User:Jeske Couriano/Wiki slang

This is a list of slang terms you will likely see while editing here, as well as some ones from the other side of the States (marked with an asterisk).

This page will be updated every now and then.

A
Admin: See Sysop.

Anon: An anonymous user, identifiable only thru the IP address they leave whenever they edit.

B
Bot*: A program that does minor cleanup work to articles, reverts vandalism, or similar menial and widespread tasks.

C
Conflict: When two or more editors edit one article at the same time. Usually, the one(s) that hit(s) "Save changes" later are prompted to confirm their edit.

D
Desysop*: To remove administrative powers from a user.

O
OR*: Original Research, i.e. information pulled out of thin air with no reliable references.

P
POV: Point-of-view. While this place does not require POV standards, it can make the article seem biased if it heavily supports one side.

R
Revert: Retore to a prior version.

S
Straw Man (also with a hyphen): Basically, this is an argument where criticism from person A to person B is answered with an unrelated assumption about person A and voiced by person B.

Straw Poll*: A vote taken for no other purpose than to establish people's opinions.

Stub: An insubstatial article (usually only a paragraph or two) that only barely touches on its subject.

Sysop (also Admin): Someone who has administrative powers over a Wiki.