QFT!!!!!

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  1. Fozzy

    Fozzy What's a Dremel?

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    Ok so I just found a new annoyance and it's QFT.

    I've seen it around for a few months or so and never really bothered with what it meant. So Today, when I saw it about 5 times in the same thread I looked it up. And to my astonishment...............IT MEANS QUOTED FOR TRUTH.


    What the hell. That's a ridiculous thing to shorten up and a ridiculous thing to use. Why would you need to quote somebody.......then say.......QFT. IT MAKES NO SENSE! Just agree with the person. Half of the time I see this 3 letter sentence it is followed up with an explanation of why they agree.

    I guess I must be having a bad day because every time I see QFT (since I found out what it means) I want to kill a baby bunny.
     
    Fozzy, 3 Mar 2008
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  2. will.

    will. A motorbike of jealousy!

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    I can up your hatred of 3 letter shortenings of the English language by saying I hate the use of lol
     
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  3. ch424

    ch424 Design Warrior

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    QFT


    edit: sorry, that was cheap. I used to find QFT annoying too; it's so lazy. Now I use it quite often though, so I can't really complain any more.
     
    ch424, 3 Mar 2008
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  4. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    The idea behind QFT is that you don't press the quote button, cut out the relevant bit, and then say something like "yeah, very true" or "yeah, that's brilliant" etc.
     
    Krikkit, 3 Mar 2008
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  5. antiHero

    antiHero ReliXmas time!

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    I lol`ed!
     
    antiHero, 3 Mar 2008
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  6. airchie

    airchie What's a Dremel?

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    Hehe, bad day indeed! :D

    Maybe the admins will switch QFT to tiramisu or gateaux? ;)
     
    airchie, 3 Mar 2008
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  7. Cthippo

    Cthippo Can't mod my way out of a paper bag

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    QFT Cheesecake!
     
    Cthippo, 4 Mar 2008
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  8. UncertainGod

    UncertainGod Minimodder

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    I always thought it was Quite Fu*#ing True.
     
    UncertainGod, 4 Mar 2008
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  9. dragontail

    dragontail 5bet Bluffer

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    You just wanted to kill 4 baby bunnies right there (inc title) :p
     
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  10. Amon

    Amon inch-perfect

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    It means "quit f**king talking" to me.
     
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  11. Gravemind123

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    QFT +1!

    :worried:

    /me could not resist
     
    Gravemind123, 4 Mar 2008
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  12. supermonkey

    supermonkey Deal with it

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    QFT means 'Quoted for Truth'. It originally was used to hold people to their original posts. The idea is that I can quote something you said and hold you to those words. If you go back and edit your post to change your facts or delete a statement, my quote will preserve your original words. It effectively keeps you from saying, "I never said that."

    In more recent use, the meaning has evolved to include agreement. That context might better be served by QFE, or 'Quoted for Emphasis'.

    Basically, QFT has become the new QFE. Q.E.D.

    -monkey
     
    supermonkey, 4 Mar 2008
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  13. SitraAchra

    SitraAchra Minimodder

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    just a new fad in forum lingo
     
    SitraAchra, 4 Mar 2008
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  14. Fishlock

    Fishlock .o0o.

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    Forget wikipedia, I'll just ask supermonkey anything I'm unsure of from now on... :hip:
     
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  15. chrisb2e9

    chrisb2e9 Dont do that...

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    just another way that the English language is slowly being butchered and flushed down the drain.
     
    chrisb2e9, 4 Mar 2008
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  16. mvagusta

    mvagusta Did a skid that went for two weeks.

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    I f@$#ing hate it when every bloody post in a thread has the post above it QFT :wallbash:

    I don't need to read everyone's post twice! i mean wtf?!? Alot of guys around here like to QFT everytime they post :confused:

    I'd rather see a few more lolcats and alot less QFT, save the QFT for the posts that really deserve it!
     
    mvagusta, 4 Mar 2008
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  17. Fishlock

    Fishlock .o0o.

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    [​IMG]
     
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  18. Mister_Tad

    Mister_Tad Will work for nuts Super Moderator

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    Brainwave - we should implement an automatic forum rule where any thread posted using the "RANT" tag gets moved straight to the trash

    seriously people, get over it, sheesh!
     
    Mister_Tad, 4 Mar 2008
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  19. notatoad

    notatoad pretty fing wonderful

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    my day is complete. i pissed somebody off.

    yes, i used qft in a thread here today. but only because it's better than "this."
     
    notatoad, 4 Mar 2008
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  20. Brett89

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    Quoted for truth.
     
    Brett89, 4 Mar 2008
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