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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: skard on April 03, 2013, 09:47:35 pm

Title: Post count: leet
Post by: skard on April 03, 2013, 09:47:35 pm

Any idea why my post count shows 'leet' and not a number now?  :laugh:

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Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: olufsen on April 03, 2013, 09:56:20 pm

It's an Easter Egg.
A Glitch in the Matrix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: MC71 on April 03, 2013, 10:03:32 pm

Your just about to be de leet ed!   :signLOL:

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: skard on April 03, 2013, 10:07:43 pm

Sadly I know what 'leet' means in geekspeak, but not sure how it has come about?  :confused:

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: Top Cat on April 03, 2013, 10:10:19 pm

It's a feature added by the forum programmer/software writer, I seem to remember it was around 1200 to 1300 posts. I guess he was getting bored writing the program.  :rolleye:

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: olufsen on April 03, 2013, 10:10:47 pm

@Skard: Search for "Easter Egg" on the forum

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: skard on April 03, 2013, 10:13:05 pm

Quote from: Top Cat on April 03, 2013, 10:10:19 pm

It's a feature added by the forum programmer/software writer, I seem to remember it was around 1200 to 1300 posts. I guess he was getting bored writing the program.  :rolleye:

Ah that makes sense, think I have about 1300 posts.

Quote from: olufsen on April 03, 2013, 10:10:47 pm

@Skard: Search for "Easter Egg" on the forum

This thread is one of the few results of that  :laugh:

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: olufsen on April 03, 2013, 10:15:30 pm

Ahh it only works on the SM forum: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=162263.msg1035654#msg1035654

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: Top Cat on April 03, 2013, 10:18:43 pm

Quote from: olufsen on April 03, 2013, 10:15:30 pm

Ahh it only works on the SM forum: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=162263.msg1035654#msg1035654

MR Follower!, you do know that the forum has an option to edit posts don't you?. We are going to have to change the name of our bin soon.  :laugh:

Title: Re: Post count: leet
Post by: skard on April 03, 2013, 10:19:44 pm

It all makes sense now - 1337 posts  :happy2: