`  == Answers to Yuser's questions ==  Hello, I'm not Yuser. But I may indeed be able to answer your questions. #! stands for ``not`` in some computer programming languages. A logical statement such as (A and B) can be negated, or if you prefer, made its opposite, by putting a ! infront of it. I can only assume the point is that vote is the best term for what it is, but since the overall process ISN'T a vote but an attempt at building a concensus, they choose to say it's ``not vote`` or !vote. #Wikidefcon is a little bit of fun, mixed in with some usefulness. It's a play on Defcon used by the US military; it is a way of informing users what level of vandalism is currently going on.  Hopefully this answers your questions.   `