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Recruiting Graphic Designers and Web Designers

TuxifieD puts out the call for artists — and ri0t shows up with nine shirt designs before anyone else finishes their coffee.

A staff-led recruitment thread from CEO TuxifieD looking for graphic and web designers to help run the fkn0wned network, paired with a T-shirt/poster design contest. Member ri0t quickly posts a batch of shirt design mockups, sparking casual feedback from other members on which one looked best. A few users questioned whether some designs were original work or pulled premade logos, a small but telling moment of community quality-control.

Im gonna make some shirt designs, im not half bad at it.— ri0t

Are those premade logos, or did you just find them @ the site.— Rebelz

I think 4th ins the best, nice work.— DJSketch

Nov 24th Newsletter

The week Fkn0wned hit 100,000 members, crowned a new Super Moderator, and told everyone to 'be scared'

A weekly staff newsletter posted by manager tKeR recapping site happenings: a drawing contest moving into its voting phase, the launch of a 'Poll of The Day' feature in the debating forums, the promotion of Janza to Super Moderator, several new section moderators appointed (Arcade and RockForce for Red Light District, PaRaNoID for General), a new community-run news section, a bookmarking mod added to threads, and the milestone announcement that the site had reached 100,000 members. Replies are short, congratulatory, and enthusiastic, with one member already pitching ideas for a second drawing contest.

Janza is the newest addition to the Super Moderators team; be scared.— tKeR

Fkn0wned hits 100,000 members! Pwned.— tKeR

More than only "Pwned", I would say: FKNOWNED! Great Succes!— Dieuz

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

Drawing Contest - Late Entry Drama & Voting

A last-minute drawing entry sparks a 'no way you drew that' pile-on right as voting kicks off.

This tail end of a Fkn0wned.com drawing contest thread shows the community wrapping up submissions and moving into voting, but it's overshadowed by suspicion around a late entry from newer member Us^T, whose surprisingly good pink-crayon/pencil drawings drew accusations of not being genuine. Long-time posters like mr.N0Nam3, Industry, Paws, and Riley weigh in with skepticism and jokes, while Us^T defends the timing and authenticity, leading to a snippy back-and-forth with Paws over post counts and account history. A staff closing note references voting having started elsewhere in the forum.

BULLSHIT! There is no way that guy drew those pink pictures with just a pick crayon and a pencil. Epic fail.— Riley

plus it does seem a bit wierd that a person with 3 posts would enter and post something EXTREMELY good but sure if u say u did it, u did it— Paws

post count dont mean shit, and ive been here longer than you,— Us^T

November 1st Newsletter

The old crew drops a newsletter and everyone just shows up to say 'good to have you back'

A site-wide newsletter posted in the News + Site Updates section, with members trickling in over a few days to react. The tone is warm and low-key — people praising the update, joking about a weather mention, and expressing hope that returning members like 'prefek' would rejoin the crew. It reads as a small, community-affirming moment rather than any major event, capturing the everyday goodwill of the forum's regulars.

Great newsletter. It's good to see new updates!— Rebelz

nice newsletter and lol @ weather— PaRaNoID

wow this site is teh awsome . great work there shifteh— azerone

Mods Update/additions

Fkn0wned reshuffles the site's guts — new gallery, a working 'hide' mod, and a pitch for 1K Club membership.

A staff announcement thread from November 2007 where site manager tKeR warns members that Fkn0wned would be undergoing mod installations and updates over a couple of days, with possible bugs to report via PM. Staff members TuxifieD and DCLXVI follow up with concrete additions: a new gallery feature and a functioning 'hide' mod that auto-unhides restricted content for staff and paying '1K Club' members. The thread doubles as a soft advertisement for the paid 1K Club membership tier.

We Moderate Your Fun!

start filling it up ladies!!!!— TuxifieD

you can purchase 1k club for a WHOLE MONTH for just $10.00— DCLXVI

Recruiting Media Team

Fkn0wned tries to launch a Pop Culture review section — and gets a 13-year-old applicant with no links to his work

A manager (tKeR) announces a new Pop Culture forum on Fkn0wned and puts out a call for 1-2 reviewers each for video games, music, and movies, listing an application questionnaire and the perks of joining staff. One member, cctnfg, promptly applies for the Music slot, citing his Year 8 English skills but admitting he has no actual work to link since it's all on his school network. Co-Manager Shifty starts to reply next. A small, mundane slice of site admin/recruitment life typical of the forum's staff-run structure.

Never have to use hide hack again— tKeR

WEll I Can Get Info On Stuff very Easy And Im In top English For My Year— cctnfg

What would make you keep coming back to Fkn0wned?

TuxifieD asks the community point-blank: what keeps you logging in every day?

In this Site Related thread from November 2007, site founder/CEO TuxifieD asks the growing Fkn0wned membership what features or content would make them visit daily. Members like Sideways chime in citing activity levels, contests (Sig of the Week, Member of the Month), and lots of posting as draws, while others toss out ideas like a 'Babe of the Day' feature and a news section. The thread was later closed by TuxifieD with thanks for the suggestions, some of which apparently got taken via PM.

what will make YOU keep coming back DAILY. What can we add?— TuxifieD

Active - Other user are active - Lots of posting - Contests (SOTW, MOTM)— Sideways

Unfortunate Circumstances - Staff Shakeup Announcement

A staff feud blew up behind the scenes and fkn0wned suddenly needed a whole new crew.

A February 2008 announcement from an fkn0wned administrator reveals that a weekend dispute between staff and the site owner led to unspecified 'action' being taken against several members who allegedly threatened the community's stability. Details were deliberately withheld out of privacy, but the fallout left multiple staff positions (graphics designers, media crew, supervisors, misc. staff) suddenly vacant, prompting an open call for volunteers to apply via resume post. The tone is calm and diplomatic on the surface, but clearly papering over some real internal drama.

a disagreement arose between the staff members and owner of fkn0wned that has unfortunately resulted in action being taken upon a select few who threatened the accessability of the community.— erfb0und

Take me on.— .Smurf