MusicBrainz Slang: Difference between revisions
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''Definition'': Most important '''thingy''' for the brainerz. Like a currency. Everyone wants it! Even the MB-group leader election on [http://www.last.fm/group/MusicBrainz.org/revolution last.fm] might be decided on the chocolate issue. |
''Definition'': Most important '''thingy''' for the brainerz. Like a currency. Everyone wants it! Even the MB-group leader election on [http://www.last.fm/group/MusicBrainz.org/revolution last.fm] might be decided on the chocolate issue. |
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''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]] |
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Revision as of 21:16, 7 November 2005
Slang used by the users in MusicBrainz
Note: this vocabulary is mostly used in the IRC channel as this is the place where brainerz talk most laxly. ;) Additionally to the terms described here it is common to make a lot of references to HHTTG and AYBABTU. And: to use the words "bush", "SCO", "windoze", "microsoft" and "gracenote" often to make MBChatLogger automatically reply to that.
N-bomb
Definition: High amount of No-votes on an edit. Analogue: Y-bomb for Yes-votes and A-bomb for Abstain-votes.
Example: "Drop the N-bomb please! [link to edit]" (in Chat)
Origin: <not yet clarified>
time-of-day
Definition: Form of greeting that came up because MB being an international project and the people contributing live in different time-zones so a daytime used as greetings do not apply for everyone.
Origin in MB: Nikki
NAT (plural: NATs)
Definition: Acronym for "non-album track(s)"
Origin: mo
Wiki Zen
Definition: WikiZens are the people regulary using this Wiki.
Origin: ?
Waga waga klepto!
Definition: Noone knows... ;)
Example: * Quits: ruaok ("Waga waga klepto!")
Origin: Ruaok
tunepimp
Definition: Name of the library used for tagging audio files ("Pimp my tunes" -> "Pimp my ride").
Origin: Ruaok
bogus
Definition: Used to describe incorrect edits, albums, ...
Example: "This album is completly bogus!"
Origin in MB: mo
thingy
Definition: You know... thingy!
Origin in MB: Nikki
dodgy
Definition: See above. ;) Also an alternative for bogus.
Origin in MB: Nikki
asshat
Definition: Don't feel offended if someone calls you asshat. It just means they like you. :)
Origin in MB: SenRepus
natta
Definition: Norwegian for "night".
Origin in MB: mo
ding!
Definition: Meaning "Exactly!", "You got it!", "Good point!".
Origin: Ruaok
trongersoll'ing
Definition: Abstaining massively on edits / voting abstain when you could have decided easily for yes or no.
Origin: G0llum
chocolate
Definition: Most important thingy for the brainerz. Like a currency. Everyone wants it! Even the MB-group leader election on last.fm might be decided on the chocolate issue.
Origin in MB: Nikki
Authors: Shepard, ...