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What does "leet" mean?
« on: April 25, 2014, 12:47:01 PM »
For some reason, my number of posts has been replaced by the word "leet".  What does that mean?
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Re: What does "leet" mean?
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2014, 03:30:49 PM »
Odd. No clue at all. I'll look into it.
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Re: What does "leet" mean?
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2014, 03:34:45 PM »
"leet", also written 1337, is computer geek speech for "elite" and an alternative alphabet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet
« Last Edit: April 25, 2014, 03:36:48 PM by Превед »
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Re: What does "leet" mean?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2014, 03:36:35 PM »
It turns out to be part of the software we use.  When you get to 1337 total posts, it is hardcoded to go to "leet" for elite status.  Newer modifications to the software will fix that.
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Re: What does "leet" mean?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2014, 03:37:50 PM »
2 funny!
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Re: What does "leet" mean?
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2014, 04:27:53 PM »
Elite status?  Cool.
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Re: What does "leet" mean?
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2014, 10:30:08 PM »
You have a leet of posts..............
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Что значит «leet»?
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2014, 11:21:15 AM »
Что значит «leet»?
Элитный.
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What does "leet" mean?
Elite.

Funny how the noun "elite" is элита in Russian and the adjective (as in "elite status") is элитный.
« Last Edit: May 20, 2014, 11:27:16 AM by Превед »
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