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Survey Says: The Next Golden Icon is...

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Hello all! Thank you for your patience, a final Icon winner has been selected.
The survey results are here, and the winner is... dumpster fire!

Spoiler:

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Drawing courtesy of Ruhk

I'll discuss with Ruhk how I'd like to adapt it for the little sprite. Due to the shrink there will be tweaking for readability at that scale. And maybe bigger flames? I will try to keep it as cute as possible.

Thanks for voting, everyone! It was such a delight to read your responses.

It was also requested that the responses be shared for the survey question "Prove to me you're a gwjer." Here they are! Some you know, some you'll have to guess, and some you'll never know!

Random Survey Answers!
1 Sands = 1000 hrs logged playing a game
No?
Um. I liked the old podcast theme music? (Circa '00s? Or even earlier?)
Will Jonathan Downin ever make it on the podcast, or is he permanently stuck in the credits?
tuffalobuffalo
*Legion* sucks? Fargin frogos wste doior?
RedJen
conejote on the forums
Minotaar
I'm njudah on the forum -- I like your Stan drawings!
Sega Genesis Controller
shalalm baskur?
Higgledy
Does it have to be a chair? Is space an issue?
Shalalm baskur, and a merry weinerbomb to you.
Shalalm Baskur!
UpToIsomorphism
Shalam Baskur
fuzzyslug
I sent a murderbutt to a goodjer for xmas.
LastSurprise
GWJ Rocks!
TurboHoodie
Secret Stan was awesome this year! signed, mortalgroove
Shalam bashkur!
Does knowing about the "Pillow of Chastity" count?
brendonsmall
Is space an issue? Does it have to be a chair?
Long live the Game King!
beanman101283
tanana tana tanana tana tanana tana tanana tu tu turuuu
All hail the Game King?
A year or two ago, a wonderful woman named Amoebic took over for Andrich and I still haven't figured out where he went!
Fire in the hole!
Shalalm Baskur!
Grogu
Shalalm Baskur
Pyxistyx here 🙂
*ahem* I don't like to brag, but I was the one who forced Rabbit to date pigeons. (OK, I do like to brag about that.)
Shalalm baskur
Space is an issue. Has to be a chair.
this is jdzappa
Globe
misplacedbravado here.
Does it have to be a chair?
Shalalm Baskur, Meebs
Someday I want to find a game that I could enjoy as much as The Game King enjoys EU4
tayloboon
All hail Game King. Hater of all things Dark souls
JediK809
The Seans (The Shawns?) would love this question. Hoping for the resumption of Story Roost soon.
Is space an issue? Does it have to be a chair? (Tyrian)
Gamers With Jobs
CptDomano
It's Ted. I post dad jokes and talk about MH.
garion333
Neutrino
I'm not sure how I'm supposed to prove this. Umm, we played overwatch together last night, the chaos was sublime.
I haven’t Shalalm Baskured very much lately
Uhm finger===>butt?
Hemidal
Um.i forgot what i chose already.
My username is ravenote. I don’t post much but I listen to the podcast regularly
bbk1980
Eleima
Aristophan
AUs_TBirD
Antichulius
GWJ
Shalalm Baskur
beep boop I am not a robot..jk I am forlorn hope
*Legion* is smart and cool
Weiner Bomb!
Shalam Baskar
staygold? Stan?
Moggy here - going to take me ages to get this Icon!
Trichy is a great Santa
infyrnos the space cowboy!
juv3nal on gwj
well, I have been posting there for over a decade as MikeSands

2020 Donation Drive Golden Icon Recipients

Below is the list of everyone who donated towards a golden icon; there were still a few emails that I wasn't able to get a forum account match, so if you don't see your name here, please send me a PM and we'll get that sorted out. As soon as I get that whipped up our 18-year donors will have their shiny new icon updated!

*Legion*
3or4monsters
A_Unicycle
Abu5217
acetate3
ActualDragon
Adobo
Aeoringas
Aggie-SWO
Akaran
Alien Love Gardener
Amoebic
ampsterdamn
Ancillas
angemaler
Anjin
Antichulius
Apollo0507
aragul
Aretz
Aries
Aristophan
arkady1972
ARocks
Asnos
Asterith
AUs_TBirD
Avatrix
Azraeyl
Baaspei
BadKen
Balthezor
Bananasandwich
banobos
bbk1980
bcparfitt
BDiggla
beeporama
bekkilyn
benign1
bhchrist
billybob476
blackanchor
Bonus_Eruptus
boogie
Bosk
branmyson
brendonsmall
BrokenOx
Buddhist Gaymer
Budo
Burnt Toast
BushPilot
Buzzrick
camnipotent
CaptainCrowbar
Carlbear95
cartoonin
casktapper
CathodeRay
ccesarano
ccoates
Chairman_Mao
Chavyn
Chief
choco
ChrisGwinn
ChrisLTD
ChuckB2018
clever id
coffeemike
concentric
conejote
Copingsaw
CptDomano
Crimeny
croaker
crunchy
Cyaniguana
cyrax
d3m410
d4m0
DarkwingDuck
darthpeppe
darthvid
davet010
deceivious1
deezil_lou
dejanzie
Delerat
Destructor
detroit20
dewalist
dewitt
dippinsauce
Dirhael
DirtierParsley
discoursian
docfroy
doctre
doczeuhl
DoveBrown
Dr.Incurable
dragos
Dramatic Marlin
Drekk
drewblood
drexle
drphiloponus
Dyni
easilyBaffled
easy sunday
EbonyPegasus
Eleima
EllTee
El-Producto
ergstrom
EriktheRed
EvilDead
evildoc
EvilHomer3k
Fastmav347
FatFatAbs
Feegle
felix
Felix Threepaper
Fell Fire
FermionAce
Finandir
firesloth
flippymusic
Forbes
Forlorn Hope
Freyja
fuzzyslug
G02mrp
Galadin
garion333
Garrcia
georob
germsathome
ghonzo
Gingershaman
Ginuwinespony
Godzilla Blitz
Goo
Goonch
gorilla
gravity
Grenn
Grimmi Meloni
groan
groovebeat
Growat
Grumpicus
Gunner
gurusloth
gwyrlim
Haakon7
halfwaywrong
Hardek
Hemidal
Heretk
Higgledy
Highlander
Hjorthy
Hobear
hokiecsgrad
Hrdina
hubbinsd
Hurt
ilduce620
ilovepizza
ilumnatr
Immedius
Impulse
Isa
IUMogg
Jakobedlam
Jarpy
jayBOT
jdmwood
jdzappa
jdzions
Jeb
JediK809
JeepersCrow
jenji
jennska
jesse_pittsley
jimmyike
JLS
JohnnyMoJo
Jolly Bill
jonfentyler
Jonman
jowner
jrharmon
juv3nal
Kannon
kaostheory
karmajay
Karnak
kazar
kazooka
keithjr
Keithustus
kernelVenus
Kiri
kitastrophe
Korik
Kosars
Kradish
Krogue
Kurrelgyre
Lasor
LastSurprise
lbdwag
lehren
Lemluyen
Lennox
LibrarianX
LilCodger
Link1276
LMN8R
Localgod54
Log_In_Lain
lorenzolio
Lorigga
Lothar
LouZiffer
Lucky Wilbury
lunchbox12682
Lysias
m0nk3yboy
Macknzie
MadFreya
Maeloch
Malien
Malkroth
MannishBoy
Marchantia
Mario_Alba
markcov
markedred
Markly
Master Chief Brody
mateo
maupin
McChuck
McIrish
MEATER
Medmey
meerkat
Mego76
Meliroon
Mermaidpirate
merphle
merrypetal
merzy
mg2x
MHR
Michael
MicrowaveSafe
mikeinjapan
MikeSands
MilkmanDanimal
Minotaar
misplacedbravado
MisterMacGuffin
MisterStatic
Mixolyde
mmk01569
Moggy
MonoCheli
MoonDragon
moriarty
mortalgroove
MotleyWizard
Mouserat
Mousetrap
mr_n00b
mrlogical
mrtomaytohead
mrwynd
mudbunny
muttonchop
NaivGamer
name
Nathaniel
Natus
nemebean
njajr
njudah
noxum
Nywroc
OldMud
Omnivore
opsirus
Orphu
Padmewan
PaladinTom
pandasuit
Papageno
Partydiktator
Penguin
philucifer
Pink Stripes
pinkdino99
playclever
PlusOne
PoderOmega
Polliwog
polyatomic
Prozac
psu_13
pyxistyx
qaraq
Quazicky
Quintis
r3idy
rabbit
raevenote
Rahmen
Rallick
ranalin
Randolph_Carter
Ravenlock
RawkGWJ
redherring
RedJen
ReluctantCynic
Rezzy
RnRClown
robc
Robear
robthomasson
Rooks
RooksGambit
RooneyFan
ruhk
Rybowl
Rykin
RyzMonkeyRyz
SaibotLowman
SaintFaucet
sartoris
Sasu
schutter31
Scoobing
scrub
Scuigi
Sebasmex
Secret Asian Man
Senatorium
Seu
Shadout
ShareefJackson
sheared
Shymlark
ShynDarkly
siandart
Signus-X
sirjoekcb
sithload
sixstringmonk
Skiptron
skogul
Skraut
Slayve
sleepydino
sljghost
Sloopy_DE
snuggles
sometimesdee
Sonrics
Sorbicol
Spikeout
ssergE
St.Hillary
staggle
staygold
Steelight
steinkrug
Stengah
Stevintendo
Strange Colors
StretchRiprock
stromgarde
StrongSad
studmanjr2
Sundown
SwiZZcheeZ2B
Sydhart
Tach
taer
Taharka
Talking Mudcrab
Tamron
tanstaafl
taokao
tb0n3zz
Ted
Teppotastic
The Great Skeeve
TheCatsJaguar
TheGrey
theHammerHawk
TheHarpoMarxist
TheHipGamer
theschap
thrawn82
TigerBill
tjmarco
toddwords
Top_Shelf
tormodh
Torq
tortless
ToxicWaltz
T-Prime
Trachalio
Tubatic
TV's Frank
Tycho the Mad
TylorWayne
Tyops
Tzu
Vargen
vendolis
vlox_km
Vriisor
walterqchocobo
whispa
willfoy
Wink_and_the_Gun
WizKid
wookiegamer
Xeavn
Yew
Yoreel
Yoyoson
Zaroc
zeroKFE
Zinswin
zyblorg

Thank you all so much for showing up and being the foundation of this community. You are loved.

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Comments

Yay!
That was literally just a Procreate doodle I made in a couple minutes on a flight path from Revendreth to Bastion, feel free to make whatever changes is needed or just make an entirely different version. I’m not invested in it.

*Legion* is smart and cool

*Legion* sucks?

As cute as the little dumpster fire icon is, I’d like to keep mine, please.
Awesome sauce, this is very neat. And if I’d known our answers were being posted, I would’ve thought of something wittier! ^^

Me too! I just wrote my handle.

"Amoebic wrote:

Below is the list of everyone who donated towards a golden icon; there were still a few emails that I wasn't able to get a forum account match, so if you don't see your name here, please send me a PM and we'll get that sorted out. As soon as I get that whipped up our 18 year donors will

Our 18 yr donors will WHAT? WHAT WILL WE DO?! Explode? Have a party? Play games together? Get access to the Super Secret TM Forum sections? I must know!!

Eleima wrote:

As cute as the little dumpster fire icon is, I’d like to keep mine, please.

Same, although I don't think we're in danger of losing them.

Thanks again to everyone who contributes to this site, either financially or through content, moderation, and administration. It's really gratifying to see my name on the list and know I've been supporting GWJ for this long.

Jolly Bill wrote:
"Amoebic wrote:

Below is the list of everyone who donated towards a golden icon; there were still a few emails that I wasn't able to get a forum account match, so if you don't see your name here, please send me a PM and we'll get that sorted out. As soon as I get that whipped up our 18 year donors will

Our 18 yr donors will WHAT? WHAT WILL WE DO?! Explode? Have a party? Play games together? Get access to the Super Secret TM Forum sections? I must know!!

Oh gosh, how did that get deleted? "18-year donors will have their shiny new icon updated!"

Oh my, I'm so sorry my response to the survey was so pathetic.

Golden tuffalobuffalo was robbed.

Spoiler:

I misread and thought those survey answers were golden tag suggestions.

<-- I'm ahead of the curve on the new icon!

I think I may to turn in my Goodjer membership card. I’m not sure I get the “Does it have to be a chair? Is space an issue?” reference.

Is it referring to when someone asks for a recommendation for a laptop and everyone tells them to get a desktop? Or worse, asking about a pre built pc and you get “you should just build one “ answers?

PaladinTom wrote:

I think I may to turn in my Goodjer membership card. I’m not sure I get the “Does it have to be a chair? Is space an issue?” reference.

Is it referring to when someone asks for a recommendation for a laptop and everyone tells them to get a desktop? Or worse, asking about a pre built pc and you get “you should just build one “ answers?

It's a reference to an eleven-year-old thread where someone accidentally quadruple-posted. It was funny at the time.

Edit: Ew, and it looks like the first variation of "Does it have to be a chair? Is space an issue?" was uttered by Q-Stone. Blech.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

Edit: Ew, and it looks like the first variation of "Does it have to be a chair? Is space an issue?" was uttered by Q-Stone. Blech.

A statement like this is the perfect proof of a real Goodjer. Everyone remember that for next year.

One of those shalam baskur with the exclamation marks was me. Hehehe.

Looking to work on the icon this weekend

I'm test-driving a design right now, will switch back to my proper golden icon in a bit.

Changed the forum header
How do we feel about it? Feedback is appreciated, especially from our 18-year donors.

Oh my gosh, it’s so cute!!! ^^

Technically, 1 Sands is actually 2,000 hours, his approximate time in EU4 at the time, I believe.

Mixolyde wrote:

Technically, 1 Sands is actually 2,000 hours, his approximate time in EU4 at the time, I believe.

Oh good catch, I'd missed that. You are indeed correct!

1 Sands = 1000 hrs logged playing a game
Eleima wrote:
Mixolyde wrote:

Technically, 1 Sands is actually 2,000 hours, his approximate time in EU4 at the time, I believe.

Oh good catch, I'd missed that. You are indeed correct!

Wow, whoever wrote THAT must be feeling pretty stupid right now!!
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(It was me)

No one has ah...said anything negative, so I'll take that as good for now, and should there be any revisions we can always update the source file for all. Will start switching the tags over tomorrow night

So the dumpster fire is old enough to vote...

Shawn and I are putting our braincells together and as soon as we've recalled the proper process for permanently adding lil dumpster to the permanent roster the recipients will all be properly updated. Thank you for your patience and my apologies for the delay.