fkn0wned archive

Nero 8 is giving me the shits

A staff member begs for help burning an .avi to DVD and nearly loses his mind (and his CD key) in the process

A short, mundane tech-support thread from the General Discussion board where staff member PaRaNoID (SyKoTiK HaCkEr) vents frustration trying to burn an .avi movie file to DVD-RW using Nero 8, downloaded from the site days earlier. Fellow member olie22 offers a basic walkthrough while accidentally admitting his own Nero CD key got banned mid-post, prompting a chorus of members ribbing 'paranoid' for needing help. jcomp6 chimes in offering to find a disc but comes up empty. A slice of everyday low-stakes forum life rather than any major drama.

ive downloaded nero 8 off fkn owned about 3 days ago and ihavnt got a clue how to burn a movie(.avi) onto dvd-rw using nero im so close to smashing my pc— PaRaNoID

awww fuck my CD key has been banned well anyway— olie22

(lol paranoid) (lol Paranoid) (lol paranoid) (lol paranoid)

What's in a Name? — Gametration.com Username Origins Thread

Where fkn0wned regulars confessed the real (and not-so-original) stories behind their forum names.

A long-running Off-Topic thread on Gametration.com where members shared how they picked their usernames. It devolved into some gentle ribbing when one poster, DCLXVI, revealed his name was a roman-numeral nod to '1337' — and admitted he'd borrowed the idea from another user named Nutter, prompting some sarcastic 'very original' jabs from Olie22 and blackxthink. Light, low-stakes banter typical of the forum's Off-Topic section, spread across multiple pages.

I thought my name up after years of sitting in isolation in my room. Not really, I stole it from Nutter— DCLXVI

very smart FkN idea. and quite original— Olie22

Wow dclXVI Nice name and very original— blackxthink

Official FkN Ventrilo Thread

The old crew's voice-chat hangout — passworded channels, TF2 banter, and everyone promising to redownload Vent 'today after work.'

A community thread announcing and discussing the official Fkn0wned.com Ventrilo (voice chat) server, where staff and Media Crew members coordinated which channels were passworded versus open to everyone. Staff member Nerf explains the channel setup and mentions the music playing in Vent was well-liked by members. Other regulars chime in with light banter about Team Fortress 2 and re-downloading Ventrilo to hop back in.

There are only three channels with passwords. But we are always in the passworded ones that why probally i'll make sure to hang out in the un-passworded to make it easier for everyone.— Nerf

New reason gto get Vent now again. I will DL it today after work an get iin there!— DJSketch

Such an Annoying Sig... (page 2)

A dumb forum signature turns into a good-natured 'my sig is more annoying than yours' pissing match.

Tail end of a lighthearted General Discussion thread from January 2008 where members razz each other over an overly large or annoying forum signature. hunterbrute224 owns up to having an even bigger, more obnoxious sig and blames a member called bucketface for egging him on to keep adding to it. A minor mix-up over a possible double-post from Marc347 gets smoothed over by The Moose. Classic low-stakes off-topic banter typical of the board's General Discussion section.

I saw this and it was dumb. LOL Peski soon enough youll be calling all of us "Damn kids" lool. My sig is more annoying, seeing as it is so big. I blame bucketface he tells me to add stuff— hunterbrute224

Idiot, he didn't double post on purpose I guess, shit...— The Moose

LoL at this kid

A staffer's forgotten MSN contact panics that he might get 'hacked' — and it's screenshotted for the whole forum to laugh at.

Staff member miLLer posts a copy-pasted MSN Messenger conversation with a random kid who had a wildly decorated display name and turned out to be scared of getting hacked once he realized he was talking to someone from Fkn0wned. The thread is a classic 'lol at this kid' post typical of the era's forum humor, poking fun at the naive user's paranoia and elaborate MSN nickname. It's a short, casual off-topic post rather than any real event, but it captures the site's mocking, in-group banter culture and the MSN/early internet flavor of the time.

who are you?— נσяєℓ

but dont bitch me... i hav to block u homie... coz u might hack me— נσяєℓ

LoL— miLLer

Soo, When Did You Join?

A simple 'when did you join' thread turned into an old-timer roll call before a mod shut it down.

A veteran member (joined July 2006) started a casual thread asking longtime users when they first joined the forum, noting he hadn't seen many other 2006-era members around anymore. Only a couple of replies came in before a moderator marked the thread as closed with a simple 'answered.' It's a small, low-key nostalgia thread rather than any drama or event, but it captures that early-veteran-vs-newer-crowd feeling common on forums a year or two into their life.

Curious when u all joined. I havnt seen too many people from 06, i joined on July 8, 2006.— blacknight00

i join on the 19-November 07— benji1

Will CS Disappear in 20 Years?

2007 forum prophets debate whether anyone will still be bunnyhopping through de_dust in 2027.

A newer member (CSROCKS) opens a speculative thread in December 2007 asking whether Counter-Strike 1.6 will still have players two decades later, floating population estimates and suggesting someone chart historical player counts. Staff and regulars weigh in with a mix of shrugs and confident predictions, including a memorable comparison of CS's future to humanity's survival odds. One member flatly predicts nobody will be playing 1.6 or Source at all by then. A light, idle speculation thread typical of the site's Off-Topic/General Discussion section, notable now mostly for the irony of hindsight.

They will probally keep updating it releasing new versions every few years. But you can't really be sure its like saying will humanity still be around in twenty years.— miLLer

20 years you crazy ? lol NO body will still playing 1.6 and source— blackxthink

Shiftz Announces a Month Away in Sicily

A co-manager goes off-grid for Christmas in Sicily and dares the staff to catch his post count

In this General Discussion thread from November 2007, longtime Fkn0wned co-manager Shiftz announces he'll be offline for about a month while visiting family in Messina, Sicily for Christmas, citing spotty internet access in the area. The post has a warm, personal, low-drama vibe typical of forum life check-ins, with Shiftz sharing travel photos and jokingly challenging fellow members Sonikk, Afteryou, and Laptops to close the gap on his post count while he's gone. It's less about site business and more a slice of everyday community life among the staff.

Anyway Sonikk, Afteryou and Laptops you have a month to get as close as you can to my post count haha.— Shiftz

This is so short notice, although we've been planning it for ages I only got told we are doing it about an hour ago.— Shiftz

1.6 and CSS Gunsounds

A random IM argument about whether CS 1.6 and CSS share gun sounds gets dragged to the forum for a verdict

A member named Renegade.MB posted a pasted chat log between two people (M4RC and Semper) arguing over whether Counter-Strike: Source's weapon and footstep sounds are identical to Counter-Strike 1.6's, spiraling into a petty back-and-forth capped by escalating 'FAIL' spam. Renegade brought the debate to Fkn0wned's General Discussion for the community to weigh in. It's a small, silly slice of mid-2000s off-topic forum culture — low stakes, high snark.

the only difference is graphiccs— Semper

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL— Semper

we will ask the people on fkn0wned— M4RC

Fastest you've been vacced?

Guest pass, one detected aimbot, VAC ban in under 48 hours — who could beat that?

A casual General Discussion thread from November 2007 where members swap stories of how quickly they got VAC banned using known-detected cheats like 'Holzed v1.1'. It's a lighthearted brag/confession thread typical of the forum's cheat-scene culture, with regulars comparing timelines from months down to just days.

On the 2nd day I was vacced— bobbafett07

Lmao, 6 months? 4 days...— MessiaH

Fkn0wned IRC Channel Revival Announcement

The old IRC got nuked — here's the new address to idle in forever

A co-manager named DCLXVI posts the connection details for a replacement IRC channel after the community's original one was destroyed, inviting members to idle in via mIRC. A follow-up edit from 'Shifty' adds a pirated mIRC client download for anyone lacking a copy. Staff member Nerf chimes in shortly after, suggesting quick community engagement with the announcement. It's a small but telling snapshot of how this scene coordinated outside the forum itself, leaning on IRC and cracked software as everyday infrastructure.

Our old IRC channel was destroyed, I made a new one.— DCLXVI

I just know and you dont.— Nerf

N0name Needs Ban again!

A single-post callout demanding the ban of a 9-year-old member named N0name — classic fkn0wned drama in miniature.

A member named HackerKing, posting as a fresh 'Noob' rank account, opened a thread in General Discussion publicly calling for staff to ban a user known as N0name, citing immaturity and age (claimed to be 9 years old) as the reason. The post is brief and reads as a community heads-up rather than a moderation report, typical of the casual, unfiltered drama that played out in the open on Off-Topic boards. There's no visible staff or community reply captured on this page, so the outcome of the callout is unknown.

ban noname... just a warning... hes 9 years old and inmature and more... so just giving you guys a heads up.— HackerKing

"Want free game accounts?" - HaSh's Scamming Recruitment Thread

A member openly recruits a 'scamming crew' to rip off game accounts and resell them for forum points — right out in the open.

In October 2007, forum regular HaSh posted an open call for members willing to help scam game accounts (targeting markeedragon.com and WoW accounts) in exchange for free accounts and a cut of what got resold on the forum for points. He announced he'd hold same-night 'tryouts' and only take on a handful of recruits. A couple of members replied showing interest, including one asking if there'd be a training area for beginners. The thread is a blunt snapshot of the forum's cheat-scene culture, where scamming schemes were pitched casually as forum 'business'.

Im looking for people that are good at scamming.— HaSh

i would if i could scam but im just starting, it would be nice if you have a training area— bragamuffin

CD Key Cracks

New member asks for a CS:S key crack — gets shut down instantly by the old guard

A low-post-count newcomer asks in General Discussion if anyone knows of a working crack or keygen for Counter-Strike: Source CD keys, tired of repurchasing keys after VAC bans. A veteran member (Paws) flatly shuts the idea down, pointing to an existing pinned thread in the hack forums confirming no such crack exists. A regular 1K Club member chimes in briefly before the thread trails off.

there are NONE. Absolutely NONE. Read the css hack forums.. and ull find a pinned thread, saying exactly what i said.— Paws

so does anyone know of a site that has a good crack/gen for cd keys for counter strike source— Golden3

Well. I need your guys help. (the weed/urine test thread)

A forum member's doctor's appointment turned into a community-wide crash course in flushing your system.

A member posting under the handle Seaking asked the General Discussion board for advice on clearing THC from his system before an upcoming doctor's appointment, having smoked shortly before learning about the visit. Fellow members, including regular Sideways and Supervisor mr.N0Nam3, chimed in with the usual mix of joking and half-serious suggestions like chugging huge amounts of water. It's a classic slice of mid-2000s forum culture — off-topic, low-stakes personal drama treated with total sincerity and a little dark comedy.

It involves urine and my mom being pissed off.— Seaking

Drink around 8 gallons of water (serious)— Sideways

how to spam an email addy?

A member wants revenge on some guy who wronged him — by drowning his hotmail.de inbox in spam.

A short, petty little thread from Fkn0wned's General Discussion board: member r8d110 asks how to sign someone's email up for spam and mailing lists because he's mad at the guy. It's a quick, casual request typical of the forum's off-topic section, posted with a couple of goofy emoticons and zero follow-up shown on the page. A snapshot of the kind of low-stakes, mildly petty requests that filled the Off-Topic board back in the day.

yo all. i want 2 spam an email cos the guy is a total dickhead— r8d110

do wot you want— r8d110

DubStepHEAVENZ

A co-manager dusted off an old Reason disk and dropped his homemade dubstep tracks on the forum.

In this January 2008 General Discussion thread, longtime co-manager 'Shifty' (posting under the alias Crim) shared a couple of self-produced dubstep tracks he'd uploaded to the Newgrounds Audio Portal, made using an old copy of Reason and a MIDI keyboard. He mentioned having several more tracks sitting on an old hard drive he might upload later. A couple of members chimed in briefly with quick approval before the thread trails off.

So yah, I found my old Reason disk. Plugged in my midi keyboard and uploaded some old projects into Reason.— Shifty

Sick beats.— Wares

Thank You FKN0WNED.COM!

One member did the math on everything he'd downloaded — warez, game tuts, and 'porn and what not' — and came back with a very specific dollar figure.

A short-lived thank-you thread in General Discussion where member daxsmoke gushed appreciation to the whole community for the free warez, tutorials, and adult content he'd grabbed from the site over time, claiming it saved him thousands of dollars. Supervisor Don Ruski replied but the thread got closed almost immediately by moderator Afteryou for going off-topic, cutting the love-fest short. A small, goofy artifact of the site's classic mid-2000s warez/cheat-forum culture.

You've saved me around... $5439 to be exact LOL— daxsmoke

I love FKN0WNED.COM!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3— daxsmoke

Can anyone code websites?

A GFX staffer asks the forum for help ditching table layouts for div/CSS — and gets a whopping two replies.

MuusiK^, one of the site's Graphics staff members, posts in General Discussion asking if anyone can help him get up to speed on proper div/CSS-based coding instead of old-school table layouts, admitting he's rusty and has 'not much to offer' in return. The thread gets almost no traction: a low-post-count member named Dylan10311 chimes in with a one-word 'yesh', and longtime Scotland-based member Scratch (posting under the handle miLLer in one archive snapshot) shows up a day later without adding much. A quiet, forgettable little thread, but a nice snapshot of the era's transition from table-based to CSS web design and the low-key day-to-day chatter of the forum's Off-Topic section.

well im realy rusty with coding so does anyone know how to code in proper div format? css stuff, no tables or shit— MuusiK^

yesh— Dylan10311

cod4

A brand-new Call of Duty 4 owner hits a PunkBuster wall on his very first day online

A member fresh off downloading Call of Duty 4 from Direct2Drive ran into a PunkBuster error message when trying to switch teams on a multiplayer server, and posted asking what was going on. Another member quickly chimed in with a pointer toward the game's PB setup folder to fix it. A short, low-key tech-support style exchange typical of the forum's General Discussion board, with regulars mr.N0Nam3, typeusernamehere, and longtime co-manager Shifty all dropping in.

k so i dl the game from direct2drive put my key in, go to multiplayer, i hit find servers, i log into one, i go to switch a team and some message about punkbuster, wtf?— mr.N0Nam3

you need to add punkbuster, search somehwere in the game folders under pb or pbsetup— typeusernamehere

It's NERFFFF!

A member named Nerf announces his return and gets a two-post welcome party

A short, low-key General Discussion thread from November 2007 where a staff member going by 'Nerf' pops back into the forum after time away, greeted with a quick welcome from regular mystical1. The thread trails off with Don Ruski (nicknamed 'FkN Godfather') posting right after, though his message content wasn't captured. It's a small slice of everyday forum life rather than any major event — just members checking in on each other.

I'm back suppp— Nerf

welcome back nerf— mystical1

wtf is campstaff?

One user's random question about a stranger unearths a piece of scene history — Project Mayhem and the fall of msx.

A short, low-key thread where member k0rn_h0li0 asks who 'campstaff' actually is, skeptical that he's legit and not just some random hack user claiming ties to 'cheat-project.' blacknight00 answers with a bit of scene lore, identifying campstaff as a former admin of 'pm' (Project Mayhem) who went inactive when 'msx' shut down, vouching for him as legit. It's a tiny two-post exchange, but it's a neat little snapshot of how reputations and cheat-scene pedigree were checked and vouched for informally on these forums.

he says hes part of cheat-project. i just think hes another user that just uses hacks. anyone got any info on him?— k0rn_h0li0

Campstaff was an admin from pm, when msx went down so did pm. Hes legit, he helped with Project Mayhem— blacknight00

The Great MP4 Converter Ask (Zune/iPod Edition)

A 2008 member just wanted to convert AVIs for his Zune — a perfectly mundane thread that's basically a time capsule.

A member named gorillas asked for a free video converter that could turn AVI files into MP4 for use on a Zune or iPod, specifically griping about shady 'free' tools that only half-convert files. nullvoid replied with a suggested tool, and steve357 pointed toward the software subforum for more options. A completely ordinary tech-support exchange, but a nice little snapshot of mid-2000s portable media player culture and the forum's software-sharing habits.

does anyone know of one? that converts video files such as .avi into .mp4 files to use on your zune, ipod, etc.— gorillas

check in the software area— steve357

WVU vs. Pitt (2007 College Football Upset Rant)

A WVU fan melts down in General Discussion after Pitt ruins their national title shot 13-7

User 'Industry' vents about West Virginia's shocking 2007 upset loss to unranked Pittsburgh, torching his own team's performance in colorful terms. Staff member miLLer chimes in mostly to say college football bores him and question whether the thread belongs in the venting forum, while Janza drops in without much comment. A small, low-key sports gripe thread typical of the forum's Off-Topic section rather than any cheat-scene drama.

wvu fuckin sucked and messed up multiple times because they choke they choke like a motherfuckin whore on a cock!!!— Industry

does this not belong in vent forum or something?— miLLer

NoName showed me his wheels!

A staffer gets jealous over a supervisor's 'wheels' — and the thread gets closed almost as fast as it opened.

A quick, lighthearted Off-Topic post where a staff member (Scratch) posted an image expressing envy after apparently seeing member mr.N0Nam3's 'wheels' (likely a car or similar). Supervisor mr.N0Nam3 chimed in shortly after, but the thread was closed the next day by mr.N0Nam3 himself with a one-line nod agreeing with another member ('apollo'). A short-lived, casual bit of forum banter typical of the site's Off-Topic section.

im so jealous...— Scratch

good point apollo— mr.N0Nam3

Please fkn0wned CODERS

A guy claims a CAL team called 'Stacked like pancakes, HACK!!!!' beat ACL/VAC and goes hunting for a coder to make it happen for him too — staff immediately smells nonsense.

A member named CoryZ opens a thread claiming a CAL/CEVO competitive team was secretly running cheats undetected by ACL and VAC, based on secondhand info from a friend who supposedly knows one of the players. He asks the forum's coders to reach out to him, presumably wanting the same capability. Staff member Arcade quickly pushes back, asking for the source of the claim, and the thread cuts off with no real resolution or coder stepping forward.

they r a team of CODERS, they get passed ACL and fucking chnage it before vac catches up.... anyone know sfkn0wneds? vent? any coders out there plz contact me plz.— CoryZ

So, Where did you hear of this information?— Arcade

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

"question" — the password-change security scare

TuxifieD tells everyone to change their passwords... and nobody quite explains why.

A short General Discussion thread sparked by a site-wide security notice from CEO TuxifieD warning members that Fkn0wned's security and personal info may have been compromised, urging everyone to change passwords and avoid reusing them elsewhere. Member MicroUltra opens the thread simply asking what the reason for the warning was, relieved they hadn't reused a password. A small, mildly anxious moment of forum history rather than a big drama — just admins covering their bases after a possible breach.

There is reason to believe that the sites security and your personal information might have been compromised.— TuxifieD

whats the reason? thank god i didnt use the same thing— MicroUltra

LOLCODE Appreciation Thread

A guy named Wankst0r tried to get the forum hyped about coding in meme-speak, HAI WORLD style.

A short-lived, lighthearted General Discussion thread from late 2007 where a member (already tagged 'Banned' by the time of this archive snapshot) shared the joke programming language LOLCODE, complete with a sample 'HAI WORLD' snippet. Forum veteran ballistic, a high-post '1000 Club' member, replied right after, though the reply content itself was mostly just his signature/profile block. Typical of the era's Off-Topic filler threads — low stakes, a bit of nerd humor, nothing dramatic.

who doesnt want to code in a language most of all already know? LOLCODE is there for you!— Wankst0r

HAI CAN HAS STDIO? VISIBLE "HAI WORLD!" KTHXBYE— Wankst0r

Xango.com? - the Xpango referral hack that wasn't

Kid asks fkn0wned to hack a free-stuff rewards site, gets told to sit down

A short, quickly-resolved thread from February 2008 where member Nur5 asked if there was a way to game Xpango (a referral-based free-stuff site) for credits without doing referrals, and dropped his own referral link while insisting it wasn't advertising. Fellow member l3m0nz shot the idea down flatly, saying no such hack existed and that anyone claiming otherwise was scamming. Nur5 accepted the answer and asked mods to close the thread, making this a tiny, low-drama exchange typical of the forum's off-topic chatter.

is there a way i can get credits fo free? you know like hax?— Nur5

no i dont think that theres any xpango hack out there the only ones you will see will be some guy trying to scam you.— l3m0nz

mr.N0Nam3's Public Apology

A supervisor eats crow forum-wide after posting someone's photo out of spite.

A Supervisor named mr.N0Nam3 posted a public apology on the General Discussion board admitting he leaked a picture of a member named 'tux' and flamed other staff members during a personal dispute. He clarified he wasn't forced to apologize, framed it as a moment of immaturity and anger, and hoped to smooth things over with the community. A staff member named Industry replied shortly after, though the response itself wasn't preserved in full. The thread captures a small but telling moment of internal staff drama typical of the forum's day-to-day social friction.

I'm sorry for posting tux's pic, I'm sorry for flaming the people who i did in staff, it wont happen again and I hope we can all get along— mr.N0Nam3

Learn To Count! (page 9 of 9)

A years-long spam-counting thread limps to its final page with cat pictures and 'I has feets' jokes

This is the tail end of a classic forum time-waster: an off-topic 'count to X' style thread that ballooned to 9 pages of low-effort, high-nostalgia filler posts. By this final page, the counting premise has long since dissolved into inside jokes, lolcat-style images, and members riffing on a 'feets' meme. It's the epitome of 2007-era General Discussion filler — pure community glue rather than actual content.

lol i has feets tooo— olie22

WTF IS THAT? I HAS FEETS? AHAHAHAH— Whats that?...BA...

Deface [censored] — a one-post callout

A brand-new noob shows up asking someone to deface a rival site 'once again'

A short-lived General Discussion thread from April 2008 where a freshly registered member (7 posts) calls out an unnamed site/group, accusing them of going around trying to screw people over, and asks the community to deface them again — implying it had happened before. No replies or follow-up appear in the archived page, so the outcome and the target's identity are lost to time.

Someone Please deface the [censored] there just going around looking who to fuck over. It would be nice if someone defaced them once again.— HackerKing

MSN Password Cracker

Page two of a thread promising to crack MSN passwords — mostly just people saying 'thanks' and 'unhide'

The tail end of a two-page General Discussion thread on Fkn0wned.com about some kind of MSN password-cracking tool. By the time this page picks up, the actual content has faded into brief member replies — one asking to have hidden download links unhidden, another just dropping a quick thanks. Classic late-2000s cheat-forum filler: a tool thread that outlived its own substance and became a two-line tail of gratitude and link-begging.

unhide..i will try— steve357

Thanks!— AgeOldProphecy

UPLOAD UPLOAD UPLOAD - Gallery Drive

Staff put out a call for image uploaders — quality over quantity, or you're getting suspended.

A co-manager announcement urging members to contribute to the FkN Gallery, framed as a competition tied to Member of the Month. Rules were laid out about avoiding ad-plastered or low-quality JPEGs, uploading to correct categories, and keeping explicit content out of the Safe For Work section. The thread reflects the site's mix of image-board culture and its 'XXX gallery' alongside more mundane forum content, with staff actively moderating tone and quality.

We Moderate Your Fun!

Don't upload the worst JPEGs possible.— Shifty

Ventrilo :O

Someone posted a Ventrilo server and the thread just... happened.

A short, low-stakes General Discussion thread from late December 2007 where a member shared a Ventrilo voice-chat server, prompting a couple of casual replies. InzaneHacker chimed in to claim ownership of the server, and Goodapollo dropped in with a one-liner. Nothing dramatic — just a quiet slice of the everyday chatter that filled Gametration/Fkn0wned's off-topic board.

LoL, its my ventrilo o.O— InzaneHacker

This is the business we've chosen— Goodapollo

Steam Accounts - Working Options

Some old-school account sharing that would never fly on today's internet.

A short 2007 thread in the General Discussion section of Fkn0wned.com where a member with 3,600+ posts ('Afteryou') posted a couple of shared Steam logins for others to use. A Supervisor and a Staff member quickly chimed in to confirm the accounts worked, in the casual, low-effort style typical of these throwaway account-sharing posts on the forum.

thx, working 100%— HaSh

"The Source" — a one-liner mystery post from Renegade.MB

A banned member's cryptic one-liner: 'Why is he banned?'

A short, cryptic thread started in General Discussion by Renegade.MB, a member already flagged as Banned at the time of posting. The post itself is just a title ('The Source') with no real body text beyond the poster's info, prompting confusion from at least one reader about why he was banned in the first place. It's a small, odd fragment typical of the low-effort/off-topic chatter that filled Fkn0wned's General Discussion board.

Why is he banned?

What game do you play the most?

1,097 votes later: CS 1.6 barely edges out CSS in the poll that decided what fkn0wned would even bother supporting.

An admin poll from April 2008 asking the fkn0wned community which game they played most, framed as market research for deciding what titles the site's cheat database should support. CS 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source dominated the vote almost evenly (38.29% vs 37.10%), dwarfing WoW, CoD4, BF2 and a handful of other era-appropriate titles. The thread ran three pages as members weighed in with their picks and reasons, giving a snapshot of the CS-heavy identity of the forum's userbase.

I am interested to know what the most popular games are regarding the people that visit fkn0wned. Please vote and reply with your reason.— iydsicydt

Post Your Setup

Old-school PC flexing: monitors, towers, and cable-managed pride from 2008.

A long-running General Discussion thread (into its 4th page by early 2008) where members posted photos and descriptions of their computer setups — rigs, monitors, desks. It drew the usual mix of admiration and light ribbing, typical of forum 'show off your gear' threads from the era. Both posters quoted here, Don Ruski and Shifty, were high-post-count veterans, though both accounts were later marked Banned.

Pfft show-off— Don Ruski

I have an insane stalker.

A mystery gifter kept showering one member with presents — and nobody knew who it was.

A member named Seaking posted in General Discussion claiming someone had anonymously 'gifted' them three times, seemingly a Steam or forum-related gifting feature, and expressed confused amusement rather than alarm. The thread was light and jokey ('in a good way') rather than an actual complaint about harassment. A GFX staffer, -Shikari-, replied early on, though the rest of the discussion isn't captured here.

This is the third time this person has gifted me...Wtf? I don't even know who it is.— Seaking

My Present to Fkn0wned! (the GIF thread)

A staffer whips up a homemade GIF 'gift' for the site out of pure jealousy — and drops it in Off-Topic for the verdict.

In December 2007, staff member Industry posted a self-made animated GIF as a lighthearted gift to the Fkn0wned community, admitting he made it because he'd seen other members' GIFs and got jealous. It's a quick, low-stakes Off-Topic post inviting reactions, with fellow staffer Scratch chiming in right after. A small, casual snapshot of the site's General Discussion culture rather than any major event.

lol i made you a "gif" hehe...ironic! what you guys think? i saw [censored]s and i got jealous lol— Industry

NoNamE!'s TeamSpeak Invite

The forum's own mascot drops a TeamSpeak invite and one guy shows up right on cue.

A brief General Discussion post from Gametration.com, a mid-2000s cheat-scene forum, where senior member and self-styled 'Gametration's Mascot' NoNamE! invites anyone in the community to join his TeamSpeak server. It's a quick, casual community-building post rather than any drama or event, with only one reply from fellow member rnie before the trail goes cold in the archive.

anyone is welcome to come into my teamspeak.— NoNamE!

Scamming - 'Gullable Kids'

One dude drops a Steam name and dares the forum to go scam him — classic thec0re chaos.

A short 2007 General Discussion thread where user thesource calls out a Steam contact as an easy scam target and eggs on other members to add him and report back on 'owning' him. Blaqk replies almost immediately, but the thread cuts off before anyone confirms a result. It's a small, blunt snapshot of the casual scam-baiting culture that ran alongside the site's cheat scene.

Someone add this to steam g2cursed lmao wait till he gets owned! post back here when u scam him lol— thesource

help with ipod

Formatted his PC, bricked his iPod connection — a Co-Manager turns to General Discussion for tech support.

A short, mundane Off-Topic thread from Fkn0wned.com's General Discussion board, where longtime member Shifty (a Co-Manager, member #6, one of the site's earliest registered users) asks for help after reformatting his computer left his iPod unable to connect via USB. The thread captures a quiet, everyday corner of the forum's life outside the cheat scene and drama — just a member troubleshooting basic tech in between whatever else was going on. No resolution or replies are preserved in the archived content.

i formatted my computer and now my ipod won't connect to my computer at all.— Shifty

Kung-Fu Election

The time a Fkn0wned member found a flash game where Hillary and McCain settle it with bo staffs

A single-post throwaway in General Discussion where member lragnarok11 shares a link to a goofy 2008-era Atomfilms flash game called 'Kung-Fu Election,' letting players pick presidential candidates (Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson vs. Romney, Giuliani, McCain, Huckabee) and fight it out with kung-fu moves and weapons. Pure lighthearted link-sharing typical of the Off-Topic board, poking fun at the 2008 US primary race. No replies, no drama — just a snapshot of forum-era internet humor.

If you thought that McCain was too old for the rigors of a grueling election, wait until you see what he can do with a bo staff in his hands!— lragnarok11

hmm big trouble? (page 2 of 2)

A vague 'big trouble' thread fizzles out with a one-line thanks

This is the tail end of a General Discussion thread titled 'hmm big trouble?' on Fkn0wned.Com, an old Counter-Strike cheat-scene forum. Only the final page survived in this archive, showing member ACxDog, a low-ranked 'Trained Noob', posting a brief thanks in response to whatever advice or resolution had been given earlier in the thread. The original drama or issue that sparked the 'big trouble' title is lost to the archive, leaving just this quiet, anticlimactic close.

oh ok i will thx— ACxDog

SWAP.avi.

A mysterious shared video file sparks a classic take-it-or-leave-it forum showdown.

This is the tail end of a General Discussion thread on Fkn0wned.Com centered around a shared video file called SWAP.avi. By page two, the conversation had apparently devolved into some pushback or skepticism, prompting user ACxDog to defend the post with a blunt 'just watch it or don't' attitude. It's a small, low-stakes slice of classic forum culture — someone shares a link, someone complains, someone claps back.

man ....just click on the link watch the video if ya like it then.good, if not than stfu..thats all ...=D— ACxDog

CAN YOU MAKE IT TO 100

A classic forum time-waster: just count to 100 without anyone screwing it up.

This was one of those low-stakes, purely-for-fun counting threads that pop up in every forum's General Discussion — members took turns posting numbers trying to reach 100 without a repeat or a troll derailing it. By page 2, the thread was winding down with member Version4 posting near the end. Nothing dramatic here, just classic filler-thread energy that kept the Off-Topic section alive between cheat releases and rants.

Hot Or Not!?

A lone 'rate this' post that went nowhere fast.

A short-lived, low-effort thread in the General Discussion section where a member posted a link inviting others to judge someone as 'hot or not.' It's a tiny snapshot of the era's throwaway off-topic posting culture, likely a low-effort or spam-adjacent post typical of small forum communities, with no real discussion following it. Notable mainly as a preserved artifact of the forum's casual, unmoderated off-topic chatter rather than for any drama or lasting impact.