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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by yipengzhao, Jun 29, 2004.

  1. yipengzhao

    yipengzhao Member

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    Okay... so I've only really ever done one BBS which is this one. So you know from time to time I see people write "PWND", and I always figured it meant "owned" from context... but today I was talking to my friend who plays Unreal on line a lot and it came up, so I finally had it explained to me.

    l337 is like e-leet or elite.

    my question is this... how did this start? and what are the usage rules?
     
    #1 yipengzhao, Jun 29, 2004
  2. meggoleggo

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    #2 meggoleggo, Jun 29, 2004
  3. Kimble14

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    What she said. Plus:

    The term "leet" comes from the word "elite". Leet can be either pronounced as "leet" (monosyllabic, rhymes with "meat") or by pronouncing the L separate from the rest of the word as "el eat" (elite). The most probable explanation of its origin is from bulletin board systems (BBS's) in the 1980s and early 1990s where having "elite" status on a BBS allowed a user access to file areas, games, and special chat rooms, often including archives of pirated software, p*rnography, and text files of dubious quality documenting topics such as how to construct explosives and manufacture illegal drugs. It may also have developed to defeat text filters created by BBS sysops for message boards to discourage the discussion of forbidden topics (such as cracking).

    -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet
     
    #3 Kimble14, Jun 30, 2004
  4. yipengzhao

    yipengzhao Member

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    huh? how comes we don't get those perks anymore? games and special chat rooms sound cool.

    and what's cracking?

    LOL... you're speaking of a different world here
     
    #4 yipengzhao, Jun 30, 2004
  5. meggoleggo

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    cracking: hacking programs you are supposed to pay for, but get for free by deciphering the registration code, by patching files, and finding other loopholes.

    not that I would know about any of this....

    0 : )
     
    #5 meggoleggo, Jun 30, 2004
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  7. yipengzhao

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    lol... i actually kind of think it's a little bit... um... stupid? *duck*

    but actually it's kinda funny too...
     
    #7 yipengzhao, Jun 30, 2004
  8. meggoleggo

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    it's no stupider than pig latin or gibberish(sp?).
     
    #8 meggoleggo, Jun 30, 2004
  9. KingCheetah

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    We do you don't...
     
    #9 KingCheetah, Jun 30, 2004
  10. Kilgore Trout

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    It seems rather odd and pretty pointless. I guess i just dont get it.
     
    #10 Kilgore Trout, Jun 30, 2004
  11. yipengzhao

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    oop... looks like i just got pwnd.
     
    #11 yipengzhao, Jun 30, 2004
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    So, in other words, its pretty damn stupid.
     
    #12 AstroRocket, Jun 30, 2004
  13. droxford

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    Using l337 speak (especially on a bbs like this one) is a good way to sound like a 10-year-old.

    There are lot of people here (including me) who will object to such jargon (either politely, or impolitely).

    -- droxford
     
    #13 droxford, Jun 30, 2004
  14. moestavern19

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    WTF WTF WTF

    0MG 0MG 0MG

    j00 sux0r, u btr stfu stfu stfu 4I h4x0r ur b0x0r

    Lm4o, i = r0x0r... ur pwn3d.

    ub3r 1337 4 L1f3
     
    #14 moestavern19, Jun 30, 2004
  15. KaiSeR SoZe

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    i dont understand:confused:

    you haxor my boxor? and I am pwned?:eek: I can't believe I'm pwned :(
     
    #15 KaiSeR SoZe, Jun 30, 2004
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    you suck, u better stfu, for I hack your computer

    lmao, i rock..... you're pawned

    uber leet for life.

    OK,

    why the fu*k do I know this?
     
    #16 wizkid83, Jun 30, 2004
  17. yipengzhao

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    lol... after reading meggloleggo's link... i actually understook it too... well... excect the haxor your boxor... LOL!
     
    #17 yipengzhao, Jun 30, 2004
  18. Lil Pun

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    So what the hell does PWN3D mean and what the hell is this?
     
    #18 Lil Pun, Jun 30, 2004
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