At 8/21/07 10:54 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote: This could bring the Slash Returns series into a whole new light, even though my first project will most likely incorporate the Elite Guard Barracks doing its duty during Clock Day 2020, or maybe Madness Day if I feel like trying and winning the prize money. After that though, I want to make a Slash Returns movie that can be respected in the Newgrounds archive. All I ask if that the people who I mainly co-author (SlashFirestorm, AfroUnderscoreStud, and Cereal) help by writing some the of the story.

You know I'm a good writer, and we all know of Afro and Cereals...unique talents, heh. Together the Slash team is unstoppable...and Slash Returns with good animation? MY GOD, WE'LL FUCKING RULE THIS PLACE!

Also, good news on the Big Bag front. Seems Wade DOES check his PM's every so often...

At 8/21/07 10:54 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote: Thanks, EagleRock, for all that help when selecting my tablet and stuff. Good thing to know I have friends like you looking out for me. =P I just order my tablet, so when I get it, I will adapt to it quickly and draw out some major Flash art.

I hope you got the largest size. Little ones can be a pain in the ass. I threw mine out in disgust.

All I ask if that the people who I mainly co-author (SlashFirestorm, AfroUnderscoreStud, and Cereal) help by writing some the of the story.

Aren't you only supposed to add people to coauthor that actually CONTRIBUTED to the Flash? So, if you are normally co-authoring them and they are doing nothing, that isn't good form. It says right in the submit screen not to do that. tsk tsk tsk...

At 8/21/07 11:06 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Also, good news on the Big Bag front. Seems Wade DOES check his PM's every so often...

Good the hear something has been done.

Now they just have to go and remove the a-hole's accounts that spammed the portal with alt accounts on Clock Day and then go intot he Review Crew pick this week and ban those alt accounts that all voted 10/10.

You guys see that? It's pretty much a huge shame. I do hear they are doing something about it, though. And the artist even admitted they were spam accounts in a reply to a review and also called the review mods idiots for the reviews still being there. What a dumbass.

The Barracks Under Fire

by EagleRock

Chapter 13 - A Leap of Faith

MetalDart crashed through the grate and landed onto the concrete floor about 10 feet below the air duct. As he touched down, he landed very hard on his legs. They buckled on him and he fell to the ground, dropping his Desert Eagle and his Scout. He didn't feel pain, but he knew that his body took a severe beating and he was reaching death.

Below him, DarkSoldier was still running into the warehouse, spraying his Para left and right. He kept running towards the back where he last saw Ramagi, hoping to find her behind the crates. As he crossed the length of the warehouse, he managed to not get hit and to reach the crates. As he released the trigger and ducked behind the crate, no one was there.

DaRk also started running in, trying to cover DarkSoldier's sacrificial run. As he ran in, Colt M4A1 in hand, he saw Dobio up on the ledge with a Scout aimed at DarkSoldier. DaRk shot at him with his Colt, and managed to draw attention away temporarily. He also drew the attention of Canas, who was crouched behind him in the shadows, behind a crate. One blast from his pump shotgun did DaRk in.

DarkSoldier knew that his distraction was gone and that Dobio would be aiming for him again. Before he could do so, he had trained his Para on Dobio's head. He was lucky that the Para, when shot in short bursts, was very accurate. As Dobio started to sight-up Dark, he pulled the Para's trigger.

It was empty.

MetalDart stirred after his fall and heard the quiet shot of the Steyr Scout crack through bone and skull. He knew that a soldier was down. He was dazed, so he didn't know how many soldiers he had left with him. He saw his Desert Eagle on the ground in front of him, and managed to grab it before Dobio turned his sniper rifle in his direction. Canas was also shooting at him from afar, using his dual Beretta Elites.

MetalDart, with all the energy he had, stumbled up from the ground and lunged towards the doors of the hostage room. He grabbed the handle, which made the door give in. He quickly scrambled into the room, spun around, and then slammed the door behind him.

He gave a temporary sigh of relief as he turned around to look at the hostages.

That gave him the split second he needed to see down the barrel of Ramagi's Desert Eagle as she shot him in the head.

As his body fell to the ground, Wade called the match. "The Counter-Terrorists have been defeated. Terrorists Win!"

The rest of the Barracks, in the computer room, were silent. EagleRock stood up, as if he was going to talk, but sat down again speechless.

"I don't believe how bad that went," said Slash. "I thought we'd have it that time."

"The plan was excellent," said Phantom. "I know that we had the environment against us, but I didn't expect us to get plastered that much."

"Excellent? It got all of them killed!" shouted Sentio.

"Yes, it was," replied Phantom, with a bit of anger in his tone. "Look, don't go blaming EagleRock about this one. I know it was the best chance we had at basically a suicide mission."

"Thank you," said EagleRock. "At least we took out 5 of the fuckers with us." Everyone kinda stood there, thinking about what he said. "Now look people, be pissed at me if you want. Just take out that anger on the battlefield. Please."

"I'm not gonna play around with motivational words," said Phantom, "but we need to take it to them. We have no way of getting out of this except for maybe getting at that door in dust. The only way we'll get them in the meantime is through their own game. So I don't care what you all think...I'm getting those assholes, whether I die or not."

"I'm going to lie down," said Slash. "If we have to take it to them, we need our rest."

"You could go jerk off in a sink for all I care," said Phantom. "Just realize that if we're gonna have any fucking chance, it has to be together."

-----

Phantom was a great leader in the Elite Guard. However, his form of leadership was very different. He didn't lead via charisma, like EagleRock or Sentio, but rather through his skills. Coming from mafia roots, his old skills of coercion, intimidation, and inducing submission in others were prevalent in his leadership tactics. That didn't chance his motives, however, as he was devoted to protecting the Portal and doing good. Barracks soldiers respected him because he was one of the best and definitely one of the most experienced, but were subject to his sarcastic style and anger-prone actions.

-----

Many rested that day, as they knew they'd need strength. By now, half of those held hostage in the quarantine were dead, leaving them with thirteen to fight. It was unknown how many moderators they would have to fight. However, it seemed as if it was a fight to the death, with death being the only way out.

As they congregated that evening, EagleRock did a bit to raise people's spirits.

"Before we discuss plans," said EagleRock, "we need to take some business into consideration. We've had some hard fighters out there, most of them gone. I need to give two posthumous promotions today. The first is to PenguinLink, who fought valiantly and showed us what being in this Barracks is about. He is hereby promoted to General for his actions.

"Lastly, to MetalDart, for fighting too hard to support his fellow soldiers and giving those bastards a true run for their money, I promote him to Commander."

"Here, here," said Corporal RSQViper. "I'm proud to be in the same Barrack as they were." The soldiers then discussed plans for the next day, mostly in vague terms. EagleRock decided he was fighting next match, no matter what. Phantom decided he would do the same if it wasn't a one-on-one match. The Barracks went over techniques and strategy for another hour before they all retired, waiting for the next day's battle.

The next day, they all awoke in the same dreary manner, waking up to the same living quarter, heading to the same shower, and eating in the same mess hall. As they all congregated in the control room, they waited for word on the next battle. EagleRock, knowing he'd be in battle soon enough, waited with breathless pause for Wade's announcement.

"Hey hey! Iiiiiit's WADE!"

EagleRock whispered to Phantom, "Is this jerk getting more pompous as the days go on?"

"It's time again for the best show in the universe, Newgrounds' famous, amazing, and awesome battle between YOUR Newgrounds moderators and YOUR Elite Guard!"

Phantom responded, "By the minute."

"Today we decided to give you a small, intimate battle between the two forces. Today, in the famous cs_italy, we are going to have a 3-on-3 match!"

"Perfect," said EagleRock. "Advantageous to us at those numbers. Phantom and I are going in...right Phantom?"

"Fuck yes."

"Good. Who wants to join us?"

Everyone looked around at each other for a few seconds. Finally, RSQViper raised his hand and said, "Me, sir. Our last fight didn't go so well together, so I want to take it to those fuckers this time."

"Good hustle, soldier. Talk like that will make you a Sergeant in no time. Now suit up, guys." EagleRock, Phantom, and RSQViper grabbed their guns and lined up to the teleportation pods. As they were zipped away to cs_italy, SlashFirestorm, Sentio, and the rest of the Barracks headed over to the computer station, overlooking the trio.

"Let see how this one goes," said Sentio.

"Well, EagleRock and Phantom are willing to put their asses on the lines, so I can't say I don't trust their judgment," said Coop83.

"Yeah," said Slash, "but that judgment might just be what gets them killed."

Down at the map, EagleRock gave a few last instructions. "Okay, just as we went over it. The hostages are held in a building on the other side of the map. There are three main routes to the house: the long route to the left, the quicker route to the right, or through the building in the center. We're taking it slow through the center route, as we'll have the best chance that way. The only hard part will be once we approach the building, as we are in the open. We'll need your sniping, Viper."

"Got it," acknowledged RSQViper.

Just then, Wade shouted, "Commence!" It was on.

End of Chapter 13

At 8/22/07 01:21 AM, RSQViper wrote: Aren't you only supposed to add people to coauthor that actually CONTRIBUTED to the Flash? So, if you are normally co-authoring them and they are doing nothing, that isn't good form. It says right in the submit screen not to do that. tsk tsk tsk...

Well, we usually all contribute something to every Slash flash, even if it is only concepts/ideas or scriptwriting. Plus I'll co-author anyone who gives me inspiration for a flash, and those who give me permission to make secret episodes about them.

I remember my very first co-authoring...me and MolotovGlock's Jay Jay secret episode. He did the flash, I wrote the swell script. :3

Thanks to all those who wished me a happy birthday. I have had a good day. Got me a huge ass graphics tablet. Lots of fun, I can work on my big game project that I have been keeping secret from you all.

At 8/21/07 10:54 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote:

At 8/21/07 03:50 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote: Shanus, Stereocity, just to let you guys know, I've been a Barracks member for about two years now and I was told I was not on the roster. Just letting you guys know.

The reason you are not on the list anymore is because you have been absent for so long in the barracks. A few months ago I went through all of the inactive members on the barracks list and removed them. This was because the list was getting huge and half the people on it weren't even posting, b/ping or showing any signs of life.

I can add you to the list again if you would like I just hope that you don't go absent from the barracks again. You weren't removed from the list because your not a member anymore, it was simply to make my job easier when doing the update.

Oh and my name is Sterockicy not Stereocity :P My alias has nothing to do with a stereo surprisingly!

*Salutes*

Kenshi2 reporting SIR! *Said in a calm voice*

At 8/22/07 02:26 AM, kenshi2 wrote: Kenshi2 reporting SIR! *Said in a calm voice*

We'd love to have you aboard, good sir, but you do not currently meet the qualifications for joining! You must be of Private rank or higher (2500+ B/P points). You have a few points, so it seems you know how to get them, so get back out on the Portal and keep racking them up!

Once you reach Security Guard rank, you can apply to join the NGPD (link in my sig), where you can work to protect the portal until you're of Private rank, when you can join up with us.

Good luck, good sir! We hope to see you come back with lots of fuckin' points in the future!

---Barracks Recruitment Officer Supreme Commander Slash Firestorm :3

At 8/22/07 02:37 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 8/22/07 02:26 AM, kenshi2 wrote: Kenshi2 reporting SIR! *Said in a calm voice*

We'd love to have you aboard, good sir, but you do not currently meet the qualifications for joining! You must be of Private rank or higher (2500+ B/P points). You have a few points, so it seems you know how to get them, so get back out on the Portal and keep racking them up!

Sorry for the points issue, but I am not really a participant in getting points. Sorry =(

I'd like to join i've currently got enough B/p points to get in. I also have reported a stolen flash to kidray76 and wade,i frequent rages gift to you although until the reviews start getting deleted i wont be contributing(don't wanna repost already posted links),and i'm starting to attempt to make more flash reviews after a few weeks of laziness i've started again.

At 8/22/07 06:32 AM, craigalan wrote: I'd like to join i've currently got enough B/p points to get in. I also have reported a stolen flash to kidray76 and wade,i frequent rages gift to you although until the reviews start getting deleted i wont be contributing(don't wanna repost already posted links),and i'm starting to attempt to make more flash reviews after a few weeks of laziness i've started again.

Man that is so freaky. I was just looking through another thread about 2 hours ago and saw a post made by you. For some strange unknown reason because we haven't had any new members in a while, I thought to myself, he would be good for the barracks!

Now amazingly you have posted in this thread a few hours later. This is seriously nuts.

Anyway, you are qualified to join and you sound like the older NG me. I used to be exactly the same to you. b/p wise and whistle wise.

You do have a few post habits that may be a problem. In the barracks we regard ourselves as a fairly intelligent thread. We try to keep our posts more than a few lines. You do have a lot of one line posts. When in the barracks try to keep your posts to at 2 lines or more (Suggested)

Other than that:

I would like to be the first to say Welcome to the Barracks.

*Salutes*

Metaloverlord11 reporting for duty sir

At 8/22/07 06:51 AM, Sterockicy wrote:

At 8/22/07 06:32 AM, craigalan wrote:

Man that is so freaky. I was just looking through another thread about 2 hours ago and saw a post made by you. For some strange unknown reason because we haven't had any new members in a while, I thought to myself, he would be good for the barracks!

Why thank you i've been meaning to join this crew for sometime but my stats at that time were very low then i just went on gathering B/p's and getting higher so i could.

Now amazingly you have posted in this thread a few hours later. This is seriously nuts.

What a strange thing yet perfect.

Anyway, you are qualified to join and you sound like the older NG me. I used to be exactly the same to you. b/p wise and whistle wise.

I'll have a deity by the time the review mods start eleting the reviews.

You do have a few post habits that may be a problem. In the barracks we regard ourselves as a fairly intelligent thread. We try to keep our posts more than a few lines. You do have a lot of one line posts. When in the barracks try to keep your posts to at 2 lines or more (Suggested)

Oh i got tired of spam threads and i'm overall done with the general i want to add to my reviews,b/p's,and eventually when the reviews start getting deleted a frequent abusive review poster.

Other than that:
I would like to be the first to say Welcome to the Barracks.

Thank you.

*Salutes*

Why thank you very much sir.

At 8/22/07 06:52 AM, MetalOverlord11 wrote: Metaloverlord11 reporting for duty sir

If you read all of, oh, 4 posts above your's, you will find that you need 2500 B/P points to enter this fine establishment. As such I am afraid you are not eligible to join as of now, so head to the portal and rack up some points! Also be aware that posting habits are taken into account even if you do have the correct number of points (we frown on one liners for example...). Check the FAQ linked in my sig for more details.

Good luck in the portal citizen!

Great chapter Eagle, I commented on the forums as usual.

*salutes*

I have a question how do you become a good elite guard member? What things should you do to be a good member? Well i believe the simplest ones are being active in the flash portal and respecting higher b/p levels. Would a good elite guard member leave good reviews,assit others in the Wt/Ht,leave links to abusive reviews in rages gift,report stolen and illegal flashes? Are those like the basic concpts of being a member by assisting newgrouds? If so this is exctly why i come to newgrounds. Also i'm curious is it good to salute others and say sir to all members and potential members?

At 8/22/07 07:28 AM, craigalan wrote: I have a question how do you become a good elite guard member? What things should you do to be a good member?

Well, to clue you in, you're on a good start. :-) Welcome to the Barracks, by the way!

Well i believe the simplest ones are being active in the flash portal and respecting higher b/p levels. Would a good elite guard member leave good reviews,assit others in the Wt/Ht,leave links to abusive reviews in rages gift,report stolen and illegal flashes? Are those like the basic concpts of being a member by assisting newgrouds?

Those are all good traits, all of which we pretty much practice. Most importantly, you need to be fair and impartial in how you vote. That means it doesn't matter who submits Flash, every single flash gets a fair and impartial vote. This applies to common spammers as well. Just because they submit spam one day doesn't mean they won't submit a quality flash the next. As another recent re-joiner of the Barracks said, "Love the spammer, hate the spam." Give every Flash the chance it deserves. This means you'll lose out on some B/P (voting against the common vote on Newgrounds), but then again, we've all sacrificed points for this reason. Ultimately, it'll work towards changing Newgrounds for good. People like you who care about the quality of the Portal (and not quantity) are fed up and and working together here to help fix it.

Oh yeah, we also have a forum (link is in my sig), which you should check out kinda regularly. That'll help out too. Other than that, I think you got the general idea.

If so this is exctly why i come to newgrounds. Also i'm curious is it good to salute others and say sir to all members and potential members?

It is, but it's not required. If you read back to the beginnings of the thread, you'll see that I started this almost like a hobby where we could all, for the most part, pretend we actually had the ranks we had and were treated accordingly. This meant Supreme Commanders were no less than revered, Privates had to salute to everyone, etc.

Nowadays, it's more of an artifact than anything else. We still salute and do the "sir" stuff, but our main focus nowadays is protecting the Portal and changing the way people look at B/Ping.

Incidentally, it's not all about losing B/P. If we keep this up long enough, I'm certain that enough people will stop B/Ping for the points and vote fairly. This will turn the tides against spammers and overpower them. This will also change how the "point hungry" voters vote on flash, as they'll be more inclined to vote fairly if they know they'll get the point. But it'll be a point from a vote they actually agreed with, not a vote they gave just to get the point. This means, overall, a better Portal, and a battle won.

Well, I think I fed you enough with smarmy, motivational crap. Time for a...

DEFCON Update:

We're still seeing massive amounts of spam on the Portal, but even those that have frequented spam are now waning their submissions quite a bit. For that, I'm going to lower the DEFCON again down to DEFCON 3, as we're returning, for the most part, to a pre-Clock Day Portal. This means less of a submission rate and a lower "churn rate," but don't forget there are plenty of spam out there, and be aware of the many alts that people are using to get crap submitted. Don't be afraid to report swapping of submissions, and keep diligent!

*salutes*

hi every body im back im gonna get active again

At 8/22/07 11:04 AM, Dante-Son-Of-Sparda wrote: hi every body im back im gonna get active again

Good to hear, soldier! I see you're still up to the Elite Guard specifications, which means you're cleared to rejoin! Let's just try to keep the one-liner posts down, though, as we don't want troubles with mods.

Go grab a bunk for yourself, though I can't guarantee it'll be your old one. Then head over to munitions, get yourself a blam rifle, and go out to protect the Portal!

*salutes*

First, great chapter in the story, Eagle. I'm a little fearful of the next one. For some reason I feel like the extra in the Star Trek episodes right now... the guy noone knows in the background with Kirk and Spock. And that always dies. lol

Well, I hope not.

At 8/22/07 06:32 AM, craigalan wrote: I'd like to join i've currently got enough B/p points to get in. I also have reported a stolen flash to kidray76 and wade,i frequent rages gift to you although until the reviews start getting deleted i wont be contributing(don't wanna repost already posted links),and i'm starting to attempt to make more flash reviews after a few weeks of laziness i've started again.

Welcome to the barracks, man. Good to have you.

And, yeah, I wish the review mods would get on the review deleting again soon so I can get my gold whistle (I hope).

I have great news everyone i talked to kidray76 about the recent dailytoons making obvious alts and reviewing their own flashes.

At 8/21/07 9:41 PM, craigalan wrote:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/39 2889
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/39 3197

"All of those are deletable right(the obvious alts)? Since they're reviewing their own flashes by making alts. What happens when someone does that to get an award?"
Heavy bans for all parties. No less than 20 days. Making note of that now. Thx for the links.(kidray76)

He'll be stopping them from doing such obvious review tampering. I'm also going to start looking into more of their flashes later today. See if i can find such evidence of review tampering and hopefully get enogh of them for them to get into more serious trouble. Since as we all know this isn't the first time they've done such a thing.

*salutes*

At 8/22/07 02:18 PM, craigalan wrote: I have great news everyone i talked to kidray76 about the recent dailytoons making obvious alts and reviewing their own flashes.

Yup, I talked to him about this the other day and all those alts will be deleted and bans for all involved. What sucks to me is that someone ELSE deserved the awards, especially that review crew pick, and now they've been robbed of it.

It's despicable that some people use NG as a personal urinal.

At 8/22/07 02:34 PM, RSQViper wrote:

At 8/22/07 02:18 PM, craigalan wrote:

Yup, I talked to him about this the other day and all those alts will be deleted and bans for all involved. What sucks to me is that someone ELSE deserved the awards, especially that review crew pick, and now they've been robbed of it.

I completely agree but like most spammers that award's never earned that's why i'm gonna go and look into a lot of the crews. It's obvious clok day created tons of those kinda reviews but most spammers have done that too. I'm gonna get probably 50 or so links of such abuse from the various crews that do that. At least stop it for alittle while so normal flashes can get what they deserve.

It's despicable that some people use NG as a personal urinal.

Yep only to piss people off sadly. I'm gonna start helping kidray76 with such obvious review tampering. I'll see if i can find more of those kinda links later tonight because it's obvious that no spam crew has or ever will deserve review crew pick. Plus as soon as the reviews start getting deleted it'll stop such things. It'll be much easier to delete all the fake reviws. Well i'm off to investigate more flashes by these authors. Have a good day sir.

*salutes*

I slept through several new recruits, bah.

But yes. Even though the Barracks is considered to be primarily about B/P, we're for the protection of the Portal in all aspects...and a good way to help out is with abusive reviews.

Particularly when the abuse of said reviews is leading to awards being won through unfair means.

Kidray76 is one of the more active review mods, so yes, if you have any examples of severe abuse (such as mass reviewing for awards), be sure to contact him about it. For lighter problems, with basic FUCK YOU abusive reviews, report the offender/heavily abused flash in the abusive review thread in Wi/Ht?.

The Barracks is about more than your badge...your whistle is just as important a tool in your defense of the Portal. Whether you're out on the Portal voting fairly, or whistling rulebreaking flash and abusive reviews...either way, you are helping Newgrounds.

*salute*

At 8/22/07 03:27 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: For lighter problems, with basic FUCK YOU abusive reviews, report the offender/heavily abused flash in the abusive review thread in Wi/Ht?.

The only real problem is that thread is getting REALLY backed up. Most reviews aren't getting mods checking them out right now because everything is backing up, so if you do find something abusive and want to report it here, check a few pages prior and make sure you aren't just double or triple posting something that's already been reported by other people.

I'm about to go and start looking through all the review crew picks to spot review tampering i have a question about this flash.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/37 8835

I believe that would be review tampering because as you can see there's no way that would get a ten plus they're clocks,locks,and fellow spammers that review it. Do you think that would be conidered review tampering?

At 8/22/07 08:12 PM, craigalan wrote: I'm about to go and start looking through all the review crew picks to spot review tampering i have a question about this flash.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/37 8835

I believe that would be review tampering because as you can see there's no way that would get a ten plus they're clocks,locks,and fellow spammers that review it. Do you think that would be considered review tampering?

I would say that review tampering would consist of alt accounts voting over and over. If it is different people voting 10s, I don't see where that would consist of review tampering.

Oh, and where did summer go? It's getting cold here in Massachusetts and I want summer back. Now!

At 8/22/07 08:16 PM, RSQViper wrote:

At 8/22/07 08:12 PM, craigalan wrote:

I would say that review tampering would consist of alt accounts voting over and over. If it is different people voting 10s, I don't see where that would consist of review tampering.

But isn't it also against the rules to get high scores when they don't deserve it? That's just a bad flash that got review crew pick from their friends tenig it wouldn't that still be against the rules? There's of course opinions but as kidray76 put bullshit reviews are against the rules and getting friends to help wouldn't that be review tampering getting a bunch of people to ten a bad flash?

Oh, and where did summer go? It's getting cold here in Massachusetts and I want summer back. Now!

You want summer back? That's crazy it was like 93 here yesterdy i can't stand califonia it's far too hot here. I can't wait for the winter although california barely even has winter.

I heard I died in a story here.
>:C

At 8/22/07 08:16 PM, RSQViper wrote:

At 8/22/07 08:12 PM, craigalan wrote: I'm about to go and start looking through all the review crew picks to spot review tampering i have a question about this flash.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/37 8835

I believe that would be review tampering because as you can see there's no way that would get a ten plus they're clocks,locks,and fellow spammers that review it. Do you think that would be considered review tampering?

I would say that review tampering would consist of alt accounts voting over and over. If it is different people voting 10s, I don't see where that would consist of review tampering.

I guess that members of crews have a lots of alt accounts anyway.

Oh, and where did summer go? It's getting cold here in Massachusetts and I want summer back. Now!

It can't be as cold as here, even if your living in the north of the USA.

Quebec is fucking cold all the time and our winters are horribly nuts freezing

At 8/22/07 08:24 PM, craigalan wrote:

At 8/22/07 08:16 PM, RSQViper wrote:

But isn't it also against the rules to get high scores when they don't deserve it? That's just a bad flash that got review crew pick from their friends tenig it wouldn't that still be against the rules? There's of course opinions but as kidray76 put bullshit reviews are against the rules and getting friends to help wouldn't that be review tampering getting a bunch of people to ten a bad flash?

This would be totally up for a review mod to decide, but who can really say how someone else feels about a Flash, ya know? It'd be tough to prove it out unless the review itself or the reply itself outrightly expresses mass voting/reviewing.

Yeah it sucks when a Flash is unrightfully given an award like this and I am 100% for flagging in the right way, but if I have to start jumping to conclusions as to how someone voted I don't think that is right either. If you question it though I'd say talk to Kidray about it and see how he feels it should be dealt with.

Oh, and where did summer go? It's getting cold here in Massachusetts and I want summer back. Now!

You want summer back? That's crazy it was like 93 here yesterdy i can't stand califonia it's far too hot here. I can't wait for the winter although california barely even has winter.

Well, I'm not getting 93 here. More like high of high 60s, low 70s. I want 80s back. At least high 70s.

Mostly because when summer's over we get winter. And Nor-Easters and those SUCK. I freaking hate having to drive in the snow.

At 8/22/07 09:20 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: It can't be as cold as here, even if your living in the north of the USA.

Nope, it probably isn't.

Quebec is fucking cold all the time and our winters are horribly nuts freezing

This is why I won't live in Canada. It never really gets warm there in most places. It's bad enough going to Maine once in a while. I couldn't stand freezing cold starting in August and September. No thank YOU!