Age/sex/location

Age/sex/location (commonly referred to by the shorthand A/S/L, asl or ASL) is an article of Internet slang used in instant messaging programs and in Internet chatrooms. It is used as a question to find out the age, sex, and general location of the person one is talking to.

"A/S/L" redirects here. For other uses, see ASL (disambiguation).

Variations

The variation A/S/L/P or ASLP is short for "Age, Sex, Location, and Picture".[1][2]

The variation NASL is short for "Name, Age, Sex, Location".[3]

Another variation is "Age/Sex/Location/Name/Picture" written as "A/S/L/N/P" or ASLNP.[4]

ASLR is short for "age, sex, location, race". ASLRP is short for "age, sex, location, race, picture".[5]

A/S is short for "Age/Sex". A/S/L/M/H is short for "Age, sex, location, music, hobbies".[5][6]

Criticism


The fact that users often seek A/S/L information in "initial interactions" implies an "emphasis on the physical body online". 52% of the MOO character descriptions referenced age, sex, location, or physical appearance.[7]

gollark: In any case, it still seems really stupid wanting to control what order your dragons are viewed in, to me at least, especially since by default you'd see their chosen sort.
gollark: Byeyeye!
gollark: Yes, hence an option.
gollark: I mean, you could allow people to set whether you're allowed custom sorts, too, that'd work.
gollark: Perhaps because nobody suggested, in combination:* hiding a dragon* sorting others' scrolls

References
  1. "ASL". Computer Hope. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. Roche, Steve (2004). Protect Your Children from Internet and Mobile Phone Dangers: An Easy-to-understand Handbook for Worried Parents. Sparkwave. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-9546805-4-1.
  3. "NASL". Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. "ASLNP". Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  5. Symens, Becky. Acronyms Dictionary for Texting Chatting E-mail. Rebecca J Symens. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-578-07716-1.
  6. Crystal, David (10 July 2008). Txtng: The Gr8 Db8. OUP Oxford. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-19-162340-0.
  7. Joinson, Adam (12 April 2007). Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology. OUP Oxford. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-856800-1.
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