At 12/1/04 04:21 AM, Tom_s00 wrote:

At 11/30/04 07:31 PM, RageVI wrote: Just ranked up to Elite Guard Major moments ago. I'm disappointed in myself, however. I didn't get any b/p points for the longest time before I started up again. I'm trying to rampage up the top 50 again.

Nice Nice, well sometimes that happens to all of us, well how long were u out for, well the portal is slow right now, but soon enough it was go up.

At 11/30/04 08:35 PM, Crossofdevil wrote: Rank: Elite Guard Sergeant Major
BLAMS: Involved in the termination of 5,105 crappy entries.
SAVES: Assisted in the protection of 1,896 quality entries.

Congrats, only another 100 for 2 k saves, well Aye aye Major!

At 11/30/04 09:35 PM, DRD1982 wrote: Speaking of which I just ranked up to Praposhichick!!!
YES!!! I have escaped the ranks of the Sergants and joined the Officer's Club!!

Man, another Prap, well u got out of seargents, god damn officer:(

At 12/1/04 03:34 AM, Outraged_Josh wrote: Well havent postsed for a while but ive just had a cool rank-up, i now have 2000 b/p so i reached First Class and with that 2 k b/p i have 1337 blams, i am 1337, cant believe it here it is:

Here you go....

Thanks for that, looks 1337, lol. Well thats good, well another 500 to go.

Hello, denizens of teh level up! lounge!

I just caught up on all my other usual haunts in Wi/Ht?, after 2-10 days of neglect... alas, my neglect of this topic goes back much further than 10 days.

So anyway, no attempt to catch up on this one today, I'm done posting for the day anyway. Just wanted to drop by, in spancker/Xkwizitesque fashion and say HI, ALL!

And congrats to everyone with anything nifty going on... statwise, lifewise, whateverelsewise. Keep on keepin' on.

Nothing too big to announce here. Moved up from #19 to #18 in VP... got pushed back down from #18 to #19 a few days later. Eh. Um... that's about it. gfox has no nifty statlandmarks to go "ooooo" about and receive congratulations on. #;-}>

Oh, and one important thing: I was just talking with SCD about how I tend to get around to replying to any post directed at me that's in any of the big topics around here EXCEPT this one (i.e. if you write a post that's to me in part or in full... in the reviewer topic, the abusive review topic, the top 500 exp topic, the NG total listing topic, the RC list topic, Dogma's topic, the top 50 topics, my two list topics, etc. etc. etc.... I will see it, sooner or later, and reply if I feel it's necessary/fun)...

but alas, when it comes to posts in here... well, let me just illustrate by typing out a quick summary of what I have and haven't read of this topic (gaps are in boldface):

pages 001 - 396 -- read nearly every single post in this topic
pages 397 - 417 -- my first big gap, during April/May 2004
pages 418 - 419 -- read and replied a bit, then got sidetracked again
pages 420 - 497 -- was around every 10 pages or so, but not much
pages 498 - 538 -- read most of the posts
pages 539 - 552 -- big gap
pages 553 - 712 -- tried to read most of this, but a lot of it was a month later or so
pages 713 - 763 -- didn't bother to even try
pages 764 - 765 -- came back for ONE page again
pages 766 - 793 -- no reading again
pages 794 - 795 -- yet another ~1 page visit
pages 796 - 829 -- gfox was gone again
pages 830 - 842 -- made a good effort to read everything, did so
pages 842 - 862 -- back to oblivion

(to anyone who goes "WTF? How could he know that?": I make shortcuts to all the pages of this topic that I fully read. I just went through the folder with those shortcuts and assembled that list in 5 minutes or so)

Anyway, as I think you can see... there are big gaps where I haven't read this topic. I may have read 60-80% of it... but within that 20-40% that I haven't read might lie plenty of posts directed at me (from the list I just made, I'd estimate I haven't read between 225 and 250 pages of the current 862, BTW).

I always figured that if someone wanted me to read something and I never replied, that if it was important enough to them, they'd come and tell me in one of my list topics or something... where it's quieter, slower, harder to miss... and where I check more often... but maybe it needed to be said:

If you think I might not see something in here, which is often the case, and you want to make sure I see it... come tell me in one of my topics. #;-}> Thank you.

Happy December! Laters.

At 11/29/04 06:08 PM, Denvish wrote: Larger congratracerulations to:
carmelhadinosaur - 15000 BP - half-way there! Seems it was so small that no-one else noticed it, though.

Hahaha, indeed thanks!!! (:)
During my internet's off time i gathered 49 b/p (5 days i think) hahaha....

At 11/29/04 07:33 PM, Inuzuka-Kiba wrote: Threating Joe, and trying to hide it by typing backwards are you? >=( Heh, it's not that hard of a spelling. I got it memorized in 2 days. ._.

Hehehe well tsuj wanted to etirw it in a special way ...ahahahah

At 11/29/04 09:01 PM, MPA wrote: Grats to Carmel for being halfway there. The first half was the hardest in my opinion.

Hahaha thanks! (Grandantic congrats to j00 2! ;D)
Now its the easy part - level 2! lolololol....

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It seems like im 56 now so someone passed me heh..
Too lazy to check right now who is it :D

Today is December 1st 2004. Today is the 336th day of the year, with 30 days remaining in 2004. Exactly one year ago, Sentinel_specter of Flashregs signed up for his Gold Grounds account on Newgrounds . Since then, I, Sentinel_specter has posted 2,236 times. These means 2,236 times in the last year I have read and reviewed a post, and commented on it, or much less frequently, made my own post, most likely regarding flash. 2,236 posts in one year averages out too 6.126 posts per day. During the first months of my visits to Newgrounds I had over 20 posts a day at times. I have greatly reduced my posting habits to around 2 posts a day now, but my average is still high from previous posting sessions.

In the last year I have deposited my experience 335 times for a total of 3,350 experience points. I only missed 30 days out of 365 in the year. There was a 93.06% chance that everyday I would have deposited and I plan on continuing this ritual, which it has become.

In the last year I have Blamed or Protected 7659 movies submitted to Newgrounds. In the last 365 days, I average 20.984 movies Blamed or protected a day. Broken down, that is 14.495 blams a day, and 6.487 protected movies a day.

I have brought my way down from being ranked 500,000+, to now under 175 in the top Blammers and Protecters after one year. I am now ranked 171 out of 633,947 users on Newgrounds.

I am ranked 1,145th place out of 633,947 for experience points after one year.

In one year, I have reviewed 110 flash movies, coming out to .301 reviews a day. Out of those 110 reviews, 30 were replied to.

All of this data was taken at 16:48 New York time, 12-01-04. Chances are, most of these stats will change through the course of the day, and by tomorrow all of it will most likely be different, but as of now this is how things stand.

I exceeded the 6500 character limit, so the rest of the post will be continued shortly. Sorry about that.

...Continuation of previous post...

Reflection
I wasn't planning on making a big deal about it, I wasn't even planning on making a post. But, I remembered it was my 1 year anniversary and rather let it slip away like nothing happened, I'll go ahead and right about it. Plus, it's been fun tallying up my stats and everything. :D

Anyways, the last year has been crazy, I never knew I would fall this deeply into the depths of Newgrounds. I figured it would be a little hobby I'd enjoy from time to time. But no, it's changed my life, as corny as it sounds, it's true. I had visited NG a few times, staying up late so my parents would go to bed so I could play the Sim Date games...yea, we all did it, and I am not going to lie about it. I only went to newgrounds for those, didn't even know there was the BBS or a portal. I figured everything was professionally made and that everything submitted was made by the creators of NG and that all of it was made by companies. I knew NOTHING of the real story.

I join NG after about a few years of visiting occasionally. After the first month, I got flash, found the portal, and started posting like mad. This was the first forums online that I have ever been a part of it. Now, I am a registered user on tons of forums, but I don't post quite as nearly as much as I did on this one.

I remember it must have been less than 3 weeks after I got an account on NG that I got flash. I was immediately sucked in and there was no escaping. I had no idea ordinary people like you or me all over the world were submitting stuff that they made in flash and submitting it to this site. I had NO idea. I thought, if they can do it, I sure as hell can. Well it's been one year since then, I've gotten flash, I've become a NG Flash Regular, and I moderate my own website of tutorials for Flash. I have written many Flash Tutorials, and I use flash just about everyday. It makes me so sad knowing that I have no flash to show for my work, but I know, someday I will make something and submit it to NG and it will be a success. With all I have learned, I'd kill myself before I promised I wouldn't submit a flash to NG, because it will be done, hopefully sometime soon too.

During my stay at Newgrounds many many exciting things have happened. In no particular order, I was introduced to flash, and am now a flash enthusiast. A very prominent Flash author named Livecorpse is caught in a shoot out with the police and kills himself. Newgrounds has mixed feelings, and it truly was a sad time. Flash Author CerealBoxClock of his own website and good friend of my friend Dan Fleming is killed in a car crash. Very sad, especially knowing that I knew someone who was very good friends with him. The Flash Regulars Lounge is shut down after all. We spammed that place like crazy, but it was the only reason I stayed with NG for so long. If it hadn't been for Star_Cleaver, ioi8, LOTI, NB, qwertypod, Ludy, Cappy, Burst, Mercurius, Deathcon7, Iamthom, Kama, Amish, -007-, AngryAxl, CrookedAsterisk, NegativeOne, Ozcar, Pika, Joe, and Tom of the Super_Flash_Bros, I wouldn't not be where I am today on NG. Since the The Flash Regulars Lounge's demise, we have started up our new site which can be found at www.flashregs.x3fusion.com . We host tutorials of Photoshop and Flash, and would love for you all to join up. It was sad seeing the The Flash Regulars Lounge go, but I think it was all for the better, it was going downhill fast, and plus FlashRegs would not have been started and FR has been a success so far I think, it's still in it's growing stages though. Last but certainly not least, Tom Fulp releases the consol version of Alien Hominid. This is huge freaking news, seeing as this started off as a flash game, this proves to anyone doing flash, even the simplest projects you are working on now can turn into something huge like a consol game. Never give up and this can be you someday. Definitely a major thing that happened to Newgrounds, huge.

That about sums up the major/important things that have happened to me on NG, it's been a great run so far, and it's not over yet, although my daily posting count has been dropping forever. My B/Ping is slower than ever also, but I am hanging in there, and I don't expect to leave any time soon, so hang around to see what's up with the new flash.

It's sad, but I am no where near the fan I used to be of NG. I still love it, or else I wouldn't come, but it's going downhill for me...I seem to be slowing down soo much. I realized there is so much more to life, I got a girlfriend, I have been more active with school, NG is great, but it's going to get my anywhere, if I wasn't still a huge fan I wouldn't have taken the time to write this up, but it doesn't mean I am as obsessed with it as I used to be.

Oh well, Much <3 Newgrounds.

[I hope I didn't screw up on any of the link formatting or anything *Fingers crossed*]

Note: I spent enough time on this as is, so I did not proof read it fully, if there are illegible remarks that don't make any sense, I apologize, and hopefully you will be able to make sense out of most of it, although it is kind of pointless.

Thanks to the few of you that read and all of the members of the Ex-Regulars Lounge of the Flash Forum of Newgrounds.com.

At 12/1/04 05:28 PM, Sentinel_specter wrote: I only missed 30 days out of 365 in the year.
In the last 365 days, I average 20.984 movies Blamed or protected a day.

* 366 days

Heh, couldn't help myself. Congrats on the one-year mark, dude. I was horribly inactive for the first two and a half years of my NG lifetime, so I remember diddly-squat about that time period.....

Congriddles to:

Inuzuka-Kiba - 6000 blams & 2222 protects
-Darkness- - Level 10
Mr_Fluffykins - Top 300 BP rank
RyanAn - Level 21... permanent... soon
Snowy_Beast - 4444 BP
RedCircle - 4000 exp
That-Is-Bull - 3000 posts
Outraged_Josh - Nice 1337 blams/2000 BP combo
Sentinel_specter - 1 year at NG. Happy Birthday!

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At 11/29/04 09:50 PM, Inuzuka-Kiba wrote: Oh dear, Denvish....you were behind that too? You were one of the last people I'd expect to do that.
At 11/29/04 10:28 PM, j00bie wrote: Denvish was one of the last people I expected to get involved in this as well. >:O.

Glibblegloink, I can spam with the best of them. Just most of the time I decide not to. That evening I was in a silly mood.

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Me? Nothing to report, except Overrun II is in production and consuming way too much of my time.
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Never hit a man with glasses; hit him with your fist.

Thank you for your deposit, SlowBro! You now have 3,000 experience points. You need 756 more to get to level 13.
It took much longer than it should have but i finlly have 3000Exp

Hmm, Ramagi, I wasn't here that early to see Wade a such a high level. It was most likely early on when it was easy to level up correct? For he's now only level 18. What was the highest he had? Just curious. He must have been slacking in the depositing area to drop that far back. O_o

Heh, SeeD I have the same problem, I just anticipate it. It really isn't that hard. Vote on a flash twice, while looking at your clock. And when you get the error you can see how far your clock is. Then merely change the settings to match NG. I'm just slow when it comes to the quickdraw, I always notice it's 11:59 a bit too late, and I dash over to a flash and end up being a minute off. >_< *Goes to next page only to see YoinK already said all of that.*

Wow josh, that was some excellent timing. Did that just happen, or did you try and set it up? Getting 2,000 b/p with your 1337th blam. And a rank up, lucky you. Now that's just nice and perfect. I'm so jealous. Congrats =P

SCD, there's nothing wrong with being behind all of us. We're just insane and have nothing better to do. Hope you get into the top 500 by tomorrow! Actually, when you get into the top 1,000 you've earned my respect. That shows so dedication, so your closing in on the 500 doesn't look bad, just look at everyone behind you. =)

Dammit gfox, you always seem to get to things like that before I do. First you end up having already located all the older profiles with low ids, and now you're ahead of me trying to read through this thread. >_< I've gotten through 1-189 and 689-862. Bah, everytime when I think I'm doing something no one else has bothered with I always find out you've already done it. ;_; Also, that a pretty odd voting power flip-flop. Anyway, I'm going to sit back and try to manage reading it all before you do, hehe, like that'll happen. But it's funny seeing people like Recon say things like "I'M A LEVEL 11 NOW!!!". Probably because I'm so used to them being at high levels.

Well sentinel, that was an...erm...unique read. You basically quoted your profile and stats all in sentence form in the first half of your post. But I guess that ok, after all it's the big first full year for you. I just recently had my 2nd anniversary a while ago. =D Your reflection is pretty neat, sad to see you slowly and steadily neglect NG a bit more and more. But, at least you have a life now. =X

Heh, hope you finish that flash soon Denvish, you can't just keep me waiting. And I know you can spam, we all can. But that doesn't mean I'd expect you too, you're just too much of a model poster. ;_;

And lastly congrats to slowbro for reaching 3,000 experience points. That's a pretty hefty amount, but I'll get there some day. =D

Well not much is happening in Kiba land (yeah yeah, bad way to try and link to a website I like, sue me. =P) except for the fact I was able to squeeze my way into the top 150 users last night. Going from #151 to #149. And yesterday sucked too, as well as today. Damn dead portal. Also, pre-congrats to SK for passing me, yeah you're right there. I saw it coming though. =P

At 12/1/04 07:33 PM, Inuzuka-Kiba wrote: Well sentinel, that was an...erm...unique read. You basically quoted your profile and stats all in sentence form in the first half of your post. But I guess that ok, after all it's the big first full year for you. I just recently had my 2nd anniversary a while ago. =D Your reflection is pretty neat, sad to see you slowly and steadily neglect NG a bit more and more. But, at least you have a life now. =X

Yea I know, the point of my post was kinda stupid...thanks anyways...I think.

Congrats on your anniversary also, however long ago it was.

Thanks for the congrats also Denvish :D

I'LL FUCKING CUT YOU ...

At 12/1/04 09:09 PM, BonusStage wrote: HAHAHA no more posting until Saturday ... anyone think i can make it :o
Can you guess why i'm doing so :)

NO idea at all. no realyl congratz on 5555.
Congratz to Seadog on 3000 blams.
Congratz to all the people I missed.

Oh for those who care look at my top 500 topic. There is an update :)

Im sorry about this spam, but to post is the only way i can log in on this computer :(

At 12/1/04 09:07 PM, _altr_ wrote: I'LL FUCKING CUT YOU ...

Not if i use my magic Q-tip to prevent you from cutting anyone. :P

At 12/1/04 11:43 PM, ramagi wrote: Oh for those who care look at my top 500 topic. There is an update :)

Not sure if I ever had said so, but I always look foward to those =) .

At 12/2/04 12:01 AM, YoinK_VineS wrote: Not if i use my magic Q-tip to prevent you from cutting anyone. :P

More like... ALIEN HOMIND'S ANAL TESTER OF DOOM ...
(notice the odd colored anal juice on the tip)

I ranked up! Is there anything else I need to type? NOPE :)

At 12/1/04 11:50 PM, carmelhadinosaur wrote: Im sorry about this spam, but to post is the only way i can log in on this computer :(

Just because you have to post doesn't mean you have to spam. Write a worthwhile post to log in with, that way you're not getting on anyone's nerves, not playing with mod fire and don't have to be so apologetic. It's just the same as testing to see if your ban is over - writing a worthwhile post will not only allow you to test your ban but also eliminate the risk of being banned again.

If for some reason the Grounds Gold menu is not opening for you, simply enter this URL into your Address box.

http://www.newgrounds.com/gold/login.php

Silly _altr_ we've been waiting for you to get that 1 point you needed, congrats on your level up. You now have the sexy short sword. My favourite icon. *hacks account and takes sword* ;o Now I have another fimilar poster to put with the level 24s. =D Also congrats on your sexy 12.34 voting power. What a nice number.

What no posting until Saturday for Bonus?? Hah, either A) we get freedom from reading your posts or B) we have an excuse to make fun of you for not keeping your word. So whether you do make that claim or not, we all win. XD Mr. Sexy 5,555 poster.

Heh, I always end up looking at your list Ramagi, even though I am no where near it. It's always fun to look at. Too bad Pimp has fallen even further behind HT52, or did you just update before he deposited. *check with the users list*

carmel, don't do that. >=( I mean, at least make your post worth it or put it in general or somewhere like that. Don't just make some random post here. That's not cool. Go to P-Bot and say you liked the flash today or something. We don't need spam here. Or you can listen to Fig....

Hey, congrats to you EK. That's a pretty nice badge. And you're #101 right now, meaning you'll sneak into the top 100 soon enough. Your blams to protects look a bit too high. O_o But I guess that's ok, as long as the total is nice. XD

Yeah well, I can't say anything happened between I went to bed and now...no rank ups here. ;_;

At 12/2/04 06:03 AM, Inuzuka-Kiba wrote: What no posting until Saturday for Bonus?? Hah, either A) we get freedom from reading your posts or B) we have an excuse to make fun of you for not keeping your word. So whether you do make that claim or not, we all win. XD Mr. Sexy 5,555 poster.

Yeah that BonusStage is sure one hot beast *cheating the system he set up* oh never thought about this one, DID YOU XDXDXXXDXDXDXD

At 11/30/04 11:57 PM, ramagi wrote:

At 11/30/04 01:03 PM, -TRA- wrote: By the by, what was the 24 icon before it was recently changed?

24 has been a short sword for a long time. It hasn't changed. It was the same Icon when Wade was level 24. That was some time ago.

o_O I swear I saw a post saying "HAQ has a new icon... the lvl 24 icon's changed"... But I seem to be mistaked... nevermind.

At 12/2/04 06:19 AM, BonusStageUnlocked wrote: Yeah that BonusStage is sure one hot beast *cheating the system he set up* oh never thought about this one, DID YOU XDXDXXXDXDXDXD

HAHAHAH rofl @ n00b! :P

Wait...

...

:'(

l33t

Thank you for your deposit, Thero_Tarm! You now have 70 experience points. You need 30 more to get to level 3.

:P

At 12/2/04 05:06 AM, FIGMENTUM wrote: Just because you have to post doesn't mean you have to spam. Write a worthwhile post to log in with, that way you're not getting on anyone's nerves, not playing with mod fire and don't have to be so apologetic. It's just the same as testing to see if your ban is over - writing a worthwhile post will not only allow you to test your ban but also eliminate the risk of being banned again.

Im sorry, thanks for pointing that out :P

If for some reason the Grounds Gold menu is not opening for you, simply enter this URL into your Address box.

http://www.newgrounds.com/gold/login.php

Why cant i damn think of that?? Thanks!! ^__^

At 12/2/04 06:03 AM, Inuzuka-Kiba wrote: carmel, don't do that. >=( I mean, at least make your post worth it or put it in general or somewhere like that. Don't just make some random post here. That's not cool. Go to P-Bot and say you liked the flash today or something. We don't need spam here. Or you can listen to Fig....

Sorry :(
I also did it fastly because i didnt have enough time to be the first to deposit (i came 5th :P). Altough i viewed all first page generals posts for something i can write...

At 12/2/04 12:21 AM, _altr_ wrote:

At 12/1/04 11:43 PM, ramagi wrote: Oh for those who care look at my top 500 topic. There is an update :)

Not sure if I ever had said so, but I always look foward to those =) .

Congratz on the level up.
Since I'm going to be having some time off around when I do the next update. I may have some bonus that will interest a few people.

Congratz to EKRegulus for the rank up.

Happy birthday indeed Sentinel, thats quite a post there, very detailed. I never done anything like that for my birthday, maybe next month :)

Grats Bonus and a big grats to _Altr_ well done on the levul up and the posts :)

Well Kiba i made it into the top 500 just for you buddy, thanks for the compliment :)

At 12/2/04 06:03 AM, Inuzuka-Kiba wrote: Hey, congrats to you EK. That's a pretty nice badge. And you're #101 right now, meaning you'll sneak into the top 100 soon enough. Your blams to protects look a bit too high. O_o But I guess that's ok, as long as the total is nice. XD

Yeah, thanks. It shouldn't be difficult to catch pure_lionheart. He's inactive and most users right behind are slow. Top 100 fo shizzle! :)

Yeah my ratio is a little bit over 3 and I'm still ranked 5xxxth .... so there is approximately 5000-5500 people that have a higher ratio than mine.

I have an exact rank in the total lister but it's not accurate anymore. That was 2 days ago :).

At 12/2/04 09:41 AM, Slightly_Crazy_Dude wrote: Happy birthday indeed Sentinel

Happy happy! ;D

And that reminds me - i have a birthday today!!

At 12/2/04 10:01 AM, carmelhadinosaur wrote:

At 12/2/04 09:41 AM, Slightly_Crazy_Dude wrote: Happy birthday indeed Sentinel

Happy happy! ;D

And that reminds me - i have a birthday today!!

Well Happy Birthday to you both.

At 12/1/04 05:28 PM, Sentinel_specter wrote: Today is December 1st 2004. Today is the 336th day of the year, with 30 days remaining in 2004. Exactly one year ago, Sentinel_specter of Flashregs signed up for his Gold Grounds account on Newgrounds.

Happy aniversary Sentinal sepc, but why so many god dam links?

At 12/1/04 09:09 PM, BonusStage wrote: HAHAHA no more posting until Saturday ... anyone think i can make it :o
Can you guess why i'm doing so :)

Because your at 24 PPD !?!....or it might have somthing to do with 5's or somthing.

At 12/2/04 12:01 AM, YoinK_VineS wrote:

At 12/1/04 09:07 PM, _altr_ wrote: I'LL FUCKING CUT YOU ...

Not if i use my magic Q-tip to prevent you from cutting anyone. :P

Save me Yoink ! **curles up into a ball**

At 12/2/04 01:17 AM, EKRegulus wrote: I ranked up! Is there anything else I need to type? NOPE :)

Congratzios EKR, will you ever stop!

At 12/2/04 10:01 AM, carmelhadinosaur wrote:

Happy birthday indeed Sentinel

Happy happy! ;D
And that reminds me - i have a birthday today!!

Happy birthday carmel, and aniversary for sent-spec

Thanks ramagi and Tom! (:)

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