TBT vs. TBTF
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As Apple2012 said, TBTF stands for The Bell Tree Fair (As on the shop page of profiles, it says TBTF Collectible)
We call it TBT because we're lazy and it's easy to type. Also there is a debate on the name of the site currency, too. o.o
We call it TBT because we're lazy and it's easy to type. Also there is a debate on the name of the site currency, too. o.o
i dont think theres a "proper acronym" for it, it just really depends on whos using it and what for. some people prefer BTB over TBT, some people say TBT over TBTF and vice versa. though im not sure anyone here has used TBTF as an acronym from what i've seen.
but generally people will know what you're talking about with any acronym, just depends on where you use it and when. i.e if i use it in the marketplace, i'm most likely refering tbt to the currency, but if its in the introduction area, tbt usually means the bell tree.
tldr: doesnt matter IMO really. who cares. this is debated so much.
but generally people will know what you're talking about with any acronym, just depends on where you use it and when. i.e if i use it in the marketplace, i'm most likely refering tbt to the currency, but if its in the introduction area, tbt usually means the bell tree.
tldr: doesnt matter IMO really. who cares. this is debated so much.
lunathenia
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could not agree more with you
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People on this forum argue over stupid and pointless things for the bells.
oath2order
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Difference being the country is called United States of America, there is no "the" in it. The forum title and header both have "the". It's TBT.
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also to argue that the url has "belltreeforums" in it doesn't mean anything either, because back on zB when tbt bells were also a thing the url was "forums.the-bell-tree" and no one called the ftbt bells. they were just tbt bells. Because theyre bells from the bell tree
Nerd House
Content Creator
When I joined they were called TBT. It's recently started being called BTB because some schlub used the term once on accident (probably a typo) and it caught on.
it doesn't matter if it's a country or a name, I'm pretty sure you don't add articles like "the, a, or an" as part of an acronym/intialism? (Gramma Nazis??? where you at!)
I used to call it TBT and then realized that it doesn't sound correct and switched over to BTB. Even majority of the mods agree that it SHOULD BE "BTB" not "TBT" (since TBT stands for the forum)
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EpicGamer12
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none of the good mods agree
oath2order
#Porygon2024
Site owner basically says its TBT so youre wrong bye
didn't realize this is such serious business lols
I know right!
oath2order
#Porygon2024
Yes it is
When referring to the site as a whole, TBT, yes. When it's referring to the Forum Bells, not so much.
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TBT doesn't make sense. It's popular but it's grammatically incorrect how people are using it. It needs to end in a B if you don't want to write 'bells' out in full after it. I also dislike how it's the same as the abbreviation for the forum name: I have seen this cause confusion for people.
TBTB or BTB are the only logical ones. I prefer BTB out of simplicity.
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omg, I feel the same way, haha!!
tbt just looks better lol!!
but I agree that using tbt for bells is confusing, so I'm trying to use btb more!
or simply tbt bells, 'cause it still looks nice, lol!!
RE: TBT the currency: It's an uncountable noun. Like "yen" or "fish." It makes sense.
Even though our domain says BTF and the banner says TBTF, anyone who calls the site something other than TBT is wrong. TBT is a corporation.
Even though our domain says BTF and the banner says TBTF, anyone who calls the site something other than TBT is wrong. TBT is a corporation.
