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@Sleep, I totally agree that is pointless such kind of encryption.

Originally posted by Dottie
hmm... I seem to be arguing for the wrong side here.

You have to argue on my side...It's really good because...it's really good! Yeah, you try and argue with that and I'll 0wnZ0r j00r a$$, n00b

@Kameleon: But I did argue for your side, I merly pointed out that it was the wrong one.

Originally posted by Dottie
@Sleep: Consider it an educational program to learn people an aspect of a certain internet culture.

Looks like you were arguing for L337...

Originally posted by Dottie
@Sleep: Consider it an educational program to learn people an aspect of a certain internet culture.

Shouldn't that be "program to teach people"

He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, bless him

Well...l337 is a language that i feel should be used. I mean after all none of the french or danish or other language threads were closed before. And besides I only use l337 in a thread that says it will be using l337.

Originally posted by Vinin
Well...l337 is a language that i feel should be used.

For what purpose, what is gained from using it?

Why does everyone use French or Gaelic instead of everyone speaking English? Because I feel that I have the right to use it and to confer information onto my fellow l337ers

Originally posted by Vinin
Why does everyone use French or Gaelic instead of everyone speaking English? Because I feel that I have the right to use it and to confer information onto my fellow l337ers

What is the actual difference between it and using normal English, isn't it just the exact same words one uses in English broken up? I don't see what is gained from using it.

BTW i am not actually going to delete posts, i was just joking

Actually we use when chatting in Dutch a fair amount of l337, but only to shorten words. A small example: in stead of "wachten" (=waiting) we type "w88" (8="acht" plural is "achten").

Originally posted by Vinin
Why does everyone use French or Gaelic instead of everyone speaking English?

Because its the language of a given area, spoken by tens or hundreds of millions of people; the traditional language of that culture, in the case of French. In the case of Gaelic, it's an urban revival of an ancient language that has still be active in the countryside, and part of an overall attempt by the cultures involved to "take back their own" from English conquerors.

l337 isn't a language. A language has certain very clear parameters. Without meaning any offense, this is an attempt to appear hip and an effort at online bonding. It has no roots of its own, and will almost certainly vanish within a couple of years.

Originally posted by fable
l337 isn't a language. A language has certain very clear parameters. Without meaning any offense, this is an attempt to appear hip and an effort at online bonding. It has no roots of its own, and will almost certainly vanish within a couple of years.

Could you perhaps paraphrase what you would call it for the sake of this discussion or should we forthwith refer to it as |337?

Originally posted by fable


A language has certain very clear parameters. Without meaning any offense, this is an attempt to appear hip and an effort at online bonding.

I believe you forgot to add.."Another way for spammers to spam."

Originally posted by fable
It has no roots of its own, and will almost certainly vanish within a couple of years.

I say my daily prayer in hope you are right.

Originally posted by Mr Sleep


Could you perhaps paraphrase what you would call it for the sake of this discussion or should we forthwith refer to it as |337?

It's a jargon.

Originally posted by fable
It's a jargon.

Cheers, i will use that in future if anyone else can come up with an interesting reason for it's existence...

Originally posted by fable
It has no roots of its own, and will almost certainly vanish within a couple of years.

Thus spaketh the prophet, and lo! it shall be so.

Posted by Sleepy
Shouldn't that be "program to teach people"

Didn't anybody ever tell you it's bad netiquette to pick on non-native English speakers for their mistakes?

Originally posted by Georgi
Didn't anybody ever tell you it's bad netiquette to pick on non-native English speakers for their mistakes?

LMAO Yeah they did, i wonder what would happen if i tried to speak Swedish, i would probably ask people questions like "Which is way tiger zoo petting" Or "Need i toilet to go, direct me to nearest swimming pool"

Thus spaketh the prophet, and lo! it shall be so.

Now, now: be nice. Or I shall throw a rabid participle at you.

ROFL@Sleepy Do you think you would make that much sense?

@Fable I was being nice. I am hoping that particular prophecy comes true, anyway...