Relative newbie to the forums here and have finally mastered much of the lingo (toad, 5er) and acronyms (TT, WD, TC). However, I can't seem to be able to tell from a lot of the thread titles whether a TV is a tow vehicle or a television until I read through a few of the posts. Can we all maybe rally around this ignorant Adirondack hillbilly and agree to some measure of consistency when referring to one or the other? Personally, I think the "medium that killed the family dynamic" is an appropriate though admittedly long-winded reference for a television. Instead, I find myself in favor of TV's (capitalized) being tow vehicle and tv's (lower case) being televisions but I'm certainly open to other suggestions. Any thoughts?

Many if not most subject lines are less than helpful in knowing what the topic is. As old-biscuit advised, good luck with that, but I do agree it can be confusing.

Generally speaking, if the thread is in the Towing, Tow Vehicles, Dinghy Towing, travel Trailer, or Fifth Wheel forums, there is a good chance TV, whether capitalized or not, is referring to a vehicle.If the thread is in Around The Campfire, General RVing Issues, or either motor home forum there is a good chance it is referring to a television set.As the OP stated, the best bet is to read the thread and find out what is being discussed. That is the ONLY way to be sure!

My DW wanted a tv for the TV when towing our TT to the CG :)

SparkDr wrote:I can't seem to be able to tell from a lot of the thread titles whether a TV is a tow vehicle or a television until I read through a few of the posts. Everything in context.. look at what forum you're in.No, nobody's going to adhere to arbitrary abbreviation dictates. That would be like herding cats. We're having a hard enough time with auto-complete on smart phones and various unconventional spellings of many words.

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AprilWhine
Explorer
Sep 12, 2015
It's really easy to tell the difference : if the thread is in the Class A forum it's a tow vehicle, otherwise it's a television.
NMDriver
Explorer
Sep 12, 2015
No we cannot all agree. What would be the point of the forum if we all agree with the first posters. :)
Two_Hands
Explorer
Sep 12, 2015
We are far too busy discussing BDs (bidets) and SHSs (sewer hose supports) to think about anything else.
2oldman
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2015
SparkDr wrote:
I can't seem to be able to tell from a lot of the thread titles whether a TV is a tow vehicle or a television until I read through a few of the posts.
Everything in context.. look at what forum you're in.

No, nobody's going to adhere to arbitrary abbreviation dictates. That would be like herding cats. We're having a hard enough time with auto-complete on smart phones and various unconventional spellings of many words.
hotbyte
Explorer
Sep 12, 2015
My DW wanted a tv for the TV when towing our TT to the CG :)
mowermech
Explorer
Sep 12, 2015
Generally speaking, if the thread is in the Towing, Tow Vehicles, Dinghy Towing, travel Trailer, or Fifth Wheel forums, there is a good chance TV, whether capitalized or not, is referring to a vehicle.
If the thread is in Around The Campfire, General RVing Issues, or either motor home forum there is a good chance it is referring to a television set.
As the OP stated, the best bet is to read the thread and find out what is being discussed. That is the ONLY way to be sure!
wildtoad
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2015
Many if not most subject lines are less than helpful in knowing what the topic is. As old-biscuit advised, good luck with that, but I do agree it can be confusing.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 12, 2015
Good luck with that :B

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