Gaia General Dictionary. (and other common terms.)
[#]k - When you have a number beside the letter k, it usually means to represent 1,000. For example, 1k = 1,000 gold. 6k = 6,000 gold. 12.5 = 12,500 gold. Likewise, 1m would be 1,000,000 gold, or 1000k.
Administrator, Admin - These are Gaia's governmental officials.. and hard labor! All in one! sweatdrop They do all of the work you usually don't see happening, and take care of all judicial and important decisions.
Avatar, Avitar, Ava, Avvie, Avi - These refer to your avatar; your little character to the left and right of your posts. An avatar is a representation or embodiment of something; in this case, you or your character.
Botting - Botting itself is simply letting a program do something for you automatically. On Gaia it means letting a program surf Gaia for you. It is a bannable offense.
Bump - Bump is just a word. When you reply to a thread, that thread is moved back up the line of threads in that forum, so more people can see it. Bump is a word people say when they don't have anything else to add. To "bump" a thread means to reply quickly enough to keep it high up on the list of threads. When someone tells you not to bump, then don't make any useless posts. ^_^
Cyber/Cybering - Performing sexual acts/favors through text and typing while on the internet. It is against the rules here on Gaia.
Domo/Domo-kun - domokun This is Domo-kun. It is a mascot for some japanese thingie.
Forum - A forum is an area where discussions may take place, where people make topics or threads to discuss something. The General Discussion forum, is a forum, for example.
Glomp - A glomp is a sign of affection; a hug with a little tackle. I like giving these 3nodding
Kawaii - A japanese word meaning 'cute', or 'How cute!'
Leet/l33t/1337 - Leet is derived from the word 'elite.' Something that is leet is 'elite.' Well, atleast that's what it's supposed to mean. Rarely true though. xp
Mod/Moderator - These are Gaia's 'police force', but they are also Gaia's fire fighters and nurses. If there?s a problem that normal users can?t help with, these users can!
Newbie/Newb - These are new members of Gaia, or someone who seems to be new. These users definitely need guidance and help, so don??t be afraid to help them if you can ^^
n00b - A ??n00b?? is a slang term for foolish and ignorant people, or just about any compialiation of negative terms you can come up with. It can also be used as a slang term for ?newbie?, but the general difference is that newbies are good newbies, while ?n00bs? are bad newbies. n00bs need not be new, however. Many have been here for months and are still n00bs.
Post - A post is what you make when you reply to a thread. It will have your character bubble and the text and images you entered.
Regular/Reg - Someone who frequents the forum often or on a regular basis.
Signature, Siggy, Sig - This refers to a signature; the text or image underneath a user's post.
Spam - While not always considered an acrynym, SPAM can mean: Stupid, Pointless, Annoying Message. In a sense that is exactly what it is. Spam is a message or topic that has no relevance to the forum or the topic. Spam is also just babbling or a mess of letters and numbers, such as kfjdlsfkjsa92fjs. Spam belongs only in the chatterbox forum, and only in the chatterbox forum. If it is found elsewhere it will be removed and the spammer will be punished domokun ph34r t3h d0m0-kun domokun
Sticky - Yes, we all know what sticky means, but when someone refers to a sticky they mean a post that is permanently stuck to the top of a forum. These often have valuable information in them that answer common and/or important questions. Read them! These threads do not need to be bumped.
Sub-forum - A sub-forum is a forum within a forum. These can be found by entering a main forum and looking at the top for a list of subforums. For example, the Charity Forum is a subforum of the Exchange Forum.
teh - A simple mispelling for the. Many times done on purpose.
Thread/Topic - A thread, or topic, is a post within a forum that can receive replies. For example, the Rares, Gold, and More FAQ is a thread within the General Discussion Forum.
Troll - A troll is a user who posts to purposefully inflame, anger, or offend other users.
Veteran/Vet/Oldbie - These refer to members who have been here quite a while. These terms, however, only go towards the date they joined on Gaia and has no direct relation to their intelligence, knowledge, attitude, or general wisdom. They may only be on Gaia once a day every week, or only a few hours a day. Never let join dates effect your respect or understanding of a person.
A guild that represents some of Gaia?s ?veteran? community and welcomes newcomers is the Gaian Veteran Soldiers Guild. I am not a member nor endorser of the guild, but they seem nice enough smile I?m sure they would be willing to help if you need it, or just want to become a true part of the community.
Gaia General acronyms.
F/A/S/T - For Auction, Sale, or Trade. The proprieter of this thread is looking to sell these items anyway they can!
F/S, F/A, F/T - For Sale, For Auction, For Trade.
Forum and Sub-forum acronyms.
BR&TS - Bug Reports & Tech Support Forum
ED, ExD - Extended Discussion Forum
GD - General Discussion Forum
Q&F - Questions & Feedback Forum
VgD - Video game Discussion Forum
General Internet acronyms.
* Term may or may not be sugar coated.
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFK - Away From Keyboard
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BBL - Be Back Later
BBS - Be Back Soon
BRB - Be Right Back
FUBAR - Fluffed* Beyond All Repair/Recognition
IE - Internet Explorer.
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
LMAO - Laughing My Arse* Off!
LMFAO - Laughing My Fuzzy* Arse* Off!
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
OMG - Oh My God/Goodness!
OMFG - Oh My Fuzzy* God/Goodness!
OS - Operating System. Examples are Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, ME, etc. Also Macintosh and its versions, Linux, etcetera.
QFE - Question For Everyone or Quoted For Emphasis, depending on the situation.
QFFE - Quoted For Fluffing* Emphasis.
ROFL/ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO/ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Arse* Off!
WTH - What The Heck?
WTF - What The Fluff*?
