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The Perils of CRIMPing
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Posted by George Entenman
Jul 8, 2015 at 03:56 AM
Gonna show my ignorance here, but it seems to me that people so interested in writing ought to define their terms once in a while, usually towards the beginning of a thread.
So does anyone, anywhere on this site ever define the term “CRIMPing”???
Posted by yosemite
Jul 8, 2015 at 05:09 AM
George Entenman wrote:
> So does anyone, anywhere on this site ever define the term “CRIMPing”???
Yes, in a thread titled “CRIMP defined” (http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/17/),
Stephen Zeoli describes it thus:
> CRIMP stands for a make-believe malady called compulsive-reactive information
> management purchasing. Symptoms include:
>
> - never being satisfied with your current system of information management
> - continuously being on the look-out for something newer and better
> - purchasing every new PIM program you learn about
> - and secretly hoping you won’t find the perfect PIM, because then you’d
> have to stop looking for a better one
>
> So, when someone speaks of succumbing to his or her CRIMP, it means
> acknowledging that they’ve purchased another PIM program even
> though they really don’t think they need it.
>
> There must be a 12-step program for over-coming CRIMP,
> but who really wants to? It’s too much fun.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Jul 8, 2015 at 06:52 AM
The site search engine is quite good, in fact. You’ll see it in the left-hand navigation bar (admittedly slightly obscured by ads etc.)
Posted by George Entenman
Jul 8, 2015 at 01:29 PM
Thanks for the definition. It’s a terrific acronym and I would even be a CRIMPer is I weren’t too cheap to actually buy much information software.
Posted by George Entenman
Jul 8, 2015 at 01:36 PM
I uh DID search. The 5 titles and other 202 hits for CRIMPing don’t find the definition page. Gotta search for CRIMP w/o the ‘ing’ to find the definition. That’s really unreasonable.
I still say that it’s good writing practice to define an unusual acronym when first used in an article. I especially recommend the practice if you’re interested in attracting newbies.
1Password tells me that I’ve been a member since June 2009, reading on and off, so I’m somewhat familiar with the site and I’ve been seeing CRIMPing for a long time and feeling mystified. I’m glad I asked even if it did draw the accusation that I hadn’t searched.