Min/Max Boards
Meta Board => Board Business => Topic started by: Skevvix on June 06, 2012, 11:44:50 PM
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I've been out of the loop as far as forum lingo goes. Is there a handy list of the acronyms that are commonly used? What, for instance, is fiat... other than a car?
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fiat
Notably point 3:
An arbitrary decree or pronouncement, especially by a person or group of persons having absolute authority to enforce it.
Basically DM fiat refers to a DM making a decision
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When a DM says "that's just how it works" without any rules to back up his decision, he's said to be using fiat, also known as handwaving.
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If you run into unfamiliar lingo you can always start a thread in Ask A Question for it.