# Does the culture of the SDMB drive morons away by itself? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395 "2006-10-05T16:17:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/61 "2006-10-06T16:32:12Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Wow. 🙂 It’s a sort of alternate language developed by teens on the Intenet. I think. It’s really annoying, is all I know. A lot of these other boards use it. For example “owned” is “pwned” And lots of other stuff. I’m sure other people can tell you more and even give you better answers. [/QUOTE] You forgot to explain what “owned” means. We old-fogeys don’t always keep up on modern slang. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/62 "2006-10-06T16:44:00Z")
[QUOTE=D\_Odds] You forgot to explain what “owned” means. We old-fogeys don’t always keep up on modern slang. 😉 [/QUOTE] It’s kinda like saying “you’re mine!” It’s also a hacker term for taking control of another computer/system. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/63 "2006-10-06T17:40:38Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Pardon my ignorance [/QUOTE] No, we won’t pardon your ignorance. Now GO AWAY! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/64 "2006-10-06T17:56:16Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] _snort_ Skald, you are hilarious. [/QUOTE] You misspelled “evil,” honeysuckle. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/65 "2006-10-06T18:40:38Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] I think this board tends to drive out pretentious morons - those who try to espouse positions they can’t support with actual facts. The crowd here isn’t going to accept someone as an authority just because they can type. [/QUOTE] Or it inspires some of us pretentious morons to do at least a modicum of research before posting our opinions. I’ve had several wonderful opportunities to dine on crow (no, not you, **Crow** ) spoiled by a 30-second-just-in-case Google search. Sorry, no cite. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/66 "2006-10-06T20:04:05Z")
[QUOTE=Siege] So, **neutron star** , when are we going to see you at a Gettysdope? [/QUOTE] I’ll try for the next one, but I do tend to get shy around large groups (and God knows the MADs comprise a large group), so I’ll probably be hiding back in a corner somewhere until I get enough alcohol in me to open my mouth (but hopefully not so much that I end up sticking my foot in it - there’s a fine line!). ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/67 "2006-10-06T22:59:20Z")
[QUOTE=John Corrado] Actually, specifically it was developed by First-Person-Shooter gamers on the Internet. [/QUOTE] I saw a lot of what’s now called “Leet Speak” in the computer hacker world long before it showed up in the first-person shooters. Go look at old archives from alt.2600 and some of the other old “haxor” forums. [QUOTE=twopiecesofeight] We have well-rounded backgrounds and discuss a multitude of subjects. We don’t tolerate flame-wars of the geek-variety … the absence (or rarity) of Mac-vs-PC, Windows-vs-OS X-vs-Linux, Microsoft-vs-Google, Star Wars-vs-Star Trek is refreshing. [/QUOTE] Although some of the speculation and discussion along those lines is fun. Did you realize that the U.S.S. Enterprise is run by a Linux system (I believe it’s the Red Shirt build), the Death Star runs on Windows DS, and the Alliance ships use Mac OS XXXXX? There is some speculation that Picard is a closet OS/2 Warp user. ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/68 "2006-10-07T01:29:58Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] I think this board tends to drive out pretentious morons - those who try to espouse positions they can’t support with actual facts. [/QUOTE] Hey, I’m still here!!! ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/69 "2006-10-07T02:59:59Z")
The Power of Cecil Compells You ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/70 "2006-10-07T12:11:14Z")
[QUOTE=Spiff] No, we won’t pardon your ignorance. Now GO AWAY! [/QUOTE] :sniff: I know when I’m not wanted. slinks off to sit in corner sobbing gently ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/71 "2006-10-07T19:21:14Z")
Hey, we’re supposed to fight ignorants, not make them cry in the corner! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/72 "2006-10-07T19:59:42Z")
God, you just don’t want us to have any fun at all, do you, **featherlou**? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/73 "2006-10-10T04:03:18Z")
NO! NO FUN! The fun will cease immediately! (And then this thread dies, making it a self-fulfilling prophecy.) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/74 "2006-10-10T04:21:49Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] NO! NO FUN! The fun will cease immediately! (And then this thread dies, making it a self-fulfilling prophecy.) [/QUOTE] [Xena] ::beating thread on chest:: No! Don’t you leave me! Don’t leave me, Gabrielle! Don’t you leave me! [/xena] ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/75 "2006-10-10T05:47:01Z")
[QUOTE=gabriela] Hey, I’m still here!!! [/QUOTE] As a completely irrelevant aside, **gabriela** , didn’t you say you hadn’t wanted to join because you’d never have time to post? And you’ve cracked 1,000 posts and you’ve been here 6 months? 🙂 You’re making us all look bad! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/76 "2006-10-10T09:27:38Z")
[QUOTE=Fish] As a completely irrelevant aside, **gabriela** , didn’t you say you hadn’t wanted to join because you’d never have time to post? And you’ve cracked 1,000 posts and you’ve been here 6 months? 🙂 You’re making us all look bad! 😃 [/QUOTE] There is a kind of exam question on the medical students’ torture fests (check with recently graduated **Irishgirl** on this) that offers two statements, then your choice on the truth or falsity of each, and your opinion on the degree of relatedness. That is, you can have true, true, related; true, false, related; false, true, related; false, false, related; and the same pairs with “unrelated”. As per the above statements: False, true, unrelated. ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/77 "2006-10-10T09:47:28Z")
Damn. Forgot there were three statements in his quote. Should have been: False (I said I’d only ever be able to post mornings and evenings - away from work), false, true, unrelated. Sheesh. Ruined my own set-up. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/78 "2006-10-10T10:41:58Z")
And thus, ladies and gentleman, we see how **gabriela** racked up 1000 posts in six months. Please don’t look at my post-count. Please please please. ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/79 "2006-10-10T10:52:20Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] And thus, ladies and gentleman, we see how **gabriela** racked up 1000 posts in six months. Please don’t look at my post-count. Please please please. [/QUOTE] You know I adore you, so I can’t make snarky comments about your post count. Silent as **hekk** , aren’t we both. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395/80 "2006-10-10T10:59:51Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] It’s kinda like saying “you’re mine!” It’s also a hacker term for taking control of another computer/system. [/QUOTE] Ah - I get it. It means all your bases are belonging to us. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-culture-of-the-sdmb-drive-morons-away-by-itself/375395.md?page=5)