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History - 2008
New Bounties (5th January 2008)
New bounties that expire in April.
TheGoldenState gets his images rejected... (6th January 2008)
Includes help from various regulars, and SBAllen himself.
December 2007 FotM Awards (17th January 2008)
This first FotM marks the first year in a while that awards are given out on time (a few days after the 15th) - good for bounty and award winners.
Hypro floods the Social board (24th January 2008)
The infamous non-sensical user Hypro floods the Social board with random topic. It should be noted he later leaves a few months into the year (marked by the Zoop blacklisting topic).
The Co-Author Tournament that never was (28th January 2008)
The Tag Team tournament announced in 2007 gets mentioned once again, and doesn't get off the ground.
FAQer Chat (1st February 2008)
A rare chat between writers. If you want to stalk your favourite writers and get their SN's, here is the linky dink -
FAQ Plans: February (1st February 2008)
What writers are planning for that month.
Another FAQ Writer becomes a moderator - Crazyreyn (8th February 2008)
The 9th moderator batch features another FAQ writer, joining Devin, Brian, Trace and others.
Hypro becomes blacklisted (16th February 2008)
After failing to provide his name, Zoop asks fellow Social board users to block Hypro.
Crazyreyn's fifth year FAQing anniversary (1st March 2008)
Yeah, I would save this, wouldn't I? Happy birthday me!
Oversaturation (5th March 2008)
A large debate on oversaturated games - to what extent can a game have enough guides for it? What is the invisible limit? SBAllen also chips in with his thoughts and how his adminship differs to that of CJayC.
The Anti FAQ Critic strikes (8th March 2008)
The mysterious "Anti FAQ Critic" emails writers telling about their guides. In Bizzaro world, the FAQ Critic appears also!
Secret FAQs no longer accepted on the site (11th March 2008)
DEngel announces the change in line. Including the official line from SBAllen.
February FotM (18th March 2008)
The latest winners.
Fenrir the Wolf stirs up the FAQ Progresses (19th-20th March 2008)
The user with no FAQs creates progress topics, stirring up regulars for a few days.
20th - Page 1
A Hits Topic (22nd March 2008)
As PapaGamer gets over a million hits for his Oblivion guide, everyone chips in and gives their highest hits. Some interesting figures!
Video Game Hangman - Part 2 (10th April 2008)
GhostOfLagault hosts another hangman game on the Social board.
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Submitting a walkthrough into parts? (16th April 2008)
The Admiral poses a timeless topic to the board.
April Bounties (17th April 2008)
Arrrrgh, me maties. More bounty for ye.
March FotM Winners (21st April 2008)
The latest winners.
Pet Peeves (21st April 2008)
The Admiral says and asks writer pet peeves from other guides on the site.
Fifth Non-Prolific FAQers Tournament (May 2008)
Meowthnum1 and co-host Space Metafighter X present this year's non-prolific tournament for another year. The Admiral beat black hole sun in the final to take the coveted title.
Voting and Information Topic - Page 1
Nomination Topic - Page 1 | Page 2
Round 1 Division 1 - Page 1
Round 1 Division 2 - Page 1
Round 1 Division 3 - Page 1
Round 2 Division 1 + 2 - Page 1
Round 2 Division 3 + 4 - Page 1
Round 2 Division 5 + 6 - Page 1
Round 2 Division 7 + 8 - Page 1
Round 3 Division 1 + 2 - Page 1
Round 3 Division 3 + 4 - Page 1
Round 3 Division 5 + 6 - Page 1
Round 3 Division 7 + 8 - Page 1
Semi Final - Page 1
Grand Final -
2006 vs. 2007 Champion Round -
Winner Announcement Topic -
The Home feature goes live (7th May 2008)
The database for games gets updated with a new section - Home, a summary page. The topic announcing it is below.
ssergorP QAF drawkcaB (10th May 2008)
pop creates an FAQ Progress with a backwards title. Fun, and besides, pop is a rare sight.
Music Topic (18th May 2008)
Created by A l e x. Replacing a purged topic. Short sentences.
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Contest Scores Appear (29th May 2008)
Due to a recent stylesheet and contribution queue update, contest scores appear when looking at your submitted entries. Most winners get a score of 110, but have been known to be lower. The topic below announces it's initial arrival.
Darkstar Ripclaw wins IGN Writer of the Month! (30th May 2008)
The acclaimed writer wins the coveted award.
May FotM Winners (18th June 2008)
The latest winners.
Broken File Uploader (18th July 2008)
StarFighters76 reports the uploader (updated stylesheet) isn't working, and SBAllen saves the day.
June FotM Winners (21st July 2008)
The latest winners.
Prolific Tournament (Summer 2008)
The latest prolific tournament has yet to begin, but discussion is ripe!
