Decius wrote:
] While it's important to respect your children's privacy,
] understanding what your teenager's online slang means and
] how to decipher it is important as you help guide their
] online experience. While it has many nicknames,
] information-age slang is commonly referred to as
] leetspeek, or leet for short.

Wow.

Best quote:

] It's important to remember that the leetspeek community
] encourages new forms and awards individual creativity,
] resulting in a dynamic written language that eludes
] conformity or consistency.

Microsoft at their most transparently self serving:

] Their use could be an indicator that your teenager is
] involved in the theft of intellectual property, particularly
] licensed software.

:-o

I like the way the rules basically indicate that anything goes, especially mispellings, bad grammar and random capitalization. Like those things are *exclusive* to leetspeakers, not just online communication in general.

Stupid Microsoft. Everytime I see one of those commercials about "invent something," I want yell, "Innovation excluded!"

-janelane, grumbly

RE: Microsoft guide to l33t speak.