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	<abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> is always striving to improve, and you might be just what we need! So please spare a moment to read this. <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> is actively looking for developers to populate our development team, and you might fit right in! Are you interested in programming whether that might be PHP, Lua, SourcePawn or another language? Do you want to help improve <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>? Are you willing to spend time making <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> awesome? Then you’re more than welcome to shoot an application our way!
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	As a developer, you’ll be working together as a team to improve our servers across all divisions! <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> is an ever-growing community with many projects spread across said divisions. This means that you have a lot of freedom as a <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> developer; it’s up to you if you want to work on the forums, a server, or both! You don’t need to be a master of programming; a high spirit and strong will can get you far, and the rest of the developers will always be there to help! As a developer, you will learn how to cooperate with other developers, effectively use version control, turn an idea into a product, and guide technical discussions in the right direction.
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	<abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> is a non-profit community and relies on volunteers who want to make a change and improve <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> for everyone. This means that a developer position is an unpaid job, however, there are benefits. You will receive a Developer-tag on all <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> game servers, and in the future more benefits will follow. This includes personal VMs for hosting whatever you feel like! We’re looking forward to making that available for all our developers.
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	We’re looking forward to receiving your applications which you can send <a href="https://gflclan.com/forms/3-developer-applications/" rel="">here</a>.
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	Thanks,<br><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/6-nick/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="6" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/6-nick/" rel="">@<span style="color:#B22222;">Nick</span></a><br>
	On behalf of <strong><abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> Development Team</strong><br><img alt="eyd9JWp.png" class="ipsImage" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eyd9JWp.png"></p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">38</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:55:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Update to the Directorate + New Moderation Team Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/update-to-the-directorate-new-moderation-team-leader-r181/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hey everyone!
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	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1623-annoying-furry/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1623" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1623-annoying-furry/" id="ips_uid_8090_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">annoying furry</span></a>, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/421-salad/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="421" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/421-salad/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Salad</span></a> and I are happy to announce that <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/241-joshy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="241" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/241-joshy/" id="ips_uid_8090_7" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Joshy</span></a> will be joining the Directorate as Director of Teams! Joshy has shown great leadership skills during his recent time as our Moderation Team Leader, as well as his past roles within the community.
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	With this, we are also happy to announce that <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/8-shuruia/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="8" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/8-shuruia/" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Shuruia</span></a> will be joining Joshy as co-Team Leader of our Moderation Team. Shuruia has spent the last two years as Senior Moderator, not to mention his numerous other positions within the community. Please join me in welcoming them both into their new roles!
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	Please yell your grievances at them. Thanks!
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">181</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 02:07:22 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Update to Council + New Council Member!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/update-to-council-new-council-member-r187/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hi everyone!
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	In the previous public Council meeting, an idea was introduced to downsize Council by 2 members. After some internal discussion, we've decided to remove the Community Representative positions and instead lighten the restrictions on the Staff Council Member (SCM) seats to include anyone that's a staff member in full capacity. We decided this was something we could pursue since GFL has been in quite a good state in terms of stability for a while now, which means we no longer need as many people overseeing GFL from council.
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	That said, thanks to everyone that expressed interest in SCM! I'm happy to announce that <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/45745-dini/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="45745" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/45745-dini/" id="ips_uid_1145_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Dini</span></a> and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/44051-scott/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="44051" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/44051-scott/" id="ips_uid_1145_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Scott</span></a> have been selected to take up the two SCM seats in Council for this term. Please join us in congratulating them! <span class="ipsEmoji">😄</span>
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	With that, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/56892-bendy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="56892" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/56892-bendy/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Bendy</span></a>, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/6-nick/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="6" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/6-nick/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">Nick</span></a>, and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/13623-baconator/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="13623" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/13623-baconator/" id="ips_uid_1145_8" rel="">@<span style="color:#1da3c4">Baconator</span></a> are no longer a part of council.
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">187</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:47:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Update on Roy + CS:GO Technical Administrator Promotion + Battle of the Communities</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/update-on-roy-csgo-technical-administrator-promotion-battle-of-the-communities-r8/</link><description><![CDATA[

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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">Some of you may have noticed that <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/" rel="">@Roy</a> has been absent for the past couple of days. The reason for this is that his PC has fallen under the dreadfully harrowing curse of hardware failure. I can spare no details on when Roy shall return, thus leaving this message as merely a disclosure of Roy's present situation. </span>
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">Of course, the absence of Roy means that the burden of writing announcement posts for noteworthy events must fall to someone equally as charming and charismatic. I'm not one to shirk the onus of destiny, so without further delay...</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffa07a;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">CS:GO Technical Administrator:</span></span>
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	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/4-dano/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="4" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/4-dano/" id="ips_uid_2494_8" rel="">@Dano</a> <span style="color:#ffd700;">will remain as the sole CS:GO division leader for the foreseeable future. However, this does not mean that he is doomed to handle the technical affairs of the division by himself. As of today,</span> <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/168-ariistuujj/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="168" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/168-ariistuujj/" id="ips_uid_2494_7" rel="">@Ariistuujj</a><span style="color:#ffd700;"> has been designated as our latest technical administrator. The rank itself was originally introduced in a broader sense, although Arii's focus will be on CS:GO. Please keep in mind that the duties of a technical administrator are (as the name implies) that of the technical aspects of division management; do not bother Arii with communal issues that should rather be addressed to a division leader.</span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#dda0dd;">Battle of the Communities:</span></span>
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	<font color="#ffd700">A representative of <a href="http://www.edge-gamers.com/" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">http://www.edge-gamers.com/</a> contacted us on the 4th of August in an effort to introduce <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> into a pool of communities for participation in an event they call "Battle of the Communities". If the name isn't enough indication, this is a tournament that promotes friendly competition between various communities. More specifically, the chosen participants will play matches that are held within a 5v5 CS:GO setting. The tournament is typically held at the end of October or the beginning of November. As we have accepted the invitation, we shall promptly need to form a team with which to compete. Please contact <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/4-dano/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="4" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/4-dano/" rel="">@Dano</a> if you are interested in the prospect.</font>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:19:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Update on Board of Directors</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/update-on-board-of-directors-r9/</link><description><![CDATA[

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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">Tonight's the night.</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">As of writing this post, the only members of the Board of Directors are</span> <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/" id="ips_uid_571_8" rel="">@Roy</a><span style="color:#ffd700;">,</span> <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/67-cypher/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="67" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/67-cypher/" id="ips_uid_571_11" rel="">@Cypher</a> <span style="color:#ffd700;">and I. The emptiness that is currently being experienced within the BoD is attributed towards the recent resignations of </span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/225-santahiggle/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="225" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/225-santahiggle/" id="ips_uid_571_6" rel="">@Santahiggle</a> <span style="color:#ffd700;">(Floopy) and</span> <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/3-kim/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="3" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/3-kim/" id="ips_uid_571_7" rel="">@Kim</a><span style="color:#ffd700;">.</span> <span style="color:#ffd700;">This post will not detail these resignations and is rather intended to announce the successors.</span>
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	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/5-denros/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="5" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/5-denros/" rel="">@denros</a> <span style="color:#ffd700;">is the first of these two. He previously rejected an official designation within the BoD, although he came to change his mind on the matter. This should not come as a surprise to people given that he has already been acting in a capacity that one would expect of a <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> director. Such duties include coding for IPS plugins and modules, site maintenance, handling supporter/VIP requests and participating in discussions.</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">Already esteemed and respected in his position as a CS:GO division leader, the second individual in the spotlight is</span> <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/4-dano/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="4" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/4-dano/" id="ips_uid_571_10" rel="">@Dano</a><span style="color:#ffd700;">.</span> <span style="color:#ffd700;">Although he is younger than the norm, Dano already expends time and effort into areas outside the onus that his current position affords him, such as aiding with server/division/TS3 management and resolving disputes. I am also partial to admit that he is of a similar level of linguistic ability to myself, which is a boon in the discipline of writing such posts as this.</span>
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	<span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#dda0dd;">Brief Q&amp;A:</span></span>
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	<span style="color:#ffffff;">Q:</span> Isn't Dano our sole CS:GO division leader? Isn't removing him from that station detrimental?
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	<span style="color:#afeeee;">A:</span> <span style="color:#ffd700;">This is true on paper, although there are certain circumstances that will allow us to surmount such issues in practice. <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/168-ariistuujj/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="168" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/168-ariistuujj/" id="ips_uid_571_12" rel="">@Ariistuujj</a> and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/5-denros/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="5" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/5-denros/" id="ips_uid_571_13" rel="">@denros</a> are already on board with the upkeep of CS:GO in the technical sector of its management. The rest of the charge that comes with being a CS:GO division leader (which alone isn't enough to overburden him) will remain with Dano for the time being.</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffffff;">Q:</span> Won't the BoD be dominated by Europeans in a primarily American community?
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	<span style="color:#afeeee;">A:</span> <span style="color:#ffd700;">There have been worse offenders of this in the past where we still managed. We have also taken steps since then to improve communication within the hierarchy of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. For instance, the issues that arise from time zone differences matter little in the Discord server that server managers+ are entitled to use for the purposes of communication, cooperation and requests.</span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:13:35 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Upcoming Maintenance</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/upcoming-maintenance-r151/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello,
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	I intend to move some servers around on Thursday November, 24. This will result in downtime for the following services from midnight CDT until about 3:00 CDT:
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	<strong>GS14</strong>
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	CWRP Test Server -&gt; GSTest (Will do this one early at like 23:00 on Wednesday to reduce downtime for production services)
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	CSS BHOP Test Server -&gt; GSTest (Will do this one early at like 23:00 on Wednesday to reduce downtime for production services)
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	CS:GO AWP -&gt; GS15
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	CS:GO Surf Timer 3 -&gt; GS16
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	CS:GO BHOP 1 -&gt; GS16
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	TF2 2Fort -&gt; GS18
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	TF2 2Fort2 -&gt; GS18
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	TF2 Hightower -&gt; GS18
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	GMOD TTT3 -&gt; GS18
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	GMOD TTT4 -&gt; GS18
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	This is being done because we have plenty of free capacity on the other nodes, so we can save some money by eliminating GS14 without cutting many / any production services.
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	Additionally, we're going to be replacing Web2, the Dev VPS machine with another machine of comparable specs the day after (Friday November, 25 from midnight to 3:00 CDT). Developer VPSes and the Gitlab runner will be down during this time.
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	<span><span><img alt=":furretlove:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/furretlove32.png" title=":furretlove:"></span></span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">151</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 05:20:47 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Third in a Series of Promotions</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-third-in-a-series-of-promotions-r5/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">I'm obviously a tad late on the draw for this (that's timezones for you), but I might as well post this for the sake of continuity. Bear in mind that this announcement is only in observance to one individual.</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">Please congratulate <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/252-syrus/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="252" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/252-syrus/" id="ips_uid_4389_6" rel="">@Syrus</a> on his ascension to the role of community advisor. Outside of his management in CS:GO Minigames and his GFX contributions (such as providing overlays for our eSports team), he has routinely provided Roy with valuable insight. At that point, being promoted to the rank of community advisor is merely a formality given that he has already acted in that sense prior to his ascension.</span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:11:04 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Second in a Series of Promotions</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-second-in-a-series-of-promotions-r4/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">As I previously alluded, more promotions are on the way. This is the second stage of the series, which will only address the GMod division. Given that our GMod division is smaller than it previously was, we have opted to restrict the number of promoted individuals so as to not mar the division with an overly bureaucratic methodology. The following individuals were chosen by a poll that was distributed to those within our Trusted group.</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;"><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/134-zebra/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="134" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/134-zebra/" id="ips_uid_7706_10" rel="">@Zebra</a> originally rose to prominence alongside his twin brother <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/261-stud/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="261" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/261-stud/" id="ips_uid_7706_8" rel="">@Stud</a> as admins of our GMod Purge server. Under <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/440-shiny/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="440" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/440-shiny/" id="ips_uid_7706_9" rel="">@Shiny</a>'s management, they quickly ascended to be superadmins. Shiny's resignation promptly left the brothers as the prime candidates for Purge management. Stud resigned shortly after this initial promotion due to life circumstances, leaving Zebra alone to manage the Purge server. He has since been overseeing an overhaul of Purge's plugins and performance.</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;"><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/16-bigtime388/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="16" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/16-bigtime388/" id="ips_uid_7706_12" rel="">@Bigtime388</a> was the manager of our GMod Murder server from November 2015 to March 2016, along with admin on Deathrun and superadmin on Prop Hunt. He passed off management of Murder to <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/142-dead_soul/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="142" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/142-dead_soul/" id="ips_uid_7706_11" rel="">@Dead_Soul</a> due to uncontrollable circumstances with his Internet connection. He has since rejoined Murder's management as a co-manager. Bigtime is also credited with the creation of our GMod Hide and Seek server. Furthermore, he has aided <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/256-based_matt/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="256" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/256-based_matt/" id="ips_uid_7706_13" rel="">@Based_Matt</a> with the server files of our late DarkRP server.</span>
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	<span style="color:#ffd700;">Some of you may not agree with these choices and that's okay. Nevertheless, we shan't rue this day and should rather elect to wish these fellows good fortune in their trials.</span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2016 04:35:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Return of Rust</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-return-of-rust-r158/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello, everyone!
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	Back in August, we announced that the Rust division would be closed down indefinitely due to several issues with performance and many other factors. After a long break, I am delighted to announce that the division will be returning, led by <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/13623-baconator/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="13623" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/13623-baconator/" id="ips_uid_2685_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Baconator</span></a>, from its break on the <strong>17th of December</strong> at <strong>5:00 PM CST</strong>!
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<p>
	 One of the biggest issues we faced before the division took a break was our server's performance issues, with quite a bit of lag and stuttering plaguing the experience. Over the past few months, efforts have been made to maximize performance across all of <abbr title="Games For Life"><abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr></abbr>, with significant improvements seen across the board - especially in some of our most demanding communities like CS:GO Surf and GMod CWRP. We hope that our newfound performance gains will prevent the performance issues faced by Rust in the past!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	To start, we will be launching with a single server: <strong>a Modded 5x server</strong>!
</p>

<p>
	IP Address: <span style="font-family:Courier New,Courier,monospace;">rust5x.<abbr title="Games For Life"><abbr title="Games For Life">gfl</abbr></abbr>.gs:28015</span> (<span style="font-family:Courier New,Courier,monospace;">92.119.148.58:28015</span>)
</p>

<p>
	Managers: <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/7569-lonely/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="7569" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/7569-lonely/" id="ips_uid_2685_9" rel="">@<span style="color: rgb(114,137,218);">Lonely</span></a> &amp; <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/50660-alexis/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="50660" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/50660-alexis/" id="ips_uid_2685_8" rel="">@<span style="color: rgb(114,137,218);">Alexis</span></a>
</p>

<p>
	Launch: <strong>17th December 2021 - 5:00 PM CST</strong>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	As we make progress with this server, we will be looking at community feedback to see what we can bring to the table next, so please join the discussion in the <abbr title="Games For Life"><abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr></abbr> Rust Discord: <a href="https://gfl.gs/rustdiscord" ipsnoembed="false" rel="external nofollow">https://<abbr title="Games For Life"><abbr title="Games For Life">gfl</abbr></abbr>.gs/rustdiscord</a>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	A sincere thank you to all involved in making this possible, and we hope everyone enjoys the server! The sub-forum for Rust will be opened upon launch, so in the meantime, join the <a href="https://gfl.gs/rustdiscord" rel="external nofollow">Rust Discord</a>.
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">158</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 03:09:45 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Return of CSS ZE!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-return-of-css-ze-r54/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">I'd like to add a little clarity to the rumours spreading about CS:S ZE/RU community returning.</span>
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">I'll refer to GFLclan.ru as RU and GFLclan.com as <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> to make this easier.</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">Juky (whom some of you may remember) had got into contact with <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/" id="ips_uid_6223_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Roy</span></a> as he had some concerns with keeping the server hosted on their end. They then discussed the possible return to us, and before that decision was finalised, there were some terms from both ends.</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<ul>
<li>
		<span style="font-size:14px;">Juky, Shinigami and Botox will, at this moment in time, remain banned</span>
	</li>
	<li>
		<span style="font-size:14px;">The server will be moved to our OVH server and the plugins will be recompiled to ensure the servers safety</span>
	</li>
	<li>
		<span style="font-size:14px;">Current permanent VIPs within RU will transfer over to <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr></span>
	</li>
	<li>
		<span style="font-size:14px;">The server will be having 2 server managers (<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1107-dogan/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1107" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1107-dogan/" id="ips_uid_5567_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(29,163,196)">Dogan</span></a> and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/189-backy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="189" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/189-backy/" id="ips_uid_5567_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(203,199,255)">Backy</span></a>) from within the RU community—Soft Serve and Vanya’s official ranks are still under discussion</span>
	</li>
	<li>
		<span style="font-size:14px;">The current server rules and admin team of CS:S ZE will remain as they currently are</span>
	</li>
	<li>
		<span style="font-size:14px;">As is currently the norm, global admins (Council/<abbr title="Division Leader">DL</abbr>/TA) will also respect the rules within that server and will ensure that if they are to join the server that they familiarise themselves with said rules</span>
	</li>
</ul>
<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">There are also a couple of points I will mention. For instance, due to the current issues within RU, the donations from RU will not be transferring over to <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>; this is in relation to the issue above about hosting the server. There are also discussions happening to unban Juky (he would not be given a rank), as thanks for bringing both communities together and to enable him to continue playing on CS:S ZE. Feel free to comment your opinion as well.</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">These are the majority of terms which were discussed and are relatively simple. We would like to ensure that CS:S ZE isn't altered as much as possible, as we don't want to alienate the current players.</span>
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">Overall, we believe this is a good step for both communities in burying the hatchet and moving on. I would also like to thank the RU members who have been involved within these discussions, especially Juky, who initially brought this to us and helped find common ground between the communities.</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">This means that we will start seeing people from RU getting involved within <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> over the next few weeks, I'd love if we could make them feel welcome and get to know each other as one big community bound by a common interest!</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">If you'd like to read over RU's post on this topic it is here: <a href="https://forum.gflclan.ru/d/935-a-tale-of-two-turfs-community-merge-backstory" rel="external nofollow">https://forum.gflclan.ru/d/935-a-tale-of-two-turfs-community-merge-backstory</a> They do cover some points which I haven't within this post.</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">I am also going to link the CS:S ZE Discord for anyone who is interested in getting to know some of the RU members before this move is fully completed: <a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/JyAxA7K" rel="external nofollow">https://discordapp.com/invite/JyAxA7K</a></span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;">Finally, I’d also like to personally welcome everyone from RU and I hope to get to know as many of you as possible in the near future!</span>
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">54</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 05:56:13 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promotions: New CS:GO Division Leaders and Directors</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-promotions-new-csgo-division-leaders-and-directors-r70/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Hello, I would like to announce the new Board of Director members and new Division Leaders for CS:GO. Please welcome <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1028-liloz01/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1028" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1028-liloz01/" id="ips_uid_3498_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Liloz01</span></a> and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/20700-wigglesworth/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="20700" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/20700-wigglesworth/" id="ips_uid_3498_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">WigglesWorth</span></a> as the newest member of the Board of Directorate, given with the work they've done within <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> as a leadership role under <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> teams.
</p>

<p>
	<br>
	Now for the new CS:GO Division Leaders, please welcome <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1111-leks/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1111" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1111-leks/" id="ips_uid_3498_8" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Leks</span></a> and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/2887-cobra/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="2887" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/2887-cobra/" id="ips_uid_3498_9" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Cobra</span></a>, for their management experience with the servers. <br><br>
	I'm very excited about <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> in general, I'm looking forward to working with Wiggles and Oscar(Liloz01), and to see CS:GO Division to improve as it goes on.
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">70</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 02:59:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promotion V - New CS:GO Division Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-promotion-v-new-csgo-division-leader-r85/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	Hello, everyone! I am proud to announce a new CS:GO Division Leader, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/120-frenzy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="120" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/120-frenzy/" id="ips_uid_3373_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">FrenZy</span></a>! He was a Division Leader back in 2015. He is noted for his management, motivation, and technical knowledge towards to CS:GO servers. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join me to welcome him as a new Division Leader.
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">85</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:07:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promotion part II: New Garry's Mod Division Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-promotion-part-ii-new-garrys-mod-division-leader-r71/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	Hello, we are back with another announcement - new Division Leader for Garry's Mod. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join me to welcome <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/8856-fafy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="8856" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/8856-fafy/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Fafy</span></a> for his promotion as he is more experience with GMod technical and development side. 
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">71</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:25:12 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promotion IV - New TF2 Division Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-promotion-iv-new-tf2-division-leader-r81/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello, everyone! I am proud to announce a new TF2 Division Leader, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1030-pedro/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1030" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1030-pedro/" id="ips_uid_1317_7" rel="">@<span style="color:#ffc91f">Pedro</span></a> for his work with the servers! Please join me to welcome him for his promotion. He will do great by leading TF2 Division.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">81</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 01:46:41 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promotion - New TF2 Division Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-promotion-new-tf2-division-leader-r88/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	Hi, folks! I am proud to announce a new TF2 Division Leader, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/34436-mejilla/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="34436" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/34436-mejilla/" id="ips_uid_124_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Mejilla</span></a>! She is noted for her management and leadership knowledge towards to TF2 Servers. She will lead the division into the right direction.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join me to welcome her as a new Division Leader. 
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">88</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:05:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promotion - New Technical Administrator</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-promotion-new-technical-administrator-r89/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	Hello Everyone!<br>
	<br>
	I am very pleased to announce our new Technical Administrator, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/48031-ashakiri/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="48031" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/48031-ashakiri/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34);">AshAkiri</span></a>. His technical skills with his creative ways to solve problems specifically with our CS:GO Surf Timer servers! This marks him as a valuable member of the community.<br>
	He will be dedicating his time towards the CS:GO Division on our future projects!<br>
	<br>
	Everyone please give him the warmest welcome in his new role!
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">89</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 21:02:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Promotion - New Rust Division Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-promotion-new-rust-division-leader-r92/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hi, y'all! I am here to announce a new Rust Division Leader, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/504-skittlez/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="504" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/504-skittlez/" id="ips_uid_7403_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Skittlez</span></a>! He is noted for his management, communication, and leadership. He will lead the division in the right direction. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join me to welcome him as a new Division Leader.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">92</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 04:18:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Media Team & A Brief Word on CS:GO]]></title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-new-media-team-a-brief-word-on-csgo-r44/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p><img src="https://gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/monthly_2018_06/Media-Team-Shirt.jpg.624ca4901a0300c7f991a2ced0df4663.jpg" /></p>


<p>
	<span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;">The New Media Team</span></strong></span>
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#f1c40f;"><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/" rel="">@<span style="color:#FF0000;">Roy</span></a> has always envisioned <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> growing to be as large as it <em>can</em> be. In accordance with this, we have been searching for ways to expand <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> through various mediums.</span></span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><font color="#f1c40f">After mulling over a base idea that was originally proposed by <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/241-joshy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="241" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/241-joshy/" rel="">@<span style="color:#1da3c4;">Joshy</span></a>, we have decided to reform the Creative Team into the Media Team. This team bears many similarities with the old Media Team in that it is split between two subsets. One of these is the already existing GFX Team, which will largely remain the same in its structure. The second subset is the Marketing Team, which will be responsible for the act of "marketing" (hence the name) <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> through outside channels. This differs from the previous Media Team in that they—the members—are not solely bound by the social media platforms that <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> has already established. The new focus is to be <em>proactive,</em> rather than <em>reactive.</em> Despite only being established in their own right for a short duration, the event coordinators will also be absorbed into this new subset.</font></span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><font color="#f1c40f">As the teams currently stand, they are led by <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/396-bae/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="396" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/396-bae/" rel="">@<span style="color:#c73569;">Bae</span></a> (GFX) and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/4361-duc2000/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="4361" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/4361-duc2000/" rel="">@<span style="color:#45da4a;">Duc2000</span></a> (Marketing). You may contact them with your interests and concerns. <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/4725-darkling/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="4725" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/4725-darkling/" rel="">@<span style="color:#ff7000;">Darkling</span></a> will also remain as the primary Council correspondent for this team.</font></span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;">CS:GO &amp; Division Leaders</span></strong></span>
</p>

<p>
	<font color="#f1c40f">We realise that some of you have expressed concern for the lack of division leaders for our CS:GO division. This is doubtlessly a valid concern, although you can rest assured that two potential new division leaders are coming through the pipeline. These two are already being put through their paces by showcasing and discussing their plans with the directors.</font>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<font color="#f1c40f">In the past, we often carried the tendency to hastily promote people to fill the void left in some of our higher positions. This is something we have recently been trying to stray from in pursuit of a more "quality over quantity" atmosphere, which means that such lapses in present leadership may become more commonplace as a consequence. The intended end benefit is to have trained division leaders with more motivation for the role, rather than individuals who are mediocre and merely have the position for the sake of eliminating vacancies.</font>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="color:#f1c40f;">Thank you for your understanding in the matter.</span>
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">44</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 06:25:37 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Future Leadership of GFL</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-future-leadership-of-gfl-r100/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hi everyone, this announcement will be the first of many discussing changes to our community’s top-level leadership. We believe these changes will have a positive impact on how quickly and effectively higher-ups work with staff and the community. The changes are as follows:
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We are introducing a new top-level authority which we have chosen to call Council. This group of people will set the agenda and direction of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. The distinction from the old Director role is that Council members will not inherently be responsible for the day-to-day operations of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, and only the Council as a whole can make decisions, i.e. individual Council members cannot make decisions on their own. The Council, as of right now, consists of the Board of Directors and representatives from our larger divisions.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Let’s talk about the “new” Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will be responsible for <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> on a daily basis and can make decisions that do not go against the Council's direction. However, there are some things only the Council can decide on. The Executive Director is the chairman of the board and has the overall responsibility for <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> on a daily basis. The rest of the Directors are each responsible for an area of their own.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Without further ado let’s introduce the initial roster for the Board of Directors:
</p>

<ul><li>
		Executive Director: <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/6-nick/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="6" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/6-nick/" id="ips_uid_4471_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Nick</span></a>
	</li>
	<li>
		Director of Communication: <span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/8-shuruia/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="8" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/8-shuruia/" id="ips_uid_4471_9" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Shuruia</span></a></span>
	</li>
	<li>
		Director of Divisions: <span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/120-frenzy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="120" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/120-frenzy/" id="ips_uid_4471_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">FrenZy</span></a></span>
	</li>
	<li>
		Director of Teams: <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/13-ben/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="13" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/13-ben/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Ben</span></a>
	</li>
	<li>
		Director of Tech: <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1623-xy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1623" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1623-xy/" id="ips_uid_4471_11" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Xy</span></a>
	</li>
</ul><p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The Directors will be joined by the following two division representatives to form the first Council roster:
</p>

<ul><li>
		Representative of Rust: <span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/504-skittlez/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="504" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/504-skittlez/" id="ips_uid_4471_10" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Skittlez</span></a></span>
	</li>
	<li>
		Representative of GMOD: <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/636-pyros/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="636" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/636-pyros/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Pyros</span></a>
	</li>
</ul><p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	If you would like to learn more about the roles mentioned above, you can read about them <a href="https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/59730-council-the-board-of-directors/" rel="">here</a>.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	With the Council introduced, we will soon release a schedule for meetings which anyone from the community can attend. We will be looking for members of the community to join the council in the coming weeks. More information about this will come in future announcements.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">100</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2020 18:27:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Fourth in a Series of Promotions</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-fourth-in-a-series-of-promotions-r6/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	<span style="color:#ffd700;">The pool of individuals that we were considering for promotion has slowly been thinning out, thus marking this as one of the last posts that I will make on this particular subject. To be more specific, this announcement concerns our Rust server and the individual that has been chosen to manage it for the foreseeable future.</span>
</p>

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</p>

<p>
	<span style="color:#ffd700;">Although it may come as a surprise to some, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/66-otter/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="66" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/66-otter/" rel="">@Otter</a> is that individual. He has desired a hand in management of our Rust server for a long time and perhaps today is a long time coming. After proving to <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1-roy/" rel="">@Roy</a> that he is more than capable of handling the technical aspects of server management, those within our Trusted group overwhelmingly opted to consign him the position. His past considered, here's to hoping for a valuable prospect. Otter himself will leave a statement shortly after my own.</span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 19:44:18 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The First Community Representatives</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-first-community-representatives-r111/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	After a little delay, we are finally ready to announce <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>'s two first Community Representatives. I am very impressed with this election. A total of 377 votes have been cast from 239 individuals. It was nice to see so many help us shape <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>'s future. <span class="ipsEmoji">😄</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The two new Community Representatives will be:
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<ul><li>
		<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1028-liloz01/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1028" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1028-liloz01/" id="ips_uid_5261_10" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">Liloz01</span></a> with 104 votes
	</li>
	<li>
		<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/421-salad/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="421" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/421-salad/" id="ips_uid_5261_11" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Salad</span></a> with 92 votes
	</li>
</ul><p>
	<em>We will only be making the vote counts of the two winners publicly available.</em>
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</p>

<p>
	I'd like to say thanks to all candidates who took part in this for their time, interest, and motivation for <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. We hope to see you in the next election and around <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. <span class="ipsEmoji">😄</span>
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<p>
	Congratulations to the new CRs; I look forward to working with you! <img alt=":)" data-emoticon="true" height="20" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile.png" srcset="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" title=":)" width="20"></p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">111</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:34:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The end for the TF2 Division</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-end-for-the-tf2-division-r23/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(42, 42, 42);">
	Team Fortress 2 has been a very sore and tough topic to talk about. Two years ago, we were flourishing and all of our servers had great population. The majority of our servers were full and we had a very strong team to keep our servers running. Looking to what we have today, our team was still strong but Valve has pretty much destroyed community servers with their updates that focus primarily around getting people to move to their own Valve servers. We struggled, but we barely made it through. Then Valve released the "Meet Your Match" update. This completely killed of what little population we had left on our servers. At this point, we have no population and we haven't had any population for quite some time. 
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(42, 42, 42);">
	With that being said, we are removing the TF2 division from<span> </span><abbr style="box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr><span> </span>as it holds no benefit to us anymore. We have no population, no income from these servers and our staff team seem to have lost all interest in the division, so it's only fitting that we go ahead with this. If anyone has any questions about this then please ask away.
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">23</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2017 14:10:04 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2023 GFL Surf Tournament + Mini EU Expansion</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-2023-gfl-surf-tournament-mini-eu-expansion-r188/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p style="text-align: center;">
	<a href="https://surf.gflclan.com/tournament" rel="external nofollow"><img data-ratio="100.00" style="width: 250px; height: auto;" width="1000" alt="fotor_2023-5-13_23_50_2.png" data-src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/737577975750459473/1107152891522846720/fotor_2023-5-13_23_50_2.png" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></a>
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</p>

<p>
	Hi everyone,
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We're happy to introduce the <strong>2023 GFL Surf Tournament</strong>! Just like last year, the tournament will feature 16 of GFL's best players in a series of best-of-3 1v1 battles for their share in the final prize pool. The 16 player roster will consist of 12 invited players, with the remaining 4 slots being players that progress through the qualifier stage.
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	This time, the qualifier stage will be a separate Group Stage tournament prior to the main events! The Group Stages will cap at a maximum of 16 participants, 4 in each group, with potential participants expressing interest and being selected. <strong>Want to have the chance to prove yourself in CS Surf's biggest tournament?</strong> Simply check out the requirements and express interest here: <a href="https://forms.gle/EBbWxBVP7gdLW5gK6" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://forms.gle/EBbWxBVP7gdLW5gK6</a>
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<u><strong>Important Information:</strong></u><br>
	<em>Tournament Website - <a href="https://surf.gflclan.com/tournament" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://surf.gflclan.com/tournament</a> </em>
</p>

<ul>
	<li>
		Group Stages: <strong>June 24th and 25th</strong>
	</li>
	<li>
		Main Event: <strong>July 8th and 9th</strong>
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	<br>
	More information on the event along with the starting prize pool will be revealed and open for community donations in early June. If you would like to sponsor the event as a brand/figure, please contact <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/45876-infra/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="45876" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/45876-infra/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Infra</span></a>!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Invites will start being sent out to the invite-only roster very soon. Check your DMs and watch for a friend request from either <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/45745-dini/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="45745" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/45745-dini/" id="ips_uid_8856_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Dini</span></a> or <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/45876-infra/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="45876" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/45876-infra/" id="ips_uid_8856_14" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Infra</span></a>!
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	With that, we are also happy to announce our latest expansion with <strong>European Public Servers!</strong> We are starting our expansion into the region with just two CS:GO Surf servers to test performance and iron out any issues:
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<ul>
	<li>
		EU Beginner: `<strong><span style="font-family:Courier New,Courier,monospace;">64.40.9.69:27015</span></strong>`
	</li>
	<li>
		EU Novice: `<strong><span style="font-family:Courier New,Courier,monospace;">64.40.9.69:27016</span></strong>`
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	As we progress, we hope to expand a bit more into the EU region!
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">188</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 04:20:05 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TF2 Discord</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/tf2-discord-r79/</link><description><![CDATA[

<h2>
	<span style="color:#ecf0f1;">In short, we have a TF2 Division Discord now: </span><a href="https://discord.gg/ZhJqnfy" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow"><span style="color:#bdc3c7;">https://discord.gg/ZhJqnfy</span></a>
</h2>

<p>
	<span style="color:#bdc3c7;">Yep, it's a thing. Our 2Fort and Hightower servers have both seen immense success in player retention and population, therefore, they have been moved out of the <abbr title="The Expanded Divisions Discord holds servers which are not big enough to warrant their own Discord">Expanded Divisions Discord</abbr> into their own. Congratulations to <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1030-pedro/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1030" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1030-pedro/" id="ips_uid_8961_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Pedro</span></a> and his Admin team for managing and creating such a great division.</span>
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	<span style="color:#bdc3c7;">Thank you!</span>
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">79</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 14:33:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Surprise Christmas Eve Maintainence!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/surprise-christmas-eve-maintainence-r184/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello all,
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The following GFL services will be going offline on December 24 at 23:00 CST for a maintenance as we move more services to our new web machine.
</p>

<ul>
	<li>
		Kibana / Elasticsearch logs
	</li>
	<li>
		FastDL Website
	</li>
	<li>
		GFLBans
	</li>
	<li>
		Grafana
	</li>
	<li>
		Server Loading screens
	</li>
	<li>
		Pterodactyl (both public and private servers)
	</li>
	<li>
		Sourcebans
	</li>
	<li>
		GFLClan.com Website
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	 
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<p>
	I will also be deploying fixes to Gitlab during this time.
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The new machine we've purchased is pretty decent and should be sufficient to run what we once needed two whole machines to run, however, we're committed to the machine for another year or so, so we're going to move the developer VPSes to the old primary web machine. This should hopefully offer a nice performance boost to the developer VPSes, which have suffered from using a spinning HDD for awhile now instead of an NVME drive.
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<p>
	<img alt=":furretlove:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/furretlove32.png" title=":furretlove:">
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