Chat feature: Difference between revisions

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A screenshot of Wikia's chat feature

Chat is a feature used by Wikia and 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

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-[[File:Chat.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A screenshot of Wikia's chat feature.]]
+[[File:Chat.jpg|thumb|250px|A screenshot of {{tag|Wikia}}'s chat feature]]
-'''Chat''' is a feature used by {{tag|Wikia}} and {{tag|Brickimedia}} as an alternative to [[IRC]].
+'''Chat''' is a feature used by {{tag|Wikia}} and {{tag|Brickimedia}} as an alternative to [[Internet Relay Chat]] (IRC).
-==Chat-specific terms==
+;Chat-specific terms
-*'''Backseating''' (a.k.a. '''minimodding''') - Used to describe acting like a chat moderator without mod rights
+*'''[[Backseating]]''' — (a.k.a. '''minimodding''') - 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 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
+*'''Chat jumper''' — a user who hops around random [[wiki]] chats
+;External links
+*[[mw:Extension:MediaWikiChat|Documentation of the MediaWikiChat extension]] — as used by Brickimedia, on [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki.org]]
+[[Category:WikiIdea]]
+[[Category:WikiConcept]]
+[[Category:Wikia|*]]
+[[Category:Brickimedia|*]]
-==External links==
-*[[mw:Extension:MediaWikiChat|Documentation of the MediaWikiChat extension (used by Brickimedia) on MediaWiki.org]]
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-[[Category:WikiIdea]]