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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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	<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>
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	There are a few points in this letter that I would like to address:
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		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>. 
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		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. 
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		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.”
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	<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.
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	<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:
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		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. 
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		Please do not bother Aurora, Council, or ANY member of GFL to try to get a response through to us. 
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		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.
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	Hi everyone. As you already may have seen, Toxic has stepped down from his position as Event Coordinator Team Leader. On behalf of this note, I would like to announce that <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/62307-serenity/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="62307" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/62307-serenity/" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Serenity</span></a> will be stepping up into his position as being the new Team Leader for all Event Coordinators. He shows great leadership abilities, much motivation for this team, and we believe Serenity will lead this team at this best of his ability. Please join me to welcome him into the leadership position! 
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	I would like to show appreciation and thank <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/34499-toxic/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="34499" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/34499-toxic/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Toxic</span></a> for what he has done as leadership for the EC Team. 
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hello everyone! We’ve made a lot of progress on the Moderation Team reform since the last update post!</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">We made a few changes in response to feedback we have received.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">First, we have changed the harassment rule to be more concise and comprehensible. You can find the revised rule, along with the rest of the rules and associated punishments, on </span><a href="https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/66658-forums-rules/" rel=""><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">this thread</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">. We’re continuing to work on updating our </span><a href="https://gflclan.com/rules/new-rules/" rel=""><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">forum rules page</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> and Discord embeds and we hope to have those completed soon.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">We also now have a process established to handle rule changes. Rule changes must now be discussed internally by moderators. The Moderation Team Leader and the Director of Teams will have the final say on such changes, however, they will generally implement the change should the majority of the team agree to do so. If you have feedback on the rules, let us know!</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Finally, there was a lot of controversy regarding the automatic deletion of slurs, specifically the word “retard.” We have since removed this word from the list pending further discussion. The words that are currently automatically removed can be found </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQV6_JHAH8B6823JgChwSPeDvKml98bMPzOp31aPjJQ/edit" rel="external nofollow"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">here</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">. As moderators encounter new situations, additional slurs can be added to the list provided the moderation team as a whole believes that it is extreme enough for inclusion on the list. We will do our best to let people know when changes are made to the filters, but an authoritative change-log can always be found on the previously linked document.  </span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">We have recently tackled applications resulting in the majority of them being either accepted or denied. We believe that we have enough forum moderators at this time, after we close the remaining applications, we will not be accepting any new applications for the time being. Should we decide that more moderators are needed, we will create another thread and re-open applications.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Discord moderator applications are always open and should be dealt with within two weeks of submission.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">While we did not announce our picks for Senior Moderator in the previous update post, we are happy to announce that Salad and Bue will be our first Senior Moderators. We intend to select a few more people for this position, however, they will be picked at a later date. As Senior Moderators, Salad and Bue will be tasked with ensuring that moderators are behaving appropriately and following our Moderation Etiquette. They’re experienced with moderation and will assist the Moderation Team Leader in training and maintaining the team. Senior Moderators will be available to consult on situations that other moderators are unsure of. They are also Global Moderators on both the forums + Discords. </span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">We have added a bunch of new moderators over the past few weeks.  With the newly revamped team put together, I’ve asked them to introduce themselves. Not everyone is included in this introduction as some were absent. </span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Joshy</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hey, it’s Joshy!  I think a lot of you have seen me around especially in the directory thread.  I joined <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> at the end of 2014 while I was just beginning my traveling adventures in Washington, DC.  The first game that caught my attention was CS:S Zombie Escape, and I’ve got some bad news: I was one of the edge warriors with a shotgun…  not the right way to play ZE!  Should obviously have an AWP ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).  Soon after joining I use a lot of programming from school and work as an electrical engineer, and so I joined the Developer team.  That was a short stint because I made the mistake of signing up for too many engineering classes and the full 3-4 hours of sleep would be a good night.  Some unfortunate shenanigans brought me to the CS:S Surf DM server, which became my new home and I grew into leadership roles from there; later becoming more tangled in all of the servers of the time such as CS:GO and GMOD including TTT MC 24/7.  To make it short: Things happened and I went back to my regular old VIP status until recently.  I’m a foreigner no matter where I go because I travel a lot (prior to the pandemic), but <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> has been one of the few things I can take with me no matter where I go.  I’m thrilled you guys were able to accept me into the team and work with you all; I hope I wont let you down.  Leadership and drama is nothing new to me.  I worked in retail and various management roles for over 5 years right after high school.  I hope I’m great with kids because my fiancé and I have one on the way… we’re very excited.  Thanks!</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#00ffbf;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">TheThirdReaper</span>
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	<br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">A lot of you already know me since I’m the server manager for Gmod Prop Hunt. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I joined <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> back in early 2014 and have stuck with Prop Hunt since. I’m 20 years old and currently attending a community college and majoring in Criminal Justice. I plan on going into forensics and becoming a coroner. I have a bit more time now since Murder was axed and I was laid off recently. I decided to take the position of forum mod because I already have experience with it due to being a server manager. I look forward to helping you all.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#7289da;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">𝓑𝓾𝓮.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#7289da;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span class="ipsEmoji">💎</span></span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hello, I’m Bue! </span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I’m popularly distinguished as being a Division Representative, Team Leader, Server Manager, and a </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Senior Moderator</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> here on <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. I’m here as a staff member, to make sure that we are more than just a group of members that care about the well-being of the server, but rather than a group of compassionate individuals that are willing to be a friend to anyone and everyone. I’m more than willing to put in as much time into this network with an intention to help it grow and flourish, both community and development wise. I want to provide the above average assistance and expertise in all areas possible to improve <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> as a whole. </span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">As for all my occupations in <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, I’m more associated with the Rust Division itself. I work alongside The <abbr title="Division Leader">DL</abbr>, my girlfriend(a <abbr title="Server Manager, or less commonly, Source Mod">SM</abbr>), and other SMs to help expand and better Rust's society at the best of its ability.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">If you have any questions about me, or any of my positions on <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, feel free to contact me VIA Forum message or Discord DM. <span class="ipsEmoji">❤️</span> -Bue.#6053</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Dominic</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">You probably don't know me too well, but I've been pretty active around the forums for the last 5 months or so. I've browsed the forums pretty consistently for the last couple of years, but never posted much. This was because I was a part of another large CS:GO gaming community where I held various ranks, including Director. Altogether, I probably have around 3 years of experience under my belt when it comes to moderating a forum similar to the <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> forums. When I did first get active around here, I had taken a Server Manager position. The server didn't end up flourishing, but since I was still interested in helping the community in any way possible, I applied for Forum Moderator. Of the available positions at <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, I'm actually probably best suited for this one. I hope I can get to know a lot of you a little better and I'm looking forward to putting my best foot forward in this position.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Thanks!</span><br>
	 
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ff00ff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Serenity</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hey guys!</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I’m Serenity, you may have seen me around before. I am a pretty new member but have been involved in a lot of things around the community. I just wanted to introduce myself to those who may not know me. I am 18 and from the US. I stopped playing Garry’s Mod around two years ago but wanted to get back into it for nostalgic purposes. I stumbled across <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> and instantly fell in love with it. In my short time being here I have met so many new friends who I hope to know for a very long time. Since I’m always browsing the Forums and talking in Discord I decided to apply for both mod positions. Currently, the positions I hold in <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> are Forum Moderator, Main Discord and GMod Discord Moderator, Server Admin for <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>’s TTT 24/7 MC server, Event Coordinator, Writer, and Social Media. I have so much free time because I am a senior in High School and we are currently in a pandemic, so not much to do. I have so many things I want to do in this community and I hope to stay here for a long while. Anyways, if we haven’t talked yet I hope to soon, whether it be at an event, the Forums, Discord, in-game or elsewhere. I promise that I am really friendly and I don’t bite so don’t be afraid to contact me. (Serenity#6471)</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Howdy!</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">My name is Aurora (both online and in real life) and I will be helping out with moderation in the GMOD Discord server. I am 18 years old and found <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> nearly 5 years ago through our TTT1 Minecraft server. You probably have at least seen my name before as I have been fairly involved with <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> over the past few years and have held several positions including admin on various Garry's Mod servers, Breach Server Manager, Community Advisor, Technical Administrator, and Director (prior to the council reform). Currently, I am the Director of Tech, a member of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>'s council, a Technical Administrator (focusing mainly on the backend), and the Server Manager of TTT4 Anarchy. Some of you may have known me as Xy as I used that name prior to making the decision to begin transitioning to female, though I do ask that you call me Aurora. My hobbies include programming, Linux, gaming, and politics, though I don't do much gaming these days. I love to talk and mess around, so feel free to add me (Aurora#8486), though keep in mind I can also be rather busy at times. I look forward to continuing to serve <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> and its members to the best of my ability.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Much Love <span class="ipsEmoji">❤️</span></span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Salad </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><img alt=":)" data-emoticon="" height="20" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile.png" srcset="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" title=":)" width="20"></span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hi everyone!</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">My name is Salad, and I’m a Senior Discord Moderator as well as a Forum Moderator. I joined <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> in 2015, and I became admin on our Garry’s Mod Purge server. Since then, I took a rather long “break”(insert omegalul here) from <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, and came back in April. I currently lead the GFX Team, and Co-lead the Social Media Team with Infra. I am also a Community Representative within the Council. Feel free to send me a message via forums or Discord (Salad#6564 on Discord)</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#6aa84f;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">JGuana55</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#6aa84f;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">WHATS GRAVY IN THE NAVY LITTER BABIES, Hello Idots I am JGuary55, I have been here since 2016, I am a discord mod and a Senior admin for the SOONTM Ark server, cheers you fucking idots! <img alt=":)" data-emoticon="" height="20" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile.png" srcset="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" title=":)" width="20"> .</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#00ff00;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">QueenKill1o1</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#00ff00;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span> </span></span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hiya! I am Queen, I haven’t been here for long but I am also a Surf Admin for Cs:Go surf servers! I am also a part of the GFX team! I am friendly and I love to be friends with anyone! <span class="ipsEmoji">😄</span> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ff0000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span class="ipsEmoji">❤️</span> <span class="ipsEmoji">❤️</span></span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#00ffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">flamie Alexis</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hi I’m Alexis, yes that’s my real name, I’m 22. I’m mod for both the main <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> discord and the TF2 discord. I’m also part of the Writing team and a server manager for the TF2 Hightower 1 server. Honestly, I don't know what else to write.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c232;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Shuruia</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Blessings be! My name is Shuruia, or Shurururururu in the likely event your tongue gets twisted. I'm a 23-year-old writer from the UK. I have been in <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> since just after its inception in early 2011, making me the longest-standing active member in the community. My past positions include TF2 Division Leader, Old Council, Community Advisor, Moderation Team Leader, and Director. At the present time of writing, I'm a moderator on our main &amp; CWRP Discords, as well as on the forums. I'm also a server admin on our CWRP game server, so you'll see me a lot if you happen to play on there. As far as being a "public face" for a community goes, I think it pays to be compassionate and caring—anyone can have their judgement in the moment affected by a bad day that's out of their control. I try to keep this in mind in my dealings with others. If you ever want to talk to me for whatever reason, don't be afraid to add me on Discord. (Shuruia#0730)</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#e69138;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">B</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#c27ba0;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">lazingA</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#e69138;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;">rson</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#c27ba0;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I'm Arson and I'm a moderator for the GMod discord. I mainly stay in the TTT-Anarchy channels, because I’m an admin on the TTT-Anarchy server, but I do check the other channels frequently.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#3d85c6;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> I joined in 2018, though I wasn't very active till late 2019. People who played TTT MC anywhere from mid 2019 to July 2020 might recognize joe98999, my old account</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#f1c232;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">.</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#6aa84f;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> My new account is BlazingArson, obviously. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#6fa8dc;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Reach me on discord if you need at Blazing Arson#6660.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#e69138;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Anyway I suck at writing intros so go read someone else's.</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#999999;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I’m</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#93c47d;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;"> e</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#a61c00;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">x</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#e69138;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">t</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#674ea7;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">r</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#3c78d8;font-size:10pt;vertical-align:baseline;">a</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Infra.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hey! I’m Infra, and I’m reasonably involved around these parts - primarily, I manage the CS:GO KZ sub-division along with being <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>’s Social Media TL! I have been here for a bit less than a year, and I enjoy spending some of my time helping out and supporting several different parts of our large and diverse community. Apart from that, I spend most of my time working on university stuff and side projects involving programming and electronics. I’m not going to take too much of your time here, feel free to hit me with whatever you need at Infra#0001 on Discord! Now shut the fuck up!</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Plum</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Howdy, I am one of the newer discord mods, I am also part of the TTT MC Staff, and doing my best to prevent MC Off Topic from imploding, k thx bye.</span><br><br>
	 
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Foe</span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I moderate the CWRP discord and lurk in the others. I have 10 fake gmail addresses for this exact purpose :^)</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">jarm</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hello! I’m jarm, a 21 year old taco loving Mexican. I’ve been in <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> since 2014, when I first fell in love with our old Purge server. Since then, I’ve been part of the <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> Staff team as an Admin, Admin+, and other stuff. Currently I’m the Server Manager for our GMod DarkRP and a GMod Discord admin. If you ever need someone to talk to, mess around with on our servers,or play other games, feel free to hit me up @ jarm323#1048. </span>
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	<br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#00ffff;font-size:15pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Duck</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ff5500;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Quack.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:#000000;color:#ff0000;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I am Duck, also known as Duck, from TTT Rotation. I am the current Server Manager there and a Gmod Discord Mod. You may know me for my dissenting opinions and stuff like that. I’ve been here for over a year now, and have no intention of leaving. Sorry to those who aren’t a fan of me. Fun facts about me, I used to work at Disneyworld and I can crack my knuckles more than 100 times a minute. We’re currently having a Xmas event over on Rotation, with new models, pointshop items, custom maps and christmas music. Come check it out if you’d like. I am contactable through Discord at Duck <span class="ipsEmoji">🦆</span>#6455 (Yes, including the Emoji), I may not respond as I suck at responding.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:24pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span class="ipsEmoji">🦆</span></span>
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	<br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Harakoomi</span>
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	<br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Hi, I’m Harakoni.</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">I can lift a fully-grown horse above my head, and I can hold my breath for ten minutes. To settle a wager, I once ate a pound of P.B. Fouke’s strongest Badger poison and then ran a mile in the nude. I cannot feel pain, and I can see for two miles unaided by pairs of lenses. No man can kill me, I have beaten a man of every race in formal combat, including a Turk, a Pygmy Tribesman, and a rare Deepwater Jew. A medical doctor and two priests have signed a document confirming that I have no soul.</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;"><span class="ipsEmoji">😎</span></span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Anonymous Jackalope smells. Who’s that? Whoever is adding the side stuff. </span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ffffff;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Scott</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Greetings and salutations,</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">Name’s Scott, not Scott Cawthon, not Travis Scott, not Scott the Whoz, just Scott. Sorry to disappoint though. I’m now a TF2 discord moderator. Other than that, I’m the current TF2 Hightower 2 Manager and current CS:GO Surf Timer Admin. I started in <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> a little over a year ago in CS:GO surf as a server admin. I eventually became one of the server managers for surf, but I felt that I could be more useful somewhere else, thus I'm at TF2 currently working on rebalancing the server’s shop (which is a massive pain). Other roles I previously had that not many know about/remember are CS:GO AWP 24/7 admin and @Infra’s senior admin when the CS:GO KZ server was in development. I never did any actual admin work in KZ, mostly just checked for map problems (which we had to do every map twice because of server problems), and helped out with whatever he needed help with. Outside of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, I’m a Junior in University studying for my BSBA with a concentration in Cyber Security and Information Systems. While I'm not busy with <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> or University, I’m busy hiking local trails.</span>
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	<span style="background-color:transparent;color:#d0d0d0;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;">If you absolutely must contact me, please do so through Discord: Scott#7654</span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">119</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:39:55 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>An Update to the Directorate</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/an-update-to-the-directorate-r161/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello everyone,
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1623-aurora/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1623" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1623-aurora/" id="ips_uid_2368_8" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">Aurora</span></a> has decided to resign from her position as Director of Technology, including her Council seat. She will maintain her role as <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>'s Systems Administrator, as well as her general role of maintaining various technical and monetary aspects of the community. All Technical Administrators will still be under her leadership with this change. This move has also led to some other decisions which will be touched on below.
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<p>
	The Council has come to the decision to revive the Executive Director role within the Council with <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> (myself) filling the position, therefore leaving my current position as Director of Divisions vacant. With that in mind, <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> has been selected to fill in as the Director of Divisions and will oversee the game server divisions of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>.
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<p>
	There is one position left to fill, that being the SCM (Staff Council Member) role that Salad previously held. Council will be internally selecting a new SCM within the next few days, and an announcement will be posted once a selection is made from the interested candidates.
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">161</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 01:44:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Representative Results</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/community-representative-results-r132/</link><description><![CDATA[
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	Hello!
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</p>

<p>
	I am happy to announce that Community Representative voting has concluded. I am very happy with the participation in this election. We had 238 unique voters with 415 total votes cast! The results are as follows:
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<p>
	<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_4677_10" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">Infra</span></a><strong> takes home 100 votes and is elected to the Council.</strong><br><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_4677_9" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Salad</span></a><strong> narrowly edges out Shuruia with 89 votes and is elected for a second term.</strong><br><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_4677_8" rel="">@<span style="color: rgb(114,137,218);">Shuruia</span></a> received 88 votes.<br>
	(Furry) <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/50660-alexis/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="50660" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/50660-alexis/" id="ips_uid_4677_11" rel="">@<span style="color: rgb(114,137,218);">Alexis</span></a> received 42 votes.<br><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/28360-blazingarson/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="28360" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/28360-blazingarson/" id="ips_uid_4677_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(69,218,74)">BlazingArson</span></a> received 41 votes.<br><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/53006-flamie-alexis/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="53006" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/53006-flamie-alexis/" id="ips_uid_4677_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">flamie Alexis</span></a> received 32 votes.<br><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/68132-k1p_/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="68132" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/68132-k1p_/" id="ips_uid_4677_13" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(69,218,74)">K1P_</span></a> received 23 votes.
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<p>
	<strong><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(178,34,34)">Infra</span></a> and <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_4677_12" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Salad</span></a>'s Community Representative term shall begin today, May 8, and will end on November 8, 2021.</strong>
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<p>
	Additionally, to reward those who participated in the election, the following people who voted have randomly been selected to win VIP:
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<p>
	<span><span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/62749-animekiller/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="62749" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/62749-animekiller/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(29,163,196)">AnimeKiller</span></a></span></span>- 1 Month VIP<br><span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/50372-alphaowl/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="50372" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/50372-alphaowl/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(69,218,74)">AlphaOwl</span></a> </span>- 1 Month VIP<br><span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/42150-morganlefaye69/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="42150" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/42150-morganlefaye69/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(69,218,74)">Morganlefaye69</span></a></span>- 1 Month VIP<br><span><a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/53520-grandayen/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="53520" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/53520-grandayen/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(69,218,74)">Grandayen</span></a></span>- A steam key for the game "A Way To Be Dead."
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<p>
	Message me with the following information to claim your prize:
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	VIP:
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<p>
	 - Your profile link<br>
	 - Your Steam ID 32 and Steam ID 64 (BOTH OF THEM, steamid.io)
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<p>
	Grandayen:<br>
	 - Just message me to receive the key, no further information required<br>
	 <br>
	 If the winners fail to message me within 48 hours, a new winner will be selected from among the people who voted.
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">132</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Representative Elections for April 2021 - Voting</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/community-representative-elections-for-april-2021-voting-r131/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello!
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The community representative applicants have completed their campaign posts, which means that we can begin voting! While council gave the OK for all 10 applicants, unfortunately, 3 of them decided to drop out due to various reasons, such as school, personal issues, etc. Voting will last for two weeks (until May 8th) and we hope to get the new CRs in council on that same day.
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</p>

<p>
	These are the rules to vote.
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<ul><li>
		You must be a Member or above
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		Your account must be at least 2 months old.
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	<li>
		You may cast 2 votes. Each vote must go to a different person.
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	<li>
		Once you have cast a vote, you cannot remove the vote and recast it for a different person.
	</li>
	<li>
		If you're a candidate you may vote (even for yourself), but please remember to act with integrity throughout the process.
	</li>
</ul><p>
	 <br>
	 
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<p>
	You can vote <a href="https://gflclan.com/crvoting" rel="">here</a>.<br>
	 <br>
	Thank you and good luck to all! <img alt=":furretlove:" data-emoticon="true" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/furretlove32.png" title=":furretlove:"></p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">131</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:20:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New Moderation Team Leader</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-moderation-team-leader-r134/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello everyone! I'm excited to announce that @Joshy#8638 / <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/241-joshy/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="241" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/241-joshy/" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">Joshy</span></a> will be joining me as the Moderation Team's co-leader! The decision was made due to the Moderation Team's ever-expanding nature, and having a second Team Leader will allow the team to grow and thrive.
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<p>
	Joshy has done an outstanding job as Senior Moderator, and I am confident that he will continue to excel as Team Leader.
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<p>
	Please join me in congratulating him on his new position!<br>
	 
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">134</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 01:34:09 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New Social Media Team!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-social-media-team-r117/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello everyone!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	As a lot of you may know by now, we have been working very hard to create a new Social Media team. I am happy to announce that the team has finally been created, and will be led by <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:#f97594;">Salad</span></a> and <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:#f97594;">Infra</span></a>! This team will handle all social media aspects of <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> - such as Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and more!
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We would also like to also announce that we are now looking for promising candidates to join the team and help create content! If you are interested in supporting the team with content creation, apply to become a Social Media Team Member by clicking <a href="https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/66005-how-to-apply-for-the-social-media-team/" rel=""><span style="color:#f39c12;">here</span></a>!
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">117</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 04:18:08 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CS:GO Expansion -- Climb Timer and Decoy Dodgeball!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/csgo-expansion-climb-timer-and-decoy-dodgeball-r96/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	I'm happy to announce two new additions to our CS:GO Server roster. KZ/Climb and Decoy Dodgeball. For those that might've been around for a couple of years would know that both of these have existed before, and I am personally excited to see how they'll fare now, and I also have high hopes for both.
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We have picked out two very driven people to manage these servers. <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(30,233,227);">Infra</span></a> will be managing KZ, and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/48656-fordogreenman/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="48656" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/48656-fordogreenman/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227);">FordoGreenman</span></a> Decoy Dodgeball. Leks and I have faith in both of these guys. They have done an amazing job so far and I'm sure they'll continue to improve with time.
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We also want to give a shoutout to <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/49286-ves/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="49286" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/49286-ves/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227);">ves</span></a> who just became manager for Minigames about a week ago, but didn't get this type of recognition simply because Minigames has been around for a while. 
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<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	So, please feel free to join either (or both!) of these new servers. We appreciate any sort of feedback and sincerely hope you enjoy. 
</p>

<p>
	KZ/Climb: 92.119.148.85:27015
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<p>
	Decoy Dodgeball: 92.119.148.43:27015
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">96</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 01:10:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Representative Election</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/community-representative-election-r108/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	The Community Representative Election phase has begun!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<span style="font-size:22px;"><a href="https://gflclan.com/crvoting" rel="">Click here to see an overview of the candidates and to vote.</a></span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	As you may recall, we are looking to expand the Council with two Community Representatives. These will get a vote in major decisions in <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>, so make sure to take your time to consider the candidates and vote accordingly.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<strong>Who are the candidates?</strong><br>
	You can see the candidates on the voting page which can be found <a href="https://gflclan.com/crvoting" rel="">here</a>. Remember to click the “Read more about…” links to see what the candidate’s have to tell about themselves, and feel free to ask them questions on their pages.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<strong>How will voting work?</strong><br>
	To be able to vote you must be a Member+, and your forum account must be at least 2 months old. Two positions are open, so you will be able to vote twice, but you cannot vote for the same person. Voting will be open for two weeks which means until October 11 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time, so take your time and get to know the candidates. Be aware, that you cannot undo your votes.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	To summarize:
</p>

<ul><li>
		You vote <a href="https://gflclan.com/crvoting" rel="">here</a>.
	</li>
	<li>
		You must be a Member+.
	</li>
	<li>
		Your account must be older than 2 months.
	</li>
	<li>
		You have two votes in total.
	</li>
	<li>
		You cannot vote for the same person twice.
	</li>
	<li>
		Voting will close <strong>October 11 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time</strong>.
	</li>
</ul><p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	When the voting phase is over, the two winners will be announced with the amount of votes they received. Moreover, the total amount of votes will be made publicly available. The vote count of the remaining candidates will not be made publicly available.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<em>If you have any issues with voting, questions or concerns, then please reach out to me or another Council member! </em>
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">108</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 17:02:57 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The First Community Representatives</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/the-first-community-representatives-r111/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	After a little delay, we are finally ready to announce <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>'s two first Community Representatives. I am very impressed with this election. A total of 377 votes have been cast from 239 individuals. It was nice to see so many help us shape <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>'s future. <span class="ipsEmoji">😄</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The two new Community Representatives will be:
</p>

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

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	I'd like to say thanks to all candidates who took part in this for their time, interest, and motivation for <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. We hope to see you in the next election and around <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>. <span class="ipsEmoji">😄</span>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Congratulations to the new CRs; I look forward to working with you! <img alt=":)" data-emoticon="true" height="20" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile.png" srcset="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" title=":)" width="20"></p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">111</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:34:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Closing the Rust Division</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/closing-the-rust-division-r140/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hello all,
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that we have decided to close our Rust division. A few months ago, our servers were doing very well, but after continued performance issues, high turnover, drama, and just a lack of community support for the division, we unfortunately believe that it is for the better that we close the division for the time being . Thank you to all the staff, former and current, and players for making the division successful for as long as it was.
</p>

<p>
	<br>
	We may try to bring the division back at some point, but for now we want to focus on improving our infrastructure and existing divisions.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">140</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 01:47:15 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>GFL Demographics</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/gfl-demographics-r62/</link><description><![CDATA[

<p>
	Hello all!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/20-queue/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="20" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/20-queue/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(29,163,196)">queue</span></a> is running a survey to collect demographic information from <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> members as he has the past couple of years.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	All submissions are anonymous and it would be greatly appreciated if everybody participated.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Form closes on the 31st and can be found here: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/89zAGbaYLUxoQOAz1" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/89zAGbaYLUxoQOAz1</a>
</p>

<p>
	Last year's results can be found here: <a href="https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/23607-gfl-demographic-2017-results/" ipsnoembed="false" rel="">https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/23607-<abbr title="Games For Life">gfl</abbr>-demographic-2017-results/</a>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="ipsEmbed_finishedLoading" data-embedcontent="" data-embedid="embed7698248907" scrolling="no" src="https://gflclan.com/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" style="overflow: hidden; height: 224px; max-width: 502px;" data-embed-src="https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/33181-gfl-demographic-2018/?do=embed"></iframe>

<p>
	 
</p>

]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">62</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 03:29:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Representative Election Results (Round 2)</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/community-representative-election-results-round-2-r137/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The re-run of the community representative election has concluded. Thank you to everybody who participated. The results are as follows:
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	<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_6732_10" rel="">@<span style="color: rgb(114,137,218);">Shuruia</span></a> - 73 votes. Shuruia shall occupy one of the two empty community representative slots.
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/28360-blazingarson/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="28360" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/28360-blazingarson/" rel="">@<span style="color:#f97594">BlazingArson</span></a> - 59 votes. BlazingArson shall take the other empty community representative slot.
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/53006-flamie-alexis/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="53006" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/53006-flamie-alexis/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(178,34,34)">flamie Alexis</span></a> - 50 votes
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/50660-alexis/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="50660" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/50660-alexis/" rel="">@<span style="color: rgb(114,137,218);">Alexis</span></a> - 39 votes
</p>

<p>
	<a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/68132-k1p_/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="68132" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/68132-k1p_/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(69,218,74)">K1P_</span></a> - 13 votes.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Shuruia and Arson's term shall begin today, May 30, and will expire on November 30.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">137</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2021 05:01:42 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>DIscord Intergration Issues</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/discord-intergration-issues-r61/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	We're having some issues with the plugin that we used to allow discord as a sign in method and sync roles between forums and the discord.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	While we fix this:
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	 - If you used discord as a sign-in method, you will need to use a different method.
</p>

<p>
	 - If you used discord as your <strong>only</strong> sign in method, you will need contact me on discord (Xy#3482).
</p>

<p>
	 - To get your roles on the discord, you will need to ask a moderator.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">61</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 23:33:43 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Recent Vote of No Confidence</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/recent-vote-of-no-confidence-r115/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	The Council has chosen to demote Director of Communications Shuruia and has voted him out of the Council. We have observed and have been made aware of situations where Shuruia has acted inappropriately which ultimately led to the Council no longer feeling confident in having Shuruia as a Director.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We do not wish to start a discussion, but we believe it is in everyone’s best interest to make this note: A situation regarding Shuruia in another community led me, Nick, to have a meeting with the owner. Some of the information that I received at this meeting has played a role in this ordeal, but it was in no way a major driving force.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We will not disclose more in respect to the people involved.
</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">115</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:49:24 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New Rust Division Leader - Bue</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-rust-division-leader-bue-r121/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hello everyone! I'm here to announce that Rust has garnered a second Division Leader today in <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/53117-bue/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="53117" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/53117-bue/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Bue.</span></a> <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/55131-vence/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="55131" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/55131-vence/" id="ips_uid_1062_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Vence</span></a> made it known that he will be leaving to focus on his education at some point either early or just before summer next year. We both agreed that getting a second Division Leader would be a good thing, and would allow that person to learn from him before that does happen. Together we also came to the conclusion that Bue was a very good option. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	My conversations with Bue about this, as well as the commitment she's shown towards the community for an extended period of time made this a fairly easy decision on my part. I'm certain she'll do a good job in the position, and I'm hopeful for the future of Rust. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join me in congratulating her on the promotion, and happy holidays everyone! <img alt=":hahayes:" data-emoticon="true" src="//gflusercontent.gflclan.com/file/forums-prod/emoticons/hahayes3.png" title=":hahayes:"></p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">121</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:13:59 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rust & CS:S Division Leaders]]></title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-rust-css-division-leaders-r138/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	This turned out to be one hell of a Sunday. As you might've seen from the title of this thread, we've now promoted two people into the Division Leader position. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Starting off with CS:S, we have <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/1535-runda/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="1535" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/1535-runda/" id="ips_uid_4023_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Runda</span></a> taking the reigns. A manager that's been around the community for many years.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	I originally was not planning on getting CS:S a new <abbr title="Division Leader">DL</abbr> after Jekyll's departure, but given just how motivated Runda is, it'd be a shame to not give him the opportunity. I also feel good about his future plans for the division.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Moving on to Rust, with Creed's departure last week, truth be told we weren't left with many options. That being said, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/53765-dominick987/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="53765" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/53765-dominick987/" id="ips_uid_4023_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Dominick987</span></a> showed a lot of interest in the role and also approached me about it himself. Much like Runda, Dominick seems incredibly motivated to make his division succeed. Rust desperately needs stability, and I do believe Dominick is the one that's going to deliver it after talking to him. He has a solid gameplan, and I'm very happy about it. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	I'm looking forward to working with these two, and I feel good about both promotions. So, please join me in congratulating these tryhards on achieving their epic victory royale. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Thanks.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">138</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:39:21 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CS:GO Expansion -- TTT!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/csgo-expansion-ttt-r103/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	I am happy to announce that we have officially released our CS:GO TTT server. <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/30937-dominic/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="30937" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/30937-dominic/" id="ips_uid_3031_6" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227)">Dominic</span></a> and <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/44442-zayne/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="44442" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/44442-zayne/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(29,163,196)">Zayne</span></a> have been hard at work setting this server up and running with the support of the rest of the CS:GO Leadership. Zayne unfortunately had to leave us because of personal reasons, but we recognize the work he did and appreciate it nonetheless. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We also want to thank all of the people who tested this server with us prior to the release! 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	With this we have also made a Discord for our TTT players. If you'd like to join, please do so! <a href="https://discord.gg/aPKDdn7" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow">https://discord.gg/aPKDdn7</a>
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	The rules to the server can be found here:  
</p>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="ipsEmbed_finishedLoading" data-embedauthorid="30937" data-embedcontent="" data-embedid="embed6565520236" id="ips_uid_6941_6" scrolling="no" style="overflow: hidden; height: 207px; max-width: 502px;" data-embed-src="https://gflclan.com/forums/topic/61922-csgo-ttt-rules/?do=embed"></iframe>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	And of course, feel free to connect to the server. Here's the IP: 92.119.148.43
</p>

<p>
	We look forward to seeing feedback, and you can give that in the subforum as well as in the Discord server should you wish to do so.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Also, with this server's release we will be doing a VIP giveaway. How do you enter, you ask? Within a weeks time of the server being up we will be giving a maximum of 3 people VIP for a month <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> wide that have over 12 hours of playtime. Should more than 3 people surpass that number, it will be down to a raffle as to which 3 win. If you surpass the 12 hour mark, do the !playtime command in-game and send it to either myself or Dominic on Discord and you'll have a chance to get VIP. 
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">103</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 21:44:30 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CS:GO Expansion -- Bhop #2!</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/csgo-expansion-bhop-2-r99/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	I am happy to announce that we've now officially launched a second Bhop Server. It's been a long time coming and something we've thought about for quite some time. <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/13743-foley/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="13743" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/13743-foley/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(30,233,227);">Foley</span></a> has done an amazing job with it and I'm sure those of you that are a fan of the gamemode will agree. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	This server is pretty much identical to Bhop #1. It's meant to be there as an alternative for our regulars. Being able to hop <span style="font-size:10px;">;]</span> between the two of them depending on their preference for the map that's being played and also, of course allowing us expand our playerbase as a whole.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Thanks. We sincerely hope you guys will enjoy! IP to the server: 92.119.148.95:27015/<br>
	 
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">99</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2020 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Council Meetings</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/council-meetings-r104/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	<span id="cke_bm_628S" style="display: none;"> </span> Hi, all.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	I am excited to announce our first public Council meeting which will take place on <strong>Sunday, September 6 at 11:30 AM Eastern Time</strong> on <a href="https://discord.gg/MnPD6BG" rel="external nofollow">our main Discord server</a> under the Council category which will be made visible shortly before the meeting. If you have an opinion about a topic on the agenda, are considering applying for Community Representative, or just curious about what Council is up to, then I'll definitely recommend attending!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	You can see the agenda and let us know if you wish to attend by going to this event in the community calendar:
</p>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="ipsEmbed_finishedLoading" data-embedauthorid="6" data-embedcontent="" data-embedid="embed597502820" id="ips_uid_1813_6" scrolling="no" style="overflow: hidden; height: 246px; max-width: 502px;" data-embed-src="https://gflclan.com/calendar/event/92-council-meeting-september/?do=embed"></iframe>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	We are still sorting out the final practical details so I recommend marking yourself as going if you wish to observe since I'll then be able to reach out if we make any changes to the format. As with many other things at the moment, this will be a trial run for the concept, and we will use the experience to create guidelines for future meetings.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	As always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">104</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 22:36:51 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New TF2 Division Leader - Hamtaro</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-tf2-division-leader-hamtaro-r106/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hi everyone. I'm here to announce that we've now promoted <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_503_7" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(255,201,31)">Hamtaro</span></a> to be the new Team Fortress 2 Division Leader. About a week ago, <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="https://gflclan.com/profile/43921-coven/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="43921" href="https://gflclan.com/profile/43921-coven/" rel="">@<span style="color:rgb(29,163,196)">Coven</span></a> stepped down simply due to a lack of time to carry out the tasks that <abbr title="Division Leader">DL</abbr>'s have. With his help, we were however able to find a suitable replacement in Hamtaro. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	I've spoken to Hamtaro quite extensively since then, and am confident that he'll be able to do a great job. So, please join me in congratulating him on his new position. 
</p>
]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">106</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 15:52:31 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New CS:S Division Leader - Leks</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/new-css-division-leader-leks-r105/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Hi everyone. I'm here to announce that Leks has parted ways with CS:GO and has made the switch over to CS:S. He will be joining forces with Reeve as a second Division Leader, and it is our hope that with Leks' help, the two of them can make the Division better than ever. 
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Please join me in thanking Leks for his service on the GO side and congratulating him on the move. 
</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">105</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 01:17:22 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CS:GO Expansion -- EU KZ Climb</title><link>https://gflclan.com/articles.html/announcements/csgo-expansion-eu-kz-climb-r142/</link><description><![CDATA[
<p>
	Hey everybody!
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	Tagging along with the most recent expansion announcement, I'm happy to announce the launch of CS:GO KZ Climb in Europe! Just like our European Surf Timer expansion, we will be starting off with an easy difficulty KZ server, featuring only maps within tiers 1-2, to get the ball rolling.
</p>

<p>
	 
</p>

<p>
	IP: <strong><a rel="">145.239.136.253:27016</a></strong>
</p>

<p>
	Be sure to check it out, add the server to your favourites, and join the <a href="https://gfl.gs/kzdiscord" rel="external nofollow">CS:GO KZ Discord</a>!
</p>

<p>
	 
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	Hello everyone!
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	For the people that have been with <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr>'s GMOD community for a while, you know we've been developing a <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> DarkRP server. After countless months of work, the day has come to finally release the server!
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	**The server is live, copy this link into your browser steam://connect/92.119.148.7:27015/ or do "connect 92.119.148.7:27015" into console**
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	In case you're new to our community, <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> began working on this DarkRP server in November of 2019. Development has been a huge challenge for us. We've tested and tried a ridiculous amount of content, and we hope that we're bringing you something that was worth the wait. We are still in the very early stages of the server, so please bear with us moving forward, and let us know of any bugs and issues you encounter!
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	Make sure to go to this page on the <abbr title="Games For Life">GFL</abbr> forums to get a gist of server rules
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	Go here if you are curious to the variety of useful commands that you all have access to!*
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	This page will take you to the main DarkRP Server Forum Page. <a href="https://gflclan.com/forums/forum/41-darkrp/" rel="">https://gflclan.com/forums/forum/41-darkrp/</a>
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