13 definitions by hobrarian
by hobrarian March 3, 2004
An online discussion thread that gets out of control. It often splits into conflict and an off-topic discussion. Like a train wreck, it 'moves quickly' because people are posting faster than they are reading the responses.
That Yahoo news forum on Dubya is such a train wreck. People are yelling and talking about terrorists. I can't keep up with it.
by hobrarian October 6, 2008
by hobrarian June 10, 2015
Acronym for Assume Good Faith. Usage accelerated by Wikipedians because AGF is one of the pillars of editing.
by hobrarian March 18, 2007
by hobrarian May 28, 2006
A manager who is obsessed with the trivial, while completely unconcerned with the substantial issues of the working environment. The reference comes from a boss who would prefer that you'd scrape the scotch tape off the break room table than actually complete a work project.
Sara's boss is such a tape scraper. She insisted that she clean the tables when she should have been helping the patrons waiting in line at the reference desk.
by hobrarian September 13, 2008