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Since this is a BIONICLE Wiki, the Wiki Staff changed the tabs and messages to become more BIONICLE-ish, so to speak. Here are what some of these words mean:
When browsing or editing the wiki, it helps to be familiar with some special terms. Here are what some of these terms mean. If a term that you are looking for is not listed here, feel free to ask a staff member what it means.


== Lexicon of Terms ==
==Terms==
* '''[[Toa Sectra]]''' - BS01 Wiki Staff (Their alter-egos)


===Tabs===
===BS01 terms===
* '''Activate Akaku''' - View Source/Page Locked
* '''Parent pages''' - Articles that cover a broad aspect of the BIONICLE universe and give brief descriptions of specific related articles. For example, [[Characters (Generation 1)]] and [[Rahi]] are both parent pages that list character and Rahi pages, respectively. Most articles on BS01 have a link to their parent page in the top right corner. For example, the [[Matoran]] page has a "Sapient Species" icon in the top right corner to show that its parent page is [[Sapient Species]].
* '''Archives''' - History
* '''[[Saga Guides]]''' - A series of articles written by BS01 editors that cover the BIONICLE story in depth. Packed with images and links for further reading, they are a great way to brush up on your BIONICLE knowledge.
* '''Carve''' - Edit
* '''[[Timeline]]''' - A series of bullet-point articles that present the events of the BIONICLE story in order. Each event has a color-coded citation so you can learn more in BIONICLE's original sources. A very useful resource because BIONICLE's story was not always told chronologically.
* '''Legendary Kanohi''' - Special Page
* '''[[Toa Sectra]]''' - BS01 Wiki Staff (their alter-egos)
* '''Matoran Page''' - User Page
* '''Patrol Tablet''' - Watch
* '''Quick-speak''' - Talk
* '''Tablet''' - Article


===For Users===
===General wiki terms===
* '''My Patrol List''' - My Watchlist
Here are some terms that are often used on BS01. For a more complete list, see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Glossary this list on mediawiki.org], which the list here was adapted from.
* '''My Quick-Speak''' - My Talk


===Sysop User===
* '''Broken link''' - A link to a nonexistent page, usually colored red. Also called an '''edit link''' or a '''red link'''.
* '''Activate Hau''' - Protect
* '''Broken redirect''' - A page that redirects to a non-existing page. These should be removed.
* '''Deactivate Hau''' - Unprotect
* '''Bureaucrat''' - A user group that BS01 Administrators and General Managers are a part of. Bureaucrats can change other users' user groups as well as their own. Bureaucrats usually use this right to place new staff members in the sysop user group, giving them staff abilities.
* '''Activate Huna''' - Hide Edit
* '''Checkuser''' - A user group that some staff members are a part of. Checkusers can view the IP addresses of logged-in users, usually to determine if they are using multiple accounts to violate policy and/or in vandalism cases. The wiki keeps a log of all checkuser requests to ensure checkusers do not abuse their powers.  
* '''Destroy Tablet''' - Delete
* '''Contribs''' - The edits, or '''contributions''', that a user has made.
* '''Exile Matoran''' - Block User
* '''Disambiguation''' - A page that lists a term's various meanings and links to each meaning's respective article. [[Visorak]] is an example of a disambiguation page. Also called a '''disambig''' for short.
* '''Moto-Hub''' - Move
* '''Double redirect''' - A redirect that leads to another redirect. Double redirects do not bring users to their final destination, so they should be eliminated by linking directly to the target page.
* '''Revert Carving''' - Rollback
* '''Dupe''' - Short for duplicate, usually referring to a duplicate article or duplicate account. If multiple articles are devoted to the same topic, the articles are dupes and should be merged. If one person creates multiple accounts, all accounts after the first are dupes. Holding multiple accounts is not allowed and can lead to a ban.
 
* '''Edit conflict''' - An issue that occurs if person A begins editing a page, but person B saves an edit to that page before person A saves. The later edit (person A's edit) does not take effect, but the editor is prompted to merge their edit with the earlier one.
===Other Wiki Terms===
* '''Edit war''' - An issue that occurs when two or more parties continually make their preferred changes to a page and undo changes they don't agree with. When an edit war occurs, the involved users should stop and instead make their cases on the article's talk page. Then other users and/or the staff should weigh in on what to put on the page. Also called a '''revert war'''.
* '''Broken link''' - A link to a nonexistent page, usually colored red; Also used: edit link, red link.
* '''Sysop''' - A user group that all staff members are a part of; short for '''system operator'''. Sysops can delete pages, rename pages, block users, and hide edits, among other things. The full list of sysop abilities is listed on [[Special:ListGroupRights]] in the "Administrators" row.
* '''Broken redirect''' - Redirect to a non-existing page
* '''Bureaucrat''' - A BS01 Administrator/General Manager who has been entrusted with promoting users to sysops.
* '''Checkuser''' - An access level that lets users with it see the IP addresses of logged-in users, usually to determine if someone is using multiple accounts to violate policy, and/or in vandalism cases.
* '''Contribs''' - Short for contributions, these are the edits that a user has made.
* '''Disambiguation''' - A page that contains various meanings of a word, and refers to the pages where the various meanings are defined; Also used: disambig.
* '''Double redirect''' - A redirect which leads to another redirect. This will not bring one to the final destination, so it needs to be eliminated by linking directly to the target redirect.
* '''Dupe''' - Short for a duplicate article; often used when identifying a duplicate page that needs to be merged with another.
* '''Edit conflict''' - Two or more parties both attempt to save different edits to the same page at the same time. The later edit doesn't take effect, but the editor is prompted to merge their edit with the earlier one.
* '''Edit war''' - Two or more parties continually making their preferred changes to a page, and undoing the changes they don't agree with; Also used: revert war.  


== Acronyms ==
== Acronyms ==
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* '''NPOV''' - Neutral Point of View, see also: POV
* '''NPOV''' - Neutral Point of View, see also: POV
* '''NT''' - NewsTablet (now retired)
* '''NT''' - NewsTablet (now retired)
* '''OGD''' - [http://bzpower.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=275890 Official Greg Dialogue] <small>(Formerly Official Greg Discussion)</small>
* '''OGD''' - Official Greg Discussion
* '''OGDi''' - Official Greg Dialogue
* '''OGQ''' - Official Greg Quotes
* '''POV''' - Point of view, usually used to refer to biased opinions; see also: NPOV
* '''POV''' - Point of view, usually used to refer to biased opinions; see also: NPOV
* '''PR''' - [[BIONICLEsector01:Public Relations Staff|Public Relations]]
* '''PR''' - [[BIONICLEsector01:Public Relations Staff|Public Relations]]
* '''RL''' - Redundant Links
* '''RL''' - Redundant Links
* '''RV''' - Revert
* '''RV''' - Revert
* '''TLG''' - The LEGO Group; also used; TLC (The LEGO Company)
* '''TLC''' - The LEGO Company
* '''TLG''' - The LEGO Group
* '''TP''' - Talk Page
* '''TP''' - Talk Page
* '''VC''' - [[BIONICLEsector01:Voting Center|Voting Center]]
* '''VC''' - [[BIONICLEsector01:Voting Center|Voting Center]]
* '''WoW''' - White-on-White (not World of Warcraft), used to hide spoilers.
* '''WoW''' - White-on-White (not World of Warcraft), a technique once used to hide spoilers
* '''WP''' - Wanted pages or Wikipedia  
* '''WP''' - Wanted pages or Wikipedia


===BIONICLE===
===BIONICLE===
Note this section only contains some frequently used BIONICLE acronyms. If any article has a frequently used acronym, it will be displayed on the article itself.
* '''AM''' - [[Aqua Magna]]
* '''AM''' - [[Aqua Magna]]
* '''BA''' - [[BIONICLE Adventures]]
* '''BA''' - [[BIONICLE Adventures]]
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* '''GC''' - [[Great Cataclysm]]
* '''GC''' - [[Great Cataclysm]]
* '''GS''' - [[Mata Nui (Being)|Great Spirit]]
* '''GS''' - [[Mata Nui (Being)|Great Spirit]]
* '''GSB''' - [[Golden-Skinned Being]]
* '''GSR''' - [[Great Spirit Robot]]
* '''HoA''' - [[Hand of Artakha]]
* '''HoA''' - [[Hand of Artakha]]
* '''LoSK''' - [[League of Six Kingdoms]]
* '''LoSK''' - [[League of Six Kingdoms]]
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* '''VN''' - [[Voya Nui]]
* '''VN''' - [[Voya Nui]]
* '''VNOG/VNOLG''' - [[Voya Nui Online Game]]
* '''VNOG/VNOLG''' - [[Voya Nui Online Game]]
''Note this section only contains some BIONICLE acronyms used. If any article has a frequently used acronym, it will be displayed on the article itself.''
===Other Sayings===
* '''ASAP''' - As Soon As Possible
* '''BRB''' - Be Right Back
* '''BTW''' - By the Way
* '''DAUAG''' - Don't Ask Us, Ask [[Greg Farshtey|Greg]]
* '''FAQ''' - Frequently Asked Questions
* '''FYI''' - For Your Information
* '''IDK''' - I Don't Know
* '''IIRC''' - If I Recall/Remember Correctly
* '''IMO''' - In My Opinion
* '''IRL''' - In Real Life
* '''J/K''' - Just Kidding
* '''JTLYK''' - Just To Let You Know
* '''LOL''' - Laugh out Loud
* '''MLN''' - My LEGO Network
* '''NVM''' - Nevermind
* '''OMG''' - Oh My Gosh or similar terms
* '''WTH''' - What The Heck


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Revision as of 19:07, 14 August 2017

Lexicon of Terms
(Lexicon of Terms)

When browsing or editing the wiki, it helps to be familiar with some special terms. Here are what some of these terms mean. If a term that you are looking for is not listed here, feel free to ask a staff member what it means.

Terms

BS01 terms

  • Parent pages - Articles that cover a broad aspect of the BIONICLE universe and give brief descriptions of specific related articles. For example, Characters (Generation 1) and Rahi are both parent pages that list character and Rahi pages, respectively. Most articles on BS01 have a link to their parent page in the top right corner. For example, the Matoran page has a "Sapient Species" icon in the top right corner to show that its parent page is Sapient Species.
  • Saga Guides - A series of articles written by BS01 editors that cover the BIONICLE story in depth. Packed with images and links for further reading, they are a great way to brush up on your BIONICLE knowledge.
  • Timeline - A series of bullet-point articles that present the events of the BIONICLE story in order. Each event has a color-coded citation so you can learn more in BIONICLE's original sources. A very useful resource because BIONICLE's story was not always told chronologically.
  • Toa Sectra - BS01 Wiki Staff (their alter-egos)

General wiki terms

Here are some terms that are often used on BS01. For a more complete list, see this list on mediawiki.org, which the list here was adapted from.

  • Broken link - A link to a nonexistent page, usually colored red. Also called an edit link or a red link.
  • Broken redirect - A page that redirects to a non-existing page. These should be removed.
  • Bureaucrat - A user group that BS01 Administrators and General Managers are a part of. Bureaucrats can change other users' user groups as well as their own. Bureaucrats usually use this right to place new staff members in the sysop user group, giving them staff abilities.
  • Checkuser - A user group that some staff members are a part of. Checkusers can view the IP addresses of logged-in users, usually to determine if they are using multiple accounts to violate policy and/or in vandalism cases. The wiki keeps a log of all checkuser requests to ensure checkusers do not abuse their powers.
  • Contribs - The edits, or contributions, that a user has made.
  • Disambiguation - A page that lists a term's various meanings and links to each meaning's respective article. Visorak is an example of a disambiguation page. Also called a disambig for short.
  • Double redirect - A redirect that leads to another redirect. Double redirects do not bring users to their final destination, so they should be eliminated by linking directly to the target page.
  • Dupe - Short for duplicate, usually referring to a duplicate article or duplicate account. If multiple articles are devoted to the same topic, the articles are dupes and should be merged. If one person creates multiple accounts, all accounts after the first are dupes. Holding multiple accounts is not allowed and can lead to a ban.
  • Edit conflict - An issue that occurs if person A begins editing a page, but person B saves an edit to that page before person A saves. The later edit (person A's edit) does not take effect, but the editor is prompted to merge their edit with the earlier one.
  • Edit war - An issue that occurs when two or more parties continually make their preferred changes to a page and undo changes they don't agree with. When an edit war occurs, the involved users should stop and instead make their cases on the article's talk page. Then other users and/or the staff should weigh in on what to put on the page. Also called a revert war.
  • Sysop - A user group that all staff members are a part of; short for system operator. Sysops can delete pages, rename pages, block users, and hide edits, among other things. The full list of sysop abilities is listed on Special:ListGroupRights in the "Administrators" row.

Acronyms

BS01

BIONICLE

Note this section only contains some frequently used BIONICLE acronyms. If any article has a frequently used acronym, it will be displayed on the article itself.