I don't dislike the term "running" near as much as I dislike the term "rocking" (as in "he's rocking an AR in 3-Gun" or "he's rocking a beard this year"....)
languages evolve new word usages spring up, I hope that one doesn't take hold...
Every hobby has its own jargon. For instance I really am an "operator".... a Ham Radio operator that is... in that hobby (at least for the 40 years I've been in it) when you contact someone, you "work" the other station... as is "I worked a bunch of Europeans when the band opened up yesterday". Oh, and you "run" some amount of power (running 100 watts) or when you "work" a whole bunch of stations one after the other, its called "running" too....
Poole
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