At 8/22/08 12:11 AM, groundpwndr wrote: So it is a possibility that you will never get your whistle level out of garbage, and that flagging is pointless, as your garbage whistle holds no weight at all.

Er, what the heck are you talking about? Or are you just joking around?

directly quoting:
Users with broken whistles have no effect on anything they attempt to flag.

Right, and then the sentences right after that, "However, users with a broken whistle may still receive negative or positive points so they can either dig themselves a deeper hole or try to regain a normal level and effectively flag entries once again."

At 8/21/08 11:22 PM, pothead65 wrote: Ok I've been tring to play a game here but my screen is to small to fit it all and wont let me scrool. How can I scroll. All it does once I let go to hit contiue it goes back up. Please help.

Press the "Pop-Up" button under the "Watch this Movie/Play this Game" link instead.

At 8/21/08 08:36 PM, O0-0O-O0-0O wrote: I'm just wondering if you have to be 18 or over to be a mod, because I was looking through mods' profiles the other day because that's what I do at three in the morning during summer vacation, and I noticed that none of them were under 18.

No, you can be under 18.

Forum mods 18+ tend to be preferred, but this certainly isn't a strictly followed rule (as there have been a number of forum mods modded as young as 16).

At 8/21/08 03:41 PM, tigercatcoan wrote: join the cat club

Absolutely no effort, not to mention the club already exists.

At 8/21/08 02:17 PM, marcusmo wrote: Are we not allowed to tell people about a site (that is legit), where you can earn points for prizes, if the link or url to the site is a referral?

Nope.

From the BBS rules:

If you break these rules, you'll earn an instant ban regardless of which moderator sees the post(s).

- Linking to viruses, referral sites, or maliciously coded websites either in your signature or in your post.

At 8/20/08 06:59 PM, YoBro wrote: I looked in the FAQ of Newgrounds already and read in the Co-Author section (portal buddies) but I didn't see anywhere the max amount of co-authors there can be on one submission.

It's 9.

On the Flash submit page: "When applicable, select up to 9 buddies who have co-authored this entry."

At 8/20/08 05:20 PM, BlackPT wrote: Anyone knows the address of the Newgrounds Office? I couldn't find it in FAQ, NG history, forums or google.

323 W. Glenside Ave.
Glenside, PA 19038
United States

At 8/20/08 02:17 AM, AdairTishler wrote: tigerkitty said she'd penalize for it, then later said she'd only penalize for it if she saw a lot of old reviews getting flagged

Thanks for the info. I looked through her posts and she seems to have contributed to the current view in this thread about old reviews. Here are some responses to what she has posted.

1. If a review is from 2005 or earlier, flags will be cleared with penalty. Guidelines have changed since these reviews were written, and we are not going to penalize them for rules not in place when they were created.

There are a number of things wrong with this statement. First off, the guidelines have been exactly the same dating back to the start of 2004, not 2005. Secondly, Wade has stated that old reviews will be deleted, and that older users should expect this to happen. I'm not sure where she's coming from, personally.

Besides, even if there was a "glitch" (which there isn't) 14 reviews will not make you drop a whistle level.

She's wrong on this as well, seeing how getting your flags cleared on 14 reviews will SURE AS HELL drop you a whistle level (or two). Perhaps she wasn't sure how the system worked when she made that post, and that's why she thought clearing the flags wasn't as big as a problem.

Just a quick reminder, please don't flag reviews before 2005. I'm currently clearing these WITHOUT penalty. However, if you continue to blindly flag these old reviews, I will have to start pushing the penalize button.

A more recent (although still 3 months old) post, which seems to present a more fair way of dealing with "old" reviews. I, along with most every other review mod completely disagree with it, but clearing with penalty is at least reasonable. A bit ambiguous on that "blindly flagging" part, so eh.

Anyway, it's quite unfair of me to quote posts she made 3 months ago or more in determining her current stance on the issue, so I suppose I'll contact her about it. I, too, would like to get some actual consensus on this issue; it's quite bothersome.

At 8/19/08 11:54 PM, X-TERRORIST-X wrote: Than another mod will come by and say only 2005 and later.

Really? Who has said that? Link? I've never seen a review mod actually state that they're going to clear the flags on old reviews.

It sucks it depends which mod sees your review that decides whether it's abusive or not. They should all get together and make a FAQ of what is abusive and what is not.

Most of the mods agree with my position (and absolutely none of them have said that only 2005+ reviews are to be flagged, or that users should be penalized for flagging old reviews).

If the users here are worried that they're going to lose points for flagging these reviews anyway (based on their own speculation/observation), then fine--they can do what they want. I just don't want false information being spread that the review mods have said something they haven't, or have some kind of policy which doesn't exist.

At 8/20/08 12:54 AM, Littleluckylink wrote: http://ill-logic.newgrounds.com/reviews/
flash
Also this guy makes short and shitty reviews, I didn't flag them, should I?

With the positive ones that just say "cool", leave them for now. However, I'd keep an eye on that user if he continues to do so. If it's only a few reviews here and there, no big deal.

At 8/19/08 09:39 PM, skatetoxic wrote: how do i change my password >.<

My Account > General Configuration

http://www.newgrounds.com/account/editpr ofile

Learn to title your threads as well.

At 8/19/08 08:54 PM, Susin wrote:

At 8/19/08 07:37 PM, PsychoGoldfish wrote: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects

The only things I have there are these: http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image =novoaimagemdebitmapwa6.png

I believe the "Application Data" folder is invisible. To view it, be sure you're logged on as an administrator, and then go to My Computer > Tools menu > Folder Options > View tab > Select 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' and deselect 'Hide Protected Operating System Files'

Click the Apply button, then the OK button, and then close the window in use. When you reopen the My Computer window and follow the path this should enable you to see the folder.

At 8/19/08 07:12 PM, Tuss456 wrote: Could it be because I'm currently using the 'Private Browsing' option on Safari?

Yes, it is. Private browsing keeps cookies from being accepted, but doesn't delete ones you already had (such as your previous Newgrounds ones), so while you appear as logged in, private browsing may be keeping your cookies from updating or something similar, causing that error.

If that's the reason, it seems a bit odd, because I swear I remember this happening even when I wasn't on 'Private Browsing'.

Then see liljim's explanation above.

At 8/19/08 06:03 PM, JT1 wrote: These were the version before the current Mindchamber-designed versions, right?

Yes.

Was there a different version before these?

No.

http://andrewdickman.deviantart.com/art/
A-Bot-and-P-Bot-30845138

At 8/19/08 02:27 PM, pizza4ever wrote: i'm just wondering...what does this mean? i've browsed around and can't find anything.

I believe this occurs when you make a post that is too short. Like posting only a few characters/single words (like "um", "no", "wtf", etc). You should be posting a little longer something that actually contributes to thread.

At 8/18/08 11:07 PM, yolgustada wrote: Won't you join us for some tea?

Advertise in your sig/userpage. Title your threads more appropriately as well.

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/8736 95

At 8/18/08 06:49 PM, Rarehunter813 wrote: now i cant select the song from itunes

What do you mean by that?

What have you done, where are you stuck, and what are you trying to do? Explain your problem clearly, because I don't feel like guessing at it.

At 8/18/08 05:31 PM, Rarehunter813 wrote: make the extension an mp3? it says for mine m4a, and i made it on garageband

You can do so right in itunes.

Once the song is in your library, right click on it > Convert Selection to Mp3. If you need to change the conversion settings, go to Itunes > Preferences > Advanced > Importing Tab, and change whatever you need.

At 8/18/08 05:09 PM, patm1313 wrote: What is it?

I often hear that the Exmortis series is quite scary.

http://www.newgrounds.com/lit/levels

At 8/17/08 06:27 PM, Zenet11 wrote: What is your favorite nextgen. system; ps3, xbox360 or wii? Or do you hate all 3? I go for PS3

Wrong forum, and we don't need a console war thread anyway.

At 8/17/08 05:50 PM, Sir-Nuts wrote: But the difference is: the one who's just passed is an exact copy from the original for Game Boy. The other ones were actually made by the authors, this one might have just ripped a ROM and put it here.

Ok, I now understand a little better what made you think why it was stolen.

However, it simply isn't possible to rip/download a ROM, turn it into an .swf, and upload it here (and have it work on top of everything). The person programmed that game himself. Sure, he used Tetris graphics, but so do all other sprite movies and games that use original game graphics.

The fact that Newgrounds has a Video Game Remakes collection should prove that it isn't a "stolen submission."

At 8/17/08 04:55 PM, Bryan wrote:

At 8/17/08 03:11 PM, Sir-Nuts wrote: Should we flag it as stolen or not?

It passed. Time to get Wade on the phone.

You think that counts as a stolen submission? You're kidding, right?

Or have you contacted Wade about all of these submissions too?

At 8/16/08 10:09 PM, Atomskkk wrote: *moans* buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump :)

Stop. If no one is interested then give it up. Don't bump threads with such shitty posts either.

At 8/16/08 11:09 PM, JEXstudios1 wrote: i need a forum for my website, but no php or any server side infoa t all, is there a free forum maker or website were i can get a free forum?.

Repeat post (http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/954 800).

Plus using Google isn't that hard.

At 8/16/08 10:54 PM, mauricio1gonzalez wrote: a flash video told me this was a bad place, so i decided to go here ;)

What a great reason for coming. Now read the rules.

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

At 8/16/08 10:21 PM, Solraczeravla wrote: The reason why we didn't do anything was because we were waiting for some help, we weren't sure about who we should have contacted, and this thread was made mainly to find a solution, which by the way turned into even more discussing.

Ok, that's fine. I would suggest that Wade be contacted about this.

I wouldn't go so far to contact liljim, because he might laugh you off if you say there's some kind of glitch. However, if you feel there is a problem with deleted reviews awarding negative points, then maybe you should swing him a PM anyway just to ease your concerns.

So, we (at least I) trust in that you haven't done anything wrong, but we really need to find out the reason of this problem (or who made it).

Like I said, there's no way of knowing what problem exists--if a problem even does exist beyond the scope of the users--and what may have caused it. The review mods don't have any more "information" than you. Contact an admin; this thread won't solve anything.

Wow, ok. So I skimmed the last few pages of the abusive review thread. Serious business indeed.

Moving on to this thread:

At 8/16/08 07:17 PM, Solraczeravla wrote: After some time, we notice that the review wasn't deleted, what's worst, we lost whistle points for flagging it.

I don't see how that's possible to know for sure. Although I will compromise by saying this seems to be a more common problem for users lately.

So we need to solve this problem, the controversy is getting greater and greater, since flagging an abusive review actually destroys your whistle, we have a modding problem, and it must be fixed as soon as possible.

If there is a problem with a mod or a group of mods, why post it here? Why not contact Wade about it? In fact that's exactly what I'd suggest. If it's a case of bad modding, you don't complain on the BBS--you contact an admin (and if it's a legitimate concern and not whiny complaining, then he may get back to you).

I assume the reason why you shouldn't flag it is because those reviews are not legit, and are cheat reviews. The main goal of that spam account would be achieved if anyone got whistle points. In order to discourage this, you are rewarded negative whistle points instead.

Don't consider it rule, just keep it in mind.

That incident (which happened a while ago) was indeed a mistake by a mod. The flags shouldn't have been cleared on those reviews. Thus, you shouldn't be "punished" anymore (rather, the reviews just won't be deleted before the account is, or the flags will be cleared without any penalty and THEN they'll be deleted--at least that's how I see it).

So this thread was created to fight this problem, everyone is invited to contact someone important (honestly I don't think Tom or Wade would attend you, but it can happen) and report him what's going on.

How is this fighting the problem? All you're doing is complaining about the review mods in a place where you won't get much more than speculation and complaints from users who went down a whistle level.

At 8/16/08 07:30 PM, C-Hawk wrote: 3) All 24 reviews are deleted.
4) Everyone who flagged those 24 reviews are punished with negative whistle points

if the reviews are deleted, how are you tying the two incidents together? Or are you thinking the flags were cleared and THEN the reviews were deleted, which seems completely asinine of an idea for anyone to do. Seems to me that these are two separate incidents.

If it is some kind of "rouge mod" clearing the flags, there's no way for any user or mod to know who it is and/or what their specific actions are. Even if it's some kind of "glitch", there's no way any mod or user could give evidence of this or explain it properly.

Since you're so concerned, why hasn't an administrator been contacted? I saw someone posting a link to the staff page here, but did anyone take action? I don't think this is a problem with the review mod team, since there really haven't been any more new review mods lately. If an account was compromised, the "hacker" would do a lot more than clear your flags.

At 8/15/08 10:32 PM, Thespian wrote: i took a screen shot to show you guys thsi prolbem. why the clokcs???

It's clock day.

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/9538 70