TODAY'S THE DAY (depending on your timezone, at least)
Today we kick off a week, that's right, a week of celebration for FIVE YEARS as a Wiki!
I mean say what you will but five years is a pretty long time fam.
Hard to believe we started off so small, and now look at us.
Welp, you guys know the drill.
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Just to honor the great creator and former buros: Creator: Rigby1219
Former Buros:
Former Admins
I'm really pleased with how much progress the wiki made in its five years. When I first came here, it was full of misinformation, information based on shady sources, etc. My favorite was The Amazing World of Gumball Trilogy:
"The Amazing World Of Gumball Trilogy is a series of three feature-length motion pictures distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, and Playtone that are based on the Cartoon Network television series, The Amazing World of Gumball. The first film is called The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie (to be released in theaters on July 3rd, 2020), the second film The Amazing World of Gumball II (June 21st, 2023) and The Amazing World of Gumball III (July 2nd, 2027). Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (directors of "Clone High", "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and "21 Jump Street") are currently in talks to helm the first film in the upcoming 'TAWOG' trilogy.
There is one spin-off film of The Amazing World of Gumball that will be named Carrie the Ghost. If greenlighted, the film may hit theaters on June 15th, 2029. No writers and/or director annouced as of yet. Another spin-off film called Alan the Balloon may also hit theaters on November 8th, 2030 if greenlighted. As with Carrie the Ghost, there has been no announcement of any writer or director of the film. Another spin-off film, entitled Darwin's Big Journey, will be aired on Cartoon Network in 2014."
You'd THINK it'd be immediately deleted as spam, buuuut some people believed it lol. Their "source" for the information was, drumroll, another Gumball wiki that was much less active than ours. So we argued about it for like, a week, and then they finally relented and deleted the page.
I mean, I guess it could still happen. A Gumball movie MIGHT ACTUALLY come out in 2019, just like they predicted lol. But there's no way an entire trilogy spanning 19 years would've been confirmed when the show just came out.
Anyway, we've progressed so much since those dark times. I remember the show staff saying somewhere that when they added new writers, they actually actively used the wiki to learn more about the show lol, which truly attests to the quality of information here.
I also really miss asking James Lamont and Jon Foster questions on Formspring that they'd actually answer regularly. Doesn't look like formspring is around anymore, though. Which means all of the questions and answers there are lost to time...I do still have the questions I asked saved as pics somewhere, though.
And ahh, sorry for the long (and belated...) post.
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Dude, wow, all of this takes me wayy back. I used to sign all my asks with "-a person" before making an account and being ecstatic when they answered, not to mention constantly checking the staff's various social media accounts on more than a daily basis (Richard's Twitter account anyone?)
And the MOVIE rumors, wow. We'd have those articles made/mentioned constantly. I didn't know any better back then but in retrospect it was hilariously stupid, haha.
EDIT: Phone's being weird and I can't actually quote your message >->
InvaderrrZIM wrote: Former Admins *MissingNo. *WikiStarter *MisterJim Forgetting someone? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
By far the best bit is all the really rude stories I've had with hilarious users over the past 3 years now.
PS THE REPLY THING WON'T GO AWAY.
My reply's going to be a bit lengthy, even though I've only been a member for a year and some change. It probably seems odd that I'd have a lot to say, but this place really can affect you (in more ways than one :P).
First off, I wanna say thanks to the many people I've talked with over this past year (not including the summertime, where I was grounded and all that stupidity). Namely the people on my friends list (which needs updating to include some imporant people), but also just any regular user, and some that have left. I appreciate all of you for making my Wiki experience better.
When I first joined I had no idea what I was getting myself into, really. I was just this new user with a generic profile picture and an interest in the actual show - and furthermore I thought this Wiki would be like the Encyclopedia SpongeBobica Wiki, where all anyone did in chat was talk about SB. That was even in their rules, that the chat was to be about Wiki matters only. So I had no idea about the fun, relaxed atmosphere that this place would offer. Immediately I was drawn to everyone's sense of humor, their discussions of things like video games and all that. Here things were really chill and I could chat with people for hours. Still can, really - though I rarely get the chance anymore.
I remember when I really started making friends, and I got a Facebook specifically to chat with Wiki members, and added them on Skype too - that's when I really started to feel connected with everyone here. Skyping with people like Russ, Stick, Biz, Water, Destiny, John, and others (so sorry if I forgot your name - these were the main people in the Skype groups that I remember) was always a fun time. I loved feeling like a part of a community, where people liked me and considered me a friend. In real life things weren't always that great when it came to people and making friends (though it's definitely improved since) but I could always count on chat to give me a laugh... except for the serious times where people vented, and argued. Even then, I felt like I got to know everyone better through the difficult times.
When I had to leave the Wiki last June, everyone was really supportive and nice to me, wishing me their heartfelt goodbyes, and even though leaving was sad I went to bed that night feeling really loved. I'm glad to be back, and while the Wiki's not the same as it was back then, that doesn't change the fact that I really care about everyone here. I'm glad to have met everyone that I did - including the person who ended up being the love of my life (you know who you are :P). I never thought I'd get so invested in an online community as I did, and that's all due to you guys, my friends. Thank you all for everything.
I'm really happy that the Wiki's five years strong, and who knows how long it'll last? Maybe there will be a ten-year anniversary, and we could all meet up again and discuss our favorite moments. I hope to make many more of those here in the upcoming years.
- Cici
Wish there's a 5th anniv episode special!
Bytheway, May 3 is the date! y'know...
