_Barracks Roster as of June 1st, 2020:_
Is it just me, or does everyone feel like we're living in the alternate 1985 timeline from Back to the Future 2? We've got Biff in the White House with his trophy wife; the cops are in his pocket, doing his bidding, and we're all hiding in our homes while the riots rage on outside. The economy is in the toilet, and all the good people are silenced. Oh, and we have to go back in time and prevent him from meeting with his past self, stealing back that sports almanac along the way.
One small problem: in this timeline, there is NO DeLaurean. There might have been one at one time, but it's gone now, and we're stuck. Now, all we can do is find the current incarnation of Dr. Who, and have him use the Remote Summon to get the Tardis here - maybe he can patch up this ugly mess of timey-wimey knots?
(Yes, I just mixed two movies, but wouldn't t be epic if they had a crossover?)
While the insanity rages outside, I am very glad to see that the brave and hearty Elite Guard have not abandoned their posts; in face, many have reached new milestones, and we even have a promotion! Congratulations to Colonel @ZomAlien! Between his portal activity and forum support, he is rising in rank and really making a positive mark on the Barracks. Well done, soldier! *Salutes*
Then there is the heart of the Barracks, the additional few that always seem to be in the middle of all of the research and discussions, taking out the trash before it stinks up the house: EGSC @Guthrie, EGSC @Little-Rena, EGSC @Exedor and EGSC @Asandir. Every week, without fail, you lead by example, dealing with all the submissions flooding the portal, removing the rule breakers, duplicates and stolen work about as fast as they arrive. Thank you all for your tireless dedication and commitment in helping to make Newgrounds better for everyone. *SALUTES*
Normally, I would make mention that summer is almost upon us, and portal activity would seasonally drop as folks go on holiday. But with this pandemic still unresolved, many folks (including yours truly) have abandoned all travel plans for the foreseeable future, which will mean more time inside and online. Looks like no vacations might mean more work for us, but I am fully confident we will be able to rise up and meet the challenge.
Once last nerdy thing I want to bring up: Are you as stoked as I am after watching Dragon make it to the ISS? The first flight from US soil in 11 years, and the first for a commercial flight - and a returning shuttle astronaut brought back to command it. The SpaceX rocket is so different than the old Apollo capsules, but as Elon Musk said "It's the 21st century - our rockets should look like they're from this century, and not the last". Minimalist cockpit design, all touch screens, most of the systems fully autonomous. Honestly, it reminded me of the spaceship version of a self-driving Tesla!
I can only hope that we survive the upcoming war, and in 43 years, (around April 5th) we do manage to get that prototype warp ship launched, make First Contact, and then a few decades later, start really building ships to the stars...
But for now, we'll need to take of things here on good old Earth:
_Milestones:_
@Asandir - 36K saves
@byteslinger - 18K blams, 151K saves, 169K total B/P
@Guthrie - 53K saves, 61K total B/P
@Jackho - 21K total B/P
@Little-Rena - 42K saves, 61K total B/P
@ZomAlien - 16K saves, 18K total B/P
_Promotions:_
@ZomAlien - Colonel
_The Roster:_
No. B/P / Gain / Average / Level / Change / Username / Rank / Posts / Level
01) 169,240 | 1,360 | 43.87 | A | +001.80 | @byteslinger Sup. Commander | 1 | D
02) 87,344 | 0,015 | 00.48 | D | -062.50 | @GameJunkie Sup. Commander | 0 | F
03) 67,836 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | @Jolly Sup. Commander | 0 | F
04) 65,768 | 0,222 | 07.16 | C | +136.17 | @Exedor Sup. Commander | 11 | C
05) 61,809 | 1,905 | 61.45 | A | +000.11 | @Guthrie Sup. Commander +1 | 10 | C
06) 61,368 | 0,834 | 26.90 | B | +069.86 | @Little-Rena Sup. Commander -1 | 11 | C
07) 47,569 | 0,098 | 03.16 | D | +001.03 | @Asandir Sup. Commander | 5 | C
08) 46,230 | 0,010 | 00.32 | D | +900.00 | @Big-Boss Sup. Commander | 0 | F
09) 37,404 | 0,297 | 09.58 | C | -054.86 | @Peregrinus Sup. Commander | 0 | F
10) 36,902 | 0,228 | 07.35 | C | +047.10 | @Fro Sup. Commander | 2 | D
11) 29,738 | 0,487 | 15.71 | C | -031.02 | @Lizzardis Commander +1 | 0 | F
12) 29,506 | 0,018 | 00.58 | D | +000.00 | @Decky Commander -1 | 0 | F
13) 21,121 | 0,154 | 04.97 | D | +037.50 | @Jackho Brig. General | 1 | D
14) 18,528 | 1,156 | 37.29 | B | -011.69 | @ZomAlien Colonel | 11 | C
15) 12,803 | 0,294 | 09.48 | C | -002.00 | @ZJ Lieutenant | 0 | F
16) 5,781 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | @ADR3-N Sergeant | 0 | F
17) 4,213 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | @dovod Corporal | 0 | F
18) 1,733 | 0,011 | 00.35 | D | +000.00 | @TheRoboTrickster Police Lieutenant | 0 | F
_Top 5 Gainers:_
@Guthrie - 1,905 (26.87% of total)
@byteslinger - 1,360 (19.18% of total)
@ZomAlien - 1,156 (16.31% of total)
@Little-Rena - 834 (11.76% of total)
@Lizzardis - 487 (6.87% of total)
Top 5 users accounted for 81.00% of B/P points (5,742 total)
_Top gainers, repeat appearances:_
@byteslinger (125)
@Big-Boss (65)
@Asandir (50)
@GameJunkie (47)
@Guthrie (36) * 3 Years *
@Peregrinus (25)
@Jackho (24) * 2 Years *
@Exedor (22)
@Decky (16)
@Jolly (13)
@Lizzardis (12) * 1 Year *
@ZomAlien (12) * 1 Year *
@Little-Rena (3)
Total gain for month: 7,089 (15 Active Members)
That's 236.30 per day, or 15.75 per day per active member.