Community Moments
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Congratulations to all new staff! (Dec 2007 promotions)
The day Fkn0wned handed out a fresh batch of Supervisor and Staff badges — and everyone piled in to say gz.
A December 2007 announcement thread on Fkn0wned.Com's General Discussion board celebrating a round of staff promotions. Poster DCLXVI lists several members newly promoted to Manager, Supervisor, and Staff roles, and calls on the community to congratulate them. The thread ran to at least four pages before eventually being closed by Afteryou, suggesting it drew a solid wave of replies and well-wishes typical of forum staff-shuffle announcements.
Congratulations to all new staff, and all promotions, they have been well deserved.— DCLXVI
Fkn0wned Cribz - Post Your Room!!
The classic 'post your room' thread — webcams, clutter, and someone getting roasted for having 'much coke' in frame.
A lighthearted Off-Topic thread where Fkn0wned members posted photos of their bedrooms/setups, likely with webcam pics or digital cameras of the era. This snippet catches a bit of the banter, with one member (The Moose) jokingly ribbing user 'Bisdale' about their room's contents. A staff member (Jaska, a Super Moderator) also chimed in, showing the mods mingled in casual off-topic threads too.
Lol Bisdale, you have much coke in your room.. Really, really much..— The Moose
Why Do You Come to FkN?
FkN regulars fess up: half came for the cheats, all of them stayed for the people.
A casual General Discussion thread asking members why they actually hang around FkN0wned. The one visible reply comes from silentr0ck, a Super Moderator from Mexico with nearly 4,000 posts, who jokes that he's there for the giveaway leeches and the porn section before admitting the real answer is the community itself. It's a small, self-aware slice of forum culture — the kind of lighthearted check-in thread that reveals what actually held these cheat-scene communities together.
Well really, I come here to leech giveaways and porn. OT: The community of course.— silentr0ck
Shifty IRL aka Tom Cruise
The forum's own Co-Manager gets clowned with a YouTube video comparing him to Tom Cruise
A Links/Humor thread where staff member Nerf posts a joking YouTube video calling out Shifty — the site's Co-Manager and a founding-era member (Member No. 6, 7,000+ posts) — comparing him to Tom Cruise. It's classic forum banter aimed at a veteran staffer, the kind of lighthearted staff-on-staff ribbing that filled the Off-Topic section. Shifty shows up in the thread himself, suggesting he took it in stride.
This is what happens what happens when your co-manager of one of the biggest free online gaming hacks / cheats website and have 7,000+ post.— Nerf
Ban a Member for a Day — 500 Points
TuxifieD auctioned off the power to ban someone for a day — for a price.
A Market Place thread started by site owner TuxifieD offering a novelty 'service': for 500 points, a member could have another user banned for a day. It's a lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek listing typical of the trading section, more a joke/gimmick item than a serious offer. PaRaNoID, a known crew member, was among the first to respond.
If you are interested, PM me or post here.— TuxifieD
Fkn0wned VIP Christmas Raffle #1
Free VIP up for grabs — the forum's first ever Christmas raffle kicks off.
This was the inaugural post in the Raffles subforum announcing a Christmas-themed giveaway for VIP membership on Fkn0wned. It reflects the site's structure at the time — a cheat/hack database spanning games like CS 1.6, CoD4, MW2, and Black Ops, alongside general community sections. The page itself is mostly navigation and forum scaffolding, marking the start of a community tradition of holiday giveaways to reward members.
Merry Christmas! Massive VIP Giveaways Raffle (Page 2)
Christmas cheer, free VIP, and eleven pages of forum members hoping to get lucky.
This was a holiday-season Site News thread on Fkn0wned Forum announcing a Christmas raffle giving away VIP subscriptions to members. The page captured is deep into the discussion (page 2 of 11), suggesting the giveaway drew heavy community participation and back-and-forth chatter typical of a popular site event. It reflects the forum's structure at the time, with links to its cheat/hack database (covering games like Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, and Battlefield 3) and general community sections like Leechers Galore and Gaming Market.
Introduce Yourself
The obligatory 'say hi' thread where every fkn0wned regular first showed up.
This was the standard new-member welcome thread on fkn0wned, sitting under the General category alongside boards like Leechers Galore, Gaming Market, and Security & Hacking. New registrants would drop in to introduce themselves to the community, typically mentioning what games or cheat scenes brought them to the forum. It's a low-drama, functional thread but a good snapshot of who was passing through the site during this era.
Change my Mindset
A member asked the forum to talk them out of their own head — and the community actually leaned in.
A thread posted in the Serious Discussion sub-forum, one of the site's rare non-gaming, non-cheat spaces where members dropped the leetspeak and talked about real-life struggles. The original poster asked for help reframing their outlook or mindset, opening the floor for advice, encouragement, and personal anecdotes from other members. It's a small window into the more human side of a forum otherwise built around game hacks and cheat databases.
PopTarts Ultimate Raffle [$100+ VISA Cards]
A member named PopTarts ran a multi-page giveaway chasing $100+ in VISA cards — page 2 of a raffle that ran for 45 pages.
This page is the second installment of a long-running community raffle thread hosted by a user going by PopTarts, offering VISA gift cards as prizes. The thread lived in the Raffles subforum under Competitions, and given it stretched to 45 pages total, it was clearly a popular ongoing draw that kept members checking back for entries and updates. The surrounding forum structure shows this sat alongside cheat/hack databases and general gaming categories, typical of the site's mixed 'cheat scene' and community-event culture.
Vote to Keep fkn0wned #1: A Founding Admin Rallies the Troops
A founding admin begs the community to spam-click a ranking link before fkn0wned drops out of #1
c0ke, a founding/retired staff member (Member No. 1), starts a thread urging everyone to visit an external site listing page and vote to keep fkn0wned.com's ranking from slipping for a month. Several members quickly reply confirming they voted, including crad, [LiP]STicK, and the banned-but-still-posting Visual0n!. It's a classic community mobilization thread — low on drama, high on forum solidarity, the kind of routine 'help the site' post that kept these small gaming forums climbing whatever web-directory rankings mattered at the time.
Can everyone please go there and vote. Needa get to the #1 spot before we lose it for a month.— c0ke
Just voted— crad
Voted !— [LiP]STicK.
olie22's 1K Post Celebration Thread
A member hits 1,000 posts, immediately typos his own celebration, and gets roasted by the '1000 Club' regulars anyway.
A classic milestone thread on Fkn0wned's General Discussion board: member olie22 announces reaching 1,000 posts, then almost immediately corrects himself mid-celebration. The thread fills with congratulations from fellow '[1K] 1000 Club' members, plus some good-natured needling about the club losing its exclusivity as more people 'spam' their way to 1K. By the second page, olie22 has been marked as Banned, adding a bittersweet footnote to an otherwise lighthearted milestone thread.
Everybody i finally made 1K FkN is so great WOOOOOOOO!!— olie22
Meant to be an exclusibe club but everybody spamming now..— sammo
thats the most disgusting cookie ive ever seen. gratz ollie— Paws
One-Year Anniversary Roll Call: A Snapshot of Old Regulars
One member's one-year 'anniversary' post turns into a low-key cookie-giving roll call of old regulars.
Member {}JuNNeZ{} marks their one-year anniversary on Fkn0wned, reflecting fondly on the hacks, exploits, and tutorials they'd seen over the year and pledging to stick around. The thread is a light, congratulatory ritual typical of the forum's Off-Topic section, with several long-time and high-post-count members chiming in with jokes, mock envy over 'cookies,' and casual well-wishes. It doubles as a small snapshot of the community's internal hierarchy (1000 Club members, staff, co-manager) hanging out casually rather than discussing cheats.
I have seen some pretty neat and good hacks, exploits, tutorials etc. etc. and I will stay on Fkn0wned to the day i won't stay here anymore (Pretty obvious)— {}JuNNeZ{}
So have thousands of members. /gives cookie— Shifty
COOKIES? ur giving him cookies?!!11!!@21 i want some cookies ):— Industry
Welcome The Final Boss Of The Internet to the Crew
Fkn0wned's staff-promotion thread reveals a member's old forum name was just... zanderdanmark
A staff announcement thread from July 2011 welcoming the newly promoted member 'The Final Boss Of The Internet' to the [FkN] Crew. Admin PopTart made the announcement, and the usual cast of Crew, VIPs, and regulars piled in with congratulations, jokes, and light ribbing about his signature and staff-abuse threats from ap3x. Midway through, replies reveal the promoted member's account was previously known as zanderdanmark, tying a colorful new handle to a familiar face on the boards.
Now make us proud and don't fuck up!— [FkN] PopTart
Don't fuck up or ap3x will eat you!— [FkN] hoOkz
The above statement is true.— [FkN] ap3x
Post more and get games! — daily posting raffle for Steam accounts
Post like a demon, win a $400 Steam account — fkn0wned's daily raffle that got everyone spamming for games.
Founder TuxifieD announced a new promotion turning the forum's existing giveaway culture into a daily contest: the top 5 posters each day would be entered into a raffle for a free Steam account. The thread is short and celebratory, full of members hyping up Tux and staff (NIX, ap3x) and half-joking about grinding out low-effort posts to qualify. It's a small snapshot of the site's giveaway-driven engagement tactics and its casual, jokey community culture circa mid-2010.
yeah now get to posting bitches or I ain't giving accs— NIX
come on NIX, you've got steams out the ass ;)— ap3x
This is awesome, and this is why I love fkn0wned + Tux.— AbomConflict
Welcome Fopje to Crew
The Netherlands' finest gets promoted for his legendary posting record — cue the pile-on of congrats and questionable jokes
A quick Site Related announcement from admin PopTart promoting member Fopje to the site's 'crew' rank, jokingly citing his mastery of posting in the Porn section as his main qualification. The thread devolves into the usual celebratory pile-on: dozens of regulars dropping congrats, in-jokes, and light ribbing, with Charlie's oddly specific 'I had a dream about you' comment becoming a small running bit. Fopje himself shows up to thank everyone, visibly unsettled by Charlie's stalker-ish joke. Classic low-stakes, high-camaraderie forum culture snapshot from mid-2011.
His main tasks will consist of our Porn section since he is a master at posting it.— [FkN] PopTart
last night i was dreaming about you fopje. lol but i can't remember what I was dreaming about...... madeness.,— [VIP] Charlie
GZ Fopje, lets have staff chat sex lmao well deserved man— [FkN] ProVocation
The Classic Hide-Tag 'Unhide' Bump Thread
Five pages of "unhide" and "ty" for a mystery toolset nobody remembers the contents of
This was a long-running Programming subforum thread offering some kind of 'hacking tool set' download, the kind of post that used forum hide-tags to force replies before revealing content. By the time this archived page picks up (posts #61-87, spanning January-February 2008), the thread had devolved into a wall of one-word 'unhide,' 'thx,' and 'nice' replies from members just trying to unlock the download. It captures the everyday texture of Fkn0wned's Technology > Programming board rather than any single dramatic event — low-effort bumping, a rotating cast of Noobs and low-post members, and the site's signature tagline changing between page loads ('We Moderate Your Fun!' vs the standard welcome banner).
UNHIDE ZZZ Thx— hacking4funlol
unhide (rolleyes.gif)— alice
unhide ;d— zxczxc
PHP/MYSQL Weekly Contest? (Programming subforum)
Founder TuxifieD floats a weekly PHP/MySQL coding contest — the sign-up thread turns into a parade of 'count me in' one-liners and self-promo links.
Founder TuxifieD proposed a weekly PHP/MySQL coding contest as a companion to an existing win32 coding challenge, aimed at giving the site's web-focused coders their own arena to compete in. The thread is mostly a straightforward interest-check, with a long string of members signing up enthusiastically, several posting cheeky inline PHP snippets to say 'I'm in,' and a couple of newer members plugging their own personal sites in the process. Admin ZoaQ chimes in half-joking about preferring ASP.NET/C# over PHP. Overall it's a low-drama, community-building thread capturing the site's casual coder crowd circa mid-2009.
Ma skills! brawn ! <?php echo "hello world :-)" ?> I Likes ASP.NET and #C, more :D— ZoaQ
<?php $countmein = 1; if ($countmein == 1) { echo('Yeah! I'm in!'); } ?>— XLR8OR
OH me me me me, i dont hax anymoar but still i want to join teh contest whats the challenge?
Old TS Stuff... (2006 Geocities autoexec thread)
A 2006 Geocities link, twenty low-effort 'w00t' replies, and one very patient thread that spanned eight pages before it got locked.
Posted by Christ (aka DigitalEDD) in the Programming subforum back in September 2006, this thread was just a hidden link to an old 'autoexec.txt' file hosted on Geocities — presumably scripts or configs he'd shared before. What followed was a classic old-forum pile-on of one-word hype replies ('woot', 'dito', 'chea boi', 'vuv') from a mix of low-post newbies and forum regulars, with almost no actual discussion of the content itself. By the time it hit page 8 the topic had been locked, a fitting little time capsule of a Counter-Strike-era community more interested in bumping and vibing than substance.
hope theres some good foo scripts or somthing because i liked your last ones.— qwertyz
ya better be good man— MisFiTs666
chea boi— silentg0d
[PHP] Caturday Script by ap3x
An FkN0wned admin wrote a PHP script whose sole purpose was telling you if it's Caturday. That's it. That's the thread.
Admin ap3x shared a tiny, joke PHP snippet that checks the day of the week and displays a 'Caturday' cat image if it's Saturday (or a sad cat if not), inspired by seeing it as forum footer text elsewhere. The thread is pure lighthearted filler in the Programming subforum, with members mostly just replying 'unhide' to reveal the hidden code and a few dropping thanks. It's a small, wholesome snapshot of the community's goofier side outside the usual cheats/security talk.
IT'S CATURDAY! YAYYY!!— ap3x
post summm goddamn cats.— lulraep
ap3x delivers— ap3x
Free GAMES! (nvidia promo giveaway thread)
RecoileZ shares an nvidia trick for free HL2:DM, Portal: First Slice and Peggle — cue 19 pages of "unhide" spam
A January 2008 thread in the Rebel Gaming sub-board where RecoileZ posted hidden content revealing a method tied to nvidia graphics cards to snag free copies of Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, HL2: Lost Coast, Peggle Extreme, and Portal: First Slice. The thread quickly devolved into the classic forum ritual of members posting 'unhide' just to unlock the hidden post, with a side debate over whether the freebie could be claimed more than once (verdict: only with a different nvidia card, not just a new account). Low-effort hype replies ('ty for this', 'awesomeness', 'ggggggggg') dominate the rest of the 19-page thread.
u can get it more than once...just make new accounts...— albert90
Just tested it lol if u want it more than once you need a new nvidia GFX card LOL you just got toldz— RecoileZ
lol I tried on 2 accounts but it scans your Internal Serial number :(— hunterbrute224
Guess What # I'm Thinking Of? Win a Steam Account
One number, one Steam account loaded with CSS/DOD:S/TF2 — and half the forum piling in with guesses in minutes
Forum staple PopTart (Warez King / Smod) ran a simple number-guessing giveaway from 1-150, offering up a Steam account stacked with Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, and Team Fortress 2 as the prize. The thread instantly filled with a rapid-fire cross-section of the community — VIPs, 500 Club regulars, and total noobs alike — firing off guesses, with a one-guess-per-12-hours rule added after the fact to slow the flood. It's a small, cheerful snapshot of forum culture at the time: quick contests, tight-knit regulars, and everyone chasing free game loot.
The first person to guess it wins a nice steam account with css, DODS and TF2!— PopTart
13 was taken...FUCKING LAG— vermiLLion
so you're totally thinking of 18— chopiekat
BONxFIRE's Birthday Thread
The whole crew pops in just to say happy birthday to a Graphics Crew regular — classic fkn0wned fluff at its finest.
A simple birthday thread for member BONxFIRE, part of the [FkN] Graphics Crew, kicked off by admin ZoaQ 'stealing' the thread idea as a joke. Dozens of regulars, VIPs, and staff (Smods, Crew members, 2K/1K club veterans) drop in one-liner birthday wishes, ranging from sincere to crude in typical forum banter style. It's a low-stakes, high-nostalgia thread that shows off the community's tight-knit, joke-heavy culture rather than any cheat/tech content.
i stold ur thread xD muahaha :zoaq: grats— ZoaQ
Happy birthday, hopefully you get a dildo or two.— KZA
youre mine now... Map: Age of Consent— NeQx
Fkn0wned Holiday Giveaway - Week 3: Win Lifetime VIP
Reply, log in at the right moment, and a moderator might hand you lifetime VIP for free.
An official staff-run raffle thread from December 2009, hosted by [FkN] Smod ap3x, giving away two Lifetime VIP prizes (access equivalent to the site's paid VIP hack tier) during the site's holiday giveaway series. Entry was simple — just reply once — with rules barring staff, existing VIPs, and past winners, plus a requirement to be online at the actual drawing. The thread is mostly a long chain of members casually signing up, some bantering with ap3x, alongside a bit of side commentary about low-post-count members potentially not deserving a shot.
I have been asked numerous times via PM if this giveaway does include the VIP hack, the answer: YES IT DOES!— ap3x
Not tryna be a dick but I dont think people under 300 posts should get it or join. They can leak a bunch of shit which wouldnt be good for FKN— Mystik
OMG Speedo <3— ap3x
Demonoid Invite Hookups (Oct 2007)
Back when the hottest currency on the forum wasn't rep points — it was a Demonoid invite code.
A short, friendly General Discussion thread from October 2007 where a few members offered up spare Demonoid torrent-tracker invitations to fellow forumgoers, gatekeeping them mostly by post count and reputation rather than handing them out to 'one post wonders.' It's a low-drama, everyday slice of the forum's culture — people helping each other get access to the wider internet's goodies, some banter about Tiscali throttling torrents, and a mild dig at Demonoid's content quality. A super moderator even nudges the generous members to spread the invites around to the [1K] 1000 Club crowd.
any one that needs a demonoid invitation code pm me and ill decide weather to give u one on how high ur post count is— pyeman
Ah, fuck torrents. Tiscali hates them— Shifty.
Demonoid Sucks Though. i cant get any good shit on there!!!— laptops
Merry Christmas From Me! (2007)
The one time the whole fkn0wned crew put down the cheats and just said Merry Christmas.
A short, warm holiday thread from Christmas Eve 2007 where Media Crew member Sammo wished the community a merry Christmas before going inactive for the week, inviting others to post their own holiday messages. A handful of staff and media crew regulars (toby., Goodapollo, Industry) dropped in with quick well-wishes and inside-joke replies. It's a low-key, feel-good thread rather than a drama or cheat-related one — just a snapshot of the site's community taking a break together.
Merry Christmas Everybody. Please place your christmas message in this thread for everyone!— Sammo
merry christmas sammo ^^.— toby.
<3— Goodapollo
So many members o.O
A member noticed fkn0wned's user count exploding while its actual activity flatlined — cue a community-navel-gazing thread about fake growth vs. real regulars.
In this May 2008 General Discussion thread, member washingtonpayne raised a concern that fkn0wned had a swelling member list but only a handful of genuinely active users, wondering if someone was mass-creating accounts. Other regulars chimed in with theories: some blamed people joining just for cheat downloads rather than community involvement, others defended the site's stats as legitimate, and a few noted activity had dipped since a wave of members drifted away. It's a snapshot of a mid-size early cheat-scene forum grappling with growing pains and questioning its own health.
Someone is creatin a lot of accounts here on fkn o.O— washingtonpayne
We never do fake stats if that is what you are thi...— TickingTime
fkn has been low on activity since everyone went ...— RecoileZ
Teamspeak!
Stewart sets up the community TeamSpeak, immediately breaks it, everyone piles on
Member Stewart announces a new community TeamSpeak server, opened up to all fkn0wned members with a dedicated tagged area for those with the forum tag, and casual talk of queuing CS:GO together turns into a small derail. The next day the server goes down and a chorus of regulars and staff report they can't connect, capped off by Stewart admitting he changed the address and broke it himself. A light, everyday slice-of-community thread showing off the forum's usual mix of VIPs, GFX staff, and Smods hanging out.
OOPS GUYS, MY B! Should be fixed. LOL changed the address.— Stewart
Dammit Stewart— Monster
is it just me or the server is down?— OG.Nuggets
Some of my pictures (Ninjade's Belgium & Thailand photo thread)
A cheat-scene forum takes a breather to admire a Belgian member's holiday snaps from Brugge and Thailand.
In the Photography subforum of Art & Design, member Ninjade posted a batch of personal photos hosted on Photobucket, mostly of old medieval-era buildings near Antwerp/Brugge, with a follow-up set from a trip to Thailand added later in the thread. The replies are wholesome and low-key: members admire the scenery, mistake giraffes in a photo for fakes, ask about editing the shots, and chat about where everyone in the thread actually lives (Belgium, Birmingham, Mississippi). It's a quiet, friendly slice-of-life thread far removed from the hacking/cheat-scene reputation of the forum, showing the more social, everyday side of the community.
at first i thought the giraffes were fake then i took a second look— Hatred!
beautiful, I almost felt like I was actually at there. Good Job.— timem604
I don't have the pictures I took in Thailand on my computer, they're probably on my dad's computer.— Ninjade
f0wh's Volcanic Island Sunset Photo
One member's vacation sunset shot turns into a mellow little photography-forum love-in
In the Photography subforum of Fkn0wned's Art & Design section, longtime crew member f0wh shared a sunset photo taken on a volcanic island near his family's vacation house, posting the original alongside a contrasted and a lightened edit for comparison. The thread is a quiet, feel-good gallery post rather than any drama — regulars filed in over several months just to compliment the shot, with near-unanimous agreement that the unedited original was the best version. A nice snapshot of the softer, hobbyist side of the forum tucked between all the gaming and 'cheat scene' talk.
Love the way you framed the sunset between the hills and the edge, nicely done— JuKeZ
Contrast made my eyes bleed but Orig looks nice— Bonkers
gorgeous just gorgeous yea the first is the best looks like a relaxing place— jbfkenpwns
Some Pictures Taken By Me (NIX's countryside photos)
A [FkN] Crew regular shares countryside snapshots — and sparks a gentle debate over whether they're actually good
NIX, a longtime [FkN] Crew member, posted a batch of personal photographs (tinypic-hosted, since dead) taken 'a few years back' in his countryside, including a horse and a river scene, in the Photography subforum. The thread drew a steady trickle of compliments over several months from March to September 2009, with some light ribbing about Yugoslavia/Serbia geography and a couple of members offering more critical, constructive feedback about composition and focal points. It's a quiet, wholesome corner of the forum — cheat-scene regulars taking a breather to share slice-of-life hobby content rather than hacks or drama.
Yugoslavia is now my favourite place in the world. Nice pics, keep them coming.— spammingman
That Horse looks Beautiful, Looks like you take Good care of it. You must have allot of money :)— Greedytrojan
There isn't that much of a focal point of much of a subject other than the fact you like the countryside.— TheFlow
Drawing Contest Vote (Nov/Dec 2007)
Golden crayon on the line: fk0wned's forum artists face off in a fan-voted drawing contest.
A News + Site Updates thread run by manager tKeR announcing the voting phase of a site drawing contest, where entries had to feature the fkn0wned logo or theme and be funny. Members voted (multiple choices allowed) on submitted drawings, with a permanent profile badge as the prize for the winner. Shifty and TuxifieD led the poll with the most votes among ten entrants, and the contest wrapped up with a 'Contest is done!' close note from tKeR.
Must have fkn0wned logo or involve fkn0wned some how. - Must be funny.— tKeR
The award will be on your profile under your name for ever to show off!!— tKeR
I voted for - Blackxthink - Tuxified— blackxthink
Looking For Work
Teen forum rage, 2007-style: 'why the fuck is it so hard' to get a job
A member named havok123 vents about the frustration of job hunting, having called over 20 places with no luck, while dealing with family pressure and tight money. Fellow members pile in with genuine advice — job sites, recruitment agencies, walking into stores directly — alongside some classic forum ribbing about vans and candy. It's a small, mundane slice of everyday teenage/young-adult life playing out in the Rants and Raves section, with people actually checking back later to ask if he ever landed the job.
Why the fuck is it so hard, people say its easy get a job.— havok123
i can give you a job, jump in my van, i have candy...— mr.N0Nam3
No i didn't, waited all day for the guy to tel...— havok123
Nice! (the one-line compliment thread that sparked a mini mod-vs-member spat)
A newbie just said 'you guys kick ass' — and somehow it turned into a forum-police showdown
A low-post-count member named affliction dropped a simple one-line compliment thanking the community in the Suggestions & Feedback section. A regular, Legit_Hacks, jumped in claiming it was posted in the wrong section and should get the poster warned, which drew immediate pushback from logik92 and supervisor DCLXVI, who pointed out the post was correctly placed feedback and that Legit_Hacks (a veteran member) should've known better. The thread is a small, good-natured snapshot of forum culture: quick to police newbies, quicker to call out the self-appointed forum cops. Peski-Ruski chimed in just to razz affliction for having a lower post count despite registering earlier.
You guys kick ass, I love you guys!— affliction
wrong section, stupid post..In my mind you should be warned, but i suppose your new and you dont know any better?— Legit_Hacks
Uhh, this is the right section, and it's a feedback post. In my mind, you should warned because you've been here for a while and should know better.— DCLXVI
Rootkit Won't Die (and Neither Will the Pirated Software)
A guy's PC keeps rebooting itself thanks to a stubborn rootkit, and the fix ends up being worse than the disease.
TheLithuaniansLeader posted in Computers General begging for help after Kaspersky 7.0 detected two rootkits it couldn't remove, with an infected .exe seemingly forcing random restarts. Fellow members including IxPKxALL, Jack Bauer, asshoel50, and 3dstz chimed in with the usual mid-2000s tech support playbook: manual delete batch files, AVG's rootkit remover, sending the sample to Kaspersky, or just reformatting. The AVG rootkit tool ended up nuking core Windows files, forcing a full reinstall, and the OP's parting note about needing to "get all cracks back" is a nice little window into what this forum's computers were actually loaded with. Supervisor Janza closed it out by randomly bonding with the OP over both being Lithuanian.
i wana delete those two fucking rootkits outa my comp!— TheLithuaniansLeader
now my comp is empty ;\ i guess ill have to get all cracks back i had— TheLithuaniansLeader
And sorry, but BTW, I'm from Lithuania too!!!! By any chance are you tall?— Janza
Caption This! Week 2 - Christmas Santa Contest
Members raced to slap the funniest caption on a Santa pic before voting week — one entry even got a 'lol'd when i noticed it' co-sign.
A light-hearted weekly contest thread in the Site Related board where a manager posted a Santa-themed image and challenged members to submit one caption each, with strict one-post-per-person rules enforced by deletion and warnings. Regulars and staff (including a Co-Manager) piled in with their own edited image submissions rather than pure text captions, turning it into an informal meme/photoshop contest. It's a small, cozy slice of forum culture around Christmas 2007, with the best entries slated to go to a public vote the following week.
Lol'd When i noticed it.— ri0t
LOL thats awsome.— conTagious
Will the real Santa Claus please stand up— Jumbeliah
Welcome Fractaz to Staff!
The day Fractaz got the staff badge — and SNK dropped his '6 Rules of Life' speech to celebrate.
A short Site News announcement thread welcoming a new staff member, Fractaz, to the Fkn0wned team. Veteran member SNK, tagged with the 'Retired and Respected' rank, offers a brief congratulatory post followed by an extensive motivational copypasta ('6 Rules of Life') attributed to bodybuilding-forum lore figures like Zyzz and Chestbrah. It's a small but characteristic slice of the site's community culture — staff promotions marked with in-jokes, shoutbox one-liners, and gym-bro inspirational quotes rather than formal fanfare.
Welcome brah.— SNK
Live and be Legendary! Long Live Fkn0wned.com— SNK
alpha as fuck— Tuxified
My Second Rage, Slightly Better Options
hunterbrute224 took Arcade's video-editing advice to heart and came back with an annoying-sound-fueled CS:S rage video that actually landed
A follow-up rage video thread in the Counter-Strike Rages subforum, where hunterbrute224 acts on critique from a prior post by Arcade — using an obnoxious sound clip and better editing to bait reactions from unsuspecting CS:S server players. The thread is light and celebratory, with regulars (including staff member HaSh) reminiscing about the 'inflatable tube man' bit and other members reacting with pure LOL-posting rather than real drama. It captures the goofy, low-stakes culture of the Raging and Advertising section, where trolling videos were shared and workshopped like content among friends.
I DONT HACK, I ACCESSORIZE— hunterbrute224
haha that was awesome, I remember when you were spamming the whacky waving enflatable tube man thing.— HaSh
Wanna Hear The Most Annoying Sound In The World? "NO!!!!" "Wanna Get Banned For It" "..."— AlbinoBoi
NIX's cPanel Give-Away & the 'CP' Mix-Up
Free hacked cPanels, a mad scramble of 'thx' replies, and an admin clarifying CP didn't mean what you feared
NIX, a Super Moderator, posted a hidden-content give-away of four cPanels (likely compromised hosting control panels), part of a larger recurring 'public give-aways' event on the board offering steam accounts and rapidshare loot to active members. The thread devolved into the usual reply-to-unlock scramble of one-word 'thanks/nice/ty' posts from dozens of members. Notably, admin ap3x had to step in to clarify the acronym 'CP' meant cPanel, not something illegal, amid the joking chaos. The thread was eventually locked, as was standard for these give-away drops.
Ahaha. This is so funny how people get trojan'd..— XpliciteR
CP = child porn. no cp on this board— ap3x
You have 4 CP's Hidden Content You'll be able to see the hidden content once you reply to this topic.— NIX
My First PC Grow Case
A forum member turns an old gutted PC case into a tiny grow box, and half the regulars show up to backseat garden.
A member named xDJeffxD shares a personal project repurposing an old computer case as a small-scale grow box for a Mexican Haze plant, promising weekly progress photos. Regulars from General Discussion pile in with curious questions about plant size, harvest timing, and space-saving techniques like ScrOG, while a couple of longtime members riff with in-jokes and off-topic banter. It's a low-stakes, chill hobby thread typical of the forum's off-topic culture, mixing gardening tips with community rapport.
Duration is about 6-7 weeks like all seeds you want to grow, it took me 2 days to do it.— xDJeffxD
If you want to save space and make nice colla's just do ScrOG (aka Screen Of Green)— SideroM
well i can't wait to see more pics! i just happen to have an old PC i wouldn't mind gutting and trying this!— Color Blind
Adora's Easter Egg Hunt
Members race through every corner of the forum hunting hidden eggs — links flying, jokes flowing, chaos ensuing.
This is page 2 of a community Easter-themed scavenger hunt competition where members posted links to various forum sections and threads, presumably searching for hidden 'eggs' planted by staff. The thread mixes genuine hunt participation with off-topic banter, spam-like link dumping, and members noting things like eggs hidden in the site header. It's a lighthearted, low-stakes community event thread typical of forum holiday traditions.
the header has 3 eggs hehehe— Kudi
Nothing to see here Gl guys to hunt eggs s s s s s s s s...— Parazitii
Help out a squab, will ya?— Squab
Massive Crew Promotion Thread (GFX Crew TBD)
A round of promotions hits Fkn0wned and the crew comes out to say thanks — and roast each other a little.
This is a Site News congratulations thread celebrating a wave of member promotions on the Fkn0wned forum, with new crew members (including darkfolf) thanking staff for the opportunity. Longtime members like Mugen (Database Admin) and others chime in with thanks directed at 'Panda' and 'Fuser', who appear to have been behind the promotions and a signature graphic. The tone is light, jokey, and affectionate — classic small-forum camaraderie with inside jokes and over-the-top titles/taglines under each name.
Gratz Bitches Thanks Panda and Fuser ! <3 <3 <3— Mugen
Thanks for the opportunity guys. I will do my best and hopefully I don't annoy you guys with questions >.>— darkfolf
Congratz Revive that 1k club nigglets (; PANDA IS THE BEST!— BU12TRAS
Member of the Month, June: Kubenos
The month Kubenos got crowned MOTM — and genuinely had no idea why he suddenly had VIP access
A congratulatory thread celebrating Kubenos winning Member of the Month for June 2012 on Fkn0wned. Regulars like Fractaz, Karma, and Monster dropped in with quick congrats, while Kubenos himself replied confused and humbled, saying he'd stumbled onto the VIP area without realizing why. The post also doubles as a trading reputation showcase, with a string of vouch quotes attesting Kubenos was a trusted trader in the community, plus some adf.ly link-shortener spam tacked on at the end.
I know its a day early, 1 DAY TOO EARLY gratz =3— Karma
After entering the forum did not know what happened that I have access to the VIP area. I wanted to report it, and I stumbled on this.— Kubenos
stop editing my sig faggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeets— Fractaz
Member of the Month: October 2012 — デイブ
The month デイブ went purple: fkn0wned's MOTM thread, wall-to-wall congrats and inside jokes.
A congratulatory thread celebrating デイブ (aka Dave), a Canadian [FkN] Crew member, being named Member of the Month for October 2012. Staff and regulars from across the forum's tiers — Admins, VIPs, Database Admin, Retired & Respected members — dropped in with quick congrats, inside references to sig-making, and lighthearted banter. Dave notes the timing coincided with his birthday month and jokes about his excitement over his member banner turning purple, capturing the warm, chummy culture of the community's inner circle.
holy shieeeeet Thanks all <3 October Motm, couldnt be better since it's my birthday month weeeeeee.— デイブ
I almost died of an heartattack at school when i saw my member banner being purple totally made my day— デイブ
Gratz mang, you've made a few topics that really stands out in the forum. Good job and keep it up!— TripleD
Who's Got a Dark Past?
Old members air out their skeletons — and someone gets called out for getting 'owned' back in the day.
A confessional-style thread in Fkn0wned's General Discussion where members reminisced about their shady histories on the forum and in the old cheat scene. This is the tail end of a two-page thread, catching a late reply from a member who admits he mostly lurked to download hacks rather than post, and recalls a memorable moment of another member getting clowned on by a user named 'shifty.' The tone is nostalgic and self-deprecating, typical of old forum 'confess your sins' threads.
Yeah I remember all those arse holes although I was never a poster back than I just liked to download the hacks— Riley
The funniest was the ownage on [censored] by shifty haha what a prick— Riley
vermiLLion's Big Yard Sale: Steam, Xbox Live Accounts & PC Parts for Rent Money
A [FkN] Crew veteran liquidates their entire digital life to cover Vancouver rent — Steam accounts, rare Xbox Live gamertags, and an ATI Radeon thrown in for good measure.
Longtime member vermiLLion (5,249 posts, joined 2007) posted a big clearance sale in the Market Place, openly explaining they needed roughly $4k for rent and a move back to school in Vancouver. The listing was a grab-bag of old-internet inventory: several Steam accounts (HL1/CS:S/TF2/Orange Box bundles), a FlyFF character, a handful of Xbox Live gamertags (some billed as rare '3 character' accounts), a stack of original Xbox games, and spare PC parts like a Radeon 4870. No prices were set — buyers were invited to make offers. One reply came from sunshinehorror asking about a trade for one of the Steam accounts. It's a small, quiet snapshot of the era's account/item economy and the everyday financial pressures behind it.
Any amount will help so if you buy anything from me you are helping out a lot <3— vermiLLion
hey , are you keen on a trade?— sunshinehorror
So how long has everyone been a member here?
A simple poll thread turns into a snapshot of who'd stuck around fkn0wned for years
A casual General Discussion poll thread from April 2009 asking members how long they'd been part of Fkn0wned.com, with options ranging from 'less than a month' to '2+ years'. Longtime members like EuphoricMurder, ZoaQ, and misterfopje checked in, mostly noting multi-year tenures despite being light posters who mainly lurked to see what the community offered. It's a low-key, nostalgic 'roll call' thread rather than anything dramatic — just members marking time on the site.
just seen ive been here for 2 yrs now ^.^ lol im not much of a poster i just enjoy seeing what the community has to offer— EuphoricMurder
2 Years But never rly used the site as a forum before now— ZoaQ
HaSh's Polar Bear Science Report Contest
A Supervisor bribed the forum with a VAC-banned CS:S account to write his homework for him
A Supervisor named HaSh posted a mini-contest asking members to write his overdue school report on polar bears (climate, diet, endangerment, food chain) in under an hour, offering a VAC-banned Steam account with CS:S/HL2 as the prize. It's a classic slice of mid-2000s forum culture: staff using their position for favors, homework outsourced to strangers online, and a low-stakes 'prize' that was already worthless since the account was banned. Gospel replied almost immediately, though the thread capture cuts off before any actual reports appear.
Ok, so I need a report about POLAR BEARS !— HaSh
WINNAR WILL GET VAC BANNED STEAM ACC WITH CSS / HL2 N SHIT— HaSh
Introduce Yourself Here! (General Discussion)
Every forum's rite of passage: the endless 'sup guys, I'm new here' thread that never really ends.
This was Fkn0wned.com's long-running welcome thread, where new members dropped their basic intro — name/alias, age, country, and a laundry list of games played — before diving into the rest of the forum. Post #401 shows a 16-year-old Singaporean member listing an impressive stack of mid-2000s games (Mu Online, WoW, CS, DotA, MapleSEA), while a staff member chimes in with a simple welcome. Classic low-stakes, high-volume community glue thread rather than drama or cheat talk.
Hey guys! sup hope u guys are enjoying this forum coz i will be staying here for a veri veri long time =D— Ryura
welcome all new peoples— miLLer
"Why is everything hidden?" — a newbie learns the reply-to-unlock rule
The classic fkn0wned rite of passage: a noob asks why the download links are all blacked out, gets told to just reply already
A newer member named ohsnap999 asks why hidden content boxes on the forum aren't showing him the promised hack download links. Veteran uploader pyeman explains the forum's anti-leech system — you had to reply to a topic to unhide its content — with a bit of exasperation since it had apparently been asked many times before. Another long-time member, The Moose, chimes in just to ask for the thread to be closed as redundant. It's a small, mundane exchange but a perfect snapshot of the site's basic mechanics and community etiquette around hidden downloads.
ffs dont you know how to read ? there are several topics on this subject but i will repeat myself again to view hidden content reply to the topic then go back to the first post and the content will be unhiden this is to stop leachers— pyeman
Wow.. Close this, pleaseee..— The Moose