0xffff2 4 days ago

"The F-ing article" (derived from old internet slang "RTFM", for "Read the F-ing manual", a thing that new users were prone not to do before getting online and asking questions easily answered by RTFM.)

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danudey 4 days ago

"The f___ing article"

  • codetrotter 4 days ago

    In polite terms it can also mean “the featured article”. And IMO it makes more sense to read it that way in a top-level comment.

    Whereas reading it as the f’ing article makes more sense when the word “TFA” is used in a response to another comment like “well, you say that but TFA said such and such”.

    • freedomben 4 days ago

      Agreed. I've also seen "The Fine Article"

      • pimlottc 4 days ago

        This is the old school “polite” version, as in, “read the fine manual”