; ''??''<nowiki>:</nowiki> : Any two-letter code followed by ":", such as '''fr:''' for French or '''ja:''' for Japanese, means another language version of Wikitravel. In edit summaries, this usually means that an inter-language link to the version has been added.

; article : A page on the wiki; typically only pages in the main namespace.

; bump : Bring up my post — a request for more comments on an unanswered question or issue.

; copyvio : Any content which is a copyright violation, usually stuff copied from other Web sites without permission.

; cotm, Cotm, CotM : Collaboration of the month.

; dab, disamb, disambig : To disambiguate two or more destinations which share the same name.

; dmoz, +dmoz : For links to Open Directory. From "Dmoz:", the Interwiki prefix for such links.

; dotm, DotM : Destination of the Month. The current DotM is the showcase article on the Main Page, while DotM candidates are being considered for displaying in the future.

; ext, extguide, extlinks: Removing external links or the now outdated "External links" sections (see Where did the "External links" sections go?) from articles. '''Extguide''' means removing a link to an external travel guide. Often used as -ext.

; fmt, format : Content reformatted to follow Wikitravel conventions, usually meaning the article templates and the Manual of Style.

; guide : An article status rating higher than "usable" but lower than "star". Typically, a "guide" article has a lot of things to see and do and lots of places to eat and sleep, so that someone who wanted to visit the destination could use the article as their guide. A guide lacks the "finishing touches" (maps, formatting, editorial, writing, photos) that make a real star.

; isIn, isin, IsIn : A reference to :Template:IsIn, a tool to add breadcrumb navigation for a destination. Sometimes used to say "I added the isIn template here." Short for "is in", like "Siberia is in Russia".

; MoS : Wikitravel's Manual of Style, which defines how Wikitravel articles should be formatted. "MoSing" means converting ad-hoc formatting to follow the Manual of Style.

; namespace : Every Wikitravel page belongs to one of the Namespaces; which one depends on what the page is for and where it fits in the site.

; NPOV : Neutral point of view. The idea that all content should be presented fairly and without bias, and a philosophical cornerstone on Wikipedia. Wikitravel does ''not'' subscribe to this strictly, because the traveller's view comes first: instead, a "Be fair" policy is applied.

; outline, +outline : Adding an article template (sometimes by means of a mediawiki template). Also, an article that has only this framework content, or little else. See also Outline articles and Article status.

; otbp, OtBP : Off the Beaten Path. A showcase article for a smaller, less well-known destination than the Destination of the Month.

; pcotw, Pcotw, PCotW : Previous collaboration(s) of the week.

; pcotm, Pcotm, PCotM : Previous collaboration(s) of the month.

; plunge forward : From Wikitravel:plunge forward. As a response to requests for permission, means "Go ahead and do it!" As a response to criticisms, means "Do it yourself!"

; POV : Point of view; content (allegedly) written from a biased perspective. Unlike Wikipedia, this is not banned on Wikitravel, as long as you stay fair. The opposite of NPOV.

; ppf : Please plunge forward. See above.

; pub : The Travellers' pub is the place to ask questions when you're confused, lost, afraid, tired, annoyed, thoughtful, or helpful.

; RDF : Resource Description Framework. Machine-readable descriptions used to generate, among other things, the breadcrumb navigation menus for articles.

; redirect : A redirection page is a page that automatically links to another page - see How to redirect a page for details.

; revert, rv, rvt, rollback : Restoring an article to a previous version. Used for unwanted edits like graffiti, vandalism, spam or whenever the reverting Wikitraveller feels that previous edit(s) worsened the quality of an article. Reverting '''hard''' means reverting more than one user's edits.

; shared : Wikitravel Shared, the "shared" site for all the different language versions of Wikitravel. Images should be uploaded to this site, as well as news or discussions that affect all Wikitravellers (not just English-speaking ones).

; sleep test : Whether an article passes the "Can you sleep there?" criterion in Wikitravel:What is an article? guideline that defines whether places should have their own articles.

; sp : Spelling correction(s).

; star : An outstanding article that has all the right content formatted and presented in exactly the right way. Star articles, in our opinion, are in coverage and usability comparable to or better than equivalent articles in commercial guidebooks. See also Star articles and Article status.

; stub : An article without much content, or without the headers used by article templates. See also Stub articles and Article status.

; TMI : Too Much Information. Usually refers to content that goes on at length describing a specific attraction, information that's not really relevant to the traveler, or which will be very difficult to keep current because it changes too often.

; usable : An article status rating higher than "outline" but lower than "guide".

; vfd : Listing an article or upload on the votes for deletion page for discussion prior to deletion, as per the Wikitravel deletion policy.

; wp : Short for Wikipedia. Usually used to mean that a link to Wikipedia has been added.

; wt : Short for WikiTravel.

; w66 : Short for World66. Usually used to mean that a link to World66 has been added.

; up : Means a user's user page.

See also

  • Wikitravel:Shortcuts
  • :shared:List of Wikitravel-specific vocabulary
  • :WikiPedia:List of Internet slang phrases - a general list of Internet jargon from Wikipedia