Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

At 3/17/09 07:46 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT QUOTE THIS WHOLE GIANT THING)

I won't ;P

I read the whole thing top to bottom, and I must say, it looks really good. From what I can see, you covered all the bases well so there's not much I could suggest to improve it. The size is a little intimidating, but then again anyone lazy enough to TL;DR something of this importance probably doesn't deserve to join the Barracks anyway.

At 3/17/09 07:55 AM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Shit, I need some green. I'm changing my aura for today. :-D

Also, I can smell corned beef and cabbage cooking in the kitchen, which is AWESOME.

I read the whole thing top to bottom, and I must say, it looks really good. From what I can see, you covered all the bases well so there's not much I could suggest to improve it. The size is a little intimidating, but then again anyone lazy enough to TL;DR something of this importance probably doesn't deserve to join the Barracks anyway.

Yeah, I figured that for an "advanced" club like the Barracks, one can handle reading the occasional long post, especially when it relates to their freakin' entry, lol.

On a related note, I've made a poll on officer requirements in the forums. Apparently officer positions require Sergeant rank or higher, according to the old guidelines of the Barracks, and I'm curious about whether people want to ditch that idea, keep it, or maybe keep it and raise the whistle requirement for officers to Silver.

Reminder: when the rollcall period is over (20 March is the deadline, when I begin marking people AWOL), I'll begin on officer restructuring, so this is important to figure out now. However, even if the Sergeant thing is upheld (and possibly enhanced to include Silver Whistle or better), it would only apply to new officers.

SEMI-URGENT NEWS.

I would humbly request that all Barracks members take a look at the following thread on our forums, and feel free to offer your opinions on the matter.

Linky

At 3/17/09 08:56 AM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: SEMI-URGENT NEWS.:
I would humbly request that all Barracks members take a look at the following thread on our forums, and feel free to offer your opinions on the matter.

Since it's about to get bumped off by the new page, I'll re-post it here.

Discussion of current NGPD situation.
Poll on the issue.

Also, unrelated:

The rough draft of the new "welcome" speech for recruits; any suggestions or comments appreciated, whether on the forums or here.

Poll on Officer Requirements.

At 3/17/09 09:06 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Since it's about to get bumped off by the new page, I'll re-post it here.

Some one's had some free time. Unlike me, who will post any comments on any of the above topics later, when I have some time. Like 7 or 8PM EST.

Woah a lot of things have happened...

At 3/16/09 10:09 PM, Fremen wrote: Hey EGB,

I'm coming from the NGPD saying that we are seriously making a Flash movie right now. I've got about 4 months of free time personally to make this happen, and it's going to happen. I've come here to ask if you fine fellows in the EGB would like to help us make this movie.

I wish I could do something to help, but the only thing I can do is wish you luck! I hope it turns out good and wins all the NG prizes and the 2009 tank awards. OK, maybe that won't happen... But good luck anyway!

At 3/17/09 07:46 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT QUOTE THIS WHOLE GIANT THING)

OK we get the idea :)

Personally I think it's great the way it is. IMO it could perfectly be the finished version :)

At 3/17/09 07:55 AM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

We don't celebrate that in my country, but annyway, happy St. Patrick's day! I hope you get drunk or something!

At 3/17/09 08:14 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: On a related note, I've made a poll on officer requirements in the forums. Apparently officer positions require Sergeant rank or higher, according to the old guidelines of the Barracks, and I'm curious about whether people want to ditch that idea, keep it, or maybe keep it and raise the whistle requirement for officers to Silver.

I've just voted. I think that the requirements to be an officer should be the same than the ones to join the EGB, I've talked a bit more about what I think in that thread anyway.

At 3/17/09 08:56 AM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: SEMI-URGENT NEWS.

I would humbly request that all Barracks members take a look at the following thread on our forums, and feel free to offer your opinions on the matter.

Linky

I've already posted there, Tails' decision was right and he should remain the leader of the NGPD, which wouldn't be the same without him.

So that's all I think, bye :D

At 3/17/09 07:46 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: We don't require anything too strict; beyond the main qualifications of 2500+ B/P and a Bronze Whistle or better, we'll be looking for sufficient post quality (low number of one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to the topic), helpful reviews, any potentially problematic flashes, stuff like that.

We don't require anything too strict doesn't make sense as a sentence. It should be something like "Our requirements aren't too strict;..."

We must set a good example for other Newgrounders, in hopes that they will improve their only reviews as well.

only should be own.

Apart from those two minor things, I think it's good and can serve as a definite version after these two minor adjustments. Nice job.

Also Happy St Patrick's Day I suppose (we don't celebrate it here either).

At 3/17/09 02:16 PM, FC-Thun-Fan wrote: typos

Thanks, I'll fix those.

On another unrelated note, Newgrounds may have stopped an attack on a high school today. It's amazing to see that even the guys in General can work together when the need arises. :3

At 3/17/09 06:17 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: On another unrelated note, Newgrounds may have stopped an attack on a high school today. It's amazing to see that even the guys in General can work together when the need arises. :3

Reminds me of the time /b/ stopped the cat abuser... But without the internal controversy, since NG, unlike /b/, is not a bunch of hateful, soulless monsters. OK, there's a few real haters here, but not near as many as /b/. But I digress, good work General!

Wait, didn't that guy used to be part of the Department of Defense?

At 3/17/09 08:09 PM, SoulMaster71 wrote: Wait, didn't that guy used to be part of the Department of Defense?

You think you know a guy, and he pulls a stunt like this.
He must have gotten a lot of shit at school, or was just fed up.

Also, it's nice to know the general forum aren't comprised of a bunch or mindless arseholes I once thought it was full of. People prevented a possible fiasco, well done.

Also yeah, he was a member of the Department of Defense.

At 3/17/09 08:17 PM, DumbassDude wrote:

At 3/17/09 08:09 PM, SoulMaster71 wrote: Wait, didn't that guy used to be part of the Department of Defense?

You think you know a guy, and he pulls a stunt like this.
He must have gotten a lot of shit at school, or was just fed up.

mmmm... well, some of us hate our life... but doing that?... i mean... c'mon
is a little bit too much

Also, it's nice to know the general forum aren't comprised of a bunch or mindless arseholes I once thought it was full of. People prevented a possible fiasco, well done.

Also yeah, he was a member of the Department of Defense.

He was the Audio dept. leader...
but not anymore... he has just been dishonorable discharged
is great that it didn't got into more

I was looking at the comments on my latest news post, and realized that he had left a comment only minutes before making the threat. The matching aliases didn't connect in my mind until just now.

I feel dirty. :'(

as of this post, im 1 more point away from 10,600... almost lvlin up... jesus, it takes quite a bit when youve come this far!

Well lots has happened today first off saw about that sirtom93 guy from NGDD I'm still shocked. I cant understand it at all. I remember him posting and seeing him on the forums this is such a shock. But well done to the user who phoned the police. I read most of the pages even saw it being locked. Shocking because I know of other users like LiveCorspe and JeffWeise sorry I got the spelling wrong, but I did not post on the BBS then. Anyway like your change of aura SlashFirestorm been reading all the posts and voting in the polls wonder who will get TOTW ?. Happy Saint Patrick's Day and have posted on the EGB forums.

Some Barracks business.

1. While the situation in the NGPD has calmed somewhat, all Barracks members are advised to lurk and keep an eye on things. A poll in our forums shows enormous support for Tails as leader (the only vote that wasn't "strongly endorse" was a vote that we should remain neutral), and indeed, should the principles of the NGPD change and become incompatible with ours, we will sever our ties. Hopefully, however, such an event will not happen.

The relevant threads in the EGB forums are still open, so feel to continue the discussion there.

2. The Barracks rollcall period is almost over (will end on 20 March), so if you haven't responded to PM yet, do so as soon as possible. I'll begin listing non-responders as AWOL on the 20th and finalize the updated roster shortly after.

3. The voting results on stat requirements for officership are split. Three votes are in favor of discarding the old requirements of Sergeant+ rank, two are in favor of keeping the old requirements, and three are in favor of increasing the requirements to Sergeant and a Silver+ Whistle.

Since the results are in favor of the Sergeant requirement, I'll keep it, at least for the time being. As for adding the Silver+ stipulation, I'll hold off on that decision until the officer restructuring; I'd rather not find myself having to turn down good potential officers due to the recently-adopted Whistle requirements.

Reminder: these officer requirements only apply to new positions and appointments, and do not apply to liaison positions.

That's all for now.

*salute*

SUSPECTED STOLEN FLASH ALERT

• 

  by <deleted>

  Under Judgment

  (Everyone)

This flash is one of a series of similar erotic flashes, but I can't find the source on this particular installment. The submitter's only other flash is flagged, so it's very likely that this is stolen. If anyone finds an original URL, post it.

At 3/18/09 03:55 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: SUSPECTED STOLEN FLASH ALERT

Flagged already.

And to be honest with this NGPD situation, flash today and the people who submit it are becoming decreasingly worth to even open a window for to watch, but it doesn't excuse anyone. I think it was made into too big a deal, but turning on Tails is plain fucking stupid.

At 3/17/09 06:17 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 3/17/09 02:16 PM, FC-Thun-Fan wrote: typos

Thanks, I'll fix those.

On another unrelated note, Newgrounds may have stopped an attack on a high school today. It's amazing to see that even the guys in General can work together when the need arises. :3

Yes it's good to see the problem was solved. I can't believe he was stupid enough made a thread about it, if only he had known that the internet is serious business...

Anyway, Rig made a thread for people who didn't read the thread:
sirtom93 arrested - TL;DR edition

At 3/18/09 12:50 PM, Ismael92 wrote:

Anyway, Rig made a thread for people who didn't read the thread:
sirtom93 arrested - TL;DR edition

When I "found him" several months ago, I never thought he would do something that idiotic. Imagine cellardoor6's reaction once he finds out about this.

• 

  by <deleted>

  Under Judgment

  (Everyone)

I'm pretty sure this flash is stolen. The fact that his previous submission was flagged for the same reason (About an hour earlier) leads me to believe that this one is stolen as well.

At 3/18/09 03:48 PM, pepeatumi wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/48 7584
I'm pretty sure this flash is stolen. The fact that his previous submission was flagged for the same reason (About an hour earlier) leads me to believe that this one is stolen as well.

Stolen from here: http://www.kongregate.com/games/JFlash/b obs-revenge

Submitter's email doesn't match with author's site. Submitter's name is ryan and this was made by Jeffrey and Timmy. Green borders are suspicious.

Private Krev Zabijak reporting in for training, requesting my MOS number, sir!

(I had to put a military joke in, I had to.)

At 3/15/09 08:22 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 3/15/09 06:56 PM, aldlv wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/48 7214
racist, a photo from the kkk
also... seizure

Successfully flagged.

Nice job guys. I wasn't around to get to it, but it's just another racist flash that won't make it by this time.

Also, if you haven't seen it already, take a look at what's on the Portal!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/48 7220
I was lucky enough to vote on it while it was still under judgment. :3

I was actually lucky enough to have it linked to me by a friend who was refreshing the page until it was submitted. He sent it to me and I luckily got to watch and then vote on it while it was still underjudgment.

It didn't stay underjudgment very long though.

At 3/15/09 08:31 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote:

Not me, same with Portal Defenders...I have one of the worse timing!

I just caught Portal Defenders when it was underjudgment, but it took me so long while I was playing it that I didn't actually get to vote on it for a protection point.

At 3/15/09 10:24 PM, Ismael92 wrote: Welcome back, Corky52!

Thank you.

At 3/15/09 02:29 PM, Corky52 wrote: I'll comment on this in our forums, but I like the idea. Perhaps we should talk about a certain B/P ratio for new members too. Or at least some sort of guideline for B/P so people aren't just saving everything. Something around a ratio of at least 2.5 saves to every 1 blam or so.

With all due respect, I disagree with this. I think we couldn't reject people just because of their ratio, specially when some of our members have a ratio higher than that.

Of course it would be incoming members of the club not the current members of the club. We have some members that are worse than a 5:1 ratio, which I don't really agree with.

We will usually talk about the ratio in our forums discussions when someone is applying to join, but there are some great people out there whose ratio are higher than that. Besides remember that at our current times getting blam points is difficult, so people who signed in recently will usually have more saves than blams.

Current times getting blam points is difficult? I really don't like when people say that... Just this week itself I have even amount of blams and saves. So can't any other person that votes fairly. Some weeks I have more total blams than saves and I'm getting around 300 B/P a week. Other times I have around the same exact amount, but never more than twice as many saves as blams.

Now my current totals might not show that, but that's because I wasn't an honest voter when I first joined. Anyone who is an honest voter can keep their ratio below a 2.5 easily. Hell I have 10,000 more saves than I do blams and my ratio is still under 2.5 so I'm sure they can do it too.

People with more of a ratio than that either don't vote fairly or have just changed their ways of voting recently and haven't had them catch up yet.

Anything more than a 3.0 ratio is getting a little crazy though.

At 3/15/09 11:45 PM, phantomlassuk wrote: Well done to Corky52 welcome back EGB.

Thank you and congrats for being User of the Day on NG Log!

At 3/16/09 10:09 PM, Fremen wrote: Hey EGB,

As long as you want great quality sprite work than I'm not going to be of much help. :P

At 3/17/09 08:56 AM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: SEMI-URGENT NEWS.

I would humbly request that all Barracks members take a look at the following thread on our forums, and feel free to offer your opinions on the matter.

Linky

I can't believe they took it that far.. especially when the choices made were the right choices.

At 3/17/09 06:17 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

On another unrelated note, Newgrounds may have stopped an attack on a high school today. It's amazing to see that even the guys in General can work together when the need arises. :3

Just posting that tells me that he wanted to get caught because you don't ever tell someone else unless deep down inside you want to be stopped. As a way out of difficult things. I hope he finds out that he only made things worse now.

At 3/17/09 08:28 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: I was looking at the comments on my latest news post, and realized that he had left a comment only minutes before making the threat. The matching aliases didn't connect in my mind until just now.

I feel dirty. :'(

Ha, I actually wanted to get a post in the thread before it was locked just so I could be a part of it in someway. As soon as I pushed the post button I found out it had been locked. Just seconds before it was locked.

At 3/18/09 07:27 AM, Phantom wrote:

but turning on Tails is plain fucking stupid.

Exactly.

At 3/18/09 04:12 PM, KrevZabijak wrote: Private Krev Zabijak reporting in for training, requesting my MOS number, sir!

(I had to put a military joke in, I had to.)

Congratulations on your ascension. You get to be the first new recruit to get our Code of Conduct copypasta thingy! :3

First, I will present you with the shortened code of conduct for the Barracks, along with links to the relevant FAQ's on our forums. You must read them, understand them, and post here again confirming that you accept those principles. A simple "yes, I agree" will be sufficient. This process serves two purposes:

1) Ensuring that you're not a "drive-by applicant" who asks to join and then never comes back, and

2) Ensuring that you know how we operate so there won't be any complications in the future, such as "wait, we're not supposed to be mass voting?".

After you agree to the code of conduct, the Barracks community will discuss your qualifications and decide whether to allow you into the group. Our requirements aren't too strict; beyond the main qualifications of 2500+ B/P and a Bronze Whistle or better, we'll be looking for sufficient post quality (low number of one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to the topic), helpful reviews, any potentially problematic flashes, stuff like that. After discussion and a vote, I'll make the final call and PM you with the results. Assuming that no objections are raised, the process usually takes a day or two.

Here is our abbreviated Code of Conduct. Read it, learn it, and post again with confirmation of your understanding. If you can't abide by these principles, say so.

*****

1. Voting fairly.

This is the foundation of the Elite Guard Barracks. All members are expected to give every flash a fair vote, regardless of who made it or what their group affiliations are. We do not target any flash group, not favorably or in opposition; our only enemies are those who break the rules of the site, not those who merely bend them.

Everyone has a different definition of quality, and all members are expected to vote based on what they honestly feel a flash deserves, not on whether they think the flash will pass or be blammed. While Barracks members are proud of their high ranks, and are eager to compete with others, a high B/P score means nothing if achieved through petty point-whore voting, and any member who admits to doing so will be removed from the organization.

2. Stopping Portal abuse.

Numerous stolen, malicious, and unsuitable flash are submitted to the Flash Portal every day, and it is our job to ensure that as many of them are removed as possible. Members are expected to report any suspicious flash to the Barracks, including any evidence or doubts that they might have, and only whistle something if they are sure, beyond a reasonable doubt, that it is whistle-worthy.

Just as with B/P, points mean nothing if achieved through inappropriate means. There should be no blind rush to whistle a flash that is merely suspected of wrongdoing; it's better to let an uncertain case go by rather than wrongly whistle an innocent submission. If evidence of wrongdoing is discovered after a flash passes judgment, we can always (and will always) inform Wade of our findings.

In the case of a beyond-reasonable-doubt rulebreaking flash, members are encouraged to share their results with the Newgrounds Police Department and the Newgrounds Department of Defense.

3. Cleaning up the review system.

Members are expected to be familiar with the review guidelines and whistle abusive reviews when they come across them, and report severe cases of abuse to a review mod. Additionally, members are expected to write helpful reviews, offering constructive criticism and remaining civil even when the author refuses to do so. We must set a good example for other Newgrounders, in hopes that they will improve their own reviews as well.

4. Setting an example for others to follow.

Barracks members are expected to post intelligently, contributing to threads rather than merely dropping a one-liner opinion on it. Flaming, spamming, and other ban-worthy behavior is strictly prohibited, and extreme misbehavior will lead to removal from the EGB.

Members are also expected to act civilly towards all Newgrounders. You are expected to be helpful and patient when dealing with newer members, whether simply showing them the FAQ or explaining more complex concepts that they do not understand. Concepts such as fair voting, intelligent posting/reviewing, and keeping an open mind are essential for newer members to learn, and we are just the ones to teach them.

For those with more experience, you are expected to show respect and understand that they may, in fact, know more about Newgrounds than you do, even if you're a seasoned veteran. This applies both to fellow Barracks members and Newgrounders in the general population.

Members are expected to put reasonable effort into any flash or audio submissions, and be careful with who they become Portal Buddies with. We are quite generous with our definition of reasonable effort; examples of unacceptable submissions would be static images, single frames, ridiculously small loops, or purposefully bad music. Anyone submitting rulebreaking content would, obviously, be removed from the Barracks and reported to Wade.

5. Not starting shit.

As mentioned above, the Barracks has no enemies beyond those who break the rules of the site. Our roster has included current and former members of various flash groups, including the Clock Crew, Barney Bunch, and Kitty Krew, and we are open to anyone willing to follow our principles. Barracks members are expected to be civil to others and not start fights, and anyone found to be starting shit with anyone, even if they deserve it, will be removed. You are representing the Barracks with your actions, and if your actions do not reflect our principles, you will not be a part of the organization.

6. Remaining active with the group.

Barracks members are expected to remain reasonably active in the thread, as well as with their duties. Those who are inactive for long periods (months) may be removed from the roster at any time, and rollcalls are occasionally sent out to all members to determine who is active. Members who expect to be inactive for some time due to IRL reasons (such as school, employment, vacation, etc) should inform the Barracks in advance.

*****

In addition to the above, please examine the following materials.

The Barracks Manifesto
The Barracks FAQ

*****

(FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT QUOTE THIS WHOLE GIANT THING)

Just checked out one of OO's flash, funny thing is that had they decide to raise their efforts more they could've done well

Wouldn't be the first time though

Delicious copypasta.
Of course, I certainly agree to everything contained therein. Oddly enough, I'd pretty much read all the FAQs at your boards long before I had reached Private. :)

And the quote thing made me grin.

At 3/18/09 06:04 PM, KrevZabijak wrote: Delicious copypasta.
Of course, I certainly agree to everything contained therein. Oddly enough, I'd pretty much read all the FAQs at your boards long before I had reached Private. :)

Excellent.

All Barracks members can go to the appropriate thread for discussion and voting. Remember that you must be logged in to view and post, and speak now or forever hold your peace.

And the quote thing made me grin.

It's actually part of the copypasta, lol, though sooner or later SOMEONE is going to do it anyway...

Thanks for telling me corky52 I'm really thrilled at being User Of The Day on NGLog. But how did I get to be that by the way? Is it like a random process? its really odd seeing me on the front page of NGLog it is really cool though. Again voted for KrevZabijak. Lots of polls and stuff I like it very much. Glad to see Turd Of The Week looks legit to me Zacied I actually quite liked the flash shame it got such a low score. After the shambles of the past two weeks nice to see it was fairly won I hope.

Off topic have you seen the latest flash by HotDiggedyDemon called Jackie? spin off from Jerry not bad I know Phantom a huge Jerry fan

• 

  Jackie

  by HotDiggedyDemon

  This is Jackie

  Movie

  388,928 Views

  (Ages 17+)

Can I join :D?
I have been saving allot of flashes lately but I have quite a few blams as well.

At 3/19/09 04:19 AM, GeneralAC wrote: Can I join :D?
I have been saving allot of flashes lately but I have quite a few blams as well.

You currently do not have the required stats to join us; minimum requirements for membership are 2500+ B/P (Private or better) and a Bronze Whistle or better. You could apply to the Newgrounds Police Department, however.