This petition was started to try to put an end to 1337-speak. Using it is lazy, hard to read, and useless. If you can\'t type 3 characters per word extra, how will you get anywhere in life If you sign this petition, please tell as many people as possible. If you want, you can link to it with this image:
Also, of course, if you sign the petition, don\'t use 1337-speak yourself. I\'m not sending this to anyone.
Seeing this community grow makes me feel like there is real hope for clear communication again. It is incredibly validating to know I am not the only one frustrated by this trend.
November 5, 2007
I see people still typing like they have forgotten how to use a standard keyboard. It is honestly exhausting to read through these garbled sentences every single day.
6 Comments
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Jessica Duncan
19 years ago
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This is so dumb. Just type normal like a person. Nobody thinks your cool because you use numbers instead of letters.
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Rachel Adeyemi
19 years ago
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Ugh yes. My teenage brother does this constantly and I have to ask him to translate it, its embarrassing.
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Kevin Hassan
19 years ago
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its honestly just annoying to look at. nobody talks like that anymore anyway so move on.
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Brian Herrera
19 years ago
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so true. takes longer to type that way anyway.
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Mark Norton
19 years ago
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Agreed. It was barely even funny back in 2005. Why are people still doing it?
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Sarah Barnes
19 years ago
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FINALLY. thank you for saying this. it gives me a headache trying to figure out what people are even saying.
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This petition was started to try to put an end to 1337-speak. Using it is lazy, hard to read, and useless. If you can\'t type 3 characters per word extra, how will you get anywhere in life If you sign this petition, please tell as many people as possible. If you want, you can link to it with this image:
Also, of course, if you sign the petition, don\'t use 1337-speak yourself. I\'m not sending this to anyone.
Updates
November 5, 2007
Seeing this community grow makes me feel like there is real hope for clear communication again. It is incredibly validating to know I am not the only one frustrated by this trend.
November 5, 2007
I see people still typing like they have forgotten how to use a standard keyboard. It is honestly exhausting to read through these garbled sentences every single day.
6 Comments
J
Jessica Duncan
19 years ago
Featured
This is so dumb. Just type normal like a person. Nobody thinks your cool because you use numbers instead of letters.
R
Rachel Adeyemi
19 years ago
Featured
Ugh yes. My teenage brother does this constantly and I have to ask him to translate it, its embarrassing.
K
Kevin Hassan
19 years ago
Featured
its honestly just annoying to look at. nobody talks like that anymore anyway so move on.
B
Brian Herrera
19 years ago
Featured
so true. takes longer to type that way anyway.
M
Mark Norton
19 years ago
Featured
Agreed. It was barely even funny back in 2005. Why are people still doing it?
S
Sarah Barnes
19 years ago
Featured
FINALLY. thank you for saying this. it gives me a headache trying to figure out what people are even saying.
This is so dumb. Just type normal like a person. Nobody thinks your cool because you use numbers instead of letters.