Things To Know While Going Around The Wiki, By Kira[]
Introduction[]
As people might have noticed just by talking to everyone here, the large majority of the people here come from the Lost Cities Keeper (commonly dubbed kotlc) Wiki, and a lot of the customs from that Wiki are carried over onto this one.
However, some people might not be from there, and might not know a lot of the things that might be common knowledge around some of us.
This will also be a guide, for, well, most everything, and not just things that come from the Kotlc Wiki.
The Open Closed Code[]
Something that is commonly used around here but not common on many other Wikis is the Open Closed Code, displayed on message walls as a little word in brackets as the title (or next to the title) of a message.
[private][]
This indicator is the most important. Never read a private message unless (a) it is on your wall or (b) you are given permission to read it by the sender(s). You additionally may not respond to these messages.
[closed][]
This tag indicates that although you may feel free to read through the message and its comments you may not respond unless given explicit permission to do so. This tag is commonly used on warnings, or just conversations that senders wouldn’t want anyone butting into.
[open][]
This tag indicates that although the sender might not be directly asking users to join into the conversation (see [join]) that they are okay with users reading and responding to the message.
[join][]
This tag indicates that the sender is enthusiastic about and allows users to read through and respond to the message sent.
[urgent][]
This tag indicates that the message sent is urgent, and must be responded to quickly. Unless the message is also marked with a [private] or a [closed], users may look at or respond to these messages.
Tone Indicators[]
Tone indicators are little letters next to the end of a post or comment (example text /toneindicator) to show what tone the message creator was intending to use. These are used on most all forms of social media, not just fandom, so they will likely be of some use.
Most Commonly Used (Feel Free to Suggest)[]
/j - joking
/hj - half-joking (usually a pun but also a serious statement or question)
/s or /sar - sarcastic
/p or /pla - platonic (friendship)
/lh - lighthearted
/nm - either not mean or not mad
/ser or /srs - serious
/r - romantic
/lyr - lyrics
/nf - not forceful
/ref - a reference
/ij- inside joke
/gen - genuine
/genq - genuine question
/t - teasing
/lu - a little upset
/nbh - nobody here
/nay - not at you
/ay - at you
/nbr- not being rude
/ot - off-topic
/th - threat
/cb- clickbait
/f - fake
/q - quote
/m - metaphor
/li - literal
/rt or /rh - rhetorical question
/pos - positive connotation
/neu - neutral connotation
/neg - negative connotation
Reply Signs[]
Sometimes, at the end of a comment, you may see something like this:
I like cows too ^
This would mean that it is replying to the comment above it. As Fandom no longer has an official reply system, many people have resorted to using these. In addition, if there are two ^^ symbols, it is replying to the comment two above it.
Example:
Slaygirlipop: I like cows.
Veryslay: I like cows too ^ (is replying to Slaygirlipop)
Evenslayer: Oh that’s crazy cows are my favorite animal ^^ (is also replying to Slaygirlipop)
Theslayest: ^ My favorite animal is a cat (is replying to Evenslayer)