At 12/29/11 02:06 PM, Decky wrote: Due to the college Christmas holidays I've been able to be on Newgrounds a lot more often. This has in turn effected the amount of B/P and posts that I have aquired this month. I've been holding off counting my B/P so that the rostrr can tell mer what I got. All I know is that I went passed the 4,000 milestone awhile back now.

Heh, I had finally caught up with you earlier in the month and had a feeling that'd last, I took a short break away from B/Ping as I realised that my gains for this month will not be on the roster, saving up my B/P energy for the coming month and when I look back at them you seem to have completely shot ahead - I'm looking forward to seeing how much you've managed to rack up at the end of the month. I'm hoping that when I get back into visiting the portal properly I'll begin to rack up my pace and hopefully begin to close that gap up once again. :3

At 12/29/11 07:49 PM, SCTE3 wrote:

At 12/29/11 07:24 PM, IzzyDude wrote: ^ Nobody seems to have responded to this yet. Do I have to PM someone? D:

They make a thread for you in the EGB forums and the members vote on whether or not you should join.

That is slightly incorrect. Byteslinger will tell IzzyDude if he is a decent candidate. Then she will post the shortened code of conduct for the Barracks, along with links to the relevant FAQ's on our forums. He then has to read them and say that he understands and agrees with them. After that, the voting begins.

At 12/26/11 04:29 PM, IzzyDude wrote:

May I join? I post in here often enough about rule breaking submissions, so I figured why not apply? I believe I have the statistical requirement, I remember trying to join sometime back in 2009 and being rejected because of poor post quality or something, but hopefully that's changed now.

Greetings, Sgt 1st Class IzzyDude! I am Supreme Commander ByteSlinger, the Recruitment Officer for the Elite Guard. You are indeed qualified to request permission to join the Barracks - however, there are a few things you'll need to read and understand before we start, but don't worry - I'll be guiding you through the recruitment process. Here's how it works.

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, we'll make the final call and PM you with the results. Assuming that no objections are raised, the process usually takes a few days or so to complete.

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-rule-breaking 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
*****

So, just let me know, and we'll get you started! And, please, for the love of GOD, do NOT quote this entire thing! :-)

At 12/30/11 01:04 AM, IzzyDude wrote: I agree and accept the conditions, thank you! I was also wondering if I should make an account on your forums now or wait until a decision is made, since it would be kinda awkward if I were to make an account and then be rejected. Also, I have some submissions that are definitely under the spam category but I'm not able to remove a few of them since some were not submitted under this account and one was put into the Clock Day '08 collection for some reason. I can remove some of these flashes if necessary.

No worries, I won't be quoting the wall of text, though I did read it. :P

Very well. We will now proceed to the next step - the review, discussion and voting phase.

Will all current members of the Elite Guard please join in and cast your vote regarding IzzyDude's application.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas / Chanukah / Kwanzaa / Festivus / Holiday, and may 2012 bring you all peace, health, happiness and prosperity - Happy New Year!

*Salutes*

At 12/29/11 04:41 PM, EmmDubya wrote: Heh, I had finally caught up with you earlier in the month and had a feeling that'd last, I took a short break away from B/Ping as I realised that my gains for this month will not be on the roster, saving up my B/P energy for the coming month and when I look back at them you seem to have completely shot ahead

I had noticed that you had gotta to the sam (if not close) to my B/P but then managed to step mine up a gear to the passed week or so, though it has to be said that I've slowed down quite abit in resent days.

I'm looking forward to seeing how much you've managed to rack up at the end of the month.

Same, it could be quite a lot compared to my usual 100-150 adverage.

I'm hoping that when I get back into visiting the portal properly I'll begin to rack up my pace and hopefully begin to close that gap up once again. :3

To be honest I don't know if I'll be getting anywhere near that amount of B/P again. This could be a rare month were I get quite a lot. Then again I could get into the habit of it. Only time will tell.

Time to maximise the exposure:

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  Kipling - If

  by Coop

  Classic Kipling poem, as read by Coop

  Song

  Spoken Word

  3,710 Views

  PLAY

Go here, listen to it and vote / review honestly. Don't crawl up my arse, there really isn't enough room there. I want to see what people think and I'd rather there not be a war between people 0 or 5ing it without some justification one way or another.

At 12/30/11 03:59 PM, byteslinger wrote: Will all current members of the Elite Guard please join in and cast your vote regarding IzzyDude's application.

I have voted and left a comment on the topic, I like how I only have 6 posts one the off-site EGB forum, lol. Doesn't look like it gets much use for anything other than voting though.

I have to admit I'm a little confused about what is going on with the BBS Awards this year.

• 

  BBS Awards 2011

  by thinking-man

  The best and worst of the BBS in 2011

  Game

  11,307 Views

  (Ages 13+)

• 

  Official BBS Awards 2011

  by Zachary

  The official BBS awards 2011 flash!

  Game

  12,994 Views

  (Ages 13+)

I just checked them both out good stuff I liked looking at the end of year results. I don't go on the forums enough to get nominated. Well nearly end of the year 2012 it will be soon. I'm trying to decide what race in Skyrim to play, I'm torn between The High Elves or Dark Elves. Need to make my mind up, the arrow to the knee joke is kinda funny though.

Dang, I forgot to ask EagleRock to set up an account for me. Is Eagle still active?

At 12/31/11 05:55 AM, IzzyDude wrote: Author states that it is not his and in the flash itself it says not for distribution, meaning it's highly unlikely that the submitter was given permission to upload it. People these days.

Plus, manly-chicken would've submitted it himself. It even states "Not for distribution" ingame.

At 12/31/11 05:55 AM, IzzyDude wrote: Author states that it is not his and in the flash itself it says not for distribution, meaning it's highly unlikely that the submitter was given permission to upload it. People these days.

I reported it hours ago and it still doesn't seem to have been taken down, although admittedly it's still not out of judgement so there is still time yet, but considering the original author is mentioned about six times in the description I can't imagine many people would miss out on that flag. By the way, I've cast my vote for you on the private forums. :3

I'd cast my vote for you, IzzyDude, but I'm not registered on the private forums.

At 12/31/11 09:04 AM, Gimmick wrote: I'd cast my vote for you, IzzyDude, but I'm not registered on the private forums.

Well then maybe it's about time you made an account on the forum I mean even I have one, with a massive post count of 6!

At 12/31/11 09:16 AM, Little-Rena wrote: Well then maybe it's about time you made an account on the forum I mean even I have one, with a massive post count of 6!

I believe he's waiting for Eagle to create it, if I recall correctly he has to approve of every new account that signs up for our private forums. I got that impression from his post a few up on the last page, anyway. In response to that, Gimmick, I'm fairly confident that he checks here occasionally. I'm confident that if Izzydude is accepted, which I suspect will be the case, he'll need to sort that out and will be able to do so for you too - that's if Byte doesn't have that ability herself.

Thank you for the acceptance into the Barracks. I will continue to defend the portal.

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  by <deleted>

  Under Judgment

  (Everyone)

Doesn't exactly break any rules, but I found it interesting and hilarious that it was submitted by a user who recently asked for acceptance into the Barracks.

Happy new year EGB :).

I think it has been nearly a year now since I ranked out of the NGPD and asked if I could join here. I'll continue to serve the portal well for as long as I can. I wish you all the best of luck in every aspect of your lives in 2012.

My first post of the year.

At 12/31/11 09:04 AM, Gimmick wrote: I'd cast my vote for you, IzzyDude, but I'm not registered on the private forums.

Did you try making an account with your username? I get emails about new accounts as well as Eagle but I don't recall seeing your name in my inbox.

Barracks Roster as of January 1st, 2012:
Happy new year! Sorry it's a bit late for some. (January 2nd for Brits. Sorry.)
Lizzardis was suppose to start doing the intros this month but unfortunately that's going to have to wait until next month.

Milestones::
Asandir - 15K saves, 17K total B/P
byteslinger - 72K saves, 84K total B/P
Coop - 70K saves, 99K total B/P
Cootie - 19K saves
Decky - 4K total B/P
Gimmick - 8K saves, 9K total B/P
Jolly - 23K saves, 27K total B/P
Little-Rena - 36K saves, 53K total B/P
Ronald-McDonald-Lol - 6K total B/P
sixflab - 21K saves
Tycrane - 17K saves, 18K total B/P

Promotions::
Asandir - Major
Decky - Corporal
Ronald-McDonald-Lol - Staff Sergeant
sixflab - Commander
Tycrane - Colonel

Entering The List::
Afro-Mann
EmmDubya

Leaving The Barracks::
No members retired this month.

The List:
No. B/P / Gain / Average / Level / Change / Username / Rank / Posts / Level
01) 99,662 | 1,239 | 39.97 | B | +024.40 | Coop Sup. Commander | 17 | B
02) 84,597 | 1,345 | 43.39 | A | +012.84 | byteslinger Sup. Commander | 10 | C
03) 80,291 | 0,002 | 00.06 | D | +000.00 | Phantom Sup. Commander | 0 | F
04) 53,922 | 0,999 | 32.23 | B | +080.32 | Little-Rena Sup. Commander | 38 | A
05) 51,603 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | EagleRock Sup. Commander | 0 | F
06) 32,071 | 0,033 | 01.06 | D | +032.00 | ArtDanVal Sup. Commander | 1 | D
07) 30,226 | 0,006 | 00.19 | D | -050.00 | idiot-buster Sup. Commander | 0 | F
08) 28,236 | 0,169 | 05.45 | C | -007.65 | RohantheBarbarian Commander | 2 | D
09) 27,095 | 1,430 | 46.13 | A | +013.31 | Jolly Commander | 3 | D
10) 25,617 | 0,485 | 15.65 | C | +020.95 | sixflab Commander | 0 | F
11) 22,942 | 0,686 | 22.13 | B | -007.80 | Cootie Lt. General | 1 | D
12) 21,627 | 0,037 | 01.19 | D | +133.33 | Lizzardis Lt. General | 2 | D
13) 19,221 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | Ismael92 Colonel | 0 | F
14) 18,829 | 1,441 | 46.48 | A | +066.78 | Tycrane Colonel | 0 | F
15) 17,172 | 1,918 | 61.87 | A | +016.24 | Asandir Major | 10 | C
16) 11,235 | 0,016 | 00.52 | D | +077.78 | AnalPenguinFarming Praporshchik | 0 | F
17) 09,917 | 0,005 | 00.16 | D | -054.55 | SeeD419 Sgt. Major | 0 | F
18) 09,396 | 1,321 | 42.61 | A | +015.78 | Gimmick Sgt. First Class +2 | 9 | C
19) 09,337 | 0,005 | 00.16 | D | -098.52 | NGFan14 Sgt. First Class -1 | 0 | F
20) 07,669 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | HoboPorn Master Sergeant +1 | 0 | F
21) 07,260 | 0,017 | 00.55 | D | -010.53 | phantomlassuk Master Sergeant +1 | 7 | C
22) 06,353 | 0,003 | 00.10 | D | -040.00 | HeavenDuff Staff Sergeant +1 | 0 | F
23) 06,011 | 0,099 | 03.19 | D | +094.12 | Ronald-McDonald-Lol Staff Sergeant +1 | 6 | C
24) 05,643 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | Pandamir Sergeant +1 | 0 | F
25) 05,393 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | BenwaHakubi Sergeant +1 | 0 | F
26) 05,029 | 0,000 | 00.00 | --- | +000.00 | Afro-Mann Sergeant NEW | --- | ---
27) 04,532 | 0,027 | 00.87 | D | -035.71 | Luke Corporal | 0 | F
28) 04,260 | 0,768 | 24.77 | B | +263.98 | Decky Corporal +3 | 16 | B
29) 04,040 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | MultiCanimefan Corporal -1 | 0 | F
30) 03,970 | 0,000 | 00.00 | --- | +000.00 | EmmDubya Pvt. First Class NEW | --- | ---
31) 03,944 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | Andrea364 Pvt. First Class -2 | 0 | F
32) 03,806 | 0,009 | 00.29 | D | +200.00 | SpiffyMasta Pvt. First Class -2 | 2 | D
33) 02,651 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | TheSongSalad Private -1 | 0 | F

Top 5 Gainers::
Asandir - 1,918 (15.90% of total)
Tycrane - 1,441 (11.95% of total)
Jolly - 1,430 (11.86% of total)
byteslinger - 1,345 (11.15% of total)
Gimmick - 1,321 (10.95% of total)

Top 5 users accounted for 61.82% of B/P points (7,455 total)

Top gainers, repeat appearances::
byteslinger (36) * 3 Years *
Jolly (12) * 1 Year *
Gimmick (3)
Asandir (3)

Total gain for month: 12,060 (23 Active Members)

That's 389.03 per day, or 16.91 per day per active member.

I don't wanna backseat mod (backseat EGB... whatever), but I can't help but notice this:

At 1/1/12 07:25 PM, Jolly wrote: 05) 51,603 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | EagleRock Sup. Commander | 0 | F
13) 19,221 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | Ismael92 Colonel | 0 | F
20) 07,669 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | HoboPorn Master Sergeant +1 | 0 | F
24) 05,643 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | Pandamir Sergeant +1 | 0 | F
25) 05,393 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | BenwaHakubi Sergeant +1 | 0 | F
29) 04,040 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | MultiCanimefan Corporal -1 | 0 | F
31) 03,944 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | Andrea364 Pvt. First Class -2 | 0 | F
33) 02,651 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | TheSongSalad Private -1 | 0 | F

That's a full quarter of the list showing no activity at all in a month.

I haven't been paying particular attention to it, but if it's been like this for previous months too, wouldn't it be time to start making good on the reason this grading thing was originally invented for?

Just my random opinion; ignore it if it's stupid or wrong. Or both. Or something else. Or for no reason at all; whatever.

At 1/1/12 07:25 PM, Jolly wrote: 30) 03,970 | 0,000 | 00.00 | --- | +000.00 | EmmDubya Pvt. First Class NEW | --- | ---

This puts me in a good position to try for not just one but to scrape two rankups in the coming month if I manage to keep my activity up as I was doing through the first half of last month. Thank you very much for the update, Jolly, it's extremely well appreciated, and hopefully Lizzardis will be around to help you out with the intro for the next time, if it's a matter of having difficulties getting hold of him that he hasn't done it this month then just ask me, I have quite a few methods of doing so.

At 1/1/12 07:25 PM, Jolly wrote: Barracks Roster as of January 1st, 2012:

Gotta love roster time :).

Happy new year!

Same to you :). I'm cheery today, a little intoxicated (if that's even spelt right *hiccup*)

Milestones::
Decky - 4K total B/P
Promotions::
Decky - Corporal

Another milestone and promotion. Congrats to all the others this month aswell.

The List:
No. B/P / Gain / Average / Level / Change / Username / Rank / Posts / Level
27) 04,532 | 0,027 | 00.87 | D | -035.71 | Luke Corporal | 0 | F
28) 04,260 | 0,768 | 24.77 | B | +263.98 | Decky Corporal +3 | 16 | B
29) 04,040 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | MultiCanimefan Corporal -1 | 0 | F
30) 03,970 | 0,000 | 00.00 | --- | +000.00 | EmmDubya Pvt. First Class NEW | --- | ---

Well that was quite a good month for me :). I'll see what I can do in January. I see that EmmDudya is close, let's see how close or passed me you can get passed me by next month Emm (yeah that's how I'm shortening your name lol)

Couldn't you have waiting till I have 1k B/P points? Wouldn't that have bumped me up to an A there? Since I was only 1 point off, posts look good and it's a big improvement from my last one though.

At 1/1/12 07:34 PM, Sheizenhammer wrote: That's a full quarter of the list showing no activity at all in a month.

I PMed them a few weeks ago about their lack of activity on the BBS and in the portal. It should be taken care of soon.

At 1/1/12 07:26 PM, Jolly wrote: That's 389.03 per day, or 16.91 per day per active member.

I'd have increased a rank day after tomorrow! Why?!

At 1/1/12 10:21 PM, Little-Rena wrote: Couldn't you have waiting till I have 1k B/P points? Wouldn't that have bumped me up to an A there?

From the look of it I think you need a gain of fourty for every day in order to get an A, I remember reading something along those lines and Coop, who has 1239 (one less than fourty per day on a month with 31) still got a B as opposed to A. I think that's an incredibly high average, but can be achieved if you work on it. I personally am not finding B/Ping quite as fruitful per time invested as last month, admittedly, I was getting 45 or so per day at one point but this month thus far they seem to be coming in even slower.

At 1/1/12 08:14 PM, Decky wrote

Well that was quite a good month for me :). I'll see what I can do in January. I see that EmmDudya is close, let's see how close or passed me you can get passed me by next month Emm (yeah that's how I'm shortening your name lol)

I might be able to get closer, but from the difference now and as long as you keep up a decent (even if not as good as this month's) I can't see myself closing up the entire gap, although I certainly intend to give it a crack. I don't mind how you shorten my name, I hear Emm quite often, at least, more common than 'Mary Williams', Luis' nickname for myself. :3

At 1/2/12 08:54 AM, SCTE3 wrote: Or any of the other few sites that pop on google when typing in Doraemon fishing game.

worth flagging

On top of that, if you look around and find the y8 entry for the same game it can be traced back to 2007 - five years ago now. By that logic, if the person who submitted it is really eleven right now it would mean that when that flash was created he was most likely about seven, which I doubt whole heartedly.

At 1/2/12 08:52 AM, EmmDubya wrote: I might be able to get closer, but from the difference now and as long as you keep up a decent (even if not as good as this month's) I can't see myself closing up the entire gap, although I certainly intend to give it a crack.

I'm going to try and get a bit but I'm back in college soon so won't have as much time to give to the portal. I'll just have to get as much as I can in the next week or so. Good luck anyway mate :).

I don't mind how you shorten my name, I hear Emm quite often, at least, more common than 'Mary Williams', Luis' nickname for myself. :3

I shall call you Emm I think, it's easiest to remember, I'm not as young as I used to be (mentally).

At 1/2/12 08:52 AM, EmmDubya wrote: From the look of it I think you need a gain of fourty for every day in order to get an A, I remember reading something along those lines

I can't get a gain of 40 a day, unless I saved the majority of stuff I saw, but it's not worth it for some stats on a list, either that or not get any sleep, lol.