Torn forums
What TornLife's research has established about Torn forums, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- TornLife's forum archive contains no threads started by ShizzNZ [2559741]. The archive covers threads reachable from 2014 onward, though posts within threads are still being imported. (documented; TornLife data: get player threads)
- TornLife records ShizzNZ [2559741] at level 100, in faction Mana, as last observed 18 Sep 2026. Notable rankings: #1,840 in Time played (top 0.13%), #2,666 in Attacks won (top 0.24%), #8,681 in Networth (top 0.37%). (documented; TornLife data: get player, )
- ShizzNZ is in Mana [8677] (tag MANA), holding the position of Leader, with 518 days in the faction recorded as of 18 Sep 2026. TornLife's history places the join date at about 2025-04-18, observed continuously from 2026-01-25 to 2026-09-18. (documented; TornLife data: get player faction, )
- None of the patch-list entries reviewed in this round are Suggestions-forum threads; they are official patch notes. No document in this batch records a player-authored Suggestions thread proposing that long, high-scoring ranked wars pay more than short 'termed' wars. (documented; Patch list #275 : 07/02/23 — changes to Ranked War (2023-02-07), )
- None of the forum posts in this source pack mention ShizzNZ by name, screen name, or player ID; they cover unrelated topics such as staff recruitment, engagement announcements, giveaways, TornCon tickets, and moderation actions on other threads. (documented; [Chat 2.0] Who said what in private chats?, )
- Swervelord's five most-replied threads in TornLife's archive are his scripts-advertising thread (317 replies) and four separate Trading Post threads all titled "grave" with 306, 198, 104 and 86 replies respectively — a pattern of Trading Post threads ending up graved (moderator-closed/deleted) with heavy engagement. (documented; TornLife data: get player threads, )
- Patch list #84 (05/03/19) added a new text editor to the forums and converted existing posts. Patch list #39 (03/04/18) added the BBCode testing forum. Earlier, in 2015 and 2016, players reported images stripped on posting and asked how to add images after the editor changed. (confirmed by Torn; Forum/Patch History, )
- TornLife's history record for ShizzNZ shows honor bar Elite Avenger, profile role Civilian, sign-up date 2020-05-26, company [ BURN Notice ], status Okay, and last action Online at 2026-04-11. A recent company change (99410 to 90886) was recorded between 2026-01-25 and 2026-09-18. (documented; TornLife history: ShizzNZ, )
- The profile signature appears at the bottom of the profile and anyone visiting can see it. The Forum Information field in Preferences is where you put a forum signature link or other content shown under each forum post. (documented; Preferences › Profile Signature / Forum Information, )
- The script-advertising thread had grown to 317 replies by a post on 28 Sep 2026, and an officer (PurpleFire) publicly thanked Swervelord for a custom script, calling the work 'great work and super-fast.' (documented; TornLife data: get player threads, )
- The meme spread beyond its origin board: a reply in the unrelated Tutorials & Guides board on 2026-07-26 jokingly complains a guide lacked 'memes' or 'buttholes', and a moderator graved a copycat Graveyard thread titled 'Butthole reveal.' on 2026-08-08 for being repetitive, and a player publicly asked others to stop on 2026-08-09. (player reports; Butthole reveal., )
- Aside from the two Xanax leaderboard listings, none of the other forum posts in this batch (covering company forum bugs, a moderator's thread move, a 'Worst fac?' thread, and a company forums question) mention ShizzNZ by name or ID. (documented; Worst fac?, )
- The Torn Wiki frames third-party API tools positively, encouraging creative extensions that expand gameplay and enjoyment - the category Swervelord's advertised scripts fall into, consistent with some forum users praising his tool-building even as others accuse him of misusing similar tools to buy-mug. (documented; API › Potential, )
- No source in this batch, nor any earlier finding, mentions a player named or nicknamed 'Killerworm', their account, forum activity, thread count, or reading habits. (documented; It's Official Toronto Torn Meet up July 12th, )
- 'Butthole' functions as a running forum joke/dare: players post threatening or inviting others to 'show your butthole', a running gag rather than any in-game item, mechanic or player nickname. (player reports; Please buy my account, )
- None of the newly reviewed sources give a documented average number of posts or words per thread; the only thread-length data points visible are reply counts on unrelated threads (e.g. a Toronto meetup thread with 144 replies, a Xanax report thread with 128 replies, a suggestions thread with 13 replies), none tied to any average or to Killerworm. (documented; It's Official Toronto Torn Meet up July 12th, )
- No source in this batch addresses human reading speed, words-per-minute, or a time-per-thread estimate applicable to Torn forum content. (documented; It's Official Toronto Torn Meet up July 12th, )
- The viral surge began with a General Discussion thread titled 'SHOW US YOUR BUTTHOLE!' opened by Ben_Hagen on 2026-07-22, which credits player Chirrut_Imwe with starting the trend and describes it spreading via 'copycats everywhere now'. (player reports; SHOW US YOUR BUTTHOLE!, )
- Patch list #149 (07/07/19) improved the forum search tool and added new operators; patch list #151 (21/07/19) added a Forum Search history dropdown panel that saves the 5 most recent searches; patch list #153 (04/08/19) increased forum search results to 1,000 pages. (confirmed by Torn; Forum/Patch History, )
- The developer acknowledged in 2014 that forum searching had multiple issues, including a case where searching for the literal start-of-post text "When I am using" returned zero results even though a matching post clearly existed, indicating exact/leading-phrase matches were unreliable at that time. (confirmed by Torn; Forum searching, )
- The forum thread titled "I overpaid for the maol set so you dont have to" was started by Akenomics in the Achievements board on 2025-11-02, announcing completion of a full Maol armor set. (documented; I overpaid for the maol set so you dont have to, )
- Separate threads reference "Maol" as a faction-related/event-summoned name (e.g. a boss or NPC, discussed in Faction Discussion and Graveyard boards), distinct from the item set, with one staff member reacting with surprise that it was "summoned outside of Halloween". (player reports; SAoL REJOINS MONARCH AS MAoL, )
- The M'aol Armor set consists of five pieces: M'aol Spathe, M'aol Britches, M'aol Clawshields, M'aol Hooves and M'aol Visage, each dropped from participating in the defeat of the M'aol boss. (documented; M'aol Britches, )
- The Torn Wiki documents the M'aol Armor set pieces individually (M'aol Spathe, M'aol Britches captured here), confirming the set and its drop source exist on the wiki, though no single combined 'M'aol Armor set' page was retrieved in this pack. (documented; M'aol Britches, )
- M'aol is a periodic boss-style event fought across countries (e.g. Canada, Mexico referenced in bug reports); landing a damaging hit during the fight enters the player into a lottery for loot, and not everyone who hit it received loot because there were more participants than available loot. (confirmed by Torn; Maol hit didn't get logged, )
- Bug reports around the 2025-10-27/28 M'aol fight describe mechanical issues: a hit not being logged before the fight moved to the next country, and players becoming temporarily unable to attack others after the M'aol fight concluded, which staff confirmed and resolved. (confirmed by Torn; unable to attack after Maol, )
Questions about Torn forums
- Where is the forum thread about a player completing a full Maol armor set?
It's "I overpaid for the maol set so you dont have to," started by Akenomics in the Achievements board on 2025-11-02 (thread ID 16514047) .
Combat ·
- How can players search Torn's forums efficiently for specific posts, users, or keywords?
For keyword searches of posts, use the general forum search box and the by:Username (or by:ID) filter to restrict results to one player's posts, opti…
- Can Torn staff read private messages sent between players?
Yes. Torn staff can technically view the content of private messages between players, but access is gated by the report system, logged, and requires …
- What does the Torn slang/meme term 'buttholes' refer to, and why are players currently discussing it a lot?
'Butthole' is pure forum slang for a 2026 meme/dare — players jokingly post demanding others 'show your butthole' — not any in-game item, mechanic or…
- How can a player see a history of the questions they have asked?
No source describes a feature within Ask TornLife itself for a player to review a history of questions they've previously submitted — that capability…
History ·
- Find forum suggestion threads proposing to make ranked war rewards scale so long high-scoring wars pay better than short low-scoring wars that end on the term limit.
Kamikaze-Tool's "Ranked War Changes" thread (Suggestions board, 2025-04-30, 55 replies) is the only Suggestions thread TornLife found that ties ranke…
- How do you set up a profile signature in Torn?
Go to Preferences, open Profile Signature and edit it in the editor, which opens from the A in the top right corner (Torn Wiki, 2023-09 capture). The…
- How do you post an image in a forum post?
Put the image's web address inside the BBCode tag [img]Image URL[/img] . Older player reports also describe an "add image" button in the editor that …
- What is karma on the Torn forums and how does it work?
Karma is a score measuring the likes and dislikes a player's forum posts have received. It cannot go below zero, and reaching 1000 karma unlocks the …