WoW, all these noble returns and sad loses and dramatic changes. It seems that changes were long discussed from what I have read, but it's sad that it takes situations like these to bring out necessary change. It seems to me as we approach our 1000th page that the "fun" that eagle talked about has long since left this club and has been replaced with roster position (not to say that we haven't been protecting the portal). Don't get me wrong though, I'm not trying to imply anything, just stating an observation. As far as my activity goes, I fell out in the summer, because I was going full time with work and other responsibilities I had to deal with before returning to school. I'm back now as the school year gives me more time to just relax and fully review the portal. I might of said that before, but with all thats goin on I thought that I might just say once more. Just because I don't post doesn't mean I don't come around, just don't have anything to contribute. It's sad to see what a single joke brings out (even if it was not a direct cause on the chain of events). I honestly felt a little sad to read the rest of the page from where I left last night. Well I believe that we can overcome this and I like that we have a thread on ng, although separate, private forums are a great idea for egb matters, but this keeps us close to our home. Just sayin that we should keep both forums in mind.

\\\Saltues

At 9/25/08 04:22 PM, Corky52 wrote: Headaches

No offense or anything dude, don't take this as me being a smartass, but is there ANY chance that your current predicament may have something to do with whatever you got up to for your birthday? Specifically whatever you got up to that night?

Just throwing it out there ;)

At 9/25/08 04:31 PM, RohantheBarbarian wrote:

At 9/25/08 04:22 PM, Corky52 wrote: Headaches

No offense or anything dude, don't take this as me being a smartass, but is there ANY chance that your current predicament may have something to do with whatever you got up to for your birthday? Specifically whatever you got up to that night?

Just throwing it out there ;)

Ha, I don't think so. This is more of a sinus infection or cold type feeling. It's getting a little better since I've woke up for my nap though, but I still can't focus enough to study for some reason. It's like I read the stuff and I just can't remember it so it's not even worth it right now. I don't have anything major tomorrow except for a quiz so I guess taking today off and tomorrow off wouldn't hurt at all and then doing all of my catching up on the weekend. Hopefully it works out like that though and I'm not sick into the weekend. I also hope that all of this sleeping doesn't keep me up all night.

I have leveled up to my old rank again!

I will stop bragging now about it.

*Salutes*

At 9/25/08 04:16 PM, idiot-buster wrote:

At 9/25/08 04:10 PM, Lotus wrote: I'll have to look more into it before I am comfortable with flagging it, though you are probably right with your assumptions.

Ya, i think i may look into it alot more. Then again it is his first flash and he just signed up today so that incriminates him even more.

It really does, and because of that, also taken with the grain of salt that I found it on even more sites, I flagged it.

In my last post, I forgot something.. to say goodbye to a few members that I've always regarded as some of the best.. I do hope you guys decide to come back and if you do, I'll always welcome you back with open arms, regardless of your departure.

Well, after not being to active in the past several week do to not feeling accepted here and all. I'll get over that and will try to post here several times a day if i can, i hope most of you guys stay active here. If not i wish you the best of luck with what ever you will do.

Very nice, I didn't post since I didn't really feel as if I could contribute anything here... that and I wasn't even able to B/P since CD so I didn't feel as if I had the right to post here, if I could do the major thing we're dedicated to, in the process.

I'm going to do my best to post more though, I hope many others decide to as well, it would be nice to get this back to what it once was.. too bad I didn't really realize how bad it was until I saw NEVR's post, and actually read back on some things.. but even so, we still have a dedicated user-base, and we can easily bring this back to it's glory with a little more dedication from people. :)

At 9/25/08 12:13 PM, EagleRock wrote: Either way, Slash and I will be chatting about what we can do around here to make it more enjoyable around here.

Hookers, booze, party music.

At 9/25/08 04:54 PM, DarkSoldier wrote: I have leveled up to my old rank again!

I will start bragging now about it.

fixed your quote there :P

As for Eagle's post, I agree. This place has gone to shit (although I've seen worse) all because people take this club, themselves, this site, and B/Ping too seriously. Sure, I like to get B/P points and see that I passed someone on the roster, but I also want to be able to joke around and have some fun in this thread without someone getting so offended that they quit. What's the point of coming to NG if you're not having fun? I like the EGB because it let's me hang my hat somewhere with friends, in a place where I can make a joke and everyone will at least give me a pity laugh. Now it's filled with self-satisfied dicks who are only here to see they're weekly average and brag about how many points they get. And you know what? If they get offended by a joke and quit, they should. Because we don't like your kind around these parts.

At 9/25/08 07:00 AM, TheThing wrote: So I too will quit the EGB, or be forever known as the Guy Who Made NEVR and Joshiwa quit.

Shit! I forgot to leave my sarcasm tag open!

At 9/25/08 01:46 PM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: Joshiwa and NEVR - Whoa, that one really came out of left field.

Well, not really. It started with me trying to get some recognition on a rant, that got Josh and NEVR mad at Phantom (who critiqued my flame), then an argument started, then Josh and NEVR quit. So they quit because I made a joke that they took too seriously, BECAUSE THE INTERNETS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.

TheThing is right. It's pretty obvious he was joking around when he said those things earlier. You guys can't take these things so seriously. Farewell to those who are leaving but we can't let their departure be the fall of this club.

Also congrats to DarkSoldier on his rank up and a belated happy birthday to Corky.

For some reason I have a dream that sets in a market place, usually it would be different market place but this same place have been recurring in my last few dreams, same design and same items, what is up with that?

At 9/25/08 07:17 PM, Marsupial wrote: TheThing is right. It's pretty obvious he was joking around when he said those things earlier. You guys can't take these things so seriously. Farewell to those who are leaving but we can't let their departure be the fall of this club.

We just need to make up for the older memberes who are leaving by inproving our posting quality and if some of us can how often we post to ''keep things fresh'' around here. Recruting members from the WI/HT fourms may be a good idea with there posting quality being imaculate and such.

Also congrats to DarkSoldier on his rank up and a belated happy birthday to Corky.

Great job DarkSoldier, you finally got a gold badge. I can't forget you Corky i said it before but here it goes again happy bithday bro.

At 9/25/08 08:05 PM, idiot-buster wrote:

Also congrats to DarkSoldier on his rank up and a belated happy birthday to Corky.

Great job DarkSoldier, you finally got a gold badge. I can't forget you Corky i said it before but here it goes again happy bithday bro.

Actually, i use to have that rank before the re-design and after it i got demoted because of the new ranks.

When i said i would stop bragging I meant i would stop bragging about that because i bragged so much about it before.

Several things.

Firstly, I want to make it clear to everyone right now. What I said before is now official Barracks policy---in an outsider cannot tell if an argument is real or playfighting at first glance, it should not be occurring. I will not have potential new recruits coming in here and finding pages of bickering, serious or not, and thinking poorly of the Barracks. I will not have moderators coming in here and thinking we're people with the stats of regulars and the brains of children and start banning or locking things. Period.

Playfighting should be very limited in the Barracks, no more than a couple posts, and real flaming---which that shit eventually devolved into---will be done over PM. If there is a problem that warrants the Barracks' attention, such as resign-worthy animosity, those involved should PM me and we can hash it out at our forums. Simple as that. If we have a real argument taking place in the Barracks instead of PM or our forums, I will get a mod and let them hand out time-outs.

The Barracks is a place to be social, yes, but social is NOT a synonym for retarded. If anyone has trouble with that concept, you may wish to reconsider your affiliation with the Elite Guard Barracks. Everyone needs to relax, keep the spam down, and keep their minds on their jobs as well as their conversations.

On that note, I remind all members that everyone is responsible for making sure that this place is a balance between fun and business. If a page is full of nothing more than social talk, it is your responsibility to say "well, that's swell/terrible, but to get back to business---". Likewise, anyone telling a member to shove off if they're trying to be personable will get an asswhupping from ol' Slashy---we're internet friends here, and while our business is important, remember that there are people behind the aliases, and if someone wants to talk about their family losses, troubles with school or friends, whatever, they can.

If something non-business comes up and a lot of people want to talk about it, the discussion can be moved to our private forums so we can keep the Barracks business moving.

Anyway, next up, I'm glad to see so many people responding in such a short time. More than half of the roster has already responded to my rollcall PM, and I've also been able to finally give some of our long-time-ago members an honorable discharge, as they've moved on.

All Barracks members, make sure that your name is on this list by October 2, or you will be removed from the active roster and placed in the AWOL list. Everyone got a rollcall PM from me, so respond to it as soon as possible if you haven't already.

As for officers, here is the revised list. Eagle and I haven't had a chance to discuss everything yet, so for the time being I'm deferring control of the Barracks back to him. Unless he wants a different role, like High Adviser of the Barracks or something, this is the most recent list.

Chief Barracks Officer: EagleRock
Lieutenant CBO: SlashFirestorm
2nd Lt. CBO: Phantom
Emergency Command Officer: Coop83

Recruitment Officer: SlashFirestorm
Record Officer: Coop83
Advancement Officer: AVAILABLE
Violations Officer: AVAILABLE

NGPD Liaison: AVAILABLE
NGDD Liaison: Held by AnalPenguinFarming, but due to EGB inactivity is open to consideration

I'm awaiting a response on the issue of Advancement Officer, am close to a decision on Violations Officer, and am still up in the air in regards to the Liaison positions. I'll update everyone as soon as I get my responses in.

If anyone has any questions regarding their position in the roster or officer positions (although I am very close to decisions on the officer positions and probably won't change my mind unless my top picks back out), you can contact me.

I made a new AIM screen name, SlashFirestormNG. Now, I've avoided AIM for a long time due to being swamped by people, but having a NG-only screen name might make things easier for me. Anytime I'm browsing NG, I'll have AIM on. If you need to contact me but I'm not on AIM (or you don't have AIM), simply PM me.

Honestly, you should only AIM me if you need real-time help. I'm really, really bad at talking to lots of people on AIM---I tend to forget someone in multi-person convos---so im me at your own risk.

That's it for now.

At 9/25/08 07:03 PM, TheThing wrote: Well, not really. It started with me trying to get some recognition on a rant, that got Josh and NEVR mad at Phantom (who critiqued my flame), then an argument started, then Josh and NEVR quit. So they quit because I made a joke that they took too seriously, BECAUSE THE INTERNETS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Actually I read through all their posts that night and it seemed that josh and phantom were arguing over pm before on the forums and it wasn't too clear on whether your post was the direct cause or just the gas for the fire. AND the INTERNET your POSTS are a SET OF WORDS, so all your sarcasm and tone are not clear over the bbs and it can very EASILY be mistaken if not made clear bc I wasn't too sure if you were kidding or not. Like everything else the internet is more than fun or buisness its a lot of things. well I have an assignment to submit in 29min, so good night.
\\\salutes

At 9/25/08 10:16 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Several things.

All of which are understandable things, some things of which should not occurred here, but did, and while we can't go back, we can mend those actions and make better of ourselves now.

Well guys, I'd love to be able to talk longer and catch up on things, but I'm tired as hell, and I work until 11pm tomorrow night, I need to rest up for that. I'll be back soon enough though, and knowing me, I'll probably be back even tonight, due to insomnia, and too much going on in my head.

<3

Night NG.

I am about 3 and a half hundred (give or take about 10) from a promotion to Sgt. Major, the last silver badge left in the ranks! I am also less than a week (5 days to be precise) away from upgrading to Level 27, a nice set of 'chakus!

I just got the PM regarding our activity involvement, and Ive realized that even though Ive been frequently voting and whistle blowing and reviewing, I havent been posting to the EGB thread lately.

PantyWipe, Reporting for duty once again!

So how have all my old schoolers been?

And hello to all my new kids, Welcome to the EGB!

At 9/26/08 12:06 AM, PantyWipe wrote: So how have all my old schoolers been?

Not too bad, working my ass off recently, but I'm working towards better and greater things. :D

How've you been?

Officer update.

Lotus has accepted the role of Advancement Officer, and will be responsible for drilling any on-the-fence accepted recruits into intelligent posters and knowledgeable soldiers. From now on, during recruitment discussions, Barracks members can recommend the "Boot Camp" experience if the recruit has the potential to be great, but lacks a certain something.

Thank you for the updates i got your pm SlashFirestorm ,and great to have EagleRock on here again .Hes right about the club having fun, yes it nice to see the b/p, but not to be so formal. I admit i do sound formal i do try to join in its hard, but i hope i make as good impression. Im sorry to here about your cold Corky52 i ,hate being ill. Talking of birthdays mine is on 8 october ,so i turn 26 no big deal, but its nice to have a birthday. Strange as last year i was not in any clubs. Im grateful for the pm and have glad you t,hink of the members. Salutes intil later.

Wow, I've seen more faces in this club then I have seen in awhile. There's some people here that I've never even saw before. Also, congrats to Lotus on the new position he has received and I'm feeling a bit better today, but I'm still not the best. I guess I'm going home for the weekend, which I didn't expect so sorry if I can't be on this weekend. I have dial-up internet at home and it's hard as hell to get anything done on it.

I would seem that a lot of old members are coming back after receiving Slash's PM. It's a nice thing in my opinion and it will remember some users that they are still in the barracks :P. Basically, things are changing a lot in the Barrack these days. EagleRock is back, the PM about activity and all: it looks like a Re-Design. And I'm also sorry to see that Joshiwa and NEVR are leaving, hopefully it's not definitive ...

*salutes*

At 9/26/08 01:26 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Officer update.

<333

Lotus has accepted the role of Advancement Officer, and will be responsible for drilling any on-the-fence accepted recruits into intelligent posters and knowledgeable soldiers. From now on, during recruitment discussions, Barracks members can recommend the "Boot Camp" experience if the recruit has the potential to be great, but lacks a certain something.

I'll be sure to give this my all, and as I already said to you in my PM, it's not as if it's something I haven't already done with other users, I always had given my best to help out others, and now I have the position here, not only to ensure that new recruits know the ins' and outs', but to make sure they're enforced all around, amongst new Guards, and old ones' alike.

Thanks for the promotion, time for me to get ready for work. <3

At 9/25/08 11:30 PM, Pinoyguy75 wrote: it seemed that josh and phantom were arguing over pm before on the forums and it wasn't too clear on whether your post was the direct cause or just the gas for the fire.

My post was the catalyst that got Phantom, Josh and NEVR going. There may have been some tension before, but my post really set them off, which I'm really sorry for. I've said it before; I meant it to be a harmless joke, and it just got out of hand.

AND the INTERNET your POSTS are a SET OF WORDS, so all your sarcasm and tone are not clear over the bbs and it can very EASILY be mistaken if not made clear bc I wasn't too sure if you were kidding or not.

I know you haven't posted here too often (and if you have, sorry for not noticing you), but I generally don't get mad, and especially that mad anywhere in the BBS. Sure, I'll use a few curse words or get caught in a heated debate, but I never would freak out like that, especially over such a silly thing, like the roster being a day late.

At 9/26/08 12:06 AM, PantyWipe wrote: So how have all my old schoolers been?

Whoops, some one forgot to check the last couple of pages.

At 9/26/08 03:21 PM, Mendou wrote: I don't really have an opinion here on the current state of this club since I'm not very active here.

All I can really say on the matter, is I hope they come back, they brought much to the Barracks, and even if they don't, I'd still like to see them around the BBS, at least every once in a while. ^.^

After few eventful days starting with "Madness Day", the portal have finally returned to normal, and when I said normal I meant slow as a baseball catcher in a marathon race.

At 9/26/08 05:28 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: After few eventful days starting with "Madness Day", the portal have finally returned to normal, and when I said normal I meant slow as a baseball catcher in a marathon race.

I have to agree with you but i guess this ALWAYS happens when i start heading out to the portal to B/P or when i stay home from school like today.

It makes me mad because i got nothing to watch except for my Favorite Flash Submissions but still...

I decided to do a bit of Audio Reviewing today because the portal was slow as it can get.

At 9/26/08 03:50 PM, Lotus wrote:

At 9/26/08 03:21 PM, Mendou wrote: I don't really have an opinion here on the current state of this club since I'm not very active here.

All I can really say on the matter, is I hope they come back, they brought much to the Barracks, and even if they don't, I'd still like to see them around the BBS, at least every once in a while. ^.^

If they do come back i will welcome them with open arms, i think there presence here will be missed. But we will have to make up for there absence with better posting and more intelgent conversations. otherwise i will be posting here much more often now.

Couple more updates.

The position of NGPD Liaison has been accepted by RohantheBarbarian. Hopefully this will usher in a new period of renewed contact between our two clubs, which have a lot to offer each other, in terms of guidance and future recruits. I plan to make a long post in the NGPD to that effect in the next day or two.

The position of Violations Officer has been accepted by phantomlassuk. Nobody in the Barracks does as much as her to fight abuse on Newgrounds and she's earned the job. That does NOT mean that everyone else can just drop their vigilance, though---everyone is still expected to keep an eye out for stolen flashes, fileswaps, etc and report them here (with necessary details like original source URL's). phantomlassuk compiles the information for reporting to Wade, but she can't spot every stolen flash on her own---it's a group effort.

As for the last unsecured position, NGDD Liaison, I'm still waiting for AnalPenguinFarming's response to my rollcall PM and to find out if he wants to maintain the role. If he doesn't think he's active enough for it, a new liaison will be appointed.

Well trying to remain at least somewhat active around here and not become just another shadow around here. So how is everybody doing around here?

Thanks you SlashFirestorm im over the moon ,i love looking for links and reporting. Odd as it sounds. Now my grammer i would like to know ,where i could improve on this. I guess where to put commers and such ,i think it improved. I dont have a spell checker but i have a dictionary, i dont mind. TheThing said my grammer was not my strong point, i would like to know where i could change, it so it easier to understand. I do try but thanks for the pm i very grateful.

At 9/26/08 09:02 PM, I-Love-Caitlyn wrote: Well trying to remain at least somewhat active around here and not become just another shadow around here. So how is everybody doing around here?

Well, to start why don't you go to the page before this and read Slash's long post about mid-way down. This should give you a idea of what is happening around here in the past week. I am doing just fine to answer your question.