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["Aaron J. Angel" <thatoneguy AT aaronjangel.us>]

On 12/12/2012 05:56 AM, Peter Green wrote:
> Technically I seem to be right, but as in many cases things move on
> and it would seem many have dropped the stops, though it's interesting
> to note the U.S. or should that be US? Tends toward keeping them.

While there may be some debate about the convention in the US, we tend
the opposite, with one notable case:  M.A.S.H.  I would be weary of
trusting a Wikipedia article, the most pertinent parts of which are
mostly uncited.  Realize that the tech world, especially the media and
publishers, by and large leave out punctuation in initialisms.