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Free Gold and Flying Griffin Mount

I was told to post in this thread for 1 Billion Free Gold and a Flying griffen mount courtsey of NEWSA support group; I am sure you have heard of them Night Elfs Who Spam Association. Remember GP is not just the President, he is a customer.......
 
I want free gold....I want a flying mount...




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Bah! I tried to post something right after the post above and the forums told me I have to wait 30 seconds between posts! How rude!!
 
I really need to spam my post count up. It feels so miniscual compared to other posters. Then again it has only been about 6 months for me being on the forums. Hmm.....

4 in a row! XD
 
Pundits and observers dispute the relationship of the terms "nerd" and "geek" to one another. Some view the geek as a less technically skilled nerd. Others view the exact opposite. Geeks are shown as technically skilled semi-non-socialites are portrayed in Best Buy's Geek Squad. Some factions maintain that "nerds" have both technical skills and social competence, whereas "geeks" display technical skills while socially incompetent; others hold an exactly reversed view, with "geek" serving as the socially competent counterpart of the socially incompetent "nerd," and call themselves "geeks" with pride (compare Geekcorps, an organization that sends people with technical skills to developing countries to assist in computer infrastructure development). Another view is that "geeks" lack both social competency and technical skills. Arguably, a "nerd" is a more self-controlled sort of person, while a "geek" can be something of a loose cannon — or at least more awkward in an obstructive way than a "nerd."

Another difference some people make between nerds and geeks are that nerds are more of "bookworms" whose interests are in the fields of academia, such as mathematics and science. Geeks are interested in computers and video gaming, or movies with large fanbases such as Star Wars. Some self-proclaimed geeks consider themselves "nerds with a wild streak." For example, while a nerd and a geek would both have the intelligence to do well on an exam, a nerd would spend the night before studying no matter the distraction, while a geek might be more likely to be tempted to spend the evening playing video games or chatting online. Geeks are also more likely to become involved with the counterculture. Often they may have more social success than nerds, but less personal and financial success, lacking ambition in some respects. While both groups are often thought of as intelligent and creative, nerds are more likely to be drawn into academic pursuits like science and mathematics. Geeks, on the other hand, are often drawn to fields such as music, film, and art. Both groups devote their time to learning, they just learn about different subjects and that changes both the way they present themselves and they way they are viewed by society.

Some regional differences may exist in the use of the words nerd and geek. Some claim that on the North American west coast the population prefers the term geek to nerd, while the North American east coast prefers the word nerd to geek.
The word "nerd" refers to a person of "above-average intelligence" whose interests (often in science and mathematics) are not shared by mainstream society. By contrast, a "geek" is essentially a person who is fascinated, perhaps obsessively, by obscure or very specific areas of knowledge and imagination. A good example of this is found in an episode of the television show, Married... with Children. The protagonist, Al Bundy, complains about wearing glasses, saying he will look like a nerd. His friend, Jefferson Darcy, responds, "No, Al, you won't be a nerd. You're too dumb to be a nerd."

Thus a "nerd" is primarily marked as having a high intelligence and is not necessarily more fascinated with one subject any more so than another. A "geek", however, is obsessively fascinated with particular subjects, but is not necessarily attributed an above average intelligence. Thus a "geek" has the compulsion and drive to learn vast quantities of knowledge about a particular field such as computers, or Star Trek trivia, without high intelligence being assumed. Some also hold that the reverse is true, geeks being those with high intelligence, and nerds being those who obsess over obscure subjects. More than likely, the main confusion between the terms comes from their common association with specific areas of knowledge that seem to require a high level intelligence (for example, mathematics and science). Thus a "geek" who was obsessed by the pursuit of mathematical or scientific knowledge, might also be classified as a "nerd" as society considers such pursuits to be intellectual in nature and as requiring high intelligence.

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Other Terms
Similar terms exist which are always insulting: dork, ******oops*******oops*******oops*******oops*******oops*, goon, and doofus are a few examples. Anorak is a similar British term. These terms imply the lack of social skill suggested by the term "nerd", but imply none of the mitigating intellectual factors.

Another interesting comparison can be drawn between a "nerd" and a "tool." Whereas a nerd cares little about impressing others and has impressive intellectual skills, someone who is a "tool" has little utility to those around him yet cares deeply about impressing others and fitting in. A tool is trying too hard and fails; a nerd does not try at all.

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Contemporary Pride
Many nerds are proud of the fact they are a nerd. In the 1990s, "nerd" developed distinct positive connotations within social spheres connected to computing and the Internet, to denote with pride a technically skilled person. This also extended toward financial success in these fields, with Bill Gates himself often described as a nerd, though a remarkably wealthy one. The 1990s is generally considered a time when the nerds finally "got their revenge", and many became fabulously wealthy as a result of the high-tech explosion. The popular computer-news website Slashdot uses the tagline "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." Similarly, the quote "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."—Charles J. Sykes, has been, ironically, populariesed by the internet and missatrributed to Bill Gates.

MIT professor Gerald Sussman aims to instill pride in nerds:

"My idea is to present an image to children that it is good to be intellectual, and not to care about the peer pressures to be anti-intellectual. I want every child to turn into a nerd - where that means someone who prefers studying and learning to competing for social dominance, which can unfortunately cause the downward spiral into social rejection."

—Gerald Sussman, quoted by Katie Hafner, The New York Times, 29 August 1994
The 1984 movie Revenge of the Nerds explored the concept of "nerd pride" to comical effect.

An episode from the animated series Freakazoid titled "Nerdator" has a plotline that involves the use of nerds to power the mind of a Yautja-like enemy, who delivers a memorable monologue on the importance of nerds:

"…what they lack in physical strength they make up in brain power. Who writes all the best selling books? Nerds. Who directs the top grossing Hollywood movies? Nerds. Who creates the highly advanced technology that only they can understand? …Nerds. And who are the people who run for the high office of the Presidency? No one but nerds."
There is an increasing number of people, especially women, who self-identify with the term nerd as badges of honor in their field, usually science, computers, and other technology. They may also do so as a statement of non-conformity or as a desire to be seen as eccentric. Even if they meet the standards requiring intelligence, many of them do not fit the traditional definition that includes some degree of social ineptitude or alienation. They may profess to grok (the understanding or use of the term often being associated with "geeks" or "nerds") the struggles of traditional nerds even if only as a form of lip service. Given the traditional gender differences, female nerds tend to be more often self-styled than pejoritavely labelled. Also, because shyness, introversion, and other geek-related personality traits are tolerated more in females than males, they are far less likely to experience peer alienation.
 
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