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have you ever been recognized in real life as the 'headmaster' of GBAtemp?
(i.e. like lets say you were walking down the street and some guys pops outta nowhere
and says something like "OMG! you're costello from GBAtemp! *freaks out*")
would you like that to happen?
 

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Little: oops
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' do you even play that game anymore

tinymonkeyt: not in real life, nope. You know, GBAtemp is big but not that big compared to the rest of the world
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we have 120,000 members+, but that's 50,000 less people that there is on earth.
But on other internet forums people sometimes recognize me, yeah.
I think it would be funny if it happened IRL, but I live in France and we don't have so many members there.
 

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LOL, I live in Bruges, and Costello's parents are coming here
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Maybe I will see them, but prolly won't recognize them.

Tnx for answering all the questions, was alot of fun
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You were often between France and England, but I think you are French, right ?

Does meeting with members not too strange ? Difference of interests, age gap etc.

What do you do and speak about with members when you meet, like on the USA tour this year ? More like visiting the city or speaking video games ?

Do you see members differently on gbatemp when you come back on internet ?

Did you went to KiVan's home already ?


This one is not a question :
I came on #pa.org one day, I thought I would meet a frighting authority admin but you were just friendly and gave me what I asked. Thank you.
As you said, people may think wrong.
 

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Cyan:

1. You were often between France and England, but I think you are French, right ?
-> I am ze french yes! I was playing Phoenix Wright 3 and the "Jean Armstrong" case cracks me up
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2. Does meeting with members not too strange ? Difference of interests, age gap etc.
-> No, it's not strange for me at all. I've met many, many online people already (I made a lot of real life friends from another site, playeradvance.org - including my room mate) and it always went great.

3. What do you do and speak about with members when you meet, like on the USA tour this year ? More like visiting the city or speaking video games ?
-> With the guys in NYC we visited famous places like the statue of liberty, time square, hard rock cafe and others. We talked about pretty much anything, and a little bit about GBAtemp of course.

4. Do you see members differently on gbatemp when you come back on internet ?
-> The members I meet? No, I still see them the same way, but I appreciate them more. There's a special bond between us now, because we know a lot more about eachother.

5. Did you went to KiVan's home already ?
-> No I've never met Kivan in person. I hope to do so someday, though!

QUOTE said:
This one is not a question :
I came on #pa.org one day, I thought I would meet a frighting authority admin but you were just friendly and gave me what I asked. Thank you.
As you said, people may think wrong.
Hahaha, that's true - I'm just another person really. I dedicate myself to administrative and technical tasks, but that doesn't make me any superior or different.
 

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1. Did you like Northamerica?
2. Will it ever be possible to come to the East Coast again, but to Washington, DC?
3. Are you plotting your return to Wikipedia anytime soon?, if so, I'll help you!
4. Man you rock.
5. Dod you wonder why no. 4 is not a question?
6. Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean 4 yet?
7. Why not?
Ok, enough of the silly questions, on with the serious stuff:
8. From what part of France are you?
9. How many hours do you dedicate to GBATemp on a weekly basis?
10. Honestly, how much does it costs YOU (in $$$) to maintain this great community?
11 How much of the whole source code from the forums is actually yours?
12. Do you keep backups of it?
13. What tips would you give to any new Webmaster guy that plans to start his own community?
14. Most touchy thing you've ever read here?
15. How do you say: Hi little girl, you look so beautiful tonight in french?

Thanks!
Costy my friend, take care!
 

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1) If you could stay in the US, would you?

2) Would you stay with me? Lol

3) Mmmm Baconator...DESCRIBE IT!! And how it tasted.

4) Taco Bell Or KFC

5) PS3 Or 360
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6) If you had 3 wishes what would you wish for....
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7) I hate school, is this normal?

8) i Could Pwnz you at NSMB!!!

9) Overwhelmed Yet? XD
 

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1. Did you like Northamerica?
-> Oh yeah! It's the land of the free refills and everything
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2. Will it ever be possible to come to the East Coast again, but to Washington, DC?
-> I swear one day, when I'm at least 25 (so I can rent a car on my own) I'll come back to the USA and do a cross country - route 66 and everything.

3. Are you plotting your return to Wikipedia anytime soon?, if so, I'll help you!
-> I didn't add myself to it - someone did. And someone else removed me for some reason. I don't really mind
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it's not like I deserve to be on there!

4. Man you rock.
-> Women you rock more.

5. Dod you wonder why no. 4 is not a question?
-> How dod I know?

6. Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean 4 yet?
-> I haven't seen the 3rd opus yet. No spoilers please!

7. Why not?
-> I haven't seen the 3rd one, well, because.. I don't know. I've downloaded it, but whenever I try to start watching it, it gets me BORED very quickly and I give up on watching it.

Ok, enough of the silly questions, on with the serious stuff:
8. From what part of France are you?
-> South-east France (Grenoble.. google-maps it!)

9. How many hours do you dedicate to GBATemp on a weekly basis?
-> I can't really tell. It varies. In the winter I'm more at home because I hate being outside when it's cold. So I guess I'm more active on the forums. On the other hand I can't stand staying home when the weather is nice, so I'll only be on GBAtemp at night or when I'm at work. Considering that I'm at work 9 hours / day, you could say that I'm on GBAtemp about 12 hours a day. That includes lurking and working.

10. Honestly, how much does it costs YOU (in $$$) to maintain this great community?
-> I can't really tell either. Between the server bills, the competition prizes, the shop, there's a lot of expenses; but fortunately all of them are covered by the money the affiliates send us. So technically I shouldn't have to pay anything from my own pocket anymore.

11 How much of the whole source code from the forums is actually yours?
-> Hm, maybe like 10%. But that is huge if you know how big the source code of the invision forums are.

12. Do you keep backups of it?
-> Yes, of course!

13. What tips would you give to any new Webmaster guy that plans to start his own community?
-> Do not lose hope if your community isn't successful at first. Success comes with the time.
Your community has to be special in order to be successful. It has to have something different, something attractive.
Give people a reason to be part of your community. Once you've built a solid member base, they should stick around if they begin to know eachother.
From then on, you can only grow bigger.

14. Most touchy thing you've ever read here?
-> Could you rephrase this? I'm not sure I understand.

15. How do you say: Hi little girl, you look so beautiful tonight in french?
-> "Salut petite fille, tu es si belle ce soir"
I don't know why you would say that though, do you tell little girls they're beautiful?
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distorted.frequency
1. What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
-> 39+3



DarkAura
1. Yes or no?
-> Yes.

2. Why?
-> Why do you ask in the first place?

3. Brownies or cake?
-> I think cake. Not a big fan of chocolate
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BioHazardN00B
1) If you could stay in the US, would you?
-> Absolutely. I loved the country, wish I could stay, but I have business in France!

2) Would you stay with me? Lol
-> Depends where you live and who you are, I spouse!

3) Mmmm Baconator...DESCRIBE IT!! And how it tasted.
-> Ahhh, it was great. Wendy's was awesome, we ate at Wendy's in NYC, on the 5th avenue I think. Well the baconator was one LARGE burger, with lots of bacon and cheese and steak. No additional crap like vegetables or shit
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I had hard time finishing it, but I swear I did. I'd also got large fries & large drink. That kept me stuffed up for hours.

4) Taco Bell Or KFC
-> augh, we forgot to eat at Taco Bell. I wanted to try it at least once while I was in the US, because we don't have these in France.
I already tried KFC once when I lived in Oxford, but I didn't like it. So Taco bell anyway.

5) PS3 Or 360
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-> Haha... 360! the PS3 is just a big joke to me. There are less good games and games are more expensive, the sixaxis is a complete failure, the system always was much more expensive, and I don't like some of Sony's statements. Also, it can't be hacked. On the other hand I love my 360. I've enjoyed every single game i've played. It's my all-time favourite console.

6) If you had 3 wishes what would you wish for....
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-> I wish for peace in the world.
-> I wish economy was less important for men. That they start realizing that ecological & human issues are serious. That they favor humanity over money.
-> I wish my ex girlfriend started loving me again
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I know, that's so selfish. I could've wished something more selfless.

7) I hate school, is this normal?
-> Absolutely! I remember hating school when I was younger. Now I'm at university I like it because I'm interested in what I'm studying (computer science).

8) i Could Pwnz you at NSMB!!!
-> Aha, I somehow doubt this! No one in the world can claim to have played this game more than shaun and I have! Unless you've played the game for 2 hours every day for 1 year (+ 3 weeks recently
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) The only person who can beat me is.. shaun!

9) Overwhelmed Yet? XD
-> Yeaaaaah baby
 

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! - Did you miss me while you were away?

@- I missed you
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, what?

#- Whats your favourite country?

$- Favourite catch phrase?

%- Spike, Angel, Riley or Xander?

^- Where do we go from here?

Ciao
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Talaria

! - Did you miss me while you were away?
-> Sure... yeah!

@- I missed you cry.gif, what?
-> Dont worry! It's normal for a girl to miss the guy that she loves!
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#- Whats your favourite country?
-> Could be the USA now. But next year when I go to Australia I could change my mind
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$- Favourite catch phrase?
-> I'm not sure. I don't think I have one. I'm not good at remembering quotes...

%- Spike, Angel, Riley or Xander?
-> Spikey is the coolest. Angel, I never liked him. Riley is gorgeous. Xander is funny.
If I had to be one of these characters, I'd pick Riley.

^- Where do we go from here?
-> We go there: v
 

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Ahah, I don't really mind being rickrolled as long as it doesn't involve the annoying browser prank. (http://www.internetisseriousbusiness.com - dont click)
Welcome to the forums anyway
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1. Do you think that the human race will last until the sun goes red giant?
if so...
2. Do you think that the human race will last until the Andromeda galaxy collides with us?
if so...
3. Who does a guy gotta screw to get a decent martini in the Virgo Cluster?
 

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sonicslasheeee

QUOTE said:
Are we still allowed to ask questions even though other peoples KYT are going on?
Yes, I think it's allowed. I've seen people doing this before.



mthrnite

1. Do you think that the human race will last until the sun goes red giant?
-> Nope. I think at some point the human race will cause the destruction of the earth, before the sun "vanishes" (or explodes).

2. Do you think that the human race will last until the Andromeda galaxy collides with us?
-> I don't know when that is.. I hope not too soon! I wanna have children, y'know. And I want them to live for a couple of years.

3. Who does a guy gotta screw to get a decent martini in the Virgo Cluster?
-> The barmaid?
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Justin T.

1. NSMB?
-> Yeah, but only two games plz. I gotta sleep soon.

2. Wake up lazy.
-> Yawnnnn

3. Where do we eat today?
-> I liked Lori's. Why don't we go there again? Oh wait no - Taco bell!

4. MKDS?
-> Sure. I need a revenge... I guess!

5. Where do we visit today?
-> We could visit... HOUSES
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don't you need a new one?

4. Gears?
-> Automatic please. ... oh wait.. did you mean Gears of war?
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shame-- banned 360
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3. NSMB?
-> Yes, but only twelve games please. I gotta wake up soon.

2. Burnout?
-> I want to try the new one.. havent played new 360 games in ages, there are so many new great games though.

1. MKDS?
-> Sure, you need a revenge... I suppose!

XI. Oh hai.
-> That Cassandra girl was 'only' a stunt actress. She had a nice body though
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XVI. Are you going to buy any souvenirs?
-> I can't carry any more with my current luggage. I should go buy a new suitcase.



dice

Do you ever plan on not responding to our questions?
-> I do not plan to. I'll answer all your questions.
 

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