5 Years of JetPunk: A Thank You

Sometime in the spring of 2013, I searched "how many countries do I know" on Google and took the Countries of the World Quiz for the first time. After finishing the quiz (on which my score was 61/196), I left the site and didn't think about it for awhile. But then every week I would come back to try improving my score, and eventually after a month or so I began to start looking elsewhere in the site. This was the start of my experience on Jetpunk.
Despite using the site quite frequently, I didn't actually make an account until over two years later, mostly because I wanted to comment on quizzes (which, looking back on it, wasn't such a good idea because they were almost always 100% with 47 seconds left and I'm only 10!!!!!). Today marks the 5th anniversary of that day.

My first quiz doesn't exist anymore. Neither do my second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth. My seventh quiz (my earliest remaining one) looks completely different than it did when I first created it. In fact, the oldest quiz I have that has stayed the same since its creation is my European Imperialism Quiz, which I made to study for a history test in the seventh grade. I've tried to improve on every quiz I've made, whether that be by adding more answers, SVGs, or just doing more in-depth research to understand the topic better.

I've really only become confident in my quizmaking the past year or so, starting about the time I joined the Jetpunk Discord. When checking out the subreddit, I stumbled across an invite link to the server and joined what quickly became my favorite community ever. A collection of both casual and dedicated Jetpunkers, from those that just discovered the site and haven't made any quizzes to some of the most well-known quizmakers who have been around for years. It's a great community and if you haven't already joined I strongly suggest that you do. Not only is it a great way to connect with others who have the same interests as you, but the people there are always happy to help with quizmaking questions or concerns. The server is the way that I first learned to make Multiple Valid Answer and SVG quizzes, and nearly all of the quizzes I have made in the last year were influenced at least partially by something from the Discord. If you haven't figured it out yet, this whole paragraph is just an advertisement, but I feel the need to because it's an amazing community and has helped me so much.

I'd also like to talk about some of the users that have helped or inspired me throughout my time on Jetpunk:
ander217 - one of the first Jetpunkers I became aware of and a familiar name to anyone who reads the comment sections of quizzes, ander's stories always fascinated me, and still do. Everytime I come across a new one of her comments, I get a glimpse into another world that I've never been able to experience. And this goes for all anecdotal comments, really; ander is just someone who does it consistently and whose comments I enjoy reading every time.
kalbahamut - debatably the most famous Jetpunk user ever, just about anyone who has been using the site longer than a week has come across his name at least once. Whether you agree with his opinions or not (and oftentimes I don't), it's undeniable the impact he has had on this community. Whenever he gets into an argument with another user the comment thread is extremely entertaining to read, and I appreciate that Kal isn't afraid to offend anyone, no matter what side of the political or social spectrum they may fall under. His methods of reasoning have made me think about things in completely new ways, and I always learn something from his anecdotal comments.
Stewart - I vaguely knew about Stewart because of his unique map and SVG quizzes but I wasn't too familiar with him, until I joined the Jetpunk Discord in March 2019. Stewart is the admin of the server, and he helped me to make my first SVG quizzes last summer. He's done an insane amount of work for Jetpunk, incorporating suggestions from those of us on the Discord and doing huge updates like User Analytics (which I use hourly) and more recently the SVG Update. As I've gotten to know him better I learned that not only is he amazing at quizmaking, but also a great person that I'm happy I have been able to get to know.
IAB - one of the other quizmakers known for making huge quizzes, I met IAB through the Jetpunk Discord as well, all the way back when he had only one feature. He has helped me with map quizzes and just been in general a great person to talk to. Seeing him work on projects like his subdivision series for months gave me inspiration to make larger and more complex quizzes, especially ones with maps.
Jiaozira - my favorite quizmaker for a long time, Jiaozira is an amazing mapmaker whose level of skill I strive to achieve in every quiz I make. I've never seen a Jiao quiz I didn't love, and if you haven't checked out anything he's made I strongly suggest you do.

If you didn't notice, the sections have slowly been getting shorter as the blog goes along. This is because I only have 30 minutes until today is over and I'm trying to get it done so this is all I'll write. Have a great day everyone!