Acronym Failure

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  1. jglowe77

    jglowe77 Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2011 Massachusetts

    So today, I posted the following in the trading forum: "FT: BCBCS, Heady Topper (2/18)+ ISO: Hunaphu". A BA responded and we worked out some details and had a deal finalized, conditional on his getting enough Hunaphu at the upcoming release. Then I get a message from him asking if the bourbon county I was offering was a cherry or a coffee....and the deal has pretty much fallen apart since he wanted a Cherry.


    Part of the reason for this post is to rant and relieve my frustration. The other part is to ask: are the acronyms we use in FT:ISO posts too confusing? I've been on here for several years and I've been into craft for a few years on top of that, and I don't know all of the acronyms yet, admittedly. However, is it unreasonable to assume that someone would know what the hell BCBCS means? It's commonly used, and should be apparent. How does Cherry Rye come from that? Where's the letter for rye?
     
    #1 jglowe77, Mar 4, 2013
  2. jglowe77

    jglowe77 Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2011 Massachusetts

    Sorry about the weird editing; a copy and paste caused that.
     
    #2 jglowe77, Mar 4, 2013
  3. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I use acronyms at first, then when we agree on something I typically write out the full beer's name just to be 100% clear on both ends before exchanging addresses. I find with the flood of new people and new trades, I've taken lots of extra precautions lately.

    The one I'm really caution of using is BCS... I know some people think it means Bourbon County Stout (which isn't the name of the beer, it's Bourbon County BRAND Stout, hence why BCBS should be used) when BCS actually means Brooklyn Chocolate Stout.
     
    #3 Prospero, Mar 4, 2013
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  4. OakedCanuck

    OakedCanuck Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2009 Washington

    Yes they are ridiculous.

    BCBCRS = Cherry Rye, I believe (still stupid though).

    Or, people could just take an extra 3.5 milliseconds to type out the whole name, or 7 milliseconds if they are the one-finger typer type.
     
    #4 OakedCanuck, Mar 4, 2013
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  5. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Actually it's just Cherry Rye BCBS, the label is not like Coffee's label.
     
    #5 Prospero, Mar 4, 2013
  6. OakedCanuck

    OakedCanuck Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2009 Washington

    I know, I have both. He asked what was the commonly used acronym for Cherry Rye, I see it mostly used as BCBCRS.
     
    #6 OakedCanuck, Mar 4, 2013
  7. SchuStar

    SchuStar Zealot (573) Mar 21, 2011 Illinois

    The acronym is too long for me. I just say cherry rye.
     
    #7 SchuStar, Mar 4, 2013
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  8. SubpoenaDeuces

    SubpoenaDeuces Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2011 California

    I just send out $30 brewery only releases and ask for midwest walez then wait and see what 12,000+ bottle count offshelf gem shows up on my doorstep

    [​IMG]
     
    #8 SubpoenaDeuces, Mar 4, 2013
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  9. jbuddle

    jbuddle Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2010 New York

    I really think people should start taking the few extra minutes to make a sensible trade offer that is:
    1. not a friggen link to your cellar
    2. not using more acronyms than actual words
    3. showing some actual effort
     
    #9 jbuddle, Mar 4, 2013
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  10. FEUO

    FEUO Initiate (0) Jul 24, 2012 Canada (ON)

    IHNPWAOTBAA, FFTSMYWB
     
    #10 FEUO, Mar 4, 2013
  11. jglowe77

    jglowe77 Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2011 Massachusetts

    I agree. The cellar links are basically auctions and the acronyms leave out those who don't know, but may even have the beer in question! After this incident that I posted about, I will not be using any more acronyms.
     
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  12. abecall98

    abecall98 Savant (1,234) Aug 11, 2007 California
    Trader

    Just stop using them. They are stupid anyway.

    BASC
    BASS
    2009BT
    IST
    BCBCRSRARE
    HFSA

    Just stop. We all have the bad habit, but it's gotta stop.
     
    #12 abecall98, Mar 4, 2013
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  13. GregSVT

    GregSVT Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2009 Texas

    If you're going to worry about the exact name of a beer then it's actually Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout...way to fail.

    When I first joined Bourbon County was always called BCS. All of sudden in the past few years people decided to change it to BCBS.
     
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  14. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    There's no need for language like that.
     
    #14 FUNKPhD, Mar 4, 2013
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  15. abecall98

    abecall98 Savant (1,234) Aug 11, 2007 California
    Trader

    But then that would require effort.
     
    #15 abecall98, Mar 4, 2013
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  16. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    HYSMC?

    +2 beer points to the first BA who cracks that.

    HINT: It's easy
     
    #16 evilc, Mar 4, 2013
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  17. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    My latest ISO:

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    Bay Area peeps should able to get this one.
     
    #17 evilc, Mar 4, 2013
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  18. abecall98

    abecall98 Savant (1,234) Aug 11, 2007 California
    Trader

    I remember that, and I got slammed for calling it BCS. Slowly I have been noticing how lame it is to acronymize (yep, I just typed that out) everything.
     
    #18 abecall98, Mar 4, 2013
  19. pk18

    pk18 Zealot (572) Jun 12, 2012 Wisconsin
    Trader


    Sonofabitch. I wonder if there is still a reward?
     
    #19 pk18, Mar 4, 2013
  20. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    If you are going -bals deep with acronyms please include the GI before BCBCS.
     
    #20 BearsOnAcid, Mar 4, 2013
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