Wikipedia:Tip of the day/June 25, 2006

Wikijargon

Do you AGF? Do you know what FARC does? Are you a WikiGnome?

The Wikipedia community has a sophisticated dialect of abbreviations, acronyms and slang, and these can get overwhelming, even to experienced users. Just take a look at WTF? OMG! TMD TLA. ARG!. Luckily, there is a list of all the special terms and slang used on Wikipedia in the glossary, including their definitions.

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