The BBC took over, in 2001, the h2g2 server which is the site for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It is a community generated encyclopedia with an attitude. This Douglas Adams inspired reference tool is where I found a page about l33t speak.
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Welcome to h2g2 – the BBC’s unconventional Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything. It’s like an encyclopedia, only better because all of the entries are written by member of the public – people just like you!
Sounds like the wikipedia with dry Brit humour.
h2g2’s inspiration comes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the best-selling book by Douglas Adams (who was one of the original founders of the site). Back in 1971, Douglas lay drunk in a field in Innsbruck, Austria, thinking about the galaxy and how you might find your way around it. His solution, the ‘Guide’, was an ingenious device that offered advice about almost any place, object, entity or event you might care to name – all at the convenience of your fingertips. This vision is now approaching reality on the Internet in the form of h2g2. (from the Help Page)
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