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It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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What are the point of these, if they are just repeats of months prior, with nothing really changing?
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StarFighters76 posted...
What are the point of these, if they are just repeats of months prior, with nothing really changing?

The nurse has to check vitals even if the line is flat.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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Fandom Media Highlights

The first quarterly blog is officially in the works! Weve gathered a strong mix of UGC from across Fandom Media, and its shaping up to be a great showcase. Expect it to drop soon.

the fuck

who wants this
3 things 1. i am female 2. i havea msucle probelm its hard for me to typ well 3.*does her janpuu dance*
i was promised a throne as the king of this with turbam being my righthand but seems i was lied to...for shame
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StarFighters76 posted...
What are the point of these, if they are just repeats of months prior, with nothing really changing?
Because even "no updates" are still updates.
AceMos posted...
the fuck

who wants this
No one, at least that you'd think of, lol. The hope is to show the sites/functions to other people who don't really know what the site is about, but with proper information, could be a part of it.

Probably the only time I'll tune into this topic since I have other work to do today, but as always, feel free to use the appropriate areas if you've an actual question or concern
gikos posted...
i was promised a throne as the king of this with turbam being my righthand but seems i was lied to...for shame
My bad
Why can't we just copy popular websites so WE can be the cool kids?
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DToast posted...
Because even "no updates" are still updates.

Yes, but announcing no updates for several months because redundant.
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StarFighters76 posted...
Yes, but announcing no updates for several months because redundant.
Yeah, but I think that's where we would disagree, which is okay. As is often the case, you're completely right that there are no grand or substantial updates. But sometimes when you're pushing a rock up a hill, you're actually making progress, it just doesn't feel like it, or can always be shown till it's completed. I tried to give a glimpse into the day-to-day because that's where most work takes place, but people most don't want or need to hear about the day-to-day.

Well, until we reach the top, but I'm not trying to do a 1:1 analogy here lol.
It's always clinical, corporate non-speak. I'm getting it from the company I work at, too. It's tiresome that we're being fed words that amounts to nothing more than padding a speech out (or in this case, a post). There's nothing much there that's actionable, or to chew on. It doesn't do much to get us to ponder, nor make us feel at ease with the direction of the site.

I just don't get it. I'd feel better nothing was said at all, honestly.
honestly you should get to nine-nine already that show is great and rip andre braugher you were fantastic as captain holt
also seeing how bored fandom might be of this site means we still can make it past 2026 and keep our forum open still yet
"You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." - Sacha Guitry (1885-1957)
Im confused by DTosts answer to the question that was included in the update. Are there any big changes coming or is that not a thing anymore?

I get that he wears a lot of hats and has limited time and cant do everything immediately but he didnt really respond to what I took away as the heart of the question. Are there still big changes planned?
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-RandomFalco- posted...
It's always clinical, corporate non-speak. I'm getting it from the company I work at, too. It's tiresome that we're being fed words that amounts to nothing more than padding a speech out (or in this case, a post). There's nothing much there that's actionable, or to chew on. It doesn't do much to get us to ponder, nor make us feel at ease with the direction of the site.

I just don't get it. I'd feel better nothing was said at all, honestly.
Nothing I can do about that(at least to a degree that would probably fix it wholesale), sadly, but thank you for your feedback. I'd disagree that there is nothing to chew on or act on, but I feel you especially when it's presented in a certain way.
gikos posted...
honestly you should get to nine-nine already that show is great and rip andre braugher you were fantastic as captain holt
also seeing how bored fandom might be of this site means we still can make it past 2026 and keep our forum open still yet
I meant that I finished B99; it was great. The casting, the writing, and all that. Kind of made us sad when we did reach the end. I think we binged the entire series within a couple of weeks. On an unrelated related note, I can't stand using Peacock.
whitelytning posted...
Im confused by DTosts answer to the question that was included in the update. Are there any big changes coming or is that not a thing anymore?

I get that he wears a lot of hats and has limited time and cant do everything immediately but he didnt really respond to what I took away as the heart of the question. Are there still big changes planned?
The goals are what's currently committed to; everything else is behind the scenes, where most of the work happens. GameFAQs, generally speaking, doesn't actually want big changes. They want to see that things are done when someone says they're going to be done. Which is why I often try not to jump the gun before things are actually set in stone.

That's the last of me on this topic since I had a free minute here. While this is always a great topic for uh venting purposes lol. If you ever want more answers or insights, feel free to ping me or use one of the other more "official" areas.
I dunno, it feels like months of "no updates" just feels like there's no work being done whatsoever.

I keep beating on the drum of Bluesky embedding, and how the latest update was "our team of Fandom engineers can't figure it out", but a user on these boards had an embed script up and running within ONE DAY.

It feels less like they "couldn't figure it out" and more like they never even made an attempt in the first place.
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DToast posted...
No one, at least that you'd think of, lol. The hope is to show the sites/functions to other people who don't really know what the site is about, but with proper information, could be a part of it.

this would be helped by if the message board announcements board was actually findable on the board lists

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f672423d.jpg

like where is it lmao
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
this would be helped by if the message board announcements board was actually findable on the board lists
You can't comment on message board announcements. Best you can do is the AMA on Team Gamefaqs
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
DToast posted...
GameFAQs, generally speaking, doesn't actually want big changes.
Yes we do, the problem is that the changes we want don't seem to be the changes that Fandom wants.
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DToast posted...
On an unrelated related note, I can't stand using Peacock.
your not alone on that
anyway i don't blame toast not having updates cuz the corpo heads still don't have plans so might as well take these no actions cuz i would prefer this instead of them thinking how to inject ads or close the message boards
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
this would be helped by if the message board announcements board was actually findable on the board lists
This. I don't think there's actually any way to navigate to Announcements on the site itself, I always have to use an external search engine to find it.
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Tyranthraxus posted...
You can't comment on message board announcements. Best you can do is the AMA on Team Gamefaqs

reread what i wrote but slower, because i never said anything about commenting

i said, quite clearly, that the announcement board was not findable on the board list. it's not actually findable on this website at all. that flies directly in the face of toast saying it's to help other users who don't know anything about the website.
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
reread what i wrote but slower, because i never said anything about commenting

i said, quite clearly, that the announcement board was not findable on the board list. it's not actually findable on this website at all.

That's not true.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/54219d90.jpg
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
DToast posted...
While this is always a great topic for uh venting purposes lol.
one step of becoming a true CEmen so 97 steps left till then
"You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." - Sacha Guitry (1885-1957)
TMOG posted...
I dunno, it feels like months of "no updates" just feels like there's no work being done whatsoever.

I keep beating on the drum of Bluesky embedding, and how the latest update was "our team of Fandom engineers can't figure it out", but a user on these boards had an embed script up and running within ONE DAY.

It feels less like they "couldn't figure it out" and more like they never even made an attempt in the first place.
Still didn't ping me I see lol. Luckily, I'm still waiting for the next meeting here and reviewing UGC. No, I think something is getting lost in translation with that, but I'll try my best one more time on this specific subject. One thing is that it's a different process, requirements, and prioritization when it becomes in-house. As I spoke on before, I had the votes from users(thank you!) and certain insights. That doesn't mean it's an open-and-shut case. Now, at the time when I was told no, we aren't moving forward with it; they said it's something I should revisit in Q4, which I'll do. But until I say otherwise, the situation is that it isn't being worked on at this time.

Edit: Sorry, I didn't see your other statement till now. Yeah, that's why I said generally speaking, because everyone is going to have a different answer, and it's dependent on the changes or updates or what have you being proposed. Pokmon-wise, any fire type is usually my go-to.
Tyranthraxus posted...
That's not true.

well we have learned is that i am just selectively blind then because it's even in my screenshot

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ConfusedTorchic posted...
well we have learned is that i am just selectively blind then because it's even in my screenshot
lmao I guess maybe you were looking for Message Board Announcements which I don't think actually exists.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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Just give us back character battles. I miss those.
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Tyranthraxus posted...
lmao I guess maybe you were looking for Message Board Announcements which I don't think actually exists.

that might have been its name at some point in the past, at the very least

or i got it confused with the old sballin board, but that never showed up on the board list on purpose
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
character battles
I feel like this is something I'm unaware of, so any additional context here(ping me if so), in a PM, or in the other area would be great.
DToast posted...
I feel like this is something I'm unaware of, so any additional context here(ping me if so), in a PM, or in the other area would be great.
basically a voting of most popular characters where everyone on this site can vote. think of the poll of the day but with popular characters from games
we had meme winners like L block from tetris which was funny for me at the time beating cloud and sephy and link
"You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty." - Sacha Guitry (1885-1957)
gikos posted...
basically a voting of most popular characters where everyone on this site can vote. think of the poll of the day but with popular characters from games
Only game characters or any character from any universe? Did it have a board?
Character battle tournaments were awesome. And you could make your own brackets to bet on like fantasy football.

That should totally return. And I bet that would bring more traffic to the site.

Although I think last time it was done, the Tetris L-block ended up winning because of some online brigade from who knows where.
DToast posted...
Only game characters or any character from any universe? Did it have a board?
no it didn't have a board and any game character can be nominated which some of us did with L block from tetris
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gikos posted...
no it didn't have a board and any game character can be nominated which some of us did with L block from tetris
Good to know, thanks! I'll ask at the next team meeting to see about how that was set up in the backend, etc.
That stretches way back to 2007.

Might not be feasible now depending on how different the infrastructure is today.
DToast posted...
Only game characters or any character from any universe? Did it have a board?
They were held in place of the Poll of the Day, and used to be a thing that brought a LOT of traffic to the site.

I got nostalgic for them a few years ago and started running similar tournaments here on CE for the users. Got through Simpsons, Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball, and a huge Pokemon one that took nearly a full year to complete.
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/cb9_bracket

That was a sample of an old one. Was a big contest thing they did every year. Think people got their own private board as a prize or something. If they predicted good enough.

It was always link from Zelda as a winner for like 10 years
Shiranui777 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/cb9_bracket

That was a sample of an old one. Was a big contest thing they did every year. Think people got their own private board as a prize or something. If they predicted good enough.

It was always link from Zelda as a winner for like 10 years
I think the prizes used to be gift cards
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TMOG posted...
and used to be a thing that brought a LOT of traffic to the site.
most to troll like game of the year too which had fun meltdowns when the fans see their fav lose. my fav moment is still L block winning which was the funniest imo yp LoL darven was equally funny too
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DToast posted...
I feel like this is something I'm unaware of, so any additional context here(ping me if so), in a PM, or in the other area would be great.
I sent a PM with details. Let me know if you have any more questions.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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-RandomFalco- posted...
That stretches way back to 2007.

Might not be feasible now depending on how different the infrastructure is today.
30 years in almost a month! Yeah, most of the time the code can still exist, but sometimes it needs to be rewritten or messed with to make it work again. Some of these old lead mod abilities, for example.
TMOG posted...
They were held in place of the Poll of the Day, and used to be a thing that brought a LOT of traffic to the site.

I got nostalgic for them a few years ago and started running similar tournaments here on CE for the users. Got through Simpsons, Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball, and a huge Pokemon one that took nearly a full year to complete.
Thanks! Reminds me to find that user who usually runs the Steam sale topic, I thought we'd have one again, and wanted to support it. But it must be for the summer/winter events only.
Tyranthraxus posted...
I sent a PM with details. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks!
DToast posted...
Thanks! Reminds me to find that user who usually runs the Steam sale topic, I thought we'd have one again, and wanted to support it. But it must be for the summer/winter events only.

@blistr is the main organizing person behind it but yes we only do it for summer & winter.

But as we have said before, we don't really want people who have never been here before suddenly showing up to ask for free games. If you want to support it, the best way to do it is to chip into the prize drawing and not some formal announcement everyone can see.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
DToast posted...
I feel like this is something I'm unaware of, so any additional context here(ping me if so), in a PM, or in the other area would be great.
Here is the breakdown:

There would be a period of time where a nomination form would be advertised on the main page and on the boards. Users would be allowed to nominate a number of characters. The results would be tallied after X amount of time.

The characters would be seeded into brackets. Usually the preliminary rounds would have four competitors each, while later rounds would drop to 1v1

The tournament itself would replace the daily Poll of the Day, and would unfold over several weeks/months

It was always a big event and drew a ton of traffic to the site. Most of the mod crew should be able to fill in any remaining gaps for you.
Doesn't take a lot of brains to be a good fighter.
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Shiranui777 posted...
It was always link from Zelda as a winner for like 10 years

Probably why it was ultimately shelved.

The usual suspects would reach the finals and win. The final round always ended up being Link vs Cloud.

Might be why L-Block won that one time. As a protest over the competition always being predictable in the end.

Not sure how you can combat that. Though enough time might have past that there's a new group of people who aren't so tied to those usual suspects.
-RandomFalco- posted...
The usual suspects would reach the finals and win. The final round always ended up being Link vs Cloud.

The first one was Mario vs Link

But the demographics have changed a lot since then and I don't think Link is going to be as popular as he once was.

Plus they were defeated twice admittedly both by protest votes & brigading but it shows that Link haters have outnumbered the Link lovers since forever.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
-RandomFalco- posted...
Probably why it was ultimately shelved.

The usual suspects would reach the finals and win. The final round always ended up being Link vs Cloud.

Might be why L-Block won that one time. As a protest over the competition always being predictable in the end.

Not sure how you can combat that. Though enough time might have past that there's a new group of people who aren't so tied to those usual suspects.
I don't think so. The last 5 or so always had surprise dark horse winners. L Block, Draven, Sans, the era of "it was always link and cloud" ended a lot earlier than people think. And tbh, I highly doubt it would still be the case now.

If anything, I think it was shelved because the Sans victory caused a ton of infighting between GFAQS and Redditor invaders
Doesn't take a lot of brains to be a good fighter.
SAlYAN posted...
If anything, I think it was shelved because the Sans victory caused a ton of infighting between GFAQS and Redditor invaders

Sans didn't win a character battle. You're thinking of the time Undertale won greatest game ever.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
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