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rtfa
What does rtfa mean?
Curt reply telling someone to read the linked article before commenting on it. Deployed when a top comment is loudly wrong about something the first paragraph clears up.
"RTFA — they explicitly say in paragraph two that the funding was rejected."
Origin
Spin on the older sysadmin classic RTFM (Read The F***ing Manual). RTFA was popularised on Slashdot in the early 2000s, where commenters routinely argued about headlines without opening the link, and carried over to Reddit.
Frequently asked questions
What does RTFA mean?
RTFA stands for "Read The F***ing Article" — a reply aimed at commenters who clearly didn't read it.
How do you use RTFA in a sentence?
"Your question is answered in paragraph two — RTFA."
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