fkn0wned archive

Total Time on FKN.

A 2007 suggestion to track how long you'd spent glued to the forum — MOTM bragging rights on the line.

In this Suggestions + Feedback thread from December 2007, longtime member NoNamE! proposed adding a mod that would track members' total time spent on the site, floating it as a possible factor in determining Member of the Month. He noted it would need safeguards against 'refresh' exploits and should only count active engagement rather than idle time. Banak chimed in early, but the visible exchange is brief, capturing a small, everyday moment of the community tinkering with site features.

We should get a mod that records your time on fkn, and this could help determine the MOTM— NoNamE!

Scammer Accusation? — How Does Reporting Actually Work Here

One member asks Fkn0wned's oldest question: if someone scams you, what do you actually get back?

A long-time member (over 1,000 posts, in the '1K Club') posts to the Suggestions + Feedback section asking about the forum's process for handling scammer accusations — specifically what recourse members have if they get scammed by someone on the site. It's a short, practical post rather than a drama thread itself, reflecting the trust/trading culture and risks that came with an active trading subforum on a cheat-scene community board.

How can we get scammed , and when the member on this forum has scammed us what we have back ?— blackxthink

Gametration.com Launches Its Ventrilo Channel

The day Gametration told everyone to grab their headsets and hop on voice chat.

A brief site-news post from Gametration.com's early days, announcing the community's dedicated Ventrilo voice-chat server for members to hang out on. Posted by founding member c0ke (Member No. 1, a Super Mod) with a quick follow-up from NoNamE!, billed as the site's mascot. It's a small, functional announcement typical of the site's early cheat-scene community-building era, more about fostering hangout culture than any drama.

Fkn0wned.Com Ventrillo Channel! Come chat with us!— c0ke

New Posting Rules for Red Light District

A staffer tries to bring order to the chaos of Red Light District's warez dumping ground.

A staff mod named Rockforce posted a rules announcement for the Music subforum under the Red Light District section, which had devolved into disorganized posting of software/media links. The new rules mandated a strict topic-naming and reply format, requiring links to be hidden and consolidated so each 'warez' item had one designated thread. It's a small housekeeping thread rather than a discussion, but it captures the informal, self-moderated nature of the board's file-sharing culture at the time.

Well folks, the red light forum looks like a giant clusterfuck within a clusterfuck, so there are new rules you have to follow— Rockforce

IRC Channel Relaunch Announcement

Fkn0wned's official chatroom comes back from the dead on Deception Network — and a wide-eyed newbie shows up to gush about it

Head Admin Bisdale announces that the Fkn0wned community IRC channel is back online, now hosted on Deception Network, and gives newcomers basic pointers on joining with mIRC and registering a nickname. It's a short, functional site-news post meant to pull the crew together into live chat for support and hangout time. The lone reply is from a brand-new one-post member gushing about the site and (in classic scene fashion) trying to sweet-talk the admins for a handout.

fknowned is like THE! best site for kwl stuff :) (dont suppose i can have 1 can i)— sas_slayer

Staff Update - Fkn0wned.Com

Another day, another shakeup on the FkN staff roster — c0ke drops the news.

A brief staff announcement posted in the News + Updates section by founding/early member c0ke, dated July 2007. The post header simply flags 'a few changes' to the site's staff lineup, typical of the periodic housekeeping threads used to keep the community informed about moderator and admin roles. The surviving text is mostly forum chrome and profile metadata, with the substantive announcement details not preserved in this archive fragment.

A few changes, read here— c0ke

New Posting Rules for Red Light District (Movies)

The mods finally snapped and laid down the law in the forum's warez-and-porn back alley.

This is an administrative rules-post rather than a discussion thread: longtime member Rockforce, posting in the Red Light District's Movies subforum, declares the section a 'clusterfuck within a clusterfuck' and lays out new formatting rules for how release/download topics must be titled and structured going forward. It's a housekeeping moment showing how the forum's looser, adult/warez-adjacent corner got reined in with more formal posting standards. No actual movie or download discussion is present, just the rule announcement itself.

Well folks, the red light forum looks like a giant clusterfuck within a clusterfuck, so there are new rules you have to follow— Rockforce

TheJah, Tripication, and trs promoted to SMod!

Three names climb the fkn0wned ladder — congrats roll in for the forum's newest Super Mods.

A Site News announcement marking the promotion of three members — TheJah, Tripication, and trs — to Super Moderator status on the fkn0wned forum. The visible reply is a short congratulatory note from VIP member DonStefano, reflecting the community's casual, supportive tone toward staff milestones. This kind of thread was typical of the site's internal culture, where rank changes and staff shakeups were publicly celebrated.

Congrats to all 3 ^^!— DonStefano

Lifetime VIP $40 Promo Announcement

Buy your way into Lifetime VIP before the price bumps — staff running a limited-slot cash promo.

A Site News announcement on the Fkn0wned Forum offering the next two Lifetime VIP memberships for $40 each, apparently as a promo tied to giveaways or resale. Only the board chrome and navigation survive from this page, so the actual pitch and terms are lost, but it reflects how the site monetized VIP status directly through staff-run sales. Typical of the forum's structure at the time, with dedicated sections for cheat databases (CS 1.6, CoD, etc.) and general/leecher/market boards alongside site business like this.

Warning: Upgrading (2007 Downtime Notice)

The night c0ke warned everyone the site was about to go dark for an upgrade.

A brief News + Updates announcement posted by founding member c0ke, warning users of expected downtime over the next few days due to a site upgrade. Typical low-key admin housekeeping post from the site's early days, filed under Site Related.

"Fkn0wned Always Down" Complaint Thread

Members grumble about the forum's uptime — a small crack in fkn0wned's foundation, preserved forever.

A short thread in the Comments and Suggestions section where a member complained that the Fkn0wned Forum kept going down or was frequently inaccessible. The surviving text is mostly site navigation and board index chrome, with little of the actual discussion preserved. It captures a common gripe on small early-2010s cheat/gaming forums: unreliable hosting and downtime frustrating the community.

Awards System announcement

Fkn0wned rolls out a badge system — because nothing says 2010s forum status like a shiny little icon under your name.

A Site News post announcing the introduction of an Awards Gallery/badge system on the Fkn0wned forum, letting members earn and display recognitions on their profiles. The surviving content is mostly navigation chrome and board structure rather than the full announcement text, but it confirms the forum had a formal rewards/status feature alongside its VIP subscriptions and staff hierarchy. Reflects the site's broader setup spanning cheat databases for various games and general/gaming/security subforums.

The Next 2 Lifetime VIP Purchases: $40 / +1 Month to Giveaway/Sell

Staff dangled two Lifetime VIP slots as a fundraiser/giveaway hook — classic fkn0wned hustle.

A Site News post from fkn0wned Forum announcing that the next two Lifetime VIP membership purchases (priced at $40, with an extra month tacked on) would be used either as a giveaway prize or resold, likely to raise funds or drum up engagement. It's a small administrative/promotional notice typical of the site's VIP subscription system, which gated access to the cheat & hack database across games like Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, and Battlefield. Not much drama here — just a glimpse of how the site funded itself and kept its community incentivized.

D0t1q promoted to SMod

The day D0t1q leveled up to Super Moderator

A short staff-announcement thread in the Minor Updates section marking D0t1q's promotion to Senior/Super Moderator on the Fkn0wned forum. Typical of the site's low-key housekeeping posts, it likely drew congratulations and community chatter rather than any real controversy. It's a small but telling artifact of the forum's internal hierarchy and staff culture during its active years.

Some Staff Updates

New names on the staff roster — a small post, a big deal in a tiny forum.

A short administrative announcement thread in the Minor Updates section noting changes to the site's staff team. Typical of the low-key housekeeping posts admins made to keep the community informed about who was running things behind the scenes. Not much drama visible here, just routine forum maintenance chatter that longtime members would have skimmed on their way to the real action in Gaming, Security & Hacking, or the shoutbox.

1k Club Color Suggestion Thread (Page 2)

The endless bikeshedding over what color the '1k Club' rank should be.

A continuation thread in Comments and Suggestions where members debated what color/styling should be assigned to the '1k Club' member rank or title. Like many forum cosmetic-suggestion threads, it ran long enough to hit a second page, though the actual back-and-forth content wasn't preserved here beyond the navigation shell. It's a small, mundane slice of site governance—members caring enough about status symbols to argue over pixels.

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

Selling LockerZ Accounts~ PayPal |Z-Listers| |Cheap| |Prizes|

A guy tried to sell LockerZ points accounts without enough posts, and the mods slammed the gavel in under three minutes.

A member named kfirrulz posted a Market Place listing offering to sell LockerZ reward-site accounts (ranging from 500 to 2000+ points) for PayPal, pre-emptively admitting he didn't meet the forum's 100-post minimum to sell but arguing his long membership should count. Another member questioned whether the point totals shown could be faked with browser tools. Within minutes, staff member vermiLLion locked the thread for violating the Market Place's posting requirement, delivering a boilerplate rule-enforcement notice. It's a quick, small snapshot of the forum's strict market rules and fast moderation on rule-breaking sales threads.

I might not have 100 posts but im your member for a VERY long time so I suppose I am allowed to sell here.— kfirrulz

U could fake this with javascripts or firebug ?— zanderdanmark

Read the rules next time please. You need 100 or more posts to sell in the marketplace. Get active!— vermiLLion

[FknReq] Steam acc. - Market Place request thread

A vacced-legit-player's account request that got locked in under 10 minutes flat.

A member named Fknz0ned posted in the Market Place asking for a free/cheap Steam account with CS:S and DOD:S (offering a token $4), claiming he kept getting VAC banned despite playing legit. Within minutes, another member and two staffers (a moderator and a super-mod) piled on to point out he didn't meet the forum's 100-post minimum to trade, and the thread was swiftly locked by staff. A pretty mundane, everyday snapshot of the Market Place's strict anti-scam posting rules being enforced in real time.

I keep getting vacced, Somehow... (I Play legit)— Fknz0ned

need 100 posts to do any trading— chopiekat

This topic has been closed by a moderator(me). Reason: " Need 100 posts to trade. "— ap3x

6 digit Steam account sale (wrong section, closed)

New guy tries to sell a rare low-digit Steam account in the wrong forum — gets shut down in four replies flat.

A brand-new member with only 8 posts tried to sell a coveted 'six digit' Steam account bundled with the CS 1.6/HL1 pack, posting screenshots and contact info for MSN and AIM. Regulars quickly pointed out he'd posted in the wrong subforum and hadn't met the 100-post minimum required to trade. A Supervisor closed the thread shortly after, a routine bit of forum housekeeping typical of the site's trading rules enforcement.

You need 100 posts to trade/sell/buy— bobbafett07

rofl wrong forum— logik92

Wrong section and not enough posts. Closed— Sonikk

Orange Box Steam Account Trade Shut Down for Low Post Count

Kid tries to flip a $70 Orange Box Steam account for $30 in a two-line thread and instantly gets memory-holed for not having 100 posts.

A member with only 78 posts listed a Steam account bundled with the Orange Box titles (TF2, Half-Life 2 + episodes, CSS, Portal) for sale at what other members quickly pointed out was a suspiciously low price. A brief back-and-forth over the pricing math followed before a moderator stepped in and closed the thread outright, citing the forum's minimum 100-post requirement for trading. A tiny, mundane slice of the site's trading rules being enforced in real time.

You're selling it for 30? That's $60...— G3lmis

no its $70 on steam.....— liamhardy123

You are not allowed to trade until you have 100 posts.— DCLXVI

1K Club Can't See World News?

A '1000 Club' member reports a mystery forum access bug — solved same-day by staff Tux.

A tiny, mundane bug report from a '1K Club' member (mr.N0Nam3) who couldn't view a 'World News' subforum despite being an established, high-post-count user. Fellow members and staff (Shifty., PaRaNoID, TuxifieD) chimed in to help diagnose it, and staffer TuxifieD fixed the permissions within minutes. Moderator DCLXVI closed the thread the same day marking it resolved — a quick snapshot of the forum's active, responsive staff and everyday housekeeping.

ya, i cant see it.— mr.N0Nam3

he can see the forum name but probably cant access...— PaRaNoID

should beable to now— TuxifieD

Colour of crew name

The great yellow-text crisis of 2007: half the forum couldn't read their own crew tags on white backgrounds

A minor cosmetic gripe thread in the Suggestions & Feedback section, where member sammo complained that crew name colours (yellow) were hard to read against the site's white background. Several members piled on in quick agreement, tossing out alternate colour suggestions like green, red, or purple, with blackxthink pushing hard for purple. A Supervisor (Shifty.) chimed in near the end confirming changes were in the works site-wide, giving the thread a mildly official resolution.

The yellow is hard to read, and way too bright.— prefeK

Change it to : Purple <3 Its so sexy— blackxthink

Yeah we'll sort something out don't worry there is a lot of changes happening atm.— Shifty.

The French Section That Never Was

A Quebec member pitched a French-language board — and got shot down in three replies flat.

A 2007 suggestions thread where member blackxthink, from Quebec, proposed adding a dedicated French-language forum section (and offered to moderate it himself). Co-Manager Shifty rejected the idea, citing that the site already had too many sections and that even the existing German section wasn't active enough to justify it. blackxthink accepted the answer without pushback, and staff member miLLer dropped in without adding much. A small, quiet, quickly-resolved bit of site governance.

A french section... I speak french so i can be the french section Moderator— blackxthink

No, the German one isn't even active enough. Sorry.— Shifty

OK No problem— blackxthink

Can't View Member Profiles (Bug Report)

The whole '1K Club' briefly vanished from the internet — turns out the site just broke their profile pages.

A quick bug-report thread from November 2007 where member sammo flagged a fatal PHP error breaking member profile pages. Other members piled in confirming the same crash, with the pattern narrowed down to affecting mainly '1K Club' members. Staff (Afteryou, Niggorex, Shifty.) acknowledged it was already known and being worked on, and moderator Shifty. closed the thread as a duplicate report.

Anyone else getting this, and I thought I would post it cause it's a bug.— sammo

It only seems to be for people who are in the 1K c...— bragamuffin

Being sorted, alredy been said.— Shifty.

Noob Tries to Bypass 100-Post Trading Rule to Sell BF2 Key

A brand-new BF2 key, a suspicious 'I have permission' claim, and a low-post-count noob butting heads with forum rules

A user with only 11 posts, DeathAdder, tried to sell a 'brand new, 100% legit' Battlefield 2 CD key for $11 in the Other Trades subforum. Longtime 1000 Club member pyeman quickly pointed out the standard 100-post minimum required to trade on Fkn0wned. DeathAdder pushed back twice, claiming he'd gotten personal sign-off from a staffer named Sonikk to bypass the rule due to his '1000th club' status — a claim that reads as dubious given his post count. A small, mundane slice of the forum's trade-rule enforcement and the kind of rule-lawyering newbies attempted.

Hi, I have got a BattleField 2 key, brand new and the manual rite infront of me... Price: $11— DeathAdder

you need 100 posts to trade on fkn0wned— pyeman

I have got sole-permission from Sonikk that i can post here in the trade section— DeathAdder

Selling WiC CD Key (Shut Down by Post-Count Rule)

A World in Conflict CD key for sale — but the real story is getting shut down by a post-count wall

Member TNJ tried to sell a World in Conflict CD key in the Other Trades section, hoping to swap it for around 10 million RuneScape gold, noting he'd paid nearly $100 for it originally. Forum regular Legit_Hacks quickly pointed out TNJ didn't meet the 100+ post requirement to trade in that section (with the usual excuse that the enforcement mod was temporarily down). TNJ sheepishly conceded with a one-line 'Oh, my bad...' and the thread fizzled out after just three posts.

Tbh, I want RS Gold. Around 10m, which is an absolute bargain considfering I bought it for just under $100.— TNJ

You must have 100+ posts to be in this section of the forum, the mod is down right now but should be up shortly.— Legit_Hacks

Oh, my bad...— TNJ

$10 Steam Accounts (Christmas Sale)

A Steam account clearance sale that got shut down for breaking the trade rules

A low-post-count member, AC KILLA, tried to offload a batch of Steam accounts loaded with Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, and other early Source-engine titles for $10 apiece via PayPal, framing it as a holiday sale. Several accounts were already marked SOLD before another member pointed out he didn't meet the forum's 100-post minimum to trade, ending the thread almost as soon as it began. A small, mundane snapshot of the Market Place's rules being enforced in real time.

There all on sale its Christmas— AC KILLA

You must have 100 posts to trade— typeusernamehere

oh k sry— AC KILLA

STeam acc for sale with CS:CZ - written by Izeman

One-post wonder tries to sell a Steam account, gets insta-slapped and locked in under a minute.

A brand-new member with a single post attempted to sell a Steam account bundled with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and 1.6, asking for PayPal or premium days in return. Market Place moderator PopTart shut it down almost immediately, pointing out the seller hadn't met the required 100-post minimum to post in the trading section. The thread was locked within a minute of being posted, a classic case of a newcomer not reading the rules.

hi, i sale here a steam account with cs:CZ and cs:/1.6 , please give me a good price per paypal or premium days— Izeman

Holy shit does nobody read the rules anymore? /closed— PopTart

Steam Account Flip Attempt Shut Down for Post-Count Violation

One-post wonder tries to flip a Steam account for $80, gets insta-slammed by the mods

A brand-new member with a single post attempted to sell a Steam account loaded with 24 games for $80 in the Market Place section. Admin ap3x closed the thread within an hour, citing the Market Place's 100-post minimum requirement for selling and adding a sarcastic remark about not being interested in the deal. A short, unremarkable listing that mostly serves as an example of the forum's strict market rules being enforced against low-post-count sellers.

i sell steam with 24 games!! SteamCommunity Price: $80 Need $$ NOW!!— UnknOwn_

Sure i'll totally buy a steam for $80— ap3x

ESL Account Wanted — Locked in Seconds

New guy asks for an ESL account, forgets the 100-post rule, gets insta-locked by a mod.

A low-post-count member named chin958522742 posted in the Market Place looking to buy an ESL (Electronic Sports League) account, offering to pay well for one. Within minutes, forum smod NIX locked the thread for violating the Market Place's well-publicized 100-post minimum rule for trading threads. A brief, unremarkable, but classic case of forum rule enforcement in action.

Im searching for an esl account if anybody can provide me one i will make a good offer.— chin958522742

Read the rules - Locked— NIX

Trade Account Thread Instantly Locked for Post-Count Violation

One post, one reply, one instant lock — a Black Market thread that never had a chance

A brand-new member named xfiles, posting for the first (and only) time, tried to trade/sell access to some Usenet-provider accounts in the Black Market subforum, asking for an iStealer build in return. Within minutes, longtime staffer Kimmi shut it down with the forum's standard auto-generated closure notice, citing the board's minimum-post requirement for buy/sell/trade threads. A short, mundane footnote of Fkn0wned's Black Market moderation routine rather than any real drama.

I want to replace this account for iStealer5 or 6 or something in that rank— xfiles

You need 100 posts buy/sell/trade.— Kimmi

10 Steam Accounts for 10 PSC

A one-post, one-reply flop: newbie tries to sell a stack of old Steam accounts, gets insta-closed for not having 100 posts.

A brand-new member with a single post listed ten old Steam accounts (loaded with early Valve-era titles like Half-Life 2, The Orange Box, and Left 4 Dead) hoping to trade them for ten PaySafeCard codes. Before anyone could respond, a moderator shut it down immediately for not meeting the forum's minimum post-count requirement for Black Market trading. It's a tiny, almost comically brief snapshot of the Black Market subforum's gatekeeping rules in action circa late 2009.

unfaked, unchanged, some with valid CC! i want 10 psc (paysafecard.com) for these accounts— p3ng3l2

please read out rules. need 100 posts /closed— PopTart

Trade Thread Instantly Closed for Violating 100-Post Rule

One-post trade offer, instantly shut down for skipping the 100-post rule

A brand-new member, cayerazor, dropped a one-line post in the Black Market subforum offering to trade VAC-banned CSS and TF2 accounts plus a Left 4 Dead account, looking for a CSS account in return. Within two minutes, moderator ap3x closed the thread with an automated notice citing the forum's 100-post minimum requirement before trading was allowed. A tiny, mundane snapshot of Fkn0wned's Black Market housekeeping rules being enforced fast.

trading acc with these games : CSS ( vac banned ) tf2 ( vac banned ) l4d :)— cayerazor

need 100 posts to trade (esp make your own thread— ap3x

TeamSpeak Server Back Online (Dec 2006)

The day Fkn0wned's TeamSpeak came back from the dead — and got a two-word 'gj'

A short, routine site-news post from Head Admin [FkN] Bisdale announcing that the community's TeamSpeak voice server was restored after roughly a week of downtime, pitched as a place to get one-on-one hack support. It drew a single brief reply from member 'afteryou' thanking Bisdale. A small, mundane housekeeping moment that nonetheless captures the daily upkeep behind running an early cheat-scene community.

Hey just letting everyone know that the Fkn0wned Team Speak is back online after a week or so of being down.— [FkN] Bisdale

gj bisdale thx— afteryou

Read the Stickies (Mod Reminder Thread)

A mod's polite-but-tired PSA: stop dumping threads in the wrong section or watch them vanish without warning.

A short housekeeping post in the Counter-Strike 1.6 General board where staff member Sonikk asks users to actually read the stickies before posting. He mentions moving six misplaced threads that same day and warns that future misfiled threads will just be relocated silently, no notice given. It's a classic forum-moderator-fatigue moment, nothing dramatic, just the eternal battle against people posting in the wrong subforum.

Im really tired of moving topics to the right section, and just today i had to move 6 threads.— Sonikk

The threads will be moved without any notification, so post in the right section if you dont want to go looking for your thread in all the sections.— Sonikk

Misfiled Newbie Script Request Closed by Admin

A brand-new noob wanders into Programming asking for a CSS strafe/jumpbug script — gets closed by admin ZoaQ in 14 minutes flat.

A three-post-old member named sniker2525 posted in the Programming subforum asking for a Counter-Strike Source strafe script and jumpbug script, referencing a YouTube video he'd seen. Admin ZoaQ quickly redirected him to the proper request forum and closed the thread, all within about 15 minutes of posting. A classic tiny, low-stakes moment of forum housekeeping, sandwiched between a Project-Win CSS hack advertisement banner at the top of the page.

Hi all i need the script to GRRR on youtube for strafe script and jumpbug bug script thnks for visit my topic— sniker2525

Request it here :) ... and post the video too ;) gl - Closed— ZoaQ

CURIOUS.. — Thread Reopening Request

A member begs the mods to un-close his auction thread, and gets a mystery solved (sort of)

A short, low-drama post in the Auctions section where user 'haha.1' politely asks admins why his thread got closed and requests it be reopened. Longtime staffer Shifty responds a day later, reopens the thread, hands out a warning to someone flaming in the process, and admits he has no idea who closed it or why — a small glimpse of the everyday moderation shuffle behind the scenes.

excuse me admins why did u close my thread? if can open it again.. plz open and delete this post.. thanx..— haha.1

Sorry dude re-opended your thread although I don't know who closed it and why.— Shifty

Other Games Board Rules

The fine print for Fkn0wned's catch-all gaming subforum, laid down by admin Skippy back in '09.

A rules-pinned post from the 'Other Games' subforum under Fkn0wned's Gaming category, posted by admin Skippy in June 2009. It restates the site's general conduct rules (no flaming, no spam, respect staff, no referral link spam, use thread icons) and adds two section-specific notes: this board is for games not covered elsewhere, and it is explicitly not the place to post game hacks — those belonged in the 'Rebel Gaming' section. A dry but telling artifact of how the forum organized its sprawling gaming and cheat-scene community.

This is not a section to post gaming hacks, please post that in Rebel Gaming— Skippy

Please be considerate to all users and keep an open mind when replying.— Skippy

New Member Shut Down for Trading Without 100 Posts

A brand-new member tries to sell Steam accounts on post #1 — gets shut down before he even finishes typing.

A freshly registered member with almost no post count, v13ttweaker, opened a thread trying to sell Steam accounts in the Trading section. Longtime member minitureman immediately called out that the forum required 100 posts before anyone could trade, and Super Moderator NutterNZ confirmed the rule, ending the thread on the spot. It's a tiny, three-post exchange that mostly captures Fkn0wned's trading etiquette and how quickly newcomers got checked by the regulars.

did you ever think you should get some posts b4 you try trading dont you need 100 posts or more to trade anyway— minitureman

Yeah you need 100 posts to trade on fkn0wned— NutterNZ

Need a Megaupload Account (Closed by Mod)

One guy asked for a Megaupload account and got instantly shut down by the mods — thread closed in under a minute.

A short-lived December 2009 thread in General Discussion where member Opti15 asked for someone to PM him a Megaupload account. Moderator PopTart (Warez King, [FkN] Smod) closed it almost immediately with an automated notice stating that General Discussion wasn't the place for such requests. A quick, mundane snapshot of forum housekeeping and the strict line between General Discussion and the site's dedicated warez/downloads sections.

I need a megaupload account, can anyone pm me one please..— Opti15

This topic has been closed by a moderator(me). Reason: " This isnt the place to ask for one "— PopTart

Suggestion: Flyout Subforum Menus for Nav Dropdown

One member's small-time site UX suggestion, preserved forever in the archive

A single-post thread by member dainbramaged asking whoever maintained Fkn0wned.com's front-end whether the top navigation dropdown could expand into flyout subforum menus, similar to DeviantArt's menu at the time. The poster admits limited JavaScript knowledge and asks politely, even offering to have the thread deleted if the request seemed too novice. It's a low-drama, everyday feedback post typical of the Site Related/General Discussion corner of the forum, with no replies recorded.

wouldn't it be even better if each category expanded to subforums kinda like the start menu programs do?— dainbramaged

please tell me and delete the thread before i seem like too much of a n00b lol— dainbramaged

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

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

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

How Do U View to Hidden Content?

A newbie asks the eternal forum question, and 2007 chaos ensues.

A new member asks the classic novice question of how to unlock hidden/spoilered content on the forum, and gets the standard answer: reply to reveal it. The thread drifts into a tangential discussion about the site's points system, how to earn points, and what points can be spent on (signatures, avatars, Steam accounts). It ends with an older member mocking newbies for not reading the forum rules before posting. A very ordinary, low-stakes 'noob question' thread typical of the support board.

Reply to a topic to reviel its hidden content, look my sig— rnie

lmao don't these people read wtf is on the forum— minitureman

The 'TuxfeD' Typo Thread

Someone spotted a typo in tux's avatar credit — and staff shut it down in five replies flat.

A member named olie22 pointed out that a graphic at the bottom of the site read 'TuxfeD' instead of 'Tuxified,' sparking a handful of jokey replies from regulars. Co-Manager Shifty closed the thread almost immediately with a curt 'Ya we know,' marking it as already-known feedback. A tiny, mundane slice of site upkeep chatter typical of the Suggestions + Feedback board.

Ya we know.— Shifty

ROFL. God failed his spelling test.— Exodus

Birthday Calendar Suggestion Thread

Someone wanted a birthday calendar on Fkn0wned — staff shot it down because half the site lied about their birthdays anyway

A member suggested adding a birthday calendar feature to the forum, digging up several IPB mod links that could enable it. Co-Manager MessiaH pushed back, pointing out the idea was already known but impractical given the forum's size and the fact that many members (including staff) used fake birthdays when registering. The original suggester conceded the point, framing it as just flagging the option rather than pushing for implementation.

I think this will fail since we have too many members and people on the forums (even me) used fake birthdays when signing up.— MessiaH

I am just trying to point out that it is there to use. Not trying to say that we need it— Rebelz

Can You Buy '1K Club' Membership With Steam Keys Instead of PayPal?

A member tries to trade Steam accounts and keys for forum VIP status instead of using PayPal.

A user named typeusernamehere, wary of PayPal security, asks the Gametration.com staff whether the site's '1K Club' donor membership could be purchased using donated Steam games/keys/accounts instead of cash, similar to how donation drives worked. It's a small, practical suggestions-and-feedback post typical of the era's cheat/gaming forums, where site status tiers were tied to donations. Fellow 1K Club member banak replies, though the response is cut off before revealing the answer.

Is it possible to get 1K Club membership by donating steams/keys/accounts and such.— typeusernamehere

I am not a huge fan of paypal (security).— typeusernamehere

poll problem

A glitchy poll with 11 votes on every single answer sparks a two-post shrug from the mod squad.

In the Suggestions & Feedback section, member bragamuffin reported a bug where they couldn't vote on a poll, and the results oddly showed exactly 11 votes for every answer option despite there being only 11 total votes. They posted a screenshot to illustrate the issue. Supervisor DCLXVI replied with a quick, casual theory that a moderator or the thread creator had likely edited the vote counts, and the thread ended there.

i cant seen to vote on the poll system and when i checked vote is came up 11 votes for each answers but only 11 votes— bragamuffin

It's most likely because a moderator or the person that made the thread edited the votes— DCLXVI