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The beginning of the year saw the release of SpongeBob Universe on January 1, 2013 and the release of Orca 8.3. Almost immediately following the release of the incomplete SBU, the popularity and hype of the site collapsed. Aquatic Nuggets became a Manager and Old Man Jenkins became a Cashier respectively on January 18th, 2013. A new Representative had to be chosen due to OMJ becoming a Cashier, and an election was held, which Crushingmayhem won. The forum redecorated for Valentine's Day in February. During February, a new signature rule was put in place limiting the sizes of images in signatures. March was extremely active and proved to be an eventful month with the first ever [[March Madness 2013]]. In the end, the [[Goofy Goobers]] won. Near the end of March, a Representative election was held. ExKizuna, ClassicNickelodeonFan1, and UnlimitedCha became new Representatives. | The beginning of the year saw the release of SpongeBob Universe on January 1, 2013 and the release of Orca 8.3. Almost immediately following the release of the incomplete SBU, the popularity and hype of the site collapsed. Aquatic Nuggets became a Manager and Old Man Jenkins became a Cashier respectively on January 18th, 2013. A new Representative had to be chosen due to OMJ becoming a Cashier, and an election was held, which Crushingmayhem won. The forum redecorated for Valentine's Day in February. During February, a new signature rule was put in place limiting the sizes of images in signatures. March was extremely active and proved to be an eventful month with the first ever [[March Madness 2013]]. In the end, the [[Goofy Goobers]] won. Near the end of March, a Representative election was held. ExKizuna, ClassicNickelodeonFan1, and UnlimitedCha became new Representatives. | ||
On April 1st, 2013, the site had its annual April Fools prank, where the staff posted as SpongeBob characters and the forum names were messed with, much like 2012's. On the night of April 18th, 2013, a prank was pulled by several staff members, claiming the site had been taken over. The incident has been now coined as " | On April 1st, 2013, the site had its annual April Fools prank, where the staff posted as SpongeBob characters and the forum names were messed with, much like 2012's. On the night of April 18th, 2013, a prank was pulled by several staff members, claiming the site had been taken over. The incident has been now coined as "Hack-E Sack Prank", which was the name of the topic made regarding it. Many users were frustrated with the joke, not finding it funny. The staff later apologized for the event after much debate. | ||
A Member Appreciation Day event, also known as Customer Appreciation Day, was held April 27, 2013 to make up for the prank and give users a much deserved gift. It was an extreme success. | A Member Appreciation Day event, also known as Customer Appreciation Day, was held April 27, 2013 to make up for the prank and give users a much deserved gift. It was an extreme success. | ||
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The first Spin-Off Festival in over two years began on May 31, 2013 and ended on June 10, 2013, kicking off summer activities. In June, a staff shakeup in which two long-serving administrators ([[TVGuy347]] and [[jjsthekid]]) resigned and left their posts on June 5, 2013, due to a fight in a [[SpongeBob Jeopardy!]] game. tvguy chose Aquatic Nuggets as the succeeding [[Director in Chief]], and Nuggets in turn selected [[Clappy]] as jjs's successor. | The first Spin-Off Festival in over two years began on May 31, 2013 and ended on June 10, 2013, kicking off summer activities. In June, a staff shakeup in which two long-serving administrators ([[TVGuy347]] and [[jjsthekid]]) resigned and left their posts on June 5, 2013, due to a fight in a [[SpongeBob Jeopardy!]] game. tvguy chose Aquatic Nuggets as the succeeding [[Director in Chief]], and Nuggets in turn selected [[Clappy]] as jjs's successor. | ||
In July 2013, SBU relaunched along with [[Oceans 9|Oceans]]. Oceans 9 received a mixed feedback, but SBU had failed yet again because of incomplete features. During July 2013, | In July 2013, SBU relaunched along with [[Oceans 9|Oceans]]. Oceans 9 received a mixed feedback, but SBU had failed yet again because of incomplete features. During July 2013, controversy involving spin-offs became widespread on the board due to the increasing amount of joke works. On August 10th, 2013, tvguy and jjs both returned to the staff. | ||
On August 23rd, SBC shut down because the server fee wasn't paid. It returned on August 27th. On September 1st, Nuggets launched the Good Fridays project to rejuvenate interest in SBC's upcoming plans. On September 14th, 2013, an SBC After Dark event was held which turned out to be a success. | On August 23rd, SBC shut down because the server fee wasn't paid. It returned on August 27th. On September 1st, Nuggets launched the Good Fridays project to rejuvenate interest in SBC's upcoming plans. On September 14th, 2013, an SBC After Dark event was held which turned out to be a success. | ||
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* [[Customer Appreciation Day]] | * [[Customer Appreciation Day]] | ||
* [[Spin-Off Festival 4]] | * [[Spin-Off Festival 4]] | ||
* [[SBC After Dark]] | * [[SBC After Dark]] | ||
* [[Octerror Fest 2013]] | * [[Octerror Fest 2013]] | ||
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* [[SpongeBoard]] | * [[SpongeBoard]] | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
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