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The Squidoopedia

 

In this lens we will be adding, and encouraging others to add examples of  Squidoo-centric jargon as it evolves. Referenced sources from the Squidu forum are most appreciated and given extra weight.

Slangoo 

Jargon, or slang, is an evolution of language that happens within a community be it technical, professional, creative or in some aspects social.

In an online community it can happen very quickly. While sometimes it may be forced or manipulated at other times it is gradual. The word or term that sticks is usually the most descriptive and appropriate.

Abbreviations and anagrams can also be adopted into the vernacular.

No matter how forced or contrived it's usually the terms which are most organic that survive.

Squidoo Terms 

In alphabetical order

  • Lensmaster: Like a Webmaster, but s/he makes Lenses and not whole websites.

  • Lensography: A lens that displays a collection of your lenses. But you sort them by category. Unlike the Lensmasters Page. The Featured Lenses module works well for making a lensography a quick page to build.

  • Lensrank: The numbering system which is important or totally irrelevant depending on whether or not the Lensmaster is in the Top 100 ranked lenses. Source

  • Lensrolling: Lensroll is like a Blogroll, you link to other Lenses which appear in your right side menu navigation. It may be done as a favour, a gesture of friendship or that the other lens has information that is complementary to yours. Source

  • Lensrolling Daisy-chain: Not reciprocal, but sequential linking. Source

  • Module: A lens building block. Source

  • Payrank: A scale is based on a lensmaster's average LensRank and traffic. Source

  • Reserve Hopper: If you had earnings from previous pay periods that didn't reach your Cash Payout Threshold, they're carried over and stored in the Reserve Hopper until they do. Your Reserve Hopper is not live, it's updated monthly with any carryovers from the previous payperiod.

  • Squidoo: If you don't know what this is then I don't know how the heck you got here.

  • Squid pro quo: also known as "reciprocal star voting" and "you pat my back and I'll pat yours". Has no long lasting effects.

Contributions 

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I'm hoping this Plexo module will work. I need someone to test it out. Put your contributions in here or in the Guestbook (or both).

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Squidoo brandnewbee

also known as "I don't have a clue, or at more...0 points

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squiki

This is a wiki type squidoo lens (pronounced squea more...0 points

Lensmaster Feedback 

Make suggestions or give examples of where you've seen it used at Squidoo, SquidU or a Blog owned by a Lensmaster.

jettison

My new squidoo word I want to see implemented, make that two words the first one is
SQUIKI - That is where lensmasters get together and make sort of a wiki squidoo lense using duel blurbs etc, but it is community made lens of sorts called a squiki (pronunced squeaky)

The second is the Squidpopo or the squid police but as long as everyone plays nicely then we won't need to break out the squidpopo

Posted February 18, 2008
KCStargazer

This is a great help, to newbies and to oldbies - because the language develops and changes as Squidoo grows and changes. Welcome to the PIMP MY LENS: Great Lensmastering Tips and Tricks Group! Thanks for your great contributions, N376!

Posted February 02, 2008
Frankster

Great idea!I'm still a newbie even though my lens Are You Polar Bear Aware?is doing well. I'd like to know the definition of: Squid; Squid Citizen; and SquidMaster. I didn't add them because I don't know the definitions. Bear hugs, Frankie

Posted June 13, 2007
adez7

Hi Glen,
I just tried to post a new item to your Squidoo Terms Plexo list. So lets see if it works?
Blessings

Posted May 04, 2007

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Glen likes to write. If it's something that he hasn't already enjoyed or experienced in life if you so much as throw a topic at him and if he finds it even mildly interesting he'll research it until his fingers cramp up and his eyes are fatigued. He'll chew it up and spit it out like quality cud. For some that might be disgusting, but for others with a taste for the offbeat and whimsical it's like stumbling on a vein of gold.

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