At 2/10/10 11:58 AM, Fro wrote:
Everyone has their own signature. For example my signature is ~ Review Request Club ~.

alright, thanks Fro, I think I'll just use that. Simple enough.

Rawr, I'll just sit and review what I can because I don't find the time to come on much anymore, so no 100% completions and such.

Lol, I was looking through the old pages of this thread, and I experienced deep nostalgia, hehe xD. I also found out 3 things:

1.) I was doing the updates wrong. The requests list comes BEFORE the Member's Update. I suck.

2.) In my Member's Updates, whenever a new member joined the list, I forgot to write down NEW! next to them. I suck again.

3.) We need new rules/guidelines. Here are some more modern rules/guidelines, edited by me from Sonofkirk's rules/guidelines in Page 15. I added some more questions in the FAQ, updated the rules and fixed some of Sonofkirk's grammar xD.

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This club aims to increase the exposure of the most under-rated Newgrounds music, art and flash artists. The other major purpose of the club is to offer the Newgrounds artists high quality feedback so they can constantly improve their work.

To the requesters:
Every Newgrounds user is allowed to request a review as soon as he submitted something. To get your work reviewed, don't post here without thinking but follow these few rules:

- Post a direct link to the submission(s) you want reviewed.
- Make no more than 3 requests between two updates (that's one week).
- Please respond to reviews, reviewers like it and some of them are statwho... oh wait, interested in stats.
- Be patient. Due to the points system, you may not see reviews until up to two weeks after you requested, or if you requested more than 1 Audio submission, you may not see reviews on your second submission up until 3 weeks after you requested, and you may not see reviews on your third submission up until 4 weeks after you requested.
- Do NOT request without posting a link, be kind, reviewers are not robots.
- Do NOT just say "Review everything" or just link to your profile.
- Do NOT request reviews for the same submission more than once.
- Do NOT request reviews for a submission with over 50 reviews.
- Unless you are a club member, only request reviews for YOUR OWN submissions.

To the reviewers:
If you want to join the club and complete requests, simply post in the thread saying you would like to join. Then, regular members will go through your reviews and determine if they are good enough to be part of the club. Your reviews are required to be useful, developed and well organised. If you need help with writing good reviews, read Fro's guide to writing helpful reviews.

Once you are accepted, you can start reviewing stuff. If you are a new member of the club and once you understand how the point system works, please post - one or two days before the update - the total points you've earned during the week. This is considered as your application form, and if you fail to do so, you will NOT be added to the club.

Points System:
List updaters will keep track of each member's points in order to build a list. You don't need to post your points before each update but you can keep track of your score on your own so any error can be fixed. This is how points are counted:

5 points for a review on a requested submission (flash, game, art, lit or audio)
1 point for writing "Review Request Club" at the bottom of a requested review
3 points for posting at least once throughout the week
5 points for referring a new member (must mention you in first post)
7 points for reviewing all requests/recommendations between two updates

Club Updates:
Each Sunday or Monday, a list of all the members is created, counting up their points, featuring various stats and posting a list of requested submissions. Assuming you review the submissions listed, you will get points for them on the following members' update, 6 or 7 days later.

Don't forget the lists are built and updated by humans so it may be possible the update is delayed due to various real life reasons. If it ever occurs, don't get mad; calm down and wait ;).

Frequently Asked Questions:

Should we have an FAQ?
I don't know. It kinda seems like overkill.

Why a new thread?
The main idea was to give the club a new and fresh start. Since the old one was flooded by requests and not updated any more, the RRC regulars thought creating a new thread would be the best for the club.

Should I link to the club in my forum signature?
There's no obligation to do so, but it's certainly appreciated. It's always more exposure for the club. Remember that you can put a high number in place of the page number in the URL and if that page doesn't exist yet, Newgrounds will take you to the latest page, whatever it is. For example, http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1072 042/999 will take you to the latest page of this club.

RRC Signature?
Yes, at the end of each review, if you want you can write down 'Review Request Club'. There is no obligation to do so, but you'll get +1 point if you put the RRC signature in your review. You can add anything you want to it, E.G.: *Review Request Club*, |Review Request Club|, -Review Request Club-, etc, but as long as 'Review Request Club' is clearly written, you will get the point. You are also allowed to add the sig in any reviews other than requests in this club, as long as you are a club member yourself. It's all the more exposure for the club, and it's appreciated ^^.

+1 point if I put the RRC signature in my review... I'm not sure if I get it correctly.
Well, you gain 6 points for a review on a request with "Review Request Club" in the end of it, instead of 5 points. If it's still not clear, read this.

Does the Review Request Club review for non-NG stuff?
No. It must be an NG submission. If you have a non-NG submission which you would like us to review, then use your common sense and upload it to NG. Also, we will only review using the 'Write a Review' method on submissions. We won't send reviews by PM, review in your newspost or review in any particular thread of yours.

Do I have to review all the requests?
No you don't have to, just do your best :). Though completing them all will give you 7 extra points.

can u reviewz allz my flashz guise? kthxbai.
No.

If you have more questions, feel free to post about it and if your question is frequently asked, it'll be added to the FAQ.

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That's all about the club, though this new version of the club couldn't be opened without mentioning the old thread regulars who have made it a great place to spend time. Kudos to Freelance-Magician for creating the original club and to milinko959 for maintaining it for so long. Thanks also to Sonofkirk for starting this new thread and doing so many updates.

Have fun!

Useful links: RRC - The point system, clarified, Fro's Guide to writing helpful reviews

Resources: Old Review Request Club thread, Club info, Google.

Gentlemen I present for your consideration the final CoolJaw in the O.S. collection...

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  CoolJaw: O.S. V-V

  by Celx-Requin

  A Tale Of A Man Darkly Dreaming...

  Movie

  5,726 Views

  (Ages 17+)

Thank you,

- Celx

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/celx-
requin/safe-sex

Another art request...
Probably the last request I have for a while.

Thanks!
-Celx

At 2/11/10 06:01 PM, aPerfektFlaw wrote: Well, I would like to join this club! I've already reviewd some requests, but I don't expect to be credited for them. Also, I hope that didn't ruin my chances of getting in.

I would like you guys to review some of my reviews and tell me what you think! Regardless if I am accpeted for the point system or not, I still wouldn't mind reviewing requests people make. I just love reviewing!

Much love, Justin.

I think it be alright if you were to join, just make sure you go into a little more detail in your reviews as to what you liked or didn't like, and try your best to be unbiased towards all submissions regardless of the content...

Thanks,
- Celx

Thank you Clex, and yes, I will try to incorporate more into my reviews. I just find it hard to tell people what should/needs to be done. This is simply because I have no flash movies or .mp3's submitted, and I just don't want to come off like an asshole. You know, they would know more then I would right?

Well the way I see it movies/games should be ranked against other submissions of the same genre,
even if you don't know about the process of making a submission, that doesn't mean you can't rate it against something similar on the portal...

The thing is if you do rate low to make sure you explain why you did so, and give constructive criticism to help the artist know what they can do better, if you do that, you'll never come off as an asshole :)

So yeah just give an honest polite review as to what could be done better, and can't go wrong!

Hey guys. I think I'm a member, but I'm not sure.

If I AM a member, if I read them correctly, the rules state that I can request reviews for other users submissions?

If that's true, here's some:

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/3 06219
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/3 02596
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 98386
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 95622
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 98238
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 95141
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 83346
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 74185

These guys are good buds of mine.

Shit, sorry guys! Not allowed to post more than three, woops. Won't happen again, forgive me! Didn't read the rules well enough.

At 2/12/10 01:46 AM, Dj-GST wrote: If I AM a member, if I read them correctly, the rules state that I can request reviews for other users submissions?

Yeah, you can spotlight other submissions. But please do not spotlight audio submissions as we get enough audio requests during the week.

At 2/12/10 07:23 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 2/12/10 01:46 AM, Dj-GST wrote: If I AM a member, if I read them correctly, the rules state that I can request reviews for other users submissions?

Yeah, you can spotlight other submissions. But please do not spotlight audio submissions as we get enough audio requests during the week.

Alright man.

please reveiw some of my art
either daysie <A>http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/sn purerandomness/daysie
or dolfin and fish
http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/snpur erandomness/dolfin-and-fish

At 2/11/10 06:25 PM, aPerfektFlaw wrote:

and I just don't want to come off like an asshole.

The thing to remember about this club though is people are usually requesting their submissions because they want to know what to fix. Myself personally I would never take offense to a review that says I need to fix something, but I would if they left something short and negative with no ways of improving.

Alright

my 2nd Drum N Bass song :D

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  [dj-Jo] Degenerate Savage

  by dj-Jo

  Sound Track from my cancelled game, Enceladus!

  Loop

  Drum N Bass

  2,770 Views

  PLAY

Don't worry, i'll respond this time :D

At 2/11/10 07:07 PM, Celx-Requin wrote: Well the way I see it movies/games should be ranked against other submissions of the same genre,
even if you don't know about the process of making a submission, that doesn't mean you can't rate it against something similar on the portal...

The thing is if you do rate low to make sure you explain why you did so, and give constructive criticism to help the artist know what they can do better, if you do that, you'll never come off as an asshole :)

So yeah just give an honest polite review as to what could be done better, and can't go wrong!

I couldn't have said it better myself. Also, @aPerfektFlaw, you can start reviewing the next requests list that'll be posted tomorrow or Monday, and then once you've reviewed as many requests as you want from that list, post the points you gained by reviewing sometime towards the end of next week (Points System can be found at the bottom of Page 55 or in the OP) and then you're part of the club. From then on, I will check your points/stats along with all the other members' stats and compile a Member's Update every Sunday or Monday.

Anyway, enjoy reviewing!

Just for shits and giggles, can someone review this?

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/puddi nn64/zach-s-crayon-drawing

Hi guys i'm back!! I had head lice and and an ear infection yesterday so I wasn't able to review anything but I will get started on Celx's new cooljaw things and I am excited to watch the last one!

So, we're supposed to list how many points we did this week, right? by my count i have 21 points.

3 for posting.
3 for signing reviews with this club.
15 for reviewing three flashes.

right?

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  Pi-Dar

  by jxl180

  Pi-Dar

  Song

  House

  1,052 Views

  PLAY

Thank you.

At 2/13/10 04:38 AM, puddinN64 wrote: Just for shits and giggles, can someone review this?

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/puddi nn64/zach-s-crayon-drawing

That seems a little too spam like for my tastes...

At 2/13/10 04:02 PM, TheSongSalad wrote: So, we're supposed to list how many points we did this week, right? by my count i have 21 points.

3 for posting.
3 for signing reviews with this club.
15 for reviewing three flashes.

right?

Yes, you're right. Welcome to the club!

Hey, can someone do the requests list this time round please? I have exams coming up and I don't really have much time :(.

Is good to be the 9th of this list? (YaY!!Ma name is in a LIST!!!OMFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFG!!!

Member's Update #31
09 ) 015 | 002 / 076 | 002.63% || 000 | 00 / 23 | 000.00% | RogerBK *

Waiting for a particular member to finish all of his reviews; update shall be delayed to tomorrow, but don't worry, the update is finished, so it's a matter of copy and paste.

Hey steph...
When can I post my points??
I'm tired of doing reviews this week...

At 2/14/10 02:39 PM, RogerBK wrote: Hey steph...
When can I post my points??
I'm tired of doing reviews this week...

You don't need to post your points since you're already a member, so I calculate your stats for you ;).

At 2/14/10 02:48 PM, Supersteph54 wrote:

At 2/14/10 02:39 PM, RogerBK wrote: Hey steph...
When can I post my points??
I'm tired of doing reviews this week...

You don't need to post your points since you're already a member, so I calculate your stats for you ;).

Also, as far as I know, you didn't review any requests from the requests list in the last update :S.

Wow it's been awhile since I been here. Hope you all have been well. Just poking my head through

-x-

At 2/14/10 02:50 PM, Supersteph54 wrote:

At 2/14/10 02:48 PM, Supersteph54 wrote:

At 2/14/10 02:39 PM, RogerBK wrote: Hey steph...
When can I post my points??
I'm tired of doing reviews this week...

You don't need to post your points since you're already a member, so I calculate your stats for you ;).

Also, as far as I know, you didn't review any requests from the requests list in the last update :S.

I posted 3 reviews
See it...
My revs

At 2/14/10 05:00 PM, RogerBK wrote: I posted 3 reviews
See it...
My revs

Yes, OK, but those will count towards next week's update, not the update I'm about to post tomorrow. Look, basically, if you want points for the next update, review the requests from the most recent requests list on the thread. In other words, review the requests in the requests list at the bottom of Page 54 if you want points for tomorrow's update. Then, if you want points for the update after that, review the requests from the next posted requests list.

Anyway, if you don't understand, tell me :).