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Ragers Needed
The staff-recruitment thread where thec0re handed out 'Rager' badges to whoever could best brag about spamming CS:S servers with hacks
This is a March 2008 staff recruitment thread on thec0re.net where founder Shifty and the admin team fielded applications for Super Moderator, Crew, and 'Rager' positions — the latter being members tasked with publicly showing off cheats in-game and on YouTube to draw attention (and new users) to the site. Applicants pitched themselves with earnest, often comically over-the-top self-promotion, citing rage videos, defacing sites, activity levels, and loyalty, while staff shot down or approved candidates in real time. There's some minor drama over a previous staff purge ('You didn't get booted. I removed everyone'), a disgruntled ex-staffer venting about the application process being pointless, and a side plot involving a banned user posting from an alt account to apply for a spot. Classic late-2000s cheat-forum culture: cocky teenagers, Xfire handles, and rank badges as currency.
You didn't get booted. I removed everyone, even those who would be getting it back.— Shifty
if someone is gonna replace me i wouldn't want it to be some faggot 13 year old piece of shit waste of space.— 8-bit <3
All Staff recruited. 4 Ragers needed.— Shifty
News + Updates board index
Server migrations, a 10,000-post milestone, and site admin Shifty announcing thec0re's every move — this is the pulse of the whole forum.
This is the News + Updates board index for thec0re.net, dated around February 2008, where site admin Shifty and co-owner RaidX posted official announcements: server moves, upcoming features ('What Is To Come'), a newsletter, a 'Fake Mail' warning, a skin/theme update, and community milestones like hitting 10,000 posts and announcing a '1k Crew'. Threads range from mundane maintenance notices to community-facing hype posts trying to rally votes for the site and recruit for a 'MOTM' (Member of the Month) feature. The tone is classic small-forum admin energy — equal parts housekeeping, self-promotion, and keeping members looped in on where the site was headed.
Threat Much— Shifty
What Is To Come V2: Checklist— Shifty
10,000 Posts!— Shifty