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Five on Friday was started in an effort to take the best questions from the forums and display them on the Ultima Online homepage so that a greater number of players could view the answers. It was originally written by [[John "Wilki" Wilkinson|Wilki]], but was later taken over by [[E. Jeremy Dalberg|Jeremy]] when [[John "Wilki" Wilkinson|Wilki]] become a Designer.
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'''Five on Friday''' was an effort to take important questions asked by the playerbase at various disparate venues and display them in one prominent place on the [[Ultima Online]] homepage so that a greater number of players could view the answers. It was originally written by [[Wilki]] (Mr. John Wilkinson), was later entrusted to [[Jeremy]] (Ms. E. Jeremy Dalberg) when [[Wilki]] become a Designer in November, 2006; was then taken over by [[Joanne]] (Joanne Laroche) when [[Jeremy]] left the company on October 31, 2008; and was delegated to Chrissay (Chrissay Zeeman) after becoming Community Coordinator on January 22, 2009.
  
 
It was decided that the number of questions each week would be five in order to maintain consistency, although this number has not always been strictly adhered to, and that they would be culled from various forum posts and other sources throughout the week and presented on Friday before most of the development team went home for the weekend. Some of the questions were originally answered on the forums and copied and/or modified to fit in the Five on Friday, and some were only answered in the Five on Friday.
 
It was decided that the number of questions each week would be five in order to maintain consistency, although this number has not always been strictly adhered to, and that they would be culled from various forum posts and other sources throughout the week and presented on Friday before most of the development team went home for the weekend. Some of the questions were originally answered on the forums and copied and/or modified to fit in the Five on Friday, and some were only answered in the Five on Friday.
  
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It is common for controversy over the Five on Friday questions to break out on the forums. Arguments frequently arise if less than five questions have been answered, if some of the questions were never actually asked by anyone, or if some or all of the questions are in fact not questions at all, but are actually in-character conversations in support of recent in-game events, general announcements, or other, non-question entries.
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After Chrissay left EA in early November, 2009, the Five on Friday was replaced by an [http://vboards.stratics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=480 "Ask the Devs" forum] on Stratics[http://vboards.stratics.com/showthread.php?t=175354] and occasional '''FAQ Friday'''s. In September, 2012, Five on Friday was replaced by '''Ask & Answer'''.
  
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Some time in January 2007, [[E. Jeremy Dalberg|Jeremy]] began naming the Five on Fridays with oddly alliterated titles. Also, after repeated complaints concerning the reliability of the information from old Five on Fridays, she retroactively added a disclaimer to every Five on Friday. It is as follows:
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==Alliteration==
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Beginning on [[Five on Friday - January 26, 2007|January 26, 2007]], [[Jeremy]] began naming the Five on Fridays with oddly alliterated titles. Then on February 8, 2008, she made a forum post on Stratics asking for input on whether or not she could break from this theme as she was running out of words beginning with the letter F. After much discussion, it was decided that the alliteration would continue, but that the choice of letters would be expanded to include the entire alphabet. This plan was only followed for a short time, however, and the Five on Fridays went on to possess names of all configurations.
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'''<span style="color:red;">PLEASE NOTE:</span> The Five on Friday archives are not updated with each patch. Please take older documents with a grain of salt, as they may be inaccurate.'''
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==Disclaimer==
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After repeated complaints concerning the reliability of the information from old Five on Fridays, [[Jeremy]] retroactively added a disclaimer to every Five on Friday. It is as follows:
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: '''{{Colored Text|color=FF0000|text=PLEASE NOTE:}} The Five on Friday archives are not updated with each patch. Please take older documents with a grain of salt, as they may be inaccurate.'''
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==Controversy==
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It was common for controversy over the Five on Friday questions to break out on the forums. Arguments frequently arose if less than five questions had been answered, if some of the questions were never actually asked by anyone, or if some or all of the questions were in fact not questions at all, but were actually in-character conversations in support of recent in-game events, general announcements, or other, non-question items.
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==List of Ask & Answers==
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These are all of the Ask & Answers, listed in reverse chronological order.
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===2013===
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====May====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 20]] - May 6, 2013
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====April====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 19]] - April 29, 2013
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====March====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 18]] - March 25, 2013
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 17]] - March 19, 2013
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 16]] - March 5, 2013
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====February====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 15]] - February 11, 2013
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 14]] - February 04, 2013
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====January====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 13]] - January 25, 2013
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===2012===
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====December====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 12]] - December 03, 2012
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====November====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 11]] - November 19, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 10]] - November 12, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 9]] - November 5, 2012
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====October====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 8]] - October 31, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 7]] - October 23, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 6]] - October 15, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 5]] - October 9, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 4]] - October 1, 2012
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====September====
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 3]] - September 24, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 2]] - September 17, 2012
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* [[Ask & Answer No. 1]] - September 10, 2012
  
 
==List of Five on Fridays==
 
==List of Five on Fridays==
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These are all of the Five on Fridays to date, in reverse chronological order.
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These are all of the Five on Fridays, listed in reverse chronological order.
  
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'''Note:''' More recently, Five on Fridays have been posted either on Saturday morning, or so late on Friday night as to be Saturday morning for most time zones. Their associated dates reflect this. Also note that some weeks are missing due to them coinciding with various holidays, meaning no Five on Friday was posted for those weeks.
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'''Note:''' Some Five on Fridays were posted either on Saturday morning, or so late on Friday night as to be Saturday morning for most time zones. Some other Five on Fridays were posted on Thursday due to the development team needing to leave on Friday to reach a Town Hall or other event. Their associated dates reflect this. Also note that some weeks are missing due to them coinciding with various holidays or other events, meaning that no Five on Friday was posted for those weeks.
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===2011===
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====January====
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* [[FAQ Friday 7 - January 28, 2011]] - Extra Fishy Edition
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===2010===
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====November====
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* [[FAQ Friday 6 - November 12, 2010‎]]
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* [[FAQ Friday 5 - November 5, 2010‎]]
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====October====
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* [[FAQ Friday 4 - October 8, 2010‎]]
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* [[FAQ Friday 3 - October 1, 2010‎]]
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====September====
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* [[FAQ Friday 2 - September 24, 2010‎]]
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* [[FAQ Friday 1 - September 17, 2010‎]]
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===2009===
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====November====
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* [[Five on Friday - November 6, 2009]] - We're Jammin'
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====October====
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* [[Five on Friday - October 30, 2009]] - Happy Halloween!
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* [[Five on Friday - October 23, 2009]] - ooOOOooooOOOoo
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* [[Five on Friday - October 16, 2009]] - C:/DOS, C:/DOS/RUN, RUN/DOS/RUN
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* [[Five on Friday - October 9, 2009]] - Pub 61 is Out the Door
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* [[Five on Friday - October 3, 2009]] - No Wammy No Wammy Big Bux Big Bux
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====September====
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* [[Five on Friday - September 25, 2009]] - Extra Extra Read All About It
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* [[Five on Friday - September 18, 2009]] - I'll Take Stygian Abyss for $200 Alex
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* [[Five on Friday - September 11, 2009]] - Woo Hoo Stygian Abyss is Here
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* [[Five on Friday - September 4, 2009]] - Only a Few More Days!
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====August====
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* [[Five on Friday - August 28, 2009]] - TGIF
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* [[Five on Friday - August 21, 2009]] - Imbuing Imbuing Imbuing
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* [[Five on Friday - August 14, 2009]] - Open Beta FAQ
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* [[Five on Friday - August 7, 2009]] - 01010011 01000001
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====July====
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* [[Five on Friday - July 31, 2009]] - Gargoyles Can Fly
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* [[Five on Friday - July 24, 2009]] - 01010101 01001111
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* [[Five on Friday - July 17, 2009]] - Blackrock Rocks Your Socks!
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* [[Five on Friday - July 10, 2009]] - Jack of All Trades
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* [[Five on Friday - July 3, 2009]] - Happy 4th of July
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====June====
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* [[Five on Friday - June 26, 2009]] - Summer Summer Summer Time
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* [[Five on Friday - June 19, 2009]] - Three Times the Charm
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* [[Five on Friday - June 12, 2009]] - Have a great weekend!
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* [[Five on Friday - June 5, 2009]] - Beta Launch
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====May====
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* [[Five on Friday - May 29, 2009]] - Fantastic Friday
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* [[Five on Friday - May 22, 2009]] - I'll Be Back
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* [[Five on Friday - May 15, 2009]] - Summer is Around the Corner
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* [[Five on Friday - May 8, 2009]] - Factions, Factions Factions
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* [[Five on Friday - May 1, 2009]] - Uno De Mayo!
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====April====
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* [[Five on Friday - April 24, 2009]] - Summer is around the Corner
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* [[Five on Friday - April 17, 2009]] - Tweet Tweet Tweet
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* [[Five on Friday - April 10, 2009]] - It's Friday, Go Frolick
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* [[Five on Friday - April 3, 2009]] - Spring Showers
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====March====
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* [[Five on Friday - March 27, 2009]] - Happy Friday!!
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* [[Five on Friday - March 20, 2009]] - More Live Questions
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* [[Five on Friday - March 13, 2009]] - It's Friday!
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* [[Five on Friday - March 6, 2009]] - Friday Friday Friday
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====February====
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* [[Five on Friday - February 27, 2009]] - Fun Friday Facts
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* [[Five on Friday - February 20, 2009]] - Faction Questions This Friday
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* [[Five on Friday - February 13, 2009]] - Valentine Cupids
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* [[Five on Friday - February 6, 2009]] - More Than Five This Friday
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====January====
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* [[Five on Friday - January 30, 2009]] - Horde Minions and Pink Bunnies
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* [[Five on Friday - January 23, 2009]] - Chrissay's First FoF!
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* [[Five on Friday - January 16, 2009]] - Virtue and Weddings
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* [[Five on Friday - January 9, 2009]] - Exactly Five on Friday
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===2008===
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====December====
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* [[Five on Friday - December 19, 2008]] - Event Moderators and Icy Patches
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* [[Five on Friday - December 5, 2008]] - Bandaids and Thieves
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====November====
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* [[Five on Friday - November 21, 2008]] - Skill Caps and Braziers
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* [[Five on Friday - November 14, 2008]] - OSI and Holiday Gifts
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* [[Five on Friday - November 7, 2008]] - Blessed Spellbooks & More
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====October====
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* [[Five on Friday - October 24, 2008]] - Mystic Insight
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* [[Five on Friday - October 10, 2008]] - Fifty-six Forever
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* [[Five on Friday - October 3, 2008]] - Party On
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====September====
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* [[Five on Friday - September 26, 2008]] - Happy Birthday!
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* [[Five on Friday - September 19, 2008]] - Far Away
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* [[Five on Friday - September 12, 2008]] - Storm Coming
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* [[Five on Friday - September 5, 2008]] - Goodness Gracious
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====August====
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* [[Five on Friday - August 28, 2008]] - Almost There!
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* [[Five on Friday - August 22, 2008]] - Anticipation is Good for You
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* [[Five on Friday - August 15, 2008]] - Green Things Growing
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* [[Five on Friday - August 8, 2008]] - Parrying and Potting
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* [[Five on Friday - August 1, 2008]] - Home Again
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====July====
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* [[Five on Friday - July 24, 2008]] - Sunny California
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* [[Five on Friday - July 18, 2008]] - Dark Doings
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* [[Five on Friday - July 11, 2008]] - Not Really the Five on Friday
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* [[Five on Friday - July 3, 2008]] - Far, Far Away
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====June====
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* [[Five on Friday - June 27, 2008]] - This n That
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* [[Five on Friday - June 20, 2008]] - Happy Solstice!
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* [[Five on Friday - June 13, 2008]] - It's Hot!
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* [[Five on Friday - June 6, 2008]] - Details, Details
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====May====
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* [[Five on Friday - May 30, 2008]] - Housecleaning
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* [[Five on Friday - May 23, 2008]] - A Patch Note Preview
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* [[Five on Friday - May 16, 2008]] - Curses!
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* [[Five on Friday - May 9, 2008]] - The Vanguard Approaches
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* [[Five on Friday - May 2, 2008]] - Happy Birthday!
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====April====
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* [[Five on Friday - April 25, 2008]] - [[Publish 52]] Is Coming!
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* [[Five on Friday - April 18, 2008]] - Looking Forward
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* [[Five on Friday - April 4, 2008]] - That Time Again
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====March====
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* [[Five on Friday - March 28, 2008]] - Time's Passing
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* [[Five on Friday - March 21, 2008]] - Prickly Publishes
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* [[Five on Friday - March 14, 2008]] - Antsy with Anticipation
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* [[Five on Friday - March 7, 2008]] - Triple Digits
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====February====
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* [[Five on Friday - February 29, 2008]] - Fiddly Bits
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* [[Five on Friday - February 22, 2008]] - Asked and Answered
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* [[Five on Friday - February 15, 2008]] - What a Week!
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* [[Five on Friday - February 8, 2008]] - Spring Has Sprung!
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* [[Five on Friday - February 1, 2008]] - Finally Friday
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====January====
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* [[Five on Friday - January 25, 2008]] - Fletching, Finally
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* [[Five on Friday - January 18, 2008]] - Fearsome Frailty
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* [[Five on Friday - January 11, 2008]] - Fount of Facts
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* [[Five on Friday - January 4, 2008]] - Happy New Year!
  
 
===2007===
 
===2007===
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====December====
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* [[Five on Friday - December 21, 2007]] - Documentation Frenzy!
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* [[Five on Friday - December 14, 2007]] - Year In Review
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* [[Five on Friday - December 7, 2007]] - The QA Team's Special Requests
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====November====
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* [[Five on Friday - November 30, 2007]] - Fond Farewells
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* [[Five on Friday - November 16, 2007]] - Feast then Famine
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* [[Five on Friday - November 9, 2007]] - Finding Fatalities
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* [[Five on Friday - November 2, 2007]] - Fencing Under Fire
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====October====
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* [[Five on Friday - October 26, 2007]] - Falling Fundament
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* [[Five on Friday - October 19, 2007]] - Former and Future Faces
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* [[Five on Friday - October 12, 2007]] - Future Features
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* [[Five on Friday - October 5, 2007]] - Focus and Fairness
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====September====
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* [[Five on Friday - September 28, 2007]] - Festivities and Feats
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* [[Five on Friday - September 21, 2007]] - Fixing Follies
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* [[Five on Friday - September 14, 2007]] - Founding Father
  
 
====August====
 
====August====
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* [[Five on Friday - August 31, 2007]] - Feathered Friends
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* [[Five on Friday - August 23, 2007]] - Early!
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* [[Five on Friday - August 17, 2007]] - Flying Fast
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* [[Five on Friday - August 10, 2007]] - Faultlines and Fortune
 
* [[Five on Friday - August 3, 2007]] - Finding and Fixing
 
* [[Five on Friday - August 3, 2007]] - Finding and Fixing
  
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* [[Five on Friday - March 24, 2006]]
 
* [[Five on Friday - March 24, 2006]]
 
* [[Five on Friday - March 17, 2006]]
 
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==See Also==
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* [[UOGuide:Directory|Directory]]
  
 
[[Category:Directory]]
 
[[Category:Directory]]

Latest revision as of 11:50, 20 May 2013

Five on Friday was an effort to take important questions asked by the playerbase at various disparate venues and display them in one prominent place on the Ultima Online homepage so that a greater number of players could view the answers. It was originally written by Wilki (Mr. John Wilkinson), was later entrusted to Jeremy (Ms. E. Jeremy Dalberg) when Wilki become a Designer in November, 2006; was then taken over by Joanne (Joanne Laroche) when Jeremy left the company on October 31, 2008; and was delegated to Chrissay (Chrissay Zeeman) after becoming Community Coordinator on January 22, 2009.

It was decided that the number of questions each week would be five in order to maintain consistency, although this number has not always been strictly adhered to, and that they would be culled from various forum posts and other sources throughout the week and presented on Friday before most of the development team went home for the weekend. Some of the questions were originally answered on the forums and copied and/or modified to fit in the Five on Friday, and some were only answered in the Five on Friday.

After Chrissay left EA in early November, 2009, the Five on Friday was replaced by an "Ask the Devs" forum on Stratics[1] and occasional FAQ Fridays. In September, 2012, Five on Friday was replaced by Ask & Answer.

Alliteration

Beginning on January 26, 2007, Jeremy began naming the Five on Fridays with oddly alliterated titles. Then on February 8, 2008, she made a forum post on Stratics asking for input on whether or not she could break from this theme as she was running out of words beginning with the letter F. After much discussion, it was decided that the alliteration would continue, but that the choice of letters would be expanded to include the entire alphabet. This plan was only followed for a short time, however, and the Five on Fridays went on to possess names of all configurations.

Disclaimer

After repeated complaints concerning the reliability of the information from old Five on Fridays, Jeremy retroactively added a disclaimer to every Five on Friday. It is as follows:

PLEASE NOTE: The Five on Friday archives are not updated with each patch. Please take older documents with a grain of salt, as they may be inaccurate.

Controversy

It was common for controversy over the Five on Friday questions to break out on the forums. Arguments frequently arose if less than five questions had been answered, if some of the questions were never actually asked by anyone, or if some or all of the questions were in fact not questions at all, but were actually in-character conversations in support of recent in-game events, general announcements, or other, non-question items.

List of Ask & Answers

These are all of the Ask & Answers, listed in reverse chronological order.

2013

May

April

March

February

January

2012

December

November

October

September

List of Five on Fridays

These are all of the Five on Fridays, listed in reverse chronological order.

Note: Some Five on Fridays were posted either on Saturday morning, or so late on Friday night as to be Saturday morning for most time zones. Some other Five on Fridays were posted on Thursday due to the development team needing to leave on Friday to reach a Town Hall or other event. Their associated dates reflect this. Also note that some weeks are missing due to them coinciding with various holidays or other events, meaning that no Five on Friday was posted for those weeks.

2011

January

2010

November

October

September

2009

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

2008

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

2007

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

2006

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

See Also

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