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Terminology
These are words or phrases used to describe the basic elements of WikiMapia.
Advanced User
See Privileged User.
Avatar
An avatar is the small picture that everyone will see when you post in the forum, leave a comment, etc.
Banned User
A banned user can log in, but is severely restricted on what he/she can do. A banned user's user level is -2.
Category
You can place a category on a tag if you like. Categories are used to sort tags by subject (airports, cities, towns, etc.).
Comment
A comment is a statement that you can place outside of the article.
Forum
The Wikimapia Forum is where registered users can communicate with other registered users. The forum is divided into six distinct sections.
Limited User
A limited user can create places, but he/she can't edit them or post in the forum. Their User Level is -1.
Polygon
A polygon is an outline that is put around a place. Since late July 2008, all new tags must have polygons.
Privileged User
Sometimes, a good registered user is promoted from User Level 1 to User Level 2. A Privileged User or Advanced User has more functions than a registered user, some even administrative.
Rank
Recently, Wikimapia implemented a scoring system (see Score). A user's rank is their score compared to all registered users in Wikimapia.
Rectangle
A rectangle is the shape that contains the tag. Users need to click on it to see the information in the place's tag.
Registered User
A registered user is anyone who has an account in Wikimapia. More often than not, this term is used to describe users at User Level 1.
Score
A registered user's score is determined by the number of places and roads created.
Spammer
see Vandal.
Tag
A tag is the main way of submitting information to Wikimapia for others to view. A tag consists of a title, description, address (if applicable), catagory (if applicable), Wikipedia Link (if applicable), polygon, and rectangle.
UL-1 (User Level -1)
See Limited User.
UL-2 (User Level -2)
See Banned User.
UL0 (User Level 0)
See Unregistered User.
UL1 (User Level 1)
See Registered User.
UL2 (User Level 2)
See Privileged User.
Unregistered User
An unregistered user or anonymous user is a user who doesn't have an account on Wikimapia and has added at least one place on Wikimapia. They are at User Level 0. Newly registered users also spend a certain amount of time at User Level 0 before being automatically promoted to User Level 1 to prevent vandalism.
User
A user is anyone who uses Wikimapia.
User Level
A user's user level describes their status in Wikimapia. There are three main user levels:
User Level 0: All unregistered users and newly registered users.
User Level 1: All registered users.
User Level 2: All privileged users.
There are two other user levels, used mainly as disciplinary action:
User Level -1: All limited users.
User Level -2: All banned users.
Vandal
A vandal is a user that breaks the rules of Wikimapia. This can include, but not limited to:
- Flooding the forum
- Leaving vulgar comments on tags
- Leaving vulgar comments in the forum
- Creating sockpuppets after a primary account has been banned
- Harassing other users
- Continuously changing others' tags to include misleading information
- Creating tags that sharply critisize religion, government, etc.
- Creating duplicate tags
