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How to: Understanding AH Terminology To a new user, the terminology might seem different and confusing at first, but have no fear! This section will cover most if not all terminology and slang that may be used on GASR. Most Frequently Used AA ------------ Acronym for "Authentic Artist." Commonly referred to those who have the Authentic Artist badge Collab ------------ A collaboration/combination of two artists, whether in a piece of work or a shop Commission ------------ A work that is produced in response to a request, typically involving payment DA ------------ Acronym for Deviantart.com DNP ------------ Acronym for Do Not Post. If this is in the title, or thread anywhere, do not reply to the topic DP ------------ Acronym for Display Picture(s) EC ------------ Acronym for Explicit Content FF ------------ First Free (meaning first order in the shop is free) JM ------------ Acronym for "Join.Me", A streaming service like Livestream, Picarto, Twitch, etc Havener ------------ Active member on Art Haven LS ------------ Acronym for "Livestream", A streaming service like Join.Me, Picarto, Twitch, etc NSFW ------------ Acronym for "Not safe for Work", commonly involves Adult content OC ------------ "Original Creation\Original Character", You may make and take credit as being the owner of an OC PM ------------ Acronym for Private Message Premade ------------ A work of art that is already made, or previously made. Ready to sell without waiting PU ------------ Acronym for "Pick Up." Typically when a work of art is ready to be picked up by the buyer PYP ------------ Acronym for "Pick your Price" Ref ------------ Short for Reference Req ------------ Short for Request Siggy/sig ------------ Short for Signature Slots ------------ A list system in which an artist states how many orders they may take in a period of time Temp ------------ Short for Temporary Tut ------------ Short for Tutorial WIP ------------ Acronym for "Work In Progess" Older/less commonly used #k ------------ 5k = 5,000 | 110k = 110,000 |"K" stands for 1,000 (for IMVU credits/currency) Creds/Credits ------------ IMVU Credits/Currency. Not commonly used. PPFP ------------ Post Pictures For Practice Screenie/ Screen ------------ Screenshot More will be added as needed.

How to: Enabling Notifications In order to receive alerts on most things that happen on the website, it is important to have your notifications readily enabled. In order to do so, please follow these steps: Step 1 Click on your username on the top right corner of your toolbar. From here you can click on "Account settings." Step 2 From here, on the "Other Settings" Section, Click "Notification Settings." Step 3 From here you will be prompted to choose from a multitude of options. Find out what works best for you! Ideal settings will look similar to this: Be sure to save your settings before you exit the page! Possible Notifications There are various alerts you can receive when using AH. Here is an overview of all the possible notifications you might get! Please note that all of these notifications can be toggled on and off with some exceptions. Global Notifications Global notifications will look like this: These messages are sent by the Administrative group, consisting of Coordinators and Administrators. these messages will always contain important AH related information about updates, events, and general news that are helpful to your user experience. Its best not to ignore this type of notification, many updates might affect features on AH, which in turn will affect you. Topic Notifications Topic Notifications will look like this: You will normally get topic notifications (depending on your settings) when someone posts in a topic you made or when someone comments in a similar topic. Private Messages Private messages will look like this: and will appear on site as such: If you have Desktop notifications enabled, this is what it will look like: You will always be alerted with a notification about incoming private messages. Email Notifications You can pick and choose most emails you'd like to receive. If they are not greyed out, you can adjust them. Award Notifications You will always get an award notification when participating in a AH event.