On this day with so mucch interesting new, I want to make two suggestions for Dailykos, which would make the site easier for me to use, and maybe others too.
First, how about a glossary of terms. I read this site everyday and I do not know all of the terminology that is used, or where it came from. I can only guess what the meaning is. I suppose there are others like me that want to feel included and we found "our place" but it makes me feel a little like an outsider when I don't understand the jargon. So if we could have a glossary of terms with a definition and explanation that would be cool. For example I couldn't tell you exactly what the following mean, and this is just off the top of my head, "freeper" or "freep this poll"; "Friedman Unit", "wingnut" (ok I know what that means but where did it come from?) and the nicknames of some of the wingnuts.
See what I mean? The glossary could be like an Oxford Dictionary to show how new words came about and it might help get the words out in the mainstream. I would love to hear someone ask Thomas Friedman "how many Friedman units will it be till your next wingnuttery piece is published?"
Do I sound like an idiot or what? See I don't know how to use these words.
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