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1. Community Representative Elections for April 2021
  
  Hello! We are nearing the end of the current set of Community Representatives' terms, which means it is time to begin the next election cycle! Since the last cycle was a bit drawn out, we'd like to have voting concluded and the winners promoted by May 8th. As a quick refresher to the unacquainted, a Community Representative is a member of the Council who is not a high-level staff member. Even non-staff members, such as VIPs/Members can be elected. The purpose of the Community Representative role is to guarantee to the community gets a say in GFL Council decisions.Community Representatives are elected for a term of 6 months and may serve up to two consecutive terms. The current community representatives are @Liloz01 and @Salad, they will lose their seat in council shortly after the election has concluded. In order to become one of the two CRs, you must win a spot in the upcoming election. The election is public and members of the community will get to vote. To be considered, you must fulfill a few requirements: You must be a member or above. You must not have any outstanding punishments. Controversial individuals or individuals with an extensive punishment history may also be excluded from running at the option of the current council. You must get at least two current Council members to sponsor your application. Please do not apply if you do not intend to serve the entirety of the 6 month term. The following are not required, but are strongly recommended: Be well known throughout GFL. Having been present for a long time, having a high amount of Forum / Discord activity, and generally being helpful to new users are generally great ways to accomplish this. Be prepared to deal with drama. There is always plenty! Try to have sufficient free time to attend council meetings. For purposes of obtaining a sponsorship, the current council consists of the following members: @Nick @FrenZy @Aurora @Ben @Pyros @Liloz01 @Salad If you do not get sponsored, there is always a next time. Please do not beg or bother if the answer is no. The current community representatives may not sponsor themselves should they wish to run again. Once you have obtained your sponsor, you can submit an application using this Google Form. You will receive an email from Google containing your responses indicating that we have received your application. Council will then review applications. If Council approves your application, you will be allowed to participate in the election and you will be contacted by a member of the council containing directions for the second stage of the application process. Applications should be submitted by April 14th and the election will begin shortly thereafter. Thanks
  
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2. The Death of Teamspeak 3
  
  Hello! At today's council meeting (details: https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/64212-council-meeting-summaries/?do=findComment&comment=336322), we decided that it was finally time to retire our Teamspeak 3 server. The server does not see a lot of use, isn't really subject to much moderation or attention, and is more of a maintenance burden than anything else. With our recent efforts to once again move our infrastructure to Kubernetes, we have decided that it is no longer worth maintaining. Teamspeak 3 will remain up until the 27th of March to give users time to retrieve any files or channel description contents that they may wish to keep.
  
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3. New Rust Division Leader - Hatehim222
  
  Hello everyone. I come bearing bittersweet news. @Bue. has chosen to step down from her duties as Division Leader for Rust, a position which she has held since December of last year. You can read more about her stepping down here. Moving on -- after some consideration on my part as well as discussions between me, Bue and @Hatehim222, I have ultimately decided to promote @Hatehim222 in her stead. I feel good about his mindset, and that's one of the many reasons why I have no doubt he'll do a good job as the new Rust DL. Please take a moment to join me and congratulate the newcomer, as well as thanking Bue for all of the time she spent for the betterment of the Rust division. Working with her was always a pleasure.
  
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4. GFL AFFILIATED STREAMER PROGRAM
  
  Hello everyone! @Infra and I are excited to announce the launch of the GFL Affiliated Streamer Program! The program is intended to offer a few perks to Twitch Streamers within the community who stream gameplay of our servers as well as to help promote the various sub-communities of GFL in a new way. Some of the perks we offer include monthly VIP and a hoisted "Affiliated Streamer" role within the Main GFL Discord server. Along with this, we would also like to welcome our first Affiliated Streamer, @Benowy! Check out his Twitch channel here! To view all of GFL's current affiliates, click here! To view the full list of perks and guidelines, as well as to learn more about becoming an affiliate, click here!
  
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5. GFL Newsletter - January 2021
  
  Hello, and welcome to this month's newsletter! A lot has changed since the previous newsletter - the Writing team is now a part of the Public Relations team, led by @Infra and @Salad! We will be aiming to publish newsletters every month, or every two months from this point onward. As an added bonus, from now on, newsletters will include an Easter egg or two - if found, the first to claim it will be rewarded with a prize! For this month, there is a single Easter egg hidden within the newsletter. Be the first to find it and message @Salad (Salad#6564) or @Infra (Infra#0001) to claim your prize! This section will be updated once there is a winner. Good luck! UPDATE: @kraken223 has found the Easter egg and has won 1 month of VIP! - @Dragoon From the 25th to the 31st of January, we had a week-long celebration for GFL's 10th Anniversary! There were several fun community events hosted by our Events team - click here to view the 10th Anniversary Community Events thread. We also had events across many of our game servers, with many exciting rewards given out - ranging from gift cards all the way to permanent VIP! Click here to view the 10th Anniversary Server Events thread. For a limited time during the 10th anniversary, permanent VIP was made available for purchase, at a price of $79.99! Even though the celebrations for our 10th Anniversary have ended, let us keep up the GFL spirit - here's to another successful year in GFL! Keep an eye out for more events hosted by the Events team. - @flamie Alexis In celebration of GFL’s 10th anniversary, we have announced the opening of our official GFL RedBubble Merchandise Store! Currently, there are a few designs available, including the GFL logo along with a few Pride themed variants, all designed by our Graphics Team Leader @Salad! For any suggestions or questions about the store, please message Salad on Discord (Salad#6564). Click here for more information and links to the various store pages. - @AMP With the monolithic success that Among Us has had over the past several months, we have decided to open up our own GMod-based twist on the game! Starting off, the 24-player server features its own custom version of Skeld alongside a Point-Shop for purchasing custom hats and models. As with all other newly-added servers and game-modes, there are rules that need to be followed, all of which are courtesy of @Salad. Game-Play Rules: Cheating or using scripts to gain an advantage over other players is strictly prohibited and will result in a permanent ban. Abusing the report system to report players who have not broken the rules will result in a warning. Repeated violations will lead to a temporary ban. Using 3rd-party services like Skype, Discord or TeamSpeak to share information about the game in a way that unfairly advantages any player is considered cheating and will result in a temporary ban. Repeated violations can lead to a permanent ban. Do not intentionally delay rounds. Delaying includes purposefully not voting, purposefully not finishing tasks, purposefully not pressing the emergency button, and not killing within a reasonable amount of time (for Impostors only). Staff has final say. If you have any issues, please contact the Server Manager (@Salad). Chat/Misc Rules Advertising non-GFL servers is prohibited. Harassment and usage of slurs is prohibited. Sending spam messages/being overly-annoying over text or voice chat is prohibited. Pretending to be an admin or any other user is prohibited. NSFW/Gore sprays and profile pictures are prohibited. Please only speak in English, to the best of your ability. Abuse of the admin call feature is prohibited. Feel free to connect to the server using this link: steam://connect/92.119.148.204:27015 Have fun! Don’t go into Electrical alone, though...
  
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6. 10th Anniversary - Server Events Megathread
  
  GFL has had a long, long history for a gaming community. It's been through thick and thin, and highs and lows. To put it simply, none of it could have happened without the community at large. Every single one of you are responsible for GFL’s continued success as we cross this important milestone, our 10-year anniversary. To celebrate this achievement with all of you, we are happy to present the... 10th Anniversary Server Events CS:GO Zombie Escape Prizes: 3x Perma VIP, 5x 3 Months of VIP, 10x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 25th, 6pm EST till Jan 25th, 10pm EST Announcement/Information: https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/69154-zombie-escape-event-54/ AWP 24/7 Prizes: 1x Perma VIP, 2x 3 Months of VIP, 2x 1 Month of VIP, $20 Gift Card When: Jan 25th 1pm EST till Feb 9th 1am EST Find announcements in the CS:GO Discord: https://discord.gg/23aPdBj Spoiler Surf Timer Prizes: 5x Perma VIP, 5x 3 Months of VIP, 10x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 25th 6pm EST till Feb 22th 6pm EST Announcement/Information: https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/69252-gflclans-10th-anniversary-surf-timer-competition-extravaganza/ KZ Prizes: 2x Perma VIP, 6x 3 Months of VIP, 6x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 25th 9pm EST till Feb 1st 9pm EST Find Announcements in the KZ Discord: https://discord.gg/Hj2Q54H Spoiler CS:S 24/7 Dust Prizes: 2x Perma VIP, 2x 3 Months of VIP, 4x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 25th 9pm EST till Feb 1st 9pm EST Announcement/Information: https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/69099-10th-anniversary-event/ Zombie Escape Prizes: 3x Perma VIP, 7x 3 Months of VIP, 5x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 29th 5pm EST, Jan 30th 4pm EST, Jan 31st 4pm EST Announcement: https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/69347-event-214-gfls-10th-anniversary-evolution-of-ze-edition/ GMod Among Us Prizes: 1x Perma VIP, 1x 3 Months of VIP, 1x 1 Month of VIP When: January 29th 7PM EST Announcement/Information: - CW:RP Prizes: 2x Perma VIP, 5x 3 Months of VIP, 8x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 26th 3pm EST till Jan 28th 3pm EST Find Announcements in the CW:RP Discord: https://discord.gg/3u4qu7 Spoiler Hide and Seek Prizes: 2x Perma VIP, 2x 3 Months of VIP, 4x 1 Month of VIP + Gift Cards (amount not released yet)! When: Jan 25th 9pm EST till Feb 1st 9pm EST Find Announcements in the HnS Discord: https://discord.gg/xae2y9 Spoiler Prop Hunt Prizes: 3x Perma VIP, 3x 3 Months of VIP, 4x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 30th 12am EST till Jan 31st 11:59pm EST Announcement/Information: https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/69203-prop-hunt-gfl-10th-anniversary-event/ TTT MC Prizes: 1x Perma VIP, 1x 6 Months of VIP, 1x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 29th 8pm EST till Jan 29th 10pm EST Announcement/Information: https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/69392-ttt-247-mc-anniversary-event/ TTT Modded Prizes: 1x Perma VIP, 1x 6 Months of VIP, 1x 1 Month of VIP, $15 Gift Card, $10 Gift Card, $5 Gift Card When: Jan 28th 7pm EST till Jan 28th 9pm EST Find Announcements in the GMod Discord: https://discord.gg/cdPNUk Spoiler TTT Vanilla Prizes: 1x Perma VIP, 2x, 3 Months of VIP, 2x 1 Month of VIP When: Jan 26th 10pm EST till Jan 26th 11pm EST Find Announcements in the GMod Discord: https://discord.gg/cdPNUk Spoiler Rust Every Server! Prizes (shared): 5x Perma VIP, 10x 3 Months of VIP, 10x 1 Month of VIP When: Wipe day(s) till the boxes are found, or 3 days Find Announcements in the Rust Discord: https://discord.gg/Tka6pGR Spoiler TF2 2Fort It's a surprise. Be in the TF2 Discord to find out: https://discord.gg/ZhJqnfy! I will be keeping this thread updated as more information is released. We hope you enjoy this week of celebration!
  
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7. 10th Anniversary Event Week
  
  GFL has had a long, long history for a gaming community. It's been through thick and thin, and highs and lows. To put it simply, none of it could have happened without the community at large. Every single one of you are responsible for GFL’s continued success as we cross this important milestone, our 10-year anniversary. To celebrate this achievement with all of you, we are happy to present the... 10th Anniversary Event Week Best GFL Meme Contest Directed by @Serenity When: 01/25-31/2021. Karaoke Night Directed by @Queeen When: 01/26/2021 8pm EST. Jackbox TV Directed by @BlazingArson When: 01/27/2021 8pm EST. Movie Night Directed by @Dragoon When: 01/28/2021 8pm EST. Among Us Directed by @Kaitsedd When: 01/29/2021 7PM EST. GFL Trivia Night Directed by @DrakoHD & @Serenity When: 01/30/2021 8pm EST. All of the events listed above besides the GFL Meme Contest, will take place in the Main Discord. If you haven't already joined you can by clicking here! More details for the events will be coming soon. Message myself or an Event Coordinator if you have any questions! We hope you enjoy this week of celebration!
  
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