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TINT was the first recursive acronym I ever heard of when I invented the name. But that doesn't mean it is the earliest by any means. Surely others have thought of the idea before. TedAnderson 02:45 12 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Indeed, the ubiquitous VISA (credit card) appears to predate it, standing for VISA International Service Association since 1976. --Delirium 00:14, Aug 22, 2003 (UTC)
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Nominations for list
Should YAML be on this list? Tjdw 02:11, 5 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Question on Cygnus
Moved this question from the article: question: (is this Cygnus Solutions?) —Frecklefoot 16:19, 14 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Were all these made to be recursive?
I'm a bit confused.. Linux is from Linus Torvalds forename, right? Or is Linux an official "more recent effort" as it says in the start of the list? Or is it just a "more recent effort" by a wikipedian who was bored and added it for fun? Same goes for e.g. "Pika", but *not* e.g. GNU. Shouldn't it be more clear what's made up and what's not? It seems bad to just mix them all together. It is indeed mentioned what's unofficial in some cases, but not always. Personally I think we should just get rid of everything unofficial, or I could just as well add a dozen of acronyms I've made up. :-P Jugalator 14:24, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)
Removed these two lines from the list, since they aren't recursive acronyms:
- Linux - Linux Is Not UniX
-- Khym Chanur 02:48, Dec 5, 2004 (UTC)
Along this train of thought, I also removed:
- PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file format unofficially also stands for "PNG is Not GIF"
--Avochelm 07:22, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
TTP and Dilbert
Both this page and the RAS syndrome page mention a Dilbert strip about TTP. Does anybody have a copy/link of that specific strip?
PHP
Didn't this originally stand for "People Hate Perl"? Md25 23:24, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Is this a recursive?
BASS — Bass Anglers Sportsman Society? Given that the second Bass dosen't stand for the name rather it stands for the fish? => Not circular. I came accross this beacuse at the RESPECT Page we were discusing whether it is a recurcive acroymn. Some one suggested that it isn't for the same reason I have given for BASS. (i.e. the R stands for the concept of respect rather then refering to the name RESPECT)--JK the unwise 10:36, 10 May 2005 (UTC)