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==A== | ==A== | ||
- | + | *'''anonny''' ''(n.; pl.'' '''anonnies''''')'': An anonymous contributor, identified only by an ''IP address''. Less common: a user who forgets to sign his or her talk post. References [[Anonymous]] from [[rock opera]]. | |
- | *'''anonny''' ''(n.; pl.'' '''anonnies''''')'': An anonymous contributor, identified only by an ''IP address''. Less common: a user who forgets to sign | + | *'''admin''' ''(n.)''. A user who has special privileges, also called ''sysop''. Admins can block and unblock users, delete and undelete pages, protect and unprotect pages, and directly edit protected pages. |
- | *'''arg against''' ''(n.; abbrev.)'': "Argument against." An ''argument'' to reject a proposed | + | *'''arg against''' ''(n.; abbrev.)'': "Argument against." An ''argument'' to reject a proposed ''STUFF item''. |
- | *'''arg for''' ''(n.; abbrev.)'': "Argument for." An ''argument'' in favor of keeping a proposed | + | *'''arg for''' ''(n.; abbrev.)'': "Argument for." An ''argument'' in favor of keeping a proposed ''STUFF item''. |
- | *'''argument''' ''(n.)'': A persuasive statement used in the | + | *'''argument''' ''(n.)'': A persuasive statement used in the ''STUFF process''. Arguments are not conversational, and may be merged or reworded so long as the overall meaning doesn't change. |
==B== | ==B== | ||
- | *'''bandwidth''' ''(n.)'': The amount of data that can be (or is) transferred between the server and users' computers at a given time | + | *'''bureaucrat''' ''(n.)'': An advanced form of a sysop. Has the ability to make other users sysops and change people's usernames |
- | *'''block''' ''( | + | *'''bandwidth''' ''(n.)'': The amount of data that can be (or is) transferred between the server and users' computers at a given time |
- | *'''bot''' ''(n.)'': | + | *'''block''' ''(n.)'': To prevent a user from editing, based either on the ''user name,'' the ''IP address'', or both of a user. |
- | + | *'''bot''' ''(n.)'': An automated software program, usually designed to deface or [http://www.tfd.com/spam spam]; they can also be used beneficially, like [[User:GrapeNuts|GrapeNuts]]. Short for ''robot''. | |
==C== | ==C== | ||
- | *''' | + | *'''collaborative project''' ''(n.)'' The wiki's weekly project focused on cleaning up articles. |
*'''category''' ''(n.)'' A collective group of articles that are organized by a common theme. | *'''category''' ''(n.)'' A collective group of articles that are organized by a common theme. | ||
- | + | *'''contribs''' ''(n.)'': A user's total edits to the wiki. | |
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*'''Da Basement''' ''(prop n.)'': The ''sysop'' message board, used for major decisions on the wiki, located at [[HRWiki:Da Basement]]. | *'''Da Basement''' ''(prop n.)'': The ''sysop'' message board, used for major decisions on the wiki, located at [[HRWiki:Da Basement]]. | ||
- | *'''developer''' ''(n.)'': | + | *'''developer''' ''(n.)'': A user who can make direct changes to the ''MediaWiki'' software and database. |
*'''discussion page''' ''(n.; also'' '''discussion''''')'': See ''talk page''. | *'''discussion page''' ''(n.; also'' '''discussion''''')'': See ''talk page''. | ||
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- | + | *'''Fanstuff''' ''(prop. n.)'': [http://www.fanstuff.hrwiki.org www.fanstuff.hrwiki.org] | |
- | *'''Fanstuff''' ''(prop. n.)'': [ | + | *'''featured article''' ''(n.)'': An article that has been or is currently featured on the [[Main Page]] |
- | *'''featured article''' ''(n.)'': An article that has been or is currently featured on the [[Main Page]] | + | *'''Flash''' ''(n.)'': See ''Macromedia Flash''. |
- | *''' | + | *'''Flash artifact''' ''(n.)'': An animation shortcut seen by viewing the Flash file directly, such as a character missing a limb |
- | *'''Flash artifact''' ''(n.)'': An animation shortcut seen by viewing the Flash file directly, such as a character missing a limb | + | *'''Flash File''' ''(n.)'': See ''Macromedia Flash''. |
- | *'''Flash | + | *'''Forum''' ''(prop. n.)'': [http://forum.hrwiki.org/ www.forum.hrwiki.org] |
- | *'''Forum''' ''(prop. n.)'': [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum.hrwiki.org] | + | *'''fun fact''' ''(n.)'': A piece of information that is included in a special section on articles, ususally toons. The term ''fun'' is used even though it is somewhat subjective. Fun facts are further split into: ''explanations, trivia, remarks, goofs, glitches, inside references,'' and ''real-world references''. (There are also some ''ad hoc'' categories on an article-by-article basis. For example, ''Strong Bad's list of 3-letter words''.) |
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==G== | ==G== | ||
- | *'''Gnome''' ''(n.)'': See: | + | *'''Gnome''' ''(n.)'': See: Wikignome. |
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==H== | ==H== | ||
*'''history''' ''(n.)'' A chronology of a page's edits. | *'''history''' ''(n.)'' A chronology of a page's edits. | ||
- | *'''HRWiki''' ''(n.) | + | *'''HRWiki''' ''(n.)'' The Homestar Runner Wiki. Also the ''namespace'' for pages that pertain to the maintenance of the wiki itself. |
==I== | ==I== | ||
- | + | *'''IP number''' ''(n.):'' The number that shows the identity of an anonymous contributor. | |
- | *'''IP number''' ''(n.)'' | + | *'''IP range''' ''(n.):'' |
- | *'''IP range''' ''(n.)'' | + | *'''IRC chat channel''' ''(n.)'' |
- | *'''IRC chat channel''' ''(n.)'' | + | |
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- | *''' | + | *'''move''' ''(n.)'': To change the name of a page. Moving a page automatically creates a ''redirect'' from the old name to the new name. |
- | *''' | + | *'''Macromedia Flash''' ''(n.)'': The animation software used by [[The Brothers Chaps]] to create [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|homestarrunner.com]]. Also refers to the system used to play them over the Internet. |
- | *''' | + | *'''Media Wiki''' ''(pro n.)'': The software used by this wiki and many others. |
*'''mprotect''' ''(v.)'': To protect an image because it is on the Main Page. | *'''mprotect''' ''(v.)'': To protect an image because it is on the Main Page. | ||
==N== | ==N== | ||
- | *'''namespace''' ''(n.)'': | + | *'''namespace''' ''(n.)'': |
- | *'''[noun]'d''' ''(v. past ppl.; also'' '''[noun]'ing''' ''or'' '''[verb]'d''''' | + | *'''[noun]'d''' ''(v. past ppl.; also'' '''[noun]'ing''' ''or'' '''[verb]'d''''')'': An idiomatic verb construction referencing [[Teen Girl Squad]], esp. [[Arrow'd Guy]]. For example, ''stub'd'' means to have put a ''stub'' template on an article. ''Revert'd'' means to have reverted (something). |
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- | *''' | + | *'''Orphaned''' ''(adj.)'': Applied to an article or an image not linked to from anywhere else. |
==P== | ==P== | ||
- | + | *'''personal image''' ''(n.)'' An image that a user can upload and use on their user page. Currently the limit on personal images is one. | |
- | + | *'''protect''' ''(v.)'': To lock a page from editing so that only ''sysops'' can edit it. A variant of this only protects a page from being moved, but does not restrict editing. | |
- | + | *'''preferences''' ''(n.)'': | |
- | *'''personal image''' ''(n.)'' An image that a user can upload and use on their user page. Currently the limit on personal images is | + | |
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- | *'''protect''' ''(v.)'': To lock a page from editing so that only ''sysops'' can edit it. A variant of this only protects a page from being moved, but does not restrict editing. '' | + | |
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*'''rv''' ''(v.t.; abbrev.)'': "Reverted." Used in an ''edit summary'' to indicate that the page has been restored to a previous condition as though the next-to-last edit never occurred. | *'''rv''' ''(v.t.; abbrev.)'': "Reverted." Used in an ''edit summary'' to indicate that the page has been restored to a previous condition as though the next-to-last edit never occurred. | ||
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*'''rv/v''' ''(v.t.; abbrev.; also'' '''rvv''''')'': "Reverted vandalism." Similar to ''rv'', but used when the edit in question is ''vandalism''. | *'''rv/v''' ''(v.t.; abbrev.; also'' '''rvv''''')'': "Reverted vandalism." Similar to ''rv'', but used when the edit in question is ''vandalism''. | ||
- | *''' | + | *'''Recent Changes''' ''(prop. n.)'': Recent edits on the wiki, found at [[Special:Recentchanges]]. |
+ | *'''redirect''' ''(n.)'': A page name that redirects the user to an article. If an article is moved, a redirect will be left behind at its former name to point to the new one; another common use is to direct frequent misspellings or variants of a phrase to the correct article. | ||
+ | *'''revise''' ''(v.; inflected form:'' '''revision''''')'': To make a major change to the wording of a ''STUFF item'', which is set apart from the original wording in its own section, with its own ''vote table''. | ||
+ | *'''reword''' ''(v.)'': To make a minor change to the wording of a ''STUFF item''. The wording of an item that is reworded may change significantly, but the overall meaning stays the same. | ||
==S== | ==S== | ||
- | *'''scheduled chat''' ''(n.)'' | + | *'''scheduled chat''' ''(n.)'' |
- | *''' | + | *'''stub''' ''(n.)'': a notice that an article needs to be expanded. Also, an incomplete article. Note that a stub is not necessarily short, and a short article is not necessarily a stub. |
- | *''' | + | *'''STUFF''' ''(n.; also the'' '''STUFF process''' ''or the'' '''STUFF page''''')'': Originally an acronym for "Select The Unusable Fun Facts," [[HRWiki:STUFF]] is the place where ''STUFF items'' are voted upon for inclusion or exclusion from an article. More often than not, the articles are for toons, usually recent toons. |
- | *''' | + | *'''STUFF''' ''(v.t.; inflected forms:'' '''STUFF'd''', '''STUFFing''' ''or'' '''STUFF'ing''''')'': To place a ''STUFF item'' into the ''STUFF process.'' |
- | *''' | + | *'''STUFF item''' ''(n.; also'' '''item''''')'': A ''fun-fact'' candidate. This is a piece of information that has been proposed for inclusion on an article, but whose accuracy or relevancy is in question. The term also refers to the specific section that an item takes up on the ''STUFF page''. |
+ | *'''sysop''' ''(n.)'' Another name for an ''admin''. | ||
*'''speedy delete''' ''(n.)'' A notice that shows an article is pending deletion and it doesn't require a consensus. | *'''speedy delete''' ''(n.)'' A notice that shows an article is pending deletion and it doesn't require a consensus. | ||
- | *''' | + | *'''subcategory''' ''(n.)'': a mini category of a bigger one |
- | *''' | + | *'''subpage''' ''(n.)'': a smaller version of a bigger page. Users can also have these. |
- | *''' | + | *'''sig''' ''(n.)'' A signature used by a user. It may be plain or colored via hexadecimal numbers and may have links to a user's talk page and/or contributions. Also, the ''subpage'' where the code for a specialized sigature is stored, seen in the form "User:Username/sig". |
- | + | *'''sidebar''' ''(n.)'': | |
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*'''talk page''' ''(n.; also'' '''talk''''')'': A page used to discuss a particular article. Virtually every page in the wiki has a corresponding talk page; it can be found by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top. Instructions to view a talk page are often seen in ''edit summaries'' as "see talk." Talk pages are intended to assist in the upkeep of the wiki; conversational discussion should be directed to the ''Forum''. | *'''talk page''' ''(n.; also'' '''talk''''')'': A page used to discuss a particular article. Virtually every page in the wiki has a corresponding talk page; it can be found by clicking the "discussion" tab at the top. Instructions to view a talk page are often seen in ''edit summaries'' as "see talk." Talk pages are intended to assist in the upkeep of the wiki; conversational discussion should be directed to the ''Forum''. | ||
- | + | *'''template''' ''(n.)'': | |
- | + | *'''The Stick''' ''(prop n.)'': The community portal used by this wiki, found at [[HRWiki:The Stick]]. It includes links to committees and other helpful articles. See also the main ''namespace'' article on [[The Stick]]. | |
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*'''TOC''' ''(n.)'': "Table Of Contents." Like the alphabetical one at the top of this page, a list of subsections within a page that you can jump directly to. | *'''TOC''' ''(n.)'': "Table Of Contents." Like the alphabetical one at the top of this page, a list of subsections within a page that you can jump directly to. | ||
- | *''' | + | *'''TTATOT''' ''(n.)'': "This That and The Other Thing." Applicable when a reference in a toon could refer to one of many similar things. The rule of thumb is that if it could apply to several things, it probably refers to nothing in particular. |
- | *'''troll''' ''(n.)'': | + | *'''transcipt''' ''(n.)'': The script and actions of characters in a cartoon. |
- | *'''troll''' ''(v.; inflected form:'' '''trolling''''')'': To | + | *'''troll''' ''(n.)'': A vandal. (Technically a [[HRWiki_talk:Glossary#Miss_Nomer_2005|misnomer]].) |
- | * | + | *'''troll''' ''(v.; inflected form:'' '''trolling''''')'': To vandalize. (Technically a [[HRWiki_talk:Glossary#Miss_Nomer_2005|misnomer]].) |
+ | *'''TBD''' ''(n.)'': "To Be Deleted." A notice that shows that an article is pending deletion. | ||
+ | *'''TTBD''' ''(n.)'': "Talk To Be Deleted." A notice that the article is pending deletion that corresponds to the current talk page. | ||
==U== | ==U== | ||
- | *'''upload file''' ''(v)'': A feature that allows users to save files that pertain to the H*R, like images, | + | *'''upload file''' ''(v)'': A feature that allows users to save files that pertain to the H*R, like images, unto the wiki. |
*'''user''' ''(n.)'': the name for a contributor of a wiki. Users may be logged in or anonymous. | *'''user''' ''(n.)'': the name for a contributor of a wiki. Users may be logged in or anonymous. | ||
- | + | *'''user name''' ''(n.; also'' '''username''''')'': | |
- | *'''user name''' ''(n.; also'' '''username''''')'': | + | *'''user page''' ''(n.; also'' '''userpage''''')'': See also [[HRWiki:User page]]. |
- | *'''user page''' ''(n.; also'' '''userpage''''')'': | + | *'''user space''' ''(n.)'': A ''user's'' ''user page'' and ''user talk page'' taken collectively. |
- | *'''user space''' ''(n.)'': A ''user's'' ''user page'' | + | |
*'''user talk page''' ''(n.; also'' '''user talk''''')'': a member's talk page. | *'''user talk page''' ''(n.; also'' '''user talk''''')'': a member's talk page. | ||
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*'''view source''' ''(n.)'': what non-admins see in place of edit on a protected page | *'''view source''' ''(n.)'': what non-admins see in place of edit on a protected page | ||
*'''vote table''' ''(n.)'': The section of a ''STUFF item'' where votes are listed. Votes to accept are listed in the first column and votes to decline (reject) are listed in the second column. | *'''vote table''' ''(n.)'': The section of a ''STUFF item'' where votes are listed. Votes to accept are listed in the first column and votes to decline (reject) are listed in the second column. | ||
- | *'''vprotect''' ''( | + | *'''vprotect''' ''(n.)'': To protect a page due to recent vandalism. |
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*'''watchlist''' ''(n.)'': A list of pages watched by a user. | *'''watchlist''' ''(n.)'': A list of pages watched by a user. | ||
*'''wiki''' ''(n.)'': A website that allows anyone to edit pages. | *'''wiki''' ''(n.)'': A website that allows anyone to edit pages. | ||
- | *''' | + | *'''Wiki gnome''' ''(prop n.)'': a user that mainly makes minor edits and works behind the scenes to help the wiki move smoother |
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*'''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]''' ''(n.)'' A multilingual [[Wikipedia:World Wide Web|Web]]-based [[Wikipedia:Free content|free-content]] [[Wikipedia:encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. | *'''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]''' ''(n.)'' A multilingual [[Wikipedia:World Wide Web|Web]]-based [[Wikipedia:Free content|free-content]] [[Wikipedia:encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. | ||
- | *'''wiki way | + | *'''wiki way''' (n.)'': Refers to the general philosophies of a wiki taken as a whole, usually including ease of access and non-exclusive membership. |
+ | *'''Willy on Wheels''' ''(n.)'': Massive page-move vandal. | ||
+ | *'''WoW''' ''(n.; abbrev.)'': See ''Willy on Wheels''. | ||
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- | *'''XML''' ''(n.)'': | + | *'''XML''' ''(n.)'': |
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