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Terms & Definitions
Common Terms and Abbreviations
Admin
Mod
PM
Private Message
User
Username
Member
Citizen
Membername
Newbie
n00b
Troll
Flame
Bump
IIRC
IDK
IMO
IMHO
RTM
LOL
OTOH
BTW
BAK
GA
AFAIK

 

Common Terms and Abbreviations
Admin
Admin, short for 'Administrator' is anyone assigned the highest level of control over the entire site.
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Mod
Mod, short for 'Moderator' is anyone who removes abusive or offensive material. Mod may also be short for 'modification'. Check the context.
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PM
PM, short for 'Private Message' is like email, except for it never leaves Mac GUI. You may send and receive PMs by clicking the Messages link at the top of any page.
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Private Message
See PM.
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User
User is synonymous to 'member' or 'citizen'. A user is anyone who visits or participates at Mac GUI City.
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Username
Username (sometimes User name) is synoymous to 'member name' or 'citizen'. A username is how users are identified on Mac GUI City. You must enter your username is order to log in.
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Member
User is synoymous to 'user' or 'citizen'. A member is anyone who visits or participates at Mac GUI City and has a registered account and profile page.
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Citizen
Citizen is synoymous to 'user' or 'member'. A member is anyone who visits or participates at Mac GUI City and has a registered account and profile page.
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Membername
Membername (sometimes Member name) is synoymous to 'username' or 'citizen'. A username is how users are identified on Mac GUI City. You must enter your username is order to log in.
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Newbie
A citizen who is new to Mac GUI City.
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n00b
A new user who ignores rules, and often breaks them just to annoy others.
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Troll
A user that intentially posts rude and unnecessary statements or images to get responses.
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Flame
A flame is a rude post that is aimed at getting responses or upsetting somebody. Flaming may result in a warning or ban.
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Bump
Stands for "Bring Up My Post." Bumping is used to move a topic to the top of a forum, or as a short spam message.
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IIRC
IDK is short for I Don't Know
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IDK
IIRC is short for If I Recall Correctly
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IMO
IMO is short for In My Opinion
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IMHO
IMHO is short for In My Humble Opinion
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RTM
RTM is short for Read The Manual
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LOL
LOL is short for Laughing Out Loud
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OTOH
OTOH is short for On The Other Hand
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BTW
BTW is short for By The Way
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BAK
BAK is short for Back At (the) Keyboard
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GA
GA is short for Go Ahead
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AFAIK
AFAIK is short for As Far As I Know
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