How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

At 11/29/11 05:26 PM, philonous wrote: Has anyone else noticed a slight increase in blams the last few days? I even managed to get into double figures on Sunday - it almost felt like the good old days...

I've noticed the opposite, especially yesterday. I was voting 0/1 on about 40% of Flashes coming in, and I got just three blams, as opposed to 26 saves - a three-frame animated GIF even passed, and there are some Flashes just on the day that passed with scores of 2.3 or such non-borderline scores and have now dropped down by an entire point or so. I know the same happens every day, but yesterday it just seemed to stand out more.

Today they seem to be slightly more plentiful than on some other days, actually, I only have 8 (to 24 saves), which is 1:3 as opposed to my average of roughly 1:1.5, but it's far better than things have been over the past year or so. It's incredible how skewed it ends up considering on many days I end up voting blam on far more submissions than I do protect. Hopefully things are on an up, although I'm not sure.

I think the only way to improve it at this stage is raise the save mark slightly - even if the change itself doesn't have too much of a difference the mere fact that it has been raised will make people believe that blams could now be more common and thus vote more fairly, rather than simply fiving everything under judgement in order to raise their save count. Of course, that's just a theory, perhaps that wouldn't be enough to shatter the five-spamming culture that many people seem to find themselves in.

Coop tries to maximise his monetary gains over the next weekend, while congratulating:
Auz: Level 48
alfraydo: Level 22
SCTE3: 1,400 Audio Review Responses

Thank you to:
Odyssic
philonous

At 11/29/11 07:26 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/29/11 04:03 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/28/11 01:30 PM, Bahamut wrote: Nope, wrong guy.

I hoped against hope that you meant Robert Kilroy-Silk with that link :P

Nah, that's the kill joy on the BBS.

I prefer Killroy :P

Wow, never thought I'd be saying that!

That board came up with the whole BENDROWNED Zelda thing. It's weird and creative which is why I like it.

Ignorance is bliss :P

You can work your way with this video and experience the bizarre Zelda mod.

Nah, my head hurts.

ARE YOU AWARE?!

I am, I just never made the connection. I certainly wouldn't call your reviews spam.

But you said the initials SS.

And? I could just have easily have meant the Socom Squad, who are

Seven posts in 24 hours and three of those are by me... What have I got to do to get more people to post here, get my tits out?!

That and destroy deviantART.

Good god, you want me to become a nude e-terrorist?

At 11/29/11 07:36 AM, Auz wrote: "Thou shall never return home, Odysseus!"

Ah, the Iliad or the Odyssey?

What would his beloved Penelope say?

At 11/29/11 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: Before I forget: I will need someone to deposit for me while I'm away. I think it's best if you could deposit on dember 5th, 6th and 7th for me. That way I can make sure not to miss any deposit at all.

Usual setup? Send me the details.

At 11/29/11 06:39 PM, PhonyMan2 wrote: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

As much wood as a wood chuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Sgt. First Class.

Listening to:

Iron Maiden - Killers

At 11/29/11 07:36 AM, Auz wrote: "Thou shall never return home, Odysseus!"

Somehow I thought level 48 was me. Oh wait, that's because level 49 gold aura isn't showing up for me.

At 11/29/11 07:58 AM, Odyssic wrote: Got my money ready for christmas steam deals, in other news, I started Chrono Trigger. I like it so far.

Glad you're enjoying it.

At 11/29/11 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: Before I forget: I will need someone to deposit for me while I'm away. I think it's best if you could deposit on dember 5th, 6th and 7th for me. That way I can make sure not to miss any deposit at all.

Leave it to us three again? ;)

At 11/28/11 01:30 PM, Bahamut wrote: Something along the lines of track 5 or 6. Weakest by far in comparison to everything else.

You can't mean "Burning Oasis", because that song rocks. But yes, "Creator Failure" isn't that good compared to the other tracks.

Yeah, Creator Failure tends to be forgettable.

I find N to be just as lacking.

Metal archives gives me 7 pages for Bands that start with N, but only 2 for bands that start with J.

And that depends on how notable all those bands are.

Yet I find it to run terrible on sites I visit. It even lacks some compatibility for YouTube videos.

Wow. I never had any problems on youtube.

Once again. lucky. :P

lol, far too early.

I will speak with my brother about this, let's see what he has to say. The motivation to travel all on my own from Manchester to Liverpool and back is still very low, though.

Actually, we can scrap the little meet up now. I was called up just yesterday about doing a work trial which is expected to continue beyond that. It starts on Tuesday so that's definitely the Wednesday meet up not going to plan after all.

At 11/30/11 04:36 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/29/11 07:26 AM, Bahamut wrote: Nah, that's the kill joy on the BBS.

I prefer Killroy :P

Wow, never thought I'd be saying that!

Who's Roy?

You can work your way with this video and experience the bizarre Zelda mod.

Nah, my head hurts.

I don't blame you. These videos aren't good for someone who has a terrible head. :P

But you said the initials SS.

And? I could just have easily have meant the Socom Squad, who are

But I'm a better SS.

That and destroy deviantART.

Good god, you want me to become a nude e-terrorist?

Sure, why not?

At 11/30/11 04:36 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/29/11 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: Before I forget: I will need someone to deposit for me while I'm away. I think it's best if you could deposit on dember 5th, 6th and 7th for me. That way I can make sure not to miss any deposit at all.

Usual setup? Send me the details.

Okay. Great.

At 11/30/11 07:15 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/29/11 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: Before I forget: I will need someone to deposit for me while I'm away. I think it's best if you could deposit on dember 5th, 6th and 7th for me. That way I can make sure not to miss any deposit at all.

Leave it to us three again? ;)

Yes, I will do that.

At 11/28/11 01:30 PM, Bahamut wrote: Something along the lines of track 5 or 6. Weakest by far in comparison to everything else.

You can't mean "Burning Oasis", because that song rocks. But yes, "Creator Failure" isn't that good compared to the other tracks.

Yeah, Creator Failure tends to be forgettable.

I think they don't even play it live anymore.

I find N to be just as lacking.

Metal archives gives me 7 pages for Bands that start with N, but only 2 for bands that start with J.

And that depends on how notable all those bands are.

Well, there are a shitload of bands called "Nihilist" or some variations of that. "Nightwolfe" seems to be a common name as well.

Yet I find it to run terrible on sites I visit. It even lacks some compatibility for YouTube videos.

Wow. I never had any problems on youtube.

Once again. lucky. :P

Maybe you just had bad luck?

lol, far too early.

I will speak with my brother about this, let's see what he has to say. The motivation to travel all on my own from Manchester to Liverpool and back is still very low, though.

Actually, we can scrap the little meet up now. I was called up just yesterday about doing a work trial which is expected to continue beyond that. It starts on Tuesday so that's definitely the Wednesday meet up not going to plan after all.

Fuck. My brother was okay with traveling to Liverpool.
Do you happen to know any nice pubs in Manchester that sell a good breakfast?

Not much of an achievement, but I managed to break into the top 10,000 Exp users.

At 11/29/11 07:53 PM, EmmDubya wrote:

At 11/29/11 05:26 PM, philonous wrote: Has anyone else noticed a slight increase in blams the last few days? I even managed to get into double figures on Sunday - it almost felt like the good old days...

Today they seem to be slightly more plentiful than on some other days, actually, I only have 8 (to 24 saves), which is 1:3 as opposed to my average of roughly 1:1.5

I'd count 8 blams and a ratio of 1:3 as pretty good going. I generally consider it a good day if I can get something approaching a 1:5 ratio. It's sad it's got that way though - I can still remember a time when that ratio was pretty much reversed!

I think the only way to improve it at this stage is raise the save mark slightly - even if the change itself doesn't have too much of a difference the mere fact that it has been raised will make people believe that blams could now be more common and thus vote more fairly, rather than simply fiving everything under judgement in order to raise their save count.

I'd agree with that - the more that people believe that blams are possible, the likelier they are to occur. Fingers crossed something like an adjusted save mark comes with the redesign...

At 11/29/11 04:01 PM, Knuckstrike wrote:

At 11/29/11 07:36 AM, Auz wrote: "Thou shall never return home, Odysseus!"

Awesome. I wish I could say something like that about my new glove with skirt. I'll have to wait until february to get another level icon, but by then I think I'll have a new one already. With the redisign and all.

You and me are in the same boat on the next level icon thing except yours comes before mine. As for the new redesign thing beating your level up maybe maybe not. The last one that happened in 2007 rob me of ever getting the chain level icon with this account. Let's see if it will rob of getting the Thor hammer.

Level 29!

Unlike the other people who have gotten this level as of lately, I actually like it.

I have become level 18

Look on my board-with-nails-in, ye mighty, and despair...

Coop has seen something that most of you probably haven't seen. Congratulations to:
Gimmick: Sergeant 1st Class
Jolly: Level 29
ihatesonic1: Level 30
philonous: Level 18

Listening to:
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Alice Cooper - Desperado

At 11/30/11 07:15 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/30/11 04:36 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/29/11 07:26 AM, Bahamut wrote: Nah, that's the kill joy on the BBS.

I prefer Killroy :P

Wow, never thought I'd be saying that!

Who's Roy?

"What did I say, Roy?" I think I'd rather kill his wife, though.

You can work your way with this video and experience the bizarre Zelda mod.

Nah, my head hurts.

I don't blame you. These videos aren't good for someone who has a terrible head. :P

No, I think it gave me a terrible head.

But you said the initials SS.

And? I could just have easily have meant the Socom Squad, who are

But I'm a better SS.

Without question - you were supposed to fill in the blank, by the way :3

That and destroy deviantART.

Good god, you want me to become a nude e-terrorist?

Sure, why not?

Oh god.

At 11/30/11 08:27 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/30/11 04:36 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/29/11 03:40 PM, Haggard wrote: Before I forget: I will need someone to deposit for me while I'm away. I think it's best if you could deposit on dember 5th, 6th and 7th for me. That way I can make sure not to miss any deposit at all.

Usual setup? Send me the details.

Okay. Great.

Happy to help.

Right, quick shower, then back to some writing. I might even get another chapter finished before having to write the next instalment of Blammer.

Manilla Road to the World - Part 14: Chromaphobia (After Midnight Live). One of this and it'll be all done.

I have to say, Nostalgia Critic fucking sucks. 45 minute review and you fill it with loads of crappy jokes and music so horrible that it outdoes Lulu? Get the fuck outta here!

Listening to:

Iron Maiden - The X Factor

At 11/30/11 08:27 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/30/11 07:15 AM, Bahamut wrote: Leave it to us three again? ;)

Yes, I will do that.

Good stuff. I may need to be covered for Saturday but Sunday and Monday will be fine with me. That's right, it's yet another trip to London.

Yeah, Creator Failure tends to be forgettable.

I think they don't even play it live anymore.

Why when they can play Burnt Offerings or even Dante's Inferno?

And that depends on how notable all those bands are.

Well, there are a shitload of bands called "Nihilist" or some variations of that. "Nightwolfe" seems to be a common name as well.

lol. Will the band's pick be one of them?

Once again. lucky. :P

Maybe you just had bad luck?

I've had bad luck with Firefox as well. At least Chrome is stable... for now.

Actually, we can scrap the little meet up now. I was called up just yesterday about doing a work trial which is expected to continue beyond that. It starts on Tuesday so that's definitely the Wednesday meet up not going to plan after all.

Fuck. My brother was okay with traveling to Liverpool.
Do you happen to know any nice pubs in Manchester that sell a good breakfast?

I'm afraid I don't know too much about Manchester. Only some shops and venues.

At 12/1/11 12:04 AM, Jolly wrote: Level 29!

Unlike the other people who have gotten this level as of lately, I actually like it.

I'm glad some like it.

At 12/1/11 06:06 AM, Coop wrote: Coop has seen something that most of you probably haven't seen.

A dragon's vagina?

At 11/30/11 07:15 AM, Bahamut wrote: I don't blame you. These videos aren't good for someone who has a terrible head. :P

No, I think it gave me a terrible head.

That is what I obviously meant.

But I'm a better SS.

Without question - you were supposed to fill in the blank, by the way :3

And I win, yay!

Sure, why not?

Oh god.

Enjoy running around naked while blowing shit up on the internet.

15,000 Experience Points

I would have gotten to this a lot sooner if I was online everyday, but OH WELL.

At 12/1/11 11:20 AM, jocnou wrote: Hi, I'm very new here can you tell me and me to do to get more quickly to a higher level please! I do not know what to do .... sorryhttp://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/post/
reply/33159#

To deposit your experience you must vote on five Flashes in a day, adding ten points to your overall. You may only do this once a day, that day being defined by the Newgrounds local time, -5 from GMT. As you reach certain preset milestones, dictated on the levels page, your icon will be upgraded to the next rank. Since the removal of referrer EXP, years and years ago, there has been no other way of gaining Experience other than this, so any hopes you have of reaching levels faster than other people will not happen, you'll have to to settle for the +10 per day flat rate.

You passed 2000 total saves. Way to go!

Level 9!

22,000 Saves!

At 12/1/11 04:35 PM, tinm23 wrote: Level 9!

Levels 1-9 are not mentioned on the lists when people make them since they are the easiest levels anyone could get. Levels 10-60 however are mentioned so when you get to level 10 then you will see your name on a list.

You passed 40000 Total Points. Bodacious!

Coop tries to get his Hobbit to the Misty Mountains, while congratulating:
Fro: 15,000 Experience. Slacker
Nemo103: 2,000 Saves
Jolly: 22,000 Saves; 40,000 Total Points

Listening to:
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years

At 12/1/11 08:52 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 12/1/11 06:06 AM, Coop wrote: Coop has seen something that most of you probably haven't seen.

A dragon's vagina?

With the type of women around where I live? They don't so much as come on to you as just hike up their skirts and show off the merchandise.

Everyone knows that certain types of dragons can shape-change.

But in answer to your question, something far better :D

At 11/30/11 07:15 AM, Bahamut wrote: Sure, why not?

Oh god.

Enjoy running around naked while blowing shit up on the internet.

Too cold out. Postponed until Summer.

Too little conversation going on again. Anyone got any plans for Xmas yet? Have you started or even finished (!) your Xmas shopping? What are you hoping to get?

Will be seeing Cathedral tomorrow. I suppose some assistance for depositing will help me then.

Listening to:

Running Wild - Black Hand Inn

At 12/1/11 10:22 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 12/1/11 08:52 AM, Bahamut wrote: I have to say, Nostalgia Critic fucking sucks. 45 minute review and you fill it with loads of crappy jokes and music so horrible that it outdoes Lulu? Get the fuck outta here!

I only watched it for Brentalfloss, it wasn't a good reason to watch, his songs weren't his best as well.

One part of his was what killed it all for me. I'm not saying it wasn't his fault since if there's anyone who wanted to throw in the lame ass joke about pointing out the penis in The Little Mermaid cover, it's either Rob or Doug.

At 12/2/11 05:19 AM, Coop wrote:

At 12/1/11 08:52 AM, Bahamut wrote: A dragon's vagina?

With the type of women around where I live? They don't so much as come on to you as just hike up their skirts and show off the merchandise.

So there's no dragons around there.

But in answer to your question, something far better :D

And what is that?

Enjoy running around naked while blowing shit up on the internet.

Too cold out. Postponed until Summer.

Fair enough.

Too little conversation going on again. Anyone got any plans for Xmas yet? Have you started or even finished (!) your Xmas shopping? What are you hoping to get?

Just the usual. As for presents, I've cooked up a list so anyone can look at it and see what I want as opposed to unwanted crap. :P

13.37 total voting power. :D

At 12/2/11 05:19 AM, Coop wrote: Coop tries to get his Hobbit to the Misty Mountains, while congratulating:

Just wondering, have you just began reading/rereading The Hobbit or was that simply a thought running through your head? I absolutely love Tolkien, for his writing style, imagination and most of all his devotion to making his world as believable and deep as possible. Going so far as to create distinct scripts and languages for the races whom inhabit it is just incredible, even if the creation of fictional language/glossopoeia was one of his personal hobbies even without his book world.

Apologies for the doublepost, however the last one was a few hours ago, and I have a stat upgrade to post: I have just reached 2000 saves. Not too impressive considering how easy saves are to achieve, but considering about 250 have been gained in the past fortnight I'd say that it isn't to bad, especially considering I've maintained a pretty decent ratio at the same time, albeit not in the last week (so many blams being turned down D:).

Holy cow!
Group B: Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Portugal. What a group! With the exception of maybe Denmark every team can win this one. Should be very interesting.

Group D: Ukraine, Sweden, France, England. Sounds relatively easy, but we all know how England performed in a group the tabloids called "EASY" in the 2010 WC...

At 12/1/11 08:52 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/30/11 08:27 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/30/11 07:15 AM, Bahamut wrote: Yeah, Creator Failure tends to be forgettable.

I think they don't even play it live anymore.

Why when they can play Burnt Offerings or even Dante's Inferno?

Exactly. They have so many amazing songs, they can easily ditch songs from live shows that don't turn out to be that great.

And that depends on how notable all those bands are.

Well, there are a shitload of bands called "Nihilist" or some variations of that. "Nightwolfe" seems to be a common name as well.

lol. Will the band's pick be one of them?

It starts with "Ni-", but it doesn't end with "-hilist" or "-ghtwolfe".

Once again. lucky. :P

Maybe you just had bad luck?

I've had bad luck with Firefox as well. At least Chrome is stable... for now.

Maybe you should work in quality inspection for browsers. You seem to run into a lot of trouble. ^^

Actually, we can scrap the little meet up now. I was called up just yesterday about doing a work trial which is expected to continue beyond that. It starts on Tuesday so that's definitely the Wednesday meet up not going to plan after all.

Fuck. My brother was okay with traveling to Liverpool.
Do you happen to know any nice pubs in Manchester that sell a good breakfast?

I'm afraid I don't know too much about Manchester. Only some shops and venues.

Ah well, maybe we can find one ourselves.

At 12/2/11 05:19 AM, Coop wrote: Too little conversation going on again. Anyone got any plans for Xmas yet? Have you started or even finished (!) your Xmas shopping? What are you hoping to get?

I have presents for my wife, my mom and I plan to buy something in Manchester for my brother. That leaves me with no presents for my niece and nephew, so I will have to get something for them, still.
My brother buys the present for my father, so I don't have to worry about that. ^^

I took the time to deposit today and hit level 27

Maybe I should do this more often...

Congratulations to:

Jolly - Level 29, 22,000 saves & 40,000 Total points
ihatesonic1 - Level 30
Fro - 15,000 experience
Nemo103 - 2,000 saves
Dream-of-Duke - being 1337
EmmDubya - 2,000 saves
SeeD419 - Level 27

Thanks to:

Coop
Odyssic

Three weeks ago, I had 3,450 reviews. Over the past 22 days, I've managed to up that to 3,500 Total Reviews

Overall, it's been a poor year for my review totals, but I'm sure hoping to finish the year strong. Maybe this means that 2012 will have huge totals in this respect for me, who knows?

You passed 64,000 B/P! Congrats!

You reached level 42!