At 7/18/19 11:44 AM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:44 AM, Dovod wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:15 AM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:13 AM, ZomAlien wrote:

At 7/18/19 10:58 AM, Dovod wrote:I'm Dovod, Private First Class. I would like to join the Barracks. How can I enter?

Ohhh another member!

Okay just hang tight and one of the chain of command will get ahold of you and the others will have to approve of you.

He doesn't meet the whistle requirement and I think he needs more reviews, though. A Gold Whistle is required for joining, by the way.

How do I use the whistle?

You flag things that are rulebreaking.

At 7/18/19 11:15 AM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:13 AM, ZomAlien wrote:

At 7/18/19 10:58 AM, Dovod wrote:I'm Dovod, Private First Class. I would like to join the Barracks. How can I enter?

Ohhh another member!

Okay just hang tight and one of the chain of command will get ahold of you and the others will have to approve of you.

He doesn't meet the whistle requirement and I think he needs more reviews, though. A Gold Whistle is required for joining, by the way.

At 7/18/19 04:41 PM, Peregrinus wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:15 AM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:A Gold Whistle is required for joining, by the way.

Incorrect. While gold is nice, the minimum is bronze (reference).

At 7/18/19 10:58 AM, Dovod wrote:
I'm Dovod, Private First Class. I would like to join the Barracks. How can I enter?

Hi there PFC Dovod, I'm the acting Recruiting Officer. I'll lay out what we're looking for and where you fit, and we can see where you're at:

Minimum Requirements for Membership (see that link above)

1. A Blam/Protect rank of "Private" or above (2,500 B/P minimum).
You meet this criteria
2. Advanced Whistle status (Bronze or better).
You currently have not met this criteria, more on that below.
3. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
You seem to like to contribute to conversations :)
4. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
I find your reviews to be of good quality and tone. It's good to see more than just "Nice", since artists generally like well rounded feedback.
5. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
Nothing I've seen
6. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc) after 1 January 2009.
None observed

At 7/18/19 11:47 AM, Dovod wrote:
Oh, I use the flag that says "Report Abuse". I thought there was a whistle.

Are you filling out the pop up form which asks you to select a category and write a short justification? Our system is human driven on both ends: a user clicks the flag, selects the appropriate category by clicking the image, and writes a short blurb. A mod then reviews the flag and actions it as required.

It's possible you're doing it correctly and just haven't passed the threshold for getting your bronze whistle. If you feel like speeding that process up, there are always things to find in the audio portal's unscouted section.

I'll have a talk to the other staff and see where everyone is at. I'm definitely interested in you sticking around to meet everyone and chit chat in the interim.

If you have any questions, you're more than welcome to ask here or PM me.

At 7/18/19 11:50 AM, Little-Rena wrote:
I used to be a member, but I got kicked out for inactivity, now I have issues with authority.

Stick it to the man.

At 7/18/19 04:41 PM, Peregrinus wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:15 AM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:A Gold Whistle is required for joining, by the way.

Incorrect. While gold is nice, the minimum is bronze (reference).

At 7/18/19 10:58 AM, Dovod wrote:
I'm Dovod, Private First Class. I would like to join the Barracks. How can I enter?

Hi there PFC Dovod, I'm the acting Recruiting Officer. I'll lay out what we're looking for and where you fit, and we can see where you're at:

Minimum Requirements for Membership (see that link above)

1. A Blam/Protect rank of "Private" or above (2,500 B/P minimum).
You meet this criteria
2. Advanced Whistle status (Bronze or better).
You currently have not met this criteria, more on that below.
3. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
You seem to like to contribute to conversations :)
4. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
I find your reviews to be of good quality and tone. It's good to see more than just "Nice", since artists generally like well rounded feedback.
5. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
Nothing I've seen
6. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc) after 1 January 2009.
None observed

At 7/18/19 11:47 AM, Dovod wrote:
Oh, I use the flag that says "Report Abuse". I thought there was a whistle.

Are you filling out the pop up form which asks you to select a category and write a short justification? Our system is human driven on both ends: a user clicks the flag, selects the appropriate category by clicking the image, and writes a short blurb. A mod then reviews the flag and actions it as required.

It's possible you're doing it correctly and just haven't passed the threshold for getting your bronze whistle. If you feel like speeding that process up, there are always things to find in the audio portal's unscouted section.

I'll have a talk to the other staff and see where everyone is at. I'm definitely interested in you sticking around to meet everyone and chit chat in the interim.

If you have any questions, you're more than welcome to ask here or PM me.

At 7/18/19 11:50 AM, Little-Rena wrote:
I used to be a member, but I got kicked out for inactivity, now I have issues with authority.

Stick it to the man.

At 7/18/19 05:33 PM, Dovod wrote:

At 7/18/19 04:41 PM, Peregrinus wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:15 AM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:A Gold Whistle is required for joining, by the way.

Incorrect. While gold is nice, the minimum is bronze (reference).

At 7/18/19 10:58 AM, Dovod wrote:
I'm Dovod, Private First Class. I would like to join the Barracks. How can I enter?

Hi there PFC Dovod, I'm the acting Recruiting Officer. I'll lay out what we're looking for and where you fit, and we can see where you're at:

Minimum Requirements for Membership (see that link above)

1. A Blam/Protect rank of "Private" or above (2,500 B/P minimum).
You meet this criteria
2. Advanced Whistle status (Bronze or better).
You currently have not met this criteria, more on that below.
3. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
You seem to like to contribute to conversations :)
4. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
I find your reviews to be of good quality and tone. It's good to see more than just "Nice", since artists generally like well rounded feedback.
5. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
Nothing I've seen
6. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc) after 1 January 2009.
None observed

At 7/18/19 11:47 AM, Dovod wrote:
Oh, I use the flag that says "Report Abuse". I thought there was a whistle.

Are you filling out the pop up form which asks you to select a category and write a short justification? Our system is human driven on both ends: a user clicks the flag, selects the appropriate category by clicking the image, and writes a short blurb. A mod then reviews the flag and actions it as required.

It's possible you're doing it correctly and just haven't passed the threshold for getting your bronze whistle. If you feel like speeding that process up, there are always things to find in the audio portal's unscouted section.

I'll have a talk to the other staff and see where everyone is at. I'm definitely interested in you sticking around to meet everyone and chit chat in the interim.

If you have any questions, you're more than welcome to ask here or PM me.

At 7/18/19 11:50 AM, Little-Rena wrote:
I used to be a member, but I got kicked out for inactivity, now I have issues with authority.

Stick it to the man.

Oh, yeah, and I've rarely ever used the flag. Dunno, I guess I've never had a good chance of using it. And even then, I don't even know if I could be right or wrong. I would surely be punished if I'm wrong, I think. (You know, the garbage whistle and all...)

At 7/18/19 05:35 PM, ZomAlien wrote:

At 7/18/19 05:33 PM, Dovod wrote:

At 7/18/19 04:41 PM, Peregrinus wrote:

At 7/18/19 11:15 AM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:A Gold Whistle is required for joining, by the way.

Incorrect. While gold is nice, the minimum is bronze (reference).

At 7/18/19 10:58 AM, Dovod wrote:
I'm Dovod, Private First Class. I would like to join the Barracks. How can I enter?

Hi there PFC Dovod, I'm the acting Recruiting Officer. I'll lay out what we're looking for and where you fit, and we can see where you're at:

Minimum Requirements for Membership (see that link above)

1. A Blam/Protect rank of "Private" or above (2,500 B/P minimum).
You meet this criteria
2. Advanced Whistle status (Bronze or better).
You currently have not met this criteria, more on that below.
3. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
You seem to like to contribute to conversations :)
4. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
I find your reviews to be of good quality and tone. It's good to see more than just "Nice", since artists generally like well rounded feedback.
5. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
Nothing I've seen
6. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc) after 1 January 2009.
None observed

At 7/18/19 11:47 AM, Dovod wrote:
Oh, I use the flag that says "Report Abuse". I thought there was a whistle.

Are you filling out the pop up form which asks you to select a category and write a short justification? Our system is human driven on both ends: a user clicks the flag, selects the appropriate category by clicking the image, and writes a short blurb. A mod then reviews the flag and actions it as required.

It's possible you're doing it correctly and just haven't passed the threshold for getting your bronze whistle. If you feel like speeding that process up, there are always things to find in the audio portal's unscouted section.

I'll have a talk to the other staff and see where everyone is at. I'm definitely interested in you sticking around to meet everyone and chit chat in the interim.

If you have any questions, you're more than welcome to ask here or PM me.

At 7/18/19 11:50 AM, Little-Rena wrote:
I used to be a member, but I got kicked out for inactivity, now I have issues with authority.

Stick it to the man.

Oh, yeah, and I've rarely ever used the flag. Dunno, I guess I've never had a good chance of using it. And even then, I don't even know if I could be right or wrong. I would surely be punished if I'm wrong, I think. (You know, the garbage whistle and all...)

I can help you out with some examples of misrated art yo get your whistle status ahead start

At 7/18/19 05:33 PM, Dovod wrote:Oh, yeah, and I've rarely ever used the flag. Dunno, I guess I've never had a good chance of using it. And even then, I don't even know if I could be right or wrong. I would surely be punished if I'm wrong, I think. (You know, the garbage whistle and all...)

At 7/18/19 05:33 PM, Dovod wrote:Oh, yeah, and I've rarely ever used the flag. Dunno, I guess I've never had a good chance of using it. And even then, I don't even know if I could be right or wrong. I would surely be punished if I'm wrong, I think. (You know, the garbage whistle and all...)

At 7/18/19 05:40 PM, Peregrinus wrote:

At 7/18/19 05:33 PM, Dovod wrote:Oh, yeah, and I've rarely ever used the flag. Dunno, I guess I've never had a good chance of using it. And even then, I don't even know if I could be right or wrong. I would surely be punished if I'm wrong, I think. (You know, the garbage whistle and all...)

I can only speak for myself 100% but I also don't know any mod who will actively punish someone if the intent is right. Our option to punish usually applies to people who spam it, use it to attack the artist, or other weird things (it happens). We do also have the option to "clear" a flag with no outcome (no reward or punishment for the flagger).

Generally its a little more clear cut for things which are stolen (please provide a source where possible) or otherwise clearly rulebreaking (live action porn, porn rated E, etc).

Keep an eye in here, or @ZomAlien just offered to help as well. Also there are 9 stolen items on this page by one submitter (two accounts, you'll see them) which could probably be flagged before the individual gets nerfed (in about...45 minutes once I finish supper).

At 7/18/19 05:38 PM, TheReviewTrickster wrote:

At 7/18/19 05:33 PM, Dovod wrote:Oh, yeah, and I've rarely ever used the flag. Dunno, I guess I've never had a good chance of using it. And even then, I don't even know if I could be right or wrong. I would surely be punished if I'm wrong, I think. (You know, the garbage whistle and all...)

Don't worry, we can walk you through it. The best place to start is the unscouted audio section, tons of stolen stuff. That's @Peregrinus's area of expertise. Read the audio guidelines and start flagging when you feel like it! If you're not sure about something, ask an audio mod or post in the Audio Portal Cleanup thread.
*salutes*

At 7/18/19 06:31 PM, Peregrinus wrote:

At 7/18/19 06:14 PM, Dovod wrote:Sure will. By the way, how can I know if they are stolen?

Some of them are blatantly obvious (listing artist and song name) others more subtle.

Things to look for:
An artist name which isn't the uploader (common ones: NCS, Alan Walker)
May include "GD" or Geometry Dash in the description (an indicator, but legitimate artists do tag that)
Gibberish keyboard mashing in title, tags, or comments (akjdgksajdbg, 08708786)

At 7/20/19 08:20 PM, ProjectNetoku wrote://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/kemjam/ni-2

Pretty nsfw for a E rated post. I made a report already but wanted to see if you guys agree with this
( I mean unless this is an alternate universe and skimpy Nicole is very e rated xp )

At 7/20/19 11:27 PM, Big-Boss wrote:

At 7/20/19 08:20 PM, ProjectNetoku wrote://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/kemjam/ni-2

Pretty nsfw for a E rated post. I made a report already but wanted to see if you guys agree with this
( I mean unless this is an alternate universe and skimpy Nicole is very e rated xp )

I reported it as well just to throw another flag in the mix. It should be rated Mature.

At 7/20/19 11:59 AM, ProjectDarkFox wrote:In fact, really, the last few "pixel art" submissions he's submitted are pretty damn low effort.
//www.newgrounds.com/art/view/demonyes/deadpool-movie-pixel-art-2
This one I had flagged as stolen already, because the source was so easy to search.

At 7/21/19 12:18 PM, byteslinger wrote:

At 7/18/19 10:58 AM, Dovod wrote:I'm Dovod, Private First Class. I would like to join the Barracks. How can I enter?

Hello, Private Dovod. Thank you for your interest in joining the barracks. I see that RO General @Perigrinus has responded to you, and some members have already given you feedback regarding your whistle. I have reviewed your account history, and other than polishing up that whistle, you're in pretty good shape.

I also know that improving your whistle can be tricky, especially if you are not sure how to make it work. But with the help of the fine folks here, I am certain it will improve shortly.

That being said, let's see you get to a bronze whistle by working through the abusive reviews and figuring out proper flagging techniques. I think that shouldn't take very long, as our crew are experts in such details. Work with them, and before you know it, it will be bronze - then silver, etc. When you reach bronze, we will confirm your application.

So, get out there soldier, and show us what you've got!

*Salutes*

EGSC byteslinger,
Chief Barracks Officer.