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NHL Matches Today - a little poker-account side bet

A member throws $50 of poker money at a slate of NHL games and asks the forum to play armchair oddsmaker.

A quick, low-stakes General Discussion thread from January 2008 where user sorbazz lays out two betting coupons on that day's NHL games, using leftover money on a poker account just for fun, and asks other members what they think of the picks. Only one reply comes in, from ijusk03du, mourning a Vancouver Canucks loss. It's a small, mundane slice of forum life outside the cheat/tech talk — sports chat and casual banter rather than anything gaming-scene related.

So I thought lets bet some on todays NHL matches just for fun— sorbazz
VANCOUVER LOST 4-3! Sooo sooo sad.... !! GO CANUCKS GO !!— ijusk03du
sorbazzijusk03du
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Fowh is my Bitch (Page 2)

A gloriously pointless joke thread about someone named Fowh limps to its second page — and even the regulars admit it's bandwidth well wasted.

This is the tail end of a low-effort, joke-title thread called 'Fowh is my Bitch' in General Discussion, the kind of filler banter that filled fk0wned's off-topic corners. By page two it's devolved into a handful of one-liners, a stray dark joke, and members openly calling out how pointless the thread is. Nothing dramatic happened here — it's just a small, dry slice of the forum's everyday shitposting culture, sandwiched between banner ads for a bodybuilding supplement giveaway.

This is such an awesome thread and is not a waste of bandwidth.— Shifty
lol so so pointless— jonneh28
ShiftyType Ajonneh28
general-discussionshitpostingoff-topicjoke-threadforum-culture

Co-Manager Shifty's Popup/Spyware Woes

A Co-Manager's PC is drowning in Sky Poker and dating-site popups mid-gaming session — the forum diagnoses his malware woes.

A 2008 General Discussion thread where forum Co-Manager Shifty complains about a heavy popup infestation (gambling and dating ads) despite not using Internet Explorer, wondering if leftover IE components or spyware are to blame and asking for spyware-scanner recommendations. Fellow member Tobi chimes in suggesting an ad-blocking browser extension as a fix. It's a mundane, very of-its-era tech-support thread capturing the mid-2000s reality of unmanaged adware and toolbar bloat on Windows machines.

I'm getting a minimum of 10 popups when I have long gaming sessions and it often makes me lag because of all the traffic coming through behind my game.— Shifty
I recommend you getting adblock plus, for firefox.— Tobi
ShiftyTobi
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Assassin's Creed Wallpaper Sharing Thread

Guy shares Assassin's Creed wallpapers, immediately breaks his own thread, drama-free small talk ensues.

ZarbonPRO posted a batch of Assassin's Creed wallpaper images in General Discussion, then had to double-post minutes later because the original image host wasn't loading for people, re-uploading everything to TinyPic instead. A couple of members dropped by to say thanks, with one (The Moose) mentioning he wanted a PC version instead. A completely unremarkable, cozy little wallpaper-sharing thread typical of the forum's Off-Topic section.

Sweeeeet. Thanks for sharing bra— waLLa
no, it's shit, thanks. I want it for PC.. =(— The Moose
ZarbonPROwaLLaThe Moose
wallpapersassassins-creedgeneral-discussionimage-sharingoff-topic

Color help

One member's quick color-code mystery, solved in two replies flat.

A short, low-key General Discussion thread from December 2007 where member Marc347 asked what various color model abbreviations (HSB, RGB, CMYK, Lab) stood for, likely while messing with graphics or image settings. PaRaNoID, a well-known '1000 Club' regular, filled in the missing letters, and Marc347 thanked him — thread closed in three posts. A tiny, mundane artifact of the forum's day-to-day helpfulness outside the cheat/tech drama.

Could someone tell me which each value stands for?— Marc347
b=brightness c=cyan m=magenta y=yellow k=key (black),— PaRaNoID
Marc347PaRaNoID
general-discussioncolor-theorygfxquick-helpoff-topic

GreedyGuy's Quest for a Premium File-Host Account

Bro just wanted a free luckyshare/fboom premium acc — got insta-clapped by the mod bot instead.

A short-lived thread where user GreedyGuy asked around General Discussion for a spare premium account to luckyshare.net or fboom.me, two file-hosting sites popular for downloading larger files back in the day. Within the same day, VIP member and General VIP staffer Bangerz closed the topic with an automated moderator message explaining that only VIPs were allowed to post request threads. A tiny, mundane slice of forum bureaucracy — the kind of quick open-and-shut request thread that filled General Discussion between the bigger drama and releases.

Hi I realy need a luckyshare.net or fboom.me premium acc. for reasons is there anybody who has some leftovers?— GreedyGuy
This topic has been closed by a moderator. Reason: Only VIPs can request stuff. Sorry.— Bangerz
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Downloading Flash Porn

A guy asks how to rip flash porn videos and gets roasted for not just using the forum's own Porn Paradise section

A short, low-stakes 2007 thread in Fkn0wned's General Discussion where member nightshadefc asks for a program to download flash videos from a porn site. Two regulars, -Shikari- and banak, reply with a quick joke about the forum already having a dedicated 'Porn Paradise' section, then point him toward a common flash-video downloader site as a casual, no-fuss answer. Classic small-talk filler thread typical of the era's forum culture — quick, jokey, and forgotten within minutes.

Rofl... Isnt there enough pr0n for you in the porn paradise.— -Shikari-
rofl pwned Porn freaks— banak
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[YT] In Soviet Russia, cars test you

A random dashcam-crash clip gets a handful of laughs and a stray compliment on someone's avatar

A quick, low-effort thread in General Discussion where user ProVocation dropped a YouTube link to a wild Russian car-crash/dashcam-style video. A handful of regulars piled in with one-line reactions, laughing at the footage, with nullvoid derailing briefly to compliment ProVocation's avatar. Nothing deep here — just a snapshot of the forum's casual, meme-sharing everyday chatter between the site's 1K Club regulars.

LMFAO i laughed so hard at this, it looks like hes on an airplane fighting some major G forces p.s your avatar is so sexy— nullvoid
LMAO guy gets thrown around like a toy haha— trs
ProVocationnullvoidedd1ztrssw1ft
general-discussionyoutube-linkmemesoff-topiccasual-chat

The EpicGamerz Affiliate Pitch That Nobody Wanted

A brand-new member wandered in asking for an affiliate swap — and got roasted for a dead link within two hours.

A one-post member calling themselves 'EpicGamerz' showed up promoting a similar site and proposing a forum affiliation with a VIP-access exchange. The link was immediately reported dead by regulars, who suggested going through the moderators instead. One long-time member called out the poster for repeatedly recreating their forums, seemingly a recurring annoyance. It's a small, forgettable thread that captures the everyday texture of forum life: outside sites constantly angling for cross-promotion, and the regulars' low patience for it.

dead link...— Marc347
dude no offence....but you keep redoing the forums. It's annoying.— -Darkness-
epicgamerzMarc347Jerry_Seinfeld-Darkness-SK1337
affiliate-requestoff-topicgeneral-discussiondead-linksite-drama

Need to Locate a Lost LG Shine

A guy loses his LG Shine on the street and asks the forum's 'hackers and web freaks' to GPS-track it for him

A member named Psycho Chris posted in General Discussion asking if any of the site's self-styled 'hackers' or 'W3B FR34K5' knew how to locate a lost cell phone online after it slipped out of his pocket somewhere on the street. Regular KZA (a long-time [FkN] Uploader) asked whether the phone had GPS, and the thread trails off after Chris confirms it's an LG-Shine without internet. A small, mundane slice of forum life — everyday off-topic chatter rather than anything cheat- or drama-related.

Do any of you know how to locate a cell phone like through the web.— Psycho Chris
Does it have GPS?— KZA
Psycho ChrisKZA
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demonoid, wtf???

A member's ISP (maybe) blocks Demonoid, and the thread spirals into 'wait, is it just down for everyone?'

A member named tracyfan_1 complains that Demonoid, the popular torrent tracker, suddenly won't load on his upgraded system, suspecting his ISP blocked it. Another member jokingly suggests Tor before realizing the site was actually down for everyone at the time. A quick, low-key Off-Topic thread capturing a very mid-2000s moment of torrent site paranoia and downtime confusion.

im pretty sure my ISP blocked demonoid... so is there a way around this? lol— tracyfan_1
EDIT: Nevermind, demonoid is down or something, i cant get to it either
tracyfan_1Janza
demonoidtorrentingoff-topic2007internet-culture

Halpz - The Thread That Wasn't Allowed to Come Back

A noob begs for a dead thread's secrets to be revived — a mod slams the door shut in under ten minutes.

A brand-new member named justhacksplz posted a desperate plea for help recovering information from an old broken thread, even linking a screenshot as proof it once existed. Fkn0wned staffer lam3r closed it almost immediately, pointing out this was a duplicate repost of a thread already locked elsewhere on the forum. A quick, minor, but perfectly preserved snapshot of how tightly moderators policed repeat begging threads on the board.

I am desperate for this information! Thanks in advance :)— justhacksplz
You just reposted the thread i closed here— lam3r
justhacksplzlam3r
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MW2 XP Lobby Advertisement Thread

A guy offered an Xbox 360 MW2 XP lobby, someone offered him $5 for a PC version, and then the thread just... died.

A low-post-count member named Cheater420 advertised a Modern Warfare 2 XP lobby for Xbox 360, complete with a livestream link to 'prove' it wasn't fake. One reply offered to pay $5 via PayPal for a PC equivalent, and a well-known [FkN] Crew regular, vermiLLion, dropped in with a one-line non-sequitur greeting before the topic was locked. A pretty unremarkable, small-time thread typical of the era's console boosting/XP lobby hustle culture.

get some going for PC, and i'll offer up 5$ through paypal— chopiekat
Sup Emoyou— vermiLLion
Cheater420chopiekatvermiLLion
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TheTorrentSource Private Tracker Invites

One member's got invites to a small, fast-growing private tracker — cue the usual scramble.

A General Discussion thread from April 2009 where user spaztaz666 mentions being part of a private torrent tracker called TheTorrentSource, praising its download speeds and offering a couple of leftover invites. A few regulars, including OmfgzATree and misterfopje, chime in with quick interest. Fairly typical low-key forum chatter about niche private trackers rather than anything dramatic.

Still quite small but growing, been with them most of the time and since only cetina people can upload the speeds are very nice.— spaztaz666
Hmm, I'll check it out.— OmfgzATree
spaztaz666OmfgzATreemisterfopje
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New York Giants.

A brand-new member's very first post was pure Super Bowl XLII gloating — and it got the thread closed same day.

A fresh sign-up with the handle 'NYGiants' posted a one-line victory lap after the New York Giants' Super Bowl 42 win, joined the same day. A regular member razzed the obvious username, and the thread was locked shortly after by staff. Barely a blip, but a tiny time capsule of February 2008 sports chatter on an otherwise gaming/cheat-focused board.

SUPERBOWL 42! CHAMPIONS.... WooooO!— NYGiants
Nice name.— MONST3R
NYGiantsMONST3RShifty
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assistance plz

A member's harmless JS 'popup prank' button sparks a two-line quest for the right forum home.

A short, low-key housekeeping thread from April 2008 where user slingblade asks where to post a JavaScript prank he'd tinkered with — a button that spawns an unclosable popup window. KZA, a longtime uploader, chimes in to clarify the prank's purpose and points toward the Links/Humor section. Nothing dramatic, just a small slice of everyday forum traffic and community wayfinding.

i was wanting to post on here a prank i found when poking around in javascript— slingblade
Well what do you mean. like just so people can click it and laugh? if so links/humor.— KZA
slingbladeKZA
javascriptprankgeneral-discussionforum-helpoff-topic

Online Clothing Stores? — cheap/replica gear thread

Forum tries to solve New Year's Eve outfit shopping with a side of knockoff fashion links

A member named inSpired asks the General Discussion crowd for cheap online clothing sites (openly fine with replica/wholesale knockoffs) ahead of New Year's, listing a handful of legit and fake-fashion sites he'd already found. A few regulars chime in with their own go-to stores like Jackthreads, CCS, Karmaloop, Costco, and Drjays, but inSpired shoots most of them down for not being cheap or shipping worldwide. It's a small, mundane slice-of-life thread — no drama, just late-2009 forum members talking about where to buy clothes.

Really don't care about the kids in the work-shops!— inSpired
None of those sites were cheap, or shipped world-wide.— inSpired
inSpiredMystik SupemeSlickzNiceboy233
off-topicshoppinggeneral-discussionclothing2009

I HAVE A GOOD IDEA

One guy's all-caps GFX section pitch got shut down in two replies flat

A short-lived January 2008 suggestion thread where member Killer-k proposed a dedicated GFX request section requiring 50 posts to access, typed entirely in caps. Jack Daniels shot it down almost immediately, pointing out a suggestions section already existed and razzing him for the caps-lock energy. The thread was closed by staff a few months later, a tiny relic of the forum's endless suggestion-box churn.

I HAVE A IDEA WHY DON'T MAKE IN GFX SECTION FOR REQUESTS NEED 50 POSTS TO POST!— Killer-k
i think its already been done and theres a suggestions section and why all caps? chill out man— Jack Daniels
Killer-kJack Danielsmr.N0Nam3
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Bitch in the kitchen.

A one-video, two-reply throwaway post — pure filler from the golden days of General Discussion.

A short, low-effort thread in fkn0wned's General Discussion where user deX- dropped a YouTube video link titled 'Bitch in the kitchen' with basically no context. SnEaKyJoKER replied with a quick laugh about the ending, and that was the entire exchange. It's a tiny, forgettable slice of the forum's day-to-day chatter culture, the kind of throwaway post that filled the boards between the bigger threads.

damn the ending is always funny.. haha— SnEaKyJoKER
deX-SnEaKyJoKER
general-discussionvideo-shareoff-topic2009filler-thread

rs.com problem?

One guy just wants to know why RuneScape won't load, and the forum shrugs with him.

A short, low-key General Discussion thread from December 2007 where staff member miLLer reports getting network errors and timeouts trying to reach rs.com, asking if anyone else was having the same issue. Supervisor Janza replies but the visible content cuts off before any resolution. It's a mundane slice-of-forum-life post, the kind of small everyday chatter that filled out the Off-Topic board between the site's cheat-scene business.

anyone else getting this message? seems to happen all the time -.- or else it times out.— miLLer
miLLerJanza
general-discussionoff-topicrunescapesite-chatter2007

The Most Strange Thing You Repair / Happened To You

A guy shares an overheard bathroom phone call so weird it got the thread closed for being posted in the wrong section anyway.

Member c3 opened a thread asking others to share their strangest real-life experiences, kicking things off with an awkward, overheard phone conversation story from a mall bathroom. The thread barely got going before crew member vermiLLion stepped in, noting it was posted in the wrong forum section and 'didn't make sense,' then closed it — offering to reopen and move it to General Discussion if requested. A tiny, forgettable slice of forum life, mostly notable for the swift, no-nonsense moderation.

1. Wrong Section 2. Didn't make sense 3. Closing this 4. PM me if you want me to re-open this and move it to General Discussion— vermiLLion
c3vermiLLion
general-discussionoff-topicmoderationclosed-threadforum-life

Game Pad Key-Binding Software Question

A gamer just wanted to map keys to his controller — a rare quiet moment on Fkn0wned.

A short, low-key General Discussion thread from November 2007 where user Renegade.MB asks if anyone knows a good program for binding keys to a game pad controller. Fellow member thesource replies, but the exchange is brief and the topic is purely a mundane tech question rather than anything dramatic. A small, unremarkable snapshot of everyday forum life outside the cheat/gaming drama.

Does anyone know a good program which will assign keys to game pad controllers?— Renegade.MB
Renegade.MBthesource
off-topicgeneral-discussionhardwaregamepadtech-help

Domain Name Brainstorm Thread

One member's hunt for the perfect PTC-advertising domain name, rep points on offer for good ideas

A banned member named Kproz opened this General Discussion thread asking for help brainstorming a domain name for a pay-to-click advertising site he planned to launch, aimed at European and American users, with hopes of expanding it later. He offered reputation points to anyone who pitched in suggestions. Forum regular ri0t replied early on, though the surviving text cuts off before showing what was suggested.

everyone who tries gets one rep!— Kproz
Kprozri0t
off-topicgeneral-discussiondomain-namesadvertisingptc-sites

Whats Hot and Whats Not

A classic forum time-waster: post your 'hot' vs 'not' pics and let the roasting begin.

A lighthearted, low-effort thread in General Discussion where members posted contrasting images labeled 'hot' and 'not' as a bit of forum banter. Started by jonneh28 with a simple prompt, it drew a couple of quick replies from regulars before fizzling out after three posts. Pretty representative of the throwaway, casual off-topic chatter that filled the General boards between the gaming and cheat-scene talk.

Basically, post a picture of a female that is hot for you and post a picture of what isnt hot for you.— jonneh28
jonneh28shwagerthejah
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"Isn't this the ugliest fat fucker in the world?"

A random ugly-picture callout thread that fizzled out after two posts.

A low-effort General Discussion post from December 2007 where user MicroUltra shared a photobucket image mocking someone's appearance, joking it belonged on a shock site. A Supervisor, mr.N0Nam3, replied almost immediately, but the thread as archived cuts off with barely any conversation. Typical filler/shitpost content of the era's off-topic board, the kind of thread that existed just to kill time between cheat releases.

In my opinion this should be in a shock site lmao.— MicroUltra
MicroUltramr.N0Nam3
off-topicshitpost2007general-discussionforum-culture

Bunnyhop Script Request

A five-post noob just wanted a bunnyhop script — and that was the whole thread.

A brand-new member with only 5 posts asked if anyone could whip up a bunnyhop script similar to one referenced from 'FkN_Catalyst_Tactics_Recode,' a nod to the forum's own cheat/script history. The thread is a single, unanswered post — now locked, likely from age or lack of replies rather than drama. A near-identical thread title shows up again later that year from another user, suggesting bunnyhopping was a recurring low-stakes request on the board.

Hey, Just wonderiong if anyone could make me a good bunnyhop script just like the one on FkN_Catalyst_Tactics_Recode.— Rolypoly16
Rolypoly16
bunnyhopcounter-strikescriptsgeneral-discussionearly-2007

Crysis Multiplayer LAN Woes

A GFX staffer's LAN woes with a cracked copy of Crysis turn into a quick community gripe session about Crytek's shaky multiplayer.

A short 2007 Off-Topic thread where forum member Kismism asks whether anyone has gotten Crysis multiplayer working over LAN, unsure if it's even possible on a cracked copy. ZarbonPRO chimes in that both legit and cracked users were having issues, blaming Crytek. It's a small, casual tech-support-style chat typical of the era, more about shared frustration than any real solution.

Ya, alot of people have problems with the multiplayer - both legit and cracked. Crytek is t3h fuxxed.— ZarbonPRO
KismismZarbonPRO
crysismultiplayerlanoff-topic2007gaming

Whats your home page?

A staff member asks the eternal forum icebreaker: what's your browser's home page?

A low-key General Discussion thread from November 2007 started by a staff member ('Scratch') asking members what their browser home page was set to, with 'google.com' offered as the opener. It's a classic filler/small-talk thread typical of mid-2000s forum culture, meant to spark easy replies and keep the Off-Topic section ticking over rather than spark any real debate or drama.

Whats your current home page? mine: google.com— Scratch
Scratch
off-topicsmall-talkgeneral-discussion2007filler-thread

Missing MSN Cracker Thread Mystery

A member's thread about an MSN 'cracker' tool just... vanished, and he wanted to know why.

A short, half-finished thread from April 2008 in the General Discussion board where longtime member Famousss asks what happened to his earlier thread about an MSN password cracker. He posts once, gets no reply, then bumps his own post a few hours later. No resolution or explanation is captured on the page.

my thred go with the msn craker in?— Famousss
Famousss
msnoff-topicgeneral-discussionmissing-thread2008

GrooveShark

A one-post ad, a moderator smackdown, and a locked thread — old-school forum housekeeping in action.

A brief thread in the General Discussion board where member Dresden posted something related to GrooveShark (the old music streaming service), which was quickly pulled and the topic locked by moderator NIX for violating the no-adverts rule. It's a tiny snapshot of Fkn0wned's strict anti-spam moderation style, preserved mostly as a curiosity rather than for any real content.

NO ADVERTS ! / CLOSED & LINK REMOVED— NIX
DresdenNIX
moderationoff-topicgroovesharkgeneral-discussionlocked-thread

Realtek Mic Echo Help Thread

MostWanter's mic feedback loop turns a simple tech question into a tiny time capsule of CS:S troubleshooting.

A member named MostWanter posted a basic tech-support question in General Discussion about his Realtek HD Audio Manager causing an annoying feedback loop and echo when using voice chat in Counter-Strike: Source. He asked whether uninstalling the Realtek software would fix it. The post reads as a mundane, everyday tech-help request typical of gaming forums of the era, with no replies visible in the archived page.

when i say hello it repeats and says hello,hello,hello,and louder + sounds start up.— MostWanter
MostWanter
tech-supportcounter-strike-sourceaudio-issuesgeneral-discussionhardware

Should I go to the beach or bowling Saturday?

A 50/50 tie vote decided nothing, but everyone showed up to weigh in anyway.

A lighthearted Off-Topic poll thread where member Battles asked the community to help decide between going to the beach or bowling on a Saturday. The vote ended dead even at 6-6, a fittingly trivial and wholesome slice of the forum's downtime chatter outside the cheat-scene talk. Nothing dramatic here, just regulars killing time and voting on a poll.

Should I go the beach or bowling Saturday?— Battles
Battles
off-topicpollgeneral-discussionsmall-talkweekend-plans

i downloaded 300, wondering what to do with files

A member downloads the movie 300, gets stuck on XviD files and CD-Rs, asks the forum for help.

A classic mid-2000s tech-help thread: member tracyfan_1 downloaded the movie 300 as two XviD .avi files plus an .sfv file and wasn't sure whether to burn them to two CD-Rs or what the sfv was for, also asking about XviD-to-DVD conversion software. [FkN] Crew regular AKULA replied, though the response text wasn't captured. It's a small, mundane slice of forum life outside the cheat-scene stuff — the kind of everyday tech question that filled General Discussion between the drama threads.

i downloaded the movie 300 and there were 2 parts, a cd1 and cd2.......but the movie is in xvid, so wtf???— tracyfan_1
tracyfan_1AKULA
general-discussionoff-topicmoviestech-helpxvid2007

Did you just flip me off?

A random offhand jab in General Discussion that somehow became its own thread.

A short General Discussion thread on the old Fkn0wned forum, seemingly sparked by a joking or confrontational one-liner tossed at another member. Typical of the board's casual banter culture, it likely spiraled into the usual mix of jokes, ribbing, and off-topic chatter rather than any serious dispute. No major drama or notable names survive in the extracted content, just a fragment of the forum's day-to-day back-and-forth.

general-discussionbanteroff-topicforum-culturefkn0wned

What mic is the best?

A totally ordinary 'which mic should I buy' thread from the depths of Gametration's General Discussion.

A run-of-the-mill Off-Topic thread on Gametration.com where a member asked for recommendations on the best microphone to buy, likely for gaming voice chat or streaming setups of the era. The archived page mostly preserves the site's navigation and forum structure rather than substantial discussion content. It's a small, everyday snapshot of the site's General Discussion board rather than anything dramatic or notable.

gametrationoff-topicgeneral-discussionhardwaremicrophones

What Software Runs This Site? (Unanswered)

A one-post mystery: some guy named ruval just wanted to know what software ran a random gamer site's forum.

A brand-new member, ruval, dropped a single low-effort post in General Discussion asking whether a site called algamers.net was running a custom system or a purchasable web template, hoping someone in the community could identify it. The thread got zero replies and just sat there — a tiny, forgettable blip typical of the daily churn of newbie posts on a mid-2000s gaming/cheat forum. No drama, no big names, just one guy's post number one and a link nobody apparently followed up on.

I need to know that this system uses Web or where can I get such templates .. I want to know if anyone can help me— ruval
ruval
general-discussionoff-topicweb-templatesnewbie-postunanswered-thread