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Pretty self-explanatory, for when you have a question for the Admins.
I was looking through the Ultimate Guide to the CB, and it says people ask the admins questions "frequently related to blue moon ice cream."
What does that mean?
One of the older admins told a story about Blue Moon ice cream a while back and it became something of a meme: http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/downtoearth/node/441247. --admin
submitted by Tsuki the Skywolf, age many moons, me again
(November 5, 2021 - 8:57 am)
(November 5, 2021 - 8:57 am)
@Admin, do you have any pets? If you do what are their names? (I love pet names XD)
Yes, I have a dog named Pepper! She is a black and white great pyrenees and pittie mix. - Admin
(May 3, 2024 - 11:47 am)
@Admins, how do you search for a thread in the Chatterbox?
You can do a general online search. Type this into the search box:
site:cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox text you want to find
Be sure to leave one space after chatterbox, then type a few of the exact wording in the thread. It doesn't always work, but sometimes it does. Someone else may be able to tell you another way. We do hope to add a search function when we update Chatterbox.
Admin
(May 12, 2024 - 9:44 pm)
Thank you!
(May 15, 2024 - 9:14 am)
@admin summer plans?
I already took two springtime trips (to Seattle and New Orleans). So I don't have any more big travel planned. But my local plans are to catch up with friends, go to the beach, visit street festivals/concerts, and do some hiking! - Admin
(May 15, 2024 - 10:49 am)
I live in Seattle! (not right now though; right now I live in Lugano)
(June 2, 2024 - 2:26 am)
Could I post a story with, like aa mention of a weapon and shooting?
Sam says <zifyu>. If I what?
Any story submitted to Chatterbox is subject to review before posting. We discourage weapons, shooting, and other violence.
Admin
(May 15, 2024 - 3:50 pm)
Hi @admin! Hope you're having a good day :)
I was thinking about the Crowd Sorcery story that Cricket Magazine did - I always wish I had been around when it happened, it sounds like it was amazing - and I wondered if there's any chance that something like that could happen again?
We have no plans at this time to do it again, but there's always a possibility for the future, although I must say that right now it seems unlikely.
Admin
(May 15, 2024 - 8:15 pm)
@admin, since Cricket contest entries are emailed now, how will someone receive news of if they won or something?
Winners will be notified by email. But it's usually 6 to 8 weeks after the contest deadline. We wait until layout for the issue in which the winning entries will appear is finalized.
Admin
(May 15, 2024 - 10:21 pm)
@admin, do you play any video games or board games?
I love playing Stardew Valley, and I play D&D with my friends! - Admin
(May 17, 2024 - 11:51 am)
Ahh, that's so cool @admin!!
(May 17, 2024 - 5:58 pm)
@Admins.
How would one go about working for Cricket....like as an Admin...for Chatterbox....cause....I think that might be a life goal....job goal...I would love to do that,
Continue to read and write and develop a love of literature and the arts. Get a good liberal arts education .
Admin
(May 18, 2024 - 2:03 pm)
@Admin, I noticed that the latest issue of Cricket doesn't have a Cricket Readers Recommend or a Favorite First Sentences section - have those sections been discontinued? I hope not, I always love reading them~
We are glad that you enjoy them. They have not been discontinued, but they do not appear in every issue. You'll find a new Cricket Readers Recommend in the July/August issue, so stay tuned!
-Admin
(May 19, 2024 - 9:34 am)
Great! Thanks for letting me know!
(May 19, 2024 - 5:15 pm)
Not trying to be weird or anything but are you guys all male??? It's sort of weird to think of you as...human. I always kind of just imagined three overseers with crowns sitting on thrones. Hmm....that would be a good lore.....someone should make an Admins lore thread.
Also I DON'T GET TOPPING!!! I just cannot figure it out!
(May 19, 2024 - 6:48 pm)
So, basically, when a thread hasn't been used in a while, more threads are made and that thread is going to start slipping down, to the bottom of the page or pages behind it. So, to bring it to the top, you post as "top".
There's a glitch of the CB that whenever you make a new thread, the first comment on it sends it to the bottom. Unfortunately, it's usually not the bottom bottom, so you have to search through it through the back pages. Or, you could click 'submitted by' twice, and the threads will show up in order of when they were submitted.
Lots of people make topping names so that topping can be a little less dull, but if you want to top something easily, just put "top" in the name box and post it. Any other comment will also top it, if you don't have anything else to say on the topic that can be annoying. Technically you don't have to put 'top' in the name box, but we just do because it... it well, it makes sense. You're putting the thread to the "top" of the page.
Hope this helped!
(May 20, 2024 - 9:37 am)