TechIMO members are elite

[Dudster]

[DutchMaster]

I don't get it??

[ChoaticWhisper]

I think the number 1337 it like the hacker type font for Leet

[Atomic Rooster]

Umm... interesting.

d00d! u R an 31337 hax0r

The New Hacker's Dictionary:

Misspell frequently. The substitutions

phone => fone
freak => phreak

are obligatory.

Always substitute `z's for `s's. (i.e. "codes" -> "codez"). The substitution of 'z' for 's' has evolved so that a 'z' is now systematically put at the end of words to denote an illegal or cracking connection. Examples : Appz, passwordz, passez, utilz, MP3z, distroz, pornz, sitez, gamez, crackz, serialz, downloadz, FTPz, etc.

Type random emphasis characters after a post line (i.e. "Hey Dudes!#!$#$!#!$").

Use the emphatic `k' prefix ("k-kool", "k-rad", "k-awesome") frequently.

Abbreviate compulsively ("I got lotsa warez w/ docs").
Substitute `0' for `o' ("r0dent", "l0zer").

TYPE ALL IN CAPS LOCK, SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE YELLING ALL THE TIME

[Emc2]

I know we're elite and all...but you're comparing us to hackers

[flea]

mayb3 it5 just m3 n0t g377in6 3n0u6h 5133p 0r 15 7h15 7h3 7h1rd 7hr3ad ab0ut |-|/\><()|^ 5|>33|< 70|)/\`/?

73|<1/'\0 = 1337

jeez, thats really hard to type.
wonder if your a |-|/\><()|^ you learn to toutch type like that. They must go through a lot of shift keys


-|=13/\

[Dudster]

Yeah sorry I shoulda explained what I was on about. I just took it for granted that everyone'd get it (plus I think it's inkeeping with the leet-speak tradition to not explain it ). I picked it up from months browsing the Quake3 forums as playing it online was a bit daunting to a newbie like me. It's also from playing Quake3 (and the forums) that I learned what all this GG LOL LMAO ROFL stuff meant (GG=Good Game, it seems to be good manners for everyone to say GG after every game regardless of how good it was ). I wasn't comparing the members to hackers, my tongue was firmly in my cheek when I posted it

|-|/\|>|>`/ B1|^7|-||)/\`/ flea (took me about 2 minutes to type that )

[Hellmund]

I know we're elite and all...but you're comparing us to hackers

U obviously didn't see the "TRy 2 hack this website" thread in Gen-tech.

[JacobM5727]

i got to lvl 6


ive seen that symbol writing before i think it looks cool.... although i cant make most of it out