At 12/14/07 05:46 PM, Officer wrote:

While making up for not making lists lately Officer congratulates:
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Argh! Giant wall of text! Nice list though. Bet that took some time. :P

4,000 Saves.

LEVEL UP!!!!
I'm now a level 47
All golden levels for now on. :)

25,000 Blams.

At 12/15/07 12:13 AM, Major-punk wrote: 25,000 Blams.

wow that's awesome. Congrats on 25k blams Major-Punk.

At 12/15/07 12:08 AM, YoinK wrote: LEVEL UP!!!!
I'm now a level 47
All golden levels for now on. :)

You lucky sob :0

At 12/13/07 12:09 PM, JerkClock wrote: I find it funny that shittykitty never "officially" came back to Newgrounds after being de-modding for nearly DOSing the site.

I was modded? When was I ever modded? And no, I never "nearly DOSed the site," the actions I was taking never affected site performance to a significant degree. The problem was that it had the potential to cause problems.

27 000 total stats!

At 12/14/07 11:37 AM, Shanus wrote: ReconRebel - #62 EXp, - edging closer

Yup. Believe me Shanus, this will be the stat to watch once you break into the top 100. Still, I'm a hefty 706 experience points away from RyanAn (the #50 user).

The gif thanks to Recon, and is what shall happen to people who post stupid achievements :D

overkill (noun): to obliterate a target with more weapons than required. :D

At 12/14/07 11:45 AM, NEVR wrote:

At 12/14/07 11:18 AM, LittleWashu wrote: finding this out sort of make me want to stop down playing my own milestones.

You shouldn't downplay your achievements so much

Heh, LittleWashu always downplays her achievements.

At 12/14/07 05:46 PM, Officer wrote:

At 12/14/07 03:16 AM, ReconRebel wrote:

At 12/14/07 03:01 AM, Officer wrote: Here's a question. Where do you get all of your many .gifs from?

Here's the link: http://photobucket.com

That's awesome, I just spent the last hour or so looking through all of them. I've save a few hundred of them for use in later life :3

Try using other search words Officer. I spent 30 minutes looking at owl pics today mainly because of the encounter I had with one last night. The little freak gave me a good smack on the back of my skull with it's talons. Nice set of claw marks too.

At 12/15/07 12:08 AM, YoinK wrote: LEVEL UP!!!!
I'm now a level 47
All golden levels for now on. :)

Big time congrats YoinK!! The gold gauntlet is still one of the best looking icons out there.

Free from the shackles of the paintbrush, Coop congratulates:
Helloween: Level 21
Casualty: level 31
Mrputter: 20,000 B/P
Dent0n: Level 38
Joshiwa: Deity Whistle
Aksumka: Level 36
NEVR: 5,555 Saves
yoshi77777: 4,000 Saves
YoinK: Level 47
Major-punk: 25,000 Blams
ReconRebel: 37,000 Saves

Thanks to:
Officer (x3)

At 12/14/07 09:08 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 12/13/07 09:06 AM, Coop83 wrote: Maybe do it with a YouTube link to The Boomtown Rats - I don't Like Mondays?

We'll see next Monday ;) .

Cool, I should have a new achievement by then :)

At 12/14/07 10:57 AM, NEVR wrote:

At 12/14/07 10:32 AM, LittleWashu wrote: Come on now for this guy it is a real achievement. Though that level he is at now would have been more of an Achievement if the levels were on the sliding scale still though.

Nevertheless, we don't congratulate for any lower than level 10. I wouldn't have been an asshole about it myself if he hadn't been an asshole about not being congratulated, though.

Exactly the point - we are the ones who decide what is an achievement, as we make the lists. We don't respond well to being flamed about our hobbies.

At 12/14/07 11:18 AM, LittleWashu wrote: So that is why I never anyone getting cograts for under level 10. finding this out sort of make me want to stop down playing my own milestones. Sigh I remember when they meant a whole lot more to me then they do now. Though I do remember when everyone did give congrats for that but it feels like it was so long ago even though it hasn't even been 6 months yet.

Under the old system, we never used to congratulate levels 2-9 because they took 5 days each to achieve. It's not that much now and by ignoring people who blatantly spam the place, we hope they get bored and go away. From then, they can either return with worthwhile achievements or not at all, both of which suit me.

At 12/14/07 11:37 AM, Shanus wrote:

At 12/13/07 09:06 AM, Coop83 wrote: I'd be scared if Live Free or Die Hard was based off a true story, which was a mis-read for me :P

If John McClane was real, there would be no wars. We'd just send him in, and he'd sort everything out :P

But that wouldn't be the case - we'd end up with The Ultimate Showdown, with him versus Chuck Norris or something :P

At 12/14/07 05:31 PM, schneelocke wrote:

At 12/11/07 08:29 AM, Coop83 wrote: I hope that it will be for good, but I'm really sitting on the fence for the time being.

I think there's no way one can reasonably believe that there'll be sliding requirements again at some point.

Given that the system seems not to have changed, aside from the new levels / fixed requirements, I find it reasonable to deduce that it is possible for the sliding scale to reappear, once a user reaches level 60 and continues to deposit.

At 12/14/07 05:47 PM, NEVR wrote: It's just an old saying that has been quoted to me a lot during my Army Officer application process. I didn't mean we literally have to prepare for anything, though =P

*noddles* Seems like the indoctrination worked, then. :)

I would primarily define +1 posting as the former option, namely, users whose posts are devoid of any useful or new information, and are blatently just posting in order to add to their post count. Whilst we are getting a fair few of these types of users in this forum lately, we do also get the other type of +1 poster, who, like you said, may be posting in good faith, but who nevertheless post useless information. Either way, whether in good faith or not, when repeated many times over, both become an irritation.

Mmm, yeah, I can see why. Is the first kind of post actually allowed on the BBS?

At 12/15/07 04:01 AM, Coop83 wrote: Given that the system seems not to have changed, aside from the new levels / fixed requirements, I find it reasonable to deduce that it is possible for the sliding scale to reappear, once a user reaches level 60 and continues to deposit.

So... in essence, you're saying "aside from everything that has changed, the system hasn't changed, therefore, anything and everything is possible"? Well, yes; that's certainly true.

And of course it's possible to for the sliding scale to reappear. It's also reasonable to assume that it's possible for that to happen (obviously, since it IS possible), but it's not reasonable to assume that it WILL happen, even if it's "probably", "more likely than not" or even "with a more than theoretical chance". There is absolutely no evidence for that, and much evidence against it.

NEVR Congratulates:

Casualty: Level 31
Mrputter: 20,000 total stats
Dent0n: Level 38
Joshiwa: Deity Whistle
Aksumka: Level 36
yoshi77777: 666 Blams; 4,000 Saves
Officer: Top 3,000 in B/P
YoinK: Level 47 - I prefer the old lv.25 golden gauntlet...
Major-punk: 25,000 Blams
ReconRebel: 37,000 Saves

NEVR Thanks:

Officer (x3)
Coop83
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At 12/14/07 11:37 AM, Shanus wrote: AAAAHHHH Exams on Saturday, the Shanus is not amused >:(

Haha! Referring to yourself as 'the Shanus'. I love it.

Haha, just shows how mature I am, for a n00b :P

Hey, looks like we now have an '07 list maker in yoshi77777, although I'm not sure how long he'll last at this point. You're not the most recently signed-up list maker for the moment though =)

In a proffessional job at 21 with people at the same level as me being 25+. I'll feel like a baby :'(

Yeah, but you'll be younger by the time you get rich and successful. It'll all work out.

I get more when I'm on the portal for longer with Portal Guard running, been a while since I used it.

I've never used portal guard, personally. Maybe I'll put it on my laptop, once it's fixed.

500Euro out of nowhere came in the post today, christmas present money me thinks :P

Best. Letter. Ever.

At 12/15/07 12:58 AM, bifgis wrote: 27 000 total stats!

Yeah, not too sure about this one. My personal standards dictate that total stats are only achievements every multiple of 5,000, seeing how it's EXP, B/P, Posts, and Reviews put together. It's just too easy to get multiples of 1,000 in total stats.

At 12/15/07 01:59 AM, ReconRebel wrote: Heh, LittleWashu always downplays her achievements.

I noticed =) I suppose it's better to be modest than to be arrogant, though.

Big time congrats YoinK!! The gold gauntlet is still one of the best looking icons out there.

It's nice, but I have to say I preferred the old golden gauntlet to the new one.

At 12/15/07 04:01 AM, Coop83 wrote: Exactly the point - we are the ones who decide what is an achievement, as we make the lists. We don't respond well to being flamed about our hobbies.

Well, yeah. If people are going to get pissed off and flame us when we don't congratulate them for something that we don't consider an achievement, then they shouldn't come here.

Given that the system seems not to have changed, aside from the new levels / fixed requirements, I find it reasonable to deduce that it is possible for the sliding scale to reappear, once a user reaches level 60 and continues to deposit.

I think there's arguments for both sides with this one. I can see the sliding level requirements returning once someone reaches level 60, but we won't know for certain until someone does get there, which won't be for a while yet. So let's all enjoy this period of static level requirements =)

At 12/15/07 05:27 AM, schneelocke wrote: *noddles* Seems like the indoctrination worked, then. :)

Yeahhh, I'm now a slave to the system. At least the pension scheme is good =P

Mmm, yeah, I can see why. Is the first kind of post actually allowed on the BBS?

No, it's a bannable offense. "Bumping any old topic without a good reason and new information" is against the rules. I think a handful of users may have been banned for it, though you can never really be sure if they've been banned or if they just get bored and stop posting.

Listening to:

Queen - Killer Queen, Tenement Funster, Flick of the Wrist, Lily of the Valley and Now I'm Here

Congrats to:

Casualty - Level 31, 10000 EXP. WOOHOO!
Mrputter - 20000 total points
Dent0n - Level 38
Joshiwa - Deity whistle
Aksumka - Level 36
yoshi77777 - 666 blams, 4000 saves
NEVR - 5555 saves
YoinK - Level 47! Damn you, I want that golden gauntlet!
Major-punk - 25000 blams
ReconRebel - 37000 saves

Thanks to:

Haggard
NEVR
Shanus
yoshi77777
Officer
Coop83

At 12/14/07 09:27 AM, NEVR wrote: Ordering online pisses me off. I've done it a few times with T-shirts, and even though they say it'll be a week, it usually ends up taking about a month before you get it.

I've had some bad experiences with ordering stuff, but most of the time, my stuff gets posted here pretty quickly. :D

Indeed, all good things must come to an end. I don't think I'll ever fully retire from this thread, partly because at present it's one of the few threads I actually bother to post in regularly, but also because I like the kind of people in here (for the most part).

Yeah, this is one of the few threads I post in daily. I wouldn't like to leave this place, but I can't stand all the garbage that has been posted here recently.

At 12/14/07 11:37 AM, Shanus wrote: I suppose mods don't get much recognition from users if they ban people from Wi/Ht? they concentrate more on the General Forum, which is a shame :(

A shame indeed. The General forum is full of shit nowadays. If they locked the General forum, it wouldn't bother me.

At 12/14/07 05:31 PM, schneelocke wrote: Mmhmm.

So....What are you eating?

At 12/14/07 05:46 PM, Officer wrote: YESFORFUCKSSAKEABOUTTIMEIMFUCKINGFINISHE D!!!

OK, just one more .gif post fun from me and that'll be it.

its a bird, its a plane, NO!
its just a level up :(

Listening to:
Radiohead - Everything in it's right place, Kid A, The National Anthem, How to Disappear Completely

Congrats to:
Casualty: Level 31
Mrputter: 20,000 Total Stats
Dent0n: Level 38
Joshiwa: Deity Whistle
Aksumka: Level 36
yoshi77777: 666 Blams, 4,000 Saves
NEVR: 5,555 Saves
YoinK: Level 47 - Nice icon! :)
Major-punk: 25,000 Blams
bifgis: 27,000 Total Stats
ReconRebel: 37,000 Saves
madknt: 13,000 Experience

Thanks to:
NEVR
Shanus
Officer - Nice list! :) And don't worry, I can't write that "Praporshcieknfdefw"-thingy without looking at my profile either :P

At 12/15/07 05:27 AM, schneelocke wrote: And of course it's possible to for the sliding scale to reappear. It's also reasonable to assume that it's possible for that to happen (obviously, since it IS possible), but it's not reasonable to assume that it WILL happen, even if it's "probably", "more likely than not" or even "with a more than theoretical chance". There is absolutely no evidence for that, and much evidence against it.

And it's no use to make a fuss about that topic for now either :P . I mean, it's about two and a half years until Pimp (or someone else) will reach that level, no need to rack one's brains about that topic now ;) .

At 12/15/07 07:18 AM, NEVR wrote: Hey, looks like we now have an '07 list maker in yoshi77777, although I'm not sure how long he'll last at this point. You're not the most recently signed-up list maker for the moment though =)

I just thought about that and I think that I am the oldest list-maker here... account-wise and most likely even age-wise. :(

Bored on a Saturday morning, yoshi77777 congratulates:

Joshiwa: Deity Whistle
Aksumka: Level 36
NEVR: 5,555 Saves
Major-punk: 25,000 Blams
ReconRebel: 37,000 Saves
YoinK: Level 47
Officer: Top 3,000 B/P Rank
bifgis: 27,000 Total Stats
madknt: 13,000 Experience

Thanks to:
NEVR
Bahamut
Haggard

I actually prefer this golden gauntlet. I've had the other one for so long... this one feels refreshing.

At 12/15/07 09:58 AM, YoinK wrote: I actually prefer this golden gauntlet. I've had the other one for so long... this one feels refreshing.

The Skull Axe was getting kinda old. You've had since and before I signed up!

1,111 blams!

portal security

It's been a long time coming, but I've just written my 700th Flash Review

I suddenly found that I have a gold whistle. Yay for me.

Level 38 reched. :D

There it is then... I've finally reached it. The golden achievement, the proof of my perseverance on Newgrounds...

10,000 EXPERIENCE!!

It's been a long road and I missed tons of deposits (almost 200) but now I'm here and this is a motivation to keep going and hang on until let's say... 20k? =]

PS: Expect replies, lists and thanks next week. 'I hope', of course.

PPS: Bahamut, you were early >=[

At 12/15/07 02:10 PM, Casualty wrote: There it is then... I've finally reached it. The golden achievement, the proof of my perseverance on Newgrounds...

10,000 EXPERIENCE!!

It's been a long road and I missed tons of deposits (almost 200) but now I'm here and this is a motivation to keep going and hang on until let's say... 20k? =]

Congrats on making finally getting 10,000 EXP points But I am surprised you missed so many deposits though. Hopefully you won't miss as many between now and 20,000 Exp.

I Hope I still come to NG after the next 1,000 Days

At 12/15/07 12:08 AM, YoinK wrote: LEVEL UP!!!!
I'm now a level 47
All golden levels for now on. :)

Yeah but 51 and 55 still suck though.

Pvt. First Class!

At 12/15/07 07:18 AM, NEVR wrote: Yeahhh, I'm now a slave to the system. At least the pension scheme is good =P

:)

No, it's a bannable offense. "Bumping any old topic without a good reason and new information" is against the rules. I think a handful of users may have been banned for it, though you can never really be sure if they've been banned or if they just get bored and stop posting.

Mmmm. Well, in the end, it probably doesn't make a difference, I suppose - after all, the purpose of a ban is ultimately to cause the problematic behaviour to cease, so if people stop posting on their own, that works, too.

At 12/15/07 08:18 AM, Bahamut wrote: So....What are you eating?

Nothing, why?

You passed 10000 Total Points. Bodacious!

10,000 stats. You guys make this sound small...

Not really an acheivement, but 3 months on NG.

yoshi77777 congratulates:

KIRBYLINK: 1,111 Blams-Not really an acheivement in my opinion but I'll take it....
zombiemassacre: Portal Security
Coop83: 700 Flash Reviews
NEVR: Gold Whistle
alrd: Top 2,000 In Experience
ixfd64: Level 38
Casualty: 10k Experience
Sk8erGirl13: Pvt. First Class
highwatermark: 10,000 Total Stats

No, it's a bannable offense. "Bumping any old topic without a good reason and new information" is against the rules. I think a handful of users may have been banned for it, though you can never really be sure if they've been banned or if they just get bored and stop posting.

Well I don't really care. They've stopped posting redundant shit so who really cares?

Yeah but 51 and 55 still suck though.

I know XD

It's been a long road and I missed tons of deposits (almost 200) but now I'm here and this is a motivation to keep going and hang on until let's say... 20k? =]

Haven't missed one deposit!