FAQs

Attempting to navigate the wiki for novice users can be frustrating. Very much unlike our former phpBB forum, the wiki employs both a top menu and sidebar, enabling easy access for the users, but creating confusion for those new to the wiki style. In order to aide our members, we've created the following tutorial:

Where are my preferences?

Users can access their preferences in two ways:

1. Using the sidebar menu, click on the MyTiki? folder (if it isn't expanded) and find it listed below.
2. Clicking your username at the top-right corner of any page. Once your account page opens, you'll find a Preferences button near the top of the page.

How do I create my avatar?

Avatars are currently giving us fits. In the meantime, The fabulous Miss Em has found a way around it!

1. Upload your image to the file gallery using your username the file title.
2. If an admin catches it, we can do the rest for you. If not, send a PM to either Emimi or LordVoldescootch.

Restricted Forums

• Information regarding the Restricted Forums can be found here.

Friendship Network and User List

Where is the User List?

The User List (formerly known as Member List) is located on the sidebar menu under Community.

How do I friend another member?

• Either using the User List or by clicking on another member's name, you may access their User Information.
• At the bottom of their User Information, there is a link to Request Friendship from this User.
• You may cancel your request at any time prior to their acceptance.
• You may delete a friend from your network by clicking Friendship Network under Community on the sidebar and deleting their username from your list.

What is Notepad?

Notepad is a wiki application that allows the user to create and save rough text-only drafts of both wikis and text. Users familiar with wiki syntax can also input their own formatting, which will show up upon saving the file. Drafts may be saved repeatedly. This application is particularly useful for those writing wikis or articles.

Uploading Files

• Access to User Galleries is located on the sidebar, under File Galleries.

Uploading a single file

1. Under File Galleries, click Upload File
2. Insert File Title, a brief description if you'd like
3. Click Choose File and select the file you wish to upload
4. At this point you may select a file gallery. By default, files are uploaded into the public File Galleries. Images may be uploaded into Public Images or you may create your own Image Gallery (see below)
5. Images are public by default, but you may select which groups may access the file by selecting their group names.
6. Click Upload

Uploading multiple files

1. Under File Galleries, click Upload File
2. Insert File Title, a brief description if you'd like
3. Click Choose File and select the file you wish to upload
4. At this point you may select a file gallery. By default, files are uploaded into the public File Galleries. Images may be uploaded into Public Images or you may create your own Image Gallery (see below)
5. Images are public by default, but you may select which groups may access the file by selecting their group names.
6. Click Add File
7. Repeat steps 2-5
8. Click Upload

What files are supported?

Our software will support any number of files including image files (.jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp) and mp3s.

Can videos be uploaded?

Videos may be inserted into posts as a plug-in, using wiki syntax.

What is the maximum file size?

The maximum file size is currently set at 128MB

What does this acronym mean?

A

AAMOF: As a matter of fact ADN: Any day now AFAICR/S/T: As far as I can recall / remember / see / tell AFAIK: As far as I know AFK: Away from keyboard AKA: Also known as AIUI: As I understand it AMHIK: Ask me how I know ANFSCD: And Now For Something Completely Different. Used to change the subject of conversation ASAP: As soon as possible ATEOTD: At The End of the Day ATM: At the moment ATYS: Anything you say AWA: As well as

B

Bai: Bye BB: Bye bye BBIAB: Be back in a bit BBIAF: Be back in a few / flash BBL/S: Be back later / shortly / soon BBQ: Be back quick BCNU: Be seein' you BF: Boy friend BFF: Best friends forever BFFL: Best friends for life BFN: Bye for now BFFN: Best Friend For Now BOHICA: Bend Over Here It Comes Again Br/BR: Best regards BRB: Be right back BRT: Be right there BS: Backstab / Bullshit BSOD: Blue Screen of Death BTDT: Been there done that BTDTGTTSAWIO: Been there, done that, got the T-shirt and wore it out BTW: By the way Bump: Bring Up My Post or non-text post bringing up a thread

C

CBA: Can't Be Arsed. A term to indicate or dictate laziness. CBF: Can't Be Fucked. A term used frequently out of laziness. CMIIW: Correct me if I'm wrong CTN: Can't Talk Now CU: See you (later) CYA: See ya OR Cover Your Ass

D

DD: Dear Daughter DFTT: Don't feed the trolls DGAF: Don't Give A Fuck DH: Dear Husband / Damn Husband / Dick Head DIAF: Die in a fire DILLIGAF/D/S: Does it look like I give a flip / fuck / damn / shit DL: Download DND: Do not disturb DS: Dear Son DOA: Dead on arrival. DW: Don't Worry / Dear Wife

E

ETA: Edited to add, Estimated time of arrival

F

FAQ: Frequently Asked Question(s) FFS: For fuck's sake/Free For Shipping FH: Future husband FI: Fiance Flamer: Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. Similar to, but not quite the same as an Internet troll FMCDH: From My Cold Dead Hands FOAD/FOND: Fuck off 'n'/and die FOAF: Friend of a friend FP: First Post FTFY: Fixed That For You FU: Fuck you FUBAR: Fucked up beyond all recognition FUD: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (the purposeful spread of misinformation) FWIW: For what it's worth FYI: For your information

G

GBCW: Goodbye Cruel World – a dramatic leave taking of a forum or site GBTW: Get back to work GD: Good day GF: Great/good fight; or girlfriend GFETE: Grinning from ear to ear GFY: Good for you GGF: Go Get Fucked GIYF: Google is your friend GL: Good luck GLHF: Good luck and have fun GLTYT: Good luck to you, too, a formal response to "gl" GJ: Good job GMTA: Great minds think alike Godwin's Law: Dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler or in the case of a mommy forum that someone will tell someone else that they should go play with their kids. Gratz: Congratulations GTH (or G2H): Go to hell GTFO: Get the fuck out OR Get the fuck off GTG or G2G: 'Got to go' or 'Good to go' GR8: Great

H

HAND: Have A Nice Day HF: Have fun/High-five HTH: Hope this / that helps, or happy to help H8: Hate

I

IANAL: I am not a lawyer IAWTC: I agree with that/this comment IBTL: In before the lock ICB: I Can't Believe IDC: I don't care IDGAF: I don't give a fuck IDK: I don't know IHY: I hate you IINM: If I'm not mistaken IIRC: If I recall / remember correctly IIUC: If I understand correctly ILY: I love you IMO/IMHO/IMNSHO/IMAO: In my (humble / honest / not so humble / arrogant) opinion Interwebs: the Internet IONO: I don't know IOW: In other words IRL: In real life ISO: In Search Of ISTR: I Seem To Recall ITA: I Totally Agree ITT: In This Thread ITYM: I Think You Mean IYKWIM: If you know what I mean IKWYM: I know what you mean

J

JAS: Just a second JIC: Just in case JFGI: Just Fucking/Freaking Google It JK or j/k: Just kidding, or joke JSYK: Just so you know JFTR: Just for the records JOOC: Just out of curiosity JW: Just wondering JFK: Just Fucking Kidding

K

k or kk: OK KIR: Keeping it real KISS: Keep it simple stupid KIT: Keep in touch KMA: Kiss my ass KOTC/L: Kiss on the cheek/lips KTHX: OK, thanks KTHXBAI or KTHXBYE: OK, thanks, goodbye, used either to cut short a conversation or to express displeasure with being cut short KWIM: Know what I mean?

L

L8R: Later LFM: Looking for more LIMH- Laughing in my head LMAO, LMFAO, LMMFAO: Laughing my ass off, laughing my fucking ass off, laughing my motherfucking ass off LMK: Let me know LOFL: Laughing out fucking loud LOL: Laughing out loud, laugh out loud. Occasionally: lots of love, lots of luck LOTI: Laughing on the inside LTNS: Long time no see Lulz: A corruption of LOL, which stands for laugh out loud. Lurker: Someone who frequents a group without participating in discussions LYLAS: Love you like a sister

M

Meh: A term meaning bored or unimaginative. MTFBWY: May The Force be with you MUSH: Multi-User? Shared Hallucination MYOB: Mind your own business M8: Mate

N

N: No N2M: Not(hing) too much N2B: Not too bad NAK: Nursing at keyboard NE1: "Anyone" Newbie: A user who is new to a forum. noob, or n00b: An alternative spelling of "newb" (short for "newbie"). NFW: No fucking way NM: (Sometimes written N/M) Not much, Never mind or no message, used on message boards to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line. NP: No problem NSFW: Not safe for work. Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with their employer or co-workers. NTY: No, Thank You NVM, NVMD, or nm: Nevermind, not much

O

O RLY: Oh really? OH OK: A sarcastic okay OIC: Oh, I see OFN: Old fucking news OMG: Oh, my Gosh/God OMFG: Oh, my fucking God OMGWTFBBQ: Oh my God, What the Fuck, Barbecue OMW: On my way or Oh my word ONL: Online or to go online OP: Original poster OT: Off topic OTOH: On the other hand OTP: On the phone OW: Other Woman

P

PITA: Pain in the arse / ass PLMK: Please let me know plz or pls: Please PM: Private message PMJI: Pardon my jumping in PMSL: Pissing My Self Laughing POOF: Goodbye POS: Piece of shit POV: Point of view PPL: People PTKFGS: Punch the Keys For God's Sake pr0n: Intentional misspelling of porn pwned or pwnd: Owned

Q

QFA: Quoted for accuracy. Similar to QFT QFT: Quoted for truth, Quit fucking talking QT: Cutie

R

Rehi (or merely re): Hello again RL: Real Life RO(T)FL: Rolling on (the) floor laughing RO(T)FLMAO: Rolling on (the) floor laughing my ass off RO(T)FLOL: Rolling on (the) floor laughing out loud RSN: Real soon now (often used sarcastically) RTFB: Read the fucking book RTFQ: Read the fucking/fabulous (polite)/freaking (polite) question RTFS: Read the fucking source RYC: Regarding your comment

S

SCNR: Sorry, could not resist sk8/sk8r: skate/skater Smiley: Another name for emoticons SMH: Shaking my head SNAFU: Situation normal: all (fucked/5fouled) up Spider: The program behind a search engine Sry: Sorry STFU: Shut the fuck up STFW: Search the fucking web SO: Significant other Soz: Sorry SYFPH: Shut Your F*cking Pie Hole SWIM: Someone Who Isn't Me

T

TANSTAAFL: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch TBH, TBQH: To be (quite) honest TG: That's great TGIF: Thank God it's Friday TH(N)X, TNX or TX: Thanks TIA: Thanks in advance TINC: There Is No Cabal, a term discouraging conspiracy theories TISNF: This is so not fair TL;DR: Too Long; Didn't Read, an admonishment that a post is too lengthy or lacks worthwhile content TMI: Too much information TOS: Terms of service TPW: Top Post Hoar TTBOMK: To the best of my knowledge TTFN: Ta ta for now TTT: To the top, used in forums to bump a thread TTTH: Talk to the hand TTYL: Talk to you later (also spelled TTUL, T2UL or T2YL) TTYS: Talk to you soon TTYTT: To Tell You The Truth TWIMC: To Whom It May Concern TY or Thx: Thank you TYT: Take your time TYVM: Thank you very much

U

U, Ur: You, your, you're UTFSE: Use the fucking search engine

V

VB(SE)G: Very big (shit-eating) grin VEG/S: Very evil grin/smile VWG/S: Very wicked grin/smile

W

w00t or w00T: Express exuberance W/ or W/O: With or without WB: Welcome back WBU: What 'Bout (about) You WD: Well Done W/E: Whatever WP: Well Played WRT: With respect / regard to WRUD: What are you doing? WTB: Want to buy WTF: What the fuck WTFIMFT: What the fuck is mother fucking this WTG: Way to go WTH: What the hell, What the heck WTS: Want to sell WTSHTF: When The Shit Hits The Fan WTT: Want to trade WUBU2: What (have) you been up to? WUG: What you got? WUU2: What (are) you up to? WUW: What you want? WWJD: What Would Judas Do?/We Want Jack Daniels WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get WYSIWTF: What you see is what the fuck W8: Wait

Y

Y: Yes, Why YA RLY: Yeah Really (invariably preceded by "O RLY") YHBT: You have been trolled. YKW: You know what? YMMV: Your mileage may vary. YT: You there? YW: You're welcome. YOYO: You're On Your Own. YOYOW: You own your own words.

Z

ZOMG (sometimes OMGZ): A variation of OMG (Oh My God/Gosh) used to indicate extreme excitement ZOMGWTFBBQ: A variation of ZOMG and OMG, also used to indicate an extremely surprising and exciting event.

What is the scoring system?

Which areas of the site are public?

Out of our forums, only the following are public and Googleable:

• As the Interwebs Turn
• News & Current Events
• Wiki Discussion

Wikis and Articles are public and searchable.

Quoting another poster

As of right now, there is no automatic way to quote another poster in the forums or in the comments on the wikis/articles. However, using a little wiki syntax, you can make a box around the text you want to quote.

1. 1. Copy the text you want to quote.
2. 2. Type the uparrow button (Shift/6), paste the text, and end with another uparrow (Shift/6).
3. 3. Snazzy, eh?