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At 7/10/08 04:56 AM, Rustygames wrote:

The only valid point you mentioed was tablet and mouse. The net can go into ethernet (or wireless) and a Mic is only needed occasionaly, at which point you won't need the tablet.

I agree with you about not getting a laptop, but for different reasons.

A rule of thumb is:

A laptop costs twice as much as a desktop, and is half the spec.

I s'pose you're right, but I prefer not having to plug and unplug stuff at the back of the computer every time I need something different...

And I completely agree with you about your rule of thumb...only ever buy a laptop if you have to move about the place, etc.. If you're gonna go leaving on a desk, buy a desktop.

Ironically, (kinda) I'm on a laptop right now, but only because my desktop has a virus, and I have no intention of making animations with this...

Do NOT buy a laptop. Simple as that. Think about it: 2 USB ports. And what do you need for animation that involves a USB:

-Internet connection (for NG, etc.)
-Tablet (or mouse, if your broke)
-Microphone(it would help)
-And plenty more, I'm sure

You can say 'You can get a USB thingy that makes four USB slots' but then, by adding more and more things, you're pretty much making it non-portable, which takes the whole point out of it....

And get an XP, I would recommend as well...

At 7/9/08 04:19 PM, fish1892 wrote: firs post! gosh, that was childish!

did you get my PM, tom?

never mind, wasn't first post

firs post! gosh, that was childish!

did you get my PM, tom?

just go to the obituaries for the day that your flash got blammed on, and you'll see your flash, click on it, and you can read any reviews...

Is there any way to see the PMs that you have sent, other than if people reply to you with your message still intact?

If not, there would be no harm in making one...except, maybe, filling up the server....

~fish1892

this used to happen to me, but more recently, i've began to plan out my projects first. you havn't got to use every idea that you include in your script, but hae a basic plot, extend, change some thins during production, and so on...it helps getting you hyped up about doing it too....

but different things work for different people too..

maybe try setting yourself a deadline, by either joining a collab, or by posting a news post that says when your next thing will be out, thus making you have to do it...

At 7/9/08 05:48 AM, HeresMe wrote:

At 7/9/08 05:46 AM, fish1892 wrote: STOP WITH ALL THE RACISM!!!!!!!

Don't. The kids go 'he's telling us to stop so let's do more. It'll be hilarious, like it was on 4chan'.
Seriously. Don't tempt them.

I'm sure if you searched something like wikipedia you could probably find a list of cliches.

spose, thanks, i think i'll do that instead..rather than waste my time on the intended audiences opinion...

Spelling, in my eyes, is important because it makes you look more professional, like you actually care about something.

If Newgrounds' slogan was 'Evrthin. Buy Evr1. ' it wouldn't look good...

At 7/9/08 05:41 AM, Nu-Energy wrote: What about disney films always have two people that meet and really hit it of. They then have a major falling out and then are best friends again because someone saves someone life =)

thats a good one, i might use that...

STOP WITH ALL THE RACISM!!!!!!!

At 7/9/08 04:48 AM, HeresMe wrote: For horror, guy and girl doing it then dying. For non-horror male protagonist, guy gets the girl. For non-horror female protagonist, girl does the guy who heroically and tragically dies leaving her with a kid.

thanks, at last, a decent reply

At 7/9/08 04:48 AM, LastSpartan wrote:

At 7/9/08 04:45 AM, Tribalfusion-X wrote: I smell ban.

I don't really care if that happens. You know, I know, and everybody knows its true.

No, wait, it's just KFC...

I could go for some of that myself right now.

sorry, is this a conversation about KFC or cliches?

At 7/9/08 04:40 AM, killerjeff wrote: You mean like racist?

no, not necessarily, and preferably not, just plain old common movie cliches etc.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

The fear of long words. How ironic. And what a cool word!

I know this has been done before, but I think my one is a slight variation...

I'm planning on making a Flash about very common movie cliches and stereotypes, and I have a few, but I'd like a few more. It can be a plot cliche (eg. the hot, blond one is always killed off, and the clever brunette survives) or a character stereotype (eg. old people are either really wise or perverts, or both), or anything you want really...

Make them funny though, and not specific, I dont want 'In Resident Evil, there are always zombies' Y'think? It is, after all, a zombie movie!

So yeah, would appreciate some cliches...

At 7/8/08 12:03 PM, cast wrote: Here is a scientific image for researching what it looks like when these guys reply to you, thus explaining it!!!

obviously my questions have not been of worth at all then, if you got Stamper, JohnnyUtah, Bob and Tom...

so there have been 2 instances on this that Tom replied, so that's one on the Staff list,as a YES, and Krinkels goes on the Alos worth noting list, as a YES

At 7/8/08 11:58 AM, doberman7 wrote: So, its not like everyone has to reply to everything you send.

Ive had a few odd PMs from people, of which Ive plainly ignored.

i kno you haven't got to reply, and im not saying that they should, just that if somebody wants to ask a mod a question, they can know that asking x isnt gonna get them an answer...

Many a time have I sent a Private Message (PM) to a member of Newgrounds staff, or one of the mods, and, guess what? They DON'T reply! So I thought I'd help out Newgrounders by starting a thread with my experiences of PMing these people. Feel free to add.

STAFF

Stamper: No
JohnnyUtah:No

MODS

Kirk-Cocaine:Yes

ALSO WORTH NOTING

Egoraptor:Yes

Add more to save contributory Newgrounds members the trouble of waiting for a reply from someone who isnt gonna give one.

NOTE: This IS NOT an attack on staff and mods, merely a pointer for members.

some people just have the knack...

it also helps if you know ho the body functions, in terms of muscle structure and limb movement..be like a renaissance artist, cut up humans!

NOTE: Don't actually cut up people just to get good at Flash, I doubt it even helps.

A lot of patience and tme on your hands contributes too...

At 7/8/08 10:35 AM, M00SHEEP wrote: Ill PM THEM ALL MWHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA

yay! we can FIVE collab forum sections!

At 7/8/08 10:31 AM, M00SHEEP wrote: I'll PM Tom

you're more likely to get a reply from someone with less on their mind, like Jim, or Tim, or Wade, he is, after all, the PR guy

i spose if we want this, we'll have to PM either Tom, Wade, Jim, Tim or Rob, the "official" admin. Kirk would prob kill you though. A bit like what Courtney Love did to his homonym!

At 7/8/08 10:15 AM, CaiWengi wrote:

At 7/8/08 10:06 AM, CaptinChu wrote:
On the other hand, there can be something like a collab-hosting license for people who qualify.

Surely this would be an over complicated system thats not that important.

I think if this topic was full of people saying I hate collabs, then fine we should continue pressing for something to stop them, but it certainly isnt. Reading through this topic its not a clear cut decision. Until a large majority of people want it, which obviously isnt the case, then nothing need be done.

My opinion stands that collabs are a waste of space though.

as far as i can tell, the general opinion adn this is certainly my opinion, is that collabs are ok, but they are clogging up the flash forum..we dont want to get rid of them, we merely want to relocate them...

if you want to argue your case, dont do it here, do it there

sign me up!

oh, and btw, there should be a W in answer, i mistyped, well, actually, my w key is a bit messed up...

~fish1892

yeah, i'm fairly new to the forums, but a lot of the time, people post a thread, asking a decent question, and within a day, it's gone, due to the popularity of the collabs...

Advantages of Collab section:

1. Easier for Flash forum users to find and anser questions

2. Easier for collab joiners to browse through collabs quickly, and choose which one they want.

3. Easier for mods to browse through collabs and delete illegal ones.

what i do is take a screenshot (Prnt Scrn) of your image at 100% on flash, paste it on paint, cut out your image, and export it from paint as a bitmap or whatever...

it's more longwinded, but it gives better results

At 7/8/08 08:58 AM, M00SHEEP wrote: How about a new forum called 'collabs' where people start thier collabs and so on... leaving the flash forum to helping people and showing off

i agree, i think that it's time somebody PMed either a mod (not sure if they can start whole new topics, though probably can) or a member of staff....

At 7/8/08 08:56 AM, YoungAndWise wrote: It's probably that you need to clear your cache. Just click Ctrl+F5

Is this what we are supposed to see?

yeah, it is...ok, thanks...

it worked, consider this thread closed