The Disk Dictionary is the revived version of the Teff Dictionary, created by H*R Wiki Forum user TheExperimentalFilm. While the Teff Dictionary was informative, it slowly stopped updating, and it began to go out of date. With the deletion of Off Subject, Getting to Know You, and Arts and Crafts topics on August 16, 2007, I decided to bring this back with the help of Google Cache. Since that time, the layout has been updated to be easier to read and use, different content sections have been created, new entries have been added, and some older entries have been updated.
This is far from being done, but with the help of all of you suggesting things, this can turn into a collaborative project that can get most of the information about things throughout this awesome Forum's history. If you would like to suggest things for the dictionary, then please attempt to provide information about the suggested entries (anything from the entry's description to a simple related link will do). I may not add everything suggested, and suggestions with more information provided will have a higher chance of being added in at a quicker rate.
Teff: If you would like to take ownership over the topic again, then please either reply to this topic or PM me about it. Just be sure to update it occasionally.
So, without further hesitation:
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The Disk Dictionary
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Contents:
To help find a specific section of this resource faster, please use the search feature of your web browser (usually Ctrl + F for Windows users), and type the phrase within the parenthesis into the search box.
- Forum Terms (Section1): Basic terms of phpBB 2.0 message boards
- Forum Sections (Section2): Explanations of the different segments of the Homestar Runner Wiki Forum
- Popular Topics (Section3): Popular forum topics/threads.
- Forumopolis Phrases (Section4): Popular phrases from the members of the forum.
- Nicknames (Section5): Popular nicknames given to users.
- Fads (Section6): The fads of the forum.
- Other Cool Places (Section7): Other websites that you should check out that are related to Homestar Runner, the Wiki, or the Forum.
- Teff Dictionary: Related Links (Section8): Links relating to the Teff Dictionary.
- Edit Log (Section9): A log of all of the edits to the dictionary since its revival.
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Forum Terms (Section1)
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Note: For more information regarding the below terms, please see the forum FAQ.
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Administrators / Moderators
Administrators and moderators are the authority of the forum. They help in conflicts, and can perform many actions to the forum to make it a cleaner and better place. To distinguish themselves from other users, they have words or phrases underneath their username in posts (called either Ranks or Titles). Ranks/Titles are also occasionally given to regular members on very special occasions. User Somm-1 is an example of this.
Moderators are the lower authority for the forum. Unlike administrators, moderators can only moderate specific boards to keep the work load down on them. While they have authority throughout the entire forum, on their assigned forums, they can lock topics, merge similar topics, move topics to different forums, and edit users posts to make it comply with the rules or to add important information to it. There are currently nine moderators: BazookaJoe, Didymus, ed 'lim' smilde, furrykef, IantheGecko, InterruptorJones,Inverse Tiger, Ju Ju Master, and PianoManGidley. All of the moderators are active, and can be PMed to be notified about certain topics that require assistance.
Administrators are the higher authority for the forum. They can do everything that moderators can do, along with access the Administration Panel, a place that lets them do things such as ban users, change aspects of the forum, adjust global board settings, and edit specific users' information that may be against the rules. The Admin Team currently has seven members: Stu, AgentSeethroo, It's dot com, JoeyDay, ramrod, StrongRad, and Tom. As of August 2007, the most active members of the Admin Team are Stu, ramrod, and StrongRad. They can be PMed to be notified about certain topics or users which require assistance.
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Announcements / Stickies:
Announcements are vital information regarding forums, and appear at the very top of every forum (the icon next to them looks like
). The only true announcements that the forum have are for the H*R Wiki Forum rules.
Stickies are vital topics that are of particular importance for the forum section they are posted under (the icon next to them looks like
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Avatar:
An avatar is an image that appears under your username for all of your posts. You can choose to either upload it to the forum's server, or link it off of another website (i.e. Imageshack and Photobucket). As stated in the H*R Wiki Forum rules, avatars may not be any larger than 100x100 pixels in dimension, or be greater than 10 KB in size. Animated avatars are allowed, but they must fit under these requirements. PNG files are usually recommended for avatars, as they contain great image quality at a small image size.
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Banner/Signature:
Banners/Signatures (usually called "signatures") are images that can be placed under each of your posts. Unlike avatars, you may only link signatures off of another website (i.e. Imageshack and Photobucket). As stated in the H*R Wiki Forum rules, signatures may not be any larger than 500x100 pixels in dimension, over five lines of regular-sized text large (equivalent to 100 pixels), and may be no more than 65 KB in size. Animated signatures are allowed, but they must fit under these requirements. PNG files are usually recommended for signatures, as they contain great image quality at a small image size.
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BB Code:
BB Code is a markup language used on many message boards. It is simple to learn and use, and can change the way your posts are interpreted through the use of bolding, italicizing, underlining, coloring, and changing the size of text. With BB Code, you can also post links, add images, and more. Here is a quick rundown of the main BB Code functions:
Code:
[b]Bolding Text[/b]
The above code translates into Bolding Text
Code:
[i]Italicizing Text[/i]
The above code translates into Italicizing Text
Code:
[u]Underlining Text[/u]
The above code translates into Underlining Text
Code:
[color=Basic Color, or HEX Code]Coloring Text[/color]
The above would translate to the color of your choice. For example, if you provided "red" as your color, then red text will appear.
Code:
[url]URL[/url]
The above creates a link.
Code:
[url=URL]Text[/url]
The above creates a link. Using this method over the previous URL code allows you to use any text you want for links.
Code:
[img]Image URL[/img]
The above creates an image.
Code:
[url=URL][img]Image URL[/img][/url]
The above creates an image that, when clicked on, leads to a web page.
Code:
[quote]Quote[/quote]
The above creates a quote box that says:
Quote:
Quote
Code:
[quote="Text"]Quote[/quote]
The above creates a quote box with a specific name mentioned above it:
Text wrote:
Quote
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Double Post:
A double post are two posts by the same user that are back-to-back, meaning that there are no replies by other users' between them. According to the rules of the H*R Wiki Forum, double posts that are less than three hours apart are frowned upon. You have the ability to edit a post as much as you want, so any additional information you'd like to add to a topic can easily be edited into posts if nobody else has posted in the topic after you.
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Emoticons:
An emoticon, otherwise known as a "smiley", is an image used to display a specific emotion. The H*R Wiki Forum uses a combination of the standard phpBB 2.0 emoticons, several edited icons from the phpBB set, and numerous Homestar Runner-based ones. The following is the current list of emoticons:
Homestar Runner:
- Homestar Runner
- Strongbad
- Strong Mad
- Strong Sad
- The Cheat
- The Cheat grinning
- Bubs
- Coach Z
- Marzipan
- Pom Pom
- The King of Town
- The Poopsmith
- Homsar
- Trogdor
- Eh! Steve
- Senor Cardgage
Regular:
- Smiling
- Grinning
- Winking
- Sticking tongue out; joking around
- Shocked
- Gasping
- The "Eek Dance". Used to represent "Top of the Page Dances", dancing, marching, etc.
- Sad
- Happy
- Angry
- Rolling eyes
- Plain face; no expression; unaffected
- Blushing
- Crying; really sad
- Worried
- Cool; acting cool
- Confused; questioning
- America...[s]In America![/s]
- A bat; the least-used emoticon; Halloween?
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Interests:
The Interests section of your profile can only be viewed from the "View Profile" page. Basically, you state your interests, whether being real or sarcastic.
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Location:
The Location section of your profile can be viewed under your avatar for each of your posts. Most users' locations are not serious at all, and sometimes don't even describe a location.
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Locked Topics:
Locked topics are topics that can no longer be posted in by regular users, only by administrators and moderators. Topics can be locked for many reasons: they may be announcements or stickies by the administration team that don't require replies, topics that have been discussed to their maximum point, topics that steer too far off-topic, and topics that have been requested to be locked by their creator.
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Occupation:
The Occupation section of your profile can only be viewed from the "View Profile" page. Basically, you state your occupation, whether being real or sarcastic.
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Password:
A password is the protection that your account has from other people accessing it. Passwords should be complex enough for other people to not think of, but easy enough for you to remember. It is recommended for passwords to be made up of both letters and numbers as well, and not composed of just random keys from the keyboard. On August 18, 2007, it was recommended by the admins and mods for all active users on the forum to change their passwords to something else due to a hacker issue.
An example of a bad password is 'Password'.
An example of a good password is 'AGoodPassword757'
(Author note: Please don't use these above passwords.)
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Private Message (PM):
A Private Message is a message that can only be read by the user who it is sent to; it is the email system of message boards. Messages can be of any length, and can be about nearly any subject. Private Message space is limited, though. Users may only store 50 messages from other users, 25 to other users, and can only save a limited amount (If you know, please tell me what the limit is for saved messages, as I have forgotten. Thank you!).
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Rotator:
A Rotator is a series of avatars or signatures that change after a different page is viewed or when the page is refreshed. These are good for the users who would like to have more than one avatar or signature at a time, or who cannot fit an animated avatar or signature to the rule requirements. Please note that all avatars and signatures in the rotators must be within the rule limits. To see how to get a rotator, please see the Related Links portion of this section.
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Username:
A username is your own personal name for the forum. It can be anything you'd like, as long as it's rule-friendly. On January 8, 2006, usernames could no longer be changed once they were registered. This was used to keep down on users changing their names constantly or turning their name into another users'. With the new rule in place, it is much easier to know which user is who without their name changing frequently.
Related Links:
H*R Wiki Forum FAQ
How to Get a Rotating Avatar or Signature
H*R Wiki Forum Rules
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Forum Sections (Section2)
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H*R Forum:
This section is for general discussion on different things throughout the Homestar Runner universe.
Characters: "Share your thoughts about any Homestar Runner character."
This is a place to discuss the characters of the Homestar Runner universe.
Moderators: Ju Ju Master, Inverse Tiger, Admin Team
Emails: "Talk about your favorite Strong Bad Emails."
This is a place to discuss Strongbad emails and things relating to them (i.e. the scroll button song). Not a section for emails to TBC.
Moderators: ed 'lim' smilde, Inverse Tiger, Admin Team
Games: "Talk about the games on the Homestar Runner website.
This is a place to discuss Homestar Runner-related games produced by TBC. Fan games belong in Arts and Crafts (see "Off-Subject" - Arts and Crafts).
Moderators: ed 'lim' smilde, Ju Ju Master, Admin Team
General Discussion: "Talk about general Homestar Runner-related subjects."
This is a place to discuss topics about Homestar Runner that cannot fall under other categories (i.e. main pages and weekly fanstuff).
Moderators: InterruptorJones, PianoManGidley, Admin Team
Store: "Talk about all types of crazy crap."
This is a place to discuss topics about the Homestar Runner store. This includes product updates, sales, items you have from the store, and more.
Moderators: furrykef, BazookaJoe, Admin Team
Toons: "Talk about your favorite toons."
This is a place to discuss Homestar Runner-related toons, shorts, Teen Girl Squad episodes, and other toon categories that don't apply to Strongbad Emails.
Moderators: ed 'lim' smilde, PianoManGidley, Admin Team
Related Links:
Coming Soon!
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Polls:
Originally, this section had two forums (one of which is now in the "Archive" section of the forum). Simply for polls.
Fun Polls: "Post interesting opinion polls here."
This is a place to post polls either related or not related to the Homestar Runner universe. Polls don't necessarily have to be "fun", as many are just plain weird.
Moderators: InterruptorJones, IantheGecko, Ju Ju Master, Admin Team
Related Links:
Coming Soon!
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Off-subject:
Currently the most popular section of the Homestar Runner Wiki Forum. Posts in these categories generally do not relate to Homestar Runner.
Off-subject Discussion: "This is a free for all. Talk about whatever you'd like."
This is a place to post things generally not related to Homestar Runner. Topics can vary widely. On August 16, 2007, the forum was vandalised with many topics and posts deleted from key threads.
Moderators: InteruptorJones, Didymus, Admin Team
Forum Games: "Have fun! (Post count not incremented.)"
This is a place to post games that can be achieved through the message board system (i.e. picture games, text games). Post count on this board is not counted due to simple replies to some topics (for example, a picture game may ask for just one picture per post that may not have a lot of meaning behind it). During the summer of 2005, a feature called "auto-prunning" was enabled that deleted topics that had not been replied in for over a couple weeks' time. The auto-pruning feature was quickly abolished.
Moderators: IantheGecko, Inverse Tiger, Admin Team
Getting to Know You: "Introduce yourself, get to know other users."
This is a place to introduce yourself to others, describe yourself, and more. Please note that there is a topic for introducing yourself in as a sticky at the top of the page, so creating new topics just to introduce yourself is frowned upon (though not harmful to your forum well-being, as the topic posts are generally moved to the introduction topic). On August 16, 2007, the forum was vandalised, and every topic in it was deleted.
Moderators: InteruptorJones, Didymus, Admin Team
Religion and Politics: "Two things you shouldn't discuss in a polite company."
This is a place to post more serious topics relating to religion or politics. Solid opinions and a strong knowledge on subjects in this forum are recommended.
Moderators: furrykef, PianoManGidley, Admin Team
Arts and Crafts: "Post your fanfics, art, music, and other creative works. (Post count not incremented.)"
This is a place to post things created or edited by you. On August 16, 2007, the forum was vandalised, and every topic in it was deleted.
Moderators: Didymus, IantheGecko, Admin Team
Related Links:
Coming Soon!
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Information:
A place for suggestions and help.
Suggestions: "Help us make this place better."
This is a place to suggest different features for the forum. Not all suggestions will be agreed upon with administrators.
Moderators: Mod Group, Admin Team
HelpDesk: "Ask questions about how to use the wiki, the forum, and more."
This is a place to ask a question about nearly everything (i.e. account issues, Wiki and forum problems, and device issues). Please note that we may not always have an answer for your question, and we may provide another place on the internet to ask the question at.
Moderators: Mod Group, Admin Team
Related Links:
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Archive:
A section that cannot be posted in.
Wiki Decision Polls: "Old polls from old times"
Originally, the Homestar Runner Wiki forum was meant as an extension to the Wiki for discussion on its articles and such. This forum was in the Fun Polls section, and was just a place to suggest changes to the Wiki. In the autumn of 2005, it was moved to the archive section and locked to prevent being posted in.
Moderators: Mod Group, Admin Team
Spam Vault: "When good threads turn bad. (Post count not incremented.)"
This is a forum that is locked to prevent any replies or topics from being created in it unless done so by an administrator or moderator. Topics that are considered as spam, steer way off topic, or have finished their discussion run are usually moved here. Offensive posts are always edited before entering here.
Moderators: Mod Group, Admin Team
Related Links:
Coming Soon!
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