I would like to make a polite request, please.

[dobleremolque]

48. Excellent request but I wouldn't hold my breath for it to happen. If Democratic Underground (DU) were

written by professional journalists, stories and postings would adhere to a "style guide." The Associated Press (AP) Style Guide is the most prominently used, but the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) gives the AP guide a run for its money among journalism professionals. Style guides try to enforce clarity in writing. Using a style guide helps eliminate ambiguity. Proper style eliminates guesswork over which "Springfield."

Same goes for organizations, programs, and policies, even those commonly referred to by initials or acronyms. Style guide says: "Spell out the entire organization's formal name, enclose the abbreviation/short reference in parenthesis. On subsequent reference, using the abbreviation/short reference is okay. Example: "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)." Same goes for local organizations: does TCC mean Tucson City Council? or Tucson Convention Center?

The same also goes for references to programs and policies. The original poster (OP) types: "Springfield Cuts SNAP Grants!"
Which Springfield? Which SNAP? Is that the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?" or the "Student Nervousness Amelioration Program" at Springfield College?

But the majority of posts here are not written by professional journalists and that is the way Democratic Underground (DU) was designed. We're amateurs who share the goal of electing more and better Democrats. We do that by sharing links and references to factual information in support getting more Democrats into elective office at all levels.

And on the bright side, being forced to research whatever the original poster (OP) meant, drives engagement on the site as readers stay logged in and open another tab to try to figure it out. Perhaps Earl G appreciates the extended stays on the site because it helps the DU attract advertisers. If you don't want to see the ads, any a contribution of any amount lets you become a Star Member. Star Members don't see ads at all on the site.