User blog:Rabbitty/DARPian Terminology for Newbies

We were all new once. We showed up and it looked awesome, but we didn't have a clue what was going on, right? And we didn't know a third of the words people were using. I think being new well always be confusing, but knowing the language can only help. Some terms are genetic, some are pretty DARP specific. So here is a growing glossary of some DARPian terms for you new users.


 * Avi: short for avatar, a user’s picture.


 * Char: short for Character.


 * Charrie: short for Character.


 * Coding: the computer-speak way of writing. To see a page’s coding, go to the Source button rather than the Visual one when editing. It can be very confusing at first, but you’ll get it, don’t worry.


 * DARP: an acronym for Dumbldore’s Army Role-Play Wiki.


 * Emoto: short from emoticon. On chat you usually make them by putting a word in (parenthesis)


 * Fangirl: a reaction to really cute couples and similar where you laugh, squeal, giggle, grin, and slap your desk or chair. Your mouth attempts to make a smile bigger than your face can hold, and you want to hug the whole wiki.


 * HP: an acronym for Harry Potter.


 * IC: an acronym for In Character, in the characters’ world.


 * OOC: an acronym for Out Of Character, user-to-user.


 * RL: an acronym for Real Life, as in not the wiki.


 * RP: an acronym for Role-Play.


 * WIP: an acronym for Work In Progress.

Word-bubble, Talk-bubble, WB, TB
Word-bubble, talk-bubble, WB, TB; these terms are all synonymous. They're the bubbles you use to RP.