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History of leetspeak  Leet speak originated from hackers while communicating through IRC, (Internet Relay Chat).  It gained momentum when the first online game came out, Ultima Online.  1337Pie was the #1 on the game rankings.  He hacked the server to get uber skills. (Uber means super)

Rules of Uber Leetness  No Whining  No Asshatery  Good Sportsmanship  Must have positive Kills per Death  Must type in all numbers and symbols  Cannot use translators except for lamespeak  Must be a team player

Leetspeak In Modern Times  Websites are flourishing by having Leetspeak instead of normal speak.  Video Games are incorporating 1337 in different ways. In Tom Clancy’s “Splinter Cell,” one of the door codes is  In “City of Villains” one of the bosses is “uba1337h4x0rz.”  In “Super Smash Brothers Melee”, a random tag is l33t.

Leetspeak In Modern Times Cont.  In “Psychonauts”, there is a cheat code that makes all dialogue appear in the form of leet.  In “Star Wars: Republic Commando” when you destroy a terminal, it will sometimes say, “No terminal can withstand my 1337h4x0r skillz”  In Runescape there is a cut-scene of a bank robbery. There are several fake players in the cut-scene. One of them is called, 1337sp34kr. Everything he says is in leet, and once he gets killed, he screams, “HAKR!”

Leet and Bad Sportsmanship  Only done by immature noobs  Talking in all caps, like B1FF  Using “Ur Mom” jokes  Saying “Lawl” after your own insult.  Spamming  Asshatery, in all its branches  Crying after death

Leet and good Sportsmanship  Used in all games that involve any skill  “Good game,” or “GG”  “NS,” Nice shot  Upping someone’s reputation  Reporting hackers  Accepting “Pause” requests  Helping Noobs through the early stages

Leetspeak in the News  When the news has no murder cases, they talk about leetspeak.  In World of Warcraft, a grown man jumped off a building because his party betrayed him in the toughest place in the game  Child molesters use leetspeak to garner trust from young children, saying that they are uber leet and NOT old

Asshatery  Being rude  Immature  Non-Productive  Cheating  Whining  Childish name calling  Begging

Leetspeak And Forums  All rules of leetspeak apply  No flaming, but you can defend yourself  Only post in topics you know what you are talking about  If your game has a different server or version, only post in the server you are playing  Be mature