BZPower Lexicon of Terms Options

[Bohrok Awakener]

Welcome to the BZPower Lexicon of Terms, where you'll find definitions and descriptions of most BZPower terms. Renovations are being made to the Lexicon, so please forgive it's rough appearence. Note that it may take a me a while to update the Lexicon, as I maintain this by myself and I have a lot of other things to do.

Q: Why are some terms in bold and some in standard font?
A: Attribute this to my own laziness. I have been slacking with this but it's going to get better. Eventually I want all the terms to be in bold, and it should be okay soon.

Q: How do I contribute a term or modify an existing one?
A: Before contributing, check that your term isn't already in the Lexicon. If it isn't, then feel free to post it in the topic. If possible, give a description as well, as this will make it easier for me to update the Lexicon. If you feel a term's definition is out of date, you can also post a new one in the topic. Do not PM me with terms and updates.

Q: What can I contribute?
A: As I said above, check that it isn't already in the Lexicon. There are a few rules as to what can be added. Firstly, NO member names, unless it's an Administrator or Assistant Admin, or a member that's special in some way. This Lexicon isn't big enough for every Forum Leader, Forum Assistant, etc. Secondly, all terms must be BZP-related. NO BIONICLE-related terms unless they happen to be BZP terms as well (such as Vahi and Avohkii). BZP abbreviations for BIONICLE things (such as Morby and RahkShoe) are permitted, but don't make up terms for the sake of it. Thirdly, submitting Ranks is fine, but not the number of posts required to get a Rank, since BZP likes to keep this a surprise. And lastly, the rules of BZP apply here, in that no other forums or sites with forums should be submitted.

Q: What can I post in the topic?
A: The topic is for the discussion of the BZPLOT, and it also serves as a place where members can submit new terms. Feel free to use the topic to discuss what you think of the BZPLOT, and how it can be improved. For contributing terms and updates to already existing terms, see the above two questions. However, the rules of BZPower still apply here - no spamming, flaming, or mentioning sites with forums. Breaking the rules will not be tolerated here any more than any other topic, so be careful.

UPDATES

8th September 2005
A nice new logo has been added, and links to BZP News and BS01 are being added. Actually, is BS01 even in the Lexicon? Let me go and check...

Admin: Short for Administrator.
Administrator: One of the members who helps to run BZPower.
AFOL: Adult fan of LEGO.
Armored Protector: A rank symbolising the Toa.
ATC:Aussie Trade Center.
AOG: Anti-Omochao Group.
Avatar: A picture that is displayed with your posts and PMs.
Avatar Shop: A topic where members can request certain avatars.
Avohkii:
[1]The Mask of Light.
[2]A spinning Avohkii is a sign of being regestered for two years.
BA: Short for "Bohrok Awakener", the wonderful, helpful, well-respected Member responsible for creating the BZPower Lexicon of Terms
Bandwith: The space used up by a website. The more bandwith a site takes up, the more it costs to run.
Banned Member: A member who is prohibited from posting and recieving PMs because of innopropriate behaviour.
Battling Makuta: A rank symbolising the Toa's defeat of the Makuta.
BBC: The Bionicle-based Creations forum.
BFMN:
[1]Short for The Battle for Mata Nui online game, a rather poor successor to the MNOLG. It was intended for release in 2002, but it was delayed, and eventually released uncompleted in 2003. BZP Review
[2]Short for Battle of Metru Nui, the largest of four BIONICLE "playsets" released in 2005. It recreates the Toa Hordika's attempt to break into the Coliseum to free the Matoran.
Big D: An abbreviated from of Dimensioneer.
Bink: Short for Binkmeister.
Binkmeister: BZPower's news editor and Administrator.
BIONICLE: LEGO's first attempt at creating their own lisence to rival their best-selling line, Star Wars. Starting off small in 2001 and still going strong today, BIONICLE has spawned countless fansites and forums, including BZPower.
Bionicle Island:
[1]The founder of the fansite Kanohi Power, BZCommunity's sister site until the two sites merged to become BZPower.
[2]One of two fansites, the other being Xtian's Bionicle Corner, that merged to create Kanohi Power, the sister site of BZCommunity.
Bionicle Rex: One of BZPower's old Administrators, who served the site up until July 15th 2005, when he left BZP because his work wasn't required.
B-Rex: Short for BIONICLE Rex.
BionicleZone: A young forum created back in 2001. Over time it would become BZCommunity, the sister site of Kanohi Power, before merging with it to become BZPower.
Bob Thompson: The leader of the BIONICLE story team, who supervised the story from 2001 to 2003. Now charged with running his own company, Create TV & Film, he has less time to spend on BIONICLE, but he is still responsible for many of the ideas and concepts in the story. He also writes the BIONICLE movies.
BRB: Be Right Back
BS01: Short for Bionicle Sector 01, a BIONICLE reference site created by BZPower Member Crystal Matrix. Covering more ground than any other BIONICLE website, it quickly became popular among BZPower Members as the ultimate site for information regarding the BIONICLE storyline. On July 27th, 2005, Bionicle Sector 01 was accepted as a "partner" to BZPower, and BZPower now houses a forum for discussion of the site. BZP Forum Link BS01 News Link
BST: the Buy/Sell/Trade forum.
BZC: An abreviated form of BZCommunity.
BZChronicle: BZCommunity's radio show, which first aired on 20th of August, 2001. The show had three popular episodes (including a pilot episode). When BZCommunity merged with Kanohi Power to become BZPower, BZChronicle changed it's name to BZPowerCast. BZPowerCast Link
BZCommunity: When BionicleZone grew in popularity and size, it's Administrators renamed it BZCommunity, with the "BZ" standing for BionicleZone. BZCommunty's main feature were it's collossal forums, which served as a place for members to discuss Kanohi Power's news. On July 20th 2002, BZCommunity merged with Kanohi Power, creating BZPower.
BZ-Koro: A term used to describe BZPower's Forums, comparing them to a "village" filled with members who will do everything to help the community.
BZ-Koro Giftshop: For a while, BZCommunity (and consequently BZPower) ran the BZ-Koro Giftshop, filled with BZPower merchendise. It has since dissapeared, probably due to a lack of sales.
BZ-Koronan: A term used to descibe all Members of BZP, in reference to the fan-created "village" of BZ-Koro.
BZ-Metru: With the introduction of Metru Nui into the BIONICLE storyline, some fans took to referring to the Forums as BZ-Metru rather than BZ-Koro, although most members still prefer to use the term BZ-Koro.
BZP: Short for BionicleZone Power.
BZPLOT: The BZPower Lexicon of Terms, a topic showing off the many terms used on the BZPower forums. It's this place!
BZPower Assistant: A way of getting to cirtain areas on BZP, like your topics, etc.
BZPowercast: BZP's Radio Show.
BZPower Divisions: The forums about other Bionicle-related things.
BZPower Incarnations: The forums for talking about the Bionicle mythology.
BZPower Quick-Nav: A way of getting to BZP's features quickly.
CG: Short for "Computer Generated", can apply to any picture or item that has been created or edited on computer.
CGI: See "CG".
CID: Short for "Close if Dupe", a term used by a topic starter, requesting to Forum Leaders that the topic be locked if it is a dupe topic.
CMV: Short for "Copper Mask of Victory", a Kanohi mask, in the shape of both the Noble Huna and Noble Komau, given out at promotions across the world in 2001. At LEGOLand Windsor and Toys 'R' Us in the US, the Huna was given out to customers, and at LEGOLand Billund, you could buy a special pack containing both the Huna and Komau.
COT: Short for "Completely Off Topic", a Forum in Non-Bionicle Forums which is used for discussion of anything that isn't related to BIONICLE or LEGO. It is BZP's largest and most popular Forum, with over 20000 Topics.
CTVF: Create TV & Film, Bob Thompson's filmmaking company.
CW4M: Short for "Can't Wait For More".
CWFM: Short for "Can't Wait For More".
Cyber-Attack: An attack on a site.
D: Short for "Dimensioneer" - See "Dimensioneer" for details.
Dimensioneer: The creator of BionicleZone, and it's first Administrator. While he has less time for BZPower nowadays, he still helps to pay for and run the site, with the help of the other Administrators, Assistant Administrators, Forum Leaders and Forum Assistants. BZPower Profile Link
Dimensioneer & Mart: Dimensioneer's own online shop.
DOT: Short for "Disk of Time", a promotional item given away in special edition Vahki sets in 2004. The Disk of Time is supposed to represent the combined form of all six Great Disks, as seen in the movie Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui. Also contained within the special Vahki sets was a golden Kanohi Vahi.
DP: Short for "double post". Double posting is strictly forbidden by BZPower, as it uses up bandwidth and clutters up topics with repeated information.
DTOTA: 'Dark Toa of the Apocalypse', a project founded on BZ.
Dupe Topic: A topic that is the same as another.
Emoticons: A pic that goes in a post to express something.
FBTB: From Bricks to Bothans.net, a Lego Star Wars site.
Flaming: Offensive posts like 'Your MOC Stinks'.
Forum Assistant: Previously known as Support Team, these members aid the Forum Leaders in their conquest to make BZP a spam and flame-free place to be. They have a colour-changing Noble Huna above their name.
Forum Leader: Once known as Moderators, Forum Leaders help the BZP community by locking and moving topics, editing posts, and generally cutting down on spamming and flaming. They have a colour-changing Great Hau above their name.
Forums: A large group of topics all based on the same thing.
Frowned upon by Hapori Tohu: Insult the mighty Tohu or BZPower and you will be frowned upon.
GD: General Discussion forum.
GregF: The BZP Username of Gregory T. Farshtey, best-known to BZPower Members as the author of the DC BIONICLE comics and the BIONICLE book series. He has also written some features for the official BIONICLE website, as well as several non-BIONICLE RPG books. He spends much of his time answering questions posed by BZPower Members.
Hapori Dume: The mascot of VahkiPower, an April Fools' joke created in 2004. Hapori Dume appeared on the Forums prior to the joke, scaring many BZPower Members into thinking that HD was a hacker planning to take over the Forums. What followed was a bizarre "flame war" with Members pledging their alliegance to either HD or Hapori Tohu. After the VahkiPower joke was over, Hapori Dume was banned from the Forums.
Hapori Tohu: BZP's mascot.
HD: Short for "Hapori Dume" - See "Hapori Dume" for details.
HT: Short for "Hapori Tohu" - See "Hapori Tohu" for details.
HTH: Short for "Hope that helps".
iB code: The code used in posts to make different elements.
Ikonboard: The old message board software of BZPower.
IMHO: Short for "In My Humble Opinion".
IMO: Short for "In My Opinion".
Inhabitant: This is the first Rank that a Member will have once they join the Forums. While it is the Rank you start off with, there are lower Ranks, which can only be gained (not that you'd want to do that) by doing something bad.
Invincibility Robots: Rip-offs of LEGO and BIONICLE sets sold in China. Sets copied include the Metru Nui Matoran, Toa Metru, and the Bohrok. The pieces are made from a rougher, worse quality plastic, and the colours of some pieces are different. In addition, the krana are made from plastic as opposed to rubber.
Invision Board: The message board software used by BZPower.
IOD: Short for "Island of Doom" - See "Island of Doom" for details.
IR: Short for "Invincibility Robots" - See "Invincibility Robots" for details.
Island of Doom: A term that can refer to either the first BIONICLE Legends book, or to the new island introduced in the 2006 storyline.
J/K: Short for "Just Kidding".
JOE: Short for "Jolly Old England", a term created by Benders minion in reference to the country of England.
Kanohi Power: The old Bionicle Fan Site which fused with BZC to make BZPower.
KimPower: An April Fools joke for 2005, in which BZPower was supposedly sold to a Kim Possible site. A picture of Kim Possible replaced Hapori Tohu.
KP: Short for "KimPower" - See "KimPower" for details.
Kudos: A form of praising someone's status
KUTVGW: Short for "Keep Up The Very Good Work".
KUTGW: Short for "Keep Up The Good Work".
Leah Western: The ex-webmaster of BIONICLE.com. Also known as Brickgirl.
Leet: Using numbers and symbols to replace letters in a word. You will lose a Proto-Point if you use leet.
LGD: Lego General Discussion forum.
Lightning Voyager: Another rank.
LOC: Short for "LEGO Original Creation".
LOL: Short for "Laugh Out Loud".
LOMN: Short for "Legends of Metru Nui", the second BIONICLE movie and fourth book in the BIONICLE Adventures series.
Lowest Lifeform on Mata Nui: If you have a post count below zero then you get this shameful rank.
Mata Nui Adventure Game: This online game first appeared at www.bionicle.com in 2001. The game followed the journey of Takua during the 2001 storyline. Throughout the year, the game was updated and new areas and storyline pieces were added. The game was completed in December 2001, but remained online until 2004, when it was deleted permanently from the Internet.
Mata Nui Online Game: Another term for "Mata Nui Adventure Game" - See "Mata Nui Adventure Game" for details.
McToran: A term used for the Matoran given away at McDonalds in 2001.
MEK: Movie Edition Kraahkan - a mask given away in the Takutanuva set.
Members: The standard group of BZ-Koronans.
Metruan: A term used for the 2004 Metru Nui Matoran.
MIN: Short for "Move If Needed", a term used by a topic starter who is requesting to Forum Leaders that their topic be moved to an appropriate forum if it is in the wrong forum.
MNAG: Short for "Mata Nui Adventure Game". See "Mata Nui Adventure Game" for details.
MNOG II: Short for "Mata Nui Online Game II" - See "Mata Nui Online Game II" for details.
MNOLG: Short for "Mata Nui Online Game" - See "Mata Nui Online Game" for details.
MoC: My own Creation.
MoL: Mask of Light, the first BIONICLE movie and the fifth book in the BIONICLE Chronicles series.
MoLToran: A term used for the Matoran in the Mask of Light film.
Morby: Short for Morbuzakh.
Morz: Short for Mobuzakh.
Mythanical: A term used to describe Bionicle music. A mixture of mythical and mechanical.
Newbie: A new member.
News: Where all the latest news is!
Noob: A derogatory name for a newbie.
Non-Artistic Members: Members who critisise in the Artwork Forum.
OBZPC: Short for "Outstanding BZPower Citizen" - See "Outstanding BZPower Citizen for details.
Official Topic: A topic that has been created or approved by the Admins and Moderators.
Off-topic: When something is not related to the topic it is in.
OMG: Short for "Oh My Gosh".
OTOH: Short for "On The Other Hand".
Password: Your private code enabling you to access BZP.
PE: Short for "Proto-Energy".
PIHT: Short for "Post It Here Topic" - See "Post It Here Topic".
Pinned Topic: A topic that could be helpful to members and is prevented from dissapearing by being put at the top of the forum.
PM: Private Message or Premier Member.
Post Icons: A small picture that shows what your topic is about.
Post It Here Topic: A topic usually condemned by the Forum Leaders, which involves Members having to post a particular fact or opinion.
Posts: An individual message that make up topics.
Premier Members: A member who helps pay for BZP and gets extra features.
Premier Moderators: A Premier Member who is also a Moderator.
Proto-Energy: A sign of your behaviour on BZP. When you do something good, it goes up. If you spam or flame, it goes down.
Proto-Drain: When your Proto-Energy goes down.
Proto-Rise: A rise in your Proto-Energy.
Proto-Point: The measurement of Proto-Energy. eg. You could have 1 Proto-Point added or deducted.
Proto-Zap: Another term for Proto-Drain.
PSC: Pocket-Sized Creation
Rahkshoe: The Nike Rahkshi Shoes.
Rank: Depending on how many posts you have you gain a different rank.
Rank Images: When you are a Premier Member, you get a small image to show your rank.
Reference: Where you will find the parents guide and other features.
Restricted Member: A member who continues to advertise after being warned. They can only post publically and can't send PMs or view profiles.
RPG: Role Playing Game.
ROTFLOL: Rolling on the floor and laughing out loud!
Seeker: Another rank.
Sig: Short for Signature.
Signature: Some words that go with every post.
SJ: Splendid Job!
Someone with the keys: A term created by Toa Joshua: The Toa of Music, referring to someone who has the ability to lock a topic such as a Forum Leader, Assistant Administrator or an Administrator.
sp?: Spelled Correctly?
Spamming: Useless posts that are off topic and waste bandwith. eg. 'Cool!'
Suspended Members: Members who are prohibited from posting for an assigned amount of time for doing an unacceptable act.
Takashoeva: The Nike Takanuva shoes.
TCBCN: Short for "This Can Be Closed Now", a term used by a Member who is stating that a topic can be locked by a Moderator.
T-H: T-Hybrid, the member with the highest post count on Mata Nui!
TNGM: Trans-Neon Green Miru, a mask given away at LEGOLand.
Toa: The forth rank.
Toa Mata: Tahu, Kopaka, Lewa, Pohatu, Onua and Gali.
Toa of the Sea: BZP's 3000th member.
Toa Olda: The original Toa that came out in 2001.
Toa Shoeva: The Nike Toa Nuva shoes.
TOAST: Short for "The Officially Approved Sonic Topic", a fast-growing and popular topic in the Completely Off Topic Forum. It was started on February 27th 2003 by SilverAkaku. The Topic is seen by it's regular posters as a community within a community, with it's own rules and guidelines.
Tohunga: The second rank.
TOL: Short for "Toa Of Light".
ToMon: Timboman 3000's Avatar Shop.
Topics: A group of posts all relevent to one subject.
Tools/Masks: If you are Premier Member than you get these as well as ranks.
TOS: Short for "The Official Site", usually used when referring to the official BIONICLE website.
Torhu: T-Hybrid's old name.
TRT: The real Torhu! Don't get in his way.
Turaga: The third rank.
UD: Short for "Ultimate Dume", the combiner model of Turaga Dume & Nivawk, Krekka and Nidhiki. It is supposed to reperesent Makuta as he appears in Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui.
Username: Your name on BZP.
Vahi: You get a spinning Vahi in your sig when you are regestered for more than a year.
Vahi: The Great Mask of Time, created from the Disk of Time. It was supposed to be released with the Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui PC game in 2001, but it was later released as a promotional item with Walgreens purchases in 2002. It has since appeared twice in the storyline, and to celebrate it's role in the movie Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui, a gold Vahi was released with special edition Vahki sets in 2004, along with a Disk of Time.
VahkiPower: An April Fool's joke, in which the Admins turned BZP into VP for a day.
VP: Short for VahkiPower.
WMKK: White Metal Krana-Kal, a promotional item given out in Bohrok-Kal sets.
XD: Laughing your head off.
YFOL: Young fan of Lego (6 -)
Your Control Panel: You control your account here.
Your Messenger: This is where you recieve PMs.

This post has been edited by Bohrok Awakener: Jan 5 2008, 02:14 PM

[gold-gali]

May I make some corections:

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Administrators: A member who runs the site.

1.It should be Administrator.

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Avaters: A picture that goes in your sig.

1.Avatar not Avaters
2.It goes in your post not sig.

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Flaming: Stupid posts like 'cool!' and posts less than 10 words long.

Flaming is mild abusive behavure like "Your moc stinks" or "I hate you"

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Forums: A large group of topics.

1.Forum not Forums
2.A forum is a place were members create topics acording to the title.

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Moderators: A member who is selected to keep BZP under control, by locking and moving topics.

1.Moderator not Modarators.

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Topics: An individual message board or a group of posts.

1.Topic not Topics.
2.BZPower is a measage board, A topic is a subget whitch members disscus about.

All in all a good topic but it needs brushing up.

[Guest_Platinum Samus_*]

I think this should be pinned in the reference desk. Good idea

[ZDigiToaIM]

This is a good thread.  A MOD should Pin it, and also add some more terms, and refine some of the existing ones.

Maybe you should also write, (to identify them easier) that MODs have a color changing Hau, and Support Team members have a Color changing Huna (I think)??!?!?

Great Topic

[Nuva Kaita]

If this doesnt show that members dont read the ref desk than I dont know what does. There already is a topic about this in the Ref Desk yet not as extensive and you missed COT Prohibited Members added by Bionicle on September 12th 2002 because of anti American posts. See pinned COT topic for more detail. And Your definition of flaming is the definition of spam.

And King Luvak all those "Un-Pluraling" of words was really unnecessary.

[Bionicle Rex]

Great topic.

Topic pinned.

[Nuva Kaita]

I got a couple:

TBS- Technic Bionicle Sets.
Suspended Members- Members who are prohibited from posting for an assigned amount of time for doing an unacceptable act
Banned Member- Member who is forever prohibited from doing anything on BZP (post, PM, etc.) because of unacceptable behavior.
GD- General Discussion fourm
iB code- The code used in posts to make different elements
Ikonboard- The Message board software of BZPower
BST-The Buy/Sell/Trade Forum
Banter-Short for Marketplace Banter, a forum based on the availibility of products

and a couple things to edit on your list.

Support Team- Change it to helps admins and mods
Avatar needs a spelling correction
And to avoid confusion make Mods definition moderator
and MoD for Mask of Destiny




Oh and could you only post here adding to the list in some way it makes it easier to get around.

[The Ice King]

You should definitely put "reference deck" in there.

Also MOC = My own creation.

Also Spam, Locked Topic, Pinned Topic, Moved Topic.

Post Icon.

But good list!

[Slash]

I have some slang!

Fogie*: An old and recognized member that many members know.

Pixie Sticks: The so called "currency" on BZ and a favourite snack of some members.

Schway: Very Cool and downright schway

*Denotes unsure definitions.

[kopakafan300]

great idea, especially for someone new like me! Good for the reference desk.

[Taiki]

Quote (Muaka @ Sep. 21 2002, 5:12)

A couple corrections: Tohunga: 20-60 posts. Inhabitant is from 0 to 20. Anyway, This is great!

Well actually, those number can vary in range. For example, I became tohunga at 27 posts.

This is really good. Maybe we could add on to the lexicon and you could edit your post and put those things in.

[driffin]

i have a question what does btw mean?

[T-Hybrid]

"btw" = "By The Way"

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I have a term to add.

"DTotA" otherwise known as the "Dark Toa of the Apocalypse"
-The DTotA were one of the earliest projects of the BZ community.  Members worked together to name, design, and give powers to a group of evil Toa based on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.-

---------------

The DTotA actually ran from I believe early July 2001 to sometime around Septemeber when Rahi Master was able to build a few concept models of them.

They had names and stuff...but that probably belongs in another topic.

[Unakau Nuva Adva...]

Torhu, you're back!
Timothy b. Beaver is just begging to see you again.  PM him.

And there's flaming and dupe topic.
Oh, and official topic.

[F.O.C. The Mouse...]

What's proto energy and how do you get it?????????

[Kahu Rider 13]

QUOTE (Full out chaos @ Nov 27 2002, 02:19 PM)

What's proto energy and how do you get it?????????

I think you should check out this topic. It will tell you all you need to know about Proto Energy(PE.) And Taiki, are you sure you became a Tohunga at 27 posts? Did you look at your rank for 20-26 posts?

Have we got IMO=In My Opinion? EDIT-No, we haven't. Also, it's MOC, not MoC.

This post has been edited by The Platinum Rahkshi: May 16 2004, 03:12 AM

[King Luvak]

QUOTE (Nuva Kaita @ Sep 15 2002, 03:07 PM)

King Luvak all those "Un-Pluraling" of words was really unnecessary.

I didn't do nothing... I didnt know what BTW meant... Thanks fot telling us torhu.

[Nuva Kaita]

QUOTE (King Luvak @ Nov 30 2002, 12:01 PM)

QUOTE (Nuva Kaita @ Sep 15 2002, 03:07 PM) King Luvak all those "Un-Pluraling" of words was really unnecessary. I didn't do nothing... I didnt know what BTW meant... Thanks fot telling us torhu.

oops my bad, i meant Gold-Gali

[King Luvak]

Its Ok. I'm sure lots of people do that...

[Kopaka Toa of Ic...]

Nice job!! That list is about complete! One that you'll want to add

Invision Board: The message board software that BZPOWER uses


This post has been edited by Kopaka Toa of Ice: Dec 2 2002, 08:03 AM

[Bohrok Awakener]

Thanks! I've been away from BZP for a while working on... something else. But now i am back I will continue adding to the list. Thanks for your contribution everyone!

[T-Hybrid]

I should add on "TRT" which stands for something involving Torhu. (Like an SSJ if you will)

[SkiBiker2000]

btw... i got some more stuff to put in:

dp- short for double posting, when you twice in a row

flame war- a topic in which flaming is happening

omg- short for oh my God, an expression
(you dont have to use this one if its not ok, but it is commonly used)

[Apollo]

What about the ATC or Aussie Trade Center? Dont leave us Aussies out! j/k

[zer0]

This one isn't very popular (cause i made it up), but to encourage a helpful and friendly mood:

HTH, HtH or hth: Hope that helps, something you put after giving help/advice/anything else to someone.

And Apollo25888: ATC is in the first post, it wasn't left out!

[aka Rood]

You forgot a common one, n00b, newby.

Newby- A new member that doesnt quite know the rules, maybe he knows the rules but he is new to the board.

Oh and BTW:

QUOTE

Tohunga: 20-60 posts. Inhabitant is from 0 to 20.

Do not post the number of posts it takes to get to the xxx rank. It takes away the element of surprise. Also admins get POed.

::: NN :::

[SkiBiker2000]

SITC= Send In The Clowns (lol, i dont think thats ever been used)

GregF= Greg Farshty, Bionicle Comic Writer and BZP Member

ASDF= when people mean to randomly type 4 characters, 87% of the time it is this

to infinity...and beyond!= 9% of all childrens broken bones came after this line

This post has been edited by SkiBiker2000: Dec 14 2002, 09:49 AM

[Canucks-Fan]

QUOTE (Muaka @ Sep 21 2002, 09:12 PM)

A couple corrections: Tohunga: 20-60 posts. Inhabitant is from 0 to 20. Anyway, This is great!

Actually, don't you become a Turaga when you have 40 posts? Anyways, heres some:

LoL: Short term for "laugh-out-loud".

Peeps or PPL: Short term for "people".

P-Zap: When your proto-level gets lowered.

Big-D: Dimmesioner. (The site creator.)

BBC: Bzpower's official Moc building contest.

Moc: Short term for "My-Own-Creation".

-KM-

[T-Hybrid]

QUOTE (Kanohi Miru @ Dec 20 2002, 01:03 PM)

P-Zap: When your proto-level gets lowered. Big-D: Dimmesioner. (The site creator.) BBC: Bzpower's official Moc building contest.

Couple of notes there...

1) P-Zap is by no means the term...most commonly it's "Proto Drain"
2) Big-D is actually most commonly just "D"
3) BBC is "Bionicle Based Creations"...referring to the forum. The Contest is just called by whatever title it's given.

[BoA]

Oh man! Not everyone will know what you mean by D when they show up for their first time. now someone new could use this lexicon to find out.
T-Hybrid, i haven't heard proto drain before apart from the ref desk it's usually a proto zap from what i've seen.

[Exo-Guy]

QUOTE (tohu hapori @ Dec 21 2002, 11:00 AM)

i know all of these words. everyone does. agree with me.

I don't think so. I din't knew lots of these. And I am not sure if you alredy kne what BZPowercast means before you came here. And I must repeat what other member said : In all of your posts you say ,,agree with me'' . Why? Why agree with you? You are nex to here. We don't even know much about you. So don't tell us what we have to do. Sorry if this is some sort of flaming or anything, I just had to say this.

Sorry for this Off-Topic.

On-Topic : Your lexicon is great! Now I know where to look when I don't understand anything. Keep on good work and find some more words

[Unakau Nuva Adva...]

We should create some nicknames for members, like SPT (Super Posting Torhu)!

[Kal-X]

i should add another one: MOA, means mall of america

[Bionicle Rex]

QUOTE (Kanohi Miru @ Dec 20 2002, 02:03 PM)

Big-D: Dimmesioner. (The site creator.)

Correction, this site was not made exclusively by Dimensioneer. It was made by Bink, D, and myself. Actually, Bink did the most work. He's the one who does most of the programming on BZP.

I noticed a number of errors in the first post which I have fixed.

[T-Hybrid]

QUOTE (Bohrok Awakener @ Sep 15 2002, 10:56 AM)

TRT: Something involving Torhu.

I never actually explained this one.

"TRT" is short for "The Real Torhu" essentially it is the guy who will take care of buisness with a problem member.

The side of Torhu you don't want to see.

[Bohrok Awakener]

Look in the lexicon then! That's what it's here for! Sorry to get carried away...

Thanks for correcting things, Bionicle Rex! I've been away from GD for sometime, I will add more terms to the list now.

[Kasterian_Matoro]

'Mod' meaning Mask of Destiny should be Mod or Mod to avoid confusion, but some people use Mod for Moderator[s].
If you change that it would be ideal for newbies as a lexicon.

[Toton]

You Forgot One:lol
Tc

[Amalga]

Ahem.

I saw "newbies" at the Lexicon and thought I'd clear something up for all members who use the term incorrectly.


Newbie: one who is new to a certain place, group, or profession

Most of the time 'newbie' does mean that one is inexperienced at a certain thing, but not always. A newbie can know more than a veteran by learning much more OUTSIDE the profession, group, or place.


n00b: a degrading term similar to 'newbie'

This is where the confusion begins. Many people think that 'n00b' and 'newbie' are the same. They're not.

Newbie just means you're new.

n00b means you're new and anthropomorphic. You immediately think you know everything and parade yourself around like you own the place. You're too big for your own britches. It just means that you're all talk... that's basically what a n00b is. All talk.

Put this up there if you want...


-LV

[Arpy]

One addition:
When you are making a reference to another member with more than one word in his/her name, people will often abbreviate it. So, The Best Toa Nuva 33 or Kuma-Nui island (fictional usernames, I hope) would be called TBTN33, or K-Ni.
I (Huki the Brown) would be HtB.