3.3 Some Useful Definitions
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This article is from the Spanking FAQ, by Redman@cris.com (C-Red) with numerous contributions by others.
3.3 Some Useful Definitions
Sie Gender-neutral pronoun equivalent to "She or He"
Hir Gender-neutral pronoun equivalent to "Him or Her" or
possessive pronoun equivalent to "His or Her"
Lurker Someone who reads a group, but doesn't post
Squick To disgust someone with an activity past the limit of his/her
tolerance; e.g., "Watching that hard caning squicked me!"
Flame A vitriolic attack in response to a post, generally on a
personal level.
Killfile A file used by some newsreaders containing a list of subjects,
names, or keywords to be deleted from the unread article list
before it is displayed. If you are 'plonked' by someone, you
have been added to their killfile.
Flamebait An offensive article designed to incite a large number of
responses, thus drowning out more relevant discussions. If a
flamebait is cross-posted, each response will be cross-posted
to every group unless the newsgroup line is edited (Cf. Jello).
A subject line in all caps is a good indication of a flamebait.
Troll See Flamebait. The term either comes from 'trawl' (to drag a
big net to catch large numbers of unwary fish) or from the
legendary creature that waits under a bridge for an
unsuspecting goat to cross.
Spam An article (almost always an ad or personal) posted to a large
number of groups which is clearly irrelevant to the group.
Technically, a spam is posted one group at a time, while a
Velveeta/Jello is cross-posted.
Velveeta An inappropriate article that is massively cross-posted to
other groups either to save on typing for the poster, or to
avoid detection by automated Spam-seeking Bot programs.
Jello A flamebait posted as a Spam/Velveeta, designed to incapacitate
the affected groups. The alt.sex.* hierarchy is a favorite
target for Jello posts.
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