At 12/6/17 11:36 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote:

At 12/6/17 11:04 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: I would love to , but I have had a few set backs. You never had to worry about that back in the day.

Possbly, it was also very fresh with reviewing and was a new thing so that was a plus too.

~X~

Things are very different today. I could tell you a few stories that you would not believe. lol

At 12/7/17 12:20 AM, Voltage wrote: I'm still blown away at the fact @xwaynecoltx still lurks the great land that is NG, this dude was like one of my first reviews over 14 years ago

yeah its bin abit and half lol,

At 12/6/17 11:53 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Things are very different today. I could tell you a few stories that you would not believe. lol

Do tell

~X~

At 12/7/17 12:20 AM, Voltage wrote: I'm still blown away at the fact @xwaynecoltx still lurks the great land that is NG, this dude was like one of my first reviews over 14 years ago

Wayne, is one of the top five. One or two depending on who you ask.

At 12/6/17 11:53 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Things are very different today. I could tell you a few stories that you would not believe. lol

Do tell

~X~

I would have to tell you in the comment section of my news section. It could be upsetting to some.

At 12/6/17 05:51 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote: A little nostalgic tid-bit here when I was shooting for the top spot wich was the first year I joined 2002 ish the top reviewer Mi4 and likes of green vien and others were at the top with roughly 900 reviews or 1500

So with it is now 22,000 plus it just shows how things have changed since then

I pernoally will always review but im not trying to hold the #1 spot its time for a change, life keeps me pretty busy aswell.

Looks like that's the case for all of us! :) Pretty amazing to think that the gap between the lowest link and the top spot was actually smaller back then than the gap between only the first and second today. :D Changed, they sure have!

Good to know you're still sticking around too.

At 12/6/17 05:49 PM, Wegra wrote: We can do this!!

Thanks for the motivation brother!! With combined accounts hmmmm...

At 12/7/17 03:43 AM, Cyberdevil wrote: stuff

yep lots of changes over the years.

At 12/7/17 01:05 AM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Wayne, is one of the top five. One or two depending on who you ask.

LOL

At 12/6/17 11:53 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:

I would have to tell you in the comment section of my news section. It could be upsetting to some.

oh im sure

~X~

At 12/7/17 07:19 AM, Quisty wrote:

At 12/7/17 12:20 AM, Voltage wrote: I'm still blown away at the fact @xwaynecoltx still lurks the great land that is NG, this dude was like one of my first reviews over 14 years ago

Yes, it is good he keeps up the good work, but doesn't mind others reviewing over his stats. He is a pretty cool guy. I've been on the site 14 years, so I understand how that would blow you away lol.

Being one of the best, should always be respected. It was much easier when Wayne did it. It is great to see him return every now and again.

At 12/7/17 01:46 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Being one of the best, should always be respected. It was much easier when Wayne did it. It is great to see him return every now and again.

I don't think I'm the best but yeah not as easy as you think back then, but yes a lot easier then today, it was a different time back then different rules and guidelines back then aswell. and the content was much different back then, my honest opinion is that stuff back then was not so much quality but much more amusing and funny. .

~X~

At 12/11/17 07:03 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote:

At 12/7/17 01:46 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Being one of the best, should always be respected. It was much easier when Wayne did it. It is great to see him return every now and again.

I don't think I'm the best but yeah not as easy as you think back then, but yes a lot easier then today, it was a different time back then different rules and guidelines back then aswell. and the content was much different back then, my honest opinion is that stuff back then was not so much quality but much more amusing and funny. .

~X~

Things are always easier towards the beginning. In time, they get more complicated and ruined by silly rules and/or silly people running it.

At 12/12/17 07:21 AM, Quisty wrote:

At 12/7/17 01:46 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Being one of the best, should always be respected. It was much easier when Wayne did it. It is great to see him return every now and again.

Yes, he should be respected, even when those are upset with him. He has earned all that he has. He has had great support from his friends to encourage him to achieve these stats too.

I totally agree with you. I wish that I was respected as much as Wayne.

Today, I did some reviews, now I'm so not going for any big numbers, but it was fun to review again. Maybe one day I'll try for a stat. I know how crazy good I am at making many quality ones in a short period lol, but I doubt I'd ever try.

You or Wayne should become review mods. You both would do a great job and are very fair. That would really be appreciated by the users.

At 12/12/17 01:16 AM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Things are always easier towards the beginning. In time, they get more complicated and ruined by silly rules and/or silly people running it.

Yes of course. I was looking on first page and showed me at 11,000 reviews

~X~

At 12/12/17 09:57 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote:

At 12/12/17 01:16 AM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Things are always easier towards the beginning. In time, they get more complicated and ruined by silly rules and/or silly people running it.

Yes of course. I was looking on first page and showed me at 11,000 reviews

~X~

You do have many reviews. I am not sure how you made so many. What is your secret?

At 12/12/17 10:25 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:
You do have many reviews. I am not sure how you made so many. What is your secret?

No secrete really just started reviewing now ofcourse I have seen many lost reviews one line junk I have been known to do that now and then but over time I wanted to add more quality to them and I think I have.

I have 15.000 +. Movie reviews. The most I have of any other area so that basicly comes from newgrounds only having movies for a long time so I would just review movies. Now with medals that has changed and there's a big focus on people reviewing games now

But as far as reviewing alot back then yes I was able to stay up longer in middle of night and would just review like crazy

~X~

At 12/13/17 12:16 AM, XwaynecoltX wrote:

At 12/12/17 10:25 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote:
You do have many reviews. I am not sure how you made so many. What is your secret?

No secrete really just started reviewing now ofcourse I have seen many lost reviews one line junk I have been known to do that now and then but over time I wanted to add more quality to them and I think I have.

I can understand one line reviews being deleted. I have written five sentence paragraphs reviews that have vanished.

I have 15.000 +. Movie reviews. The most I have of any other area so that basicly comes from newgrounds only having movies for a long time so I would just review movies. Now with medals that has changed and there's a big focus on people reviewing games now

That is an amazing amount of movie reviews.

But as far as reviewing alot back then yes I was able to stay up longer in middle of night and would just review like crazy

~X~

Whenever I try to review like crazy, they all seem to vanish. It can really turn users off from trying to review.

At 12/13/17 12:16 AM, XwaynecoltX wrote: that basicly comes from newgrounds only having movies for a long time so I would just review movies.

There have been games from the start too though right? Just not as interesting?

At 12/13/17 05:28 AM, Cyberdevil wrote:
There have been games from the start too though right? Just not as interesting?

Oh yeah there was but just some really silly ones but it was all new too so not sure why I focused more on movies maybe because there was more movies then games at the time

~X~

At 12/13/17 05:55 AM, XwaynecoltX wrote: Oh yeah there was but just some really silly ones but it was all new too so not sure why I focused more on movies maybe because there was more movies then games at the time

Maybe just easier to watch a movie than play a game? ;) No active effort required to play through, just to write down impressions when it's over. Games seem a bit more time-consuming overall.

Games do take more effort but not in all cases the deeper heavier games yes and I'm ok with taking the time with that

~X~

At 12/13/17 07:16 AM, XwaynecoltX wrote: Games do take more effort but not in all cases the deeper heavier games yes and I'm ok with taking the time with that

True that, just like movies they come in all shapes and sizes, I meant more that with a game you have to actively be involved with it, and really play it, whereas a movie you can enjoy by just perceiving. Do love games, but movies seem a lot more effortless that way, even the long ones. No need to really focus, just relax and enjoy the show.

At 12/13/17 07:16 AM, XwaynecoltX wrote: Games do take more effort but not in all cases the deeper heavier games yes and I'm ok with taking the time with that

~X~

I have always enjoyed playing a game and than doing a review. It makes me feel more active and involved when rating it.

At 12/13/17 03:18 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: I have always enjoyed playing a game and than doing a review. It makes me feel more active and involved when rating it.

Same here, though usually when tired I'd rather just watch something than concentrate on whatever trials and tribulations a game entails... feels like the easier pastime of the two.

At 12/13/17 03:38 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:

At 12/13/17 03:18 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: I have always enjoyed playing a game and than doing a review. It makes me feel more active and involved when rating it.

Same here, though usually when tired I'd rather just watch something than concentrate on whatever trials and tribulations a game entails... feels like the easier pastime of the two.

I understand what you mean. You have had many more reviews than me, so you must be doing something right. lol

At 12/13/17 03:50 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: I understand what you mean. You have had many more reviews than me, so you must be doing something right. lol

Yupp, X has more on movies/less on games too, and you've got the medals instead, so seems we're all balancing the statual counts according to content preference. :)

At 12/13/17 03:18 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: I have always enjoyed playing a game and than doing a review. It makes me feel more active and involved when rating it.

So with medal games that's exactly how I do things, so some medal games I will have a much deeper review as I play it a few times, so in that sense yes it does take more effort as for movies it takes less time but I tend to find myself reviewing deeper with some really interesting ones.

~X~

At 12/13/17 04:03 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:

At 12/13/17 03:50 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: I understand what you mean. You have had many more reviews than me, so you must be doing something right. lol

Yupp, X has more on movies/less on games too, and you've got the medals instead, so seems we're all balancing the statual counts according to content preference. :)

It is true, that we all excel in different areas. I think that is why the three of us work so well together. Common respect and understanding.

At 12/13/17 04:04 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote: So with medal games that's exactly how I do things, so some medal games I will have a much deeper review as I play it a few times, so in that sense yes it does take more effort as for movies it takes less time but I tend to find myself reviewing deeper with some really interesting ones.

You actually play a game a few times sometimes before reviewing it too? I usually just do the one run, though sometimes do come back to it later and get new impressions I wish I could have added it that initial review... they do change the more you play. Indeed.

At 12/13/17 04:42 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: It is true, that we all excel in different areas. I think that is why the three of us work so well together. Common respect and understanding.

Well worded. :)

At 12/14/17 02:13 PM, Cyberdevil wrote: You actually play a game a few times sometimes before reviewing it too? I usually just do the one run, though sometimes do come back to it later and get new impressions I wish I could have added it that initial review... they do change the more you play. Indeed.

Yes especially if its a big game with lots of medals just like to give some type of insight instead of just some lines but I been lazy too as we all have, I will do this for a movie too like big movies with lots going on then ill watch it a few times to get somewhat of a deeper review.

~X~

At 12/14/17 02:13 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:

At 12/13/17 04:42 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: It is true, that we all excel in different areas. I think that is why the three of us work so well together. Common respect and understanding.

Well worded. :)

Thank you. There is nothing worse than somebody trying to boss you around and hiding behind an empty position.

At 12/14/17 02:59 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote: Yes especially if its a big game with lots of medals just like to give some type of insight instead of just some lines but I been lazy too as we all have, I will do this for a movie too like big movies with lots going on then ill watch it a few times to get somewhat of a deeper review.

Ah right, yeah in those cases I usually collect the medals before the review, unless I give up, in which case better prepare for a not all that positive ramble on why I didn't complete it. XD Even with movies huh, that's great though, I feel like I don't have the patience these days to watch most ones more than once, but exceptions do occur...

At 12/14/17 03:06 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Thank you. There is nothing worse than somebody trying to boss you around and hiding behind an empty position.

Like politicians... like unfortunately pretty much every government in the world! Indeed.

At 12/15/17 05:27 AM, NekoMika wrote: Interesting how you have been the #1 Art Reviewer for such a long time. Remember when TheShadman used to have the most when the Top 100 Art Reviewers list was an active list? Time sure has flown over 7 years.

Oh wow, I'm the #1?! Whenever did I take that place... feels like I have some vague recollection of that but had forgotten I'd actually claimed that particular throne. I remember being #1 in Audio before Art, when it was still new and reviews just started getting counted (and I'd been thinking ahead, haha!) but alas that just seems like a harder form to review. So all more props on that. Thanks for this cheerful artful reviewfueling reminder though! :D

Yeah it sure has... back when we had separate lists for all these review forms too! His being so active with the community then makes me all the bigger a fan now too. And he still jumped in on Robot Day this year, was pretty surprised!

At 12/15/17 10:40 AM, NekoMika wrote: I imagine it was sometime in 2013 or 2014 because when the Top 100 Art Reviews was active for the short time it was, I just barely popped up onto that list before it became inactive and was eventually absorbed into this thread. I recall when we had Top 100 Art, Audio, and Review Response threads, been so long. :(

Ah, good to know, really has been a long time then. Yeah those review responses in particular would be nice to have back... I'm thinking I might rank pretty high there. Maybe higher than on this one. :O

I forgot who inspired me to get into reviewing but being part of the Review Request Club for almost 6-7 years helped me learn vastly how to write very helpful reviews when I get down to it.

Yeah that too. I would've probably been a devout member there though if it wasn't for the requirement on continual activity, bit dismotivating falling off the rankings every summer as it is. Such a great group to have around though! As for me, I'm pretty sure it was this list that got me started, and most probably X, and the lure of that #1 spot. :) Pretty crazy that soon fifteen years later that hierarchy hasn't changed at all. The gap's just grown a whole lot smaller... and bigger, between the top of the list and the rest.