Acronym Police

Mounting Abuse of ATMs

lawgracelive — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:21:12 +0000

Normally, this site is simply concerned with acronym abuse, but recently, ATMs have come under increasing attack. This new attack is not only from frequent abuse of their standard acronym, but now for their mere existence. Recently the President of The United States, Barak Obama, has put blame for the mounting unemployment crisis squarely on the shoulders of poor, defenseless ATMS.

http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2011/06/14/obama-blames-atms-high-unemployment

While it may be human nature to blame things that can’t defend themselves for your problems, enough is enough! ATMs deserve better treatment! For something most of us use at least once a week, ATMs deserve a little respect. Sure, they take more money from you than most Pay Day Loans when you take $10 out, but OOOOh the convenience!

I call on people everywhere to stop ATM acronym abuse and stop the senseless slandering of these poor, defenseless machines!!

CNET NIC Violation

lawgracelive — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:12:24 +0000

Acronym(s) Abused: NIC (Network Interface Card)
Section of acronym law violated: 2
Offense Location: http://news.cnet.com/Short-Take-LANart-debuts-redundant-fiber-NIC-card/2110-1033_3-203672.html

While this is technically only a level 2 violation, it was very dificult to list it as such due to the word redundant being used before a redundant acronym.

USRobotics NIC Violation

lawgracelive — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:05:40 +0000

Acronym(s) Abused: NIC (Network Interface Card)
Section of acronym law violated: 4
Offense Location: http://www.usr.com/products/networking/networking-product.asp?sku=USR997904

This is a section 4 violation of the acronym NIC. Even though this is a single word violation, it is a section 4 offense since it is a primary product sold by the company violating the acronym.

6/25/2008 – Section 4 Violation

lawgracelive — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:51:55 +0000

Date: 6/25/2008
Acronym(s) Abused: BMC (Base Management Controller)
Section of acronym law violated: 4
Offending Website: http://www.dell.com
Comments: Normally, we post a link directly to the violation, but this link has changed several time. To find this violation, navigate to the R900 sales page and then click the “Tech Specs” tab. Scroll down to the “Management” section. You will find BMC defined and then in the same paragraph you will find “BMC management controller”. This is a very serious violation of the acronym law as it contains a dual word violation of an acronym for a product from the company violating the acronym!

04/22/2008 – Single word violation of ATM

lawgracelive — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:51:07 +0000

Date: 04/22/2008
Acronym(s) Abused: ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
Section of acronym law violated: 2
Offending Website: http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/thieves-use-eeepc-in-brazilian-atm-scam/
Comments: Single word violation of ATM

2/25/2007 – Single word violation of ATM

lawgracelive — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:49:43 +0000

Date: 2/25/2007
Acronym(s) Abused: ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
Section of acronym law violated: 2
Offending Website: http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/25/windows-based-atm-machine-hacked-gets-painted/
Comments: Single word violation of ATM