This has been happening long before 2000 and I doubt it will ever end :). In IT very early days, it started out as lite fun joking, but quickly morphed into wh

This has been happening long before 2000 and I doubt it will ever end :). In IT very early days, it started out as lite fun joking, but quickly morphed into what we have now. Plus it is not only in Tech where this occurs. Just look at the various Automobile Communities to see this on steroids All this is is a form of "My ** is bigger that yours".