I’m not against acronyms. Groups that have a shared understanding of their content and culture can use them effectively.
But acronyms can be hard for new members of the group to grasp. In addition to meeting new people, learning new content, and figuring out how the team works, they have to deal with a bunch of letters lumped together that make no sense at first glance.
So here’s a simple rule: when someone asks what an acronym means, why not introduce an acronym moratorium for the next 10 times the acronym is used? This would involve writing out, or speaking, the acronym in full words. You can follow-up with the acronym (in brackets) to help people learn it.
I’ve learn that if one person has a question on what an acronym means, or on a particular piece of content, there is usually someone else in the group who has the same question.
Why not invest in making it easier for everyone to follow along?