An Everything2 Help Document

Nodelets are boxes that appear in the sidebar on the right of every page.

By default, you will have the following nodelets in the following order:

1. Epicenter

   This contains indispensible links to Everything2 Help, your own home node and your personal settings. This nodelet cannot be turned off.

2. Chatterbox

   "Catbox" for short. Personal messaging and live chat within E2. See Chatterbox for instructions on the chatting etiquette of E2. If you remove this nodelet, Chatterlight is a regular node which duplicates its functionality, while Message Inbox offers more advanced personal messaging functions. If you turn off the chatterbox, please visit Message Inbox.

3. Other Users

   A list of the other users currently logged in. If you remove this nodelet, Everything Finger provides the same information.

4. Random Nodes

   A random selection of node links. Updates every ten minutes or so.

5. New Writeups

   Lists the latest writeups added to the database. Configurable to display from 1 to 40 writeups. If you remove this nodelet, Writeups By Type serves the same purpose, along with some more advanced options.

6. Vitals

   Contains links for title edits, deletion requests and assorted important documents and references.

7. Personal Nodelet

   You can store a list of your favorite nodes here. Similar to "User Bookmarks" on your home node, except these are private.

A few of the nodelets will have menus that you can turn on or off with '+' and '-' signs.

To add, rearrange and delete nodelets in your sidebar, click "Nodelet Preferences" in your Epicenter.

Here are some of the other nodelets you can add:

• Read This!

  Good stuff to read - a collection of user picks, staff picks and site news. If you choose to disable this nodelet, the E2 homepage, Welcome to Everything, provides all the same information.

• Notifications

  Keeps track of writeups posted by your favourite noders, front-page news, writeups of yours that have been cooled and so on.

• Statistics

  A bunch of numbers that have something to do with writeups and votes and things. If you remove this nodelet, Lies, damn lies is a regular nodes which provides the same information.

• Current User Poll

  Always shows the current Everything User Poll. If you choose to disable this nodelet, Everything User Poll is a regular node which does the same thing.

• Usergroup Writeups

  Lists writeups submitted to any usergroup you are in. If you choose to disable this nodelet, visit any usergroup's node to see the individual lists.

• Log Nodelet

  Shows the latest writeups of type log, mostly day logs. If you choose to disable this nodelet, Writeups by Type is a regular node which duplicates its functionality.

• Dream Nodelet

  Shows the latest writeups of type dream. If you choose to disable this nodelet, Writeups by Type is a regular node which duplicates its functionality.

• Notelet

  Allows you to leave notes for yourself, or include any HTML you like - including scripts, and so on.

• Quick Reference

  Find more on the current node topic using Google, Wikipedia or Wiktionary.

• E2 Zeitgeist

  Lists what Guest Users have been looking at recently.

• Everything Developer

  A nodelet for the edev group, which has to do with the development of the site.

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