fkn0wned archive

New Member Asks About Userbars

New guy asks where everyone's fancy sig banners came from — turns out he just didn't know the magic word: 'userbars.'

A newer member named Edgo asks where forum users got the little sig banners (like 'Fkn0wned user', 'css player', 'Proud to be an aussie') seen under people's posts, wondering if they were custom-made or sourced from a site. A few regulars needle him for not just Googling it, one jokes the banners link out to another site, until someone points out the actual term is 'userbars' rather than 'banners' and drops a link to a userbar site. Mundane but charmingly typical of the forum's low-stakes, sig-culture chatter.

whats are googles for.. i always search my things at googles or yahoo.. try not to be lazy.. not a good thing— haha.1

Thanks guys and i did use google but had no success because it was called "USERBARS' not banners— Edgo

Yeh m8 they are called userbars— sammo

Whats your click to pay site?

A guy asking for PTC site recommendations accidentally drops his referral link and gets side-eyed by a Supervisor

A member shares his modest earnings from a pay-per-click site and asks others what they use, tucking his own referral link into the post. Other members chime in with mixed results and their own site suggestions, before Supervisor Don Ruski calls out the referral link as a thinly-veiled ad and issues a warning without deleting the thread. A minor back-and-forth follows about fairness and whether other similar threads got the same treatment, ending in a shrug and someone plugging their signature instead.

This is a different way of simply throwing your refferal link in the thread content and leaving it like that. I'll let it go this time but let this be a warning to every one else too.— Don Ruski

i have seen ppl purposely create a thread like this for refs but i have seen no warnings for them?— UserID_7588

Click on my sig— blacknight00

Stupid Fucking Friendd (the stolen Daytona watch thread)

A staffer's friend's friend jacked a $5,000 NASCAR watch from a car — and then just... broke it.

Staff member HaSh recounts a secondhand story about a friend who ended up with a supposedly $5,000+ Daytona-winner NASCAR watch (allegedly stolen from a car by another friend), only for it to get broken within a few weeks. The thread is short, casual General Discussion filler — a handful of replies mixing dry laughs, mock moral judgment, and practical 'shoulda sold it' commentary. Nothing dramatic happens; it's a quick snapshot of the forum's laid-back, joking off-topic banter typical of the era.

tell him to return it, the person prolly was very sad it got stolen....— CoryZ

wow i wouldnt even wear it id turn around and sell it.. once it cooled off that is— dainbramaged

yea, your dumbass friend shoulda sold it off the bat...— Industry

Defragmentation.

A newbie asks 'wtf does defragmenting do' and the forum's amateur IT department shows up in full force.

A December 2007 thread in General Discussion where a member asked what disk defragmentation actually does and whether it would free up hard drive space. Regulars chimed in with competing explanations — some insisting it frees space, others correcting that it just reorganizes files for speed — with the requisite jokes about deleting porn to save room. Ends in classic forum fashion with someone quoting a since-edited insult and telling everyone to stop flaming.

Delete some pr0n— Peski-Ruski

defragmentation doesnt free up disk space.. it sorts out your files on your harddisk making things run a lil faster.— Paws

You're a retard; kill yourself.— frames2000

Comparison: Help Me Decide! - Which Chick Is Hotter?

A dead-simple 'dress girl vs swimsuit girl' poll turns into a mini soap opera about whose girlfriend is a 'bitch when she fights.'

A late-page continuation of an old General Discussion poll thread asking members to vote on which of two women pictured was hotter, with Swimsuit Girl dominating the vote overwhelmingly. The tail end of the thread drifts into some light ribbing between members about one poster's girlfriend, with a staff member jokingly asking for more pictures. Classic low-stakes off-topic filler content typical of the board's General Discussion section, later archived with visible signs that some participants (TheLoneMan, ri0t) had since been banned.

you know, ur g/f is pretty hot..ur a lucky sumbitch— Industry

She definitely is, for sure. But I pay my price for it... she's a fucking BITCH when she gets in a fight.— TheLoneMan

Can I get more pics of the dress girl :]?— Arcade

dclxvi's New Picture Thread

A staff member posts a new pic and the whole board pounces on the haircut.

A short, lighthearted General Discussion thread from November 2007 where user blackxthink posts a staff image of member 'dclxvi' and jokes about it. A handful of regulars and staff (Blaqk, NutterNZ, tKeR) chime in with quick reactions, including NutterNZ confirming a photo of himself was genuine. It's a casual, low-stakes exchange typical of forum photo threads at the time.

AHAHAHA! omfg— blackxthink

LOL! nice haircut 1980's— blackxthink

The one of me is seriously me this time.— NutterNZ

Nero 8 Burning Troubles

A staff member begs for help burning an .avi to DVD and nearly loses his mind (and his CD key) in the process

A short, mundane tech-support thread from the General Discussion board where staff member PaRaNoID (SyKoTiK HaCkEr) vents frustration trying to burn an .avi movie file to DVD-RW using Nero 8, downloaded from the site days earlier. Fellow member olie22 offers a basic walkthrough while accidentally admitting his own Nero CD key got banned mid-post, prompting a chorus of members ribbing 'paranoid' for needing help. jcomp6 chimes in offering to find a disc but comes up empty. A slice of everyday low-stakes forum life rather than any major drama.

ive downloaded nero 8 off fkn owned about 3 days ago and ihavnt got a clue how to burn a movie(.avi) onto dvd-rw using nero im so close to smashing my pc— PaRaNoID

awww fuck my CD key has been banned well anyway— olie22

(lol paranoid) (lol Paranoid) (lol paranoid) (lol paranoid)

Visual Basic thoughts?

A 2007 coder's corner debate: is VB6 a real hacking tool or just fake-login toy code?

A new member named Klud opens a casual discussion on Fkn0wned's General Discussion board asking what people think of Visual Basic, noting its use for quick fake logins and trojans but doubting its legitimacy for 'good hacks.' Crew member miLLer chimes in defending VB for building crackers and tools quickly, while longtime poster minitureman admits he'd use it for anything if he weren't too lazy without payment. It's a small, laid-back exchange typical of the forum's tech/cheat-scene culture rather than any major event.

I find it's a decent program to play around on make fake logins and throw a trojan in, but it isn't for good hacks really.— Klud

I like it, i build crackers/tools with it, since you can build a decent app in roughly 10 minutes— miLLer

i would do everything u can with vb the only thing is i am so lazy so i cba to do things that make me think unless i get paid— minitureman

Worst Injury

Curling irons, cabinet handles, and soccer studs — Fkn0wned members swap scar stories in the off-topic pit

A casual off-topic thread in General Discussion where members traded personal stories about their worst physical injuries. It's a low-key, meandering multi-page chat typical of the section, mixing childhood accident anecdotes (a curling-iron burn, a jammed cabinet handle) with sports injuries (a soccer studs gash) and a handful of posts that were just spoiler-tagged 'hidden content' with no real substance. Nothing dramatic happened here — just regulars killing time and one-upping each other's gnarly stories.

Clamped my arm for MAX damage.— sanjuro3456

went for the ball and keeper came out studs first and it dug into my leg, made a big hole but didn't break a bone.— Futerix

why am I not able to see the hidden content omg it's a bit annoying— LoRd Ragealot

Vundo Trojan Help Thread (2007 Antivirus Shootout)

A noob's system32 Vundo infection turns into a 2007 antivirus shootout — AVG vs Nod32 vs Avast vs Kapersky, plus one guy suggesting you edit boot.ini

A member with the handle UNDERTOW posts asking for help removing a Trojan.Vundo infection lurking in system32. The thread quickly fills with the usual mid-2000s tech-support chorus of forum members throwing out antivirus brand recommendations (AVG, Nod32, Avast, Kaspersky), safe-mode scanning suggestions, and at least one dubious boot.ini fix, before someone just tells him to back up his files and reformat. A small, mundane but very period-accurate slice of forum life on Fkn0wned's General Discussion board.

Trojan. Vundo... in system 32... i scanned and i cant kill it... help me!!— UNDERTOW

Just backup you're important stuff and reforma...— Shifty.

AVAST FTW www.avast.com antivirus— thesource

I got banned from Xbox Live

13-year-old modder gets the Xbox Live hammer, asks the forum for a way back in

A young member (self-described as 13) posts that he got banned from Xbox Live for modding his 360 and asks for help getting unbanned, preemptively asking people not to just tell him to buy a new console or mock him for his age. Staff members hunterbrute224 and Shifty chime in early, with a quick joking suggestion about a new hard drive. It's a pretty typical low-stakes Off-Topic thread capturing the era's console-modding-ban culture and the forum's casual, teasing camaraderie.

i got banned from xbox live for modding my 360 its lame because im only 13 and dont got much of a job so wont be getting 1 for a while now.— adamdafoo

Easy, get a new hard drive— hunterbrute224

Please fkn0wned CODERS: Chasing Rumors of a VAC-Proof CAL Team

A guy claims a CAL team called 'Stacked like pancakes, HACK!!!!' beat ACL/VAC and goes hunting for a coder to make it happen for him too — staff immediately smells nonsense.

A member named CoryZ opens a thread claiming a CAL/CEVO competitive team was secretly running cheats undetected by ACL and VAC, based on secondhand info from a friend who supposedly knows one of the players. He asks the forum's coders to reach out to him, presumably wanting the same capability. Staff member Arcade quickly pushes back, asking for the source of the claim, and the thread cuts off with no real resolution or coder stepping forward.

they r a team of CODERS, they get passed ACL and fucking chnage it before vac catches up.... anyone know sfkn0wneds? vent? any coders out there plz contact me plz.— CoryZ

So, Where did you hear of this information?— Arcade

What is your stance on women and suffrage?

A random 2007 political hot take derails into instant mockery on a Counter-Strike forum's off-topic board.

A member with a low post count opened a half-baked political thread linking women's suffrage to Roe v. Wade, asking whether abortion would be legal if women had no political influence. The thread barely got off the ground before being mocked and redirected to the dedicated Debating subforum, with only a couple of members bothering to engage seriously. A fairly typical example of the kind of off-topic thread that popped up on a gaming/cheat forum whose members were mostly there for Counter-Strike scripting and Steam trading, not political theory.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH are you f'rrl?— Goodapollo

this should be posted here or on the debateS?— haha.1

RapidShare Premium Account Dump

Someone dumped a pile of RapidShare premium logins and the crew just shrugged it off

A November 2007 General Discussion post from member 'laptops' listing a batch of shared RapidShare premium account credentials for anyone to grab, with a throwaway 'off to work' sign-off. Replies are short and casual, with crew member Rockforce joking he's just relieved his own account wasn't among those posted, and admin Shifty chiming in briefly. Pretty typical low-stakes filesharing-era thread for the board's Off-Topic section.

CHANGE EM WHILE U CAN!!! of to work laterz!/!— laptops

Shit, as long as mine wasn't on here im good.— Rockforce

What is wrong with this pic?

A staff member offered a free Steam account to whoever spotted the glitch first — then a supervisor closed the thread in under 5 minutes flat.

A quick 'spot the difference/error' picture-puzzle thread started by staff member mr.N0Nam3, who offered a Steam account as a prize to the first non-staff member to find what was wrong with an image. blacknight00 jumped in almost immediately with a guess about mismatched suit coloring. The thread was short-lived, closed by supervisor HaSh only a few minutes after it started, per the archive's closure note.

i'll give a steam account to the first person who figures it out, non-staff.— mr.N0Nam3

The space between CEO and Tuxifed is white even though his suit is black.— blacknight00

Does anyone know how to put on album art?

A humble iTunes tech-support thread from 2007, preserved forever.

A member named jorskobe asks the General Discussion board for help adding album art to his music files, and gets a quick tip from Bucketface about iTunes' auto-fetch option. The thread continues with jorskobe reporting the art won't transfer to his Pocket PC, a nice little snapshot of mid-2000s portable device woes. Forum admin Shifty. drops in near the end, showing the mix of regular members and staff casually helping out with everyday tech questions.

Hey, Does anyone here know how to put on an album art on the music files?— jorskobe

On I-Tunes go into options and select "Automaticly get album art"— Bucketface

Interesting questions!

The chicken, the egg, and a Chinese brain transplant — General Discussion tackles the big questions.

A member named sorbazz kicks off a late-night philosophical detour from the usual cheat-scene chatter, posing a classic brain-transplant identity riddle and the chicken-or-egg question. A couple of low-post-count members wade in with earnest, oddly confident answers about memory storage and chicken biology, and things end with some good-natured mockery. It's a small, forgettable thread but a nice snapshot of the off-topic goofiness that filled the downtime between hack releases and drama on Fkn0wned.

Just out of curiosity. Are you retarded?— NicCuh

no matter wut ur beleaf may be the chicken deff came first cause an egg cant hacth without the sitter!!— mr.shhh

LOLCODE Appreciation Thread

A guy named Wankst0r tried to get the forum hyped about coding in meme-speak, HAI WORLD style.

A short-lived, lighthearted General Discussion thread from late 2007 where a member (already tagged 'Banned' by the time of this archive snapshot) shared the joke programming language LOLCODE, complete with a sample 'HAI WORLD' snippet. Forum veteran ballistic, a high-post '1000 Club' member, replied right after, though the reply content itself was mostly just his signature/profile block. Typical of the era's Off-Topic filler threads — low stakes, a bit of nerd humor, nothing dramatic.

who doesnt want to code in a language most of all already know? LOLCODE is there for you!— Wankst0r

HAI CAN HAS STDIO? VISIBLE "HAI WORLD!" KTHXBYE— Wankst0r

DubStepHEAVENZ

A co-manager dusted off an old Reason disk and dropped his homemade dubstep tracks on the forum.

In this January 2008 General Discussion thread, longtime co-manager 'Shifty' (posting under the alias Crim) shared a couple of self-produced dubstep tracks he'd uploaded to the Newgrounds Audio Portal, made using an old copy of Reason and a MIDI keyboard. He mentioned having several more tracks sitting on an old hard drive he might upload later. A couple of members chimed in briefly with quick approval before the thread trails off.

So yah, I found my old Reason disk. Plugged in my midi keyboard and uploaded some old projects into Reason.— Shifty

Sick beats.— Wares

Anyone Remember How to Crash a CS:S Server?

Someone crashed a CS:S server and a noob wanted in on the secret

A short two-post thread in Fkn0wned's General Discussion where a member asks if anyone remembers how to crash a Counter-Strike: Source server via console commands, having apparently witnessed it happen. A more experienced member replies vaguely, pointing to an old exploit tied to server scripts and referencing the site's tutorial section rather than spelling it out. Classic tiny-but-telling snapshot of the era's console-command tinkering and script-kiddie curiosity that filled the CS:S corners of the forum.

Does anyone remember how to crash a css server through console commands? Someone did that today— shadon1nja

there is a glitch on some servers if they are running a script, its in the tuts somewhere, type say in console— blacknight00

Slash Vs Bill Gates in Guitar Hero III

The day Fkn0wned debated whether Bill Gates could out-shred Slash on a plastic guitar.

A random pop-culture news post from December 2007 sparked a light off-topic thread about Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash preparing to face Microsoft's Bill Gates in a Guitar Hero III showdown at CES 2008, plus a mention of Scott Weiland's DUI troubles. The thread itself is short, casual chatter with members just weighing in on who'd win — classic low-stakes General Discussion filler typical of the era's forums.

so.. who you think wil win ?— asshoel50

Bill gates.— mr.N0Nam3

Webcomics and Internet Humour

A Smod's daily webcomic addictions, from Questionable Content to Perry Bible Fellowship

A staff member (The Royal Scam, an FkN Smod) kicks off a casual General Discussion thread asking who else on the forum reads webcomics. He lists his own regulars — Questionable Content, Over Compensating, Multiplex, VG Cats, and Perry Bible Fellowship — with a bit of personal color, like comparing QC to a soap opera and noting his real-life job as a cinema projectionist ties into Multiplex. It's a low-key, personal, hobby-sharing thread typical of the site's Off-Topic section rather than anything cheat or drama related.

Questionable Content by Jeph Jaques is like my Coronation Street, a story of on-going scandal and drama that I have become totally engrossed in.— The Royal Scam

Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch is the funniest webcomic I have EVER read.— The Royal Scam

TopQualityTech.com Custom PC Partnership Promo

The time fkn0wned's own site owner tried to sell you a custom gaming rig — with a year of VIP thrown in

A promotional post from site owner TuxifieD announcing a partnership between fkn0wned.com and TopQualityTech.com, a custom PC building site, with proceeds supposedly funding the forum and its Deception Networks servers. Buyers mentioning fkn0wned were promised special treatment, plus a free year of VIP at SourceIndustries.net (valued at $250) with any computer purchase. It's a short, businesslike ad thread rather than a discussion, bumped once about a week after posting.

We are currently in partnership with topqualitytech.com and when you purchase from them, part of the earnings goes towards fkn0wned.com and deception networks server.— TuxifieD

FOR A LIMItED TIME I AM GIVING AWAY FREE VIP FOR A YEAR AT SOURCEINDUSTRIES.NET!!!— TuxifieD

UPLOAD UPLOAD UPLOAD - Gallery Drive

Staff put out a call for image uploaders — quality over quantity, or you're getting suspended.

A co-manager announcement urging members to contribute to the FkN Gallery, framed as a competition tied to Member of the Month. Rules were laid out about avoiding ad-plastered or low-quality JPEGs, uploading to correct categories, and keeping explicit content out of the Safe For Work section. The thread reflects the site's mix of image-board culture and its 'XXX gallery' alongside more mundane forum content, with staff actively moderating tone and quality.

We Moderate Your Fun!

Don't upload the worst JPEGs possible.— Shifty

It's NERFFFF!

A member named Nerf announces his return and gets a two-post welcome party

A short, low-key General Discussion thread from November 2007 where a staff member going by 'Nerf' pops back into the forum after time away, greeted with a quick welcome from regular mystical1. The thread trails off with Don Ruski (nicknamed 'FkN Godfather') posting right after, though his message content wasn't captured. It's a small slice of everyday forum life rather than any major event — just members checking in on each other.

I'm back suppp— Nerf

welcome back nerf— mystical1

"HEY EVERYBODY, IM LOOKING AT GAY PORNO" — the wav file thread

New member's first post: introduce yourself, then immediately ask for a rage-bait meme soundbite

A brand-new user, aim3tti, joins Fkn0wned in November 2007 and uses his very first thread to say hello while asking if anyone has a copy of the infamous 'HEY EVERYBODY! IM LOOKING AT GAY PORNO!' wav file, a soundboard clip popular for trolling/raging people in-game. A handful of regulars, including longtime admin Shifty., welcome him in, and he finds the file himself before the thread fizzles into a normal newbie greeting.

Oh, can anybody link me to the "HEY EVERYBODY! IM LOOKING AT GAY PORNO!" wav file? it's good for raging..— aim3tti

Yeah mate, thx for that. *EDIT Found teh wav, so jsut introducing my self.— aim3tti

The Great MP4 Converter Ask (Zune/iPod Edition)

A 2008 member just wanted to convert AVIs for his Zune — a perfectly mundane thread that's basically a time capsule.

A member named gorillas asked for a free video converter that could turn AVI files into MP4 for use on a Zune or iPod, specifically griping about shady 'free' tools that only half-convert files. nullvoid replied with a suggested tool, and steve357 pointed toward the software subforum for more options. A completely ordinary tech-support exchange, but a nice little snapshot of mid-2000s portable media player culture and the forum's software-sharing habits.

does anyone know of one? that converts video files such as .avi into .mp4 files to use on your zune, ipod, etc.— gorillas

check in the software area— steve357

Steam Accounts - Working Options

Some old-school account sharing that would never fly on today's internet.

A short 2007 thread in the General Discussion section of Fkn0wned.com where a member with 3,600+ posts ('Afteryou') posted a couple of shared Steam logins for others to use. A Supervisor and a Staff member quickly chimed in to confirm the accounts worked, in the casual, low-effort style typical of these throwaway account-sharing posts on the forum.

thx, working 100%— HaSh

N0name Needs Ban Again

A single-post callout demanding the ban of a 9-year-old member named N0name — classic fkn0wned drama in miniature.

A member named HackerKing, posting as a fresh 'Noob' rank account, opened a thread in General Discussion publicly calling for staff to ban a user known as N0name, citing immaturity and age (claimed to be 9 years old) as the reason. The post is brief and reads as a community heads-up rather than a moderation report, typical of the casual, unfiltered drama that played out in the open on Off-Topic boards. There's no visible staff or community reply captured on this page, so the outcome of the callout is unknown.

ban noname... just a warning... hes 9 years old and inmature and more... so just giving you guys a heads up.— HackerKing

The Mystery Gifter

A mystery gifter kept showering one member with presents — and nobody knew who it was.

A member named Seaking posted in General Discussion claiming someone had anonymously 'gifted' them three times, seemingly a Steam or forum-related gifting feature, and expressed confused amusement rather than alarm. The thread was light and jokey ('in a good way') rather than an actual complaint about harassment. A GFX staffer, -Shikari-, replied early on, though the rest of the discussion isn't captured here.

This is the third time this person has gifted me...Wtf? I don't even know who it is.— Seaking

My Present to Fkn0wned! (the GIF thread)

A staffer whips up a homemade GIF 'gift' for the site out of pure jealousy — and drops it in Off-Topic for the verdict.

In December 2007, staff member Industry posted a self-made animated GIF as a lighthearted gift to the Fkn0wned community, admitting he made it because he'd seen other members' GIFs and got jealous. It's a quick, low-stakes Off-Topic post inviting reactions, with fellow staffer Scratch chiming in right after. A small, casual snapshot of the site's General Discussion culture rather than any major event.

lol i made you a "gif" hehe...ironic! what you guys think? i saw [censored]s and i got jealous lol— Industry

Scam-Baiting Callout Thread

One dude drops a Steam name and dares the forum to go scam him — classic thec0re chaos.

A short 2007 General Discussion thread where user thesource calls out a Steam contact as an easy scam target and eggs on other members to add him and report back on 'owning' him. Blaqk replies almost immediately, but the thread cuts off before anyone confirms a result. It's a small, blunt snapshot of the casual scam-baiting culture that ran alongside the site's cheat scene.

Someone add this to steam g2cursed lmao wait till he gets owned! post back here when u scam him lol— thesource

After the Snowfall - Backyard Snow Pics

A banned member named Traitor once just... shared some snow pics of his backyard.

A short, quiet General Discussion post from February 2008 where a user going by 'Traitor' shared a few photos of snow-covered scenery in his Canadian backyard, simply remarking on how pretty it looked. No drama, no cheats talk — just a small slice of ordinary forum life between members. Notable mainly because the poster's account is marked as banned in this archived snapshot, hinting at a story the thread itself doesn't tell.

That's our backyard. Ain't it pretty?— Traitor

Crazy Low Digits in the Same Server

One Norwegian pub server, a screenshot full of ancient SteamIDs — and everyone lost it over the digit count

Sonikk posted a screenshot from a Norwegian public Counter-Strike 1.6 server showing an unusual cluster of players with very low-digit SteamIDs, which he'd noticed while sizing up opponents by their account age. The find sparked some mild disbelief in the thread since most players' IDs ran 7-8 digits long. It's a small, casual General Discussion post typical of the site's community-driven, screenshot-and-react culture.

i always use to take a look at the SteamIDs to see if they have some skill or just luckers..— Sonikk

Deface Callout Thread (Target Unknown)

A brand-new noob shows up asking someone to deface a rival site 'once again'

A short-lived General Discussion thread from April 2008 where a freshly registered member (7 posts) calls out an unnamed site/group, accusing them of going around trying to screw people over, and asks the community to deface them again — implying it had happened before. No replies or follow-up appear in the archived page, so the outcome and the target's identity are lost to time.

Someone Please deface the [censored] there just going around looking who to fuck over. It would be nice if someone defaced them once again.— HackerKing

What Are Cafe Accounts? (Newbie Question, 2007)

A 2007 newbie asks what 'cafe accounts' even are — and gets schooled by a mod nicknamed 'Pro Scammer'

A member called laptops opens the thread admitting he's a noob and asking what CAFE accounts are and why people want them. A Super Moderator, DCLXVI (tagged with the title 'Pro Scammer'), responds, presumably to explain. It's a small, everyday slice of the forum's culture around 2007 — casual gaming/cheat-scene jargon being passed down from veterans to newer members.

sorry i am going to sound like a noob, but what are CAFE acciunts and what are the advantages? thank you.— laptops

Sector9 Longboard Show-Off

A guy shows off his new longboard and the CS:S mod section legend just... shows up

A casual Off-Topic post where member Goodapollo shares photos of his brand-new Sector9 cruiser longboard, including custom rails, redbone wheels, and an old-school board trick shot. It's a low-key hobby-sharing thread typical of the forum's General Discussion section, where skating and non-gaming interests got their moment alongside the usual cheat-scene talk. Shifty, a longtime Super Moderator with a very low member number (6), replied shortly after, showing how core staff stayed active even in casual threads.

I'm happy because my new sector9 cruiser longboard came in today sooooo much fun i love it.— Goodapollo

Can You Make It To 100 (Counting Game)

A classic forum time-waster: just count to 100 without anyone screwing it up.

This was one of those low-stakes, purely-for-fun counting threads that pop up in every forum's General Discussion — members took turns posting numbers trying to reach 100 without a repeat or a troll derailing it. By page 2, the thread was winding down with member Version4 posting near the end. Nothing dramatic here, just classic filler-thread energy that kept the Off-Topic section alive between cheat releases and rants.

Life Owner :D

One cryptic line about life not being 'beautiful' left the whole thread scratching their heads

A short-lived, thoroughly confusing thread in General Discussion where CoryZ posted a vague, moody one-liner that nobody could decode. Regulars including waLLa, Eckos, and staffer HaSh piled on asking what the actual point was, with HaSh dismissing it outright as pointless. It's a small, forgettable snapshot of the forum's off-topic chaos — eventually locked by a moderator with the classic one-word reason: 'stupid.'

its sad, your life isnt beautiful now........ <---- How freaka.— CoryZ

wtf are you on kid.— HaSh

o.o /high— [LiP]STicK.

Ardamax Keylogger Serial Giveaway

Someone dropped a free keylogger license and half the thread just wanted to know what it even did.

Member l3m0nz posted a registration serial for the Ardamax Keylogger software, branded with a fkn0wned-themed username, prompting a handful of members to test it and ask basic questions about what a keylogger license actually does. The thread has a low-key, everyday-tech-sharing vibe typical of the forum's General Discussion section, with some mild ribbing from regulars like LoRd Ragealot and ballistic, who pointed out that such serials were common knowge/easily found on warez sites rather than anything impressive.

wow thanx if this works i swear i gonna +Rep u..— haha.1

It's called a keygen, can easily be found on any warez site. Not exactly leet— ballistic

thx but I already have a working serial for ardamax— LoRd Ragealot

Hacking Hotmail: The Cookie-Swap Theory That Wasn't

A member's homebrew 'cookie-swap' theory for cracking Hotmail gets shot down fast by the staff

Member AKULA floats a half-baked idea about using the Firefox Tamper Data plug-in to somehow trick Hotmail into accepting a wrong password by messing with cookies. Other members, including staff member Scratch, quickly explain why the theory doesn't hold up technically, citing password encryption and account lockouts/captchas. AKULA concedes he was wrong, and the thread drifts toward a joke suggestion about fake MSN hoax tools before trailing off. Fairly typical late-2000s forum tech talk: more amateur speculation and back-and-forth than anything that actually worked.

Well, me theory is that you can switch the wrong password and make it correct by changing stuff like the cookies and stuff like that.— AKULA

theres no way your thoery will work.— Scratch

Ok then I was wrong lol— AKULA

i Cant Get onto Fkn

A staff member gets locked out of his own forum — and the fix is buried in Windows' hosts file.

Staff member Laptops posted asking why he could only reach Fkn0wned and its sister site through a proxy, wondering if he'd been accidentally IP banned. Fellow members ballistic and Paws chimed in with a quick technical suggestion (clearing the Windows hosts file) rather than confirming any ban. A small, mundane slice of forum life — the kind of low-stakes tech-support thread that filled the General Discussion board between the drama and cheat talk.

hey, i cant get onto fkn, i have to use a proxy... have i been IP banned? maybe by accident, please check and let me kno, thanks.— laptops

go to C:/Windows/system32/drivers/etc/ and delete the hosts file (smile.gif)— ballistic

if that doesnt work... well.. i dunoo:(— Paws

CFL Riders vs Lions

A Saskatchewan Roughriders fan hijacks Off-Topic to gloat about the Grey Cup — and half the board doesn't even know what the CFL is.

Supervisor HaSh kicks off a thread celebrating the Saskatchewan Roughriders' West Division final win over the BC Lions, hyped for the Grey Cup. Replies trickle in from a mix of confused non-fans (mostly American members unfamiliar with the CFL) and Canadian members chiming in with their local team loyalties, including a BC Lions fan lamenting the loss. It's a small, casual off-topic sports chat typical of the forum's General Discussion board.

FUCK YA RIDERS WON!!!!!!!!11 GREY CUP!!!!— HaSh

i dont think manny ppl watch cfl but sweet...wat was the score?— mako_x23

aWWW bc lost:( i was watchin the game at Vancouver— ijusk03du

Help with Viruses - Fkn0wned.Com

A CS 1.6 kid's PC gets eaten alive by Trojan Vundo, and the forum rides in with the classic 2007 fix-it toolkit.

A member going by lragnarok11 posts a plea for help after months of fighting a Trojan Horse/Vundo infection that's crippled his PC and made Counter-Strike unplayable, with Norton's popups doing nothing and system32 access locked. A couple of regulars, waLLa and valucard, chime in with the era's standard spyware-removal suggestions, and the OP thanks them and the thread wraps up quick. It's a small, mundane slice of forum life — the kind of low-stakes tech-support thread that filled General Discussion between the drama and trading posts.

PLEASE HELP!— lragnarok11

Have you tried Ad Aware?— waLLa

Spyware terminator. Helped me out a LOT. And its free.— valucard

No Recoil! - the CS:S hack request that went nowhere fast

A guy asks for a no-recoil hack, forgets to name the game, and gets grammar-roasted instead.

A newer member posted in General Discussion asking for a working no-recoil hack for CS:S, complaining the scripts he'd found were too confusing. Regulars pointed out he never actually named the game and redirected him to the Release/game-specific sections, but the thread quickly derailed into a nitpicky grammar debate between members over a staffer's slightly awkward sentence. It ends with one poster jokingly blaming their combative tone on being high, a small, forgettable slice of the forum's everyday off-topic bickering.

I have looked everywhere for a no recoil hack and i have not found one that works. the scripts are mad confusing.— owned2411

picking on a crew member's correct grammar says you wanna pick a fight.— Peski-Ruski

Sorry peski, I had a field day with gods liquid love ( Heroin ). Disregard that post.— Seaking

Fuck Everything (And Game Saves)

GTA: San Andreas eats a save file, and the fkn0wned crew commiserates like it's the end of the world.

A short, low-stakes vent thread from December 2007 where member Goodapollo complains about losing two hours of San Andreas progress to a crash. Fellow members blackxthink and valucard chime in with sympathy, a joking suggestion, and a reminder to save often. It's a tiny slice of everyday forum life outside the cheat/hack side of the site — just regulars killing time in General Discussion.

I just played 2 hours of San Andreas. and i'm on my way back to my house to save, and the fucking game crashes.— Goodapollo

Go download 100% saved game— blackxthink

Save every so often? I do that on all games I play, just to be safe— valucard

The 'Hidden Content' Bug Rediscovery

Someone found a way to peek at hidden posts on profiles — turns out the whole forum already knew.

A member named Legit_Hacks posted excitedly about noticing that hidden content on user profiles could still be viewed under certain conditions, calling it an 'odd little bug.' Several longtime members quickly pointed out this was old news, already reported months earlier in the suggestions/feedback forum and deemed unfixable. The thread fizzled fast, with the original poster sheepishly asking to have it closed after being told it was a duplicate.

I just noticed something about hidden content, if you view someones profile and view the posts they have done, you can see the content they hid— Legit_Hacks

i lol'd.— orangespwnz

Might as well close this sorry for the double post— Legit_Hacks

Does anyone know a good... media player?

2007's eternal question: Winamp or VLC?

A newcomer named egawge asks the General Discussion board for a decent media player after getting fed up with RealPlayer, QuickTime, and Windows Media Player. The thread turns into a casual back-and-forth with regulars recommending Winamp and VLC, with some ribbing about Winamp's 'confusing' interface versus RealPlayer's sleek look. Low-stakes, everyday tech-help thread typical of the forum's Off-Topic section, with a few named members (including a moderator, Malware) chiming in with their software preferences.

Winamp FTW— mad tag

VLC > All, unless your looking for something along the lines of WMP's rating system...— Malware

NOW! 5.5 HAS ALBUMPICTURES WHICH MEANS THAT IT PWNS ALL!!!!— The Moose

Which Antivirus/Scanner Is Best? (2007 Off-Topic Debate)

A simple 'what antivirus do you use' thread turns into a mini-debate about NOD32 vs Kaspersky vs Norton, with one guy casually admitting he doesn't scan at all.

A member named deathbird asked which program was best for scanning files (zips/rars) for hidden junk, sparking a casual back-and-forth about antivirus software. Regulars weighed in with their picks — NOD32, Kaspersky, Norman Antivirus, AVG/Avast — while a couple of posters debated whether the topic even belonged in General Discussion versus a dedicated debate subforum. Typical low-stakes, chatty Off-Topic energy with some light ribbing about trojans and 'not scanning' being a bad idea.

NOD32 or Kasperski I would say. I bought Norton a while back - it's a memory hog and it isn't as good.— sammo

haha, i don't "scan". probably not the best strategy but oh well. no viruses so far!— integrity09

No viruses but maybe trojans.— sammo

Can Someone Help Me Crack This Hash?

One guy posts a mystery hash, gets a one-line reply, and the thread just... stops.

A member named l3m0nz dropped a hash string into General Discussion asking for help cracking it. The only reply came from miLLer, who questioned where it came from and suggested it might be salted, effectively ending the conversation. A tiny, quintessential snapshot of the era's casual hash-cracking culture on cheat/gaming forums — short, unresolved, and never revisited.

cant seem to crack it .. can you ?— l3m0nz

why did you get it from? It could be salted.— miLLer