Web Based Communities:

A Feasibility Study for the Natural Bodybuilding Community

DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Following are terms that appear throughout this study.

Internet Terms:

1. Avatar: A small graphic (usually 80 x 80 pixels) used to convey the identity of the user on a forum or message board.

2. Blog: Short for Web Log, a blog is a personal online journal which is accessible to the public.

3. Bulletin Board: An electronic forum that hosts posted messages and articles related to a common subject.

4. Chat Room: An online meeting space where users can exchange messages (chat) in real time.

5. Forum: An online discussion group where participants with common interests can exchange open messages.

6. Indexing / Re-indexing the web: A search of the internet by a search engine to create a database of words in each document.

7. Keyword: A word used by a search engine in a search for relevant web pages.

8. Newsgroup: An electronic bulletin board on USENET where users can post messages or articles for other members to read.

9. Search Engine: Software that enables users to search the Internet using keywords.

10. Thread: A series of messages posted as replies to the initial post in an online discussion.

11. USENET: A group of computers that exchange network news information. Usenet is a world-wide network of discussion groups or news groups.

12. Virtual: Not physical. Created, simulated, or carried on by means of a computer or computer network

13. Web Based Community: A computer facilitated medium of interaction to connect people in different locations based on a common interest or need.

14. Weblog: An online journal

15. Wiki: Similar to a Blog, with the exception that anyone can add, edit, or modify the content of the wiki.

Bodybuilding Terms:

1. Bodybuilder: Bodybuilding is the sport of developing muscle fibers through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest. Competitive bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points.

2. Enhanced Athlete: An athlete of any sporting pursuit, who engages in the use of performance enhancing drugs.

    3.     IFBB: International Federation of Bodybuilders. The largest professional bodybuilding federation in the world.

4. Natural Athlete: An athlete of any sporting pursuit, who seeks to advance in their sport by natural means and who does not engage in the use of performance enhancing drugs.

5. NPC: National Physique Committee. An affiliate of the IFBB which sanctions amateur level physique competitions.

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