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Topic: Level Icons

Posted: 07/16/09 06:26 PM

Forum: Where is / How to?

At 7/16/09 06:22 PM, synaxe wrote: Ah i see. So are there other ways to gain experience?

Ignoring the one-time bonus experience you can get for signing up for mailing lists when creating an account, nope.


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Topic: Level Icons

Posted: 07/16/09 06:19 PM

Forum: Where is / How to?

At 7/16/09 06:16 PM, synaxe wrote: Im confused about level icons... do they automatically replace my normal icon? And how do i level up exactly. And ya i did read the FAQ but no help.

Your level icon (currently) is the plunger. Every time you gain experience and ultimately level up, that icon will change, nothing else (you may be confusing it with your user page image). You gain experience by voting on Flash portal submissions using the voting bar.

See the following image:

Level Icons


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Topic: "some account type thingy here"

Posted: 07/15/09 10:42 AM

Forum: General

At 7/15/09 10:39 AM, tom641 wrote: does anyone know if this serves a purpose?

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/7758 92


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Topic: --> Recent Account Security Issues

Posted: 07/14/09 10:55 AM

Forum: General

At 7/14/09 10:51 AM, TheRatchnator wrote: Why the need to recreate Evark's thread if there was no phishing link in the original topic.

Because this is a warning to users who haven't been following recent events, plus is a place to hold all discussion related to the issue.

Also, sorry the OP is a little messed up. Still readable, I hope.


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Topic: --> Recent Account Security Issues

Posted: 07/14/09 10:50 AM

Forum: General

Re-creating Evark's thread. As an additional warning, I would like all of the users to read up on Cross-site scripting.

Here is the thread in its entirety, plus rules for posting here.

Since Wade's threads are now missing and I doubt he's the time to make a new one, I've decided to put up a new thread to ease General's baseless fears and explain what's happened.

This past week, a concerted effort has been made by some random nobodies to cause problems for NG. Thus far they've:
%u2028- Accessed 4 moderator accounts (including some BBS moderators, hence the deletion of a number of recent threads and thusly users' recent posts)%u2028- Accessed a number of user's accounts%u2028- Caused an unnecessary panic amongst the active members of the community.

How did they do this? Simply. VERY SIMPLY.

Phishing. For those uninterested in the wiki article, phishing is most commonly used to gain sensitive information for the purpose of stealing identify information or bank account access information.

- HOW DOES PHISHING WORK?%u2028Phishing is typically conducted by posting an identical copy of NG's layout on a non-NG domain name. A page may appear entirely as Newgrounds.com does, every link will link to normal NG.com URLs, everything appears ordinary EXCEPT the URL at the top of your page. The page will request your username and password, most notably in cases where you were already logged in to NG when you were directed to the phishing page.

- HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF?%u2028Be observant. If the URL at the top of your page does not say "newgrounds.com" for the domain, or is unrecognizable to normal NG URLs, DO NO ENTER YOUR INFORMATION.

That explains day 1's attack. You guys see accounts compromised, mods are alerted to the scheme, phishing is no longer a viable method of compromising accounts for these random nobodies. Panic abounds.

Day 2 is a different method. Also simple.

Brute force attack. A brute force attack is a method by which an account (usually email which doesn't restrict password attempts as NG does) is systematically cross-referenced with a database of common words, phrases, and variations therein.

- HOW DOES BRUTE FORCE WORK?%u2028A brute force attack works by running a program that tries password after password until it is successful. Kinda like asking "are we there yet?" on a long car ride nonstop for several hours.

- HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF?%u2028You can protect yourself by ensuring that your email account password is anything but common. Use a strongly secure password. A strongly secure password follows these rules:%u2028+++Contains alphabetical, numerical, and non-alphanumeric characters%u2028+++Contains a mixture of upper case and lowercase letters%u2028+++Is completely indecipherable and meaningless%u2028+++Does not follow an easily recognizable pattern of any sort

- UH, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, GIVE AN EXAMPLE%u2028Ok, well... if your password is, for instance: penis, you'll be compromised. If it's, for instance: p3n15, you'll be compromised. But, if you've got your password set as p3N0rD1i(l(z, (see penordicks and an additional number in there?) you're probably reasonably safe.

There are a number of sites online that you may find using a simple google search that can generate a decent password for you, or explain how to come up with your own (so you can remember it).

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Now then, that's all I've got to offer. I hope you all take heed of the warnings that have been heaped on you in the past few days, but go ahead and drop the useless panic. When YOUR account is compromised, you may Private Message an administrator with an alt and provide detailed information about the account's personal details (name, school, email addy signed up with, email addy before being compromised, old password, etc.) and they can get it back for you. If a moderator's account is compromised, you may message a moderator, preferably one that you know is online and active, and preferably using AIM or something similar so that they notice faster. PMs are great, but they tend to pile up quickly and if the mod isn't navigating to new pages on NG, they won't notice they've been contacted.
Thanks. Please try to keep conversation as non-sensational as possible. This is not the downfall of NG or anything like that. It's just a couple of lucky breaks for some annoying e-miscreants.

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THINGS I WILL NOT TOLERATE IN THIS THREAD:
- Posting of private mod-lounge information
- Rumors and misinformation
- Sensational mention of as-yet-unrealized threats
- Comments suggesting that we remain apprehensive about our accounts' security

Also: I'm deleting references to those responsible. It isn't important who is responsible, and I will not allow them to have their recognition.


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Topic: Talk to Strangers!

Posted: 07/10/09 04:35 PM

Forum: General

At 7/10/09 04:34 PM, Joshy94 wrote: Oh sorry. Forgot about that. Damn.

Lock me up mods then. :S

Roger that.


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Topic: Adobe after effects help (again)

Posted: 07/08/09 09:19 PM

Forum: Flash

At 7/8/09 07:51 PM, ifureadthisdie wrote: I don't want to make it in flash because it's complicated i want to easily just pull it out at will.

Well if you're going to post in the Flash forum, specifically saying you don't want help in Flash is kinda silly, no? ;)

Anyway, find help here.


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Topic: Where can i find a pic of

Posted: 07/07/09 09:17 PM

Forum: Where is / How to?

At 7/7/09 09:10 PM, abdulhasib wrote: Tom Fulp naked?

Mods only, sorry dude.


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Topic: General Forum Maturity

Posted: 07/07/09 08:59 PM

Forum: General

Locked by request.


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Topic: hi there, im helpfulpost!

Posted: 07/07/09 07:34 PM

Forum: General

At 7/7/09 07:31 PM, helpfulpost wrote: i am the one nger that will always post something helpful in a thread!
look for me!

Hi there, I'm Unfriendly Moderator!

I am the one nger that will always ban you for being a shitty gimmick account!

Look for me!


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Topic: Affilate

Posted: 07/06/09 09:41 PM

Forum: Where is / How to?

The affiliate system is outdated; I'm pretty sure all of the current site affiliates were made affiliates YEARS ago before the redesign when the status was more important.

Essentially, if you had a great website that linked to Newgrounds and submitted popular, high-scoring Flash on a regular basis, you could become an affiliate. That would allow you to post on the front page and in the Network news forum to promote your Flash, website, etc--a reward for contributing to Newgrounds.

Now with front page blog posts and such, the need to have users be designated site affiliates to post on the front page is no longer necessary; if you're a popular contributor, you get front page access automatically.

However, for the few who were affiliates in the past and remain active today, they still get to retain their status. I don't think any new users will become affiliates any time soon unless some new features are added that make being an affiliate worthwhile.


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Topic: I Got Into Cambridge University

Posted: 07/06/09 05:05 PM

Forum: General

Nice.

I'm thinking of doing some study abroad at either Cambridge or Oxford, although it takes a ton of planning in advance, so I'm still not completely sure if I want to commit. Although I've never been to Europe at all, so it would be nice to go at least once.


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Topic: Atlantic City

Posted: 07/03/09 03:35 PM

Forum: General

At 7/3/09 03:30 PM, MeMaMoMoo wrote: I might be going to AC in acouple of days and wondering if anyone else has been there...
If you did whats it like and whats there to do for fun instead of gambling?

See here. There are lots of stores and stuff on the boardwalk other than casinos. Ocean city is better for the "family friendly" stuff though.


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Topic: Billy mays is dead

Posted: 07/01/09 08:42 PM

Forum: General

At 7/1/09 08:40 PM, HighoverlordXenu wrote: Besides, its not like I activley check to see if he's still alive.

But you SHOULD actively check to see if a topic hasn't already been created about the very same thing.


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Topic: Quick question: One hour or none?

Posted: 07/01/09 02:30 AM

Forum: General

Having done both, while the difference between very little sleep (1-2 hours) and getting none at all is practically nothing, I prefer to get the little bit I can if possible.

Even putting my head down for a few minutes at a time when sleep-deprived gives me little energy boosts to get through the day. Ultra-short power-naps ftw.


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Topic: I Have Done It!

Posted: 06/29/09 10:19 PM

Forum: Where is / How to?

At 6/29/09 10:16 PM, kongking948 wrote: I know i probably shouldn't make a topic for this...

Then don't.

Keep medal discussion here, and try to contribute more than "I got XXX medal."


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Topic: Visiting Foreign Countries

Posted: 06/29/09 08:14 PM

Forum: General

At 6/29/09 07:53 PM, Viridis wrote: Cock. That throws me back a year or so. >:(
Unless I make friends with a Japanese speaker I'm totally boned.
Do you think a few phrase-books would suffice?

Knowing how to say "Where is XXXX station" when navigating the subway, bus, or train would be supremely helpful, since those are going to be your main modes of transportation. As long as you can get around without getting lost, you should be ok (which is easier said than done; I got lost a zillion times).

The other problem is food, as unless you plan on living on KFC, McDonalds, Denny's and whatever you can buy from 7-11, reading menus and ordering food at Japanese restaurants will probably be tough, especially if you're a picky eater.

If you can get around, eat, and have a place to sleep (ideally a youth hostel, which will be cheap and will have English speaking people your age staying there), YOU WILL SURVIVE!!!


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Topic: Visiting Foreign Countries

Posted: 06/29/09 07:50 PM

Forum: General

I've been to Japan and for any people who want to go, you better know Japanese or be a part of an English-speaking program when you visit, because otherwise your trip is not going to be nearly as fun as it could be. Navigating Tokyo without a word of Japanese in you = painful.

As for me, I'd like to visit England. Maybe if I plan well enough I can do some study-abroad there for college at a place like Oxford or Cambridge. It seems like a cool place to visit as I've never been to Europe, and I wouldn't have to worry about a language barrier either ;)

Of course, Spain or a Latin American country would be better for practicing my Spanish, but (and this is going to sound wildly ignorant) the culture of those countries has never really interested me :/


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Topic: Problems getting medals

Posted: 06/28/09 11:57 PM

Forum: Where is / How to?

Refresh the page and try again, or restart or try another browser.

This happens to me often, but when I refresh the page and try again the medals usually show up. Try doing this with a game with a medal that's easy to get quickly (and which you haven't gotten yet) to test if the medals are registering in your account when you get them. If not, refresh the page and try again.


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Topic: Art Portal Easter Egg?

Posted: 06/25/09 10:33 PM

Forum: General


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Topic: join the KKK

Posted: 06/25/09 09:12 PM

Forum: General

Keep it on your user page.


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Topic: It's 1 in the morning...

Posted: 06/25/09 07:29 PM

Forum: General

Close your eyes, put your head on the pillow, practice yawning a few times... etc.


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Topic: What's your favorite videogame

Posted: 06/25/09 07:27 PM

Forum: General

At 6/25/09 07:27 PM, Obsessed117 wrote: Wrong board

And this info can be listed on your user page anyway.


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Topic: now,,,

Posted: 06/25/09 07:26 PM

Forum: General

At 6/25/09 07:25 PM, Alpharius120 wrote:
At 6/25/09 07:24 PM, maskedone2 wrote: .....THAT'S how you do it son!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrjhQ1e5X lw&NR=1
(not me)
*Ahem*

And title your threads appropriately as well.


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Topic: Rip Farrah Fawcett

Posted: 06/25/09 06:45 PM

Forum: General


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Topic: Why scouting?

Posted: 06/25/09 06:00 PM

Forum: Where is / How to?

At 6/25/09 05:49 PM, Lythane wrote: You do not need to be scouted to submit flash. You do not need to be scouted to submit audio. You do need to be scouted to submit art?

Why is there this distinction?

- Your Flash is first placed "under judgement" when it is submitted, and can be blammed or whistled during this time if it is completely worthless or breaks the rules
- When submitting audio for the first time, your submission(s) must be validated by an audio portal mod.

Those are the checks on Flash and audio submissions; the scouting system is the check for the art portal.


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Topic: Hiya!

Posted: 06/25/09 05:53 PM

Forum: General

At 6/25/09 05:52 PM, Pjtush wrote: Any tips for the new guy?

Sure. Read the following:

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/rules
http://www.newgrounds.com/lit/faq/

And of course, welcome!


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Topic: fight

Posted: 06/22/09 04:19 PM

Forum: General

Please make more worthwhile threads.


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Topic: How can I get my account deleted?

Posted: 06/22/09 03:44 PM

Forum: General

At 6/22/09 03:38 PM, VeinDigger wrote: When I contact the admins they never seem to reply, Ive waited a few weeks and nothing. So who do i contact to get my account deleted?

Those are the only people with the power to delete your account. Either continue to wait, or if you haven't sent a PM in a while, send another with good reasons why your account should be deleted.

There's nothing else (unfortunately or not) that you can really do.


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