Difference between revisions of "Common Jargon"
From Dreamwidth Notes
Azurelunatic (Talk | contribs) (→Words) |
Azurelunatic (Talk | contribs) (→Words) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
* Alton Brown anal nachos: Alton Brown's perhaps unnecessarily fussy [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/ultimate-nachos-recipe2/index.html recipe for nachos]. (From IRC. You really had to be there.) | * Alton Brown anal nachos: Alton Brown's perhaps unnecessarily fussy [http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/ultimate-nachos-recipe2/index.html recipe for nachos]. (From IRC. You really had to be there.) | ||
| − | * BNF: Big Name Fan. All the conflicting definitions seem to boil down to " | + | * BNF: Big Name Fan. All the conflicting definitions seem to boil down to "a fan who is (very) famous within fandom". (From science fiction/fantasy book & media fandom.) |
* butterfinger: Mark branched out into [http://qdb.zhzh.org/dw/46 fanfiction]. | * butterfinger: Mark branched out into [http://qdb.zhzh.org/dw/46 fanfiction]. | ||
| + | (From IRC.) | ||
| − | * cat macros: Images of cats with funny captions. Sometimes used as a form of protest and/or mockery. | + | * cat macros: Images of cats with funny captions. Sometimes used as a form of protest and/or mockery. (From the internet.) |
* earworm: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earworm a song that gets stuck in your head]. See <dwcomm>earworm</dwcomm> and <dwcomm>earwormhole</dwcomm>. | * earworm: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earworm a song that gets stuck in your head]. See <dwcomm>earworm</dwcomm> and <dwcomm>earwormhole</dwcomm>. | ||
| Line 15: | Line 16: | ||
* fandom: A general term for a community of people who are fans of things, such as "sports fandom", or "Star Trek fandom". When used without qualification, it often (but not always) refers to science fiction and fantasy book and media fandom. | * fandom: A general term for a community of people who are fans of things, such as "sports fandom", or "Star Trek fandom". When used without qualification, it often (but not always) refers to science fiction and fantasy book and media fandom. | ||
| − | * nipplegate: A controversial LiveJournal event. | + | * nipplegate: A controversial LiveJournal event. (From LiveJournal.) |
| − | * NSFW/NWS: Not Safe For Work / Not Work-Safe. Content that the average boss/mother-in-law might not appreciate. You can mark an entry as NSFW by setting the Age Restriction to Viewer Discretion Advised, and get warned about NSFW entries [http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/settings/?cat=display by setting your Viewing Adult Content setting to Content Should Be Viewed with Discretion]. (FAQ not yet available; link to it when it is.) | + | * NSFW/NWS: Not Safe For Work / Not Work-Safe. Content that the average boss/mother-in-law might not appreciate. You can mark an entry as NSFW by setting the Age Restriction to Viewer Discretion Advised, and get warned about NSFW entries [http://www.dreamwidth.org/manage/settings/?cat=display by setting your Viewing Adult Content setting to Content Should Be Viewed with Discretion]. (FAQ not yet available; link to it when it is.) (From the internet.) |
| − | * !pleh: 'Help!' spelled backwards. | + | * !pleh: 'Help!' spelled backwards. (From LiveJournal Support.) |
| − | * spoons: [http://echan.dreamwidth.org/1086.html WTF Spoons] | + | * spoons: Finite physical/mental/emotional resources to handle daily tasks. More: [http://echan.dreamwidth.org/1086.html WTF Spoons]. (From disability advocacy.) |
| − | * strikethrough: A controversial LiveJournal event. | + | * strikethrough: A controversial LiveJournal event. (From LiveJournal.) |
| − | * twix: Mark branched out into [http://qdb.zhzh.org/dw/46 fanfiction]. | + | * twix: Mark branched out into [http://qdb.zhzh.org/dw/46 fanfiction]. (From IRC.) |
* zilch: An addictive dice-rolling game, with a computer that cheats. Can be found in [[IRC]], in #zilch. For all mentions of Zilch, developers take 1d6 hit to productivity. | * zilch: An addictive dice-rolling game, with a computer that cheats. Can be found in [[IRC]], in #zilch. For all mentions of Zilch, developers take 1d6 hit to productivity. | ||
Revision as of 19:09, 20 April 2009
The Dreamwidth project has some jargon in common use that may not be familiar to the general public. While these are not official terms that you should know, or necessarily Dreamwidth-specific, general explanations or definitions may be helpful.
Contents
Words
- Alton Brown anal nachos: Alton Brown's perhaps unnecessarily fussy recipe for nachos. (From IRC. You really had to be there.)
- BNF: Big Name Fan. All the conflicting definitions seem to boil down to "a fan who is (very) famous within fandom". (From science fiction/fantasy book & media fandom.)
- butterfinger: Mark branched out into fanfiction.
(From IRC.)
- cat macros: Images of cats with funny captions. Sometimes used as a form of protest and/or mockery. (From the internet.)
- earworm: a song that gets stuck in your head. See
![[info]](http://wiki.dreamwidth.net/wiki/extensions/LJ/images//dw/user.png)
earworm and earwormhole.
- fandom: A general term for a community of people who are fans of things, such as "sports fandom", or "Star Trek fandom". When used without qualification, it often (but not always) refers to science fiction and fantasy book and media fandom.
- nipplegate: A controversial LiveJournal event. (From LiveJournal.)
- NSFW/NWS: Not Safe For Work / Not Work-Safe. Content that the average boss/mother-in-law might not appreciate. You can mark an entry as NSFW by setting the Age Restriction to Viewer Discretion Advised, and get warned about NSFW entries by setting your Viewing Adult Content setting to Content Should Be Viewed with Discretion. (FAQ not yet available; link to it when it is.) (From the internet.)
- !pleh: 'Help!' spelled backwards. (From LiveJournal Support.)
- spoons: Finite physical/mental/emotional resources to handle daily tasks. More: WTF Spoons. (From disability advocacy.)
- strikethrough: A controversial LiveJournal event. (From LiveJournal.)
- twix: Mark branched out into fanfiction. (From IRC.)
- zilch: An addictive dice-rolling game, with a computer that cheats. Can be found in IRC, in #zilch. For all mentions of Zilch, developers take 1d6 hit to productivity.
Technical
- Beta: Contrary to the precedent set by things like Gmail, "beta" actually means "we expect that stuff is going to be broken, that's why it's not out of beta yet".
- ESN: Event-Subscription-Notification, the original development name for what eventually became the inbox/notification system.
- Green: a technical support question without an answer (or without an answer that has been reviewed and approved by senior support).
- OpenID: A way for a website to know that you totally are who you claim to be from that other website over there. An informal explanation. Dreamwidth OpenID FAQ
- RTE: Rich Text Editor, something that lets you add formatting to text as well as just do plain text. Contrast with HTML editor (plain text, although you can type in HTML formatting manually). LJ's RTE gathered a lot of dislike from LJ volunteers.
- WTF/Project WTF: Rather than "What The F---", this is Watch-Trust-Friend(s), the project of splitting LiveJournal's original Friends into Watch/Trust (this eventually became Read/Access).
People
- Brad Brad Fitzpatrick is the original creator of LiveJournal. While he is not affiliated with the Dreamwidth project, if someone name-drops "Brad", it's probably him.
- Mark is xb95
- Rahaeli, or rah, is also known as Denise, D, and synecdochic
Other Resources
- Jargon File Many words from a gentler, more precise era of technology, although some are still in use today.
- Urban Dictionary Let the reader beware.
