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Stop it! What resort are you refering to?

Sunbum

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Stop with the letters! AOC, MOC, NCV, DVI whatever!!!!
Not everyone spends there spare time memorizing the short form letters! If you want to start a thread about the Aruba Ocean Club, then spell it out! What does MCV mean???? Most TUGERS have not and should not have to memorize the short forms for every Marriott resort!:(
 
See this in the FAQ:

http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34815

The problem is that some people don't even go by the true II codes. Many people refer to Maui as MOC, but that is not accurate as it is truely MMO or MM1.

MCV is for Canyon Villas.

I pride myself on having them memorized :p
 
dioxide45 said:
I pride myself on having them memorized :p
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:rofl: :hysterical:

dioxide, you make me laugh!

The OP has a valid point and I use to be frustrated by this too. But since it's such common place I figured I could just look up the abbreviations if I was really that interested in knowing where they were talking about. I've memorized several of them, but certainly not all like Dioxide! That's impressive!

Janna
 
Love It! I do agree. Heck I can hardly remember the abbreviations for the ones I own much less all the rest of them. I have a really hard time with all the beach properties Surf Watch, Ocean Watch, Ocean Pointe Surf Club, ocean Club etc, Who can keep it all straight?
 
I guess the biggest 'trick' is just being familiar with the names of all the Marriott resorts in general - I am. (Of course some of that is because I've went over the list so many times of the resorts that I want to go to. :D ) If you know the names already, then it's pretty easy to figure out which one an abbrev. is refering to. That being said, usually when I write a question or response I try to call the resort by name in the beginning and then use the abbrev. throughout the rest of my entry.

BTW, it does get easier the longer you're on this board (and the more often)
 
Sunbum said:
Stop with the letters! AOC, MOC, NCV, DVI whatever!!!!
Not everyone spends there spare time memorizing the short form letters! If you want to start a thread about the Aruba Ocean Club, then spell it out! What does MCV mean???? Most TUGERS have not and should not have to memorize the short forms for every Marriott resort!:(
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Oh yes they should! There's a test every Friday! If you don't pass, you have to write them 3 times each.
 
Zac495 said:
Oh yes they should! There's a test every Friday! If you don't pass, you have to write them 3 times each.
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oops- there goes the teacher in you :hysterical:
 
MBP MMO MM1 MCU MHB MGC MC1 MBY MGO MHH HPS MAO MSU MFC MMB
MBP MMO MM1 MCU MHB MGC MC1 MBY MGO MHH HPS MAO MSU MFC MMB
MBP MMO MM1 MCU MHB MGC MC1 MBY MGO MHH HPS MAO MSU MFC MMB

(Don't bother me...I'm doing my homework :doh: )
 
gores95 said:
OK I have another for ya.....is DW "Dearest Wife" or "Damn Witch"??????

;)
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Depends on how long you have been married.

Had to balance out the DH post.

mas - you kill me. Notice you did not go for the extra credit.
 
I also find the abbreviations difficult to get. It just isn't that hard to write a few more letters. :D It would help us all if you would write the name, or parts of it.

Some abbreviations aren't even the II codes.
 
Both Sides

I understand both sides of this and don't think there's a right or wrong answer. When I first found TUG 2 years ago, it was frustrating/challenging to read posts when you didn't know an abbreviation. However, I was reading tug to gain information and knowledge that would benefit me (and hopefully others) - the folks that were providing this information, and thus helping me, were, many times, using the abbreviations. So I had a choice, learn the codes or get less information. I've learned many of the codes. In a way, it's like learning the defintion and meaning of other terms (i.e. Flexchange). If you don't understand the term, a lot of the potenitially beneficial posts about flexchange would be useless.

Whenever I post, I try not to abbreviate or at least define the abbreviation in the post (i.e. "When we stayed at Marriott Grande Vista (MGV)"), but understand some folks make a lot of posts and I appreciate what they provide to this forum.

Either way timesharing is awesome!
 
LordCambridge said:
Whenever I post, I try not to abbreviate or at least define the abbreviation in the post (i.e. "When we stayed at Marriott Grande Vista (MGV)"), but understand some folks make a lot of posts and I appreciate what they provide to this forum.
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I also try to first define the abbreviation before using it.

PS To me MGV isn't Marriott Grande Vista but the TS I own in SoCal, Monarch Grand Vacations.
 
I think the first letter is usually M for Marriott? :) But not always.
 
I think logics applies:

If you are in a Marriott thread about a resort - then use the initials of that resort - not the II code. Particularly if other readers are using it. ie. Marriott Aruba Ocean Club Owners Being Ripped Off By Marriot - feel free to use AOC or OC. Optimally, spell it out the first time you use, if early in the thread and is has not been short-handed in that thread

If you are talking about a resort you own in a sightings thread - then the best choice is to spell it out - but feel free to use short-hand if it is a resort you have listed in your profile, and you contribute often to that thread. If readers do not get it, they can always check the resorts you own..

If you do use short-hand and own at that resort, your profile should list the full name and the supporting abbreviation that is commonly used. i.e the HP is bitchin

Should always be avoided in the title of a thread

Be consistent

Just a few thoughts. All things in moderation
 
MOC can be Marriott Ocean Club (Aruba) or Maui Ocean Club

Smooth Air:cool:
 
smoothair said:
MOC can be Marriott Ocean Club (Aruba) or Maui Ocean Club
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Actually it's:

Marriott's Maui Ocean Club = MOC
Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club = AOC (sometimes misused as MOC)


Note: these are Tugger's not II's representation.
 
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Thank goodness OP does not own a Starwood week - you should SEE the abbreviations used over there :doh:
Luckily, a primer is provided as a stickie on top of that forum... :rofl:
 
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