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Similar principles apply to e.g. Blogger profile links (and make sure you link to your profile, e.g. for Blogger it'll be a user-number like 0123456789 as in http://www.blogger.com/profile/0123456789, not example as in http://example.blogspot.com).

Q Why doesn't my facebook link work?

A It's your fault, since John can't be wrong. Go to your facebook profile: its URL looks like this
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=675003241
right? Now just copy the number (in this case, 675003241) and paste it into the facebook box of your Wordie profile page.

Ah, yes. WeirdPet.

Since WordNet got a mention:

Q Why are some of these definitions a little... strangely chosen?

AThe marvel we call WeirdNet is down either to WordNet itself or John's implementation—we're not sure which, but it's provided so much entertainment that it's been kept unfixed, as a sort of pet or mascot.

Thank you, Pro! I think the general consensus was that if people already know how to embed images, there's no reason to stop them, but Wordie's about words, and nobody wanted to see the character of the site change in any essential way. :)

Which is not to say people can't embed images, but your comment is right on the money--most people use links.

Q Can I embed images?

A You can, in the sense that it is possible. It is still unclear whether this is appreciated, so Wordies usually tend to link to an external page where users can see the image.

Q Why do some words have definitions, and some don't? And how do you add the definition?

A The definitions come from an open-source project called WordNet. If they don't provide a definition, then Wordie doesn't show one. So far, there is no way to add a definition - but you can add it as a comment on the word page.

Q: How come I have a word listed twice in the same list?

A: It got added twice! This, I presume, is a bug and not a feature. If it's an open list, that means multiple people added it. If it's a closed list, that means you added it twice.

The way to fix it is to delete the word, of course.

- FOR OPEN LISTS: If you're the list creator, you have the ability to choose which contributor is more special and delete one of the duplicates. If you're not the list creator, both words will remain listed until one of the contributors deletes their duplicate, like some sort of verbal, apathetic game of chicken.

- FOR CLOSED LISTS: If you delete one dupe, both dupes will disappear, dropping the word count by 2. Then, you will have to re-add it to have it listed again.

Q I'm new here! How can I start adding words?

A Just create a list: http://wordie.org/lists/new
Then follow the instructions: type your words in the box after "add word:". Then hit "add".
You just created a link to a word page! Click on it, and add a comment (if you like).

Q Cool website! Can I add anything I like?

A Yes, you can. But don't forget you are sharing it with more than 8000 users. Be respectful - or nicely disrespectful.

Pedantic aside: Wordie declares itself to be XHTML (albeit served, yes, as text/html), and therefore tags technically ought to be lowercase:

<a href="http://www.example.com/">Linked text here</a>

Here is a really good reference for using character entities in comments. Each entity begins with an ampersand and ends with a semicolon.

I copied and pasted from John's answer on features :-)

Ooh! Frindley was asking about that recently, wasn't she?

Q: What if I want to use square brackets in my text without linking to a word, like in [...]?

A: Use character entities: &#91; and &#93;

SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO MAKE A WEB LINK.
This is useful for people who want to link to lists but don't know how. Using the Brackets [ ] is for words, not lists. I've seen some people try to link lists this way, and it doesn't work.

This is done by making a simple HTML tag. The example is below.

<A HREF="blah">Linked text here</A>

Where "blah" is, you replace that with the URL. The URL is the exact web address. To get that, all you have to do is highlight the URL/Address at the top of your browser and then COPY-PASTE it into where the "blah" is. That's it! Enjoy!

Q: How can I delete a comment I made?

A: Hit the "edit" button, save it again and then the "delete" option will be available to you.

Oh, well, I don't know how to say it, but whatever, you know what I mean. Maybe.

roflmao with maggots flying out sionnach

Don't you mean "There is also missing to us a fuck section", Pro? :-}

We also miss a fuck section.

Oh, and there's a FAQ tag, originating on ambulance, but little-used to date. Maybe because of overlap with the 'meta' list and tag?

Seeing Tulimeera's comment on Prolagus's profile about 'FAQ-ignoring' reminded me about the absence of a FAQ page; Asativum noted that about three months ago on features (in reference to comments by John here about maybe writing one someday).

Incidentally, help has been listed for a while, but the only comment there involves Apple keyboards.