Interview of a JetPunker #35 - Gademotsili99

On a cold day of early January 2025...

We will really need this group quite soon.

Some great efforts deserve to be spotlighted in one way or an other.

Thanks a lot for the compliment Poirot!

Oh yes I definitely would mon ami!

One month later...

We have waited enough, let's start this interview! First, could you present yourself on JetPunk quickly for our readers who don’t know you?

Sure! I am an 18 year old user from Greece. I am a relatively new user, having joined in June 2024. I have made many quizzes and blogs and have appeared in the 2024 Year in Review... A great pride of mine!

Really impressive in just a few months, indeed!

Before really starting, could you explain us what your pseudonym means?

Ahh my name. Many have asked. So essentially, I obviously didn't want to put anything related to my personal details and just chose from a social media comment section I saw in Greek. Specifically, Gademo- means a unlucky/jinxer and Tsili was the name of that said social media creator. 99 was also random, but better than the 88 I had at first.

I have thought of changing the name many times, but at this point, it's part of my JP adventure...

Definitely! Since you evoke it, let's jump into your JetPunk adventure. You are well-known for your involvment in the development of the Greek section. Could you tell us what exactly you are doing and why it's important to you?

Essentially, it all started with me meeting another fellow Greek, MasterRocket! We both wanted to contribute to the pretty inactive, as of then, Greek section and that is probably why you may see Greek quiz notifications every day!

What we do is rather simple:

1. We make quizzes, either our ideas or translations of English quizzes, mostly to our accounts, but there have been efforts to translate quizzes for other users, as well!

2. In blogs, I have created a Greek rub and a Greek Frontpage, updated every Monday with 4 new quizzes

3. We even managed to make a Greek Auto-Translator, with more than 1,000 unique answers and type-ins, with the help of Astana!

As a whole, I think that the Greek section is my passion and one day, I believe our efforts will be rewarded with the arrival of more Greek users for a greater Greek section!

Your dedication is a pleasure to see! Congratulations and thanks to both you and Rocket for your efforts!

You are also a pretty active blogger, considering the fact that you published 24 blogs in only two months. What do you like in writing blogs? And what do you think of the current state of the blog section?

First of all, while I do like writing blogs sometimes, I wouldn't consider myself a blogger. As you may easily see, most of my blogs were from the first days, which was because of the hype and the many ideas I had accumulated during the 6-month wait.

What I find good about blogging, though, especially on JetPunk, is that you can talk about whatever theme you want, without getting hate, like you normally would on social media or reddit

In my opinion, blogs are currently in a good state, with most of them being of acceptable quality and not too much spam. On the other hand, some people may find that there are way too many story blogs, but personally I don't care that much. If there's something I am personally not interested in, I will just not read it, while other people might like it, though!

It seems to be the best behaviour to adopt in such a situation.

Beside the Greek section, you are also a talented quizmaker who already received several features. Could you tell us what inspires you?

Thanks for the compliment! I think the major inspiration for making quizzes from the beginning has been my general love for JetPunk and my will to educate people on various subjects whenever possible, or in some cases, just experimenting and trying to see my limits. Also, the support of the fellow JetPunkers is a great deal!

In one of your blogs, you explain how to create SVG quizzes on mobile. Do you mostly or even only use JetPunk on a smartphone? Would you say that it's more difficult to create JetPunk content on such a device?

Yes, indeed, I am one of the few who use JetPunk on mobile... Now that isn't necessarily a bad thing, as there are not that many limitations on mobile, but the great problem is indeed SVG's. I tried to single-handedly combat this problem with this blog, but unfortunately I hadn't read the fine detail of the only 15-day free trial. Whatever, I did make some good quizzes with that tool anyways!

It's undeniable. And even without it, you are doing a great job in quizmaking.

Which of your own quizzes are you the proudest of?

Oh... That is a tough question... I like many quizzes of mine, like the Reversed Map quizzes or Guess the Footballers by their Career Paths series, which got 3 features in Spanish and 1 in Polish or the French Cities in Greek, which also got featured, but my favourite got to be this: Comarcas of Spain with a Map. Now it wasn't an 1000-hour project, but still it was my greatest one to date!

And what about blogs?

Probably the How to make SVG Maps in Mobile, along with the Greek Year in Review I made! To be honest I still read it with great pride!

You definitely can! Year in Review blogs are always a huge work, I talk from experience.

Do you have big projects of quizzes or blogs in preparation?

To be fair, not really. I am doing a series in Greek currently, but it isn't anything crazy. I mostly have small projects that I want to continue and eventually finish!

As for blogs, I would like to make a blog about my vacation on Switzerland and the French towns of Annecy and Chamonix, but that will have to wait until I find the inspiration to do so!

🚨FRANCE MENTIONED🚨

“JetPunk Actuality Question”: A minesweeper was recently added on the site. What do you think about that? Do you like playing JetPunk minigames in general?

Minesweeper is a great game in general and of course, I think it is a great addition to JetPunk, for people to take a break from other, more tiresome activities of the site.

And I think that fact applies for most of the minigames. The purpose of their existence isn't becoming a trivial part of the site, but rather just a side-hustle, once in a while

Don't tell that to SilverDog...

What is the most important event in your life as a JetPunker?

I may sound arrogant saying this, but it might actually be the recognition and positive reputation I have earned by some of the greatest JetPunkers! That is because, as you know better than everyone, in a site with no actual rewards for anything, the respect is everything! It is what keeps you going!

Definitely. And you are not arrogant by telling it.

If you had to describe your JetPunk adventure in one word, what would it be?

This is a great question! I would say something along the lines of "dedication". The word is self-explanatory and I think I fill the criteria of being a very dedicated user to all my projects and greater goals!

Would you change something to your JetPunk adventure, if it was possible?

As of now, I don't know. Never translating the 2024 news to French definitely comes to mind, but thinking about it, thanks to your and Ravi's help, it actually helped me to realise some things long-term and at the end of the day, if anything, I contributed to punkfrancais!

Yeah, that's a rare privilege! And recognising that we can learn from our mistakes of the past is great sign of maturity.

If you had to choose just three JetPunkers for their quizzes, who would they be?

Dimby, overtired, JustJoshing.

Also SpiritOfFire is another one who, along with the others revolutionised JetPunk quizzes, with the Canadian teacher even inspiring for a new quiz type!

And for their blogs?

You, toowise, Astana.

May sound too cliche, but all 3 have made great blogs that are generally liked! Also, I would like to point out at LuckyCat and KiloNova, who have made some great blogs, despite being newer in this part of the site!

Thank you for the mention, that's an honour!

What are your passions in life outside JetPunk?

If you know me, you know it's football! I love playing it, I love watching it, I just love it!

Also, travelling is something I haven't really got round to doing too much, but whatever, who doesn't have a passion for travelling?

Let's see if some of our dear readers disagree with that...

You are pretty active on the Message Board. What do you think of this part of the site?

What do you hope for JetPunk development in the next few months?

Realistically, I don't really have any suggestions as of now. JetPunk is as good as ever and the work QM, Stewart and the trusted users have put is INSANE and I can only thank them all for their work!

Now, unrealistically, I want...... You know what, I won't even say it, you all know it!

We are now reaching the end... Do you have a message to pass to the whole JetPunk community (or at least to the few users reading these blogs…)?

Nothing specifically I guess! Just a thank you to everyone who read through the whole interview! And another thank you to the entire community, who have always been there, ready to help!