Koans R Us 
Some people talk the talk, some people walk the walk - Koans puts cash (and his heart) into what he enjoys. I believe that koans has sponsored 7341 contests on the server, of which Gggly won first or second in all of them. In order to fully appreciate Koans its important to understand how Koans became an integral part of the server early on. I set up a server the first day of beta, and after a couple weeks I noticed that we had a bit of a problem. There was this sniper who kept everyone in check, and kept helping people. The problem was people started thinking it was his server. So I did what any smart person would do, made him an admin and thanked him for taking the initiative of leading without being told to. :) Anyways, Koans has always came through for the server, so we will always come through for him. In addition to all the steam bucks he's spent buying gggly a complete set of every game valve offers, Koans is sponsoring 2 of the 4 new servers (#5 and #6).
Grey Devil
Grey is serious business. Have you ever played tf2, and some guy shot you through 4 walls and around a corner with a medic needle and instantly killed you when he wasn't even trying? Yup, it was grey devil. This guy has more names and ridiculous aim than anyone should be allowed to have. He brought me to the crab battle, and the crab won. He is a Jr/Fullish admin, and is currently sponsoring server #7 (a joint venture with Headshot Hitman). He brings the pain, and the fun, and the "omg I'm getting steamrolled I freaking hate being an engineer" to the game, all without breaking a sweat or caring about stats. Oh, and he makes really funny cow flash animations. BADASS.
Headshot Hitman
I very clearly remember the day that Headshot showed up. I can't remember what clan he was in, but he looked intimidating. He then proceeded to spank my entire team while laughing. I swore he was cheating. then he got all buddy buddy with me and started talking about how newbs needed a clan, and how clan this and clan that. I told him to drop it cuz we weren't a clan type server. A short while later we had a sniper clan (NES). Somehow he'd found a DIFFERENT admin who was a sniper (And is listed 2 entries above) who thought a clan was a great idea. History was made that day, and shortly there after Headshot too became a Jr/Fullish admin. He (combined with his wonder twin Grey) is sponsoring server #7. Oh, and headshots a really good heavy, even though I think he has a bind that makes him hop and rotate and fly sideways all crazy.
Sairimmer
Sairimmer started playing on the Newbs server in July, and has been a model player. In September Sairimmer joined the forums, made an excellent first post (a spray logo for newbs) which may be the first '1st post -> free reserve' post we've ever had. Then it happened, the day I had been waiting for, but dreading. A PM asking how to send money for the servers. Part of me was overjoyed, the other part was 'omg I dont have any of my stuff in order, none of the donator code is wrote, I dont know where it send it....'. At the end of the day (Actually the next morning) I had a nice bright shiny paypal contribution. I ran around in a circle for a few minutes and tackle hugged my gf. The newbs servers were finally a success. Its one thing for an admin to keep throwing money at a hobby, and a completely different ball game when a regular does it. So hats off to Sairimmer for making my month =)
Ggglygy
Gggly.... Nuff said. Anyone that has played a couple minutes on the server probably has tons of stories about gggly. The important thing to remember here, is that gggly had to do horrible horrible horrible work in order to earn the money that he so kindly donated to the server. And he did it in Canadian money, right after it dropped a bunch vs the USD. True Story.
Scott Eats Bullets
Scott Eats Bullets (a member of
ICE) is a dominating force of heavy on the server. I remember the day when him and Major Dewar showed up, I felt really cool because a clan was enjoying my server. Little did I know ICE was an acronym without a meaning, and they just put [ICE] on so they'd look like they knew what they were doing :) Fortunately the ICE clan proved to be better then most, and they happily caused cowards to run on their first day on the server. Rumor has it that Scott named himself "Eats Bullets" because he thought he was going to do just that, as many of us can attest to, that is not the case - Scott day after day proves to be a strong rally point for his team. All you need is Scott, a soldier, and 2 medics and the other team is in for a world of hurt and lots of crying.
HunterZero
HunterZero (a member of
ICE) has been playing on the Newbs servers since, uhm (goes and checks) oh wow - Okay, first of all HunterZero is the 21st person the server saw after I first enabled
stats well over a year ago. To put this in perspective, I am the 112th person the server saw. In fact, only one other active player has a hlstats id lower than Hunters. Simply put Hunters been here since the dawn of time, he's contributed not only money, but his smart ass comments, and his (usually) playful jabs at other players. I have it on good authority that Dingo is planning on eating any babies that he does produce, and that she may eat him too. Luckily he's a pyro and dingos are made out of fur, and flame throwers have an effective distance much further than the striking distance of an average Australian dingo..
Major Dewar
Major Dewar (a member of
ICE) has been on the server since nearly the beginning. Dewar is a serious force to be reckoned with. Dewar, like the guy on the deus xx commercials is a mans man. Here are a few interesting facts about dewars role on the newbs server:
- Credited with originating several tactics on 2fort (Stickies on grate).
- He was the first second round Jr Admin pick.
- Only player on the server to have a custom honorz and forum smiley created for him
- Only person to have declined an honorz so far *see above*
With this sort of modesty, and high commitment to both the Newbs server and cause, makes him a wonderful addition to the Newbs family of fun. Oh, and he was instrumental in the formation of the great [N] clan...
Golden Marmoset
What is there to say about Golden Marmoset that hasn't been said before. Golden has been a hardcore since before pyro was cool. He rocked out toasting up the baddies before the pyro update, before the fixed flames, before before before. I believe that Golden first started gracing our servers on the January 1st, 2008; since this day he has made it his mission to set us all on fire. Over and over again. When I pick up the intel, and start heading up spiral, I know damn well that Golden will be hiding around the bend to light me up. Heres to you Golden...
