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Week Nineteen: Overnite Sensation Holy crap, this is the featured journal now! Is that good or bad? It's a little bit of both. We have some new folks reading... So let me in-tro-duce myself My name is Fleep. Pronounced like a sheep. As many of you know, I'm a developer (dev for short) for Gaia Online. I started working here on July 5th, 2006 and ever since I've been keeping a journal of what it's like to work at Gaia and life around the office. I update this journal every Friday, so keep an eye out! I wrote Daily Chance and I'm currently working on a Top Secret Project which hopefully will be released next week. (Some Gaians are trying to guess what it is. Fools!). Flash Flood! So, this is the spotlight journal or whatever it's called, and suddenly I'm getting a hojillion profile/journal comments. Just a warning, I may not be able to respond to your comments as quickly as I used to be! What is... "luff"? Thanks to all the Gaians who poured their love into this thread. It means a lot to us to hear something other than complaining rofl Every once in a while (especially recently, thank jeebus) a Gaian PMs me to tell me, "Thank all the admins for me!" (A) You're not the boss of me (B) Do what I tell all the other Gaians: start a thank-you thread, or post in one that exists. It makes us very grumpy when we only hear people moaning and groaning. So if you thought we did something right, tell us! We already know what we're doing wrong crying No, YOU the Man Some Gaians wrote an open letter to Craig, our CEO. Some users are afraid he's a monster, a money-grubbing, baby-eating, corporate suit who wants to suck the blood out of every living thing he comes into contact with. No, he's much worse than that! Actually, Craig is at least partially responsible for a lot of the great things that have been happening at Gaia. We're fixing bugs AND releasing new features, and we're a much more efficient team than we ever were before. All he asks in return is our love of Gaia, a dedication to our work, and a daily serving of infant flesh. Yay or Neigh? This week's weekly comic has to be the funniest one yet. Some users thought it was a bit too much, but I'm sure they said that AFTER they laughed their asses off. (I think there was an alternate version of the comic too... but they decided to go with the more mature one eek ) Forget the Survey: Real Gaia Bribing Controversy! If you've read my past journals, you know that we here at Gaia play the sport of kings. We have a passion for ping pong, and we've developed several house rules and games (including a game called "Bodycount", which might be too violent for this journal). One of our house rules comes from when we're playing short games of 5 points (when there are a bunch of people waiting to play). In a normal game of ping pong, people switch serves every 5 points. Since we're playing such short games, we play "whoever gets the ball gets to serve it". Sometimes a bystander will pick up the ball, and will be stuck with the decision of who to give the ball to. Out of desperation to win, the opponents will sometimes try to bribe the bystander: "If you give me the ball, I'll give you 150,000 Gaia gold." "Deal!" Certain Gaians have worked up some pretty bad debts this way crying Oops, I dropped a name I've gotten a bunch of PMs and comments from Gaians telling me they're my #1 fans. You can all be, collectively Fleep's #2 Fan. #1 will always be Sgt. Pepperhat, who laid claim to the #1 fan title a long time ago (and also happens to draw a really funny comic involving me rofl ) I also want to direct you all to The Gadmin Project, another story by the ever-prolific Cid High-Wind. I really appreciate people who generate content on Gaia on a regular basis. Finally, I want to give props to Xya for her fantastic, unsolicited work in the Site Feedback forum, and especially her exhaustive Gaian Item Project thread. Users like her make Gaia a better place for everyone. If every user who complained about Gaia did a little something to contribute (because, really, it's you who make Gaia great, not us) then Gaia will be better than '03, better than '04, better than ever. Comments Welcome That's all, guys. If this is your first time reading, I hope you check it out next week, or read some of the archives. Also, I love comments and love responding to them, but I don't know how to respond to these comments: " heart " "Awesome!" "OMGILUKTHXBAI!" Gimme something to work with! wink

Posted by: Fleep Fri Nov 10, 2006 @ 07:40am

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 02:26am


	Leik ONG, Fleep. eek I am your #.5 fan. Marrymelawlz. I had no idea that it what Daily Chance truly looks like. surprised

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 02:45am


	aww, this journal's cool! I loved the links to the pictures wink I just might subscribe ^_^ heart

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 02:51am


	Yeah You're pretty much awesome ;0 [Your journal is fun ^^]

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 03:06am


	Holy wow. Your gonna get a ton of comments from now one. Can I be your youngest fan girl? lol Gosh, this journal entry has made me wanna make another positive feedback thread in the ST.. because I have no idea where my other one is. ^^;; I might do that later. 50 comments and you just made this entry today? Poor.. poor, fleep.

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 03:17am


	Your making sharks with frickin laser beams attached to their frickinheads, awsome. So... seeings that your "Top secret project" is done, are you going to start another project, or take a few days off?

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 03:57am


	biggrin You rock biggrin

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 04:25am


	That was cool! I rarely comment on journals because most of every journal (including mine) seems to be quite ordinary sounding but yours is just different and it rocks! 3nodding

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 04:31am


	Stop teasing the masses and give us the new feature! Although sharks with lasers on their heads would be so awesome. Fleep, work on making that possible! must now subscribe to the journal of doom

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 04:44am


	Daaaaaaaaaaaaang. Nice journal. I'd love to be a dev but noooooooooooooo. I'm not smart. I'm just on the computer about 57 1/2 hours a day....if that's possible. If it's not, who cares?!

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 04:52am


	Thanks for being awesome.

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 05:15am


	I can't wait for the Top Secret Feature x)

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:15am


	You bribed them to put you in the spotlight didn't you! DIDN'T YOU dramallama

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:38am


	Fricken sharks with fricken lasers on their fricken heads. Amazing. Every creature really does deserve a warm meal. Also, your laid-back and to the point style of writing is most enjoyable to read.

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:46am


	COOL JOURNAL !!!! WHERE'D DID YOU GET THESE I MEAN , I WISH MY JOURNAL WAS AS GOOD AS YOURS!!!

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:55am


	Congrats on the spotlight! Your journal really is very entertaining, so I'm glad more Gaians will know about it now. whee

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 07:51am


	Freaking sharks with reaking "lazer beams" on thier head. Fleep are you Dr. Evil ?

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 09:02am


	"OMGILUKTHXBAI!" "Outer Minions Go Into Union Knockwurst To Habitate Xenophobic Bamboo Alien Intelligence" is what that means, and I'm sure you can see that your course of action on that post is now clear. Cool journal, glad to find it and read!

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 09:36am


	So...your journal didn't really win because of any real reason...I mean it's not like you're super fantastic or anything...you just kept poking the powers that be in their eyes with a broken off chopstick until they put your journal up and went to the hospital. ...I can dig that.

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 10:05am


	i want to be an fan also but i dont want a number cant i be your #XD fan

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 12:17pm


	I feel like I've sinned by not having read your journal before. xD -Subscribes.- <3

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 12:29pm


	Yo Fleep Can I be the first tester on GBS.. jk Thanks for the comment on my Profile from a while ago I shall cherish it , even though I dont get so many comments sob. I may not be the number one fan but I'm a darn big fan of you. Tezza xoxo

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 03:07pm


	When are these being released? D:<

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 03:48pm


	mrgreen Luv ur journal!! Thanks for all you do for gaia! biggrin

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 04:13pm


	Your journal entries are crazy awesome! -suscribes-

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 05:21pm


	...I have nothing to say this week.

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 05:46pm


	Heres the Ball...Gold please. biggrin

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:05pm


	THIS IS A COOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL JOURNAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:24pm


	you're enteries are alot of fun to read ^__^ ...and i wanna be a top fan toooo pout no fair >_<; heart

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:50pm


	Cool . how long ose it take to write all of that . eek

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 06:58pm


	Dude you wrote the daily chance?? I hate that thing I'm glad you made it able to disable. Other than that you're pretty funny. . .I like funny

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 07:05pm


	Cool!!! Thanks for the daliy Chance... They should give you credit for it... I always thought that Lanzer wrote it... sweatdrop

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 07:33pm


	Great job with Daily Chance! domokun It rocks! Tell me, how did you think up the username "Fleep"? Its ingenious, if you ask me. xd

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 08:15pm


	Linking keywords to pictures is SILLY.

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 08:31pm


	Just wanna say you are awesome! and I shal be your number #2 fangirl! 3nodding

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 09:24pm


	I cant wait to find out what the new feature is ^-^

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 09:27pm


	fleep, no offense, but I think you are gaias number one ham (especially when it comes to features)(because attention whore is too harsh a term)

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 10:26pm


	YOU made the daily chance? Luffs on juu. Great job! By the way, is the position for #3 fan open? (H'o s**t, and I say this after all my fan girl bashing on the Anime Discussion board. I've join the cult! xO)

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 10:43pm


	Fleep, great work on Gaia so far. I onyl go to slots because of the tokens I get in the DC, so you've been successful in luring me to use ALL of gaia. ninja Do you play WoW? Can I have your name and server xd , I'm not just tryin to bug ya. I've asked a few times, but either you've ignored me, or just never saw my posts after yours.

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 10:44pm


	To tell you the truth this is the first time I actually go into a featured journal and....I loved it!!! heart ...Its wonderful to get to know the admins better so we dont make your life and work hell. Thank you very much for all the hard work and...Ill be stopping by next week.. =^_~=... whee whee heart heart domokun domokun

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 11:05pm


	Since your a developer, I might as well pitch this idea to you. i think it would be neat if there were plushie sharks with lazer beams!

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 11:32pm


	You are amazing!

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 11:38pm


	Wow! I love how your journal is organized. Big titles and dividing it into sections makes it easy to read. smile It's long but I still want to read more. I love it.

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Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 11:39pm


	And you are....?

Commented on: Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 11:43pm


	Well, Fleep, I thank you for all your hard work that you most assuredly did to better Gaia. Personally, I find most of the Gaian population to be just a tad ungreatful for all the hard work guys like you do. Please keep in mind, your excellency, that this is in no way a method of buttering you up so's that you'll tell me what your top-secret project is, though I'd never-ever tell anyone about it. [It's the Tag system, isn't it?] Congrats on making the featured journal! I would have done it myself, were it not for the fact that I haven't updated mine in well over a month and it has a total lack of appeal. Now that you mention it, I really SHOULD start an Admin appreciation thread. One with bells, and whistles. Train whistles - the best kind of whistle. I like that word. As for the Fan issue, I would like to be your #3 fan. I don't wanna share my spot with people. 'TIS MINE! Oh.. And.. Uh... Sorry about the whole stacking idea with the jigsaw game. I don't know which devs CREATED jigsaw, but I'm the one who spread the strategy in Boxed Lunch's guide. Really didn't think it was a big deal. Sorry 'bout that.

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Commented on: Sun Nov 12, 2006 @ 12:03am


	I'm so happy about being namedropped that I keep coming back just to read the journal. ='D

Commented on: Sun Nov 12, 2006 @ 12:04am


	Cooool I can't wait for the new feature is^^

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Commented on: Sun Nov 12, 2006 @ 01:34am


	your journal is really good

Commented on: Sun Nov 12, 2006 @ 01:59am


	YAY Sgt. Pepper. I KNOW HER! HAHA~ <333 Like in real life yo. I'm famous by relation of relation!

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Commented on: Sun Nov 12, 2006 @ 02:40am


	@aquaticstone-That is an awsome pic! @Sgt.-Yes. crying

Commented on: Sun Nov 12, 2006 @ 03:11am


	claims the 100th comment Anyways, I really can't wait for the lazer shark new feature!

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