This forum, as well as many others were the secluded cultivation grounds for many nameless millionaires in this world. A decade ago, whoever runs SENuke gets to dominate Google, whoever gets the most email addresses gets the power of everything from selling those weird Viagra things to stock manipulation. It didn't required being an individual, or from an organization of status to get into some runs in the major leagues with the names that roamed and secretly amassed unimaginable wealth that are now commonly associated to conspiracy theories, meaningless presumptions too.
The Internet runs deeper than most could imagine, those blatantly advertised yet foolish and repeatedly copied news about dark net, deep web are simply jokes for the tales to kids during bedtime. If anywhere is dark, have a look at the forum background color. I'm not saying in any ways that the members of this forum are dishonorable, criminals or anything. In fact, it probably is the opposite. Everything that was constructed for profit in the Internet, can basically be simplified into being the numbers game. The more viewers, the more emails, the more clicks, the more interests, the more you make. But there was, and there is still no needs to have association to monetary figures if someone is willing to spend a little time to diversify and make all required to be intangible. It's nothing to do with Switzerland and Sweden offshore banking too, those places are only good if you are some military guerrilla with significant power from the realms such as Middle East Asia, South Africa, Philippines and such where you need the physical bank boxes, not accounts.
These forum retained the older batch of people, those that were born in the age of Usenet and maybe slightly after. The society back then were significantly higher disciplined in its' nature, and thus the good of the older days are carried forward and that is the reason for this forum to continue flourishing while it's previous competitors waned in numbers and power and are now basically common places that association with will only bring more laughs than awe. There were so many big names in the field, Ragezone, WarriorForum, Runelocus. All in the end faded like the likes of a footprint on a sandy beach. The Internet is virtual, nothing lasts forever. Appreciate the time we still get to have a premier experience here, for this is the last plot of Elysian field amidst the chaos out there. These social media are ruining the world, idiots like Mark and such are hyped and made billionaires while they knew nothing, and learn nothing so far.