TERMINOLOGY AND RANKINGSIn light of some new members being confused about the meanings of some common acronyms, other forum language, common symbols and AN ranks, I have decided to compile some lists that will hopefully come in handy:
TERMINOLOGY AND ACRONYMSGENERAL FORUM LANGUAGE (not ATAR Notes specific)
• -1, -2, ..., -n (where 'n' is a natural number or sometimes 'infinity') = sometimes used an alternative to 'disagree'
• -ve = negative
• +1, +2, ..., +n (where 'n' is a natural number or sometimes 'infinity') = sometimes used an alternative to 'agree'
• +ve = positive
• Admins = Administrators
• afaik = 'as far as I know'
• aka = 'also known as'
• atm = 'at the moment'
• Avatar (or 'dp' or 'display picture') = the small graphic icon next to forum member posts (may or may not be animated)
• awesum = 'awesome'
• b& = 'banned'
• b4 = 'before'
• Banhammer= metaphor for a moderator or admin's ability to ban a user
• btw = 'by the way'
• Bump = a quick post that promotes a particular topic to the top (when arranged by date of last post)
• cbs (or 'ceebs') = 'can't be stuffed'
• cbf = 'can't be f***ed' (use 'cbs' instead)
• d/l (or 'd-load' or 'dl') = 'download'
• dets = 'details'
• dw = 'don't worry'
• eg. = exempli gratiā ('for example' or 'example given' in English)
• etc. = et cetera ('and the rest' in Enlgish)
• FB = 'Facebook'
• ffs = 'for f*ck sake'
• Forum Necromancy (or 'Necro') = the unnecessary revival of old and forgotten threads
• Forumite = a regular at any given forum
• Guest - a visitor to a forum with limited access to options compared to a member
• hw = 'homework'
• ie.= id est ('that is' in English)
• IIRC = 'if I recall correctly'
• ikn = 'i know, right'
• imo = 'in my opinion'
• IP address = a computer-specific signature recorded every time a post is made, used by moderators to find users who use multiple accounts to get around bans
• Karma = Karma reflects the user's image in the forum from the point of view of other members (+1 or -1) -now discontinued
• lmao = 'laughing my ass (arse) off'
• Locked thread = one that cannot be posted in by a normal user, usually because it has become off-topic and/or breaks forum regulations
• lol (also 'lawl') = 'laugh out loud'
• Mods = Moderators
• newbie = a novice or newcomer
• noob = a novice or newcomer
• omg = 'oh my god'
• OP = opening poster (some people say it is 'original poster')
• PM = Personal message (button found below the dp)
• Poll = voting for a specific topic (not to be confused with 'post voting')
• Post = a post is simply a message left or "posted" on an Internet bulletin board (discussion forum)
• Poster = Someone who posts
• Post Vote = the clicking of the '+' or '-' buttons on someone's post. If a post gets -5, then it will become hidden. See 'respect' for its relationship with respect of a user
• Rank = Categories of members based on post count or leadership positions (see below for full explanation)
• Respect = Community Respect (replaced the 'Karma system')
It's +0.4 for every upvote after 2 upvotes. It used to be +3 for +1 before it was changed at some point during this year.
I.e. this means that
+1 Earns 0 respect
+2 Earns 0 respect
+3 Earns +0.4 respect
+4 Earns +0.8 respect
+5 Earns +1.2 respect
and so on
Let n be the number of upvotes
)
where 
It may appear that a +4 post has earned +1 respect if your respect started on xxx.2 (as 0.2+0.8=1.0)
On the stats page it appears that everything is in whole numbers, but that is because the decimal point is dropped.
Just to double check this, me (b^3) and laseredd have expiremented with upvoting some posts and wacthing the change on the stats page (before when there was decimals and when they have been dropped) and this confirmed the +0.4.
Dw, we unvoted afterwards aswell. Also same goes for downvoting, -0.4 for every downvote after 2 downvotes
In addition, +5 respect is given for notes contribution
• rofl = 'rolling on [the] floor laughing'
• roflmao = 'rolling on [the] floor laughing my ass off'
• Sig = 'signature', a unique text phrase, link, or graphic that appears below a member's message post
• Sticky Thread = a sticky thread is an important and/or useful thread that continually appears at the top of a forum board
• Thread = a thread is a series of messages left by forum members in response to the initial topical post created by the thread-starter
• tl;dnr (or 'tldnr') = 'Too long; did not read'
• Troll = A post (or poster) that attempts to lure readers into responding by using subtle, but controversial language
• ty (also 'TenQ' or 'tq') = 'thank-you'
• typo = an error made whilst typing
• Userbars = userbars (also called signature bars) are small rectangular images on user's sigs (may or may not be animated)
• wrt = 'with respect to'
• wtf? = 'what the f*ck?'
ATAR NOTES SPECIFIC LANGUAGE (most is VCE and university specific)
• 1+2 = Units 1 and 2 of any VCE subject
• 3+4 = Units 3 and 4 of any VCE subject
• A+/A/B+/B/C+/C/D+/D/E+/E/N/S/NA/UG = VCE grading system
• Aggregate = contribution of a scaled-SS towards the calculation of ATAR
• AMC = Australian Maths Competition (formerly run with Westpac Bank)
• AN = ATAR Notes forum
• ANU = Australian National University
• Apps = Information Technology: Applications (VCE subject)
• ATAR = Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (formerly known as ENTER)
• B.Eng. = Bachelor of Engineering
• B.Sc. = Bachelor of Science
• B.A. = Bachelor of Arts
• B.Comm = Bachelor of Commerce
• B.Biomed = Bachelor of Biomedical Science
• BBIS = Bachelor of Business Information Systems
• Bio = Biology (VCE subject)
• BioMed = Biomedical Sciences
• BM = Business Management (VCE subject)
• BoS = 'Bored of Studies' forum (its a scrappy, lesser version of VN)
• CAD = Computer Aided Design (VCE subject)
• Chem = Chemistry (VCE subject)
• CE = 'Connect Education' (tutoring agency)
• Cohort = A group of students that move together through an educational program (such as VN) or a particular year
• CSL = Chinese [as a] Second Language (VCE subject)
• DAV = Debating Association of Victoria
• Dux = a person (generally one person, but can be multiple people) who achieves the highest ATAR in a particular cohort (in this case, VN)
• Eco = Economics (VCE subject)
• enwiabe = FSN, VN and AN Founder, CEO and Administrator. His name means 'end without a beginning'
• ESL = English [as a] Second Language (VCE subject)
• EZ = nickname of EvangelionZeta (user)
• Further = Further Mathematics (VCE subject)
• FSN = 'Free Study Notes' (former name of VN)
• GA = Graded Assessment (three GAs used to calculate SS)
• GAMSAT = Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test
• GAT = General Achievement Test
• Geo = Geography (VCE subject)
• GMA = General Maths Advanced (VCE subject, 1+2)
• GMS = General Maths Standard (VCE subject, 1+2)
• HD/D/C/P/N = University subject grades
• HD/H1A/H1B/C/P/N = University of Melbourne subject grades
• hums = 'humanities'
• IB = International Baccalaureate
• Interpol = In VCE Notes, International Politics (VCE subject, 1+2)
• IS = International Studies (VCE subject)
• IT = 'Information Technology'
• Jap = Japanese (VCE subject)
• KBT = 'Kunal-Bill-Tom' (former practice exam agency)
• Lang (also EngLang or EL) = English Language (VCE subject)
• LaTeX (or
or 'TeX' or
) = professional typeset for mathematics and other symbols (pretty maths output)
• Legal = Legal Studies (VCE subject)
• Lit = English Literature (VCE subject)
• LLB = Legum Baccalaureus (Latin: Bachelor of Law)
• LOTE = 'Language Other Than English'
• MacRob = The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School (Victorian Secondary School)
• MAV = 'Mathematical Assocation of victoria' (practice exam agency)
• MBBS = Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Monash undergraduate medicine degree)
• Med = Medicine
• Methods = Mathematical Methods CAS (VCE subject)
• MGC = Melbourne Girls College (Victorian Secondary School)
• MGGS = Melbourne Girls' Grammar School (Victorian Secondary School)
• MGS = Melbourne Grammar School (Victorian Secondary School)
• MHS = Melbourne High School (Victorian Secondary School)
• MUEP = Monash university enhancement program
• NEAP = 'National Educational Advancement Programs' (tutoring agency)
• OGD = Other General Discussions (National boards --> Water Cooler)
• Pegs = Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Victorian Secondary School)
• PhysEd = Physical Education (VCE subject)
• Pulling a xZero = Screwing Exam 1 (Maths) and doing really well in Exam 2 to pull off an above 40
• RE = Religious Education (VCE subject)
• Rens = History: Renaissance Italy (VCE subject)
• Revs = History: Revolutions (VCE subject)
• Scotch = Scotch College (Victorian Secondary School)
• Sof Dev = Information Technology: Software Design
• Spesh = Specialist Mathematics (VCE subject)
• SS = Study Score (usually the raw score)
• STAV = 'Science Teacher's Association of Victoria' (practice exam agency)
• Subject Score = Scaled/Adjusted score
• Sweet Nothings = A section of VCE Notes that was discontinued, albeit not peacefully
• TAFE = Technical And Further Education
• TSFX = 'The School for Excellence' (tutoring agency)
• TSSM = 'The Specialised School For Mathematics' (tutoring agency)
• TT = nickname of TrueTears (user), but also sometimes used a symbol of 'pi' on maths boards
• UMAT = Undergraduate Medical School Admissions Test
• UMEP = University of Melbourne extension program
• Uni = University
• UNSW = University of New South Wales
• UoM = Melbourne University
• VCAA = Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• VCAL = Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
• VCE = Victorian Certificate of Education
• VET (or VCE VET) = Vocational Education and Training
• Vis Com = Visual Communication and Design (VCE subject)
• VN = VCE Notes forum (the state sub-forum)
• VN'ers (or VNers)= Users of the VCE Notes forum
• VTAC = Victorian Tertiary Admission System
• VU = Victoria University
RANKING SYSTEMPost-Count Ranks: (now sub-ranks)
• 0-49: Newbie
• 50-199: Contributor
• 200-499: Respected Member
• 500-999: Guru
• 1000-?: Part of the furniture
• ?-19999:Wtf?! I've posted so much that I don't even know which milestone I achieved
*
• 20000-infinity:I am a geek!!!!!??!?
*
(the top posters can be seen
here)
National Leadership Ranks:**
•
Administrator: Chief Executive Officer 
•
Administrator: Chief Technical Officer •
Administrator: Member Relations Officer 
•
Administrator: Chief Marketing Officer •
National Moderator 
Victorian Sub-Forum Leadership Ranks: 
**
•
Arts/Humanities/Health Moderator •
Business Studies Moderator •
English Studies Moderator •
LOTE Moderator •
Mathematics/Science/Technology Moderator •
University Enhancement Programs Moderator Other Victorian Moderators: **
•
Higher Education/General Education Discussion ModeratorFor the current AN leadership team, see
ATAR Notes Administration and Moderation Team.
State Ranks:• Victorian
• New South Welsh
• South Australian
• West Australian
Other Ranks:• Restricted Member (members who are under ban or other restriction)***
• Non-student
Mistake/Glitch Ranks:• Administrator (Lana - an ex-admin who still has this rank)
• Newbie (these people don't have a state rank for some reason)
Previous Ranks:•
Global Moderator (replaced by
National Moderator)
•
Viki Admin (discontinued)
•
Viki Editor (discontinued)
• VN Braniac (discontinued)
• Sinbin (discontinued)
• No edit/delete privileges (discontinued)
• Essay Submission/Marking Moderator (discontinued)
Proposed and Debated Ranks: (proposed by various members of the forum through the years)
• Post-Count Ranks for posting in other state forums (this would be a new group of ranks)
• Karma Moderator (proposal was discontinued with the abolishment of 'Karma')
• Troll Moderator
• Water Cooler Moderator
• UMAT Moderator
• VET Moderator
• VCAL Moderator
• Karma Ranks (proposal was discontinued with the abolishment of 'Karma')
• Sweet Nothings Moderator (proposal was discontinued with the abolishment of 'Sweet Nothings')
Custom Titles: (not ranks)
Members who are "Part of the VN furniture" may ask for a custom title through an Admin or National Mod.
Thread Ranks:• Normal topic
or
or
- less than 15 replies
• Hot topic
or
or
- between 15 and 25 replies
• Very hot topic
or
or
- more than 25 replies
* It is thought that '?' is 6000 posts, although this is not confirmed (hence the '?')
** Moderators and Administrators automatically get 5 coloured blocks regardless of their post-count rank
*** Restricted members only have one block, regardless of post-count
For general help with the forum, see HELP. For specific help, make a thread in General Site Discussion, make a post in this thread or contact an appropriate Administrator or National Moderator.
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