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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Articles: Articles</title><link><![CDATA[https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/?sortby=cms_custom_database_1.record_publish_date&sortdirection=desc&d=1]]></link><description>Articles: Articles</description><language>en</language><item><title>(Mostly) Shutting Down GFL</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/mostly-shutting-down-gfl-r191/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello. I’ve made the difficult decision to begin the process of winding down (most of) GFL. This has been caused by a variety of circumstances, including:
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		<em>A decline in popularity of our servers.</em> Our main divisions have been slowly diminishing since GFL’s earlier days, but up until recently this wasn’t as big of a deal as CS:GO could more than make up for it. Unfortunately, with Valve releasing CS2 and hurting the CS:GO division, our revenue dropped substantially.
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		<em>Failure to pivot.</em> Despite our revenue falling substantially, our expenses didn’t. In fact, some providers even increased prices citing inflation. While we have been aware that there was a problem for some time, due to a combination of optimism regarding CS2’s ability to pick up where CS:GO left off and a failure to implement measures to reduce our expenses quickly enough, our bank account’s balance has deteriorated over the last few months. While we did indeed take some cost cutting measures earlier this year, they did not end up being sufficient. More substantial changes were needed and key individuals capable of planning and implementing them were unavailable due to outside obligations.
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		<em>Inability to find a new owner. </em>I’ve had the idea of passing on ownership of the community and departing floating around in my head for some time as I have had neither the time nor motivation to work on GFL. I asked a few individuals who I trust whether they’d be willing to take on the community. Due to the substantial amount of work involved in bringing GFL back to being sustainable (among other factors), none of the individuals I spoke with were willing to take the community in its entirety due to risk that entails. As I really do not want to be doing this any longer, I am left with the option of either partially or entirely shutting down the community.
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<p>
	In line with this, the majority of GFL’s servers and services will stop operating on or before July 21. I’m sorry I cannot offer a more specific timeline, but I will try to keep things operational until cancellation dates make doing so no longer feasible. That said, some servers will continue to operate under new ownership.
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<p>
	<strong>CS2 Zombie Escape</strong>
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<p>
	Despite the overall decline of the community, Zombie Escape has remained strong thanks to the continued efforts of @Vauff, @Snowy, the server’s staff team, and the community. I think it’d be unfortunate for ZE to go down with the ship, so I’ve spoken with Vauff and will be handing off ownership of CS2 Zombie Escape server, the gflclan.com web domain, and most of the community’s remaining funds to Vauff (the rest of the money will be used to settle any obligations I have incurred on GFL’s behalf, such as outstanding invoices from service providers). This change will be happening over the next week or two and there may be some downtime associated with moving things over. Vauff will be releasing his own announcement with further details.
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<p>
	<strong>CS:GO Surf and Surf Private Servers</strong>
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<p>
	While the public CS:GO Surf servers have been hurt substantially by CS2, @Infra is interested in potentially spinning the subdivision off into its own entity, so GFL Surf will continue to operate in some form and private server services will continue. I will give Infra some money that would have otherwise been paid out to private server clients as a refund for early termination of the service. I will also give Infra ownership of the Surf Discord.
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<p>
	<strong>Physion Unturned</strong>
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<p>
	A while ago GFL purchased another community, Physion. Since purchasing it, Salad has acted as the community manager of Physion. Salad is interested in continuing to run Physion independently. To facilitate this, I will be giving Salad the physion.gg domain name and the Physion Discord.
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<p>
	<strong>Other Divisions</strong>
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<p>
	Various staff members have expressed that they would be interested in continuing to run their servers at their own expense. I am happy to facilitate this by giving them access to any server files they may need (excluding anything with restrictive licenses, e.g. GMODStore addons). I am also willing to consider on a case by case basis transferring ownership of divisional Discords to interested staff members. Any staff members interested may contact me on Discord to discuss.
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<p>
	<strong>Acknowledgement</strong>
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<p>
	Throughout GFL’s history, it’s been somewhat of a tradition to tag a bunch of members who had a significant impact on your time in the community in resignation / departure threads. While I was initially tempted to do the same in this post, the reality is that there are simply too many people who played in a role in building GFL and I don’t want to run the risk of leaving anybody out (that said, if you have anybody you feel had a positive influence on your time in the community, give them a shout out in the replies!). So instead I’d like to thank all of the staff and community members who played a role in making GFL special to myself and so many others. I’d also like to thank Christian (Roy). Despite the admittedly rough break-up, literally none of this would’ve been possible without him and I wish him the best.
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">191</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Security Incident 2/10/24 - 2/11/24</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/security-incident-21024-21124-r190/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello,
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Last night I was made aware of an issue in which a large number of people had been banned by an individual who had obtained the GFLBans tokens for Hide and Seek and Rotation. We determined that a staff member's Pterodactyl account was compromised by the individual due to reused passwords, which they used to obtain the GFLBans tokens and vandalize the servers they had access to. We responded by deactivating the tokens and revoking the compromised staff member's panel account. As some servers were rendered inoperable, we are currently working on restoring backups and will have them up as soon as possible.
</p>

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</p>

<p>
	With the access the individual had, it is possible they would've been able to access the following potentially sensitive items:
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<ul>
	<li>
		User Steam account IDs and associated IP addresses of users who had connected to the affected servers.
	</li>
	<li>
		In-game chat logs.
	</li>
</ul>

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<p>
	That said, based on the logs our system collects to monitor staff member activity on the panel, we have no evidence that the user attempted to access any of this information. In fact, the activity logs suggest that the log files containing this information were deleted without being read by the individual during their wider effort to vandalize system resources. As such, we do not expect that any PII has actually been exposed but we publish this notice out of an abundance of caution.
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</p>

<p>
	We don't believe it is necessary for users to take any action at this time, but as always we caution against reusing passwords and recommend that everybody, players and staff members alike, utilize a password manager to aid in maintaining secure and unique passwords for all of the websites you use.
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">190</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:24:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New TF2 Technical Administrator</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-tf2-technical-administrator-r189/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello all,
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join us in welcoming our newest Technical Administrator, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/76805-thexeon/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="76805" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/76805-thexeon/" id="ips_uid_1724_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">TheXeon</span></a>, to the staff team! He will be supporting our TF2 division alongside <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/46670-hamtaro/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="46670" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/46670-hamtaro/" id="ips_uid_1724_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Hamtaro</span></a>.
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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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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">189</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 05:13:18 +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>
	Hi everyone,
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<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>
	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>
	<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>
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<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>!
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<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>
	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>
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		EU Novice: `<strong><span style="font-family:Courier New,Courier,monospace;">64.40.9.69:27016</span></strong>`
	</li>
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<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>Update to Council + New Council Member!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/update-to-council-new-council-member-r187/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hi everyone!
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	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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<p>
	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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<p>
	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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<p>
	<img alt=":infra:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/infra.png" title=":infra:">
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">187</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:47:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Hopefully the last one for a bit (Maintenance)</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/hopefully-the-last-one-for-a-bit-maintenance-r186/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello all,
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	We're going to be moving the last of the services not on our new web machine this Friday from 8:00 AM - 12:00 CT. The game servers themselves will not be going down, but the forums, Pterodactyl, GFLBans, and a few other auxiliary services (such as the FastDL index) will be down during this time.
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<p>
	The machine that these services used to reside on will be repurposed to host test servers and developer VPSes, allowing us to cancel both of the machines we used to use for these things, saving us some money. The test server move will occur on Saturday at noon and will take until around 4 PM. Players shouldn't actually notice this because it will only impact the test servers. The developer VPSes will be moved at a later time that is TBD.
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">186</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 23:26:09 +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,
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<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.
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<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>
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<p>
	I will also be deploying fixes to Gitlab during this time.
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<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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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">184</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:45:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>12/9 Maintenance for Web 4 Migration</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/129-maintenance-for-web-4-migration-r183/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello,
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	On December 9 between 21:00 - 00:00, I will be completing the migration of any of the services that remain on our web 4 machine to the new web server that we've purchased to replace it. These services are:
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		GameSQL
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	<li>
		CSGO Surf API
	</li>
	<li>
		CSGO Stats
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	<li>
		VPN Daemon
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	<li>
		Donations API
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<p>
	Any servers or services that depend on the aforementioned services may be unavailable or not function correctly until these services are restored at the end of the maintenance period. Specifically:
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<ul>
	<li>
		SourceMod servers - Will be offline during the maintenance period
	</li>
	<li>
		Physion Unturned - Will be offline during the maintenance period
	</li>
	<li>
		Forums - Will be unavailable during maintenance
	</li>
	<li>
		Garry's Mod servers - Donation ranks will be unavailable during the maintenance period
	</li>
	<li>
		Discord Bots - Some discord bots may not function during the maintenance period
	</li>
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<p>
	Thanks. <img alt=":furretlove:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/furretlove32.png" title=":furretlove:">
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">183</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 03:34:43 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-sale-r182/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello all,
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	For Black Friday and Cyber Monday, rank packages, items from the Physion Unturned store, and Surf Private Servers will be on sale <strong>until Monday, November 29 at 11:59 PM</strong>.
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<p>
	Supporter: <strong>$4.24 / mo</strong> (-15%) (<a href="https://gflclan.com/donate" rel="">Donate</a>).
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<p>
	VIP: <strong>$6.70 / mo</strong> (-15%) (<a href="https://gflclan.com/donate" rel="">Donate</a>).
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<p>
	Surf Private Servers: <strong>$20.99 (-30%) for the first month</strong>, then $29.99 for every month thereafter. There are limited numbers of slots available for Surf Private Servers and orders will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. Apply <a href="https://forms.gle/pPX66x9Uq81NB8MC6" rel="external nofollow">here</a>.
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<p>
	Unturned: <strong>30% off</strong> eligible items in the <a href="https://store.physion.gg/" rel="external nofollow">Physion Unturned store</a> with promo code <strong>BLACKFRIDAY22</strong>.
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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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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">182</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 03:30:21 +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[
<p>
	Hey everyone!
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	<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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<p>
	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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<p>
	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>New Events Team Leader!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-events-team-leader-r180/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hey everyone! I'm happy to announce that <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/65741-copium-queen/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="65741" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/65741-copium-queen/" id="ips_uid_3927_6" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Copium Queen</span></a> (Danni) is returning to their position as Team Leader of the Events Team!<br>
	Please join me in welcoming them back <span><span class="ipsEmoji">🙂</span></span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">180</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:58:46 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change to the Directorate & a Statement Regarding GFL's Previous Owner]]></title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/change-to-the-directorate-a-statement-regarding-gfls-previous-owner-r179/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello everyone,
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	Yesterday afternoon, it came to our attention that a private string of messages was leaked from GFL’s Council chat to an outside party. These messages were sent by me mentioning that I would be creating a thread to outline and document all of Roy and related parties’ actions towards GFL, that being this thread. Benroy, former Director of Teams and Moderation Team Leader, came forward and admitted that it was him, taking full responsibility for his actions and has apologised. With that, Council has collectively decided to remove him from all of his positions in GFL, as well as blacklist him from regaining staff positions in the future due to his breach of the GFL Staff Code of Conduct.
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	I had sent these messages in the heat of the moment and thus they were not the most carefully worded. Honestly, I was very upset that these issues kept popping up every month and that it has always been us that have to explain ourselves in situations that we did not bring about. These messages were an over-exaggeration, my intention was to simply clear the air and document exactly what happened with receipts. However, I understand what I said was uncalled for and highly inappropriate, and for that I am sorry. 
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	With that, this thread will still perform its intended purpose; that of documenting Roy and related parties’ actions towards GFL in detail. Please do not hesitate to comment on the thread or reach out to any of us if you have any questions about any part of this, we would be more than happy to clarify anything.
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	As of late (and ever since it happened), Council and myself have been receiving a lot of messages from people about what happened with Christian Deacon (Roy). Particularly, this has started happening a lot more as he has been pushing the "Ex-Owner/Founder of GFL, join me!" message quite a lot more to get people to join his initiatives. We've realized that people are not getting the full picture of what actually has happened when it's asked about, and while I can try to individually explain every detail of what happened, it is best that we have a public thread about everything that happened, so here goes.
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	This thread is divided into a few parts to address common questions and portions of the situation. We have pretty much nothing to hide, so just about everything we can share will be published without editing - <strong>any part of this that does have edits or missing information will be mentioned and clarified</strong>. Each section will be highlighted with a heading briefly describing the event in detail, as well as giving a date that it occurred on or around.<br>
	Salad and I wrote this post in coordination, with the assistance of Aurora after recalling as much as we collectively could, with as many examples and as much "proof" as we were able to add.
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	<span style="color:#2ecc71;"><b>Also, we would like to make it clear that the only people who have been banned by us that relate to this situation are those that have done something to earn themselves a ban. We are not handing out bans solely for the fact people are moving to a new community. We don't do that. When you try to wreck shit on your way out, or come back only to stir up trouble, we will.</b></span>
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	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Why are you only sharing this now and not when it happened?</strong></span>
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	Apart from the reasoning above, we did not want to publish any of this before now for the following reasons:
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		When this happened, Roy was still part owner of GFL. While we worked on separating him from the community, we remained silent as we did not need him retaliating. (More on this later).
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		I ultimately made the decision not to publish it unless absolutely necessary because I did not want to be engaging in a fight between GFL and Roy, regardless of his feelings towards us (More on this later). I felt it would be better for everyone involved on both sides to move on and focus on more productive things rather than continue to be emotionally affected by what happened.
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	<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong><em>Note: Any mentions of Roy’s new community have been redacted from some of this post. We do not want anyone stirring up trouble for either community, so please don't do that.</em></strong></span><br>
	 
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	With all of that said, we will begin with the early stages of Roy's transfer of ownership to Aurora.
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	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Roy Transfers Ownership to Aurora - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>July 13, 2021</em></strong></span><br>
	On July 13th, 2021, Roy decided to depart from GFL by his own choice, transferring the majority of ownership to Aurora at this time. There were issues regarding the Paypal account we used for GFL’s donations/finances, as well as other residual things such as ownership of the web domains, IP block, ASN, and Cloudflare, meaning that Roy still retained a large amount of access to key aspects of the community.
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	With this transfer of ownership, Aurora made the decision to dismantle our preexisting Anycast system (created and maintained solely by Roy for its lifetime, causing many issues during the time it was in use). This was done after <a href="https://gflclan.com/topic/74366-dismantling-gfls-anycast-network/" rel="">consulting with Council previously about concerns with the network</a> and <a href="https://gflclan.com/topic/76136-announcement-network-maintainence-going-forward/" rel="">was followed through on</a> after ownership was transferred to Aurora.<br>
	 
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			<span style="font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border:none">Roy's group was adjusted from his administrator position to only Founder.</span></span><br>
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	<strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Roy Returns to GFL as a Developer - </span><em><span style="font-size:18px;">September 8, 2021</span></em></strong><br>
	On September 5th of 2021, Roy decided he wanted to become a Developer for GFL. On his application he notes that it would be a reduced amount of responsibility for him, and he still had a drive to help. His application was swiftly accepted on the 7th of September, and he joined the team. From that point on his contributions to GFL were limited and mostly included participating in a few helpful discussions within our GFL Teams Discord.<br>
	 
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			Roy's groups were adjusted to reflect his new rank as Developer.
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	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Roy Becomes a Technical Administrator for GFL - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>December 19, 2021</em></strong></span><br>
	Aurora and Roy had been discussing the potential for Roy to return as a Tech Admin . This was due to his vast experience with the backend of GFL, as well as to help alleviate the load for Aurora. This position would be majority backend work, meaning he would still not need to deal with any of the front end drama and staff of GFL at large. He was promoted on December 19th, 2021.
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	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Roy Announces the Formation of his New Community - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>December 2021 onward from the 19th</em></strong></span><br>
	On December 17th 2021, Roy began to formally vocalize his opinions as he was not happy with the state of GFL. He created <a href="https://gflclan.com/topic/78146-my-thoughts-on-gfl-more-informal/" rel="">a thread</a> highlighting his concerns and some suggestions on how to address them for the betterment of GFL. The thread was mostly well received, however, many of the suggestions were not acted on due to concerns shared by the community – especially with regards to changes in the staff structure. However, there have been many discussions since this post, attempting to address Council's issues, which we all can agree, there are some.  
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	On the 20th of December, Roy announced the start of his new community with the goal of being a simpler, more “relaxed” experience compared to GFL. We felt this to be completely fine and our relations with Roy and his community remained positive for quite some time after this.<br>
	 
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	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Salad and Roy’s Discord DM Discussion - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>March 22, 2022</em></strong></span><br>
	Salad reached out to Roy via Discord DMs to inquire about two GFL staff members (TheThirdReaper and Muse, both managed GFL Prop Hunt at the time). This was of course when Roy and Salad were still on good terms with each other. Both managers had shown interest in working with Roy in his new community, specifically on their Prop Hunt server. Roy proceeded to inform Salad that he was unsure of what their plans were as he had been “out of it” during their discussion the previous night. He then continued on, noting that he does not think that a good relationship between GFL and his community is possible. He finishes his initial message Stating that we can ban him and others from GFL if we felt that they were acting maliciously, and that he would not be hurt by it, nor would it affect his personal relationship with Salad and the others who could make that call, but would understand if the other side felt differently.
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	Salad explained that there were no plans to ban anyone unless things got out of hand, and that he was speaking with TheThirdReaper to get her side of things, and would be speaking to Muse afterwards. Roy went on to restate his thoughts from his previous message, adding that he felt he did not do well in GFL and wanted to make up for his personal shortcomings with his new community. He then confirmed that he was still proceeding with his community, regardless of GFL’s decisions. 
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	Salad concluded the conversation by reiterating his message saying that there is “no malice towards you unless things go south and things get worse from here on out. I still value our friendship a ton and wouldn't want either of us to do anything to damage that, but I along with several others like Infra hold GFL pretty close and we don't want to see any attacks on our community in terms of poaching staff and whatnot, which I don't think happened here, but I would hate to see that happen again, especially from your new community. I trust that you won't do anything insane, and I know that this new community is important to you.”
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	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>The Beginning of the Prop Hunt Incident Involving TheThirdReaper - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>March 28, 2022</em></strong></span>
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	On the 28th of March, TheThirdReaper, former GFL Prop Hunt Manager, left GFL to move to Roy’s new community. Her reasoning for the move was our lack of A2S_info caching (ping spoofing) and more specifically a lack of population on GFL’s Prop Hunt server. Due to Roy’s aggression towards us at the time, we gave her the choice of either remaining in GFL or having to leave if she wanted to be a part of both communities. We also did not believe that she could effectively manage both of the servers simultaneously, as one of the two would obviously get neglected. While we dislike having to give our staff such ultimatums, we were effectively forced to with Roy’s growing aggression towards us. (This was before Roy eventually threatened us.) After a few days, she decided that she would be joining the new community and leaving GFL, to which Infra thanked her and wished her well in her future endeavors.
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	We will circle back to this situation and develop it more later on in this post.<br>
	 
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	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Roy is Banned from GFL for Threatening GFL’s Solvency - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>April 5, 2022</em></strong></span><br>
	On April 5th, 2022, Roy proceeded to have a meltdown over the growing state of affairs between GFL. This alcohol and weed induced meltdown happened mainly on the GFL forums as well as in Roy's new community's Discord server. The frustration of GFL Management stemming from having members of our staff teams show up within his new community, as well as other issues had created a bit of tension between both sides, however Infra, Salad, and Aurora were still on good terms with Roy until this. At the start of the video linked below, Roy mentions something about a voice call, which we are confident is referring to a call within Roy's new community that Infra and Salad joined to speak with him in (with no malice intended, literally just to talk and say hey) a day or so earlier. We feel this is important to include because it seemed to be part of the frustration Roy was having, despite being friendly and normal during said voice chat.<br>
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	We would like to touch a little bit more on the aforementioned public scene Roy caused as well. Roy spammed our chatbox (Which was previously on our homepage) as well as an old forum thread of his. This extended into his new community's Discord server as well, where he begins to ask to be banned from GFL, among other things.
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			The thread linked above is the thread he decided to spam.
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	<em>Discord Stuff:</em>
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<p>
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	<br>
	Following this, Aurora, Infra, and Roy all got into a private Discord call to discuss the situation. We will be linking a recording of the call below.
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	Below is a rough set of timestamps noting key parts of the video linked. These timestamps are also available on the YouTube video itself, so feel free to open it in a new window and click through. A few important things we would like to note are as follows:
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	<li>
		While Roy was incredibly high and drunk during this call, <strong>he has since admitted that he stands by what he said during this call</strong>.
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	<li>
		Infra’s microphone was not captured by the recording software, however he did not speak very much, and what he did say is noted and paraphrased below based on his memory of the call. All of his replies are responded to accurately by Roy, leaving little room for any errors in Infra’s recollection. 
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	<strong>00:30</strong> - Roy reinforces that he wants to be banned. Infra said “Why” immediately following this.<br>
	<strong>00:55</strong> - Roy states that he wants to be banned as well as says that he will transfer the PayPal account to Aurora if we fulfill his request, citing that his ban will kickstart his new community.<br>
	<strong>01:25</strong> - Roy says that the things he did in GFL were “nothing” and that we can delete all of his stuff on our website as it “does not mean shit” to him.<br>
	<strong>02:13</strong> - <strong>Roy says that he has no malicious intent</strong> and that he will be relieved to be banned.<br>
	<strong>03:13</strong> - Roy repeats his sentiment on wanting to be banned and the motivation it will give him.<br>
	<strong>04:15</strong> - Roy kicks it into high gear with his tirade, repeating “Ban me” multiple times. <br>
	<strong>04:24</strong> - Infra says “Christian” to which Roy replies “Yeah?”. Infra says “Christian…” again to which he replies “Shut the fuck up.” Infra then replies with something along the lines of “I am not going to ban you.” To which Roy continues repeating “Ban me” multiple times.<br>
	For the next little bit, Roy proceeds to be hypocritical on the way GFL is currently run compared to how he ran it.<br>
	<strong>06:10 </strong>- Roy mentions issues in regards to paying GFL’s taxes as well as his own expenses, to which <strong>Aurora replies that he can take the amount of money he needs to pay those taxes</strong>. He then continues on his “ban me” tirade.<br>
	<strong>06:50</strong> - Roy declares that he and Infra are not friends anymore, and he has seen “chat logs” of Infra “talk-shitting” him, which we finally learned some of the details of in his apology document that we will touch on later. He follows up by loudly restating “BAN ME!” and that his new community will “BE TOP!”. After this he proceeds to discuss his new community and how it is superior to GFL, incorrectly noting the time it took us to release one of our servers, likely due to his sustained absence in GFL during that time.<br>
	<strong>09:54</strong> - <strong>Roy restates that he has no malicious intent</strong>, and is not going to do anything to harm GFL beyond spamming our website.<br>
	<strong>12:35</strong> - Infra says something along the lines of “Christian, can we just talk about this?” to which Roy replies “Go ahead.” Infra then says “We’re not banning you.” and Roy replies “Why not?” and proceeds to question why he is not getting banned.<br>
	<strong>13:16</strong> - Infra replies something to the effect of “Even if you were new, I wouldn’t ban you.” Roy replies “I don’t care, ban me.” and Infra repeats his sentiment of not wanting to ban him, to which Roy replies asking why he won’t ban him.<br>
	<strong>13:52</strong> - Infra says “Roy.” Roy says “Yeah?” Then Infra says that this is no reason to ban him, to which Roy replies “Ban me, I don’t care, It is.”<br>
	<strong>14:31</strong> - Infra says “Roy, we aren’t going to ban you, I know you think we hate you, but we don’t want to do it” Roy replies that Infra is fake.<br>
	<strong>14:45</strong> - Roy tells Aurora to give him the permissions he would need to ban himself.<br>
	<strong>14:56</strong> -<strong> He reiterates that he will ban himself and that it’s “his” community. He then proceeds to say that he can “go into the database I can shut the PayPal off right now, just give me fucking permissions to ban myself! I will right fucking now.”</strong><br>
	<strong>15:30</strong> Aurora begins to try to level with Roy, however he is deep into his tirade and will not let her speak, proceeding to yell about how GFL isn’t even really his anymore.<br>
	<strong>16:07</strong> Aurora tries to speak again, only to be met with Roy screaming “STOP!” numerous times, begs for permissions, and then quickly shifts his tone to address Aurora’s concerns.<br>
	<strong>16:23</strong> Aurora offers to ban Roy, to which he replies “Just do it. In the database, I don’t give a shit.” to which Aurora finally replies “It is done.”<br>
	 
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<p>
	We would like to emphasize that <strong>this decision was only made to protect the safety of GFL</strong>, including it's finances. When presented with threats such as these, our hands became tied and we had very little choice not knowing what Roy was going to do with all of this unbridled anger he was holding, and the ability to do what he threatened us with. <strong>Without these threats, we would not have banned him.</strong>
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	After the confrontation, Aurora worked on moving most of GFL’s savings from Roy’s PayPal (We say “most” because Aurora delegated the funds required for Roy to pay GFL related taxes) to a separate business account to help ensure Roy will not be able to act on his threats at any point. Infra, Salad, and Aurora spent a few hours ensuring that our new PayPal account was functioning properly and that we adjusted our donation system to reflect those changes.
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><em><strong>Note: All of this was done with the explicit consent of Roy</strong></em></span>
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	Over the course of the next month, a lot of effort was spent by Aurora, Infra, and Salad to remove any remaining access Roy had to GFL. <strong>Roy is now no longer involved with GFL in any capacity and is permanently banned.</strong>
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	<strong><span style="font-size:24px;">Roy’s Initial Apology to Salad in Discord DMs and Follow Up Messages - </span><span style="font-size:18px;"><em>June 7, 2022 and June 8, 2022</em></span></strong><br>
	On June 7th, 2022, Roy messaged Salad with an apology for the things he has said to and about him. Roy acknowledges his shitty behavior and his entire attitude towards Salad and many of the others, however he admits that he does not regret what he said about/did towards Infra and GFL as a whole. Salad proceeded to question what Infra did to deserve this, to which Roy explains as he did during the voice call on April 5th. His message echoes most of what he said during that call. He acknowledges what he said and did during that call, and refers to himself as a “huge threat” to GFL. Knowing that his future responses may elicit a negative response, Salad regains the last bit of access that Roy still retained, that being the GFL YouTube account two factor authentication. After doing that, Salad proceeded to shut down Roy’s incorrect and evidently baseless claims, as well as shut down and rejected the apology completely.
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	Roy, clearly not expecting the reply he received, proceeded to revert back to his attitude he had during the voice call with Aurora and Infra, continuing the idea that we are trying to compete with his brand new community. Salad quickly shut down the idea that there is a “rivalry” between the two communities, stating that it’s just something Roy came up with to make him feel better about his past behavior towards GFL and its management. The rest of that day’s messages are just a loop of “We’re competing now” and Salad shutting it down.
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	Hi guys, Salad here. Decided to write this part entirely from my perspective instead of having it from a top down view like the rest of this. The night of the apology that we just touched on, Infra and I met with our CS:S BHop manager, as we saw that he had somehow gained an interest in helping out in Roy’s new community. We quickly informed him of Roy’s behavior during the past few months, and he had no idea the extent of what Roy had done.
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	He decided to distance himself from Roy’s new community, which I imagine is what caused Roy to return to my DMs. In these new messages, he mostly repeated his same arguments of competition and how GFL sucks yada yada yada. I decided it wasn’t worth feeding into his rants that night, and have not spoken to him since the first apology on the 7th of June.
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	<span style="font-size:14px;"><em>Note: This was one of the key moments, along with TheThirdReaper incident that led us to fully understand that there was indeed poaching being attempted, and in some cases succeeding.</em></span>
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	<em>Screenshots of the conversations:</em>
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<p>
	<span style="font-size:24px"><strong>The Conclusion of the Prop Hunt Incident Involving TheThirdReaper - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>July 8, 2022</em></strong></span>
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<p>
	On the 8th of July, TheThirdReaper made an essential Steam Workshop collection private. This collection was being actively used on our GFL Prop Hunt server, and the move caused the server to break for several hours. When reached out to about the issue, Infra was completely ignored by TheThirdReaper for 48 hours, when she was then contacted again to no avail. 
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<p>
	Due to her purposefully ignoring attempts at contact when approached about the issue, she was permanently community banned for attempting to sabotage the server, a direct breach of the GFL Staff Code of Conduct - ironically, she responded to Infra mere seconds after the ban was placed.<br>
	 
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<p>
	TheThirdReaper choosing to respond to Infra only after the ban was placed, instead of the contact attempts made 48 hours prior, is further evidence that her intention was to not communicate with us. While we definitely should have replaced the Steam Workshop collection upon her departure, it was decided that there was no need as she had been a member of the community for several years and had quite a high level of trust, as well as the fact that we were still in the process of revamping the Prop Hunt staff team and server. Furthermore, Steam Workshop collections are a pain to manage with no form of separate access control, making it rather difficult to have shared collections that are secure in terms of access without being highly inconvenient for developers and managers.
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<p>
	Additionally, while this issue was being investigated, it was discovered by Salad that Toxic, another former Prop Hunt Server Manager, had been hosting the in-game loading screen on a host completely separate from any GFL operated host. You can read more on this issue <a href="https://gflclan.com/topic/80925-recent-incident/" rel="">here</a> as it is not relevant to the main points of this thread.
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<p>
	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Infra’s Response to Roy’s Apology Letter - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>July 18, 2022</em></strong></span><br>
	On the 18th of July, after the events highlighted above, Roy drafted an apology letter directed at a few people in GFL. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A7PQjiRq2RhW1prgDcAi07rveCoH7alVEsn7jXnSYYk/edit?usp=sharing" rel="external nofollow">You may read it here.</a>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	There are a few points in this letter that I would like to address:
</p>

<ul>
	<li>
		He mentions that he felt GFL was viewing him as poaching which accelerated a lot of the tensions being faced at the time. I would like to clarify that this is not us simply “viewing” it as poaching,<strong> it is poaching</strong>. There have been several accounts of Roy personally contacting several members of our staff (As well as those who have gone from GFL to his new community) with the sole intention of convincing them to join his initiatives. I would also like to note that GFL does not often care about staff helping/contributing to other communities - personally, I believe doing so is a great way to meet more people with common interests and learn more about the things they’re interested in. <strong>However, there is a difference when people are heavily involved with those that have, on several accounts, attacked us at any given opportunity</strong>. 
	</li>
	<li>
		As mentioned earlier about Roy being shit-talked by myself, he clarifies in this letter that my “shit-talking” was from my grievances with our previous Anycast network. It is worth mentioning that I was far from the only person frustrated with this, and as Roy himself states in his letter, I <strong>always </strong>followed my grievances with a side of understanding. 
	</li>
	<li>
		While Roy has accounted for him being heavily intoxicated when doing the things he did, he has noted on several occasions while sober that he stands by everything he did and does not regret anything, invalidating just about everything he apologised for in this letter. In fact, he invalidates his apology quite heavily with this quote from his letter: “I don’t regret having my account banned because I did truly want that and I still stand by that to this day as the last part of the “burnt bridges” process.”
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Salad’s Response to Roy’s Apology Letter - </strong></span><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><em>July 18, 2022</em></strong></span><br>
	Infra already touched on the majority of what I think in his first point, however, I just want to reiterate that I still do not accept any of these apologies. The things that Roy did up until these apologies combined with what has transpired after both leave me with zero confidence that he was ever truly sincere.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Final Message to Roy from Infra and Salad</strong></span><br>
	We know you’re going to read this, and we just want to make some things explicitly clear as we know you’ll be motivated to respond to this by contacting us, directly or indirectly:
</p>

<ul>
	<li>
		We do not care for a response from you on this. Please do not bother contacting any of us or trying to reply to this thread by evading your ban. 
	</li>
	<li>
		Please do not bother Aurora, Council, or ANY member of GFL to try to get a response through to us. 
	</li>
	<li>
		There is nothing you can say to change our minds about the things you did. At the end of the day, nothing will reverse the things you have done, please leave it at that and move on.
	</li>
</ul>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">179</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:20:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New GMod Division Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-gmod-division-leader-r177/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello! I am happy to announce that <span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="15181" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">DaPainWayne</span></a> </span>will be joining <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> as co-Division Leader of our GMod Division! Wayne has proven more than capable for the position in recent months with his constant willingness to help other staff, as well as his ever growing knowledge of the backend of GMod. With his experience as an admin (CWRP, DarkRP, old Purge, Prop Hunt) as well as his more recent Manager role for our Purge server, Pyros and I believe he will be a good fit for the position. Please join us in congratulating him!
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">177</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2022 02:41:13 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New Public Council Subforum</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-public-council-subforum-r176/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hey everyone!<br>
	Upon hearing several concerns about transparency in terms of how Council operates, I have created a new subforum - <a href="https://gflclan.com/forum/1741-council/" ipsnoembed="true" rel="">https://gflclan.com/forum/1741-council/</a>
</p>

<p>
	This subforum will be used to post important Council decisions, meeting notes, and other Council related posts. Along with that, we hope to use this section to post some of the more boring and mundane things we don't always mention, but maybe some of the community will be interested in.
</p>

<p>
	Only Council members have the ability to create new topics, however everyone can reply to topics in the forum.
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">176</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:58:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>GameBanana CS:GO Jailbreak Mapping Contest 2022</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/gamebanana-csgo-jailbreak-mapping-contest-2022-r175/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p style="text-align: center;">
	<img alt="CSGO Jailbreak Mapping Contest 2022" class="PreviewImage" data-ratio="100.00" loading="lazy" width="500" data-src="https://images.gamebanana.com/img/banners/contests/62d5bf75eec98.png" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png">
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Hi everyone! A few communities, ourselves included, have partnered to sponsor and host the 2022 CS:GO Jailbreak mapping contest! Participants are tasked with creating a new Jailbreak map with the theme of any holiday/season. The deadline for submissions is <strong>November 30th, 2022 <span>@ 11:00 PM UTC</span></strong><span>.</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The prize distribution, as of writing this announcement, is as follows:
</p>

<ul>
	<li>
		1st Place - $250
	</li>
	<li>
		2nd Place - $125
	</li>
	<li>
		3rd Place - $75
	</li>
	<li>
		4th Place - $50
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	All rules and information are available on GameBanana: <a href="https://gamebanana.com/contests/113" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://gamebanana.com/contests/113</a>
</p>

<p>
	For any questions, please join the CS:GO Mapping Contest Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/rsdjKCyv" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://discord.gg/rsdjKCyv</a>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Good luck! <span class="ipsEmoji">😄</span>
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">175</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 02:06:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Representative Election - June 2022 - Results</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/community-representative-election-june-2022-results-r174/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello,
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Voting for the community representative election has concluded and the results are as follows:
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<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_9435_6" rel="">@<span style="color:#1da3c4">Baconator</span></a> - 37
</p>

<p>
	<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/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Scott</span></a> - 30
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="15181" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">DaPainWayne</span></a> - 26
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/77696-vextrium/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="77696" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/77696-vextrium/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Vextrium</span></a> - 13
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join us in welcoming our new community representatives, <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/" rel="">@<span style="color:#1da3c4">Baconator</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_9435_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Scott</span></a>. We will be reaching out to the winners shortly to begin the process of bringing the new community representatives on. They will serve on the Council until 6 months after the date they are brought on as council. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	If you didn't win this time or you didn't get a chance to run, we encourage you to try running next election.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span><span><span><img alt=":furretlove:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/furretlove32.png" title=":furretlove:"></span></span></span>
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">174</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:49:43 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>GFL Surf Tournament 2022</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/gfl-surf-tournament-2022-r173/</link><description><![CDATA[
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<p style="text-align: center;">
	<img class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" data-fileid="36731" data-ratio="104.00" data-unique="zzgz8c17a" style="width: 50px; height: auto;" width="273" alt="image.png" data-src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/monthly_2022_06/image.png.580d76fd358f00b57a01fd9ea37fd0b5.png" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:48px;">  </span></span><strong><span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><span style="font-size:48px;"><abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> SURF TOURNAMENT 2022</span></span></strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:48px;">  </span></span><img class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" data-fileid="36731" data-ratio="104.00" data-unique="zzgz8c17a" style="width: 50px; height: auto;" width="273" alt="image.png" data-src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/monthly_2022_06/image.png.580d76fd358f00b57a01fd9ea37fd0b5.png" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png">
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Hello friends! We are pleased to announce that our first ever CS:GO Surf Tournament begins tomorrow! Along with this being a first for <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, we are happy to announce that this is also the biggest Surf tournament of all time! The participant roster consist of 12 invited players, with 4 of them earning their spots through a points-race style qualifier event hosted on our servers - i.e, the top 4 players with the most points on a select map pool in a short period of time gets a spot at the tournament!<br>
	<br>
	<span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><u><span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Important Info</strong></span></u></span>
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Date:</strong> June 25th, 2022 - June 26th, 2022, both tournament days will begin at 11am EST
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Participants</strong>: 16
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Current Prize Pool:</strong> $2,219.69 USD (Funded by Community Donations)<br>
	<strong>Surf Discord: </strong><a href="http://discord.gg/gfl" rel="external nofollow">discord.gg/<abbr title="Games For Life">gfl</abbr></a>
</p>

<p>
	<strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><a href="https://ko-fi.com/gflclan" rel="external nofollow">If you'd like to donate to the tournament, click here!</a></span></strong><br>
	<br>
	<span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><u><span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Participants</strong></span></u></span>
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				1
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				surf_rooftopsv2
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				2
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				surf_beginner2
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				3
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				4
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				surf_frost
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				5
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			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"da"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-f0bcefaf-7fff-85f0-2417-04f1908bdbbb"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="68.75" height="11" width="16" alt="DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyT" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyTaSQCfa8X5OCVGS2f_ndsRyVz1Jvqwb0HiTMuAlDuWv2Hmi5RyjQNaAR0Xx-OD0nGNofTQlXJ4e7vUMTvTXh7maCijn8kKobxg9Gx9YKp-g" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>da
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_offskill"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_offskill
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				6
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Uke"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-f0bcefaf-7fff-85f0-2417-04f1908bdbbb"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="68.75" height="11" width="16" alt="DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyT" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyTaSQCfa8X5OCVGS2f_ndsRyVz1Jvqwb0HiTMuAlDuWv2Hmi5RyjQNaAR0Xx-OD0nGNofTQlXJ4e7vUMTvTXh7maCijn8kKobxg9Gx9YKp-g" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>Uke
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_garden_go"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_garden_go
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				7
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"julien"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-5c0070ff-7fff-747e-d376-93422097b5b2"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="86.50" height="11" width="16" alt="pRc9I9yTpU9X8puww-me3qSRctIXpIC-iPViCCHc" data-src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/pRc9I9yTpU9X8puww-me3qSRctIXpIC-iPViCCHcZl_prK3eF57lfGqbmE51HJnP7fuJpSRJF38r-nqI9uYqnQGIBBcaZ1vM_oNGrrUDhEocjQ2s6gXIhL25MOFmOgyyyYIX63mTpyzUE8aXeg" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>julien
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_inferno"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_inferno
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":8}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				8
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"vhiln"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-f0bcefaf-7fff-85f0-2417-04f1908bdbbb"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="68.75" height="11" width="16" alt="DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyT" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyTaSQCfa8X5OCVGS2f_ndsRyVz1Jvqwb0HiTMuAlDuWv2Hmi5RyjQNaAR0Xx-OD0nGNofTQlXJ4e7vUMTvTXh7maCijn8kKobxg9Gx9YKp-g" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>vhiln
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_adtr_njv"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_adtr_njv
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":9}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				9
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"dawn"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-f0bcefaf-7fff-85f0-2417-04f1908bdbbb"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="68.75" height="11" width="16" alt="DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyT" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyTaSQCfa8X5OCVGS2f_ndsRyVz1Jvqwb0HiTMuAlDuWv2Hmi5RyjQNaAR0Xx-OD0nGNofTQlXJ4e7vUMTvTXh7maCijn8kKobxg9Gx9YKp-g" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>dawn
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_arghmyeyes_retexture"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_arghmyeyes_retexture
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":10}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				10
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"benji"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-f0bcefaf-7fff-85f0-2417-04f1908bdbbb"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="68.75" height="11" width="16" alt="DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyT" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyTaSQCfa8X5OCVGS2f_ndsRyVz1Jvqwb0HiTMuAlDuWv2Hmi5RyjQNaAR0Xx-OD0nGNofTQlXJ4e7vUMTvTXh7maCijn8kKobxg9Gx9YKp-g" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>benji
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_apollo"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_apollo
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":11}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				11
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"griffey"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-f0bcefaf-7fff-85f0-2417-04f1908bdbbb"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="68.75" height="11" width="16" alt="DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyT" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DWUFifGw9UuqoKbq8Z70HguNDKOxQGDb1sIisLyTaSQCfa8X5OCVGS2f_ndsRyVz1Jvqwb0HiTMuAlDuWv2Hmi5RyjQNaAR0Xx-OD0nGNofTQlXJ4e7vUMTvTXh7maCijn8kKobxg9Gx9YKp-g" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>griffey
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_water_run_banjo_skill"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_water_run_banjo_skill
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":12}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				12
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"­ Benowy"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				­<b id="docs-internal-guid-98be9880-7fff-0937-bb99-4d6663add843"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#512da8; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="68.75" height="11" width="16" alt="6uQlzuQTct48mxq5F7PDpS2mEddm6aSJ5jRpHsm1" data-src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/6uQlzuQTct48mxq5F7PDpS2mEddm6aSJ5jRpHsm1M7EUfyZQTpqqLzi86V8ZZjppGnvZD27BhY_MCDw1-bvMJZVxtWOpNXnuACuoA4p01pnsM0kI67Lxohm-LDr62hqc0n4xSUk4uJOFZzDrYQ" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>Benowy
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_seaworld_fix"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_seaworld_fix
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				13
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Frozoni"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-86f5591f-7fff-2329-78eb-0da64a3da6b7"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="50.00" height="11" width="16" alt="K0DqIb-rOmdeb-LBeVogQyaOVsLS-Pn-N7-Mk2GL" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/K0DqIb-rOmdeb-LBeVogQyaOVsLS-Pn-N7-Mk2GLPQBHonTNxLhJfrEJjOi_dfQOdH9JijoqsS4x29H5W_OE02dnKrgryil1LTgua_uw1pNE_uwlCDwgcEXmuBk2S0atrO-JLOgH_G8ojOcb4A" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>Frozoni
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_jusched"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_jusched
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":14}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				14
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"zer0tail"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-86f5591f-7fff-2329-78eb-0da64a3da6b7"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:11pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="50.00" height="11" width="16" alt="K0DqIb-rOmdeb-LBeVogQyaOVsLS-Pn-N7-Mk2GL" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/K0DqIb-rOmdeb-LBeVogQyaOVsLS-Pn-N7-Mk2GLPQBHonTNxLhJfrEJjOi_dfQOdH9JijoqsS4x29H5W_OE02dnKrgryil1LTgua_uw1pNE_uwlCDwgcEXmuBk2S0atrO-JLOgH_G8ojOcb4A" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>zer0tail
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_grassland"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_grassland
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				15
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"MollyAndCiroc"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-left:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align:top">
				<b id="docs-internal-guid-08c40ecb-7fff-e7bd-3f58-2bb4debd9d63"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none"><img data-ratio="72.00" height="11" width="16" alt="fzVdiBuWEb1LMPNi3zFOOpS6l0Mp0Sq_zPgKZEYH" data-src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/fzVdiBuWEb1LMPNi3zFOOpS6l0Mp0Sq_zPgKZEYHvkcC8OX9pUy5G3-uWySmr0wv0hzTbLrHk-YCUY_f9nCXjMKwGDN_absHWSwskhCITw3PUhRf-VejRwIrnzESnVpSfpGiURIC4xfmzXTt1g" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> </span></span></b>MollyAndCiroc
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"surf_sunday"}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				surf_sunday
			</td>
			<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":16}' style="background-color:#2a2a2a; border-bottom:1px solid #ffffff; border-right:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; font-size:12pt; padding:2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom">
				16
			</td>
		</tr>
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<p>
	<span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><u><span style="font-size:24px;"><strong>Stream</strong></span></u></span><br>
	Gemini will be streaming the entire tournament, and you can find his Twitch <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/geminiftp" rel="external nofollow">here</a>.<br>
	<br>
	<span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><span style="font-size:24px;"><u><strong>Casters</strong></u></span></span><br>
	<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/geminiftp" rel="external nofollow">Gemini</a>
</p>

<p>
	<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/mffn" rel="external nofollow">mffn</a>
</p>

<p>
	<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/manana88" rel="external nofollow">Manana</a><br>
	<br>
	<span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><span style="font-size:24px;"><u><strong>Match Schedule</strong></u></span></span><br>
	You can find the schedule as well as more info here: <a href="https://surf.gflclan.com/tournament2022" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://surf.gflclan.com/tournament2022</a>
</p>

<p>
	<br>
	<span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><span style="font-size:24px;"><u><strong>Bracket</strong></u></span></span>
</p>

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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">173</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 03:15:35 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Representative Election - June 2022 - Voting is Open</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/community-representative-election-june-2022-voting-is-open-r172/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	As per the <a href="https://gflclan.com/topic/80602-announcement-community-representative-election-june-2022/" rel="">announcement yesterday</a>, voting for the community representative election has been opened.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	You can access the voting page using the following link: <a href="https://gflclan.com/crvoting/" ipsnoembed="true" rel="">https://gflclan.com/crvoting/</a>
</p>

<p style="background-color:#2a2a2a; color:#cccccc; font-size:16px; text-align:start">
	 
</p>

<p style="background-color:#2a2a2a; color:#cccccc; font-size:16px; text-align:start">
	In order to be eligible to vote, you must meet the following requirements:
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<ul style="background-color:#2a2a2a; color:#cccccc; font-size:16px; text-align:start">
	<li>
		You must be a Member or above.
	</li>
	<li>
		Your account must be at least 2 months old.
	</li>
	<li>
		You may cast 2 votes, each of which must go to a different person.
	</li>
	<li>
		Once you cast your vote, you may not change your vote.
	</li>
	<li>
		Candidates may vote for themselves.
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Voting will remain open until June 26, at which point the new community representatives will be selected.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Good luck! <img alt=":pikajoy:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/pikajoy.png" title=":pikajoy:">
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">172</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 04:07:25 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Representative Election - June 2022</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/community-representative-election-june-2022-r171/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello!
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	I'm happy to announce that we've concluded the candidate selection part of the community representative election process and we will be beginning voting shortly. If you haven't been following this, we recommend that you see our <a href="https://gflclan.com/topic/80281-announcement-june-community-representative-election/" rel="">previous announcement</a> on this.
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<p>
	This cycle, members will be able to choose from 4 applicants. We encourage you to check out their campaign posts prior to the beginning of the election:
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<p>
	<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_2291_11" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Scott</span></a> - <a href="https://gflclan.com/crcampaignsballs/scotts-cr-attempt-1-r23/" rel="">Campaign Post</a>
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	<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_2291_12" rel="">@<span style="color:#1da3c4">Baconator</span></a> - <a href="https://gflclan.com/crcampaignsballs/baconators-community-representative-campaign-r22/" rel="">Campaign Post</a>
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<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="15181" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/" id="ips_uid_2291_15" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">DaPainWayne</span></a> - <a href="https://gflclan.com/crcampaignsballs/waynes-cr-campaign-2-r24/" rel="">Campaign Post</a>
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<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/77696-vextrium/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="77696" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/77696-vextrium/" id="ips_uid_2291_16" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Vextrium</span></a> - <a href="https://gflclan.com/crcampaignsballs/vextriums-community-representative-campaign-post-r25/" rel="">Campaign Post</a>
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<p>
	Voting will begin tomorrow, <strong>June 20</strong>, approximately when I get home from work. In order to be eligible to vote, you must meet the following requirements:
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<ul>
	<li>
		You must be a Member or above.
	</li>
	<li>
		Your account must be at least 2 months old.
	</li>
	<li>
		You may cast 2 votes, each of which must go to a different person.
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	<li>
		Once you cast your vote, you may not change your vote.
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	<li>
		Candidates may vote for themselves.
	</li>
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<p>
	Due to some issues that occurred during the last cycle, we'd also like to make it explicitly clear that <strong>candidates are expected to adhere to the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EHb4lCYNi4ZQvk92qUpULJG5beZu-kgJbr-7geSKZ_4/edit#heading=h.z3yu44ohsbef" rel="external nofollow"><abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> Staff Code of Conduct</a></strong> and otherwise act with integrity throughout the election process as they are running for a role that is essentially a staff role. 
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<p>
	Thanks and good luck! <span><span><img alt=":pikajoy:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/pikajoy.png" title=":pikajoy:"></span></span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">171</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 03:08:29 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mapeadores Zombie Apocalypse ZE Map Contest</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/mapeadores-zombie-apocalypse-ze-map-contest-r170/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello! I'm happy to announce that <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> will be co-sponsoring the Mapeadores Zombie Apocalypse ZE Map Contest.
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Participants will create a CS:GO Zombie Escape map where a feasible zombie apocalypse could take place. Mappers will have 3 months to create their maps. Final submissions must be submitted by October 1. The prizes are as follows:
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	1st Place - $250<br>
	2nd Place - $150<br>
	3rd Place - $50
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<p>
	Best Runner Up - $50
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> will be contributing $150 to the prize pool.
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	If you're interested in participating in the event (or are interested in following the event), we invite you to join the contest Discord, where you'll find rules and other important information about the competition.
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	If you have any questions about the event, we ask that you direct those to the #questions chat within the contest Discord as the event organizers will be able to respond to you there.
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<p>
	Contest Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/4yM9cfswQD" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://discord.gg/4yM9cfswQD</a>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">170</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>June Community Representative Election</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/june-community-representative-election-r169/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hi everyone!
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	It is time for the next Community Representative election cycle! Community Representatives take up two seats in Council, helping with providing valuable insight in the decision making process and ultimately helping shape the future of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. The purpose of the role is to allow members of the community, that are currently not involved with upper management in <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, to have a say. 
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<p>
	Community Representatives (CR) are elected for a term of 6 months and can serve up to two consecutive terms. The current community representatives are <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="15181" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/" id="ips_uid_9538_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">DaPainWayne</span></a> and <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: rgb(114,137,218);">Shuruia</span></a>.
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	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:
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<ul>
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		You must be a member or above. (https://gflclan.com/memberapplication/)
	</li>
	<li>
		You must not have any outstanding punishments. Controversial individuals or individuals with an extensive punishment history may also be excluded from running at discretion of the current council.
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		You must abide by the <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> Staff Code of Conduct, <strong>even during the course of the election process.</strong>
	</li>
	<li>
		You must get at least two current Council members to sponsor your application.
	</li>
	<li>
		Please do not apply if you do not intend to serve the entirety of the 6 month term.
	</li>
	<li>
		You may not currently be involved with higher management. (i.e, you cannot be a Team Leader, Technical Administrator, Division Leader, or Director).
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The following are not required, but are strongly recommended:
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<ul>
	<li>
		Be well known throughout <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. 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!
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		Be prepared to deal with drama. There is always plenty!
	</li>
	<li>
		Try to have sufficient free time to attend council meetings.<br>
		 
	</li>
</ul>

<p>
	For purposes of obtaining a sponsorship, the current council consists of the following members: 
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<ul>
	<li>
		<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_9538_9" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Infra</span></a> (Infra#0001)
	</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_9538_8" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Salad</span></a> (Salad#6564)
	</li>
	<li>
		<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/" id="ips_uid_9538_10" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Ben</span></a> (Ben#7151)
	</li>
	<li>
		<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/46670-hamtaro/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="46670" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/46670-hamtaro/" id="ips_uid_9538_11" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Hamtaro</span></a> (Hamtaro#2054)
	</li>
	<li>
		<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/" id="ips_uid_9538_12" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Pyros</span></a> (Pyros#1400)
	</li>
	<li>
		<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_9538_13" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Joshy</span></a> (Joshy#8638)
	</li>
	<li>
		<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/" id="ips_uid_9538_14" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Bendy</span></a> (bendy#0001)
	</li>
	<li>
		<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="15181" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/" id="ips_uid_9538_15" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">DaPainWayne</span></a> (Wayne7#6101)
	</li>
	<li>
		<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_9538_16" rel="">@<span style="color: rgb(114,137,218);">Shuruia</span></a> (Shuruia#0730)
	</li>
</ul>

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<p>
	<em>If you do not get sponsored, there is always a next time. Please do not beg or bother if the answer is no. Furthermore, the current community representatives <strong>may not sponsor themselves</strong> should they wish to run again. </em>
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	Once you have obtained your sponsor, <strong><span style="color:#2ecc71;">you can submit an application using this </span><a href="https://forms.gle/DiTbAr6ZBWL5BDjf9" rel="external nofollow"><span style="color:#2ecc71;">Google Form</span></a></strong>. 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. <span style="color:#2ecc71;"><strong>Applications should be submitted by June 10th and the election will begin shortly thereafter. </strong></span>
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<p>
	Furthermore, there will be a public Council meeting tomorrow where you can come and ask questions about the process. We hope to see you there!
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<p>
	Feel free to hit me up either on the forums or on Discord if you have any questions. Thank you all, and good luck!
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<p>
	<img alt=":infra:" data-emoticon="true" loading="lazy" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/infra.png" title=":infra:">
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">169</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 04:53:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New TF2 Division Leader - Cuasi</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-tf2-division-leader-cuasi-r168/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello! I am happy to announce that <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/50776-cuasi/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="50776" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/50776-cuasi/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Cuasi</span></a> will be joining <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/46670-hamtaro/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="46670" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/46670-hamtaro/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Hamtaro</span></a> as Division Leader of TF2. This decision has been made due to the ever growing state of our TF2 Division, as well as Hamtaro's more restricted schedule. I believe that he will do a wonderful job and that he and Hamtaro will continue to lead the division well. Please join me in congratulating him!
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">168</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 02:35:32 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Shutting Down Rust - The Sequel!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/shutting-down-rust-the-sequel-r167/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	I come bearing familiar news friends. Tonight with the resignation of Baconator and the two server managers of our Rust division, we have decided to shut the Division down. Those resignations combined with lack of player support have led us to this decision.
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<p>
	- <span class="ipsEmoji">🥗</span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">167</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:47:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New Event Coordinator Team Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-event-coordinator-team-leader-r166/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hi, everyone! I am excited to announce that we've got a new Team Leader for Event Coordinators! 
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join me to welcome <span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/73106-business-kirby/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="73106" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/73106-business-kirby/" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Business Kirby</span></a> into the team leadership &amp; to give think to <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/65741-copium-queen/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="65741" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/65741-copium-queen/" id="ips_uid_5890_6" rel="">@<span style="color:#1da3c4">Copium Queen</span></a> for her leadership in Events. </span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">166</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:49:19 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>GMod Purge is back!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/gmod-purge-is-back-r165/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	I'm exited to announce the return of a fan favorite server, <strong>GMod Purge!</strong>
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	For those of you who weren't around in the heyday of our Purge server, let me give you the rundown.<br>
	Purge is a modified version of DarkRP inspired by "The Purge". Every 45 minutes all hell breaks loose on the server with crime becoming legal! That means you can commit as many heinous crimes as you want, and the police can't stop you!<br>
	During the 45 minute buffer you have time to build up your base, make some money, and prepare for the next purge.<br>
	There's so much more to it that you'll find out once the server goes live, but that's the core gameplay.<br>
	<br>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="15181" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/15181-dapainwayne/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">DaPainWayne</span></a> will be managing the server, with assistance from me, and we aim to launch the server on <span style="font-size:26px;"><span style="color:#0b5fb5;"><strong>April 2nd at 12pm EST</strong></span></span><br>
	For more information, join our <a href="https://discord.gg/h2gzwc2p4d" rel="external nofollow">GMod Discord</a>!
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<p>
	 
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<p>
	Hope to see you there!<br>
	 
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<p>
	- <span class="ipsEmoji">🥗</span>
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