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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)
Hi, @Admin! I hope you're having a good day. I was thinking about submitting a book review for Cricket Readers Recommend, and I was wondering if you'd prefer middle grade or YA books, considering Cricket's age range? Also, would non-fiction books be accepted? Thank you in advance!
We prefer middle grade, though will consider YA, within Cricket guidelines. We definitely would accept nonfiction, too.
Admin
(May 12, 2023 - 5:15 pm)
Heyyy Admins! I've missed you guys! Just wanted to see how you're doing :D
Aw, thanks! We're busy but doing pretty well. --admin
(May 17, 2023 - 1:23 am)
@Admins, Do you allow languages other than English on the Chatterbox, if a translation is provided and they're just short phrases/words? For example in the format, "Words in another language--translation."
Also, are the guidelines to what content is allowed on Chatterbox based on what is appropriate for a certain age range? If so, what age range?
Thank you.
Languages other than English are not allowed on the Chatterbox, even if a translation is provided. Admins don't have time to check the validity of the translations. Admins review every post for appropriateness. We don't allow explicit violence, romance, or language. As Cricket magazine is for those 14 and under, CB posts should be appropriate for this age range. - Admin
(June 5, 2023 - 12:10 pm)
@Admin, is Nightfall's leaving thread from October 11, 2020 closed for new comments? It says it has 25 comments, but when I click on it I don't see any, and the "add new comment" button is missing.
I don't know where to find the thread to check it. I don't remember having it closed.
Admin
(June 30, 2023 - 2:52 pm)
It's titled "I might be" and it's on page 11 of TM. Maybe it has a glitch??
(June 30, 2023 - 6:03 pm)
Hello, Admin. I have a question. How do you create a new thread?C
From the home page of any section of Chatterbox (Chirp at Cricket, Down to Earth, Blab About Books, etc.) look for the box near the top left that says,
"Click here to talk about" ____. When you click, you should get a page for starting a new thread.
Admin
(July 3, 2023 - 9:58 am)
I had made a thread before and posted it, and it showed up. When I checked later it had dissapeared! Why did that happen?
(July 4, 2023 - 10:22 pm)
Oh wait I know why now!
(July 5, 2023 - 5:52 pm)
Hello Admins! Do you think that there might be a possibility of the CB crashing someday when the buildup of threads and comments reach a breaking point, perhaps when 'Random thoughts/things' in DTE reaches 10000 comments?
And I was wondering about the repeating little comics of Cricket and Ladybug at the bottom of the CB too. Have you considered updating them or switching them with new ones once in a while too keep things intresting? Just curious.
While anything is possible, we don't think hitting a specific milestone will cause the CB to crash. I'll pass on your ideas about changing up the comics to the artist and the Webmaster! - Admin
(July 11, 2023 - 8:08 am)
@Admin, do you know what happened to Mei-xue's thread in Pudding's Place that was on the front page just a few hours ago? It's completely disappeared. Also, there was a weird comment on that thread that might have been spam and probably caused it to come to the front page - do you know what it was doing there?
Is this the missing thread: https://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/puddingsplace/node/234681
Admin
(July 13, 2023 - 4:46 pm)
No, it was this one: https://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/puddingsplace/node/253561 The spam comment seems to have disappeared, though 0L0
I'm glad you found what you were looking for. I have no control over where threads go. Let's say they have minds of their own.
Admin
(July 13, 2023 - 8:52 pm)
Oh yeah, I was wondering that too. There was a phone number-link on the location/age place. How did that get on there? Just wondering.
Yes, that was some spam that snuck its way through. Thanks to whoever pointed it out. It's been deleted! - Admin
(July 14, 2023 - 12:56 am)
And thanks @admins for changing the comics! Thanks @Zealatom for suggesting that too, I was wondering about that also. Which, I forgot to tag on the previous comic so I'll say it again. @Poinsettia (or settia?), thanks for asking about that comment. It was pretty weird, @admins, how did it get on? Just wondering. It had a phone number-link on the age/location place so...
(July 14, 2023 - 1:00 am)
Yeah, that comment was weird. But if it was spam, it was pretty obvious but its name had 'robot' in it. Then, how did id disappear?
I deleted it. - Admin
(July 14, 2023 - 10:49 am)
Oh, thank you for telling me!
(July 14, 2023 - 12:02 pm)