MetaTalk posts tagged with jargon

Win the thread.

Mean Mr. Bucket — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:04:21 -0800

What's the deal with people "winning" threads all the time?

Another f****** jargon thread

orthogonality — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:52:13 -0800

It's like I'm reading a foreign language, and can pick out a few cognate nouns.

Easing the transition for new users.

bingbangbong — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 13:28:29 -0800

20 neophytes a day - and I'm one of yesterday's crop. Fresh-faced, clean-skinned...

As a Content Editor at Everything2, I'm intimately acquainted with the stickiness inherent in introducing new people to an online community (especially a content-oriented community, as opposed to activity-, hobby-, or interest-oriented ones). There seems to be a dearth of documentation. I guess this site is pretty self-explanatory, which is refreshing - I've been an E2 user for two and a half years and I still occasionally scratch my big, fat head. Also, after such a long, long time with no new users (I know it was a long time because I spent a long time checking the new user page), you guys must be experiencing something of a shock, too.

Any ideas as to what could be done to ease the transition for newbies and allay the angst, if any, of the old guard?

Feel free to kill this if I'm out of line, long-winded or otherwise. I'm a new at this.

MetaFilter jargon.

frykitty — Mon, 09 Jul 2001 09:45:09 -0800

MeFi's secret language has been growing by leaps and bounds lately. It's always more fun when you're in on the joke, so here's the spot to post glossary definitions.