Teh N00bs Guide 2 1337

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Teh N00bs Guide 2 1337

• At the end of this presentation, you will be able
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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)

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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

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Leetspeak In Modern Times

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

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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!

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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

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Leet and good Sportsmanship

• Used in all games that involve any skill
• Good game, or GG
• NS, Nice shot
• Upping someones reputation
• Reporting hackers
• Accepting Pause requests
• Helping Noobs through the early stages

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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

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Asshatery

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

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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