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by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on July 25th, 2007
Attention Whore = Somebody who gets involved in AB drama, then threatens to leave because of it (without any actual intentions to) just to have other AB'ers feel sorry for them and beg them to stay.
by Stableboy on July 14th, 2007
There actually used to be an official Glossary that was integrated with the site... it was removed in v4.0.
My main contribution was:
Trollophobia: The unreasonable fear that the radical answer you're about to post will receive an instant vicious down-rating, when in fact nobody is even paying attention to your wild rantings.
Now we can add...
Enlinken: To provide a link in an answer or comment which illuminates the topic at hand.
by Barcaluv on July 5th, 2007
COMMENT (kŏm'ĕnt):
Useful tool for expressing approval or disapproval of an answer given, while providing members an opportunity to voice their opinion regarding the subject at hand.
(Corollary): However, such usefulness will be lost approximately by the fourth or fifth entry, when the thread will then develop into a somewhat personal conversation filled with inside-jokes and obscure references which add nothing of value to the original subject.
by Mr n Mrs M... on July 15th, 2007
Pointstitute - Someone who will answer a question with sole intention of maximising their points...
by Barcaluv on August 11th, 2007
ABdrama: (A B dra"ma)
See (Melodrama)Mel`o*dra"ma
Sentimental drama marked by extravagant theatricality, subordination of character development to plot, and focus on sensational incidents. It usually has an improbable plot that features such stock characters as the noble hero, the long-suffering heroine, and the hard-hearted villain, and it ends with virtue triumphing over vice.
(Definition courtesy of Britannica.com)
You can fill the given character slots with your own personal choices. : )
by - retroglide - on July 14th, 2007
Superlative Bagger:
A superlative answerbagger is one who has consistently provided useful information on the site, maintained a high standard of respectful behavior toward other users and can be counted on to come to the aid of anyone who is unfairly victimized.
I did not write this definition. LynfromNM wrote it.
Give points here:
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/307904
by Firebrand on July 19th, 2007
"This or That",..............A Category foisted apon the Bag to encompass inane three word questions and requiring one word answers. This is much to the detriment of Answerbag.
by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on July 19th, 2007
Freebagger: n.- Anyone whose proclivity it is to 'bag in various states of undress( no pants, drawers,bras, or all of the above at once), and then needle IDNE about it until she: A: faints dead away, B: Rolls eyes in disgust, or C: Both at same time.
NOTE: MG1942 is the leader of this unholy alliance, and due to his rampant depravity and warped sense of humor, should not be interacted with under any circumstances.
Be on the lookout for his Yenta partner in crime. She's a shady character as well, and should be considered naked and dangerous.:)
by Wickels on July 6th, 2007
AKGO: All knowing God/dess of
by LadyLuck on September 11th, 2007
Positroll - picking a user and giving them positive ratings until you've maxed out on that user for the week.
Neg - another word for downrate.
by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on July 25th, 2007
Answerbot = an annoying automated AB'er who posts questions and then posts answers to those questions.
by Scottix on July 5th, 2007
AB - AnswerBag
haha
by M Moon on October 20th, 2007
AB-CLIQUERS:
noun. 1) a narrowly exclusive group of people usually held together by a common often selfish interest or purpose; 2) those that only refer to questions and answers from their own AB 'friends;' 3) individuals who seemingly never go outside their own 'bag!'
by Chopsy the Diver on October 5th, 2007
Throlls.....thick trolls, people who undermine others because they clearly didn't understand a question or answer, instead of asking, they downrate to feel better about themselves.
by Capt. Jack Sparrow GALCIY on September 26th, 2007
Sparrow-ism: a light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek double entendre heavily laced with innuendo, often of a sexual kind!
.
Often used in;
Flirting with the kind and lovely lasses.
Ribbing or heckling a good mate.
Attempts at pointing out flawed logic.
Can also be used in the context of Whole-heartedly and severely defending a prominent 'Bagger, friend or other user who is viciously attacked in a "troll*-like way, with either malicious Questions, Answers or Comments or excessive down-rating someone whose views differ.
*see other entry for Troll
by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on July 25th, 2007
AB Lights (aka Little Bulbs) = alerts that let you know about recently posted feedback (answers/comments) or alert you of friend's activity
by Firebrand on July 13th, 2007
Fluff Questions
Questions that are lightweight, requiriing little factual imformation thought or research but can be amusing or conversational.
by Shelby on July 21st, 2007
Bagicide - Having your points and level reset to zero by choice.
Nuked - Having your points/level/profile reset to zero my the AB staff, due to bad behaviour.
by Mr n Mrs M... on July 15th, 2007
Threadjack / jacking - The art of pouncing an a weak reply as if it was your own and arguing until yours is the last comment.
by Meow Meow 1BadMutha TBMF on July 7th, 2007
This is not AB specific, but I've seen people ask about 'that little picture' on this site.
Avatar: An electronic image that represents the AB user.
by Sunblynd 5.0 on July 5th, 2007
Troll or Trolling ;In Internet terminology, a troll is someone who intentionally posts derogatory or otherwise inflammatory messages about sensitive topics in an established online community such as an online discussion forum to bait users into responding.[1] They may also plant images and data on networks that others may find disturbing (usually indirectly relating to the individual in person) in order to cause confrontation. -wikipedia
Trolls often open accounts to defame the credibility of AB users as well, though the damage they inflict is rather minimal and a complete waste of time, they often perform this activity to annoy other members.
by Anonymous on October 6th, 2007
Immigranswerer = ABer who came from other Q&A websites(like yours truly)
;)
by Caveman on July 14th, 2007
The Different Levels of Answerbag
1-2 beginner
3-4 novice
5-9 contributor
10-14 whiz
15-19 authority
20-29 expert
30-39 professor
40-49 brain
50-59 Sage
60-69 Maestro
by Ender is back.. And slightly confused. on October 21st, 2007
Drunkbagging
verb
To ask, answer, or comment on questions while in an intoxicated state, usually resulting in either widespread hilarity or someone's feelings getting hurt.
Caution: Drunkbagging may cause the loss of friends and/or crying alone at your computer while everyone makes fun of you.
by Doggie S on October 19th, 2007
UtopiAB - a perfect and ideal AB where there are no assholes, bitches, people who think so highly of themselves, duplicate questions, and yes, trolls.
by Melissa on October 8th, 2007
AB Remission: When a frequent poster leaves the site for a long period of time.
by T4 on September 11th, 2007
NET = Never Ending Thread (Look up Thread by Firebrand, 10th answer)
by Anonymous on August 18th, 2007
This is a jet pack
by MrBLT needs to be contained on July 20th, 2007
Half rate - rating a question or answer less than the full amount you are able to
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on July 6th, 2007
Expert (in a category) : Someone who has been given the most points in a given category based upon the answers they gave, not upon points earned from questions in the same category :)
by M Moon on October 20th, 2007
BAGNOBLE:
n., demonstration of ethical, principled standards; honorable, just, fair, worthy;
respectful
by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on July 25th, 2007
Duplicate or Duppy = Recently posted question that is similar to one previously posted.
by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on July 25th, 2007
Newbie = Somebody new to AB
Senior = An AB'er whose level is at Sage or above
by Anonymous on July 23rd, 2007
Bashfest: noun; A comment thread under an answer given by Stableboy, consisting of two or more AB users who have decided to dissect, debate, or derail an answer given by Stableboy. It will often include a link to a completely different thread in order to distract other users from this thread.
by Talimze on July 20th, 2007
Here you go:
Greatest Q&A - a tab that organizes all the questions in a catagory from highest to lowest points.
Which goes hand in hand with:
Latest Q&A - a tab that organizes all the questions in a catagory from latest to earliest.
by Firebrand on July 19th, 2007
Thread...........Comments either elaborating on the answer to a question or more commonly a discussion among members starting about the question but often going off subject, This can be the fun part.
by Firebrand on July 19th, 2007
Post...... The answer given by a member to a specific question
by Da Azian Boi on July 11th, 2007
Downrate: verb, to give negative points to an answer or a question.
by Kashif- Overslept on October 5th, 2007
TQ for Trash Questions
usally the ones that spammers post!
by Kyogre-Stataen on July 15th, 2007
Staff- AB members that are contributing to the website.
by Firebrand on July 13th, 2007
Peeves--------Category created to enjoy bitching about trolls.
by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on October 21st, 2007
Comment Party- when a group of us get together on a comment string, often on Friday or Saturday nights, alcohol being consumed by generally more than half, joking, laughing, etc.
by Doggie S on October 21st, 2007
abinsomniac - someone who deprives himself or herself of precious sleep because of too much answerbagging.
by M Moon on October 20th, 2007
BAGANIMOSITY:
n. hostility, unfriendliness, disrespect for individual's questions, answers, and/or comments on AnswerBag; demonstration of and by trolling and downrating inappropriately
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on October 20th, 2007
AYPWIP: Jay's plan to take over the world...Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/374770
by curiousgal10123 - respect mah AUTHORITAY on October 20th, 2007
noob/newbie/n00b! haha someone whos really new and asks "dumb" questions that they could have just looked up. everyone has been through this stage.
by GiraffeyedDonor-ish on September 30th, 2007
uuh...I'm not sure if these count, but well...I'll give it a shot....first off, their bots?!?
AB-Bernice--AnswerBag Staff-bot. Asked random questions
AB-WikiBot--AnswerBag Staff-bot. Answered and asked Everything about wikipedia
I know this isn't refined...just tell me extra info...I'm not very into their doings, so...
by Anonymous on July 20th, 2007
EDIT Functions
A question can be edited within the 5 minutes after posting. After that time you cannot edit your question unless an email request to staff is acted upon.
You cannot delete questions once they are posted.
An answer can be edited with out time limits any time after posting it. This can be useful if you make a spelling error or mistake and want to correct it.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on July 19th, 2007
De-friend: to remove someone from your list of friends.
I was reading the recent blog about adding fiends and I have AB-Joel to thank for this term.
Blog: http://www.answerbag.com/blog, comment 77
"Carm: if you de-friend someone, you will silently fall out of their friends list, and they won't see your Q&A in their Friends Q&A list anymore.
Bryinlanza: I understand what you're saying about it not being offensive to you, but here on AB we have to take into account the sensibilities of all of our members, and that sort of thing is very likely to draw heated complaints from some of them, so we decided to take it down. In the US, most photographs of a breast are considered "pornography" (you have to be a certain age to buy magazines with them, for instance), so we're actually legally obligated to remove them. Sorry about that. ;)"
by kelly on July 15th, 2007
omg--oh my god/gosh, lol--laugh out loud
Should AB have a spell checker like Yahoo Answers?
by Friendly Stranger on October 12th, 2011
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How about a "like" button for comments ?
by Tel UK- Licensed to fish! on October 22nd, 2011
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Does this new web site mean the End of Answerbag?
by Old School on October 20th, 2011
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Should Answerbag need to make unlimited editing questions and answers?
by XT on October 26th, 2011
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Would you pay for a version of this site that works?
by Ombliss22 on December 2nd, 2011
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You're reading I'm starting an Answerbag Glossary which I will provide a link to one day when I have enough material. Can you please help me by providing AB specific terms with their definitions? Answer as many times as you want. Thanks for your support :)
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Comments
Or someone who leaves with a dramatic "goodbye" message then logs back in two days later!
by lady fuschia on August 18th, 2007
That definition works also. Thanks Lady F. :)
by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on August 18th, 2007
You referrin' to anyone I know?
by Capt. Jack Sparrow GALCIY on September 26th, 2007
lmao! I'm not sure... this was answered 2 months ago. There may have been a reason for posting it then...
by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on September 26th, 2007
lmao
by crushedbutterfly on October 19th, 2007
Love it!
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on January 5th, 2008
Fabulous!
by M Moon on April 1st, 2008
I love this! :)
by Done. never again. on June 19th, 2008
@Freedom Issues: Here is another good one on topic http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/786353
Seriously, why don't people just leave and post a note in their profile?
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on June 20th, 2008
so true.. and it's interesting to see that even though this answer is over a year old, it's still relevant.
by GreenFreak on June 27th, 2008
Thank you Andy. :)
by Done. never again. on June 27th, 2008