For those of you aware, There is a Geek code, and a Discordian Code and a Magic Code, and probably many many more such Codes. It's time we had one of our own. I submit for your approval the NetherNet code!

If you find errors, or want to add something to this, let me know. I'll take all of them into consideration. (Shyiskhar at gmail.com or just Pmail me.) Anything you submit shall be covered by the same copyright this is. (That is. Kopyleft.)

The Nethernet Code version 0.5 (Beta edition)


For your information. any Category can be changed using an Adaptor. These are listed here:
$ - Placed before the letter code, Means I make money at this.
&$ - Place before the letter code, Means I am in school hoping to make money off of this.

& - Place before the letter code, Means I am in school for this.

! - Place before the letter code, Refuse to answer, Unless otherwise specified.
() - Anything placed in brackets is placed AFTER the original code, To suggest you fluctuate. (For example a OC++(--) Fluctuates between either being a Hoggins fan or a Sasha fan.)
? - Placed after the letter code, Means... I dunno.
* - Placed after the letter code, Means something specific to the current code, See the notes.
> - Placed after the original code, Means working towards a certain level. (A C>++ means I'm aware of computers, but I'd like to be more obsessed.)

Order vs. Chaos Your chosen ranking in the fields of Order and Chaos

OC+++ - I am Ninefinder. A robotic force bent on organizing and catalogueing everything that exists.
OC++  - I am Thomas hoggins. I like things to be pleasant and well kept.
OC+   - I am Jerdu Gains. I'm willing to jump into a foxhole, and deal with the down and dirty in the name of order.
OC    - I like lists, But I'm not anal about it.
OC-   - I am Victoria Ash. I believe Chaos is a tool. I will use it in an orderly manner to acheive my goals.
OC--  - I am Sasha Watkins. I like shiny things and am easily distracted.
OC--- - I am Bloody Tuesday. An Explosion here, a fire over there. Things are working JUST fine.

OC* - I am the Unknown factor. Random is as random does, I will do what I wish.
!OC - Order? Chaos? I am neither.
OC? - Lolwut?


Association. You can pick One of these, With a second in Square brackets after if you so choose. (For example, you are a Destroyer with a strong Seer leaning. You would choose Des as your primary association, and then See as your secondary. eg. Des[See])

Chaos
Des - Destroyer
Lan - Vigilante
See - Seer

Order
Bed - Bedouin
Pat - Pathmaker
Ben - Benefactor

CO* - Omnitoolian.
!CO - Just plain don't care. Or a Shoat.
CO? - Haven't decided yet. But one day I will.

Appearance

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. That seems to be ample justification to invent a time machine; just to play with the minds of the people that make up these silly sayings. Nevertheless, until we completely understand temporal mechanics and can get both a DeLorean and a Flux Capacitor in the same place at the same time at 88 miles an hour, we need to understand that how we look is a mark that will effect us for the rest of our lives, or at least until we change clothes

 
Dress
It is said that "clothes make the man". Well, I understood that I was made by a mommy and a daddy (and there's even a category to describe the process below!). Maybe the people who made up that saying aren't being quite that literal...

d++  - I tend to wear conservative dress such as a business suit or worse, a tie.

d+   - Good leisure-wear. Slacks, button-shirt, etc. No jeans, tennis shoes, or t-shirts.

d    - I dress a lot like those found in catalog ads. Bland, boring, without life or meaning.

d-   - I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.
 
d--  - My t-shirts go a step further and have a trendy political message on them.

d--- - Punk dresser, including, but not limited to, torn jeans and shirts, body piercings, and prominent tattoos.

dx   - Cross Dresser

d?   - I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore yesterday.

!d   - No clothing. Quite a fashion statement, don't you think?
 
dpu  - I wear the same clothes all the time, no matter the occasion, forgetting to do laundry between wearings.

Shape
We come in many shapes and sizes. Shape code is divided into two parts. The first indicates height, while the second indicates roundness. Mix each section to fit yourself. Examples include: s:++, s++:, s++:--.

s+++:+++  - I usually have to duck through doors/I take up three movie seats.

s++:++    - I'm a basketball/linebacker candidate.

s+:+      - I'm a little taller/rounder than most.

s:        - I'm an average Nethernetter

s-:-      - I look up to most people. Everyone tells me to gain a few pounds.

s--:--    - I look up to damn near everybody. I tend to have to fight against a strong breeze.

s---:---  - I take a phone book with me when I go out so I can see to eat dinner. My bones are poking through my skin.

Age 

Use the qualifiers below to show your age (in Terran years). Also, please use BASE 10 numbers.

a+++   - 60 and up

a++    - 50-59

a+     - 40-49

a      - 30-39

a-     - 25-29

a--    - 20-24

a---   - 15-19

a----  - 10-14

a----- - 9 and under (If you pick this, be aware you may be banned!)

a? - immortal

!a - it's none of your business how old I am

In addition, if you wish to give your exact age, you can place the number after the 'a' identifier. For example: a42

Computer Knowledge.

How much do you know of computers in general?

C++++  - Given the choice, I would have my consciousness transfered onto the internet.

C+++   - There's stuff to do that DOESN'T involve computers?

C++    - I wake up, I turn on, I tune in. Sometimes I go outside.

C+     - I play a few games. I'll kick your ass at Halo.

C      - I am aware computers can be used for exciting things, But I like mine for checking movie times.

C-     - How do I turn this thing on?

C--    - I once used an amstrad CPC 464 to play Starquake... NEVER AGAIN!

C---   - I believe camping is the ultimate goal in life. Electronics are the work of SATAN!

C----  - Ooog. Ug ug ug. UH.

OS

We are all dependant on our OS. Nothing works without it. Which OS and Which Variety? You may use up to three of these if you regularly switch between them. If you use more than one OS use square brackets (BF[LS][WV]) If you use one OS, but multiple incarnations use Colons (LD:S:G)

B - BSD.
    F - Free
    N - Net
    O - Open
    D - Dragonfly
L - Linux.
    D - Debian (Or a version thereof, Such as Ubuntu etc.)
    S - Slackware
    G - Gentoo
    F - Fedora
    A - Arch
    O - Suse
    M - Mandriva
    L - Linux from Scratch
W - Windows.
    V - Vista
    X - XP
    9 - 95/98
    7 - Windows 7 (Currently Beta)
O - Other.
    S - Solaris
    P - Plan9

!O None of your damn business.
O? Lolwut?!?
O* I am so Elite, no one has ever even HEARD of my OS. I may well have programmed it MYSELF.

The Nethernet

It's the crazy place we play, How proficient are you at Nethernetting!?

T++++ - I am Justin or Merci or at the very LEAST a Trustee.
T+++  - I'm a Steward. Shiny shiny Steward. Or I have played since the first Beta at least.
T++   - I remember 50 mines on a profile EVERY DAY.
T+    - I know what a PMOG is.
T     - I've hit at least level 15 in at least one association.
T-    - I've hit level 10 in an association.
T--   - I know what an association is.
T---  - I'm a shoat.
T---- - What? Where am I?

!T It doesn't even matter.
T? I am a Shoat by choice, The worlds first level 20!
T* Y'all can't understand these TNN Skillz. (I'm a douchebag)

TNN politics

Elections happen around here randomly. Where do you fall on the scale?

PS+++ - drudge. Was I running for something? TRUCK PARTY!

PS++  - Sylvering. Chaos. It works Bitches.

PS+   - JamesCannon. Not very benevolent Dicktator.

PS    - Chava. Mostly. It's for the lulz.

PS-   - Greatleader. Something may be fishy, but people are still basically tools.

PS--  - Bunni3burn. Order bitches! Straight lines and you'll get your check.

PS--- - Zous. I don't run in the elections. But the whole thing is set up by me, in an orderly manner. As is only right.

!PS - I avoid politics, real or faked.
PS? - I dunno who these people are!
PS* - I am one of the above people. (Can list your + or - code after the star)

Education
All Nethernetters have a varying amount of education.

e+++++  - I am Stephen Hawking

e++++   - Managed to get my Ph.D.

e+++    - Got a Masters degree

e++     - Got a Bachelors degree

e+      - Got an Associates degree

e       - Finished High School

e-      - Haven't finished High School

e--     - Haven't even entered High School

e* - I learned everything there is to know about life from the "Hitchhiker's Trilogy".

Housing
Tell us about your home.

h++     - Living in a cave with 47 computers and an Internet feed, located near a Dominoes pizza. See !d.

h+      - Living alone, get out once a week to buy food, no more than once a month to do laundry. All surfaces covered.

h       - Friends come over to visit every once in a while to talk about Geek things. There is a place for them to sit.

h-      - Living with one or more registered Geeks.

h--     - Living with one or more people who know nothing about being a Nethernetter and refuses to sign up even to help your invites.

h---    - Married, (persons living romantically with someone might as well label themselves h---, you're as good as there already.)

h----   - Married with children - Al Bundy can sympathize

h! - I am stuck living with my parents!
h* - I'm not sure where I live anymore. This lab/workplace seems like home to me.

Relationships
While many Nethernetters are highly successful at having relationships, a good many more are not. Give us the gritty details.

r+++  - Found someone, dated, and am now married.

r++   - I've dated my current S.O. for a long time.

r+    - I date frequently, bouncing from one relationship to another.

r     - I date periodically.

r-    - I have difficulty maintaining a relationship.

r--   - People just aren't interested in dating me.

r---  - I'm beginning to think that I'm a leper or something, the way people avoid me like the plague.

!r - I've never had a relationship.
r* - signifying membership in the SBCA (Sour Bachelor(ette)'s Club of America). The motto is 'Bitter, but not Desperate'. First founded at Caltech.
r% - I was going out with someone, but the asshole/Bitch dumped me.

Sex
Internet users have traditionally had problems with sex (ie, they never have any). Because we are so wrapped up in their sexuality (or lack of sexuality for that matter), it is important that the Nethernetter be willing to quantify their sexual experiences.

This code also is used to denote the gender of the Nethernetter. Females use 'x' in this category, while males use 'y'. Those that do not wish to disclose their gender can use 'z'. For example:

    * x+ -- A female who has had sex
    * y+ -- A male who has had sex.
    * z+ -- A person (gender undisclosed) who has had sex.

For those persons who do not wish to give out any details of their sex life, the use of z? (where z is the gender code) will allow you to do so.

z+++++  - I am Madonna

z++++   - I have a few little rug rats to prove I've been there. Besides, with kids around, who has time for sex?

z+++    - I'm married, so I can get it (theoretically) whenever I want.

z++     - I was once referred to as 'easy'. I have no idea where that might have come from though.

z+      - I've had real, live sex.

z       - I've had sex. Oh! You mean with someone else? Then no.

z-      - Not having sex by choice.

z--     - Not having sex because I just can't get any...

z---    - Not having sex because I'm a nun or a priest.

z* - I'm a pervert.
z** - I've been known to make perverts look like angels.

&z - Below the age of consent.
!z - Sex? What's that? I've had no sexual experiences. z? - It's none of your business what my sex life is like (this is used to denote your gender only).
!z+ - Sex? What's that? No experience, willing to learn!

How to Display Your Code
Now that you have your ratings for each of the above categories, it's time to assemble your code for displaying to the world. Take each category you determined and list them all together with a space and a | between each one. If you run out space on one line, continue it on the next. When completed, it will look something like the following:

OC* | Des[See] | d- | s+: | a- | &$C+++ | W7[LD] | T+++(*) | PS+++ | e | h--- | r+++ | y+++(**)

If you are going to place your Nethernet Code into your .signature or .plan file (highly recommended), you should create your TNN CODE BLOCK. This parody of the output created by the PGP program will attempt to universalize how you will see the Geek Code around the net. Your TNN CODE BLOCK will look like the following:

  -----BEGIN TNN CODE BLOCK-----
  Version: 0.5
OC* | Des[See] | d- | s+: | a- |
 &$C+++ | W7[LD] | T+++(*) | PS+++ |
 e | h--- | r+++ | y+++(**)

  ------END TNN CODE BLOCK------

As you can see, the actual code hasn't changed. However, the version number of the code you are using is displayed along with lines starting and ending the code. Make sure to duplicate the start and end lines exactly as the example in order to maintain a net-wide standard (ie. five dashes front and back for the BEGIN line and six for the END line, and all capital letters