[CRT]

Good luck to those that apply. ✌

[Loki123]

I can write while I am drunk ? Cna I apply ? :D

[Scriptie]

Hack Forums News Team Application By Scriptie

Select up to 5 roles, do not say "Any role".
1. Gaming News (Main Choice)
2. Interviews
3. User News
4. Tech News
5. Art News

What skills related to writing do you have?
Well, I am very skilled with putting words into peoples mouths and I really enjoy expressing my full opinions when it comes towards writing, I have even written a book myself, from a early age.. Nothing published but it has been a master of what I have been able to do, I take Media as a GSCE and a Course at my school, I learn to analyse a lot of work, and write personally to fill out the aspects of them full and full and it is a main part with what I wish to do when I am older, so I feel like this will be a wonderful place to start and express my inner writer.. I am hoping to work around a "Gaming News" aspect of this team as I feel comfortable and confident speaking about all the latest crazes and the newest gaming additions I am very skilled with my explanations.

From 1-5, how well do you read English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
Personally 5, I am in the top sets within my school, and let alone I am English myself! I am up with all of the New to the Old English contexts, and 'thy' are willing to work well with it.

From 1-5, how well do you write in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
I would really say 4/5, because not everybody is perfect.. it is what it is.. and I am one to always analyse my work after any publish, I will go straight with it and I will be ready to head upwards, I am comfortable with writing and to be honest I have a incredible writing speed which is a massive Pro within writing it is probably my best aspect let alone using some of the most intelligent words of choice, I am very comfortable writing.

From 1-5, how well do you speak in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
I would say a 5, I live in the United Kingdom, born and raised.. so I practically know everything to work with it. I am very fluent 100% and I have one of those fancy accent's.. no messing around with it either..

What languages do you know, and how fluent are you in each?
Well, I haven't had the chance to work with other languages but I can always translate, I have spoke Spanish and French, with the old Bonjour and Hola!

In 5 sentences, no less or more, tell me about yourself.
I am very enthusiastic and I really enjoy having a good read even if it is skimming, I have all the time in the world and that is honest, I am a active person and I am one to be up bright on the morning.. I am a very confident and straight forward person.. I really like to come around with everything and make sure I get things right! I do not like failure and I always will have the quote Quality not Quantity.. I really love focusing down on things.

Favorite Book?
Sherlock Holmes, I have read it in the younger years of School, it has always caught my eye in every aspect of it and I will never replace it for the world.. I must have read it about 5-6 times now it's unpredictable.

Thank you for Reading!

[StevesTrolls]

Select up to 5 roles, do not say "Any role". Tech News, Hacking News

What skills related to writing do you have? I have previously finished my GCSE's in English Literature, and English Language and managed to achieve the grade of B, and C. I am currently studying Business Studies, which I am required to complete formal essay's which meet strict requirements. I generally prefer typing using a keyboard rather than the standard pen and paper method, but I always ensure that my work is High quality, and completed to a great standard.

From 1-5, how well do you read English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible] 5 (I am UK based, so English is my native language)

From 1-5, how well do you write in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible] 4.5

From 1-5, how well do you speak in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible] 5

What languages do you know, and how fluent are you in each? English is my native language, but I know small amounts of French, Spanish and German.

In 5 sentences, no less or more, tell me about yourself. My name is Kieron (known as StevesTrolls), and I am a typical Computer Science student. My profession generally lies in the Hosting/Systems Administration market, but I am also into the security side of things, both learning, and writing articles associated to this. I am also a Business student, therefore I aspire to start a business in the near future which will become successful, and some people on HF form the basis of my inspiration. I would like to be part of either the Tech News, or the Hacking news sections as I believe I am quite active, and have previously been associated with Greyhat, and Blackhat hacking, but have since moved onto working with legal projects, both representing free speech, and allowing people to develop their own businesses further (in the form of setups). I am from Southern England, which is where I both Live, and Study - I am hoping to move to either the capital (London), or other Big cities famous for their Universities, and move into a formal degree in Computer Science.

Favorite Book? Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python - This is probably one of my favourite books to be honest, this is the one that actually got me interested in learning programming languages, and since purchasing this book about 2 years ago, I have gone on to learn many other programming languages including HTML, CSS, JAVA, PYTHON, and have started learning PHP and BASH.

[420 Blaze It]

This is definitely worth it, join while you can!

[Scar .]

Hack Forums News Team

Intro Questions

• Select up to 5 roles, do not say "Any role".
  
  The role I'd like to apply for is the site news. I'd love to included in the tech news if any spots are still available.
  

• What skills related to writing do you have?
  
  I've always been a great student in reading and writing since Elementary school. I always scored high on standardized tests and have never gotten a bad grade on papers. I've also managed to write 4 research papers for other people in a short amount of time and got them all above a 90%. I consider myself to be an evolving writer finding new ways to better my skills. I've graduated from High School and take College classes. What I find more interesting is that I learned to speak Spanish before English. I didn't learn to speak or read fluent English till' I was in 5th grade. Yet I find myself having better reading and writing skills than most of my classmates who have talked English their whole life.
  

• From 1-5, how well do you read English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
  5
  
  

• From 1-5, how well do you write in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
  5
  
  

• From 1-5, how well do you speak in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
  5
  
  

• What languages do you know, and how fluent are you in each?
  I am fluent in Spanish and English. I also can understand Portuguese and Italian writing since they're both closely related to Spanish.
  

• In 5 sentences, no less or more, tell me about yourself.
  I'm a very serious person when it comes to work and other official relations. I love reading articles about pretty much anything really. I'm currently in college trying to major in Electrical Engineering. I'm also very knowledgeable in anxiety disorders for I myself have it. AND I absolutely LOVE The Beatles!
  

• Favorite Book?
  I love several books, but if I have to choose one it will be, "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls.
  

Thank you all for reading my application and taking into consideration. Good luck to everyone else!

[Cheeb]

Select up to 5 roles, do not say "Any role".
Interviews, Tech News.

What skills related to writing do you have?
I find it easy to talk to people, which I think makes my writing more sophisticated and easy to understand. I took a lot of writing tests in high school and did quite well. My freshman year of college I took a creative writing class, only because it interested me.

From 1-5, how well do you read English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible] 5
From 1-5, how well do you write in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible] 4.5
From 1-5, how well do you speak in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible] 5
What languages do you know, and how fluent are you in each? English, Hebrew, and Swiss Italian. Fluent in each.
In 5 sentences, no less or more, tell me about yourself.
I am a 24 year old attending university for mathematics/physics. My goal occupation is to be an engineer or eventually a professor of math. I enjoy reading, writing, exercising, traveling, and hanging out with friends. I was born in Zurich, Switzerland but eventually moved to the canton of Ticino(hence the Italian) in southern Switzerland. I am currently living in the USA for studies.

Favorite Book?
My favorite book series is "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin, and my favorite book is "A Game of Thrones".

Thank you!

[Loser Douche Bag #35]

What a shame you have to be ub3r. And I'm someone who got a 5 on the AP Lit/Lang, 100 on final, 130% on mideterm in English through my years and a A+ in college :(

[Loki123]

What a shame you have to be ub3r. And I'm someone who got a 5 on the AP Lit/Lang, 100 on final, 130% on mideterm in English through my years and a A+ in college :(

It is actually quite ignorant. (basically)
The smartest people on this site are more often than not just regular users on this site.

[Hydra]

It is actually quite ignorant. (basically)
The smartest people on this site are more often than not just regular users on this site.

Well just to let you know, Omni set that requirement, not me. I've tried to get it removed as I know there are non-Ub3rs who are much more talented but Omni would like HFNT to be Ub3r only. He does have good reasons for it, not sure if I should publicize it though so I'll leave it at that.

[Thornzzz]

Very high quality applications. Good luck my Mexican brother.

[StevesTrolls]

Following the lead of the others, I'm also going to say good luck to all other applicants (including myself) 🤝

[Walt Disney™]

Comics Section and OMC
What skills related to writing do you have? Essays we're a breeze in High School. I wrote papers on Marijuana, Mein Kampf, and books we were forced to read.
From 1-5, how well do you read English? 5
From 1-5, how well do you write in English? 5
From 1-5, how well do you speak in English? 5
What languages do you know, and how fluent are you in each? English 12th. Can pick up Spanish, but not write well.
In 5 sentences, no less or more, tell me about yourself. Future entrepreneur. I saw the rise of BTC, and took advantage. Family has a bunch invested into mining. I'm always thinking ahead to find another boom in the markets. I will start the short journey for my Associates in Computer Science next quarter, and finish my bachelors in a big city.
Favorite Book? Mein Kampf. Reading it made me smarter as a person. All politicians should have a gander at it. There's some ideas that could make a better world today. But of course, not everything inside of it can happen. This is just my opinion on it.

[Limit.]

Intro Questions

Select up to 5 roles, do not say "Any role".
Gaming News (#1) and Site News are the areas I wish to apply for. I do have room for expansion if need be.

What skills related to writing do you have?
I've written countless amounts of essays, and I helped out with the making of the school's newsletters and yearbook. I took Journalism for the majority of my time in middle school, and still do a few things in high school. Just stepping aside from the skills I have, I just enjoy writing. The fact that you can be creative with your own words and tell a story how you want it to be told really satisfies me.

From 1-5, how well do you read English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
5

From 1-5, how well do you write in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
5

From 1-5, how well do you speak in English? [5 being Excellent | 1 being Horrible]
5

What languages do you know, and how fluent are you in each?
I was born and raised in the United States so English is my native language. Additionally, I do have a meager understanding of the Spanish language.

In 5 sentences, no less or more, tell me about yourself.
I'm a very overachieving, outgoing, and enthusiastic person, I always try to make the best out of anything and live life to the fullest. I love learning, and while I never really found school very enjoyable for my self, just the feeling of discovering something new is unique. As said above, I contributed to my school's newsletters and yearbook for about two years. To my surprise, it was something quite enjoyable, and I wish to continue throughout the future years of my academic career. The HF News team seems quite fitting for my endeavors, and it's without a doubt something I'm willing to dedicate my time and effort to.

Favorite Book?
This is very broad question to readers such as my self, but if I had to select one book it would probably be "The DaVinchi Code" by Dan Brown.



Batman: Arkham Knight to Re-Release on PC October 28th, 2015
As you may or may not have known, the latest installment into the Batman: Arkham series "Arkham Knight" was not what PC gamers expected. Full of bugs and limited features, Arkham Knight was fortunately taken off the market for a bit of tweaking from Warner Bros. As some of you Batman fanatics may have already known, it was said the game would be back on the market with fully revamped gameplay aspects and up-to-date features in late October. Well, sure enough Warner Bros. kept their word. It was just announced on October 24th, 2015 that Batman would be making his return on the 28th with tons of new features. Including a patch that brings all the content that has already been released for console to the PC. So is it what PC gamers really wanted? Sort of, when the community found out it was getting re-released they wanted to do everything they could to make sure Warner Bros. knew what they wanted. According to the list of features provided by a developer at Warner Bros., it seems a lot of them consisted of gameplay additions rather than optimization fixes. Which, according to various game reviews, bug reports, etc., was a very big issue. Were unsure if Warner Bros. tweaked a bit of the optimization or just left it untouched. PC gamers are very skeptical about this update and are clueless as to if it was what they wanted or not. However, we won't really know much until the 28th when Batman returns to Steam and other platforms.>>Source

Possible Half-Life 3 References Found in Dota 2 Files
Around a week ago it was discovered by SteamDB that there were a few files "accidentally" put inside the Dota 2 files in Github. The so called "update" consisted of three files under the names of "hl3.txt", "rpg.txt", and "ai_basenpc.txt". This raised an uproar across the internet with speculations that their wishes of Half-Life 3 actually being confirmed might just be true. Of course, with Valve just being themselves and not wishing to expand on this topic, we don't know much other than these files are supposedly related to Half-Life 3. A popular speculation that has been circulating around the internet is the belief of HL3 being and RPG (Role-playing game, i.e Fallout). We know very little on this topic and we might not know anything for a long time. There have been speculations going around for years now, all of which have never really led us to believe that this game is actually being made. However, some of us still believe the possibility is still present that this is totally unrelated and it was Valve just teasing us and/or was an accident. Let's take a look at the lines of code found inside these files, here's one found in "hl3.txt", "string m_HelpText = "Combine Pulse Ceiling Turret"". In addition, there are also more lines of code which lead us to believe there are NPC behaviors, quests, ziplines, and more. In conclusion, we're probably all aware of how Valve is with this type of stuff, they'll usually tease us, wait another year or so, and tease us again. Even though Valve is basically vague on most things we try to get out of them, this might just be a step forward we've been waiting for. However we won't find out until Valve's next move. If you wish to take a gander at the files for yourself here are the links. hl3.txt / rpg.txt / aibasenpc.txt >>Source

Fallout 4 Has Gone Gold
On October 23rd the creators of the Fallout franchise, Bethesda, tweeted out "Oct 23rd - the bombs have fallen. Fallout 4 is complete. All 27 versions." With a link to a photo showcasing that they have officially completed the development of the base game. As many of you Fallout lore masters may know, October 23rd is the day when The Great War, also known as the day the bombs fell, began and ended. Bethesda has been open to conversation on the game and continues to develop it's future DLC's, one of which will launch in 2016. As for right now, they continue to work on PC modding tools for Fallout 4, because what's a Bethesda game without mods? As many of you Fallout or Skyrim fans know, they are a huge part of the game and are a sole reason why people still play their games. Anyways, Fallout is a huge part of how Bethesda really began to develop as a company and as the countdown to November 10th (Fallout 4's release date) starts to wind down, gamers across the world are especially hyped up for its release. It's said to be the most anticipated game of 2015 and Bethesda didn't want the community to wait, so they decided the release date should be this year, which is nice of them. As said above, on November 10th Fallout 4 will officially release across Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4 allowing console and PC gamers to get the full experience of the game. >>Source



Good luck to everyone else applying!

[Ienaos]

Good luck to everyone applying, but why are you making your text so big? :/