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Motherboard recently published a comprehensive oral history of the Something Awful forums, and it’s an essential look into how the internet came to be what it is today. If that makes you cringe ...

Founded in 1999, Something Awful played a significant role in shaping early internet culture, giving birth to some of the earliest memes. Its forum popularized classic meme "All your base are ...

Something Awful’s notorious Fuck You and Die (FYAD ... the catchphrase “The internet makes you stupid,” its attached forums became one of the biggest web hubs of the 2000s and the origin ...

A Patreon associated with Kyanka’s side gigs became a touchpoint for Something Awful fans (a.k.a. “goons”), who disseminated it throughout every forum and social channel possible.

And that community is really what helped Something Awful rise to infamy. The fact that the site charged $10 for access to the full set of forums both allowed the site to bring in a bit of revenue ...

According to Kotaku, former Something Awful forum moderator Fragmaster has revealed that site founder Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka has died at 45. Fragmaster didn't ask for details surrounding the ...

The news was initially posted to Something Awful by longtime forum administrator Fragmaster, who was a personal friend of Kyanka, and Motherboard managed to confirm with the Lee's Summit Missouri ...