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The Wonderful World of Wikis

With the explosion of wikis in recent years, those who work with them have developed "wiki-specific" terminology. Give it a shot and see if you can match the words to their meanings. Good luck!

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AdminsMembers who have access to more wiki tools than the standard editing tools to help with content organization and decisions.
CategoriesGroups of pages with related content.
Dead-end pagesPages that don't link to any other pages in the wiki.
EditorsPeople who contribute to wiki content.
Edit WarsDisagreements between two or more editors over page content in which the editors keep reverting the other editor's changes.
OrphansPages that no other pages link to yet.
SandboxA page that’s just for experimenting with wiki formatting.
StubsPages that have been started but have minimal content.
User PagesPages where wiki users can write about their wiki interests and other interests.
SysopsAnother word for wiki admins.
Talk pagesPages where users can discuss if and how to change the content of a page.
User talk pagesPages where wiki users can leave messages for other users.
WikitextWiki markup or formatting.
WikiquetteThe principles of wiki etiquette.


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