Well...I beg to differ on the concept of l33t.
It originally had a great cause. It was used in the early and mid-nineties as a way to evade censorship on the net. It was mainly used in forums. It was orginally branded by us, the geeks, who are the true elite, and you know it.
However, l33t began to lost some of it's diginity when everyone started to use it...not just nerds. CS helped a lot, but I still strongly stand by leet. It has helped me get my angry point across in censored game servers around the world, such as the ultra horrible ~Rosanne's Bum~ UT99 server. They replaced "fuck" with "holy moly" the instant you pressed your enter key. Also, I figured out why I kept getting the "Connection Failed" message every time I would join...My name was "Your Own Asshole" and yes, it auto kicked me.
My stance on censorship on the net: if you don't like foul language, then you do not belong on the net. The internet was founded around free speech, and when you censor a game server or web page, you go against all the net's ideals and a not a true citizen of the net. It's best you go back to TV and Radio, where the FCC can rule all, or at least just local networks.
I feel I am truly leet...but not in the fake sense. I am the elite, I am a nerd. I will grow up to make bailfuls of bills off video games, and no one can stop me. I have some really great ideas. Read my post on "What I plan to do with my life..." It outlines my plans for creating Descent 4, which will be the next big thing. I'll even upload some development sketches when I have the time (I'm a pretty good artist).
