Originally Posted by PR_Glen

I don't like abbreviations in general. It happens on reddit a lot. It's especially annoying when someone is trying to explain something that may be new to other readers. For example in many dieting/weightloss/training subs people use abbreviations so often you can barely tell what the hell they are talking about. I understand in some cases, where a word is repeated often and can save a bit of time if it is common knowledge but people use them for too much it works against communication as a whole, the point posting in the first place.

If i came in to a weight loss thread and talked about IF, BMI's BMR's, BF%, RMR's, V02max and a million other abbreviations without context most people wouldn't know what the fuck i'm talking about, or should they.

I also don't like meaningless repetitive language, which is used all the time here unfortunately. So i'm with you on the rejection of this. Everything doesn't have to be formal, I use slang all the time, but communication still needs effort to be viable.