Post by Roku Ni-San on Feb 12, 2006 14:59:45 GMT -4
Forum Terms
For your convenience, a few commonly-used terms around the forum (and their definitions). Arranged in alphabetical order, too. ^-^
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Admin – Full Name: Administrator. The boss. The head honcho. What else can I say. Admins pretty much manage the entire forum. There is currently one admin on the forum, who is also the Root Admin.
Administration Area – The top-secret area of the forum where forum changes and other administrative things go on. You could also consider it to be the “underground lab” or the “control panel” of the forum. Some staff members have access to certain areas of the admin area.
Announcement – A thread that’s so important that it gets put up on all the boards in the forum.
Anonymous Farmer - A person who is not registered at the forum but is viewing it anyway. Or just someone who has not logged in.
Assistant Admin – Also known as “Mini Admin”. A person who moderates all the boards on the forum (like a global mod) and has the ability to perform other administrative functions. There is currently 1 assistant admin on the forum. 1 and only 1.
Avatar – That little picture displayed below your name and post ranking in every one of your posts.
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Back to Top – A link found at the bottom of posts that automatically brings you back to the top of the current page.
Ban – The general term for people being kicked off the forum, whether temporary or permanent. Temporary ban is referred to as “suspension”. Permanent ban is referred to as “account deletion”. The only members who can ban people are the admin and assistant admin.
Board - These are the individual sections of the forum where you can post topics. Examples of boards are "Welcome to the Forum!" and "Like, Help Me!". The boards are arranged in a list on the main forum page. When you enter a board, you can post threads in that board.
Bumping – The act of adding a reply to a thread, old or not, and moving it up to the top of the list of threads on a board.
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Category - Just a way of organizing the boards in the forum. The boards are grouped into different categories.
Color Coordinator - A person who has been given permission to create forum color schemes and change the forum's colors. There is currently 1 C.C. on the forum.
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Delete – The act of getting rid of something. Deleting posts, deleting threads, deleting boards, deleting categories, deleting member accounts, deleting the whole forum. Members can delete their own posts. Mods can delete threads. Only the admin can delete boards, categories, member accounts and the whole forum.
Double Posting – When you make two or more posts in a row. In other words, making two or more posts back to back.
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Edit – The act of modifying something. Modifying posts, modifying profiles, modifying boards and categories, modifying forum settings… etc.
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Forum - This is what I call the entire web site. The "forum". All the boards, all the categories, everything. This whole thing is referred to as the "forum".
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Global Mod – Full Name: Global Moderator. A person who manages boards, but has control over all the boards, not just some of them. There is currently 1 Global Mod on the forum.
Globie - Means "global moderator".
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No definitions here so far…
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Link To Post – A link at the bottom of a post which causes the url that leads directly to that post to appear in the address box in the internet window.
Locked – Topics that are closed down, denying further replies to that topic. Only the admin and assistant admin can reply to locked topics.
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Maintenance Mode - When the admin puts the forum in temporary lockdown to all non-staff members. This happens when she's making modifications to the forum. Usually this happens on the 7th of every month.
Member - a.k.a. "Registered Member". A person who has completed the registration process and is now a full-fledged member of the forum. Members can access some places that Anonymous Farmers can't.
Mini Admin – Also known as “Assistant Admin”.
Minnie - That annoying cartoon character from Disney. On this forum, it's also the short form of "administrator".
Mod – Full Name: Moderator. A person who manages certain boards on the forum, and makes sure that people follow the forum rules. There are currently 3 mods on the forum.
Moddie - Means "moderator". People sometimes use this term along with "mod" if they're too lazy to call moderators by their full names. ^^
Moved – A topic that’s been put in the wrong place and moved to its proper board by a mod or the admin.
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New Post – A post that’s been made since the last time you were logged into the forum. For example… if you logged out at 12:00 and someone made a post at 1:00, and you logged back in at 1:30, the 1:00 post would be a “new post”. If new posts have been made on a board, the board’s icon shows up in red on the home page.
New Thread – Same as a New Post, but this time it’s a whole topic that’s been made.
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Old Topic – A thread that’s been untouched for over 2 months. Usually threads that old are considered dead. Threads that are "old" are almost always locked.
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Password Protected – When a password has been assigned to a certain board, keeping everyone out of that board except the person or people who know the password. This usually happens when the forum admin is making adjustments to certain boards and doesn’t want anyone else posting on those boards while she’s working.
PM - Personal Message. If you are a registered member on this forum, you have the ability to send PM's to other members and receive PM's from them. It's kind of like email ^-^. This is commonly used when you want to ask another member something and don't want everyone on the forum to see it.
Poll - A type of thread where viewers are given several choices and allowed to cast votes for these choices. Otherwise, it's just like a regular old thread.
Post – See “Posting”.
Post Count - A record of the total number of posts you've made on the forum. People with high post counts are respected. ^-^ On some forums, there are certain boards where making posts does not add to your post count. On this forum, every board adds to your post count. ^-^
Posting - The process of writing messages on this forum. These messages are known as "posts". It doesn't matter if the post is a thread starter or a reply to a thread, it's still a post. What I'm writing now, for example, is a post.
Post Ranking - A ranking given which corresponds to the number of posts you make. As you make more posts, your post ranking goes up. The post ranking is shown underneath a registered member's username in every one of their posts. Staff members do not have post rankings.
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Quote – A reply to a thread which contains another post within it. Usually it’s someone else’s post, but you are allowed to quote your own posts if you want to.
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Reply – Any post made in a thread that’s not the first one in that thread. Posts after the first one are “replying” to that post.
Report to Admin – A link found at the bottom of the post which can be used if someone did something naughty in a particular post. Accessing this link sends a PM to the forum admin reporting the author of that post for what they did in that post.
Root Administrator – The person who originally opened the forum. The forum owner, pretty much. They’re like any other forum admin, except they are immune to username and email banning, and no one can modify their profiles except them. Also, the R.A. is the only one who can access the Member Groups category in the admin area. Their username is always “admin”.
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Signature – A picture, or text, or both, that’s displayed at the bottom of every one of your posts.
Staff Member – Members who are able to perform certain administrative functions. Staff groups include Moderator, Global Moderator, Color Coordinator, Administrator and Mini Admin.
Sticky – A topic so important that it always stays at the top of the list of threads on the board. No un-stickied topics can be bumped above these topics.
Suspension – A temporary ban from the forum. Once the suspension is up, you’re allowed back on the forum.
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Thread - Also known as a "topic". You start threads (topics) on boards and people add additional posts onto these topics.
Topic – See “thread”.
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I sure don’t see anything here…
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Warning – When someone’s done something naughty, they get a warning message underneath their name in each post. The only members who can issue warnings are the admin and assistant admin.
Whisper - When you want to put a private message to someone directly in a post. The only person who gets to see the message is the person whose name gets entered into the whisper tag. However, the root admin can see all whispers...
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Zippo.
As I get more definitions I'll post them here!
Last Updated: April 17
For your convenience, a few commonly-used terms around the forum (and their definitions). Arranged in alphabetical order, too. ^-^
[glow=red,2,300]-A-[/glow]
Admin – Full Name: Administrator. The boss. The head honcho. What else can I say. Admins pretty much manage the entire forum. There is currently one admin on the forum, who is also the Root Admin.
Administration Area – The top-secret area of the forum where forum changes and other administrative things go on. You could also consider it to be the “underground lab” or the “control panel” of the forum. Some staff members have access to certain areas of the admin area.
Announcement – A thread that’s so important that it gets put up on all the boards in the forum.
Anonymous Farmer - A person who is not registered at the forum but is viewing it anyway. Or just someone who has not logged in.
Assistant Admin – Also known as “Mini Admin”. A person who moderates all the boards on the forum (like a global mod) and has the ability to perform other administrative functions. There is currently 1 assistant admin on the forum. 1 and only 1.
Avatar – That little picture displayed below your name and post ranking in every one of your posts.
[glow=red,2,300]-B-[/glow]
Back to Top – A link found at the bottom of posts that automatically brings you back to the top of the current page.
Ban – The general term for people being kicked off the forum, whether temporary or permanent. Temporary ban is referred to as “suspension”. Permanent ban is referred to as “account deletion”. The only members who can ban people are the admin and assistant admin.
Board - These are the individual sections of the forum where you can post topics. Examples of boards are "Welcome to the Forum!" and "Like, Help Me!". The boards are arranged in a list on the main forum page. When you enter a board, you can post threads in that board.
Bumping – The act of adding a reply to a thread, old or not, and moving it up to the top of the list of threads on a board.
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Category - Just a way of organizing the boards in the forum. The boards are grouped into different categories.
Color Coordinator - A person who has been given permission to create forum color schemes and change the forum's colors. There is currently 1 C.C. on the forum.
[glow=red,2,300]-D-[/glow]
Delete – The act of getting rid of something. Deleting posts, deleting threads, deleting boards, deleting categories, deleting member accounts, deleting the whole forum. Members can delete their own posts. Mods can delete threads. Only the admin can delete boards, categories, member accounts and the whole forum.
Double Posting – When you make two or more posts in a row. In other words, making two or more posts back to back.
[glow=red,2,300]-E-[/glow]
Edit – The act of modifying something. Modifying posts, modifying profiles, modifying boards and categories, modifying forum settings… etc.
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Forum - This is what I call the entire web site. The "forum". All the boards, all the categories, everything. This whole thing is referred to as the "forum".
[glow=red,2,300]-G-[/glow]
Global Mod – Full Name: Global Moderator. A person who manages boards, but has control over all the boards, not just some of them. There is currently 1 Global Mod on the forum.
Globie - Means "global moderator".
[glow=red,2,300]-H, I, J, K-[/glow]
No definitions here so far…
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Link To Post – A link at the bottom of a post which causes the url that leads directly to that post to appear in the address box in the internet window.
Locked – Topics that are closed down, denying further replies to that topic. Only the admin and assistant admin can reply to locked topics.
[glow=red,2,300]-M-[/glow]
Maintenance Mode - When the admin puts the forum in temporary lockdown to all non-staff members. This happens when she's making modifications to the forum. Usually this happens on the 7th of every month.
Member - a.k.a. "Registered Member". A person who has completed the registration process and is now a full-fledged member of the forum. Members can access some places that Anonymous Farmers can't.
Mini Admin – Also known as “Assistant Admin”.
Minnie - That annoying cartoon character from Disney. On this forum, it's also the short form of "administrator".
Mod – Full Name: Moderator. A person who manages certain boards on the forum, and makes sure that people follow the forum rules. There are currently 3 mods on the forum.
Moddie - Means "moderator". People sometimes use this term along with "mod" if they're too lazy to call moderators by their full names. ^^
Moved – A topic that’s been put in the wrong place and moved to its proper board by a mod or the admin.
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New Post – A post that’s been made since the last time you were logged into the forum. For example… if you logged out at 12:00 and someone made a post at 1:00, and you logged back in at 1:30, the 1:00 post would be a “new post”. If new posts have been made on a board, the board’s icon shows up in red on the home page.
New Thread – Same as a New Post, but this time it’s a whole topic that’s been made.
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Old Topic – A thread that’s been untouched for over 2 months. Usually threads that old are considered dead. Threads that are "old" are almost always locked.
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Password Protected – When a password has been assigned to a certain board, keeping everyone out of that board except the person or people who know the password. This usually happens when the forum admin is making adjustments to certain boards and doesn’t want anyone else posting on those boards while she’s working.
PM - Personal Message. If you are a registered member on this forum, you have the ability to send PM's to other members and receive PM's from them. It's kind of like email ^-^. This is commonly used when you want to ask another member something and don't want everyone on the forum to see it.
Poll - A type of thread where viewers are given several choices and allowed to cast votes for these choices. Otherwise, it's just like a regular old thread.
Post – See “Posting”.
Post Count - A record of the total number of posts you've made on the forum. People with high post counts are respected. ^-^ On some forums, there are certain boards where making posts does not add to your post count. On this forum, every board adds to your post count. ^-^
Posting - The process of writing messages on this forum. These messages are known as "posts". It doesn't matter if the post is a thread starter or a reply to a thread, it's still a post. What I'm writing now, for example, is a post.
Post Ranking - A ranking given which corresponds to the number of posts you make. As you make more posts, your post ranking goes up. The post ranking is shown underneath a registered member's username in every one of their posts. Staff members do not have post rankings.
[glow=red,2,300]-Q-[/glow]
Quote – A reply to a thread which contains another post within it. Usually it’s someone else’s post, but you are allowed to quote your own posts if you want to.
[glow=red,2,300]-R-[/glow]
Reply – Any post made in a thread that’s not the first one in that thread. Posts after the first one are “replying” to that post.
Report to Admin – A link found at the bottom of the post which can be used if someone did something naughty in a particular post. Accessing this link sends a PM to the forum admin reporting the author of that post for what they did in that post.
Root Administrator – The person who originally opened the forum. The forum owner, pretty much. They’re like any other forum admin, except they are immune to username and email banning, and no one can modify their profiles except them. Also, the R.A. is the only one who can access the Member Groups category in the admin area. Their username is always “admin”.
[glow=red,2,300]-S-[/glow]
Signature – A picture, or text, or both, that’s displayed at the bottom of every one of your posts.
Staff Member – Members who are able to perform certain administrative functions. Staff groups include Moderator, Global Moderator, Color Coordinator, Administrator and Mini Admin.
Sticky – A topic so important that it always stays at the top of the list of threads on the board. No un-stickied topics can be bumped above these topics.
Suspension – A temporary ban from the forum. Once the suspension is up, you’re allowed back on the forum.
[glow=red,2,300]-T-[/glow]
Thread - Also known as a "topic". You start threads (topics) on boards and people add additional posts onto these topics.
Topic – See “thread”.
[glow=red,2,300]-U, V-[/glow]
I sure don’t see anything here…
[glow=red,2,300]-W-[/glow]
Warning – When someone’s done something naughty, they get a warning message underneath their name in each post. The only members who can issue warnings are the admin and assistant admin.
Whisper - When you want to put a private message to someone directly in a post. The only person who gets to see the message is the person whose name gets entered into the whisper tag. However, the root admin can see all whispers...
[glow=red,2,300]-X, Y, Z-[/glow]
Zippo.
As I get more definitions I'll post them here!
Last Updated: April 17