At 9/23/09 08:35 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: I have a question, which event should I use to cover with my next intermission chapter? Duke faking his girlfriend on EGB or DD torturing Mighty-Potato?

What do you think?

Just in case, PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE the DoD story... :-P

At 9/23/09 08:38 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: OH I GOTTA HEAR THE FULL SCOOP ON DUKE!! I got most of it from Eagle over AIM, but hearing it from your perspective will be much more hilarious. The DD can come later because they suck.

I didn't even give you whole thing, really...I'll give you a better scoop over AIM...but I'd love to see DoD stories! He certainly was fun to write into the BUF story... :-)

At 9/23/09 09:11 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 9/23/09 08:38 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: OH I GOTTA HEAR THE FULL SCOOP ON DUKE!! I got most of it from Eagle over AIM, but hearing it from your perspective will be much more hilarious. The DD can come later because they suck.

I didn't even give you whole thing, really...I'll give you a better scoop over AIM...but I'd love to see DoD stories! He certainly was fun to write into the BUF story... :-)

Hey, why leave me out of the party? I would like to hear about DoD as well. I was just starting out here when he did these things in this thread. I like idiot-finders writing alot, i would like to see both stories from you. But DoD first and then your take on the DD hackings.

I wasn't really around for Dream of Duke's asshole months. It might have been one of my extended absences, or I joined the EGB and NGDD right after he freaked out.

But from what I remember everyone talking about, he would be awesome to have in BUF. Hell, he could somehow survive for a really long time and piss everyone off until he gets killed by some one in the Barracks.

Or he could be a spy and working for Wade

Thanks SlashFirestorm got your PM and its nice to see EagleRock again here active. Well I quite enjoyed Madness Day I'm not a massive Krinkles fan, but I do like to Hank beating the crap out of people. Some good submissions. Not Clock Day but I noticed from my short time quality rather then spam shame, I was to tried to get more b/p. I only got 10 saves how was everyones b/p on Madness day? I was shocked to see NGPD get locked by EyeLovePoozy but they did get many warnings this year from Malachy. Looking at the last page there were lots of one liners, still a shame hopefully it wont be for to long the lock.

At 9/23/09 09:26 PM, idiot-buster wrote: Hey, why leave me out of the party? I would like to hear about DoD as well. I was just starting out here when he did these things in this thread. I like idiot-finders writing alot, i would like to see both stories from you. But DoD first and then your take on the DD hackings.

All right all right...

Here's where the whole story came out in the EGB thread. Start with Peregrinus' "Oh snap" link and then start reading the Barracks thread from there. I start pulling it out of him (acting as hot-and-charming) and he finally confesses on something like page 288.

At 9/23/09 09:50 PM, TheThing wrote: But from what I remember everyone talking about, he would be awesome to have in BUF. Hell, he could somehow survive for a really long time and piss everyone off until he gets killed by some one in the Barracks.

Actually, he was in the story already. he appears in Chapter 5... I'll let you re-read it for ultimate enjoyment. :-)

At 9/23/09 10:00 PM, phantomlassuk wrote: Thanks SlashFirestorm got your PM and its nice to see EagleRock again here active. Well I quite enjoyed Madness Day I'm not a massive Krinkles fan, but I do like to Hank beating the crap out of people. Some good submissions. Not Clock Day but I noticed from my short time quality rather then spam shame, I was to tried to get more b/p. I only got 10 saves how was everyones b/p on Madness day? I was shocked to see NGPD get locked by EyeLovePoozy but they did get many warnings this year from Malachy. Looking at the last page there were lots of one liners, still a shame hopefully it wont be for to long the lock.

I'm glad to be around the Barracks again... :-) ...but Madness Day was great. It's sure as hell better than some other Days where you get nothing but insta-5'd one-frame flashes *massive eye roll*

As far as B/P goes, I got around 100 B/P, 80 of them saves. But Madness Day brought a lot of hard work and effort to the Portal, and a decent bulk of the flash deserved to be protected. In a way, I enjoyed it since
people didin't just ride on it being a "day" to get their flash submitted, and they really made some good Madness tributes...

So today, I woke up and after a funny and ridiculous text message conversation, I left home at about 10AM, and I got back at 23 (an hour ago). That means, I spent more than twelve hours of this day programming that sumo bot in the Engineering University (which I had never been to before) but it was damn awesome. It was a great experience, I met a lot of interesting people and I even got an official T-shirt which looks cool.

At 9/22/09 08:35 PM, TheThing wrote: Turns out digging it up and reposting took less time then I thought.

Here it is, The Arrest! In all it's terrible, terrible glory.

At 9/22/09 10:02 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote:

At 9/22/09 05:13 PM, Ismael92 wrote: Also, I'm loving both EGB stories, I wish there were more people writing fan-fiction about the EGB, it's so damn entertaining!

Haha, funny you should mention that. I'm currently writing an EGB fanfic myself. So far I'm on the prologue, but I'd say I'm about 50% done with the first draft. After that, I'll revise it and post it up. Expect it in the next few days.

Oh, more things to catch up on. I'll probably read "The Arrest" tomorrow (as well as the other stories which have new chapters).

At 9/23/09 02:28 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: It is September 23, and the bi-annual EGB rollcall has begun. I have sent out PM's to every member of the September roster (with the exception of Insanimation and Krev, who have since left the Barracks); I don't believe we've had any new recruits this month. If you did not receive a PM from me, let me know immediately.

Cool, I just and replied to the PM. And about the roster, Lizzardis asked me if he could make next month's roster, and since I've been a bit busy I thought it was a great idea :) So yeah, if everything goes on as planned he'll make the next update.

After the rollcall is over (September 30 is the deadline), the EGB roster will be far more up-to-date and accurate, and then we'll begin the Officer Assessment---going through the current positions, determining if any positions are not currently needed (or if any new positions should be created), and determine if the current officers can/should maintain their posts.

We'll also be straightening up the EGB forums to ease access and procedure, as well as making it far more clear who is responsible for what in regards to reporting rulebreaking flash/art/etc..

Again, some interesting updates that I'm looking forward too :)

At 9/23/09 10:09 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 9/23/09 09:26 PM, idiot-buster wrote: Hey, why leave me out of the party? I would like to hear about DoD as well. I was just starting out here when he did these things in this thread. I like idiot-finders writing alot, i would like to see both stories from you. But DoD first and then your take on the DD hackings.

All right all right...

Here's where the whole story came out in the EGB thread. Start with Peregrinus' "Oh snap" link and then start reading the Barracks thread from there. I start pulling it out of him (acting as hot-and-charming) and he finally confesses on something like page 288.

Thanks a lot, I also missed this stuff that apparently everyone enjoyed. I'll also read that when I have some time :)

At 9/23/09 11:32 PM, Ismael92 wrote: So today, I woke up and after a funny and ridiculous text message conversation, I left home at about 10AM, and I got back at 23 (an hour ago). That means, I spent more than twelve hours of this day programming that sumo bot in the Engineering University (which I had never been to before) but it was damn awesome. It was a great experience, I met a lot of interesting people and I even got an official T-shirt which looks cool.

You didn't say if your bot won or not... :-)

Thanks a lot, I also missed this stuff that apparently everyone enjoyed. I'll also read that when I have some time :)

Well, I dunno if I could say that everyone enjoyed it, but a good percentage of the Barracks did...

By the way, Chapter 30's been up for a little while already. I had to wait, since I didn't feel like double-posting.

Linky: Barracks Under Fire - Chapter 30

I am active and I plan to be into the future with man years of active duty ahead of me!

At 9/23/09 02:28 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Also, should the locking of the NGPD be particularly lengthy (or permanent), its members are welcome to join the Barracks as Guardsmen until they reach Private rank and join properly, as long as they abide by our rules.

And so long as they pass selection, surely. Spammy chat, like was the downfall of the NGPD would surely have the same results here.

At 9/23/09 10:00 PM, phantomlassuk wrote: I was shocked to see NGPD get locked by EyeLovePoozy but they did get many warnings this year from Malachy. Looking at the last page there were lots of one liners, still a shame hopefully it wont be for to long the lock.

I wasn't shocked at all - warnings were issued, warnings were ignored. Punishment was levied, which may or may not be rescinded at a later date (I believe the latter).

At 9/23/09 10:09 PM, EagleRock wrote: Here's where the whole story came out in the EGB thread. Start with Peregrinus' "Oh snap" link and then start reading the Barracks thread from there. I start pulling it out of him (acting as hot-and-charming) and he finally confesses on something like page 288.

Interestingly enough, looking through those pages there were a few posts by Gooch, who originally thought this club was the problem, and one later admitting that it was the NGPD he didn't like. There were references to him being a mod at the time, certainly he bears the golden aura now, but has the NGPD really been on the mods' nerves that long?

At 9/24/09 04:58 AM, Coop83 wrote: And so long as they pass selection, surely. Spammy chat, like was the downfall of the NGPD would surely have the same results here.

Well, there's already a system in place to allow guardsmen into the Barracks, but yes, they do have to pass our quality standards, and yes, there will be zero tolerance for spammy chat.

At 9/23/09 10:00 PM, phantomlassuk wrote:

I wasn't shocked at all - warnings were issued, warnings were ignored. Punishment was levied, which may or may not be rescinded at a later date (I believe the latter).

I'm still thinking it might get unlocked, but yes, you are right that there were quite a few warnings over time. Of course, depending on your philosophy on moderation, the time period between stints of problems comes into play when making a decision as to whether or not the thread should be locked or not, which brings me to the next text to quote:

At 9/24/09 09:18 AM, SoulMaster71 wrote: Interestingly enough, looking through those pages there were a few posts by Gooch, who originally thought this club was the problem, and one later admitting that it was the NGPD he didn't like. There were references to him being a mod at the time, certainly he bears the golden aura now, but has the NGPD really been on the mods' nerves that long?

Ah, you saw that, huh? Yeah, the NGPD has a long history like that, unfortunately.

The NGPD got started on the wrong foot right from the beginning, since it was Ramagi that felt it was nothing more than a copycat version of the Elite Guard Barracks. While they showed reason for it to stick around, it still caused problems for the moderators, as it set a precedent that many people tried to follow. I remember seeing what had to be at least 2 dozen "Safety Patroller Club" threads pop up over the following months, which was a constant thorn-in-the-side for the mods. Naturally, this wasn't what caused the problems with the NGPD, but it sure didn't help, as it was easy for them to second-guess whether the club caused more harm than good.

Once signs of mass-voting and one-liners came around, mods were quick to give warnings and threaten with closure. The Unit Ops at the time usually did a good job of quelling any issues and straightening out the thread (especially Peregrinus and Tails), but there were some really large blow-ups. One in particular that still resonates in my head is what happened with mutant-busterjr and his creating a club to maliciously attack spam groups. This created a whole big stink that got not only the NGPD and these spam groups involved, but it also attracted the attention of the mods.

All of these things are in the past, of course, but there were quite a few significant issues there. As of late, I would say that Tails has a good grasp on things and the troubles really aren't a worry, but the one-liner spamming seems to be persistent throughout the thread, at least until Tails lays down the law. While it's easy for someone to say Poozy went too far, there is certainly enough past there that warrants him doing what he did. One could argue that these events are ancient history (and some are), but even still, the problems were there. Either way, I'm sure the situation will resolve itself in one way or another, whether or not it involves the thread being unlocked.

Just scroll down and read one of the comments, I think I just pissed off a Mets fan.

At 9/24/09 09:56 AM, EagleRock wrote:

At 9/24/09 04:58 AM, Coop83 wrote: And so long as they pass selection, surely. Spammy chat, like was the downfall of the NGPD would surely have the same results here.

Well, there's already a system in place to allow guardsmen into the Barracks, but yes, they do have to pass our quality standards, and yes, there will be zero tolerance for spammy chat.

Just thought I'd like to point that out, in case we got what looked like a merger between the EGB and the NGPD. I don't think the boys in Gold would take too kindly to that.

While it's easy for someone to say Poozy went too far,

I don't think he went too far enough ;) Gotta love Futurama quotes.

there is certainly enough past there that warrants him doing what he did.

Definitely. Can we draw a line under the whole NGPD conversation, as I'd like to think that they can all learn from the mistakes made and go forth from here, while the lack of discussion about it, will help the cause for getting the thread unlocked, if that's what is being planned, though that might be reading between the lines too much.

Damn it's a slow evening. I guess that's partly because of kids having homework and whatnot. But god, so fucking slow. Oh, I'm only 18 B/P points from ranking up. WOOHOO!

At 9/24/09 02:13 PM, Coop83 wrote: Just thought I'd like to point that out, in case we got what looked like a merger between the EGB and the NGPD. I don't think the boys in Gold would take too kindly to that.

Fuck the boys in Gold.
EGB has open membership, what the fuck would be the problem of having old NGPD members that fit the criteria being accepted into the ranks?

See? She's got the right idea. I say, "Come one, come all!" Unless you're a no-talent hack who just flat-out sucks big time. jk jk, seriously, come one, come all.

At 9/24/09 11:05 AM, Idiot-Finder wrote: Just scroll down and read one of the comments, I think I just pissed off a Mets fan.

Damn...that was harsh...good thing I'm a Yankess fan...

At 9/24/09 02:13 PM, Coop83 wrote: Just thought I'd like to point that out, in case we got what looked like a merger between the EGB and the NGPD. I don't think the boys in Gold would take too kindly to that.

I get your point. But like I said before, we have had guardsmen in the past, and they were held up to the same scrutiny towards post quality and BBS behavior as the full members. Nothing would change in that regard.

Definitely. Can we draw a line under the whole NGPD conversation...

I agree fully. Someone was asking about what happened in the past regarding the link I sent earlier, but i didn't want to rehash the conversation here. If you want to continue discussion about it, there is an open thread in the EGB forums regarding this. I encourage everyone to go voice their opinions/comments there.

At 9/24/09 05:30 PM, KrevZabijak wrote: Fuck the boys in Gold.
EGB has open membership, what the fuck would be the problem of having old NGPD members that fit the criteria being accepted into the ranks?

To answer your question, there wouldn't be a problem accepting NGPD members as long as they passed through our recruitment process. But it should be noted that the requirements for membership/guardsmanship are generally stricter for the EGB than they are in the NGPD.

But I'd ask everyone to refrain from posting about the NGPD at this point. Further discussion should go on our private forum. I don't want any auguments to break out about this, or any arguments at all, for that matter. Also, please don't go insulting moderators in the thread. They're just doing their job. As to whether you agree or disagree with their methods, that's for another discussion in another location. Thanks!

At 9/24/09 05:29 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Damn it's a slow evening. I guess that's partly because of kids having homework and whatnot. But god, so fucking slow. Oh, I'm only 18 B/P points from ranking up. WOOHOO!

Portal's slow today for sure. Could just be a post-Madness Day burnout. Hope you get your rankup soon!

Finished!

I remember that flash by Slash.

At 9/24/09 05:30 PM, KrevZabijak wrote:

At 9/24/09 02:13 PM, Coop83 wrote: Just thought I'd like to point that out, in case we got what looked like a merger between the EGB and the NGPD. I don't think the boys in Gold would take too kindly to that.

Fuck the boys in Gold.

Yeah, that's a constructive attitude.

EGB has open membership, what the fuck would be the problem of having old NGPD members that fit the criteria being accepted into the ranks?

I'm making a case that we should not accept members of the NGPD on a blanket basis - newer members, such as yourself had to go through selection as should all potential members.

Fitting the criteria is one thing - it's easy enough to get the stats that are needed to qualify for EGB membership, but acting like a dickhead in the thread is not the best of attitudes to have, since we aren't taken by spammy chat in this thread.

If you want to talk to me about a chip on your shoulder, please feel free to PM me - I'm not sure what I've done to incur your wrath, but I'm sure that we can agree why it was an steps to remedy it away from the public domain.

At 9/24/09 06:05 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 9/24/09 11:05 AM, Idiot-Finder wrote: Just scroll down and read one of the comments, I think I just pissed off a Mets fan.

Damn...that was harsh...good thing I'm a Yankess fan...

I just submitted a parody of "Ben" by Michael Jackson

It's a love song by a Taliban leader to Osama

Ever wonder what they have been doing lately? Especially with their men doing the work while they're hiding.

Whoever it was that asked how everyone's Madness day was B/P wise, I got 12 blams that day, and 45 saves. Most everything is kick ass on Madness day. Great quality, or it may have low quality, but the content and graphics definitely more than make up for it.

Case in point:

• 

  Madness: Rising

  by Proxicide

  Hank goes ballistic and kills over 200 people.

  Movie

  464,438 Views

  (Ages 17+)

I tell ya, as soon as I saw the graphics, I was like, "This is going in my favorites and I'm adding the author to faves as well." Speaking of which:

• 

  Tankmen: Incursion

  by Proxicide

  Take control of the Captain as you engage in a shooting frenzy with enemies.

  Game

  187,747 Views

  (Ages 17+)

This dude should be put in the NG Hall Of Fame, if there is one.

At 9/24/09 06:06 PM, Coop83 wrote: I'm making a case that we should not accept members of the NGPD on a blanket basis - newer members, such as yourself had to go through selection as should all potential members.

Yes, why should we change things now after all this time? I see no need to just lower our standerds just because the NGPD got locked, You never know it could be unlocked soon or it may not be.

If you want to talk to me about a chip on your shoulder, please feel free to PM me - I'm not sure what I've done to incur your wrath, but I'm sure that we can agree why it was an steps to remedy it away from the public domain.

I'm not to sure it's just you. It's more of a "i don't know" thing right now. krev asked to be removed from the roster for a unstated reason. It does not surprise me that krev is acting like this, since i could tell something was up when that pas posted and we never got a answer. I don't think it's just you, but more of us as a group.

At 9/24/09 12:51 AM, EagleRock wrote:

At 9/23/09 11:32 PM, Ismael92 wrote: So today, I woke up and after a funny and ridiculous text message conversation, I left home at about 10AM, and I got back at 23 (an hour ago). That means, I spent more than twelve hours of this day programming that sumo bot in the Engineering University (which I had never been to before) but it was damn awesome. It was a great experience, I met a lot of interesting people and I even got an official T-shirt which looks cool.

You didn't say if your bot won or not... :-)

That's because the actual competition started today, yesterday we just finished programming and made some tests with the bot. Today, we won 3 matches out of 3, so far so good. The organizers told us they really liked our strategy and it was one of the best things they have seen in a while, and they would like us to to present some kind of exhibition explaining what we did. Of course this isn't over yet, there are still 2 days remaining (Friday and Saturday), and a lot of matches left.

Also some cool programmers and people who build robots exhibited some interesting stuff. A guy built a spider-like robot which is just AWESOME. You can give it orders and it recognizes your voice, or you can give movement-based orders (like moving your hand around the robot in certain pattern). It has a nice display which shows a lot of cool info (like information about objects surrounding it), it reacts according to the environment, and lots more.

I will probably be putting all of this in my blog soon, even if nobody cares about it :P

At 9/24/09 07:55 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Whoever it was that asked how everyone's Madness day was B/P wise, I got 12 blams that day, and 45 saves. Most everything is kick ass on Madness day. Great quality, or it may have low quality, but the content and graphics definitely more than make up for it.

Case in point:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/51 2343
I tell ya, as soon as I saw the graphics, I was like, "This is going in my favorites and I'm adding the author to faves as well." Speaking of which:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/49 3636
This dude should be put in the NG Hall Of Fame, if there is one.

Madness day was great, even if I barely B/Ped at all.. I'm quoting your post out of all the others because I watched the first submission in your post and I thought it was pretty cool. I still have some more staff to see though.

Today I watched some more submissions and played Madness Accelerant which was pretty good, even if the auto-switching weapon was annoying at some points.

Hey guys, make sure to give Fro some love in his birthdat thread!

At 9/24/09 08:40 PM, idiot-buster wrote:

At 9/24/09 06:06 PM, Coop83 wrote: I'm making a case that we should not accept members of the NGPD on a blanket basis - newer members, such as yourself had to go through selection as should all potential members.

Yes, why should we change things now after all this time? I see no need to just lower our standerds just because the NGPD got locked, You never know it could be unlocked soon or it may not be.

If members of the NGPD wish to join as guardsmen, then I agree that they should be voted in, but it shouldn't be a huge issue, at least for a long while. The NGPD is still very much alive in the private forums, and by joining the EGB as a guardsmen, it's kind of in essence, giving up on the NGPD. You know? The more dedicated users, the ones worthy of joining the EGB for the most part aren't willing to do so just yet. There is still a good chance that the thread will be unlocked and everything will be righted. Not to slight any NGPDers who have requested guardsmanship (made that word up, you like it?) Should the thread not be unlocked however, I think that former members of the NGPD voting threads should be more about why they shouldn't be allowed in as opposed to why the should. They should be given the benefit of the doubt. Just my thoughts.

Also while we're on the subject, what exactly is the requirements to be a guardsman? I'm going to check the FAQ right now, so if it's in there, just ignore this question because I'll see it. Just curious.

If you want to talk to me about a chip on your shoulder, please feel free to PM me - I'm not sure what I've done to incur your wrath, but I'm sure that we can agree why it was an steps to remedy it away from the public domain.

I'm not to sure it's just you. It's more of a "i don't know" thing right now. krev asked to be removed from the roster for a unstated reason. It does not surprise me that krev is acting like this, since i could tell something was up when that pas posted and we never got a answer. I don't think it's just you, but more of us as a group.

I just wish everything would get worked out and she'd come back. :(

Also JonnyTheWinnar requested to join as a guardsman on page 1129. He got lost at the bottom of the page though. He's an NGPD member.

I done did my posted and I linked to some very funny youtube videos. As well as used an older cake thing that I posted in Supra's bday thread not too terribly long ago, I just made some additives. ^_^

Sheizenhammer has been accepted into the Barracks by unanimous decision. Welcome aboard! First thing you should do is sign up at our forums. Remember to use your NG alias for sign-up, and PM me with the e-mail address you use to register so I can validate your identity.

At 9/24/09 10:23 PM, michelinman wrote: Also JonnyTheWinnar requested to join as a guardsman on page 1129. He got lost at the bottom of the page though. He's an NGPD member.

Unfortunately, this would be a case of someone we shouldn't allow in at the moment. Massive B/P ratio off-balance, broken whistle, low post quality...Guardsmen don't have to meet all our requirements, but a general level of acceptability, and he wouldn't meet that at this time.

We're offering a chance for NGPD members to have a temporary home, but as others have said, there's still a process for acceptance, even if it is less formal.

HOLY SHIT!!! WHERE'D YOU COME FROM?! I thought you was in a coma, or at least got drunk or run over. jk jk

Seriously, how you been doing Slash?

At 9/24/09 11:16 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Sheizenhammer has been accepted into the Barracks by unanimous decision.

^________^

Thanks everyone! I hope I don't screw it up.

And now for a random question:

We're offering a chance for NGPD members to have a temporary home, but as others have said, there's still a process for acceptance, even if it is less formal.

Call me a noob, but I've not yet found anything about this guardsmen deal on the forums. How close do the NGPD members have to be to the EGB's standards for them to be given temporary accommodation here? What's involved in deciding whether or not someone should be a guardsman?

At 9/24/09 11:16 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Sheizenhammer has been accepted into the Barracks by unanimous decision. Welcome aboard! First thing you should do is sign up at our forums. Remember to use your NG alias for sign-up, and PM me with the e-mail address you use to register so I can validate your identity.

Welcome to the Barracks, shelzenhammer!

In other news, Chapter 31 of my story is finally out: Barracks Under Fire - Chapter 31 I know it's taking longer for these chapters, but we're reaching the end of the story, and more and more detail needs to come out. I'll hope to get chapter 32 out sooner than later!