The unique lingo that an online group adopts gives the group a unique identity among the hordes of other online groups. Learning the language is a socialization process. Insiders who know the lingo feel like they belong. The Palace language is a hybrid collection of commonly used internet terms and other words unique to the Palace community. Often these terms are determined by the software.
Members can create their own avatars.
Bots may perform simple chores, like displaying information text when cued by a specific word - or complex tasks, like fetching a wizard from another site when paged. Right Back, indicating that a user is still connected to the site but is busy doing something else and probably won't respond to anything you say. Users get knocked off the server and can't sign back on until the server returns to normal consciousness. Skill at one-handed typing is a distinct advantage. EC - Electric Communities, the company that now develops and sells the Palace software, as well as runs several Palace sites, including Main and Welcome.