MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums. akyl, drdouglas, waddle and 19 others 1 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London-Tokyo Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums. I always thought of it as Person of Interest...But could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums. When I write "POI" I mean "Person of Interest" - not sure about other forumers I guess sometimes once you get into a program your Person of Interest may transform into Person Oppressing Imagination sanaya, Gravity, VBD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." Principal investigator - like in a lab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Principal investigator - like in a lab? Yup! So it seems "person of interest" is a safe bet. I was paranoid that, you know, EVERYONE knew except for me sanaya, Takky and nablaa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukharan Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yup! So it seems "person of interest" is a safe bet. I was paranoid that, you know, EVERYONE knew except for me OMG, I love you for asking this. I thought I was the only one who was wondering this. sanaya, Nanolol, nablaa and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matba Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 OMG, I love you for asking this. I thought I was the only one who was wondering this. You were not alone, I also had no idea! I thought it was just a variation of Principal Investigator and ignored it. sanaya and nablaa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 YES!!! Who the heck started it? nablaa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderlust07 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Mojingly, your suggestions for this are made of WIN. *bakes cookies* I think my favorite is "Pathological Optimism Incinerator." Nanolol and DBear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onomatopoeia. Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 You were not alone, I also had no idea! I thought it was just a variation of Principal Investigator and ignored it. I've always regarded it as Mojingly's guess..Professor of Interest. For a while i thought it was program of interest also.. Arcadian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langoustine Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Person of Interest. When I first came here I was so confused by the POI, SOP, what have you. There should be a key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherJake Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 There should be a key. Yeah! Like a GradCafe Wiki, with a featured article article everyday, and occasional pranksters who claim your favorite professor died. repatriate, Le Chat, waddle and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Monkey Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Oh, and I kept thinking "poi," that Hawaiian side dish: Xanthan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yup. I keep thinking of the performance art poi. Aaron McDevitt and Langoustine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Well, according to Wikipedia: "Person of interest" is a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. The phrase was adopted by the media and widely disseminated, thus most law enforcement agencies have picked up the term. It has no legal meaning, but it is a "catchy" term. It is often used as a euphemism for suspect, and can sometimes result in a trial by media So pretty much, it's perfect. CSC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnlikelyGrad Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) I think that's what it means. But I love all of your other suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langoustine Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Oh and SLAC. Small liberal arts college. Took me FOREVER to figure that out! O1O11OOO1O1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natsteel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I think that's what it means. But I love all of your other suggestions! When I first joined, that's what I thought. So I Google'd "POI Professor of Interest" and found a few results sort-of confirming it. I have just assumed that's what it was. I think seeing PA used for prospective advisor is what made me a bit unsure. I guess it doesn't really matter if it's "person" or "professor" of interest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 I think seeing PA used for prospective advisor is what made me a bit unsure. Yes. I saw PA for the first time yesterday right after I made this thread, and I just wanted to laugh. Researchers and acronyms!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxzwolf Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Acronyms ftw! O1O11OOO1O1 and jaxzwolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zouzax Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 so glad u started this thread. I had NO idea what it meant, but figured it had something to do with an interested party at the school the person applied to. Please, when I first got on here I had NO idea what LOR meant, let alone LTR -- im way behind with internet lingo. Takky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
was1984 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I always assumed it was a corruption of PI, since it usually refers to the person that would have been said student's PI. The first time I saw it I assumed the person made a typo, but then I kept seeing it, and didn't know what it was supposed to mean! Thanks for asking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJingly Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Please, when I first got on here I had NO idea what LOR meant, let alone LTR -- im way behind with internet lingo. What's "LTR" ?!?!? It never ends. Ignatius_J_Reilly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa44201 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 +1: Pathological Optimism Incinerator WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 What's "LTR" ?!?!? It never ends. I would guess 'Long Term Relationship' but I'm not sure if that's what it is for this context - maybe 'Lead Technical Representative'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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