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My Next Door Neighbor Grows Weed in Their Greenhouse
A kid's nosy discovery about his neighbor's greenhouse turns into a full-blown pothead ethics seminar.
A young member (likely early teens, per other posters' remarks) shared that his neighbor was growing marijuana in a backyard greenhouse, sparking a sprawling Debating thread about whether to steal it, ask for some, snitch to police, or leave it alone entirely. The thread devolves into stoner community lore, some members bragging about their own smoking habits, a wild cautionary tale about grow-op dangers, and a few voices urging basic decency ('don't steal from a fellow stoner'). Classic mid-2000s off-topic forum chaos: equal parts dumb, funny, and mildly concerning given some posters' apparent age.
Don't steal from a fellow stoner, its not right - Just ask him if you cn buy some herb off him, and then ask if he fancys a blaze sometime.— rynth
you know he's growing weed you don't know what else he's doing.— hienrick
Does everyone here smoke weed or do you just say so because you think its cool?— banak
Should Parents be able to punish their Kids by Spanking?
Old-school forum debate: was getting your ass beat as a kid actually character-building?
A Debating subforum thread from Fkn0wned.Com's Off-Topic section where a member named cstrikerose opened a poll and discussion on whether spanking is legitimate parental discipline. Most repliers leaned pro-spanking, sharing personal anecdotes about being disciplined as kids (spankings, soap-in-mouth, belts) and arguing it built character or 'GMV' (good moral values), with a poll splitting close to 47/53 against spanking being brought back mainstream. The tone is casual, jokey, and a bit edgy in classic mid-2000s forum fashion, including a random non-sequitur from a co-manager about not liking incest.
Spanking the shit out of your kid GMV.— Nerf
i was a little shit when i was young if the spankings didnt work the soap did— jcomp6
I don't like incest.— Shifty
Is Osama Bin Laden Already Dead? (2008 Debating thread)
Fkn0wned's resident 14-year-old historians debate whether Bin Laden was dead, faked, or a CIA plant — three years before he actually was found.
A 2008 Off-Topic/Debating thread kicked off by member Industry speculating that Osama Bin Laden might already be dead and that his videos/appearances were pre-recorded or faked, possibly with government complicity. The thread meanders through classic mid-2000s internet conspiracy terrain: CIA-trained-Bin-Laden theories, Bush-family conspiracy talk, Fahrenheit 9/11 references, a lengthy amateur Six-Day-War history lesson from a self-described '14-year-old', and general Iraq War blame-trading. It's a low-stakes, sprawling political debate typical of forum off-topic culture, running to at least two pages with sporadic posts over months.
Osama Bin Laden is Americas' spy the C.I.A trained him to be the best of the best.— PsychoChris
it doesn't matter whether he's alive or dead anyway, that's irrellevant to the fact that this whole war is AMERICA'S FAULT— NeVeRbEbLoOd
More than likely locked up somewhere never to be seen again.— Shake
The Debating Subforum, Early 2008
Where Fkn0wned's off-topic crowd argued about religion, weed, Iraq, and whether ghosts are real — all in the same week.
This is the board index for 'Debating,' a corner of the Off-Topic section where members duked it out over politics, religion, drugs, and classic dorm-room philosophy questions. Topics ranged from the Iraq War and global warming to Mac vs PC, the chicken-or-the-egg, and a poll on favorite games to play stoned. Staff like Don Ruski, Shifty, and Gate Guardian both moderated and started threads, and there was even a RuneScape premium giveaway for the 'most sensible debate.' Classic mid-2000s forum energy: earnest teenage arguments, polls on everything, and a light touch of moderation ('We Moderate Your Fun!').
Start a sensible debate = win a month's access to RS premium— [Staff] Don Ruski
CONTENT HIDDEN IN MY ASS !— drdre
We Moderate Your Fun!
[POTW] #2 - Will China Be the New World Superpower?
A 2007 debate thread argues whether China will out-power the USA — spoiler: it gets ugly fast.
This was the second 'Poll of the Week' in the Debating subforum, asking members whether China would become the next world superpower. The discussion started with genuine geopolitical and economic arguments about China's population, economy, and historical standing, but quickly devolved into racially charged jabs and school-yard sniping between members. A couple of more thoughtful late replies (from user 'skl') brought it back to a serious historical/economic analysis before the poll was closed as expired. Final vote: majority said 'No', a large minority 'Yes', and some undecided.
They are many people in "a little area" so the USA can bomb many asians fast— banak
You know what intelligence is? 1 asian > 1000 times you— Don Ruski
China is going to be a superpower. It's not a question of 'if' but 'when.'— skl
I r did it again.
A guy brags about pulling off something shady again — and the thread turns into a roast about show-off posts and split profits.
A page-2 continuation of a 2007 Debating thread where a member's vague brag ('I r did it again') gets called out by regulars as a likely show-off post with nothing behind it. Trained Noob half-jokingly suggests trading a Steam account for whatever was done, while The Moose and supervisor Don Ruski (Peski-Ruski) rib the original poster for probably not replying and jokingly demand a 50% cut. Light, sarcastic back-and-forth typical of the forum's Off-Topic banter rather than any real drama.
I get the feeling he won't answer, *cough* show-off thread.— Don Ruski
SELL it back to the one you stole it from, you can split the profit with me.. I'm serious, you can have 50% omgZ!— The Moose
swap a steam acc for it (IMG: style_emoticons/default/smile.gif ) im being serious— mad tag
Favorite game to play stoned?
Old CoD4 vs Guitar Hero debate: what did fkn0wned actually boot up when baked?
A casual Off-Topic/Debating poll-thread from late 2007 asking members what game they liked to play while stoned, with a poll splitting votes mostly toward FPS and music games. Replies ranged from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare picks to staff joking that Guitar Hero gets disorienting, to a nostalgic nod toward the old PS1 game Descent. Low-stakes, laid-back thread typical of the forum's stoner/gamer off-topic culture, with a mix of regular members and staff chiming in.
guitar hero is hard ot play stoned! even un-stoned after awhile it looks like everything is going up lol— Industry
That game is just a trip to the past, and it looks better then any new games when your drunk/stoned.— anthrax_hax
The Hardest Thing You've Ever Done
A debate thread about tough moments spirals into weed, 911 calls, and pizza-boy World Cup trash talk.
An Off-Topic/Debating thread where members shared personal stories about the hardest or most intense things they'd experienced. The conversation drifts into a chaotic anecdote from staffer 'Industry' about witnessing a bike accident, calling 911, and having to dodge cops due to weed on him and a friend. This spins off into unrelated banter about national sports pride (USA, Italy, Argentina) tied to soccer/basketball bragging rights, typical of the forum's loose, joke-heavy off-topic culture.
we ran down to see if he was ok, and then i ran all the way up the hill and around the corner to my friends house to call 911. i almost puked it was crazy...then when the cops came we had to sprint back ot his house because i had an ounce of weed on me and he had a bowl.— Industry
Might rape us but what about the pizza boys in italy and argentina they didnt rape them— mad tag
[POTW] #3 - Is Global Warming Just a Hoax?
The old cheat forum's 'Poll of the Week' where gamers argued climate science between rounds of BF2 and CS:S.
This was the third installment of Fkn0wned.Com's 'Poll of the Week' series, posted in the Off-Topic > Debating subforum, asking members whether global warming was real or a hoax. The community voted mostly 'No' (12 to 5), and the discussion that followed was a fairly earnest back-and-forth about whether individual action mattered and how best to spread awareness, rather than a full-blown flame war. Regular members Don Ruski (a Supervisor with Godfather-tier post count) and The Moose (1000 Club member) traded measured takes, with a bit of the era's classic forum bravado thrown in for flavor.
I AM RIGHT, BITCHES! MWAHHAHAHAHA!!— The Moose
The point is to spread the message, find a video or a short source that will explain Global Warming briefly and will tell you how you can help out.— Don Ruski
RuneScape Premium Debate Contest
One day, one debate thread, one month of RS premium on the line — staffer Don Ruski throws down the gauntlet.
A staff member, Don Ruski, launched a mini-contest in the Debating subforum: members had roughly 24 hours to start a 'sensible debate' thread that drew views from 10 different people, with a month of RuneScape premium membership as the prize. He set a hard deadline (midnight, January 6, 2008) and warned that spamming or low-effort 'party shagger' attempts would earn warnings, quoting another figure named Shifty on the consequences of racking up too many. It's a small, characteristic snapshot of the forum's incentive-driven off-topic culture, where staff nudged the userbase toward quality discussion using game-currency-adjacent prizes.
Alright so guys this is your lucky day, impress me.— Don Ruski
Some can't afford 3 warnings, ya, that's tough shit, live with it.— Shifty (quoted by Don Ruski)
Debate Section Rules
The rules post that kept lazy 'discuss...' threads from tanking the Debating forum
A staff-posted rules thread for the Off-Topic > Debating subforum on Fkn0wned.Com, laying out the minimum standard for starting a debate thread. Co-Manager 'Shifty' set the tone, warning that low-effort threads (just a title with no actual argument) would earn the poster warnings and possibly a ban. A staff member, Don Ruski, followed up months later, and the post was last updated in December 2007. It's a small but telling snapshot of how the forum's staff tried to keep even the off-topic corners from turning into pure shitposting.
This is a debate section ffs, at least create a decent argument.— Shifty
The person who created the thread will receive 3 warnings which some people can't afford and if it results in a ban then that is tough shit.— Shifty
Music! (why heavy metal?) - page 4
A months-old genre-war thread limps into its 4th page arguing rap vs metal
A long-running Off-Topic music debate thread on Fkn0wned's Debating subforum, where members argued over musical taste, with heavy metal and rap being the main flashpoints. By this fourth page the discussion had settled into a mellow back-and-forth about acquired tastes, with member Industry (posting under the Banned group) trading quips with Reflector. Nothing dramatic, just a slow-burning taste debate typical of the forum's off-topic culture.
For those of you that know what an "Oxymoron" is, you'll get this. Rap-Music.— Reflector
all the musical tastes need to be acquired, its kinda like coffee or beer, you either like it or hate it.— Industry
Why Do We Ask? (Meaning of Life / God debate)
A random Off-Topic musing on the meaning of life turns into classic forum-philosophy fodder.
A short-lived philosophical thread in the Debating subforum, where a member questioned why humans bother searching for answers to unanswerable things like the meaning of life or the existence of God. It's a small, quiet slice of the site's Off-Topic culture — the kind of 3am existential musing threads that popped up between the cheat database browsing and drama. Only a couple of posts are preserved, with a reply from a well-known long-time member starting to weigh in before the archive cuts off.
Why do we humans constantly ask for answers to meaning less things? Such as searching for the meaning of life, whats the point if you won't find an answer?— hunterbrute224
something ive never understood.
Old heads pondering why some CS:S players never seem to log off the server.
A short, casual Off-Topic/Debating thread on Fkn0wned.Com where members mused about players who rack up absurd hours sitting in the same Counter-Strike: Source server. The tone is light and jokey rather than heated, with posters riffing on the 'get a life' angle and plugging FkN as a better use of time. It's a small slice of everyday forum banter rather than any major event.
yer i agree with ur mr noname, lol, iv never thought of it like that, when u hav ur server list up, some of the players have been in the sever for like 4+ hours....hmmmm...need a life, or a new hobby, but most of all obv need to join FkN then he wudnt need to spend his life on CS:S— Famousss