+1

[montage]

what does this mean?
where did this orignate?
just why?

(I obviously know it means "good point, I agree" but why do people say this instead of "good point, I agree")

 

[Young Un]

what does this mean?
where did this orignate?
just why?

(I obviously know it means "good point, I agree" but why do people say this instead of "good point, I agree")

chat speak,innit

 

[redjedi]

chat speak,innit

+1 :?:

 

[stoatsngroats]

chat speak,innit

+1 again





or +2.....which is right...?

 

[Radius]

Technically it's internet forum nerd speak, rather than chat speak, there is a subtle difference.
The term "teh internetz", and just the use of 'teh' rather than 'the' isn't chat speak, for example, but 'l8r' etc is.

 

[marinyork]

Euclid.

 

[Arch]

(I obviously know it means "good point, I agree" but why do people say this instead of "good point, I agree")

Quicker to type, I assume, unless you can't find the + on your keyboard...

 

[alecstilleyedye]

it's more useful when utilised as a vote for a particular product or technique.

 

[Carwash]

It's like you're 'voting up' the node, in the absence of a voting system, innit. :?:

 

[montage]

So it may have come from websites like youtube where you can +1 or -1 on the thumbs up/down scale for peoples comments?

 

[Radius]

So it may have come from websites like youtube where you can +1 or -1 on the thumbs up/down scale for peoples comments?

No, that was only introduced fairly recently, and this phenomenon has been going on a lot longer than that...

 

[JamesAC]

+1 again





or +2.....which is right...?

I think "+1" .. unless you want to agree the point twice.

 

[stoatsngroats]

I think "+1" .. unless you want to agree the point twice.

...of course...! thx

 

[spandex]

So it may have come from websites like youtube where you can +1 or -1 on the thumbs up/down scale for peoples comments?

+1

 

[Over The Hill]

It means you sent the same post but an hour later.