where did the term "nef" come from?

[bolido2000]

Is that the username of someone? Where did the term "neffing" came from?

 

[KLin]

back in the days of yore when butter thread's were prevalent, and everyone was a WMC, there was a user named Nef. He got banned for "neffing", and the term stuck.

 

[Ryan]

YOu've been here this long and you don't know the history behind the word?!?!? Dude, that's liek being an American and not knowing who the first president was.......................

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: KLin
back in the day of yore when butter thread's were prevalent, and everyone was a WMC, there was a user named Nef. He got banned for "neffing", and the term stuck.

I assume when you say "butter threads" you mean pictures of girls and "But her...." ?

What's a WMC?

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: KLin
back in the days of yore when butter thread's were prevalent, and everyone was a WMC, there was a user named Nef. He got banned for "neffing", and the term stuck.

I assume when you say "butter threads" you mean pictures of girls and "But her...." ?

What's a WMC?

No, I mean butter threads .

 

[slydecix]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: KLin
back in the day of yore when butter thread's were prevalent, and everyone was a WMC, there was a user named Nef. He got banned for "neffing", and the term stuck.

I assume when you say "butter threads" you mean pictures of girls and "But her...." ?

What's a WMC?

Weapon of Mass Confusion?
(like KLin's reply )

 

[DaFinn]

Neffing by...

 

[bolido2000]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
YOu've been here this long and you don't know the history behind the word?!?!? Dude, that's liek being an American and not knowing who the first president was.......................

I asked this question a long time ago (2 years maybe?). I don't remember what people replied

 

[dc]

give me my hitachi monitor. bastards.

 

[slydecix]

I believe "nef" originated here at Anandtech - there was a user named Nef that kept spamming

 

[Xionide]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
YOu've been here this long and you don't know the history behind the word?!?!? Dude, that's liek being an American and not knowing who the first president was.......................

Abraham lincoln?

-Xionide

 

[BladeWalker]

Originally posted by: Xionide

Originally posted by: rbloedow
YOu've been here this long and you don't know the history behind the word?!?!? Dude, that's liek being an American and not knowing who the first president was.......................

Abraham lincoln?

-Xionide

No. The first real president is George W Bush.

//runs and hide

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Elitebull
I believe "nef" originated here at Anandtech - there was a user named Nef that kept spamming

Actually, he made 20 "test" posts in a row to increase his member status from Junior Member. The mods immediately banned the user Nef, but the name lives on in infamy.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: dc
give me my hitachi monitor. bastards.

still waiting on mine.

 

[oniq]

test

 

[DivideBYZero]

My cats breath smell like cat food.

 

[Digobick]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: KLin
back in the day of yore when butter thread's were prevalent, and everyone was a WMC, there was a user named Nef. He got banned for "neffing", and the term stuck.

I assume when you say "butter threads" you mean pictures of girls and "But her...." ?

What's a WMC?

A user named Nowhereman started a thread in Nov. '98 debating whether or not butter should be left sitting out or refrigerated. Many people chimed in their opinion, and the thread ballooned to over 400 posts rather quickly. Mind you, this is when there was only a few hundred registered users on Anandtech, and at the time this was by far the largest thread anyone had ever seen (it grew to around 800 posts). It was the stuff that legends were made of, my friend.

Your second question is also valid. When Anandtech was still relatively small, Buy.com mispriced a 19" Hitachi monitor to $187.00 (original price was around $350). Word spread on Anandtech - and the Internet as a whole - like wildfire (this was why the Hot Deals forum was created). When Buy.com said they were only going to honor the first 150 orders (out of 10,000+), hundreds of users flocked here to cry "fowl." Many users here felt Buy.com had no responsibility to honor the wrong price, so they would often take stabs at those who felt "ripped off." Thus, the Wounded Monitor Children name was created (by Russ I believe?) to desribe those who whined and cried like babies about not getting their monitor. In the end, Buy.com was forced to send out checks for $47 to everyone who ordered to settle the dispute.

 

[MrScott81]

my foot itches

 

[RossMAN]

nef

 

[skace]

The question is... did Nef make his name up or did he get it from somewhere else where neffing was a term for useless posts?

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: skace
The question is... did Nef make his name up or did he get it from somewhere else where neffing was a term for useless posts?

was just his name.

This should be in the FAQ's

 

[GTaudiophile]

NEF is short for the Latin-derived adjective "Nefarious", meaning "flagrantly wicked or impious".

Evil and Vicious are synonyms

 

[Nitemare]

Comes from Old schoolious Latin, silly boy..

Nitmarious Nefarious

Means to post meaningless posts at an incredibly fast speed

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
NEF is short for the Latin-derived adjective "Nefarious", meaning "flagrantly wicked or impious".

Evil and Vicious are synonyms

that makes the most sense so far

 

[bleeb]

Also, if you have further questions about geek talk and nerdy lingo, head over to:

UrbanDictionary.com

Here is a good current definition of "Neffing" and "Nef"

Neffing

Nef