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I haven't been around much lately. Unfortunately, due to a full-time job and three kids, that isn't going to change in the near future. I assist as an audio mod, and maintain D0GMA's BP Ranks list, but I'll be passing the latter over to the deserving AfroStud (aka he of many names) before long, having been updating it for nearly a year. I apologise for my past and future absence from the forums, and I really do appreciate the respect and, dare I say it, love, that has been shown to me by this community.
Don't get me wrong, I won't be deserting NG totally: it has been responsible for getting me a job that pays a decent wage to make Flash games, and for that I am extremely thankful. I will still be around occasionally, and hopefully enough to prevent Wade from demodding me for security reasons, but browsing the forums all day is no longer an option.
While I'm making this post, I would like to thank a few people for being cool. If you're not on here, then I may well just not have remembered to put you in... I am a geriatric, after all. THIS IS THE CLAUSE THAT SAYS 'THANKS!' TO ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVEN'T NAMED INDIVIDUALLY.
Firstly, of course, the admins:
Tom: I owe you much. Since I discovered Newgrounds back in 2003, it's changed my life - from submitting movies and games just for the pleasure of getting feedback and exposure, to actually helping get me a job doing something I enjoy. Thank you.
liljim: I would still like to meet up with you at some point. Hopefully one of these days both of us can find the spare time.
Wade: I wouldn't say we have a close relationship, but I respect the work you put in to trying to make NG a better place, more often than not fighting against resistance all the way. Have a bong =D
The Mod team: Lost track of how long I've been a mod now, but there's no member of the mod team that I dislike. I was going to list them, but basically the entire lot are fucking great, so there's not much point.
Wi/Ht: My first home on the BBS, specifically D0GMA's 51+ Ranks thread. Don't diss Wi/Ht, it contains some of the most helpful people on NG. Plus, the stat-whores (I include myself amongst these). Anyway, these people have been magnificent, each in their own way:
D0GMA, ramagi, gfoxcook, RedCircle, lightning, Tommy, Newgrundling, biteme2514, Kronno, Syme, MPS, AfroUnderscoreStud, absent, jonthomson, Myst, the-phantom-spancker, wismty, Joe, ShittyKitty, BonusStage, schneelocke, Coop83, Casualty, Major-punk, Iscaryrules, Inuyasha, pepeatumi, SlashFirestorm, MetalDart, Tannerite, harryjarry, Bahamut7, Frostbreath, PureLionHeart, XIIVI, M-A-R-C-U-S, Wylo, Qwoxyl, carmelhadinosaur, Slightly-Crazy-Dude, Shpouiten, j00bie, Nijsse, and probably many many others I've forgotten.
Flash:Probably my biggest NG regret currently is the fact that I had to withdraw from the Flash forum, and eventually ask for AS: Main to be locked. There was a great sense of community and fun in there, and although there will always be those who knock others down to make themselves seem bigger. I'm happy to see that Tyler (Glaiel-Gamer) and John (jmtb02) are pulling the community together and inspiring Flashers and forum-goers alike to better things. Respect goes out to:
Luis, Afro-Ninja, NegativeOne, jmtb02, Inglor, Johnny, Glaiel-Gamer, liam, KaynSlamdyke, orb, The-Super-Flash-Bros, Kirk-Cocaine, BlackmarketKraig, Deathcon7, 23450, different, AITD, authorblues, cicla, DarkfireBlaze, -dELta-, fwe, GooGum, Senti, GuntherSwahn, hashbrown, JackSmack, JamesPrankard, Joelasticot, Khao, LuckyDesign, Mogly, Rantzien, TrueDarkness, Thomas, Vengeance, and again many others I forgot.
Audio:
There are some cool dudes in there. Go visit sometime.
Khuskan, Rucklo, LJCoffee, Chronamut, Erkie, Anima-Theory, B0UNC3, Piepie, Bjra, JonH2O, GoreBastard, WinTang, OCON, Flashburn, MaestroSorrow, speedmetalmessiah and goddamnit if I haven't forgotten a load more.
General:
Not normally a place I tend to hang out, but some users here are pretty entertaining, for various reasons. The majority of the cream have been modded for obvious reasons. There are too many interesting users to list, so I'll just say: you're all fucking monkeys HAHAHAHAHAH jk wtf lolroflmao <3
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