At 3/13/06 08:14 PM, AtheeT wrote: http://www.newground..m/portal/view/301172

FREE PROTECTION POINT FOR YOU:)

... I am still working on getting 1500 blam/protection points

Well, we all vote on things individually, lol, but I liked it. It has a lil problem with missiles coming down randomly, even where no enemies are, but I think it has potential and gave it a protect vote. ^_^

At 3/13/06 06:34 PM, EagleRock wrote: If you are a full member (30+ posts or so), inactivity happens in 30 days.
If you are a newer member (10-30 posts), inactivity happens in 15 days.
If you are a brand new member (<10 posts), inactvity happens in 5 days.

Sir, i have to say this looks good. It seems like good reasoning for inactivity.

I've been gone for a while and i have to say sorry. My internet was out since friday and i just got back last night. Since i was gone theres been lots of new members...Welcome to you all! I should have leveled up friday and it makes me sad because i would have a new rank. I'm only around 200 b/p points away. I also want to let you all know i'm ganna be gone from wendsday till sunday due to a school trip. So i guess i'm asking for a 5 day pass. When i get back though i'm all out Newgrounds till break. :salute:

At 3/13/06 08:14 PM, AtheeT wrote: FREE PROTECTION POINT FOR YOU:)

Personally I liked it but you cannot tell us to vote one way or another, we can make that sort decision ourselves, please refrain from more posts like that here.

At 3/13/06 06:58 PM, Afro_sauce wrote: Excellent idea! I am managing to start posting here more often so I can keep my activity up to date.

That'd be great, Captain!

At 3/13/06 07:32 PM, Major_punk wrote: I stopped using it because I didn't like what I made. I'd rather just use common sense for who's a member then some official policy.

Good point, Major. I mostly give it a subjective feel in the first place, but I feel your inactivity policy is a good benchmark to target people. I wouldn't consider using it as an absolute guide anyway...just an idea to start making decisions on.

At 3/13/06 07:59 PM, Donthurtme wrote: Ok, this might be a long one, and sorry, but I really can't be bothered to quote every relevant post (its almost 1AM here and time I was asleep really) so bear with me.

Don't be sorry...it's good to hear support on the matter. I'm glad you agree with my idea, and I will bang out the details tonight when I get home (or tomorrow morning if I fall asleep at the computer...) and let you know my plans.

I'd like congratulate you on making it to Praporshchik as well. Excellent work!

At 3/13/06 08:29 PM, Peregrinus wrote:

At 3/13/06 08:14 PM, AtheeT wrote: FREE PROTECTION POINT FOR YOU:)

We dont mass vote. We vote fair.

Thanks for saying that...that post did annoy me a bit when I saw it.

At 3/13/06 08:36 PM, space_cowboy101 wrote:

At 3/13/06 06:34 PM, EagleRock wrote: If you are a full member (30+ posts or so), inactivity happens in 30 days.
If you are a newer member (10-30 posts), inactivity happens in 15 days.
If you are a brand new member (<10 posts), inactvity happens in 5 days.

Sir, i have to say this looks good. It seems like good reasoning for inactivity.

It's only a rough benchmark to base this off of. Like I said to Major Major_punk, the real gauge is the subjective feel of the Barracks. For instance, if you post once a week just to say your points, you're not really that active. On the other hand, if someone goes on vacation, that's not really being inactive.

Also, the officers are even more subjectively based...I won't even go into it until later once I sort everything out...you get my point, though.

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I give you a clue... You can vote 0, I don't mind but if you want the protection point you should vote 3 or more.

stop trying to sway us. we are individal voters that dont mass-vote. we will vote how we choose on any given flas by ourselves and do not prefer "hints". thanks.

ShinDenjin reporting...

Yeah, yeah, I should have done this when I got to EG, that's what happens when you spend most of your time in the general and audio forums.

At 3/13/06 08:57 PM, ShinDenjin wrote: ShinDenjin reporting...

Yeah, yeah, I should have done this when I got to EG, that's what happens when you spend most of your time in the general and audio forums.

Welcome, Sergeant! First up, go the Barracks Forums and read the FAQ to see the basic run-down of the Barracks. Then sign up so Chief Barracks Officer EagleRock can get you registered!
Good hunting, soldier! If you ever have any questions, feel free to contact me. :salute:
---Barracks Recruitment Officer Captain Firestorm

At 3/13/06 08:57 PM, ShinDenjin wrote: ShinDenjin reporting...

Welcome soldier, make sure you read the
FAQ and understand it, but for now, welcome to the Elite guard Barracks.

At 3/13/06 08:54 PM, world_famous wrote: stop trying to sway us. we are individal voters that dont mass-vote. we will vote how we choose on any given flas by ourselves and do not prefer "hints". thanks.

I think it would be best to just ignore him he is only spamming the forum with mass voting ideas (and yes I'm no better to keep talking about it).

At 3/13/06 08:57 PM, ShinDenjin wrote: ShinDenjin reporting...

Yeah, yeah, I should have done this when I got to EG, that's what happens when you spend most of your time in the general and audio forums.

Welcome I'm sure you will be accepted from the higher rank.

sorry sir. wont happen again.

At 3/13/06 09:07 PM, world_famous wrote: sorry sir. wont happen again.

No need to say sorry everyone makes mistakes that's what makes us human.

So from the ranking system am I a full member?

At 3/13/06 09:03 PM, Ghost_Phantom wrote:

At 3/13/06 08:57 PM, ShinDenjin wrote: ShinDenjin reporting...

Welcome soldier, make sure you read the
FAQ and understand it, but for now, welcome to the Elite guard Barracks.

Done and registered, just waiting on the final word so I can move my stuff in sirs.

At 3/13/06 09:04 PM, JoKeR_ADT wrote: I think it would be best to just ignore him he is only spamming the forum with mass voting ideas (and yes I'm no better to keep talking about it).

Well he came here to introduce himself a few days back and seems on the up-and-up...I think we can just let it slide, and ask that he doesn't do it in the future.

To AtheeT: You can inform us of your flash submissions, and ask us to give you opinions, but we will determine our own votes. I don't think it was your intention to encourage mass voting, but those posts did give the impression of it, and we don't want any mods to get the wrong idea about the EGB. Kay?
:salute:

At 3/13/06 08:42 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 3/13/06 06:34 PM, EagleRock wrote: If you are a full member (30+ posts or so), inactivity happens in 30 days.
If you are a newer member (10-30 posts), inactivity happens in 15 days.
If you are a brand new member (<10 posts), inactvity happens in 5 days.

I have been reading agreat deal over the last couple pages about the inactivity issue. I can see that is has been a chore to get a handle on. People are difficult to find, it is difficult to decide what is actually inactive, ect. I know this point may have already been made, but it is difficult to consider members to have reason for being inactive here when they are active in other parts of newgrounds. I am of course in no position to say what is right or wrong, so do not take me that way, i am just voicing my opinion. Considering what everyone has said, it does appear to be a challenge to come up with a good standing factor to determine inactivity, so as you said, this is only a rough benchmark, but this looks as though it may be a solid answer to the problem.

Hey everyone, im back from my physical therapy meeting! (surgery on my arm). How much b/p did i miss?

At 3/13/06 09:35 PM, ElectricMoose wrote: Hey everyone, im back from my physical therapy meeting! (surgery on my arm). How much b/p did i miss?

well, you've fallen well behind me.
Plus, I'm gonna catch up on wastedwizard AND get Sergeant MAYBE tonight.

At 3/13/06 09:39 PM, -Crux- wrote:

At 3/13/06 09:35 PM, ElectricMoose wrote: Hey everyone, im back from my physical therapy meeting! (surgery on my arm). How much b/p did i miss?

well, you've fallen well behind me.
Plus, I'm gonna catch up on wastedwizard AND get Sergeant MAYBE tonight.

and because I seem to be slicing my way throguh the ranks, I thought my message in my profile needed some change.. lol.

At 3/13/06 08:14 PM, AtheeT wrote: http://www.newground..m/portal/view/301172

FREE PROTECTION POINT FOR YOU:)

... I am still working on getting 1500 blam/protection points

also free whistle points as well there are a few abusive reviews in that flash saying that it is stolen

Hey everyone, im back from my physical therapy meeting! (surgery on my arm). How much b/p did i miss?

well, you've fallen well behind me.
Plus, I'm gonna catch up on wastedwizard AND get Sergeant MAYBE tonight.

and because I seem to be slicing my way throguh the ranks, I thought my message in my profile needed some change.. lol.

dude ive kept track of you and youve always been ahead of me by a good 50 points.

yeah, but I think that might eventually cease. I didn't go to school today cuz I was sick, so I've been B/Ping the ENTIRE day since 8 this morning. I might get 170 total today...
I go to school tomorrow though, lol that's for sure. People will eventually catch up to me.

At 3/13/06 08:54 PM, world_famous wrote: stop trying to sway us. we are individal voters that dont mass-vote. we will vote how we choose on any given flas by ourselves and do not prefer "hints". thanks.

Well put!

At 3/13/06 09:10 PM, JoKeR_ADT wrote: So from the ranking system am I a full member?

Huh?

At 3/13/06 09:13 PM, ShinDenjin wrote: Done and registered, just waiting on the final word so I can move my stuff in sirs.

As Chief Barracks Officer, I welcome you! I'll give you clearance to the Barracks Forums presently.

At 3/13/06 09:22 PM, Turkeybean wrote: Considering what everyone has said, it does appear to be a challenge to come up with a good standing factor to determine inactivity, so as you said, this is only a rough benchmark, but this looks as though it may be a solid answer to the problem.

Well, like I said, this was already in effect. However, it's just a matter of enforcing it. Once I get time tonight (or tomorrow morning), I'll give full details on my intentions.

At 3/13/06 09:42 PM, -Crux- wrote:

and because I seem to be slicing my way throguh the ranks, I thought my message in my profile needed some change.. lol.

and in that case, i am going to try to keep pace with you. =D lol i will probably burn out when i get to master seargent.

thanks for the backing eagle, sir. i appreciate the help. however, i think that may be one of my few outbursts, unless absolutely necessary.

staff segeant krowdick here whats happening up bros and sistas?

At 3/13/06 09:51 PM, world_famous wrote: thanks for the backing eagle, sir. i appreciate the help. however, i think that may be one of my few outbursts, unless absolutely necessary.

I actually welcome the outbursts, they give new meaning to the term, "thinking on your feet". I'd be damned to get sucked in a mass vote scheme though...

*sharpens e-blade*

At 3/13/06 09:54 PM, krowdick wrote: staff segeant krowdick here whats happening up bros and sistas?

Hello, Staff Sergeant! Are you interested in joining up? If so, head over to our forums and read the full Barracks FAQ, and if you are, sign up so Chief Barracks Officer EagleRock can get you registered!
If you have any questions after reading the FAQ, feel free to contact me at any time (my contact info is in the FAQ as well as my NG profile). Good hunting, soldier! :salute:
---Barracks Recruitment Officer Captain Firestorm

At 3/13/06 05:52 PM, EagleRock wrote:

However, Laison positions are good to have and can really help if anything comes about in the future.

I know what you mean but I'd like to see officer positions being more of a reward because to me they're being handed out too easily...

I think the number of officers has gotten out of hand awhile ago and this is a good opportunity to set it right, or at least better.

I don't so much think the officer count is out of hand. I just think we need more active officers on the roster. However, I'm not closed to the idea of removing some officer positions.

This is what I had in mind:

- Cheif Barracks Officer
- Barracks Recruitment Officer
- Barracks Records Officer
- Barracks Relations Officer

The big four, in my opinion everything else is just a branch off an already existing position.

At 3/13/06 08:42 PM, EagleRock wrote: At 3/13/06 07:32 PM, Major_punk wrote: I stopped using it because I didn't like what I made. I'd rather just use common sense for who's a member then some official policy.

Good point, Major. I mostly give it a subjective feel in the first place, but I feel your inactivity policy is a good benchmark to target people. I wouldn't consider using it as an absolute guide anyway...just an idea to start making decisions on.

At the time I wasn't sure if it was a good idea either, I only did it to try and bring some sort of solution to the whole TITROTU officer postion/inactivity thingy.

well if they are more accepted that i thought i may have to rethink the limited use clause i just put in...

At 3/13/06 10:02 PM, Major_punk wrote:

I don't so much think the officer count is out of hand. I just think we need more active officers on the roster. However, I'm not closed to the idea of removing some officer positions.

This is what I had in mind:

- Cheif Barracks Officer
- Barracks Recruitment Officer
- Barracks Records Officer
- Barracks Relations Officer

The big four, in my opinion everything else is just a branch off an already existing position.

I can understand why you feel fewer officer positions are needed here. It appears as though these positions have not been taken with much weight. I do beleive if there were more active members holding these positions that they would be able to prove their worth. As with anything, if there is a lack of activity, things tend to become obsolete. I feel that if these positions were taken up, and ran in the way that they were intended to be ran in, that we would all see a great increase in the need for most, if not all of them. I am not opposed to downsizing, I understand it can be a nessecity in some cases, but going to four positions may not be the best answer at this point. I am sure you are all aware of this list...

This is the current Barracks Officer List (in the order of assignment):

Chief Barracks Officer - Captain EagleRock
Barracks Advancement Officer - Supreme Commander XwaynecoltX
Barracks Relations Officer - Major Ghost_Phantom
Barracks Portal Violations Officer - Supreme Commander nimmer
Barracks Mafia Laison - Private First Class the_fallen_one1
Barracks Intelligence Operations Officer - Private Rslegend
Barracks Recruitment Officer - First Lieutenant SlashFirestorm
Interim Barracks Portal Operations Officer - Major Ghost_Phantom
Barracks NGPD Laison - Private First Class K-Pingu
Barracks Records Officer - Second Lieutenant harryjarry

To me these seem as though they are valid and helpful positions. I could understand two or three possibly being liquidated, but not six as the "big four" would suggest. The other positions being branches off of already formed ones is also noted, but it can take multiple departments of various individuals to run one facility. As you already know, i am still quite new, so i understand if you feel I am out of line here. I am not arguing any points made, just adding my own to the mix. Thank you for taking the time to listen to what I had to say sir.

*Salutes