Chat feature: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:21, 5 January 2023

Screenshot of Wikia's chat feature

Chat is an 'in wiki' feature used by Wikia and Brickimedia as an alternative to Internet Relay Chat (IRC).

Backseating — a.k.a. 'mini-modding', used to describe acting like a chat moderator without mod rights;
Chat moderator — a.k.a. 'mod' or 'CM', a user with the ability to kick or ban misbehaving users;
Chat jumper — a user who hops around random wiki chats.

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-[[File:Chat.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A screenshot of Wikia's chat feature.]]
+[[File:Chat.jpg|thumb|250px|Screenshot of {{tag|Wikia}}'s chat feature|alt=]]
-'''Chat''' is a feature used by {{tag|Wikia}} and {{tag|Brickimedia}} as an alternative to [[IRC]].
+{{Stub}}
+{{Wikia-stub}}
-==Chat-specific terms==
+'''Chat''' is an 'in wiki' feature used by {{tag|Wikia}} and {{tag|Brickimedia}} as an alternative to [[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC).
-*'''Backseating''' (a.k.a. '''minimodding''') - Used to describe acting like a chat moderator without mod rights
-*'''Chat moderator''' (a.k.a. '''mod''' or '''CM''') - A user with the ability to kick or ban misbehaving users
-*'''Chat jumper''' - A user who hops around random [[wiki]] chats
-{{stub}}
+;''Chat-specific terms
+*'''[[Backseating]]''' — a.k.a. 'mini-modding', used to describe acting like a chat moderator without [[Sysop|mod]] rights;
+*'''Chat moderator''' — a.k.a. 'mod' or 'CM', a [[user]] with the ability to kick or ban misbehaving users;
+*'''Chat jumper''' — a user who hops around random [[wiki]] chats.
-[[Category:WikiIdea]]
+;''See also
+*[[Wikia IRC channel]]
+;''External links
+*{{Mw|Extension:MediaWikiChat|Documentation of the MediaWikiChat extension}} — as used by Brickimedia, on [[MediaWiki.org]]
+[[Category:Wikia| ]]
+[[Category:Brickimedia|*]]
+[[Category:Wiki idea]]
+[[Category:Wiki concept]]