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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 07:36:26


At 4/29/18 07:23 AM, ADR3-N wrote:
Greetings, citizen. You lack sufficient rank to enlist at the Barracks, but you're welcome to hang out and report stolen/malicious submissions from the Game and Movie portals.

If interested, you'll need a silver whistle, Private B/P rank, a decent number of constructive reviews, and a clean posting history.

Thanks for the tips. I will do my best to get that sweet whistle! salutes


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 07:48:21


At 4/29/18 07:36 AM, Agg1 wrote: Thanks for the tips. I will do my best to get that sweet whistle! salutes

*Salute* We'll be here waiting for ya, fine pressed fatigues and blam rifles at the ready. :)

If you have any questions about the site and how everything works, you can always ask a mod or see the FAQ for details.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 07:50:34


At 4/29/18 07:48 AM, ADR3-N wrote:
*Salute* We'll be here waiting for ya, fine pressed fatigues and blam rifles at the ready. :)

If you have any questions about the site and how everything works, you can always ask a mod or see the FAQ for details.

Sure thing, sir! Can't wait for the day I get in the Guard Team.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 11:59:05 (edited 2018-04-29 12:13:44)


Please do not forget the possibility of @Agg1 joining our ROTC program. To me it looks like @Agg1 can qualify in a short amount of time with a little effort.

I am copy/pasting the short overview of the ROTC program below from an earlier post (full overview here):

The ROTC program will open a door once again to new members of Newgrounds who want to work with a group to become better at protecting the portal, and eventually hone their skills to be qualified members of the Elite Guard.

Minimum Requirements for Entry into the ROTC program

a. A Blam/Protect rank of "Portal Security" or above (400 B/P minimum).
b. Normal Whistle status (Bronze would be nice).
c. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
d. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
e. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
f. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc).

If you do meet the minimum requirements, here's the process for admission:

1. Publicly request to be considered for admission to the ROTC program by posting in the Elite Guard Barracks.
2. RECO EDM364 will review your profile and your account history, and determine if you qualify.
3. If you do NOT qualify, you will be advised how to remedy that, and your application put on hold. CBO EGSC Byteslinger may override at any time according to her discretion.
4. If you DO qualify, you will be asked to review the Manifesto, Code of Conduct and the Rules of the EGB, and confirm that you have indeed read them - and understand what is asked of you. Ranking members will have 24 hours to make sure that there are no objections to your admittance. If there are issues (rare), a discrete PM explaining the discussion will be sent, and your request for ROTC admission will be denied for now.
5. If no one has any doubts about your potential, you will be formally accepted into the ROTC program courtesy CBO EGSC Byteslinger.

All active members (Officers, Elite Guards and ROTC) will appear on one roster - we are all in one squad, standing united for what is right in Newgrounds.

I very much hope that @Agg1 will saddle up with us!

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 15:52:13


At 4/28/18 02:26 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Two videos that were stolen from a steam game (https://store.steampowered.com/app/644560/Mirror/)

They're back.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 16:07:44


At 4/29/18 03:52 PM, Peregrinus wrote:
At 4/28/18 02:26 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Two videos that were stolen from a steam game (https://store.steampowered.com/app/644560/Mirror/)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710484
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710485
They're back.

So am I to take them down. What a nice little meeting.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 16:11:07


At 4/29/18 04:07 PM, Asandir wrote: So am I to take them down. What a nice little meeting.

Smite away.

I'm seeing the portal flagging is working fine, but I'd heard that the AP flag system was bunked after the page update (thus my mass posting in AP cleanup). Any news on when that may be resolved?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 16:31:29


At 4/29/18 04:11 PM, Peregrinus wrote: I'm seeing the portal flagging is working fine, but I'd heard that the AP flag system was bunked after the page update (thus my mass posting in AP cleanup). Any news on when that may be resolved?

Oh that got cleared up a while back. Thought I'd mentioned it but must have forgotten, uhhhhh whoops.

I've appreciated your AP cleanup posts as a reminder anyway, since I get notified every time you post there but there's no notifications for flags, we just have to check the flag page manually.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 16:40:01


At 4/29/18 04:31 PM, Jackho wrote: Oh that got cleared up a while back. Thought I'd mentioned it but must have forgotten, uhhhhh whoops.

It happens :)

I've appreciated your AP cleanup posts as a reminder anyway, since I get notified every time you post there but there's no notifications for flags, we just have to check the flag page manually.

Fair enough. I just don't have the energy to spend my usual 2+ hours in a text document today, but planned on doing some hunting anyways. Maybe tomorrow I'll be up to a full post.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 17:23:33


Check out this guy: https://alittlecuriousfan90s.newgrounds.com/

I'm guessing since their two latest submissions are stolen, the previous submissions are as well.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 17:42:34 (edited 2018-04-29 17:42:52)


At 4/29/18 05:23 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Check out this guy: https://alittlecuriousfan90s.newgrounds.com/

I'm guessing since their two latest submissions are stolen, the previous submissions are as well.

Is a rip of

Frank Way

's website.

Is a link back to

Di Tripani

, made in 2011, when the uploader would have been 7 years old (assuming the profile age is correct).

Not sure where the older two are from, but fairly in depth functionality for 14 if the age is to be believed. The art links back to a deviantart which is a mishmash of so many art styles it's hard to think they were all done by one person.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 17:45:14


At 4/29/18 05:42 PM, Peregrinus wrote:
At 4/29/18 05:23 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Check out this guy: https://alittlecuriousfan90s.newgrounds.com/
Not sure where the older two are from, but fairly in depth functionality for 14 if the age is to be believed. The art links back to a deviantart which is a mishmash of so many art styles it's hard to think they were all done by one person.

A little googling shows that they're from this strange little HBO show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Curious

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 17:54:16


At 4/29/18 05:42 PM, Peregrinus wrote:
At 4/29/18 05:23 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Check out this guy: https://alittlecuriousfan90s.newgrounds.com/
Is a rip of Frank Way's website.

Yup, gone.

The art links back to a mishmash of so many art styles it's hard to think they were all done by one person.

Actually, a closer look and you'll see that they're all or mostly stolen. Some are stolen (I'm talking about the dA ones), and some are part stolen and part drawn over screen images. This user had been submitting them to the Art Portal, but I kept removing things. The ones now on her userpage are traced, but not rulebreaking, so that's why they're still there. :\

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:28:38


There has been plenty of stolen work this last week. Any chance it has something to do with summer approaching?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:47:13


At 4/29/18 06:28 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: There has been plenty of stolen work this last week. Any chance it has something to do with summer approaching?

How could anyone in this group know the causal relationship between people submitting stolen flash and this specific time of the year? Could it be that summer is approaching? Yeah, but I would just as likely attribute the recent behavior to randomness.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:53:39


At 4/29/18 06:47 PM, GUTHRIE wrote:
At 4/29/18 06:28 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: There has been plenty of stolen work this last week. Any chance it has something to do with summer approaching?
How could anyone in this group know the causal relationship between people submitting stolen flash and this specific time of the year? Could it be that summer is approaching? Yeah, but I would just as likely attribute the recent behavior to randomness.

Summer is when all the kids have vacation, and plenty of free time to steal flash projects. I was just thinking out loud. It could be just a random event.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:56:10


At 4/29/18 06:53 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Summer is when all the kids have vacation, and plenty of free time to steal flash projects. I was just thinking out loud. It could be just a random event.

Summer is still more than a month away for most of the US. If you want to attribute it to anything weather related, I would say it's the recent patch of unseasonally cold weather, but again, it's more likely randomness.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 19:23:46


Serves no purpose but to redirect you to

http://www.clickteam.com/

.

that or my flash failed to load.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 19:45:57


At 4/29/18 07:23 PM, solitonmedic wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710469
Serves no purpose but to redirect you to http://www.clickteam.com/ .
that or my flash failed to load.

Seems to work for me. Clickteam Fusion is the app it was made in.

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 19:54:28


At 4/29/18 07:45 PM, Peregrinus wrote:
At 4/29/18 07:23 PM, solitonmedic wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710469
Serves no purpose but to redirect you to http://www.clickteam.com/ .
that or my flash failed to load.
Seems to work for me. Clickteam Fusion is the app it was made in.

Huh, it must be my flash player. I tried it in both my Edge and Chrome and I still got the same results.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 20:19:12


At 4/29/18 07:54 PM, solitonmedic wrote: Huh, it must be my flash player. I tried it in both my Edge and Chrome and I still got the same results.

I was able to replicate the issue in Edge, and allowing flash didn't change it off a blank screen (which can be clicked through to the site you linked before). For whatever reason, it hasn't given me an issue in Chrome. Firefox worked as well.

Not sure what the problem is, since it can be replicated but only to a point. Do any other games made in Clickteam Fusion have issues? If the one below fails to load, it may be on your end?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 20:21:00


At 4/29/18 04:40 PM, Peregrinus wrote: Fair enough. I just don't have the energy to spend my usual 2+ hours in a text document today, but planned on doing some hunting anyways. Maybe tomorrow I'll be up to a full post.

Oh, I don't want you to feel obligated. Just do whatever you feel like man.

At 4/29/18 06:47 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Could it be that summer is approaching? Yeah, but I would just as likely attribute the recent behavior to randomness.

Someone who works with statistics should know randomness doesn't exist. Something, somewhere has caused a shift in the force. The EGB must prepare for unseen enemies.

At 4/29/18 07:23 PM, solitonmedic wrote: that or my flash failed to load

Works for me as well, though it's not much good and its assets are probably just ripped from (as opposed to inspired by) undertale. I fear this submission is not long for this world. Loads almost instantly though.

Might not be a flash problem, this engine does have a flash export option but at a guess I'd say this is HMTL5.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 08:11:54


At 4/29/18 11:59 AM, GUTHRIE wrote: The ROTC program will open a door once again to new members of Newgrounds who want to work with a group to become better at protecting the portal, and eventually hone their skills to be qualified members of the Elite Guard.

Seems really interesting. Sadly, I do not qualify yet. Gotta rate some submissions.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 11:16:44


thefty wefty

Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ZFKQ1rgZ8


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 16:35:30 (edited 2018-04-30 16:36:20)


At 4/29/18 11:59 AM, GUTHRIE wrote: Please do not forget the possibility of @Agg1 joining our ROTC program. To me it looks like @Agg1 can qualify in a short amount of time with a little effort.

Thanks for mentioning that. I was running on fumes and forgot!

a. A Blam/Protect rank of "Portal Security" or above (400 B/P minimum).
b. Normal Whistle status (Bronze would be nice).
c. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
d. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
e. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
f. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc).

Yep. Not a long way to go for @Agg1. Just some B/P, reviews, and a little posting, and you'll be cool -- so long as you don't spam. :)

2. RECO EDM364 will review your profile and your account history, and determine if you qualify.

This needs updated since I changed my username!

I very much hope that @Agg1 will saddle up with us!

Likewise!


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 17:40:18


This is stolen.

This is another one.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 18:51:48 (edited 2018-04-30 18:54:30)


At 4/30/18 05:40 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710541
This is stolen.

Linky

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710540
This is another one.

Him

again

. @Asandir, he really likes that game.

Also the other scene again:


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 09:49:31


At 4/30/18 04:35 PM, ADR3-N wrote:
At 4/29/18 11:59 AM, GUTHRIE wrote: Please do not forget the possibility of @Agg1 joining our ROTC program. To me it looks like @Agg1 can qualify in a short amount of time with a little effort.

Yes, I concur. A little bit of time and some work in the right direction, and he'll be good to start.

Thanks for mentioning that. I was running on fumes and forgot!

a. A Blam/Protect rank of "Portal Security" or above (400 B/P minimum).
b. Normal Whistle status (Bronze would be nice).
c. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
d. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
e. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
f. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc).
Yep. Not a long way to go for @Agg1. Just some B/P, reviews, and a little posting, and you'll be cool -- so long as you don't spam. :)

2. RECO EDM364 will review your profile and your account history, and determine if you qualify.
This needs updated since I changed my username!

Sorry about that - I will make that text change ASAP - Also, along those lines, the monthly roster may be late a day - I was making the changes to all of the other stat handlers (due to the page layout changes on the user pages) and I forgot about the EGB scanner. I should be able to patch that up tonight or tomorrow, and clean up the roster database.

I'm also working on a new version of the Windows-based NGStats scanner (for the likes of @CyberDevil and others) to handle the new layouts. The main executable and the supporting INI files need to be tweaked.

However, just to let you all know - I plan on moving all of these utilities to a web/server based set of programs that are mobile-friendly in the next few months. The new site will have the functionality of NGLogs, with automatic monthly data collection for automated list management - and even a page that will replace Portal Guard. All of the NG Log history will be converted and transferred, so no one should worry. I have been working on this for a while, and the pieces are falling into place.

I've been in touch with Tom and the developers here and they are kicking around the idea of creating an API that I can use to gather user info, rather than scraping web pages. That would be cool - but I figure that will wait until they are finished settling in with the other site changes here in Newgrounds.

I very much hope that @Agg1 will saddle up with us!
Likewise!

We can only show him the door; he has to open it for himself...

Thank you all for your great work and tireless efforts in guarding the Portal and keeping Newgrounds decent.

*Salutes*


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 11:24:40 (edited 2018-05-01 11:25:05)


My whistle just turned into garbage after doing 3 reports for wrong age ratings. RIP.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 12:11:05


At 5/1/18 11:24 AM, Agg1 wrote: My whistle just turned into garbage after doing 3 reports for wrong age ratings. RIP.

Age ratings are a hard one because the rating is generated based on how honest the uploader is when filling out the below survey (see image).

To quote @NekoMika on how content is generally categorized (original post):

At 7/5/16 11:29 AM, NekoMika wrote: E - Everyone - Usually family friendly, cartoonish violence
T - Teens - Some to mild violence, some sexual content, mild audio
M - Mature - Mild sexual content, mild or explicit audio, Explicit Violence
A - Adult - Explicit sexual content (pretty much if 4 out of 5 Explicit content markers are marked as Explicit, it is auto-rated as adult)

Generally age ratings are accurate unless the uploader selects "none" for all categories to have an E rating, but content is higher into the M or A ratings.

If you want to salvage the whistle, you'll need to be more careful in what you flag. Your reports currently have little to no weight, so I would suggest keeping an eye on this and the Audio Portal cleanup thread for reports other users post. Stolen content is easier to flag down, but I'd caution you that everyone makes mistakes. I've had two of my own reports in the last month be wrong. If you can piggyback a little (and again, at your own risk) on the flags from other users with better whistles it can help bring you back into a normal whistle.

Once you get Normal again, take your time. It took me probably 1-2 years of reporting to bring mine to where it is.

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