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The Geek Code is a series of letters and symbols used by self-described "geeks" to inform fellow geeks about their personality, appearance, interests, and opinions. The idea is that everything that makes a geek individual and different from all the other geeks in the world can be written down (encoded) in this very compact format. Then other geeks can read the geek code and work back from that to discover what the writer looks like, what interests s/he has, and so forth. This is deemed to be efficient in some sufficiently geeky manner.
Once created, geeks can use their geek codes anywhere they please. Previous places include emails, websites, letters, art, programming language comments, and even T-shirts. Nowadays, personal websites are the most common breeding ground, particularly any "about me" sections.
Internet self-classification codes are means of textually representing certain personal attributes to other members of common subcultures. The codes generally have a canonical definition which is periodically updated by individuals; no known standards bodies exist to regulate the codes.
Codes are typically expressed as a series of letters, numbers, and symbols, with each letter selecting some personal attribute, and the numbers and symbols expressing the degree or quality of that attribute in relation to the described individual.
In some parts of the net, it was once common practice to use a self-classification code in one's signature, though it is much less common now.
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The Hacker Key Guide was created using the Geek Code as a basis. It aims to encode a larger amount of information into a smaller (ideally one 80 column line) of text with the tradeoff of being less readable, and focuses more on the computer hacker traits of geekdom.
A sample Hacker Key: v4sw6Hhw5ln6pr7Pck4ma9u6Lw5Xm5l6CRi2e6t6MRWGb8Hen5g5ROZMPCa21s5MSr1p2
OmniCode is meant as a more comprehensive successor to the defunct Geek Code. Released under a Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/, it's free to use and alter with attribution for non-commercial purposes.
OmniCode has voluminous different categories and modifiers which are not code specific, allowing major flexibility in the amount and type of information presented. As well, it uses smaller code blocks at its most basic level, to allow more information to be stored in a smaller amount of text than was possible with the Geek Code.
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The Zoo Code is an Internet self-classification code based upon the Geek Code and adapted and used within the online zoophile subculture from around 1996, intended as a shorthand "signature" to describe themselves, their philosophies, and their stances on certain common issues such as animal welfare and vegetarianism.
It achieved some degree of popularity for a time and is still occasionally encountered today, having also been translated into French and German.
The Zoo Code was inspired by similar codes invented within other virtual communities at the time, such as Robert Hayden's "Geek Code", Ross Smith's "Furry Code", Bob Donahue's "Bear Code", and Peter Caffin's "Goth Code". He invented an unknown object.