I’m pretty much on the same page with ya there, forgive my abrasiveness earlier

It reminds me of when newgrounds tried to create a porn site.

Congrats to everyone...?

Ok, this is the first time I comment under these types of threads because I don't like to leave mere "congrats to all winners"-like type of comments. I prefer to fully enjoy each submission to give a persona opinion of the experience, and by each submission I also mean that A-rated video, which I usually ignore because I am not interested in that type of stuff (don't get me wrong, I am all for live and let live as long as it's legal, adult and consentient).

So I watched each movie and I must say that the two I truly loved the most were "the LAST SODA on Earth: Stranger Scavenger" and "windowpain". I am very glad to see a 15 minutes long animated work getting a Daily Feature and even the 1st place! This shows that even longer projects that are the result of effort and creativity can get a well-deserved spot.

I love the animated horror comedy in a uniquely post-apocalyptic setup rich of vivid colours and cool designs. I also liked a lot the type of movements of the characters, these almost jerky movements fit well with the animation technique used. The seamless blend of different medium combined with these vivid colours are really mesmerizing. I also loved the small details across the animation like the green mouse that can be seen the first time coming out her hole at 02:12. My mind kept that detail in mind and I was right considering how it evolved around the second half of the video. Maybe it's just me but the 3D-like effects on the painted padlock at 13:59 is one of the thing I loved the most to admire visual-wise. It's so beautiful and I can feel with my eyes the metallic texture it has. Plus the plot was really engaging because the more the story went on the more it made you think "why is there no more soda in the world? Is there some hidden secret?" And in fact in the end the video gives you the idea that there is something behind it. The cat scavenger is one of my favourite characters because I like the personality this little rascal has XD

Overall a beautifully-animated work, more than deserving the Daily Feature, congrats! Really!

This was a really little gem because of the gloomy atmosphere, characterization of characters through design, colours, style, music (especially when it progresses through the video) and datamoshing with duplication of d-frames. I love how the image and colors to melt together, giving a fluid yet distorted transition through the concept the video wants to convey and reading from the description this was the result of a dream, makes this video even more beautiful because I love when dreams can be the source of creativity. I personally see this as a videogame too due to the aesthetic is has and chromatic hues. I've noticed the A+ on the girl's papery face, this is a nice add to her traits and the pressure she has to face. I admit I feared at 00:58 but hopefully she was only stargazing as way to ease the repetitiveness of her life and societal pressure. Congratulations, truly beautiful in its short duration! It speaks more than it may appear.

p.s. I love the small detail of "1+1" turning into a drawn stylized set of four squares!

These two were enjoyable to watch, in the music video I liked how the song became more dynamic at 00:34. Nice animation too. In "NuMates (PILOT)" what I liked the most, asides the simple style reminiscent of early 2000s, was the voice acting. Everyone did a great job, really! The lip sync is good, the characters design is simple but makes them easily recognizable. I also like the nostalgic vibe it gives me, first time a simple yet funny video like this brings me an anemoia sentiment^^

Congrats to you all for the job done!

As for the 5th Daily Feature I admit I didn't enjoy at all not because of the fact it's an A-rated video that made into Daily Feature but simply because I expected something better than a mere loop animation of something that doesn't even last 10 seconds. I know the title had "loop" in it but still I am usually not a fan of very short loop animations, I prefer something with more substance. I've seen some A-rated content with much more plot inside them maybe more deserving than this one. Only two good points I liked about it were the animation, fluid and natural, and colours.

Overall it was a really nice daily pick which allowed me to discover some very cool works!

It does though. It's the culture here that complicates things by insisting that violence and shock are seperate "child friendly" categories from sex. Literally no government or self regulated ratings system of a major industry in the world does that exactly because it overcomplicates things.

This, frankly kind of disturbing, false distinction is what makes the line between M and A so hard fought on this site. So many people here have this insane idea that twelve year olds should be able to browse M, to get their daily does of school shooting comedy, but that it's the end of the world if they see a nipple. Everyone else--even puritanical and violent America--solves this problem very simply: by cutting kids off from the violence *and* adult themes (how many suicide threads does this place have daily?) *and* sex all at once. When you try and split these three indivisible parts of being an adult, you're the one who's complicating things.

I'm sure people can make whatever argument that the loop deserves an A rating according to this site's guidelines blah blah but anyone who has actually channel surfed recently knows it could easily air as PG here in Australia (have you seen "intimacy week" on "Married At First Sight"?) or PG-13 in America. People are freaking out because they've sensitised themselves to this issue by trying to draw lines that bigger sites and governments gave up on.

Under 15s should not have access to T. M should not be available without logging in or attesting your age with the TOS promising to kick you out. It's just that simple and it's what practically everyone everywhere else does. When you do that, it's not a big deal when a boob slips into T or a vagina slips into M. These misratings are only such a big deal because people are working under the assumption--for example--that everyone should be browsing M and because M is available without an account. Asking that M be filtered for under 17s is not "passing the buck" it's the god damn table stakes for what M is supposed to be as a rating. This site allows M for people who are not logged in. That makes it an adult site. Maybe it is or isn't or should or shouldn't be sex-focused but M is 17/18+, that's what it's taken to mean by basically the entire planet and I'm tired of people acting like it's not.

At some point this conversation seems less anti-sex as it does pro-violence. I think "Healthcare CEO Murder Simulator" or whatever is as hilarious as anyone else does. I love Carter's work. But forumites here need to realise that normal mainstream people see that as at least as corrosive as bikini car washes. Dark violence being available without an account is why people think this site is for freaks and weirdos. Rather than face that, everyone acts like if the adult content was dumped this place would be the next YouTube. It's ridiculous and delusional.

@alsoknownas1 You have some good perspective there

On a lighter note, the Bluesky P-Bot had some amusingly, unwittingly flowery things to say about 5th place:

Tom is complying with the laws in the UK. In the us the age to have social media is 13+ so maybe that’s why he’s pardoning some US accounts.

Congrats to all the winners! Except #5

i dont have anything against the 5th place video, and im not biased nor a porn addict. newgrounds was never really meant to be for kids, and if said child goes on newgrounds and specifically sets their birthday so that they can see A-rated videos, then its really their fault. these filters are here for a reason

my 2nd time seeing people normalize newgrounds as a happy place full of rainbows when its not

anyways congratulations to all of the winners! [ and poor guys who didnt make it to top 5.... :'( ]

Someone needs a website blocker on their device

youre right. Newgrounds was never for kids and kids do do that.

This thread is reeaalllyy long bc of the 5th place controversy, not only being an A-Rated submission but also a mere 2 second loop. But I do want to thank all of you guys who enjoyed my short pilot “NuMates”! I worked hard on it and I’m glad you guys enjoyed it :)

A-rated submission gets 5th place,

https://youtu.be/AXM7eRWciYY?si=qK5Ftpzx-VPVZik5

Wow.

Wow lol. They took away the trophy for the original a rated submission for something even worse Lmao

lol I know, so in the end, nothing was really changed! There's still something naughty! Also, once again, how do you know that? You shouldn't be able to see M rated stuff.

And it's Australia where the law has been enacted. I live here. Most people are not happy about this law because it will prevent the best news team in the country from operating. Not joking. The best newscasters and reporters in Australia are teenagers. Go 6 News!

And since there's no provisions for "pardoning" under this law, members of that news team will be prevented from using online services and thus be cut out of newscasting. I think only Youtube has an exception. How nice for Google. Maybe Tom can petition the Australian govt!

Now if you think I want this site to be 18+, I do not. I hate this. I want kids to be able to create. I think Newgrounds has awesome controls for keeping people safe from content that they don't want to see EVEN IF THEY WILL NOT USE THEM (like Anamonator). Hopefully with Trump's tariffs Australia will have to drop all this anti-free speech stuff. Yes, I know y'all hate Trump, but in this case, if he gets what he wants, this will be one less location asking for 16+ which is good for Tom and Newgrounds.

The other is Florida. Get on it, y'all.

As for the UK and the ID stuff, uh, that's a big one... And Tom doesn't even mention pardons with that one. Good luck, y'all.

mf p-bot causing civil war over being horny

my only problem is people changing the M rating to A to who knows what reason, say: "HAHA THEY FRONTPAGED PORN!! NEWGROUNDS IT'S A PORN SITE AAAAAAAA" orrr 5 secs fame, idk there's literally no point for that tho

The Way you were wording it I thought you did ngl.

The only reason I don’t mess with the ratings is because I use MY OWN DISCRETION. Not to watch porn.

Also even if I didn’t click on the video I could still see the thumbnail.

I feel like Americans and other non affected countries will get the pardon. That’s just my guess.

In light of the reroll, I just wanted to thank everyone who complained.

Many of you are too busy to comment on the P-Bots most days, and yet when there was a winner you didn't like you took the time to specifically call them out. That's what this site needs more of. Thanks to you, kids who browse with A turned on won't be exposed to a scene I've literally passed on my way to work but will instead learn that ******* on a girl's face when she doesn't want it is a hilarious punchline. It's true when they say not all heroes wear capes.

I salute you and the rest of team skeet!

For some reason I think this is a joke but you’re welcome

Thank you for getting rid of the A-rated animation from the daily picks, P-Bot! Also, I don't even watch A-rated content at all. I only watch movies that are E to M rated content here. I don't even like A-rated content that much. I don't even understand why it was on the daily winner picks list.

A man's ability to perform a tactical retreat is no joke. Keep dodging the diaper draft kings.

@kittyhawkmontrose the problem is that @anamonator he would still see those things on the cover even if his country had all the controls in the world.. if you try to disable the M rating you still see the fifth position

frontpage yes (this is with M turned off)

forum no (also with M turned off)

yes

That really sucks :(

How is that a "problem" for anyone that isn't the programming staff? Complaining to thousands of individuals to try to work around a bug that is probably a day's fix is insane.

If it hasn't been a priority to fix, that's a defacto moderation decision.

I see the 5th place has been changed, I liked and enjoyed it XD Funny story, nice rooster jokes, animation feels fluid (no pun intended....maybe ), colours are vibrant and I liked the combination of 2D animation with Minecraft. Those chickens looks adorable with those round shapes. 5th place well deserved.

Yeah man, it sucks balls. Here’s hoping things get better.

Hope things get better in Australia

Thanks, man. I'm hoping too.