[Mooncake]

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This is my first official giveaway as the leader of PROFIT and I am super excited! As you know, PROFIT is all about giving back to the community. We are still undergoing a rebranding and everything and we hope to officially be open by next week. Anyway! To the giveaway!

So it's really simple. All you have to do is reply to this thread, answering the following questions in essay format;

                     
           
           

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                     1) When did you join HF?
                      2) Why did you join HF?
                      3) What has HF done/thought/given you?
                      4) What you wish HF would add/omit?
                      5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?
                      6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?

There we have it! So full essays, make it nice and juicy. Staff of PROFIT will be choosing the winner, we'd be voting on which response is the most heart-warming, attention-catching and possibly tear-inducing.

Good luck to everyone!

P.S. We'd be choosing the winner 48 hours from now. Cheers!

[Connected]

1) When did you join HF?
I joined about 2 weeks ago
2) Why did you join HF?
I missed being in forums communities, I knew about HF but only recently joined. It seemed like a good community with more than just a bunch of kids requesting people to be their personal armies and hack others xD
3) What has HF done/thought/given you?
HF has given me amazing conversations and chances to talk to some pretty cool people.
4) What you wish HF would add/omit?
I'm not really sure, I just wish the community was more active than it is.
5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?
I'm gunna plead the 5th on this one.
6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?
While it's cool and all, I don't really think that affects me as a person. At the end of the day it's just a bunch of code and data stored on a server. I think my real life friends, family, and experiences enhance my quality of life way more than anything online ever could.

Thanks for doing this giveaway OP. I wish the best of luck to everyone.

[Nas]

An awesome giveaway that everyone should try to go for!
Can't wait to see you guys participate!

[Mr Meeseeks]

1) When did you join HF?
I joined in 2015
2) Why did you join HF?
To learn more about computers and join a group of like minded people
3) What has HF done/thought/given you?
It has helped me improve on what I know and set goals for myself
4) What you wish HF would add/omit?
I wish that HF had more interactive activities with the community
5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?
Broke pretending to be rich, hope to make it the other way around
6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?
I think that it helps me with other site members, but off site it doesn't help me

[Compulsive]

Good luck to everyone applying for this! Thanks profitvolt for hosting!

[AlmightyKenny]

Well I initially joined Hack Forums back in 2011 when a 16-year-old me wanted to be a "1337 hacker" but I eventually stopped coming to the 'site after not being able to comprehend anything dealing with "hacking." Fast forward to the summer of 2012 in the midst of my first semester of university and I found myself having created a new account (lost the login to my old one) and regularly visiting the free services and giveaways section on here to find any free food giveaways because I quickly learned that cafeteria food at University is just as bad as primary school and I also barely ever had any disposable money of my own to spend. Nowadays, I still find myself here mainly because of the food services offered in the marketplace ($1.25 Chick-Fil-A sandwiches FTW!). Since 2012, HF has provided me with awesome food at low prices thanks to some awesome users on here. Besides food, one of my favorite things that HF has done for me is getting me my first (and only) OG social media handle; which was my first name, although I sadly no longer have the handle. I wish HF would bring back the old rep system only because the new system is confusing to me. Honestly, I'm broke pretending to be rich but maybe my luck will start to change next week at my job interview. Lastly, I don't think that my rep, signature or any of that enhances my quality of life. Hack Forums is the last thing on my mind whenever I'm not logged in.

[KaoS]

Thanks for the share op very kind of you

[duplex]

1) When did you join HF? I joined around 2012, just came back recently as I'm lonely.
2) Why did you join HF? I should say, why I joined again, well.. I moved area, lost all my friends due to distance, and really I'm in a low point in my life regarding well, my life.
3) What has HF done/thought/given you? Honestly, I just love meeting new members, clicking the "See new" thread and checking out random stuff throughout the day. HF has given me awesome topics to explore, most importantly new people!
4) What you wish HF would add/omit?: Definitely some on-site communications such as a live-chat.
5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke? I'm broke pretending to be happy, there's no shame in that, sometimes health is wealth!
6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life? I'd be lying if I said it didn't, I like feeling a part of the community, making new friends and cool discussions.

Just a brief paragraph about my life currently.

I recently moved Areas from a big city to rural, and it's a big change for me, truth is I'm not as happy anymore, if at all. The only part of my life that is worth at the moment are my family & HF, this isn't me being cheesy, if I didn't join HF again and find a cure for my loneliness, I'm not sure I'd be breathing. I lost my job and have been struggling since. I'm finding getting a job incredibly difficult in this rural type area, so how am I meant to see my friends? Truth is, I've been living with my mum in this new house, in an area we didn't know, it was a struggle. My Dad helped us move but he was coked up since he's a complete let down, and after seeing the new house (this was on the day we moved in) he almost beat up my Mum and the next morning he forced her to an ATM and basically stole £2,000 which was all of our safety money for moving. Now, before this happend, my Mum is such a caring Women, she gave him a chance to help connect with the family again, although his dark side came to surface and his addiction to Cocaine did lead to that £2,000 being stolen and he almost went physical, you could imagine how we felt, the happy day of moving into our new home was ruined, our safety money all stolen. We couldn't call the police or anything like that, we had literally just arrived.  

Anyway, I had to survive on £40 a month until I could get a job, I got the Job and thinks were going, slightly better. Although I couldn't handle the fact my Brother had now moved to another country a month prior to the house move, he had met his girlfriend from Singapore (They are married now). So I'd normally rely on my big bro to ground me and help me, a good guy to talk to. At this point, my friends made the journey easily, but after a month or two, they kept making excuses, and would start playing games with other people online, I was destitute, at this point, I had lost my Brother/Funds from the house move/Dad and now my best friend's who I held so dear to me, were all gone. 6/7 years of friendship, gone like that, I made the effort to see them, but in the end I could see they wanted me closer to their home than I now was. I lost my job due to the stress of everything going on, I would literally pass out of sheer thoughts/worries.


For 2 years I had been living off of scraps, I now weight 8 something stone and am struggling with my weight due to literally not having the money to eat, I have 2 cats, so the little money I had, I'd buy cat food, I'd rather die of starvation than not feed my cats, and with my current health, dying didn't seem that far off of a stretch. I started not leaving the house at all, and I still struggle to, I went to the Doctors, and they said I have PTSD due to nearly being randomly killed in my old area (there's reasons we moved) they said I had Anxiety/Depression and gave me tablets, after a month of taking them, I decided that path only lead me down to a road I didn't want to go down, I couldn't think properly, my memory was impaired. Honestly, I'm just a nice guy, I always help out when I can, I sat in my bedroom and literally had no one to talk to, I had my mum, but I mean, you can't talk to your mum about everything. So I decided to join HF again after all these years simply be feel included and welcomed into a Community.

This was very personal for me to write, but I felt as if I needed to get this off my chest, I'm still struggling but things have gotten better! and HF continues to improve my mental health. I'm not a suicidal type at all, was one of the happiest people, but 2 years of Hell can certainty change you. I must admit, I will try and help people who have dark/personal matters in anyway I can. Thank you for hosting this, right now I'm just saving for Computer parts as I had to sell my GPU for food (I sold it desperately cheap) I don't regret it however, as the funds were needed to feed my family (inc the cats).

[Profitspark]

1) When did you join HF? I joined around 2012, just came back recently as I'm lonely.
2) Why did you join HF? I should say, why I joined again, well.. I moved area, lost all my friends due to distance, and really I'm in a low point in my life regarding well, my life.
3) What has HF done/thought/given you? Honestly, I just love meeting new members, clicking the "See new" thread and checking out random stuff throughout the day. HF has given me awesome topics to explore, most importantly new people!
4) What you wish HF would add/omit?: Definitely some on-site communications such as a live-chat.
5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke? I'm broke pretending to be happy, there's no shame in that, sometimes health is wealth!
6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life? I'd be lying if I said it didn't, I like feeling a part of the community, making new friends and cool discussions.

Just a brief paragraph about my life currently.

I recently moved Areas from a big city to rural, and it's a big change for me, truth is I'm not as happy anymore, if at all. The only part of my life that is worth at the moment are my family & HF, this isn't me being cheesy, if I didn't join HF again and find a cure for my loneliness, I'm not sure I'd be breathing. I lost my job and have been struggling since. I'm finding getting a job incredibly difficult in this rural type area, so how am I meant to see my friends? Truth is, I've been living with my mum in this new house, in an area we didn't know, it was a struggle. My Dad helped us move but he was coked up since he's a complete let down, and after seeing the new house (this was on the day we moved in) he almost beat up my Mum and the next morning he forced her to an ATM and basically stole £2,000 which was all of our safety money for moving. Now, before this happend, my Mum is such a caring Women, she gave him a chance to help connect with the family again, although his dark side came to surface and his addiction to Cocaine did lead to that £2,000 being stolen and he almost went physical, you could imagine how we felt, the happy day of moving into our new home was ruined, our safety money all stolen. We couldn't call the police or anything like that, we had literally just arrived.  

Anyway, I had to survive on £40 a month until I could get a job, I got the Job and thinks were going, slightly better. Although I couldn't handle the fact my Brother had now moved to another country a month prior to the house move, he had met his girlfriend from Singapore (They are married now). So I'd normally rely on my big bro to ground me and help me, a good guy to talk to. At this point, my friends made the journey easily, but after a month or two, they kept making excuses, and would start playing games with other people online, I was destitute, at this point, I had lost my Brother/Funds from the house move/Dad and now my best friend's who I held so dear to me, were all gone. 6/7 years of friendship, gone like that, I made the effort to see them, but in the end I could see they wanted me closer to their home than I now was. I lost my job due to the stress of everything going on, I would literally pass out of sheer thoughts/worries.


For 2 years I had been living off of scraps, I now weight 8 something stone and am struggling with my weight due to literally not having the money to eat, I have 2 cats, so the little money I had, I'd buy cat food, I'd rather die of starvation than not feed my cats, and with my current health, dying didn't seem that far off of a stretch. I started not leaving the house at all, and I still struggle to, I went to the Doctors, and they said I have PTSD due to nearly being randomly killed in my old area (there's reasons we moved) they said I had Anxiety/Depression and gave me tablets, after a month of taking them, I decided that path only lead me down to a road I didn't want to go down, I couldn't think properly, my memory was impaired. Honestly, I'm just a nice guy, I always help out when I can, I sat in my bedroom and literally had no one to talk to, I had my mum, but I mean, you can't talk to your mum about everything. So I decided to join HF again after all these years simply be feel included and welcomed into a Community.

This was very personal for me to write, but I felt as if I needed to get this off my chest, I'm still struggling but things have gotten better! and HF continues to improve my mental health. I'm not a suicidal type at all, was one of the happiest people, but 2 years of Hell can certainty change you. I must admit, I will try and help people who have dark/personal matters in anyway I can. Thank you for hosting this, right now I'm just saving for Computer parts as I had to sell my GPU for food (I sold it desperately cheap) I don't regret it however, as the funds were needed to feed my family (inc the cats).

Incredible words that you have shared with our community. Good to know your journey 🤝

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1) When did you join HF?
I joined in 2015
2) Why did you join HF?
To learn more about computers and join a group of like minded people
3) What has HF done/thought/given you?
It has helped me improve on what I know and set goals for myself
4) What you wish HF would add/omit?
I wish that HF had more interactive activities with the community
5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?
Broke pretending to be rich, hope to make it the other way around
6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?
I think that it helps me with other site members, but off site it doesn't help me

Sure we can develop interactive activities and find a way to get good profits for everyone.
we just have to work together and give our best

[SIM-2939849]

1) When did you join HF?
In 2015, long time for me.

2) Why did you join HF?
I was starting of doing Graphic Designing and also trying my hand on hacking (ethical hacking). So I found out about this forum and it had marketplace section as well as that was it. I registered.

3) What has HF done/thought/given you?
It has made me what I am today in terms of online dealing, my skills, confidence and how to avoid scammers :P

4) What you wish HF would add/omit?
To be a more learning environment. People should actually learn from the guides here.

5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?
I'm broke. Pretending nothing and I honestly try to be happy whether I am broke or rich.

6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?
No. I'm much more than that and besides a site dosen't reflect my life.

[123]

When did you join HF?

I joined HackForums around 8 months back ( 21st November, 2018). So yeah, I'm not an old member but I have maintained a decent profile in these months.

Why did you join HF?

Just like other members I arrived on HF through a Google search. I was looking for an automation tools regarding Instagram and one of the thread was indexed in google regarding Automation Tool. I clicked on it without knowing it was a forum and registration is required. So this is how I joined HF.

I checked different sub-forums and found a lot of information in various fields. Started interacting with other members and a sort of attachment grew with this site. Since then I am an active member and visit this site almost every day to learn as much as I can.

What has HF done/thought/given you?

KNOWLEDGE. HF has given me plenty of knowledge and taught me a lot of ways to make money online. Whenever there's any doubt regarding anything involving tech, I can simply make a thread and surely someone will help me. Isn't that amazing ?

What you wish HF would add/omit?

I wish Omni would organize a Weekly/Monthly Podcast where selected members would discuss the activity on forum. If this turns out well, Omni can also invite some tech enthusiasts or Hackers to share some valuable knowledge over podcast. The fees to listen this podcast can be paid through bytes.

Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?

I'm neither broke nor rich and definitely not pretending to be anything. At this moment, I'm an average 20+ person who's still figuring out his life living independently without asking any favour from anyone.

Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?

I don't think having rep/userbar/bytes/signature defines any superiority other than having a nice profile add-ons. Also this doesn't mean they don't have any value.

These are just some on-site features which someone will have for a day/week/month or even a year. You never know when it will be gone. So they must be seen that way.

Your quality of life depends on how you handle yourself on-site and off-site.

[Zeus]

When did you join HF?
2010
2) Why did you join HF?
Got introduced onto here.
3) What has HF done/thought/given you?
Many friendships travelled the world alot been places. Great experiences and learned alot of things.
4) What you wish HF would add/omit?
Poker like the blackjack or slots.
5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?
I'm too high for this question right now.
6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?
I think my rep and userbar does ofc. that's why i'm alpha.

[§pyware]

1) When did you join HF?
I joined HF about 6 years ago (WoW I did not release it was that long ago)
2) Why did you join HF?
I found HF when I was younger and wanted to learn about the darker/grayer? Side of the internet. I had a lot of fun learning how to do basic things!
3) What has HF done/thought/given you?
HF has given me an area where I could reach out to people who while being aggressive/trolls at times. Have helped me learn and grow as a person. On everything from basic programing questions to how to make questionable macros to get a TON of Xbox live free trials (Ah the good old days!)
4) What you wish HF would add/omit?
I wish HF would add back in the L33t/Uber Sections. I found that members were more likely to share new things they found around others who were deemed trustworthy. I understand why it was removed, but I feel that something was lost when this happened.
5) Are you honestly broke pretending to be rich? Or Rich pretending to be broke?
I am first world broke, I can check that my bank account says $20 on my iPhone with a roof over my head. So while I do not have extra spending money, I seem to find a way to get by.
6) Do you think your rep/userbar/bytes/signature somehow enhances your quality of life?
I am not sure honestly. I know the rep used to be how we judged if we should deal with another member, but that has long since passed. All the rep was cleared and now we have a lot of new features that I am slowly relearning.


I also wanted to say thank you for doing this giveaway. I would love to win as I have missed my chance to get in on Bitcoin a few times. I was on HF when people were trading them for $1!!!! YES $1 for a full coin!! Ahh if only I could go back to 2013!!!

But truly thank you for doing the giveaway, I know I would truly be thankful for winning and I am betting the winner will also be elated!

Have a wonderful 4th!

[Profitspark]

🤗  🤗 Pleased to announce the winner. 🤗  🤗

Congratulation to 🎉  🎉  🎉  🎉  🎉  duplex  🎉  🎉  🎉  🎉  🎉

Remember guys we´ll be giving away $100 every week

[Mooncake]

Well done Duplex!!! Congratulations!