Editing Encyclopedia:Glossary (section)

==B==
;{{Vanchor|Babel}}
:A [[WP:Babel|babel]] is a user language template aiding multilingual communication by making it easier to contact someone who speaks a certain language.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BAD|BAD]]|BAD}} 
: Abbreviation for [[Wikipedia:List of bad article ideas]].
;{{Vanchor|Bad faith nomination}}
: A bad faith nomination is the nomination of a page, or more pages (usually for deletion at {{slink||AFD}}) for disingenuous reasons such as [[#POINT|making a point]] or {{slink||Vandalism}}.
;{{Vanchor|Balancing the Main Page}}
: [[Copy editing]] the content on various [[Main Page]] sections such that text on the left ''[[WP:TFA|Today's featured article]]''/''[[WP:DYK|Did you know]]'' column and the right ''[[WP:ITN|In the news]]''/''[[WP:OTD|On this day]]'' column are "balanced", i.e. there is minimal blank space below both. Depending on the circumstances, this may also involve ''temporarily'' posting an additional hook or event onto one of the Main Page sections, beyond what the maximum number is stated on that particular section's guidelines.
;{{Vanchor|Ban}}
: Banning is the last-resort action by which someone is prevented from editing Wikipedia for a certain length of time, limited or unlimited. Typical reasons for banning include a long history of biased edits (violation of {{slink||NPOV}}), persistent adding of incorrect or doubtful material, refusal to cooperate with others, or extreme incivility and threats. Banned users are not necessarily blocked; however, it is one mechanism to enforce a ban. Any username or IP judged to be the same person can be blocked without any further reason. See also: {{slink||Block}}.
;{{Vanchor|Banner}}
: A banner is a template that is placed across the top of any page to indicate the page's type, details about its maintenance, etc. Banners are usually created using the [[Template:Mbox#Mbox family|mbox family of templates]]. They are often specifically [[:Category:WikiProject banner templates|linked to a WikiProject]] to indicate that the article or category falls within the jurisdiction of that project, but may also be related to article maintenance or protection. "Banner" may also simply mean the administrator who [[#Ban|bans]] a troublesome editor.
;{{Vanchor|Bar}}
: A [[placeholder name]]. See {{slink||Foo}}.
;{{Vanchor|Bare URL}}
:A reference including only the [[URL]] (web address) with no other text (publication name, article title, date, author, etc). See [[Wikipedia:Bare URLs]]. Such references are liable to [[link rot]] and should be avoided.
;{{Vanchor|Barnstar}}
: [[WP:Barnstars|Barnstars]] are a light-hearted system of awards given to Wikipedian editors by other editors to acknowledge good work or other positive contributions to Wikipedia. They take the form of an image posted to an editor's {{slink||Talk page}}, usually in the form of a five-pointed star. There is a wide variety of different types of barnstar, each indicating a different reason for the award having been given.
;{{Vanchor|BASC}}
: The [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Ban Appeals Subcommittee|Ban Appeals Subcommittee]], where users formerly could appeal against their ban (or long-term block) after all other appeal processes have failed for them.
;{{Anchor|base name|basename}}base name
: In regard to page titles a base name (sometimes "basename") is an [[WP:undisambiguated|undisambiguated]] title. For example, in a title like [[Training Day (Potter Payper album)|''Training Day'' (Potter Payper album)]] the base name is "Training Day". Words like "base" and "name" are very common and when used together may have other meanings in different contexts. Base name can be used to refer to the [[Help:Magic words#Variables|magic word]] <nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}}</nowiki>.
;{{Vanchor|battlegrounding|Battlegrounding|battleground behavior|Battleground behavior|battleground behaviour|Battleground behaviour}}
: An oppositional Talk page behavioral style; see [[WP:BATTLEGROUND]].
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BOLD|Be Bold]]|Be Bold|Be bold|Bold|bold|BOLD}}
: The exhortation that users should try to improve articles and fix mistakes themselves by editing, rather than complain about them. See [[Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages]].
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BEANS|BEANS]]|BEANS|WP:BEANS}} 
: An allusion to the [[WP:Essay|essay]] on not warning people about things they would never have imagined doing (it just gives them ideas): [[WP:Don't stuff beans up your nose|Don't stuff beans up your nose]]. Akin to the [[Streisand effect]].
;{{Vanchor|Best practice}}
: The ideal thing to do in a particular situation.  The best practice might or might not be the typical practice, and it may be unattainable in some circumstances. If a policy or guideline does not support the best practice, [[WP:PGCHANGE|the policy or guideline should be changed]]. 
;{{Vanchor|Bit|bit|the bit|admin bit}}
: Most often refers to an account being given the [[WP:Administrator|administrator]] rights. When a user "gets the admin bit" they have just become an administrator. Also known as a "[[Flag (computing)|flag]]" or the "admin flag". See also: {{slink||Mop}}. See [[Wikipedia:User access levels]] for further information.
;{{Vanchor|Bitey}}
: Being impolite or worse to a newcomer to Wikipedia. Also seen in the forms '''bite''', '''biter''', and '''bitten'''. From the [[WP:Guideline|guideline]] name, [[Wikipedia:Don't bite the newcomers]] and its shortcut, [[WP:BITE]]. Related to [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith]] and [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee]].
;{{Vanchor|BJAODN}}
: Abbreviation for [[Wikipedia:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense]], a now-inactive page. The verb, '''BJAODNed''', refers to the act of something being posted on the page with that name, and was often used at Wikipedia namespace articles involving heavy user participation, such as the Reference desk or AfD/TfD pages.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Page blanking|Blanking]]|Blanking|blanking}}
: Removing all content from a page. Newcomers often do this accidentally. On the other hand, if blanking an article is done in bad faith, it is {{slink||Vandalism}}. Newcomers often mistake blanking for ''deletion''. If someone wants their new article removed, they should simply add {{tlx|db-g7}} or {{tlx|delete}} to it and an administrator will delete the page.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BLOCK|Block]]|BLOCK|Block|block}}
: Action by an administrator, removing from a certain IP address or username the ability to edit Wikipedia. Usually done against addresses that have engaged in vandalism or against users who have been banned{{snd}}see [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy]]. See also: {{slink||Ban}}.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BLP|BLP]]|BLP}} 
: Abbreviation for [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons]]{{snd}}official Wikipedia policy, whereby articles about living people must be handled with great care.
;{{Vanchor|Blue link|Bluelink|blue link|bluelink}}
: A [[wikilink]] to an article that already exists shows up blue (or purple if it has been recently visited by that reader/editor). ''See also'' {{slink||Sea of blue}}, {{slink||Red link}}, and ''[[WP:WikiProject Red Link Recovery|WikiProject Red Link Recovery]]''.
;{{Vanchor|Blurb}}
: A one-sentence summary of a recent news item for {{slink||ITN}}.
;{{Vanchor|Body|body}}
:  The part of an article containing detailed content about the article topic, as defined by its [[WP:AT|article title]], excluding the [[WP:LEAD]], if any. The body follows the lead and may be followed by optional appendix section(s). For [[WP:STUB|short articles]] with no lead or appendixes, the body may be the entire article, with any [[WP:Manual of Style/Layout#End_matter|end matter]] following after.
;{{Vanchor|Boilerplate text}}
: <p>A standard message which can be added to an article using a [[m:template|template]]. For example, {{tl|stub}} is expanded to the following:</p><blockquote><div class="boilerplate metadata" id="stub" style="white-space: nowrap;">''This article is a [[WP:Perfect stub article|stub]]. You can [[WP:Find or fix a stub|help]] Wikipedia by [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} expanding it]''.</div ></blockquote>''See [[Boilerplate (text)]].''
;{{Vanchor|BoN}}
: Short for Bunch of Numbers. See {{slink||IP}}.
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BOOMERANG|Boomerang]]|Boomerang|BOOMERANG}}
: A situation when the reporter is blocked following their own reports, particularly in [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents|ANI]].
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:Bots|Bot]]|Bot|Bots|bot|bots}}
: A program that automatically or semi-automatically adds or edits Wikipedia-pages. ''See [[Wikipedia:Bots/Dictionary]], {{slink||Vandalbot}}.''
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BRD|BRD]]|BRD|Brd}}
: Bold, Revert, Discuss. A commonly-cited explanation of {{slink||Be Bold}} saying that the process is to make changes boldly, revert unhelpful changes, and discuss any disagreements rather than {{slink||Edit war}} by repeatedly counter-reverting.
;{{Vanchor|Broken link}}
: A link to a nonexistent page, usually colored {{red|red}}, depending on your settings. May also refer to [[WP:Dead links|dead links]]. ''See also'': {{slink||Edit link}}, {{slink||Red link}}, and ''[[Wikipedia:Red link]]''.
;{{Vanchor|Broken redirect}}
: Redirect to a non-existing page. Common opinion is that these should be removed.
;{{Vanchor|Bump}}
: To update the posted [[WP:ITN]] item with newly available information and bring it higher (bump) among other items accordingly.
;{{Vanchor|Bureaucrat}}
: A Wikipedia Administrator who has been entrusted with promoting users to Administrator status. ''See also {{slink||Crat}}, [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats]].''
;{{Vanchor|[[WP:BURO|BURO]]|BURO|Buro}}
: [[WP:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy|NOT:Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy]].
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