Smiley=Annoying

[Ninjujinkaku]

For some reason when i see them i just want to kick someones @ss, especially that really big teeth smiley people are always useing on here. Does anyone else feel this way?

[Infinity]

............yes................

[ukenagashi]

er what, you mean like plastering thier posts in 20 of these :) ?

[Lloromannic]

er what, you mean like plastering thier posts in 20 of these :) ?
No, he means this :D one

[Ninjujinkaku]

Yes that one, I want to stab it.

[ISSAC RU]

stab !!!
stab !!!
stab !!!

[Ninjujinkaku]

I wonder if we can have the admins remove that smiley?

[nodachi]

smileys help to convey emotion... I like them, as long as they don't fill the entire post like this :devious: :devious: :devious: :devious:

Yes, what I just did is annoying, but it is nice to throw a smiley in now and then when you are joking so people don't jump to conclusions and misinterpret what people write... after that the only way we can express ourselves is BY TYPING ALL IN CAPITALS LIKE THIS... AM I ANGRY OR REALLY HAPPY... SEE!!! SEE!!!

some people are not so good at interpretting people, hence I like smileys, they help reduce confusion sometimes...

[Martino]

and ones you don't have

8O :twisted: :| :liplick: :hiding: :jawdrop: :naughty: :compsurfi :( :evil: :arrow: :thefinger :wave: :hyper: :mutley: :whining: :) :cry: :idea: :finger: :werd: :hail: :wiggle: :lastweek: :D :oops: :?: :splat: :banana: :notworthy :clap: :sucks: :hump: :x :!: :confused: :P :ripped: :bogok: :stupid: :kiss: :lol: ;) :rolleyes: :cheers: :slap: :moon: :hoot: :hitit: 8) :roll: :mrgreen: :wall: :spank: :dance: :puppydog: :deal:

[taganahan]

smileys are as just as annoying as those accronyms like. omg, wth, wtf, lol and those stuff. but i still use them...wth

~taganahan

[Reikon]

how can you want to stab Mr Green?

[Kaoru]

Yes that one, I want to stab it. My, my, my... Such a violent emotion. :D hahahaha! *snicker* :silly: ;)

Kaoru

[Kaoru]

I love smilies! :)

Kaoru

[ukenagashi]

yeah most people do go over the top with them, stupid like but you cant control peoples posts... unless youre a moderator

[Ninjujinkaku]

Yes I know you love them kaoru, so much so that you have 1 in almost every post, im putting you on the repeat offender list.

[Hai_hai's_mom]

where's the "spank me" smile?!

[Kaoru]

Yes I know you love them kaoru, so much so that you have 1 in almost every post, im putting you on the repeat offender list.
Hahaha! Do I? Wow. :silly:

(I put another one. Can't help it! Drives Nanbanjin-san nuts. hehehe... :D)

Kaoru

[ukenagashi]

thats a bit harsh isnt it? just for haviong 2 smileys in a post

[Louis X]

You should report me too :D

After all it's a forum where people who don't agree with you but have arguments to defend their point aren't allowed to...

Without a smiley, sarcasm sounds a lot more agressive IMO.

[Neil Gendzwill]

it is nice to throw a smiley in now and then when you are joking so people don't jump to conclusions and misinterpret what people write... after that the only way we can express ourselves is BY TYPING ALL IN CAPITALS LIKE THIS... AM I ANGRY OR REALLY HAPPY... SEE!!! SEE!!!

Or you could acquire some writing skills. People have been conveying strong emotions in English for hundreds of years without the aid of cutesy symbols, fonts or even excessive punctuation.

[Matt Molloy]

Or you could acquire some writing skills. People have been conveying strong emotions in English for hundreds of years without the aid of cutesy symbols, fonts or even excessive punctuation.
Fair point but this assumes that the people who will read it will be able to understand all the conventions developed and used over those hundreds of years and have the good sense not to leap to the wrong conclusion automatically and take offense where none is intended and accept that the writer may have been joking.

I mean, this is the internet we're posting on here.

Cheers,

Matt. (Who is now tempted to start posting in Shakespearian or Chaucerian English for kicks.)

[Kaede]

Or you could acquire some writing skills. People have been conveying strong emotions in English for hundreds of years without the aid of cutesy symbols, fonts or even excessive punctuation.Oh, I can agree with that! But what if English is not your first language? There are different ways of expressing things. The codes are according to the culture you are brought up in.

And before anyone correct me on this...yes non English speaking countries teach British and American culture, but you can't learn everything from a book! In most cases you have to have lived in those countries to understand the language to full extent.

Therefore I'm pro smilies as long as they fill the purpose of avoiding misinterpretations.

Kaede

PS LOOK no smily faces! DS

[nalogg]

smileys are as just as annoying as those accronyms like. omg, wth, wtf, lol and those stuff. but i still use them...wth

~taganahan
I think overuse of anything can be annoying, smileys AND e-lingo, abbreviations, and "l337 5|>33k"

however when it comes to smileys sometime one is needed to convey sarcasm, or playful jokes...

for example:

I got caught shaving my privates today... my mom came in. I don't know why she was so upset... "what are you doing in the kitchen?!" yeah right whatever mom! :D

see, that entire statement was untrue, but without the smiley i run the risk of people thinking that i'd actually shave my privates in the kitchen!

It's like the internet has a permanent case of asperger's syndrome... everything that is said is taken at face value. There is no intonation of voice, facial expressions or gestures. So smileys make up for it.

As for abbreviations and l337, they can be funny in small small doses, but beyond that it gets old fast.

this stuff has been going on for years, and if you're just getting miffed about this already well established form of slang-communication now then....... WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!!!11111112LOL

ps: i can't stand LOL, but "hahaha" is ok by me

[nalogg]

Or you could acquire some writing skills. People have been conveying strong emotions in English for hundreds of years without the aid of cutesy symbols, fonts or even excessive punctuation.very good point, and I'm all for the full-spelling of words as opposed to the "wut r u doin l8r?? Can u c da movie wit me 2 nite?"

Proper grammar MUST be used in a serious correspondence, but most outlets for writing on the internet are non-serious. The internet is mostly informal now, and it would be a dry dry place if everyone wrote like, "Maybe the reason you are experiencing bandwidth difficulty is because you sir, are a silly twit. I am only joking of course. Would you like to partake in a game of counterstrike version one point five with me and some fellow internet-chums? I promise it shall be a match to remember!"

Not everyone can write about "current" humor with the eloquence of the boys on somethingawful.com, or Tycho of pennyarcade.com. so the lax rules of internetdom allow for every person great or small to express themselves.

I guess the problem lies in finding a non-annoying middleground.

as an interesting sidenote, i write hahaha a lot without actually laughing in real life. The times when something i read DOES indeed make me laugh i'll tell the person. "that one actually made me laugh out loud here in the office!" or something to that extent.

[Ninjujinkaku]

The problem is I see smilies alot in places they dont need to be for example when ever you see someone say i did my first iaido/kendo lesson the forum will be jam packed with them, or especially in iaido forum when some one gets a new iaito and usually the "got my iaito today" thread will have a giant big teeth smiley on it already.

[nalogg]

The problem is I see smilies alot in places they dont need to be for example when ever you see someone say i did my first iaido/kendo lesson the forum will be jam packed with them, or especially in iaido forum when some one gets a new iaito and usually the "got my iaito today" thread will have a giant big teeth smiley on it already.
what's wrong with expressing happiness about a recent accomplishment?

if he/she said



"got my iaido today." *end of post*




I wouldn't think that person is really excited at all. they're just... relaying the information.

as opposed to something like

"AWWWWWWWWWWW YEEEAH! I GOT MY IAIDO TODAY! w00t!!!!11 :D:D:D I AM SOOOO EXCITED! :cool: "

though that is a bit extreme, it would make ME feel excited for the person. i'd feel like commenting and saying, "good job!" or something

[Ninjujinkaku]

Yea but then you got 12 people posting all with the smiley, its really tedious. Compared to e-budo.com theres almost twice the amount of smiley usage here.

[Reikon]

Yea but then you got 12 people posting all with the smiley, its really tedious. Compared to e-budo.com theres almost twice the amount of smiley usage here.
This isn't E-Budo...

[ukenagashi]

niel wrote Or you could acquire some writing skills. People have been conveying strong emotions in English for hundreds of years without the aid of cutesy symbols, fonts or even excessive punctuation. what you mean like tony blair off dead ringers,
"quivering bottom lip" "uniting the people hand gesture" ?? :D er oops, ive done it now ho ho ho

[crabbi]

Or you could acquire some writing skills. People have been conveying strong emotions in English for hundreds of years without the aid of cutesy symbols, fonts or even excessive punctuation.:D ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........ .......:D

crabbi :D

[hobbit]

Besides which, without smilies the yanks wouldn't be able to understand what's being said - they haven't spoken English since 1776 . . . :smiley:

[Ninjujinkaku]

Not entirely true, but, their are alot of american smiley abusers out there

[Infinity]

Besides which, without smilies the yanks wouldn't be able to understand what's being said - they haven't spoken English since 1776 . . . :smiley: ***rolling on the floor, clutching my stomach, laughing my head off***

[nodachi]

HEY!!! You aussies can't talk! Rumor has it that your country started as someone elses place to ditch their prisoners... :)

[lost_kendoka]

HEY!!! You aussies can't talk! Rumor has it that your country started as someone elses place to ditch their prisoners... :)Woah... thats harsh, but hey this thread is in the 'flames' category right?
Just wondering are you're part kiwi or anything *snickers*

haha

[Ninjujinkaku]

Well mabye you have a point, mabye this thread is really about people not knowing how to use english and useing smileys to make up for it.

[Infinity]

Woah... thats harsh, but hey this thread is in the 'flames' category right?
Just wondering are you're part kiwi or anything *snickers*

haha good one lost_

[Kirsty]

I only find smilies annoying when they are overused like this > :) :wink: :ko: :old_man: :smiley:

[nalogg]

HEY!!! You aussies can't talk! Rumor has it that your country started as someone elses place to ditch their prisoners... :)
I find that fact really cool... to me it's like proof that there is no genetic pre-disposition to crime. how else could a nation descendent of convicts form a functioning and prosperous society? (although i do hear sydney has a terrible crime rate.. but who doesn't?)

[kru$$ti]

Hey-hey!

Do you know the difference between Australia and a Petri Dish?

Culture develops in a Petri Dish...!!!

kru$$ti

[Hai_hai's_mom]

Hey-hey!

Do you know the difference between Australia and a Petri Dish?

Culture develops in a Petri Dish...!!!

kru$$ti Yesterday 02:41 PM Don't quit your day job.

[kru$$ti]

Don't quit your day job.

Hey-hey!

...so cruel... this is my day job!

kru$$ti

[Infinity]

Hey-hey!

Do you know the difference between Australia and a Petri Dish?

Culture develops in a Petri Dish...!!!

kru$$ti you are from england and you are insulting australia/ns?
your country colonised australia, what does that make you?

ahh...fool. see my sig.

[kru$$ti]

you are from england and you are insulting australia/ns?
your country colonised australia, what does that make you?

ahh...fool. see my sig.

Hey-hey!

Yep...I'm a fool! It's my job! What's your excuse? (No offence intended!!)...

Only an Australian could regard a penal colony as a culturally representative subset of the population of good old Blighty... There are colonies and then there are "cOloNiES".... Subtle ain't it?

kru$$ti

PS Some of my best friends are Australian... honestly !!!

[Infinity]

Hey-hey!

Yep...I'm a fool! It's my job! What's your excuse? (No offence intended!!)...

Only an Australian could regard a penal colony as a culturally representative subset of the population of good old Blighty... There are colonies and then there are "cOloNiES".... Subtle ain't it?

kru$$ti

PS Some of my best friends are Australian... honestly !!! i should have know a pom with a sig of crusty would probably be unable to have a mature discourse with anyone outside their realm of reality.
australian friends? thats what they like you to think...

[Lloromannic]

I find that fact really cool... to me it's like proof that there is no genetic pre-disposition to crime. how else could a nation descendent of convicts form a functioning and prosperous society?
Proof that sometimes humor can't be conveyed properly without smilies


Oh yeah I forgot ;)

[Mikeyprime]

Besides which, without smilies the yanks wouldn't be able to understand what's being said - they haven't spoken English since 1776 . . . :smiley:
But we have been brushing our teeth since which is more than I can say about the English.

TOUCHE!

[ukenagashi]

your country colonised australia, what does that make you?
it makes us think twice about going to some daft country and putting aussies in it

But we have been brushing our teeth since which is more than I can say about the English.
and what the bloody hell do u mean by that matey?!

[Ninjujinkaku]

Im half british half american, so ive heard it all, the whole english not brushing their teeth is so old its pitiful, if your gonna make fun of the english you should come up with something more modern like their obsession with stupid soap operas such as eastenders, or why when people from england go to florida and rent a car with AC in the summer and they have the windows rolled down. Also what is with dudes in england and football shirts, you would think that no other shirt existed, they all seem to have vodafone(spelling) written on them as well. If you want to make fun of americans alot of them are just ignorant so its best to just nod your head and smile cause they dont understand you if your insulting them anyway. Plus americans no matter how long you have lived in the states when ever they hear you, will go your from england right? cool.

[Reikon]

Im half british half american, so ive heard it all, the whole english not brushing their teeth is so old its pitiful, if your gonna make fun of the english you should come up with something more modern like their obsession with stupid soap operas such as eastenders, or why when people from england go to florida and rent a car with AC in the summer and they have the windows rolled down. Also what is with dudes in england and football shirts, you would think that no other shirt existed, they all seem to have vodafone(spelling) written on them as well. If you want to make fun of americans alot of them are just ignorant so its best to just nod your head and smile cause they dont understand you if your insulting them anyway. Plus americans no matter how long you have lived in the states when ever they hear you, will go your from england right? cool.
Or you can pull the old Revolutionary War card...but that'd be sixes n sevens eh mate?

[Mikeyprime]

it makes us think twice about going to some daft country and putting aussies in it

and what the bloody hell do u mean by that matey?!You know what it means.

And as far as using new material (which somebody else mentioned), what's the point? if it aint broke dont fix it. Come back with a witty joke rather than an analysis of mine, it cheapens the fun. But here is a funny observation. Why is pizza hut more popular in london than in the US?

[ukenagashi]

tryin to say we dont clean our teeth like?

[Infinity]

tryin to say we dont clean our teeth like? *claps*
oh, very good.

ahh and ..'like' what?

[Reikon]

English girls own...so do french ones...

[ukenagashi]

il have you know infinity, we do clean our teeth so you can keep your mouth shut, and its not "like" anything, its just how people talk now

[Anjin-san]

I think overuse of anything can be annoying, smileys AND e-lingo, abbreviations, and "l337 5|>33k" Has anyone heard of Gyaru Moji? Its like japanese "l337 5|>33k".

オ（よｙｏう = おはよう
了└|廾~丿ｔ廾=/＞″└|夕″ヶ├″ヶ″~丿≠　＝　アリさん　ひさしぶりだけどげんき？

You need your kana down pat before you can try to read it though.

Gyaru Moji translator (http://www.gal-moji.com/moji/gyaru_moji.asp)

English girls own
You have to introduce me to these hot english girls at some point, there are none here :(

[Mikeyprime]

English girls own...so do french ones...
I hope cars so that they may cart me around town.

[Infinity]

il have you know infinity, we do clean our teeth so you can keep your mouth shut, and its not "like" anything, its just how people talk now i could care less about your oral hygiene little man - i was just happy you got the joke.
as for how you 'talk' - it is obvious you are still at school. i weep for your english teacher.

[ukenagashi]

i could care less about your oral hygiene little man - i was just happy you got the joke.

firstly im not a little man, im 6 foot, mate,

as for how you 'talk' - it is obvious you are still at school. dont be soft! i left school 2 years ago, and the english invented the bloody language so you copied of us, because your country is full of failed Britons

[kru$$ti]

You know what it means.

And as far as using new material (which somebody else mentioned), what's the point? if it aint broke dont fix it. Come back with a witty joke rather than an analysis of mine, it cheapens the fun. But here is a funny observation. Why is pizza hut more popular in london than in the US?

Hey-hey!

Kind of like a joke without the humour...!

Was that rhetorical... or is there a punchline?

I work with a lot of Americans and they think that Irony is like Goldy... but less yellow!

kru$$ti

[Infinity]

firstly im not a little man, im 6 foot, mate,

dont be soft! i left school 2 years ago, and the english invented the bloody language so you copied of us, because your country is full of failed Britons no, i think little man is correct. not in the physical sense. as for the rest of your rant - driiiiiivel.
build a bridge and get over yourself. go and do some kendo.

[ukenagashi]

go and do some kendo you say, bollocks, last time i went some one neearly broke my bastard knuckle, so no i wont go and do some kendo, you can go shove a shinai up your arse seen as how your heads so far up it

[Reikon]

go and do some kendo you say, bollocks, last time i went some one neearly broke my bastard knuckle, so no i wont go and do some kendo, you can go shove a shinai up your arse seen as how your heads so far up it
your signature:

if you have to resort to violence you have already lost the battle

[ukenagashi]

infinity has to do it to his/her self, im not doin that job

[shotobouv]

go and do some kendo you say, bollocks, last time i went some one neearly broke my bastard knuckle, so no i wont go and do some kendo, you can go shove a shinai up your arse seen as how your heads so far up itSounds like someone forgot their meds today.

Please take your meds with 2 smiley faces :D:D , and post back in the morning.

:) (sorry couldn't resist)

[hobbit]

go and do some kendo you say, bollocks, last time i went some one neearly broke my bastard knuckle, so no i wont go and do some kendo, you can go shove a shinai up your arse seen as how your heads so far up it

Looks like a sense of humour could be an improvement :beard:

[ukenagashi]

ive got a good sense of humour but i hate it when people start knocking me over the f*&$ing internet just to look good to other users it pisses me off

posted by reikon your signature:


Quote:
if you have to resort to violence you have already lost the battle yeah maybe so, but you have to lose a few to make people shut thier faces

[Mikeyprime]

And I thought this place was going to get some real funny jokes after our friend krussti posted (those were hilarious).....his efforts were for naught.

Might as well go look at the christ and kendo thread now....<gag>

[Anjin-san]

go and do some kendo you say, bollocks, last time i went some one neearly broke my bastard knuckle, so no i wont go and do some kendo, you can go shove a shinai up your arse seen as how your heads so far up it
Dude... lighten up, they're just joking... we're all just joking right? (backs away from monitor slowly)

you have to lose a few people to make them shut their faces
Whoa man, zen overload, I'm on a roll this week.

[Infinity]

ive got a good sense of humour but i hate it when people start knocking me over the f*&$ing internet just to look good to other users it pisses me off

posted by reikon yeah maybe so, but you have to lose a few to make people shut thier faces
see MY sig and my last post.
thank you for a good laugh.

[ukenagashi]

ive took my meds :confused2 (plenty of coffee) and ive calmed down a bit, so i cant be bothered to argue any more

[kru$$ti]

And I thought this place was going to get some real funny jokes after our friend krussti posted (those were hilarious).....his efforts were for naught.

Might as well go look at the christ and kendo thread now....<gag>

Hey-hey!

Mikeyprime-San... hope that you weren't driven to such desperate measures...!

First a question: What does "l337 5|>33k" mean? (I know that I will regret asking but I just have to know....!)

Next...a comical interlude... just for you:

A guy goes to a fancy dress party with a girl on his back...

The host says "What have you come as?"...

He replies "I've come as a tortoise...." then he points to the girl on his back and says "...and that's Michelle!"

kru$$ti

[kru$$ti]

Hey-hey!

I think I goddit!!!

Do you mean "L337 5|>33k" as in 'Elite speak'?

kru$$ti

[Reikon]

Hey-hey!

I think I goddit!!!

Do you mean "L337 5|>33k" as in 'Elite speak'?

kru$$ti
no...

Leet speek.

7|-|47z 73|-| 7|-|302y 4ny\/\/4yZ.

[nalogg]

Has anyone heard of Gyaru Moji? Its like japanese "l337 5|>33k".

You need your kana down pat before you can try to read it though.
I haven't the foggiest grasp of kana or kanji, so it wouldn't do any good... but it's cool to know that 1337 is becoming somewhat international.

Did you know how 1337 started?
it started as a way for people to talk about the more underhanded dealings on the internet like hacking, or piracy on BBs' that would censor certain words.
For example "hacker" was a commonly banned word. but it could be replaced by "hack0r" or "h4cker". The variations could be banned too, so people would change words more and more until it was barely recognizable
("HaxXxorzz" "h4x0r", "|-|^><()|z") vary the number of X's R's Z's and use of ascii symbols and you have a word that can have an infinite number of different forms..

Eventually the operators realized that there was no way of banning words in a language that was constantly changing person to person and instance to instance.

cool eh?

It soon made its way into games and more publicly viewed realms.
it's just unfortunate that 1337 5p34k is no longer truly "elite".... but such is the case with anything that becomes popularized. *insert frowning face here*

[crabbi]

Hi Nalogg-San


Interesting background to L337... I used to use it sometimes when I was a Counterstrike addict... (some time ago now...)...

I suppose that the abbreviations used in SMS nowadays are 'Son of L337'... so it continues to morph and live on... Sort of Memetic evolution....

Have you ever encountered the word 'Fnord'? This could be a substitute for some of the Emoticons that have exercised people so much on this forum...

Cheers

crabbi

[crabbi]

Maybe we should start using Fnord on this Forum... it might help avoid a lot of misunderstanding and squabbling:

fnord - definition from foldoc
fnord

1. A word used in electronic mail (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/electronic+mail) and news (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/news) messages to tag utterances as surrealist mind-play or humour, especially in connection with Discordianism (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Discordianism) and elaborate conspiracy theories. "I heard that David Koresh is sharing an apartment in Argentina with Hitler. (Fnord.)" "Where can I fnord get the Principia Discordia from?"

2. A metasyntactic variable (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/metasyntactic+variable), commonly used by hackers with ties to Discordianism (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Discordianism) or the Church of the SubGenius (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Church+of+the+SubGenius)

The word "fnord" was invented in the "Illuminatus!" trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.

[Jargon File (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Jargon+File)]

(1995-02-28)


fnord - definition from jargon
fnord
n.

[from the Illuminatus Trilogy]

1. A word used in email and news postings to tag utterances as surrealist mind-play or humor, esp. in connection with Discordianism (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Discordianism) and elaborate conspiracy theories. "I heard that David Koresh is sharing an apartment in Argentina with Hitler. (Fnord.)" "Where can I fnord get the Principia Discordia from?"

2. A metasyntactic variable (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/metasyntactic+variable), commonly used by hackers with ties to Discordianism (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Discordianism) or the Church of the SubGenius (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Church+of+the+SubGenius).

This could be a major life-changing breakthrough....[Fnord]...!

crabbi

[nalogg]

Interesting background to L337... I used to use it sometimes when I was a Counterstrike addict... (some time ago now...)...

I suppose that the abbreviations used in SMS nowadays are 'Son of L337'... so it continues to morph and live on... Sort of Memetic evolution....
Exactly right crabbi... I've heard the "son of leet" used today more commonly referred to as "aol-speak". It's a term used that kinda derogates the users... aol being the "new thing" and the antithesis of what leet originally stood for.
That's what all the "r" instead of "Are" and "u" instead of "you" is.

Maybe we should start using Fnord on this Forum... it might help avoid a lot of misunderstanding and squabbling:

fnord - definition from foldoc
fnord

1. A word used in electronic mail (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/electronic+mail) and news (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/news) messages to tag utterances as surrealist mind-play or humour, especially in connection with Discordianism (http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Discordianism) and elaborate conspiracy theories. "I heard that David Koresh is sharing an apartment in Argentina with Hitler. (Fnord.)" "Where can I fnord get the Principia Discordia from?"
I suppose it's useful but it seems to detract from the humor of those kinds of remarks.... Like what would it sound like if a standup commedian kept saying "i'm only joking!" after every punchline?

In my opinion, the smiley is 10 times more subtle and almost as clarifying as a statement like "fnord".

[Mikeyprime]

ELiTE speak actually started way b4 counterstrike developers were even thinking of coding games. It was a manner of communication used on BBS's (bulliten Board Systems) where hacking, phreaking, 'trading', coding took place. Elite speak has taken many form over its evolution. there was the time period where everything was capitalized but the 'i's. then there was the time it was extended ascii characters, then it started using numbers to replace letters. Then it started using them all and it became 100% unreadable. When the internet popped up, all that stuff pretty much went mainstream and dilluted into the gamers culture and subsequently making BBS's obsolete. The undergroung ELiTE culture started using iRC and FTP sites or their own linux boxes to continue their way of life. Nowasays, I have no clue how they have altered the normal 255 ascii character set to talk.

[nalogg]

ELiTE speak actually started way b4 counterstrike developers were even thinking of coding games. It was a manner of communication used on BBS's (bulliten Board Systems) where hacking, phreaking, 'trading', coding took place. Elite speak has taken many form over its evolution. there was the time period where everything was capitalized but the 'i's. then there was the time it was extended ascii characters, then it started using numbers to replace letters. Then it started using them all and it became 100% unreadable. When the internet popped up, all that stuff pretty much went mainstream and dilluted into the gamers culture and subsequently making BBS's obsolete. The undergroung ELiTE culture started using iRC and FTP sites or their own linux boxes to continue their way of life. Nowasays, I have no clue how they have altered the normal 255 ascii character set to talk.
hehe, i just explaied that a few posts back... but yours is a bit more detailed

[Ninjujinkaku]

Nice signature nalogg, the whole napoleon dynamite rex kwon do thing going on.

[ukenagashi]

hahahaha wheres the toilet? hahahaa

[Hisham]

Nalogg man , i could easily see Eddie in the Canadian Air Farce crew, damn he looks so serious :laugh:

[Kingofmyrrh]

Ukenagashi, for someone who seems so proud to be from the country that developed english, you don't do a particularly good job of employing its spelling or grammar... might be best to make sure you know what you're doing yourself before you start attacking others. I can't say that I love the style of communication that has developed along with the internet, but when people try to get it right and fail, it's all the more amusing.

[chidokan]

What makes it worse is when people use spell checkers and use the wrong word, like lose for loose. And why is there no second 'i' in aluminium or 'u' in colour? I'll tell you why....idleness.
No wonder we sent those people off to the ends of the earth, they deserved to be criminalised for not being able to spell.

I've also just found out you now need to be fingerprinted to enter the USA. Nice to see they've gone back to one of our old customs.... :smiley: Wonder if the same still applies down under as well?

Aussie/USA Customs official: "do you have a criminal record?"
Brit:"why, is it still compulsory?"

[iam_pk]

i think when people cant use ''me'' correctly is more annoying. colour without an''u'' is just spelling mistake, but ''meself'' is grammar mistake.....

[chidokan]

No it isn't, it's a local accent. We will use it even more now that you have complained about it. :smiley:

[iam_pk]

i dont care anyway u are the one who get it wrong :P

[ukenagashi]

i say it too, just i mumble alot so u cant hear me saying it

[Paikea]

What makes it worse is when people use spell checkers and use the wrong word, like lose for loose. And why is there no second 'i' in aluminium or 'u' in colour? I'll tell you why....idleness.

Nope, it's because proper spelling and grammar are now dictated by the inhabitants of Redmond, WA. Send your comments to:

Customer Support
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399


Aussie/USA Customs official: "do you have a criminal record?"
Brit:"why, is it still compulsory?"

Good one...must remember that!

[Kaoru]

Nope, it's because proper spelling and grammar are now dictated by the inhabitants of Redmond, WA. Send your comments to:

Customer Support
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399


Good one...must remember that!

hahaha! But, did you know he can choose to use British English? You can choose which type of English language you want to use with your OS on the MS OS's, I believe. I don't know if it actually works though. If there's a computer IT person here, they'd know for sure if that's true. hehehe, That means Nanbanjin-san... He's an IT person. Bet he'd know! :)

Kaoru

[Kyu_Karashima]

I'm no IT guy yet, I've gotta finnish school first, but I know more about computer than the average guy. Well, for spelling programs, you can change the language of the dictionnary, England english, Canadian English, American English, Australian English, and such.

Since we're in the "Flame" section, I'd like to add that it's not because a nation invented a language, that they absolutly have the purest form of that language. I'm a quebecer, and I don't speak french like the French do. Some words a french would say, like "shopping", "weekends", "footing" and such, won't seem much French to me, but it will to him. Same applies to expressions that I'll say. But it doesn't matters, after all to the french, Quebec is just "a few arpents of snow".

[iam_pk]

i say it too, just i mumble alot so u cant hear me saying it

yea, i know u say it too, but just wanna pick on Tim :D LOL

( i just use the smiley in this ''smiley=annoying'' thread......)

[D'Artagnan]

I don't know if it actually works though.



No, It doesn't.