Quake II as an MMOG

alphaWorks OptimalGrid Overview has middleware code to operate Quake II as an MMOG, the latest fruits of efforts at IBM to facilitate games, in this case Quake II, on a grid of servers (story). Here's what they sent along about this:
OptimalGrid is a self-contained middleware designed for developers to create grid-enabled parallel applications without themselves becoming experts in grid or high-performance computing (article). The Linux compatible middleware now includes automatic distribution and provisioning on to Grid nodes. See how the first release of Quake II was made massively multi-player by running on a Grid. Get modified Quake II from Sourceforge to run with OptimalGrid and let the massive Grid games begin.
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Strictly speaking, it's neither; it's actually an initialism. Acronyms are pronounceable, like NASA and laser.

Hey cool -- I didn't know that!

If the author wanted to write out "Massively multiplayer online game," he would, and he'd use "a" to precede it.

Ok, bear with me here, as I'm not trying to be a brat -- "just makin' convo", as they say in France.

I was under the impression that in formally written English (and to be clear, I know I'm making a deal over nothing since this is a family site, and not the Journal of Medical Science), the convention is to spell out any acronyms (or initialisms!) completely before one begins to make extensive use of them.. so they'd first write out "it's a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG)."

Now, are you saying that since MMOG is an initialism, it would be correct for the author to then begin writing "it's an MMOG" everywhere else?

must.. get.. to.. bottom.. of this



EDIT: Nevermind! LMAO! I had the freakin' Chicago Manual of Style sitting right behind me on the table (GF's a journalist), and they certainly agree with you, so that's more than good enough for me


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