At 7/8/07 05:05 PM, milinko959 wrote: Summer vacation is spent working :(

Meh... my summer time is mostly spent learning how to drive and working too :(

At 7/9/07 09:19 AM, Bahamut wrote: My summer holiday starts on my birthday, which is this thursday. :D However, I've got a 2 week holiday to Cuba starting from Saturday.

I know I´m a little late, but have a nice holiday :)

At 7/10/07 02:53 AM, YoinK wrote: 4,500 reviews!!!!

Nice milestone, congrats :)

At 7/14/07 02:43 AM, gfoxcook wrote: I have no summer. I get 26 weekdays a year off. Work. The slavery of the 20th/21st centuries. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FUN?

Is that including christmas and new years? 0_o

I may start reviewing again soon. At least up to 666 or something.
I've lost... 30+ reviews over the years. I should be so much higher. Yes, yes, I know I'm not alone. It's still frustrating.

30 reviews over a few years is really not that much :p We´ve had -100´s in a single week here (twice). But yeah I know how frustrating it can be.

Anyway, here´s the update for this week. I must say, the activity is really low again :s

Update #95
1) 17265 -007 XwaynecoltX
2) 15756 +088 KWAS71KCK
3) 04964 -002 MI4-REAL-2001
4) 04577 +006 RyanAn
5) 04509 +011 YoinK
6) 04272 -002 M-A-R-C-U-S
7) 04150 +043 milinko959
8) 04102 +007 Hamy-jamy
9) 04083 +000 Cyberdevil
10) 3507 -003 Molotov
11) 3432 -001 j00bie
12) 2364 +000 Bezman
13) 2318 +000 Violet-AIM
14) 2076 -001 thepromaster
15) 2036 +000 artificial
16) 1854 -002 Compdude
17) 1841 -001 AfroUnderscoreStud
18) 1684 -008 Evil-C
19) 1670 +000 SeizureDog
20) 1661 -001 RemRulzz
21) 1597 +011 jonthomson
22) 1532 +001 iscrulz
23) 1504 +000 AntiGravity
24) 1423 +000 DevastatoR-da-X
25) 1400 +000 wizardman
26) 1384 +000 Michelangelo
27) 1366 +000 MegaGold
28) 1335 +000 ramagi
29) 1327 +000 Frenzy
30) 1320 +000 DUDE4U
31) 1289 -001 zeppelinstl2007
32) 1256 +000 Archile
33) 1235 +000 S-K
34) 1224 +000 Livecorpse
35) 1167 +000 bila
36) 1157 -002 TigerChick
37) 1132 -001 MAYORMCHEESE
38) 1132 +000 Chris-Aldin
39) 1131 -001 OrgGladiator
40) 1095 +011 IceDragon64 (+2)
41) 1086 +001 Freelance-Magician (-1)
42) 1086 +001 angstdrillhead (-1)
43) 1065 +001 HeRetiK
44) 1061 +000 Zouk
45) 1042 +000 GAMECUBICLE
46) 1002 +001 hongkongexpress
47) 0996 +000 kospas
48) 0994 +000 Static
49) 0984 +001 Bahamut
50) 0977 +000 Dxkpower

51) 0973 +000 carmelhadinosaur
52) 0963 +000 Nylo
53) 0946 +000 Darklilangel23
54) 0935 +000 RenegadeIscle
55) 0928 -001 U-Frontin
56) 0919 +002 BMX007
57) 0908 +000 VelvetDarkRocks
58) 0898 +001 2good2b4goten
59) 0879 +000 Th-e
60) 0877 -001 Daedo-The-Mofo
61) 0870 -001 Jeffshaw
62) 0860 -001 Starberry
63) 0851 -002 Blackplastic
64) 0851 -001 wegra2007
65) 0841 -001 R3dF0x
66) 0839 -001 Shikyoh
67) 0834 +000 TheSoulMan
68) 0833 +002 Darkside7000 (+1)
69) 0832 +002 ornery-scotsman (+1)
70) 0831 +000 wegra2 (-2)
71) 0821 +000 Fatblimp23
72) 0818 +000 FireHound
73) 0815 +003 mjnoir1 (Vagrant)
74) 0805 +000 RandomFreak
75) 0796 -001 vdibv
76) 0785 +000 MappyTheKlown
77) 0779 -001 RoweNuts
78) 0774 +000 rtil
79) 0770 +000 AnzRage
80) 0768 -001 Xalyx
81) 0766 +001 Cajunspirit
82) 0762 +000 EZ3
83) 0759 +000 Havok44
84) 0753 -002 Geminate
85) 0753 +000 Admiral8Q
86) 0734 +000 bumcheekcity
87) 0722 +000 Zamochit-1
88) 0722 +000 MasterStalker
89) 0717 +000 OCP-Lock
90) 0712 -001 SwitchBladeClock
91) 0699 +000 Hydecka
92) 0685 +000 Ventar
93) 0681 +000 xvllvx
94) 0679 +000 Canas
95) 0658 +000 ThreeStar
96) 0651 +000 stick0
97) 0650 +000 swive
98) 0650 +000 pauliojr
99) 0646 +001 gfoxcook
100) 642 +??? HandsomePete (NEW)

Most written this week: KWAS71KCK
Most lost this week: Evil-C
Most ranked up: IceDragon64
Most ranked down: wegra2
New: HandsomePete
Off: Credic2

Top 10 this week:
01) +088 | KWAS71KCK
02) +043 | milinko959
03) +011 | IceDragon64
04) +011 | jonthomson
05) +011 | YoinK
06) +007 | Hamy-jamy
07) +006 | RyanAn
08) +003 | mjnoir1
09) +002 | BMX007, Darkside7000, ornery-scotsman

At 7/15/07 04:21 PM, Auz wrote:

At 7/14/07 02:43 AM, gfoxcook wrote: I have no summer. I get 26 weekdays a year off. Work. The slavery of the 20th/21st centuries. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FUN?

Is that including christmas and new years? 0_o

Like I said, 26 weekdays off.

9 of them are for holidays the entire company observes (except for volunteers who get paid extra to come in on those days and work):

New Year's Day (or the Friday/Monday nearest to it if it's on the weekend),
Good Friday (I've heard we're gonna lose this one next year, though),
Memorial Day,
4th of July (or the Monday after it if it's on the weekend),
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Black Friday (day after the above)
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day (unless one or both are on weekends, in which case closest weekdays possible)

And I earn PTO (paid time off) from work by working, which adds up to 17 weekdays I can take off due to being sick, needing time off to do shit (like move apartments), or to take a vacation (which I don't have time for this year).

If I work for the company two more years, I can take 21 extra days off instead of just 17. WOO HOO.

I may start reviewing again soon. At least up to 666 or something.
I've lost... 30+ reviews over the years. I should be so much higher. Yes, yes, I know I'm not alone. It's still frustrating.

30 reviews over a few years is really not that much :p We´ve had -100´s in a single week here (twice). But yeah I know how frustrating it can be.

Well, 30+ was just a guess. See, I try to stop on number counts I like, such as 620, 636, 642, 654, and so forth. I've stopped on each of those numbers at least once in my time reviewing on NG since 2003, but often a review gets deleted a few weeks later, even back under the old system, and I'd have to review another flash just to get back to the number I should have... I had to do that many many times. At least a dozen. Sometimes had to review 2 or 3 or 4 movies all at once to fix my number.

The actual total from all of those instances is probably greater than 30, actually.

Anyway, here´s the update for this week. I must say, the activity is really low again :s

Groovy. Thanks for the update.

Update #95

At 7/15/07 04:23 PM, Auz wrote: 96) 0651 +000 stick0
97) 0650 +000 swive
98) 0650 +000 pauliojr
99) 0646 +001 gfoxcook
100) 642 +??? HandsomePete (NEW)

YAY! I got my ONE review today in in time to finally have a + number on this update for the first time... in a year? Yep.

Last review was in August 2006.

I'll review a few more soon. I needs ta stay on the list. I'ma gonna at LEAST hit 666 this month, that much I now do resolve to accomplish. Maybe even review up to 690 or something on Clock Day. #;-}>

At 7/15/07 04:23 PM, Auz wrote: New: HandsomePete

Welcome to HandsomePete!

Top 10 this week:
01) +088 | KWAS71KCK
02) +043 | milinko959

Ugh, he doubled my reviews. I got off to a real slow start this week though :(

Lvl 40 is looking nice reviewers as does the list as it looks now, hell everything is looking awsome.

~X~

Guys, I can't put "K" as the title to all my reviews anymore :( What should I put now?

At 7/10/07 02:53 AM, YoinK wrote: 4,500 reviews!!!!

Wow! GREAT job, Yoink!

Ryan

I didn't even know about this thread... nor that I was ranked on it...

I like it though, I'll be checking back from time to time.

So anyone reviewing this week? I'm kind of afraid my reviews won't count since the stats aren't moving at the moment :s

At 7/19/07 05:30 PM, milinko959 wrote: So anyone reviewing this week? I'm kind of afraid my reviews won't count since the stats aren't moving at the moment :s

Who cares if they count? If you think a flash deserves a review, review it. If not, don't.

At 7/19/07 05:30 PM, milinko959 wrote: So anyone reviewing this week? I'm kind of afraid my reviews won't count since the stats aren't moving at the moment :s

Don't be afraid, i'm sure it will work eventually. It's probably just a problem on the user page. It's not counting right now for some odd reason....

At 7/19/07 05:49 PM, bifgis wrote:

At 7/19/07 05:30 PM, milinko959 wrote: So anyone reviewing this week? I'm kind of afraid my reviews won't count since the stats aren't moving at the moment :s

Who cares if they count? If you think a flash deserves a review, review it. If not, don't.

You obviously aren't a stat whore :P

At 7/19/07 09:01 PM, milinko959 wrote:

At 7/19/07 05:49 PM, bifgis wrote:

At 7/19/07 05:30 PM, milinko959 wrote: So anyone reviewing this week? I'm kind of afraid my reviews won't count since the stats aren't moving at the moment :s

Who cares if they count? If you think a flash deserves a review, review it. If not, don't.

You obviously aren't a stat whore :P

I am for a lot of things, but a review is meant to be helpful, if your intent behind writing reviews is to write a lot of reviews, then usually they aren't as helpful and meaningful as someone who thinks that they have something to say about it and therefore writes a review. Note that this is not true in all cases. That's why I don't have that many reviews, I usually only write if I have something at least slightly worth saying.

The main purpose for reviewing is to comment what you liked or didn't like and explain why. And also explain what needs improvements so that the flash artist can do a better job the next time around.

At 7/19/07 09:01 PM, milinko959 wrote:

You obviously aren't a stat whore :P

I am though, i've been here 3 weeks and b/p top 7,000 and over 200 flash reviews(100 something after redesign).

At 7/19/07 10:55 PM, bifgis wrote: I am for a lot of things, but a review is meant to be helpful, if your intent behind writing reviews is to write a lot of reviews, then usually they aren't as helpful and meaningful as someone who thinks that they have something to say about it and therefore writes a review. Note that this is not true in all cases. That's why I don't have that many reviews, I usually only write if I have something at least slightly worth saying.

If you were able to read my reviews, which you can't right now because of the redesign, you would see that every single one of my reviews adds insight as to what I think could be improved upon in the flash. They aren't just two line jumbles of irrelevancy, I actually take the time to inform authors what I thought the strong and weak points in their work is. I find it very bold and a little insulting for you to come in here with no prior posts and begin criticizing one of NewGrounds most prolific, and a very respected reviewer.

I think I'm gonna finally start reviewing again next week.

I have a backlog of requests now, so I kinda start having to review again. Plus my job's gonna end since I'm goign back to college soon, So I have a coupel weeks free where I can review tremendously.

At 7/19/07 05:55 PM, YoinK wrote:

At 7/19/07 05:30 PM, milinko959 wrote: So anyone reviewing this week? I'm kind of afraid my reviews won't count since the stats aren't moving at the moment :s

Don't be afraid, i'm sure it will work eventually. It's probably just a problem on the user page. It's not counting right now for some odd reason....

Yeah, Bob has classified it as a "Tier 2 Glitch" and hopes to have it all sorted out shortly after Comicon. It's all tied in to the fact that the "View reviews" links don't work either.

At 7/21/07 06:07 AM, Coop83 wrote: Yeah, Bob has classified it as a "Tier 2 Glitch" and hopes to have it all sorted out shortly after Comicon. It's all tied in to the fact that the "View reviews" links don't work either.

I found out that they do count for sure. YoinK pointed out that the numbers are changing on the Top 10 Reviewers on the portal stats page.

At 7/17/07 05:46 PM, milinko959 wrote: Guys, I can't put "K" as the title to all my reviews anymore :( What should I put now?

okay? ok? ´key? k´? kay?

At 7/21/07 07:36 AM, milinko959 wrote: I found out that they do count for sure. YoinK pointed out that the numbers are changing on the Top 10 Reviewers on the portal stats page.

Ur... maybe they do there, but they don´t seem to count yet in people´s profile pages. So there are alot of +000´s on this update :s

If the glitch still isn´t fixed next week there´s obviously no need for an update.

Update #96
1) 17252 -013 XwaynecoltX
2) 15757 +001 KWAS71KCK
3) 04963 -001 MI4-REAL-2001
4) 04576 -001 RyanAn
5) 04509 +000 YoinK
6) 04272 +000 M-A-R-C-U-S
7) 04151 +001 milinko959
8) 04102 +000 Hamy-jamy
9) 04083 +000 Cyberdevil
10) 3506 -001 Molotov
11) 3432 +000 j00bie
12) 2364 +000 Bezman
13) 2318 +000 Violet-AIM
14) 2076 +000 thepromaster
15) 2036 +000 artificial
16) 1854 +000 Compdude
17) 1841 +000 AfroUnderscoreStud
18) 1684 +000 Evil-C
19) 1670 +000 SeizureDog
20) 1660 -001 RemRulzz
21) 1597 +000 jonthomson
22) 1531 -001 iscrulz
23) 1504 +000 AntiGravity
24) 1423 +000 DevastatoR-da-X
25) 1400 +000 wizardman
26) 1384 +000 Michelangelo
27) 1366 +000 MegaGold
28) 1335 +000 ramagi
29) 1327 +000 Frenzy
30) 1320 +000 DUDE4U
31) 1289 +000 zeppelinstl2007
32) 1256 +000 Archile
33) 1235 +000 S-K
34) 1224 +000 Livecorpse
35) 1167 +000 bila
36) 1157 +000 TigerChick <br>
37) 1132 +000 Chris-Aldin (+1)
38) 1132 +001 OrgGladiator (+1)
39) 1131 -001 MAYORMCHEESE (-2)
40) 1097 +002 IceDragon64
41) 1086 +000 Freelance-Magician
42) 1086 +000 angstdrillhead
43) 1065 +000 HeRetiK
44) 1061 +000 Zouk
45) 1042 +000 GAMECUBICLE
46) 1004 +002 hongkongexpress
47) 0996 +000 kospas
48) 0993 -001 Static
49) 0983 -001 Bahamut
50) 0977 +000 DXkpower

51) 0973 +000 carmelhadinosaur
52) 0963 +000 Nylo
53) 0946 +000 Darklilangel23
54) 0935 +000 RenegadeGirl
55) 0928 +000 U-Frontin
56) 0919 +000 BMX007
57) 0908 +000 VelvetDarkRocks
58) 0898 +000 2good2b4goten
59) 0879 +000 Th-e
60) 0877 +000 Daedo-The-Mofo
61) 0870 +000 Jeffshaw
62) 0860 +000 Starberry
63) 0851 +000 Blackplastic
64) 0851 +000 wegra2007
65) 0841 +000 R3dF0x
66) 0839 +000 Shikyoh
67) 0836 +003 Darkside7000 (+1)
68) 0834 +000 TheSoulMan (-1)
69) 0834 +002 ornery-scotsman
70) 0831 +000 wegra2
71) 0821 +000 Fatblimp23
72) 0818 +000 FireHound
73) 0817 +002 mjnoir1
74) 0805 +000 RandomFreak
75) 0795 +000 vdibv
76) 0785 +000 MappyTheKlown
77) 0779 +000 RoweNuts
78) 0774 +000 rtil
79) 0770 +000 AnzRage
80) 0768 +000 Xalyx
81) 0766 +000 Cajunspirit
82) 0762 +000 EZ3
83) 0759 +000 Havok44
84) 0753 +000 Geminate
85) 0752 -001 Admiral8Q
86) 0734 +000 bumcheekcity
87) 0722 +000 Zamochit-1
88) 0722 +000 MasterStalker
89) 0717 +000 OCP-Lock
90) 0711 -001 SwitchBladeClock
91) 0699 +000 Hydecka
92) 0685 +000 Ventar
93) 0681 +000 xvllvx
94) 0679 +000 Canas
95) 0658 +000 ThreeStar
96) 0651 +000 stick0
97) 0650 +000 swive
98) 0650 +000 pauliojr
99) 0646 +000 gfoxcook
100) 642 +000 HandsomePete

Most reviews written: Darkside7000
Most reviews lost: XwaynecoltX
Most ranked up: Darkside7000, OrgGladiator, Chris-Aldin
Most ranked down: MAYORMCHEESE
New:-

Top 10 this week:
Not gonna bother making one of these.

This update makes me :(

But it's kind of funny

Thanks for the update, Auz! And congrats to all the winners!

At 7/22/07 02:18 PM, Auz wrote:

At 7/21/07 07:36 AM, milinko959 wrote: I found out that they do count for sure. YoinK pointed out that the numbers are changing on the Top 10 Reviewers on the portal stats page.

Ur... maybe they do there, but they don´t seem to count yet in people´s profile pages. So there are alot of +000´s on this update :s

Yeah... it's teh suck.

If the glitch still isn´t fixed next week there´s obviously no need for an update.

Hopefully it'll be fixed by Clock Day. That's what I'm hoping for.

Update #96

Thanks for the update nonetheless!

At 7/22/07 02:20 PM, Auz wrote: 96) 0651 +000 stick0
97) 0650 +000 swive
98) 0650 +000 pauliojr
99) 0646 +000 gfoxcook
100) 642 +000 HandsomePete

I actually did another review today... so I'm at 647 now. But yeah, my UP still says 646.

Silly UP.

Review counts are working again, time for an update!

At 7/24/07 12:58 AM, gfoxcook wrote: I actually did another review today... so I'm at 647 now. But yeah, my UP still says 646.

Aw, you lost two :(

At 7/29/07 09:05 PM, aKaShia wrote: Review counts are working again, time for an update!

Yep. I was sleeping when they fixed it I guess, so that´s why I´m one day late.

Oh well. Anyways, here´s the update. We got a new member, Blaklyon (he doesn´t seem like a well known user to me). And once again HandsomePete gets kicked off. We also got two +100´s ^.^

Update #97
1) 17332 +080 XwaynecoltX
2) 15846 +089 KWAS71KCK
3) 04964 +001 MI4-REAL-2001
4) 04572 -004 RyanAn
5) 04562 +053 YoinK
6) 04320 +169 milinko959 (+1)
7) 04266 -006 M-A-R-C-U-S (-1)
8) 04098 -004 Hamy-jamy
9) 04065 -018 Cyberdevil
10) 3511 +005 Molotov
11) 3424 -008 j00bie
12) 2364 +000 Bezman
13) 2317 -001 Violet-AIM
14) 2076 +000 thepromaster
15) 2033 -003 artificial
16) 1854 +000 Compdude
17) 1841 +000 AfroUnderscoreStud
18) 1682 -002 Evil-C
19) 1667 -003 SeizureDog
20) 1656 -004 RemRulzz
21) 1599 +002 jonthomson
22) 1530 -001 iscrulz
23) 1498 -006 AntiGravity
24) 1418 -005 DevastatoR-da-X
25) 1400 +000 wizardman
26) 1384 +000 Michelangelo
27) 1374 +008 MegaGold
28) 1327 -008 ramagi
29) 1327 +000 Frenzy
30) 1316 -004 DUDE4U
31) 1288 -001 zeppelinstl2007
32) 1255 -001 Archile
33) 1235 +000 S-K
34) 1222 -002 Livecorpse
35) 1164 -003 bila
36) 1157 +000 TigerChick
37) 1135 +003 Chris-Aldin
38) 1134 +003 MAYORMCHEESE (+1)
39) 1132 +000 OrgGladiator (-1)
40) 1110 +013 IceDragon64
41) 1084 -002 angstdrillhead (+1)
42) 1079 -007 Freelance-Magician (-1)
43) 1065 +000 HeRetiK
44) 1061 +000 Zouk
45) 1041 -001 GAMECUBICLE
46) 1004 +000 hongkongexpress
47) 0993 -003 kospas
48) 0992 -001 Static
49) 0980 -003 Bahamut
50) 0977 +000 Dxkpower

51) 0973 +000 carmelhadinosaur
52) 0969 +006 Nylo
53) 0961 +125 Darkside7000 (+14)
54) 0946 +000 Darklilangel23 (-1)
55) 0935 +000 RenegadeGirl (-1)
56) 0928 +000 U-Frontin (-1)
57) 0923 +004 BMX007 (-1)
58) 0921 +023 2good2b4goten
59) 0908 +000 VelvetDarkRocks (-2)
60) 0879 +000 Th-e (-1)
61) 0879 +018 wegra2007 (+3)
62) 0877 +000 Daedo-The-Mofo (-2)
63) 0870 +000 Jeffshaw (-2)
64) 0859 -001 Starberry (-2)
65) 0850 -001 Blackplastic (-2)
66) 0840 -001 R3dF0x (-1)
67) 0839 +000 Shikyoh (-1)
68) 0835 +001 ornery-scotsman (+1)
69) 0832 +015 mjnoir1 (+4)
70) 0831 -003 TheSoulMan (-2)
71) 0831 +000 wegra2 (-1)
72) 0818 -003 Fatblimp23 (-1)
73) 0818 +000 FireHound (-1)
74) 0803 -002 RandomFreak
75) 0795 +000 vdibv
76) 0782 -003 MappyTheKlown
77) 0778 +004 rtil (+1)
78) 0776 -003 RoweNuts (-1)
79) 0770 +000 AnzRage
80) 0768 +000 Xalyx
81) 0768 +002 Cajunspirit
82) 0759 -003 EZ3
83) 0757 -002 Havok44
84) 0752 -001 Geminate
85) 0752 +000 Admiral8Q
86) 0731 -003 bumcheekcity
87) 0722 +000 Zamochit-1
88) 0722 +000 MasterStalker
89) 0716 -001 OCP-Lock
90) 0711 +000 SwitchBladeClock
91) 0698 -001 Hydecka
92) 0685 +000 Ventar
93) 0681 +000 xvllvx
94) 0679 +000 Canas
95) 0659 +001 ThreeStar
96) 0651 +000 stick0
97) 0650 +000 swive
98) 0649 -001 pauliojr
99) 0645 -001 gfoxcook
100) 642 +??? Blaklyon (New)

Most reviews written: milinko959
Most reviews lost: j00bie
Most ranked up: Darkside7000
Most ranked down: TheSoulMan, BlackPlastic, Starberry, Jeffshaw, Daedo-The-Mofo, VelvetDarkRocks
New: Blaklyon
Off: HandsomePete

Top 10 this week:
01) +169 | milinko959
02) +125 | Darkside7000
03) +089 | KWAS71KCK
04) +080 | XwaynecoltX
05) +053 | YoinK
06) +023 | 2good2b4goten
07) +018 | wegra2007
08) +015 | mjnoir1
09) +013 | IceDragon64
10) +008 | MegaGold

At 7/30/07 08:06 AM, Auz wrote: Update #97

Thanks for the update Auz. Also, 3 more updates to go. :O

49) 0980 -003 Bahamut

So over the time I was away in Cuba, I just lost 3 reviews and didn't fall down a rank. OK then.

At 7/30/07 08:09 AM, Auz wrote: Most reviews written: milinko959

Wow, congrats.

Most reviews lost: j00bie

lol

Most ranked up: Darkside7000

Congrats!

New: Blaklyon

Hello.

Off: HandsomePete

Goodbye.

Top 10 this week:
01) +169 | milinko959
02) +125 | Darkside7000

And congrats to them two for making over 100 reviews in a week.

04) +080 | XwaynecoltX

Yay, you're back!

At 7/30/07 08:09 AM, Auz wrote: Most reviews written: milinko959

Woot, haven't gotten that in a long time.

Top 10 this week:
01) +169 | milinko959
02) +125 | Darkside7000
03) +089 | KWAS71KCK
04) +080 | XwaynecoltX
05) +053 | YoinK
06) +023 | 2good2b4goten
07) +018 | wegra2007
08) +015 | mjnoir1
09) +013 | IceDragon64
10) +008 | MegaGold

A pretty good week here. Good to see YoinK and X back, and take that kwas!

Nice update.

Reviews finally working now? This means.... I'm gonna start reviewing again!