Contents
What is the purpose of Lmgtfy?
Lmgtfy is an internet acronym standing for let me Google that for you, used when someone requests information that they could have easily found themselves.
How old is Lmgtfy?
LMGTFY is one example of a single-serving site: a one-page, one-purpose website with a dedicated domain name. The site was created in 2008 by Jim Garvin and Ryan Geary, who have since created spin-off sites including Let Me Snopes That For You and Let Me Wikipedia That For You.
What does Igtfy mean?
let me google that for you
LMGTFY stands for “let me google that for you.”
How do I use Lmgtfy?
All you have to do is copy the question, head over to LMGTFY.com, paste the question in the Google search field and hit search. Almost immediately, you’ll see a field pop up at the bottom with a shortened link inside of it.
What does Lmgtfy mean in texting?
How do I get Lmgtfy?
What does Lmgtfy mean?
Can you ban LMGTFY links on Stack Exchange?
I suggest we don’t allow these sorts of links on Stack Exchange sites. Banning LMGTFY links will not solve any issue. On a technical level it will incur a performance hit, and there will be work arounds, but even besides that, banning something rude will not make people more generous. They will simply be rude differently.
What’s the correct response to a LMGTFY link?
I think the correct response to an LMGTFY link is a downvote, and a comment indicating that you think such disrespectful (although possibly helpful) acts are not encouraged. Next time, the answerer should provide the content of the answer, or possibly a direct link, but LMGTFY is not used on SO.
What should I do if someone posts a snooty LMGTFY link?
If someone posts a snooty LMGTFY link, then they are simply being rude. I think the correct response to an LMGTFY link is a downvote, and a comment indicating that you think such disrespectful (although possibly helpful) acts are not encouraged.
What does ” it’s that easy ” mean in LMGTFY?
This is the “nice mode”: it simply causes lmgtfy to say “It’s that easy” instead of “Was that so hard”. Makes a lot of difference with the tone. One man’s offence is another man’s belly laugh (to paraphrase a Heinlein quote).