At 11/8/09 09:54 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 11/8/09 08:23 PM, TheThing wrote:

At 11/8/09 03:19 PM, Lizzardis wrote: Can I ask something....If you guys see that the users are off-topic, or if its staying too far off course, come you butt in and intervene? I mean....A little nudge wouldn't hurt.

Why not? It wouldn't hurt for the PD's big brother to step in and set it straight. And honestly, how much effort is involved in posting in the NGPD? We can even write something up to post there, if and when the situation arises.

I agree that we should help them out whenever we can, but please do remember that the NGPD is its own group, and the EGB holds no authority on it. We can make our friendly recommendations as allies, but Tails' leadership over the NGPD should be respected. I'm only saying because it's happened in the past, and Tails was understandingly pissed off because of it. However, I'm sure that your assistances would be only recommendations anyway, so I'm really just being precautionary. :-)

Of course we should respect Tails and his authority. But I don't think he'll mind some big and powerful EGB member coming in and saying "hey, you, stop it" when it looks like the thread will close. Sometimes you just have to step back and let some one else try their hand at stopping the madness.

Quick question fellas, I was wondering if anyone else noticed that hardly anything gets blammed nowadays. I know that the requirement was that we had to have at least half out B/P as blams but now I think that is damn near impossible unless you vote on nothing exept blams. Which to me isn't fair if you see a good flash that needs saving. Anyone know what the verdict is?

At 11/8/09 11:58 PM, TheThing wrote: Of course we should respect Tails and his authority. But I don't think he'll mind some big and powerful EGB member coming in and saying "hey, you, stop it" when it looks like the thread will close.

Nope, I wouldn't mind that one bit. I believe there's much to gain on both sides by covering eachother's six. Besides, that would be returning the favor right Eagle? ;)

It was a grueling ordeal, as far as online forums go lol. But looking back, I think there's no question in our minds about what we must do from this day forth. Once again, I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude to Lizzardis and Eagle for all their help and support.

*salute*

Just to let you know, update to my story will have to wait for a while. I need some time to recover after what happened from watching the Giants-Chargers game. Personally I felt the Giants beat themselves more than anything, they shouldn't have lost but somehow they did...

Inexcusable!

At 11/9/09 12:02 AM, BenwaHakubi wrote: Quick question fellas, I was wondering if anyone else noticed that hardly anything gets blammed nowadays. I know that the requirement was that we had to have at least half out B/P as blams but now I think that is damn near impossible unless you vote on nothing exept blams. Which to me isn't fair if you see a good flash that needs saving. Anyone know what the verdict is?

You don't necessarily NEED equal blams to saves; 2/3 of all the stuff that gets sent to the portal passes, so if you were voting with perfectly average, reasonable standards you'd still have a 2:1 save to blam ratio. I think B/P ratio is only noticed when it's grossly in favour of one or the other (like, 10:1 in either direction). And even that doesn't really mean you're voting 0 or 5 on everything: some people just don't vote on certain types of flash, which can give them a skewed ratio, even if they're being perfectly sound in their judgement of the flashes they do vote on.

At 11/9/09 12:15 AM, TailsPrower wrote: Nope, I wouldn't mind that one bit. I believe there's much to gain on both sides by covering eachother's six. Besides, that would be returning the favor right Eagle? ;)

Sweet! I'll be watching out for the place! I've had a lot of fun in there, and I don't want to see it pissed on again.

It was a grueling ordeal, as far as online forums go lol. But looking back, I think there's no question in our minds about what we must do from this day forth. Once again, I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude to Lizzardis and Eagle for all their help and support.

Forget about me, why don'cha... :P
Nah; it's cool. As long as it STAYS unlocked right?

At 11/9/09 05:49 AM, Sheizenhammer wrote:

At 11/9/09 12:02 AM, BenwaHakubi wrote:

You don't necessarily NEED equal blams to saves; 2/3 of all the stuff that gets sent to the portal passes, so if you were voting with perfectly average, reasonable standards you'd still have a 2:1 save to blam ratio. I think B/P ratio is only noticed when it's grossly in favour of one or the other (like, 10:1 in either direction). And even that doesn't really mean you're voting 0 or 5 on everything: some people just don't vote on certain types of flash, which can give them a skewed ratio, even if they're being perfectly sound in their judgement of the flashes they do vote on.

Honestly, during the last couple weeks, I've been getting the most blams that I've gotten since the BB was around. That Brad Garret group posted like 30 spam flashes in ten minutes one day and every single one of them get blammed. Not to mention there is a lot more crap coming into the portal as of late. The shit that sucks gets blammed QUICK though. It takes a lot less votes to get a flash blammed than it does to get a flash saved, so you've got to be on your toes with it. For those of you that don't have Portal Guard, you should really check it out. It's amazing.

At 11/9/09 12:15 AM, TailsPrower wrote: It was a grueling ordeal, as far as online forums go lol. But looking back, I think there's no question in our minds about what we must do from this day forth. Once again, I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude to Lizzardis and Eagle for all their help and support.

Forget about me, why don'cha... :P
Nah; it's cool. As long as it STAYS unlocked right?

This. :P

And now back to business:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/517457Stolen AND unsuitable.

Speaking of which, I thought Poozy would've left it locked longer than he did. It was only 1 month and 18 days from the lock. I also wonder if this kind of thing has ever happened before?

At 11/9/09 11:46 AM, Sheizenhammer wrote: And now back to business:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/51 7457
Original

Stolen AND unsuitable.

Well the account signed up around 1 year ago. The © on the game says 2009. I wouldn't risk it. The majority says it's gonna pass. Whistle what you will, I voted to save it.

At 11/9/09 11:50 AM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Well the account signed up around 1 year ago. The © on the game says 2009. I wouldn't risk it. The majority says it's gonna pass. Whistle what you will, I voted to save it.

Regardless of sign-up dates, I can find no evidence that this account has anything to do with the website advertised on the submission. And even if it is his, there's still the issue of the real porn in it (read: unsuitable).

As long as it's in quiz form, it's not breaking any rules. There are many games in the mature section that don't have hentai as jerkoff material and they're in quiz form and have stayed here for a long time. Now if it is purely porn, like heterosexual/gay/tranny/etc. just for the sake of uploading pron, then it's breaking the rules. Otherwise it's fine.

At 11/9/09 12:04 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: And even if it is his, there's still the issue of the real porn in it (read: unsuitable).

Tits aren't real porn. You see more grotesque imagery in some of Stamper's flash.

I think that you need to take an objective view here, making absolutely sure that the piece would be deleted if you're going to commit.

At 11/9/09 12:23 PM, Coop83 wrote: Tits aren't real porn. You see more grotesque imagery in some of Stamper's flash.

Hmm. The thing I was thinking about was the new line in the submission agreement which (on reading it again) says something like "due to new laws, you may not submit photographic images of nude people engaging in sexual activity".

Thing is, I've no idea if a striptease counts as 'sexual activity' in the eyes of whoever wrote the law it's referring to (probably not, but you never know...). Anyone study law around here that can clarify what exactly counts as 'sexual activity' here? Where's the line between porn and garden-variety tits here?

^^ Now there's a paragraph I never thought I'd write on the internet. <_< >_>

Also, I think the author really did make this after all. His BBS posts show some of the same grammatical errors in the flash, which would be hard to fake if it was stolen.

Passed now; still not sure it should've been allowed through, but I doubt it's worth chasing after.

Anyway, I decided to poke fun at the Red Sox fans' misery.

Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do, the third edition will be up next.

Anyone notice the recent addition of "Sesame Street" characters to google?

The Count
Elmo

Damn MS Paint on the school computers. >_>

Oh chill out Lizz, you know I do this every Monday. Besides, it's the lab portion of my computer class. I'm usually done way ahead of time anyway. Also, I'm pulling an A+ average in the lab. :P

At 11/9/09 01:21 PM, Lizzardis wrote:

At 11/9/09 01:15 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Anyone notice the recent addition of "Sesame Street" characters to google?

Its been like that for a while now. How long does this anniversary need to last?!

Well the anniversary is tomorrow, so I imagine it'll be up for at least a few more days.

At 11/9/09 12:53 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: Thing is, I've no idea if a striptease counts as 'sexual activity' in the eyes of whoever wrote the law it's referring to (probably not, but you never know...). Anyone study law around here that can clarify what exactly counts as 'sexual activity' here? Where's the line between porn and garden-variety tits here?

I like studying law (but I'm still a few years out from law school, or even any semblance of that).

I think "sexual activity" is defined as sexual intercourse, whether digital (as in with your hands), oral, vaginal, or anal. That could vary from country to country or even state to state though, so I wouldn't quote me on that.

It might also have to do with context. Something like historical paintings and sculptures (which have tits flying around like fireworks on the 4th of July) would not be considered porn, since it is artistic. Even some modern photography can be considered art and not porn (Met Art comes to mind, along with a NSFW tag).

Basically, if there isn't any penis in vagina (or anything put elsewhere, for that matter, whether you're alone or with another person), it's considered "art" and not "sexual activity". Lewd as it may be, soft core porn is acceptable

At 11/9/09 12:15 AM, TailsPrower wrote: Nope, I wouldn't mind that one bit. I believe there's much to gain on both sides by covering eachother's six. Besides, that would be returning the favor right Eagle? ;)

It was a grueling ordeal, as far as online forums go lol. But looking back, I think there's no question in our minds about what we must do from this day forth. Once again, I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude to Lizzardis and Eagle for all their help and support.

*salute*

I'm glad it worked out well for the NGPD. I just hope they can pick up the pieces and move on from where they left off. Think of it as a positive note, as you can show the moderators that you are worthy of keeping the club and show that things are now for the better. :-)

At 11/9/09 01:15 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote:

Damn MS Paint on the school computers. >_>

You do know resizing the picture is just as easy as clicking and dragging the bottom-right corner, right? :-P

Anyway, here's a new chapter to my story: Back in the Barracks - Chapter 5

It'll answer a lot of your questions, so enjoy!

@SlntCobra: I have scoliosis too. But it's barely noticeable so I won't need a surgery.
@EagleRock: Even if I haven't posted in the forums about your story, I've been reading it (along with Byte's) and it's great so far! Keep up the good work!

Also, I'm now on Google Wave. Is there any wave about the EGB going on? Every member should eventually get it, it's awesome!

I'm really pleased to see that NGPD has been unlocked a bit of a surprise its been like two months since it got locked good to see it back. I think that blams seem to be quite easy to get I managed to get around 8 on Sunday, and around 11 the other week. The stuff did not pass which was good showing that people do vote fairly. Yes blammed stuff does get blammed quicker. I have read the latest chapter on your story EagleRock very good ,and I have got to chapter 2 on your story ByteSlinger ,and its very good really good stuff with the DD and other stuff that happened. I have Google as my home page but Google Wave looks cool. I saw the Sesame Street pic.

Meant to take some time off but this one's hard to ignore!

At 11/9/09 12:53 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote:

At 11/9/09 12:23 PM, Coop83 wrote: Tits aren't real porn. You see more grotesque imagery in some of Stamper's flash.

Hmm. The thing I was thinking about was the new line in the submission agreement which (on reading it again) says something like "due to new laws, you may not submit photographic images of nude people engaging in sexual activity".

Well, anything by GlamMaster would then be prohibited. I think common practice pretty much covers it, so it should be safe.

Thing is, I've no idea if a striptease counts as 'sexual activity' in the eyes of whoever wrote the law it's referring to (probably not, but you never know...). Anyone study law around here that can clarify what exactly counts as 'sexual activity' here? Where's the line between porn and garden-variety tits here?

I believe that since there's no vulgarity here - people could still get away with it as 'art' in most civilised countries, while certain Middle-Eastern states would view certain soap operas as pornographic.

Going by television rules, since there is no sign of an erect penis, or penetration, we cannot view that the protagonists are aroused, so therefore we cannot view it as "excessively pornographic"

In my view, let it ride.

You forgot to mention Byte's and Slash's(NSFW), Lizz. I keep asking Puddin when he's gonna release the second chapter of his fic, his reply is when the first flash is done. >_> He says he has the next few chapters all worked out but he's apparently dead-set against releasing a new chapter until the flash is done.

I think he's being stubborn about it though.

At 11/10/09 05:45 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote:

I think he's being stubborn about it though.

Yeah, what an asshole.

Gahh! I haven't been done EGB stuff in a while. Been contributing a few non-comuter requiring things here and there, but until I can permanently settle myself in one place, my activities will be erratic. Sorry if a missed everything. Anyone care to fill me in?

Byyyyyyyyte- ;>-> sorry for not updating you on the website stuff, I don't have a workstation right now, so I can't get anything done. IRL things have really sucked away my time these days, but regular schedule will resume soonish.

Everyone else- 'sup?

At 11/10/09 04:05 PM, SCTE3 wrote: It's been awhile, comp is back and fully fixed, how are my fellow friends and others of the such? Anywho, got my band together... well almost, still lack a drummer for now, aside from Clock Day, Madness day and those what have a I missed that I should know of?

Once again, Lord Hindol's plot is foiled. Did I tell you before the Dark Lord destroyed your computer? After your part in opposing Hindol's attempts to awaken Dysangol the Chaotic, the Council saw fit to award you the Order of the Spear, First Class. Don't worry, we're holding the Four Keys, and the Harlem Treasure Chamber is secure. Dysangol won't be back anytime soon.

Also, I rediscovered video gaming for the third or fourth time since my NG career began, some people are writing fanfiction and I am considering my own fanfic, the NGPD drama that Lizzardis mentioned, and if any of you remember that first news post I made from back in 2007 (I wouldn't expect that any of you would), here's the follow-up. Oh, and some mods got hacked/phished during the summer because they did some stupid things, but it's all under control now.

Hey, good to see some familiar faces returning again! Welcome back!

You're all just in time to catch the next fascinating chapter of my fanfic:

Chapter 16 - Sand Through My Fingers

It'll make laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you think, and it will beg more questions than it answers (sorta like a biology midterm)

Have fun - hope you like it!

At 11/10/09 04:05 PM, SCTE3 wrote: It's been awhile, comp is back and fully fixed, how are my fellow friends and others of the such? Anywho, got my band together... well almost, still lack a drummer for now, aside from Clock Day, Madness day and those what have a I missed that I should know of?

also hugs?

Nice to see some familiar faces back in the Barracks! We've seen some old members coming around for a while now, which is always nice. If anyone is planning on sticking around, just let us know in the thread (or you can PM me) and we can put you back on the active roster!

At 11/11/09 12:04 AM, byteslinger wrote: It'll make laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you think, and it will beg more questions than it answers (sorta like a biology midterm)

Beg more questions than it answers? No, that wouldn't make it a bio midterm, that'd make it a standard episode of Lost. :-P

Have fun - hope you like it!

As usual, I enjoyed it profusely. I'll admit it's tough getting any more speculation out, but I left some comments in the approprate thread. Excellent work as usual!

At 11/11/09 04:59 AM, MadisonDavenport wrote: Now one thing I have al;ways wondered is... How the hell does the kitty Krew stay on newgrounds? And the clock krew is O.K... The Star Krew has good graphics some of the time... BUT THE KITTY KREW IS COMPLETLY IMMATURE! I just don't understand some of the humor that people have!

Their submissions are basically just to be ignored. Vote on them what you feel they deserve and leave it at that.

Well... Does anyone no of any other really annoying group? Because Tom Fulp deleted 100 of KK's subbmissions BTW (really!)

I'll guarantee you that Tom didn't delete any Kitty Krew flash at all. Wade deals with stuff like that ;)

Oh and by the way, most people think Spam crews are really bad any everything, Well, without them, where would we go to find abusive reviews? How would the many crews and Flash colabs ever have started? Sure, some of the spam is just plain Gay and annoying, but some of it is also epic and considered part of the portal history.

I think you're taking a dim view of the situation here - you're not supposed to go out and find abusive reviews for the whistle points. You're supposed to go out and find the abusive reviews to clear Newgrounds up. Just go and have a look, there are thousands of abusive reviews on the site. I should know, after all.

Like B for instance.

Yeah, B started a revolution, where the Clock Crew stepped up and a bunch of animators made decent flash. Watching well animated Clock Crew flash always raises a smile. Then came the Lock Legion, which was basically because of internal politics within the Clock Crew. The other 'spin off' groups that have jumped on the bandwagon just did it for the spam, which is not to be encouraged.

Any way, SPam cCrews have started many actual crews like The Garbage Whistle Crew.

Which is completely useless and a waste of time

So are there any other annoying groups that we could go and BLAM away?

We're not a blamming crew. We encourage people to vote how they think a flash deserves to be voted upon.

I know that I'm responding to a Troll here, but it does no harm in re-iterating the mission statements of the barracks every once in a while, does it?