Do you remember when Pr3dator broke FP back in 2008? Here's a backup.
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Just came across this website backup I made in 2008 when ex mod Pr3dator went ham on Facepunch.
Most of the links and pictures don't work because everything went down shortly after I started the backup, but most of the good threads are there and that's where the good memories lie.
No clue if this is against the rules, but I think it's cool to see how far we've come.
Oh, I've also used some really shitty file hosting service and my parked domain to host this for a while, so expect it not to be too stable.
[URL="http://www.3com111.com"]www.3com111.com[/URL]
What a blast from the past
Too bad most of the threads are inaccessible outside of GD
[img]https://i.gyazo.com/b4082996bdd71ce602f9a6e34b810666.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;53018916]What a blast from the past
Too bad most of the threads are inaccessible outside of GD
[img]https://i.gyazo.com/b4082996bdd71ce602f9a6e34b810666.png[/img][/QUOTE]
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I was banned pretty quickly too.
The whole event log is a rush. Look at all those old names. :(
[url]http://pr3datorkilsfacepunch.000webhostapp.com/forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php@t=560449.html[/url]
:thinking:
holy shit there used to be a subforum for Spore, I don't remember that at all
I still have him on my steam friends list, haven't talked to him since before that incident though.
[QUOTE=No_0ne;53018944]holy shit there used to be a subforum for Spore, I don't remember that at all[/QUOTE]
Do you remember when Jonathan Ross' son was on the forums and showed off when he was given a private showing of the game when it was still under development?
After that I think FP got really into the game.
fun fact: only about half of that was actually pr3d. He stayed up late so he could start after garry went to sleep and thus wouldn't be able to stop him, banned all the mods and then just started fuckin about, but after like 30 or so minutes he wanted to sleep too so he passed the account pass/username over to Pawnstick who continued through the night until garry woke up lol. They also may or may not have had another mod helping them, who knows, it is a mystery lost to the ages
[url]https://facepunch.com/fp_events.php?type=pban&user=12066[/url]
[url]https://facepunch.com/fp_events.php?user=12066[/url]
“circlejerk comic making faggot (this is a special ban by pawnstick ;))” yea that'd be when pawnstick took over
good times
Never got to witness it, I refused to log in when I heard people were getting banned but I seen the aftermath
too spooked
wow next october will be the 10th anniversary of this shit, fucking hell. I'll have to post whatever shit I still have saved from it when that happens.
Remember sleeping through the whole of this and only catching the end of it when Garry cleaned it all up.
Missed all the fun.
[QUOTE=postal;53019034]wow next october will be the 10th anniversary of this shit, fucking hell. I'll have to post whatever shit I still have saved from it when that happens.[/QUOTE]
Yeah dude, we're old.
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[url]https://facepunch.com/fp_events.php?type=pban&user=12066[/url][/QUOTE]
i just realized this is a perfect snapshot of who the entire moderation team was back then.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/BBsFsJ0.png[/img]
gunfox and I are the only ones left lmao. well, and hezzy who he wasn't able to ban but was asleep anyways same as garry. this is why it's a bad idea to have all your forum admins in the same timezone lol....
I member
I vaguely remember shit going down while playing tf2 with some old buds and then jumping in for the fun. Got pbanned by garry too.
[editline]31st December 2017[/editline]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/wBKgETQ.png[/img]
hell ya
Wasn't around for it, but I vaguely remember when TH89 went ballistic and start mass-banning people.
Oh, and when we had a horde of Russian kids posting That Cat in lmao pics.
Finally, solid evidence of us having a Spore subforum. I'm not crazy.
[QUOTE=The Genie;53019798]I recognise everyone except Doncommie :thinking:[/QUOTE]
i dont think any of us ever knew who doncommie was or how he got mod status tbh. just one of those mystery people that garry knew i think, like andyvincent and DEADBEEF
It's a blast to the past to a time when the forums were more of a wild place. We were all so much younger and still growing up. Just scroll through the thread titles in GD.
Now it's just megathreads.
i miss the game specific subforums, esp mass effect and battlefield
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pretty sure call of duty also had one
[QUOTE=elitehakor;53019828]i miss the game specific subforums, esp mass effect and battlefield
[editline]31st December 2017[/editline]
pretty sure call of duty also had one[/QUOTE]
The wayback machine has stuff from all the way back to 2005, might find something there
[url]https://web.archive.org/web/*/forums.facepunchstudios.com[/url]
I remember this to some extent. I guess I was 14 or so back then.
Its cool being able to see some of these threads, though its a shame being able to see some and not others.
To any extent, it's better than wayback machine.
There's 16 year old me silently watching it all. I barely even remember any of this
[img]https://i.imgur.com/lzSIfUV.png[/img]
This is great, thanks for posting. How big is the backup and is there a way we can download it?
I might as well post these oldpunch screenshots I found in my documents
[t]https://i.imgur.com/RPUEW9W.png[/t][t]https://i.imgur.com/DzN3Y8C.png[/t][t]https://i.imgur.com/99Za1BP.png[/t]
[t]https://i.imgur.com/FpGVIyO.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=postal;53019052]i just realized this is a perfect snapshot of who the entire moderation team was back then.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/BBsFsJ0.png[/img]
gunfox and I are the only ones left lmao. well, and hezzy who he wasn't able to ban but was asleep anyways same as garry. this is why it's a bad idea to have all your forum admins in the same timezone lol....[/QUOTE]
I miss th89
Edit: like I'd rather see th89s black ass than yours postal and that's saying something
[QUOTE=I_love_garrysmod;53019906]There's 16 year old me silently watching it all. I barely even remember any of this
This is great, thanks for posting. How big is the backup and is there a way we can download it?
I might as well post these oldpunch screenshots I found in my documents
[t]https://i.imgur.com/FpGVIyO.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Heh, I remember that last image. It was on diggnation and Adam Rose read out my comment. My time of fame.
Here's a download link to the whole back up.
[url]https://ufile.io/x9ss6[/url]
I love nostalgic stuff like this. Hopefully once the forums migrate over to Newpunch we'll be able to retrieve a lot of the classic threads
[QUOTE=Hezzy;53020017]I love nostalgic stuff like this. Hopefully once the forums migrate over to Newpunch we'll be able to retrieve a lot of the classic threads[/QUOTE]
Nah those threads are long since nuked m8. RIP
only chance now to view an ancient thread is to find the thread ID and then look for a save on waybackmachine, but that shit saved like 1/1000 threads so your chances will be slim.
I remember someone making an executable and telling Pr3d to download it. Little ol me did it and it basically hard locked my computer with a bunch of gay pictures on it and it blared "HEY EVERYBODY! I'M LOOKING AT GAY PORN!" over and over again.
Man, what happens when this place goes? We lose a lot, like Drunk Oblivion, Mein Bratwurst, Dan was boobies and the Badage Boys. This place is old and creaky and falling apart at the seams, but hell if I won’t miss it when it goes.
If and when the switch comes, just remember that it’s been an honor to survive all the stupid shit that’s gone down around here over the years.
[QUOTE=slayer20;53020025]I remember someone making an executable and telling Pr3d to download it. Little ol me did it and it basically hard locked my computer with a bunch of gay pictures on it and it blared "HEY EVERYBODY! I'M LOOKING AT GAY PORN!" over and over again.[/QUOTE]
holy shit i didnt know anyone ever actually fell for last measure
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