Using the Term 'Veg*n'

[Lord Snot]

I think it makes sense not to use it in New to Vegetarianism, so I've edited thread titles. But people will certainly be using it within the threads so IMO the best thing to do is make a sticky thread in there explaining what it is.

 

[Josh James xVx]

Veg*n is all-encompassing for people who don't eat animal flesh.

 

[Dropkick]

I think we should invent a secret language of nicknames for normal objects, and instead of explaining the meanings of what we've written we'll ignore almost all their requests for explanation and only give a few of them small portions of an explanation. Then instead of being scared off the newbee veg*ns will be intrigued and fight harder to enter our secret cabal.

Works for the Illuminati.

 

[Alice-Bee]

Im on a 'support' group for veggies and vegans on FB. someone asked what Veg*n meant, and i explained that it was 'veggie/vegan' and they said back to me 'youre either veggie or vegan...not inbetween' which is what I class myself as. Then a few more people joined in telling me I cannot be inbetween and one 16 year old girl said 'Why arent you vegan' And when I said i didnt want to talk about it they just carried on being generally nasty.
Pretty ******* rude. Some support group.

 

[Rosie1]

^^They CLEARLY didn't even understand what you meant.
People can be such

 

[Alice-Bee]

Yeah. Perhaps I didnt explain myself very well but to me Veg*n means veggie and or vegan. They didnt see it that way. Which is why I posted in here rather than the gripe thread.

 

[thefadedone]

Im on a 'support' group for veggies and vegans on FB. someone asked what Veg*n meant, and i explained that it was 'veggie/vegan' and they said back to me 'youre either veggie or vegan...not inbetween' which is what I class myself as. Then a few more people joined in telling me I cannot be inbetween and one 16 year old girl said 'Why arent you vegan' And when I said i didnt want to talk about it they just carried on being generally nasty.
Pretty ****ing rude. Some support group.

Huh. I wonder if it's the same FB group I was on where a lot of the members either were raising or planned to raise their kids omnis because they didn't want to force their beliefs on their children.

 

[Dropkick]

Huh. I wonder if it's the same FB group I was on where a lot of the members either were raising or planned to raise their kids omnis because they didn't want to force their beliefs on their children.

I've been considering raising my children as narrow-minded, abusive, cannibalistic, Satan worshiping, book burning, bigoted, racists for the same reason.

 

[FortyTwo]

I think we should invent a secret language of nicknames for normal objects, and instead of explaining the meanings of what we've written we'll ignore almost all their requests for explanation and only give a few of them small portions of an explanation. Then instead of being scared off the newbee veg*ns will be intrigued and fight harder to enter our secret cabal.

Works for the Illuminati.

I glorb strongly with this dinbob!

 

[silva]

How about when using contractions in the New group, you simply define veg*n? (I've actually decided to type veg'n from now on!)

Do you know how acronyms are used both here and on so many other forums I don't get? And no one thinks to explain? Veg'n seems a lot easier to figure, or ask, than most others.
If you can refer to such things as "nooch" or nut yeast and explain it, I think you can use veg'n too!

I don't like being called veggie. That's what I eat, and doesn't imply anything.

 

[yally]

I like veg*n as an inclusive term. I don't know why new people find it so hard to figure out.

 

[kibbleforlola]

FWIW, I was familiar with the term veg*n long before I ever found vb. First place I saw it was on a pair of earrings, of all things.

 

[led.boots]

FWIW, I was familiar with the term veg*n long before I ever found vb. First place I saw it was on a pair of earrings, of all things.

I was familiar with the term veg*n from other forums and blogs for a long time also, but I always thought it was because "vegetarian" is long to type. I never thought of veg*n as standing for "vegan", just for "vegetarian."

 

[AeryFairy]

I honestly thought it was because 'vegan' was equal to swearing, and that the forum filters blocked it out or something. Y'know, like typing 'f*ck'. I can be a moron at times thankfully, I only thought this for a few days before realising, and I really like it as a term now. It's nice and inclusive, and I don't think it really alienates anyone - a quick google/asking someone to explain/reading the FAQ would clear up any confusion.

 

[beancounter]

I use veg*n for convenience, but if we all agree to spell it out, I don't mind.

But also, won't using "veg*n" reduce the key word count from a Google search perspective?
I think that's a good reason spell it out.

Hey Google, come and get it!

vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan

 

[Dropkick]

vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan vegetarian vegan

Just helping beancounter with the Google count

 

[FortyTwo]

Isn't that illegal?

(Also it won't help, just saying)

 

[beancounter]

Isn't that illegal?

(Also it won't help, just saying)

If it won't help why is it illegal?

 

[uno]

and why does this matter?

 

[FortyTwo]

Trying to do so is illegal.

And it would only help if it was hardcoded into the page.