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| Version | User | Scope of changes |
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| May 4 2009, 3:33 PM EDT | aiyamin | 41 words added, 41 words deleted |
| May 4 2009, 3:24 PM EDT | aiyamin | 25 words added, 25 words deleted |
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Term | Description |
| Administrators | Administrators help manage the site, and have access to site settings. They can also use all editing tools, manage pages, promote or ban members and invite others on private sites. |
| Attachment | A document that writers and up can add to a page. The document contains content. |
| Bug | A bug is typically some kind of glitch, flaw, or error in the code that causes an outcome that is different than what is intended by the software design. |
| Cache | memory is extremely fast memory that is built into a computer’s central processing unit |
| Cookie | Piece of information stored on a computer. Cookies come from a website visited. |
| Creator | Creators are the original builders of the site. They have full permissions, including the ability to view all reports, modify all pages, and adjust the site properties to change the look of the site. |
| Discussion Forum | A forum is basically a place where the community can communicate publicly on the site. |
| EasyEdit | This is a button that allows users to edit pages on a site. |
| Gabbly | A widget used in order to paste a chat room on a page. Users can chat through this system. |
| Imeem | A widget used to post music on a page. You can listen to music from the widget once it is posted on the page. |
| IP address | An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical identification (logical address) that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network |
| IP banning | IP banning prevents the connection between a server/website and certain IP addresses or ranges of addresses. IP blocking effectively bans undesired connections from those computers to the Wetpaint network. |
| Meebo | A widget used when you want site users to instant message you through the Meebo web site. |
| Moderator | a person who is granted special abilities to enforce the rules on an online discussion forum. On Wetpaint wikis, a moderator's authority extends to the entire site. |
| Permissions | On Wetpaint, there are different ranks on a site. On a site, there is anonymous, registered users, writers, moderators, administrators, and the creator. With each rank, comes a different responsibility. |
| Photobucket Slideshow | A widget used to add images from photobucket to a slideshow of pictures. |
| Private Site | This Permission setting only allows users on by invite. |
| Public Site | This Permission setting always any user to join your site, invite or not. |
| Registered Users | Sites that don't require registration and sites that do require registration: Registered Users can edit pages, add images, and join discussions. Sites that require invite: Registered users can join discussions and leave comments. |
| Screenshot | A screen capture is an image taken by the computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor or another |
| SiteMeter | Provides a more detailed summary of site activity. Shows number of visits to the site and number of page visits on the site. |
| Slogans | Is a short phrase, that allows others to identify you. |
| Thread | The system used on Wetpaint for posting comments under pages.A thread is part of the wiki forum. |
| Video Gallery | The Video Gallery is the central area on your site to organize and share YouTube videos with others. |
| Widget | An item to put on a wiki or page that has an HTML or embeded code and is powered by Adobe Flash Player. |
| Wiki | A wiki is a collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone with access to contribute to or modify the content. |
| Writer | Writers can edit or add pages, add images, and join discussions. |
| Vizu | A widget that allows you to make and paste polls created through Vizu. |
| Photobucket Slideshow | A widget used to add images from photobucket to a slideshow of pictures. |
| Private Site | This Permission setting only allows users on by invite. |
| Public Site | This Permission setting always any user to join your site, invite or not. |
| Search box | This allows users to search for threads and pages on the wetpaint wiki. |
| Anonymous | These are users that want to stay anonymous and don't want to be known. They don't have a username and they can leave comments on some sites. |
| Troll | Someone who purposely joins an online community to cause problems and to irritate other users is often referred to as a |
| Flaming | A flame is basically an insult of any kind. |
| Spamming | Spamming is constantly advertising your site on a thread. Also, it could be posting irrelevant posts. |
| Banned Users | Banned users cannot interact with the site at all. |
| Wetpaint 500 | This is a system wetpaint uses to show how active sites are. If you show up on the Wetpaint 500, it means your site is an active site. |
| Browser | A web browser is a software application which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the Internet. |
| Invitations | This tool allows users to invite people to join a site through email. |
| Premium Services | These are services that wetpaint has, but they cost money. They include removing ads and making a custom URL. |
| Advertisements | Wetpaint places ads contextually relevant ads on our network of sites to defray the costs of running the Wetpaint servers and allow us to offer a free service. |
| URL | A URL is a Uniform Resource Locator. This identifies the location of your site on the web. |
