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===N-bomb===
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===A-bomb===


''Definition'': High amount of No-votes on an edit. Analogue: [[MusicBrainz Slang#ybomb|Y-bomb]] for Yes-votes and [[MusicBrainz Slang#abomb|A-bomb]] for Abstain-votes.
''Definition'': Lots of Abstain-votes on an edit. Analogue: [[MusicBrainz Slang#ybomb|Y-bomb]] for Yes-votes and [[MusicBrainz Slang#nbomb|N-bomb]] for No-votes.


''Alternate Definition'': Highly useless bomb made with high pressure nitrogen.
''Alternate Definition'': a bomb ''full of the biological agent "adenine" which can cause a huge energy burst in all cells''


''Example'': "Drop the N-bomb please! [link to edit]" (in Chat)
''Example'': none known yet as it's a completely impractical bomb


''Origin'': [[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]
''Origin'': <not yet clarified>


===asshat===
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===Y-bomb===


''Definition'': Lots of Yes-votes on an edit.
''Definition'': Don't feel offended if someone calls you asshat. It just means they like you. :)
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">It certainly does not, asshat. --[[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]
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''Origin in MB'': [[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]
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''Alternate Definition'': a bomb ''full of silvery, ductile metal which is moderately reactive and is capable of O(n) destruction where n is the amount of Y''


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<span id="bogus"></span>
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''Example'': "y-bomb [link to edit] pls" (in Chat)
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===bogus===


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''Definition'': Used to describe incorrect edits, albums, ...
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''Origin'': <not yet clarified>


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''Example'': "This album is completly bogus!"
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<span id="abomb"></span>
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===A-bomb===


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''Origin in MB'': [[User:mo|mo]]
''Definition'': Lots of Abstain-votes on an edit.


===chocolate===
''Alternate Definition'': a bomb ''full of the biological agent "adenine" which can cause a huge energy burst in all cells''


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''Definition'': Most important [[MusicBrainz Slang#thingy|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.
''Example'': none known yet as it's a completely impractical bomb


''Origin'': <not yet clarified>
''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


===time-of-day===
===ding!===


''Definition'': Meaning "Exactly!", "You got it!", "Good point!".
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''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'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]
''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


===NAT (plural: NATs)===
===dodgy===


''Definition'': Acronym for "non-album track(s)"
''Definition'': See above. Also an alternative for [[MusicBrainz Slang#bogus|bogus]].


''Origin'': [[User:mo|mo]]
''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


<span id="nbomb"></span>
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===Wiki Zen===
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===N-bomb===


''Definition'': High amount of No-votes on an edit. Analogue: [[MusicBrainz Slang#ybomb|Y-bomb]] for Yes-votes and [[MusicBrainz Slang#abomb|A-bomb]] for Abstain-votes.
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''Definition'': [[WikiZen]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s are the people regulary using this Wiki. When you are one with the [[Wiki Wiki Web|WikiWikiWeb]]... you have achieved [[WikiZen]].


''Alternate Definition'': Highly useless bomb made with high pressure nitrogen.
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''Origin'': [[Wiki:WikiZen|WikiZen]] and [[Wiki:WikiZens|WikiZens]] are terms coined on [[Wiki:TheOriginalWiki|TheOriginalWiki]]. Probably imported by [[User:DonRedman|DonRedman]], who gained his [[WikiZen]] by browsing this and other wikis ([[UseMod:UseMod|UseMod]], [[MeatBall:MeatBall|MeatBall]], etc.) .


''Example'': "Drop the N-bomb please! [link to edit]" (in Chat)
===Waga waga klepto!===


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''Origin'': [[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]
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''Definition'': Noone knows...


===NAT (plural: NATs)===
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''Example'': <code><nowiki>* Quits: ruaok ("Waga waga klepto!")</nowiki></code>


''Definition'': Acronym for "non-album track(s)"
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''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


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''Origin'': [[User:mo|mo]]
===tunepimp===


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===natta===
''Definition'': Name of the library used for tagging audio files ("Pimp my tunes" -> "Pimp my ride").


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''Definition'': Norwegian for "night".
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''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


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''Origin in MB'': [[User:mo|mo]]
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<span id="bogus"></span>
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===bogus===


===pweed===
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''Definition'': Used to describe incorrect edits, albums, ...


''Definition'': A phonetic way of saying [[PUID]]. [[User:mo|mo]] hates it though, because he's a wonky Norwegian.
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''Example'': "This album is completly bogus!"


''Origin in MB'': [[User:mo|mo]]
''Origin'': [[User:Muz|Muz]]


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''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]
''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


===dodgy===
===time-of-day===


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''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.
''Definition'': See above. Also an alternative for [[MusicBrainz Slang#bogus|bogus]].


''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]
''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]


===asshat===
===trongersoll'ing===


''Definition'': Don't feel offended if someone calls you asshat. It just means they like you. :)
''Definition'': Abstaining massively on edits / voting abstain when you could have decided easily for yes or no.
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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">It certainly does not, asshat. --[[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]
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''Origin in MB'': [[User:SenRepus|SenRepus]]
''Origin'': [[User:Keschte|Keschte]]


===natta===
===tunepimp===


''Definition'': Norwegian for "night".
''Definition'': Name of the library used for tagging audio files ("Pimp my tunes" -> "Pimp my ride").


''Origin in MB'': [[User:mo|mo]]
''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


===ding!===
===Waga waga klepto!===


''Definition'': Meaning "Exactly!", "You got it!", "Good point!".
''Definition'': Noone knows...

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''Example'': <code><nowiki>* Quits: ruaok ("Waga waga klepto!")</nowiki></code>


''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]
''Origin'': [[User:Ruaok|Ruaok]]


===trongersoll'ing===
===Wiki Zen===


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''Definition'': [[WikiZen]]<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s are the people regulary using this Wiki. When you are one with the [[Wiki Wiki Web|WikiWikiWeb]]... you have achieved [[WikiZen]].
''Definition'': Abstaining massively on edits / voting abstain when you could have decided easily for yes or no.


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''Origin'': [[Wiki:WikiZen|WikiZen]] and [[Wiki:WikiZens|WikiZens]] are terms coined on [[Wiki:TheOriginalWiki|TheOriginalWiki]]. Probably imported by [[User:DonRedman|DonRedman]], who gained his [[WikiZen]] by browsing this and other wikis ([[UseMod:UseMod|UseMod]], [[MeatBall:MeatBall|MeatBall]], etc.) .
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''Origin'': [[User:Keschte|Keschte]]


===chocolate===
===to wikidocsel===


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''Definition'': To wikidocsel a [[Wiki Page|WikiPage]] means to make it a [[WikiDocs Page|WikiDocsPage]] by adding it to the [[Wiki Docs Transclusion Table|WikiDocsTransclusionTable]] (aka [[Wiki Web Service|WikiWebService]]).
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''Definition'': Most important [[MusicBrainz Slang#thingy|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.


''Origin in MB'': [[User:Nikki|Nikki]]
''Origin'': [[User:Keschte|Keschte]]


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===pweed===
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===Y-bomb===


''Definition'': A phonetic way of saying [[PUID]]. [[User:mo|mo]] hates it though, because he's a wonky Norwegian.
''Definition'': Lots of Yes-votes on an edit. Analogue: [[MusicBrainz Slang#nbomb|N-bomb]] for No-votes and [[MusicBrainz Slang#abomb|A-bomb]] for Abstain-votes.


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''Alternate Definition'': a bomb ''full of silvery, ductile metal which is moderately reactive and is capable of O(n) destruction where n is the amount of Y''
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''Origin'': [[User:Muz|Muz]]


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''Example'': "y-bomb [link to edit] pls" (in Chat)
===to wikidocsel===


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''Origin'': <not yet clarified>
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''Definition'': To wikidocsel a [[Wiki Page|WikiPage]] means to make it a [[WikiDocs Page|WikiDocsPage]] by adding it to the [[Wiki Docs Transclusion Table|WikiDocsTransclusionTable]] (aka [[Wiki Web Service|WikiWebService]]).

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''Origin'': [[User:Keschte|Keschte]]


----Authors: [[User:Shepard|Shepard]], ...
----Authors: [[User:Shepard|Shepard]], ...

Revision as of 20:23, 11 August 2006

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.



A-bomb

Definition: Lots of Abstain-votes on an edit. Analogue: Y-bomb for Yes-votes and N-bomb for No-votes.

Alternate Definition: a bomb full of the biological agent "adenine" which can cause a huge energy burst in all cells

Example: none known yet as it's a completely impractical bomb

Origin: <not yet clarified>

asshat

Definition: Don't feel offended if someone calls you asshat. It just means they like you. :)

  • It certainly does not, asshat. --SenRepus

Origin in MB: SenRepus

bogus

Definition: Used to describe incorrect edits, albums, ...

Example: "This album is completly bogus!"

Origin in MB: mo

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

ding!

Definition: Meaning "Exactly!", "You got it!", "Good point!".

Origin: Ruaok

dodgy

Definition: See above. Also an alternative for bogus.

Origin in MB: Nikki

N-bomb

Definition: High amount of No-votes on an edit. Analogue: Y-bomb for Yes-votes and A-bomb for Abstain-votes.

Alternate Definition: Highly useless bomb made with high pressure nitrogen.

Example: "Drop the N-bomb please! [link to edit]" (in Chat)

Origin: SenRepus

NAT (plural: NATs)

Definition: Acronym for "non-album track(s)"

Origin: mo

natta

Definition: Norwegian for "night".

Origin in MB: mo

pweed

Definition: A phonetic way of saying PUID. mo hates it though, because he's a wonky Norwegian.

Origin: Muz

thingy

Definition: You know... thingy!

Origin in MB: Nikki

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

trongersoll'ing

Definition: Abstaining massively on edits / voting abstain when you could have decided easily for yes or no.

Origin: Keschte

tunepimp

Definition: Name of the library used for tagging audio files ("Pimp my tunes" -> "Pimp my ride").

Origin: Ruaok

Waga waga klepto!

Definition: Noone knows...

Example: * Quits: ruaok ("Waga waga klepto!")

Origin: Ruaok

Wiki Zen

Definition: WikiZens are the people regulary using this Wiki. When you are one with the WikiWikiWeb... you have achieved WikiZen.

Origin: WikiZen and WikiZens are terms coined on TheOriginalWiki. Probably imported by DonRedman, who gained his WikiZen by browsing this and other wikis (UseMod, MeatBall, etc.) .

to wikidocsel

Definition: To wikidocsel a WikiPage means to make it a WikiDocsPage by adding it to the WikiDocsTransclusionTable (aka WikiWebService).

Origin: Keschte

Y-bomb

Definition: Lots of Yes-votes on an edit. Analogue: N-bomb for No-votes and A-bomb for Abstain-votes.

Alternate Definition: a bomb full of silvery, ductile metal which is moderately reactive and is capable of O(n) destruction where n is the amount of Y

Example: "y-bomb [link to edit] pls" (in Chat)

Origin: <not yet clarified>

Authors: Shepard, ...

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