Although this glossary is not exhaustive by any means, it is one
of the most complete of its kind regarding blog terminology and
it is frequently updated. Most of the terms herein really are in
use but a few are, shall we say, rather whimsical...
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TERM
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MEANING
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AFAIK
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As Far As I Know
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asdf
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A nonsense filler word used as a subject
for posts. The first letters on the second line of most keyboard.
A person may use these letters instead of thinking up a title for
a message {on those message boards where a title is needed before
you can submit a message; "aoeu" is also used in this manner
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Board
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short for 'message board' similar to
"bulletin board' and 'discussion forum'; discussion forums are
more interactive than message boards or bulletin boards
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Blog
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short for 'Web log'; an online dairy of
your thoughts on a specific topic or whatever crosses your mind;
see discussion forum
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Blogger
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a person who blogs {a person who post
comments or questions on blogs}
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Blogging
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{vb} the act of posting on blogs
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Blogging
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{adj} those things related to blogs
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Blogosphere
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The Internet blogging community
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Brb
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be right back [used in chat rooms]
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BTW
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by the way
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Discussion Forum
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interactive online communities formed for
group discussion & presentation of information on specific or
general topics; 'blogs' and 'message boards' are related terms;
many online communities also have group and private 'chat rooms'
and private instant messaging features for their members;
discussion forums usually have members who consider themselves to
be part of a dynamic community of Interest; In some discussion
forums only members can post comments and/or questions and start
new "threads" on subjects to be discussed; in other discussion
forums, both members and guest can perform these functions.
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Down thread
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{adv} earlier posts; comments that are
found below the post you are reading or writing
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Flame
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{v] to post a series of highly inflammatory
insulting comments, often using profanity
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FWIW
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for what it's worth
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h/o
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hello
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Heading
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{n} the name the poster gives to his/her
comment
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IIRC
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If I recall correctly
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IMO
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In my opinion
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IMHO
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In my [humble] opinion
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IMNSHO
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In my not so humble opinion
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IRL
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In Real Life
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JK
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Just Kidding. Used when your immediately
preceding comment is not to be taken seriously (also j/k)
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LMAO
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Laughing my ass off (see ROFLMAO)
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LOL
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Laugh out loud
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LTE
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Letter to the editor {of newspapers &
other print media
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Lurk
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{vb} to visit a discussion forum without
posting comments
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Lurker
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{n} usually a neutral referent but
sometimes depending on the blog/discussion forum may be a very
negative term for a person who visits a discussion forum to read
the posts, but doesn't post messages; in the neutral sense of the
word "lurkers' are often 'newbies' {see newbie} who start out by
lurking on the site before becoming active posters
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MOL
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More or less
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MSM
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mainstream media
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n/t
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no text (also "nt") [used when there is no
text in the message but the heading]
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Newbie
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{n} A person who is new to a particular
discussion forum {blog}. Depending on the site, this may be a
negative referent or a referent with no negative or positive
attribution
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Noob {n} {noobie}
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'Noobie' comes from the word "newbie" .
Often an at least faintly derisive term for a new poster who is
unfamiliar with or who has violated the standard operating
procedures of the discussion board or blog.
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Open thread
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{n} A thread that includes posts about
multiple topics. In an open thread, a person can not go "off
topic" or have "thread drift".
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OT
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{n} Off topic {a digression from the topic
being discussed; unless it is an 'open thread' posters are
expected to keep 'on topic'; some online communities are more
accepting of digressions than others; see "thread drift"
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PM
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{n} personal message/ or private message;
some discussion forums have instant messaging features; each
member has his or her own personal page and can send and receive
private messages with other members; related terms: "PMed";
"PMing"
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Post
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{n} the comment; message
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Post
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{v} the act of submitting a post
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Poster
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{n} the person who writes a specific post ;
the same as 'blogger'
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POV
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{n} Point Of View
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Reactivate
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{v} add a comment to a thread that had been
archived, thus continuing the thread
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Refresh
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{v} a function listed as an icon on the
tool bar & found by clicking on 'View' in the tool bar; this
opens up the latest edition of the specific Internet page a
person was on so that you can see new comments or posts
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Re-post
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{n} {repost} a comment that has been
previously posted on that website or on another website
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Re-post
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{v} {"repost"} the act of putting a post in
a thread that had previously been posted; this is usually frowned
upon, especially if the person doing so wasn't the person who
wrote the original post; usually discussion forums expect that a
person have prior permission from the poster before re-posting
that person's comment; it is also expected that a re-post be
identified as such
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ROTFLMAO
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Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.
Some letters of this shorthand phrase are omitted to make phrases
such as ' LMAO' and 'ROF'; also a letter may be added to this
acronym to make 'ROFLMFAO' {the second "f" means 'fat'}
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s/u c u later
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{see you later}
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site
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{n} short for "website"
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Thread
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{n} a series of posts either on a specific
topic or, in the case of an "open thread", on multiple topics, or
any topic at all
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Thread drift
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{n} an off topic post in a thread on a
specific topic; thread drift is frowned upon to a greater or
lesser degree depending on the particular discussion forum or the
particular thread within a discussion forum
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Troll
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{n} a negative referent for a person who
posts on a discussion board for the purpose of disrupting the
conversation
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Troll
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{v} to act like a troll
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Up thread
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{adv} used to refer to a comment or
comments that were made further above the post that you are
reading or writing. In some blogs, the latest posts are placed
first. In other blogs, posts are placed in chronological order
with the earliest posted comments appearing before the latest
comments. And in still other blogs, responses to posts are placed
under the "parent" post that prompted it.
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URL
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{n} the address of a website
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w/
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with
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WTG
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Way to go (A compliment)
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