At 6/30/09 11:28 AM, RohantheBarbarian wrote: On another note, the DD forums are apparently locked by the FBI. I say apparently because I am skeptical, how about you guys? \The reason I'm of this opinion is that it just seems odd that a formal and very serious organisation as the FBI would refer to child porn as "CP" as opposed to its full title of "child pornography". I could be wrong though.

It was a matter of time before it happened. Besides the child pornography, Crebb has also posted a death threat against Wade. So yeah, now the FBI is investigating.

Other interesting threads:
Am I good looking? by Crebb.
DD gone too far.

By the way, EyeLovePoozy posted Crebb's IP addresses in both threads, though I don't know if that was serious.

And I don't know why the FBI would use "CP", it's weird, maybe to make it sound less important? I don't know...

It looks like Wade was on a deleting spree. I just noticed this thread about the FF.

I'll post this picture here (I got it from that thread):

At 6/29/09 09:34 PM, Scarab wrote: I prefer to see how things work out in practice on the forums, at least most of the time. I realise that the rules are important if you just want to enjoy your time here like you should, but I think looking around and learning about the place is important too. I think regulars should steadily drop the typical attitude when seeing a post by a new user, a post that is perfectly fine and discussing a perfectly acceptable topic. In an extreme case, I think it would be better for some regulars and mods to be less "hilarious" and "badass" when it comes to new users. Again, I'm not suggesting you let all new users get away with murder, but I'm saying that we're intelligent enough not to be overly hateful with them. Maybe I'm being a little optimistic... users that blatantly break the rules should be banned for it, but a lot of people aren't that bad. Eh, I'm just this little inexperienced kid I suppose.

So you're saying you're more of a lurker. That's OK, lurking the forums before posting is something that every new person should do, and there's even a rule that says "lurk first, post second". A good think to do is to lurk the forum and read the threads even if you know that you won't post on them. That way you'll be able to see how things work and get used to it. If you see "User A" gets banned after posting something, then you'll learn that you shouldn't post that. And it also works the other way around, you'll learn that something is good if you see someone getting praised after doing it. It's common sense, actually.

And I agree with you, sometimes mod shouldn't try to be "funny" or "badass". In the end it seems to be a competition to see who's the most funny or who's tougher, and that's why I said that mods could be a bit intimidating. Again that's why lurking is important. You'll see some mods doing this constantly and then you'll learn that's more of a "joke" (which, by the way, stopped being funny a while ago.

This was a serious post bought to you by Serious Scarab of Serious Scarab's Serious Shop. Remember, you can't be serious unless you're seriously serious.

What the hell, I just didn't get what you just said lol

I think that if a new user is scared at the mods, or any other user, it's mainly his/her fault. While I also think that mods can be a bit intimidating (locking threads, banning people), they won't do anything bad to you unless you do something bad. And when I say "unless you do something bad", I'm obviously talking about the rules. You're supposed to read the rules, and you even check a box saying that you read them and that you will abide them.

At 6/29/09 06:30 PM, Dobio wrote:

At 6/29/09 06:21 PM, CyberWolfX wrote:

At 6/29/09 06:19 PM, Dobio wrote: , read the rules,

Oh come on! Who the fuck here accually wants to read the rules when they first join a website?

When you click that little thing that confirms you've read the rules, you agree to abide by all the rules that you 'supposedly' read. It's not the moderator's fault if you say you read and understood the rules and then knowingly broke them. :)

^This. A responsible user (or at least someone who really cares about not being banned), should know what to do and what not to do. And all of this is listed in the rules. So a person who has a complete understanding of the rules would never be afraid of posting, because he/she would know what to do in order to remain unbanned.

Now, if a new person doesn't have a complete understanding of the rules, mods are here to help, aren't they? A single PM is enough, and most mods would be glad to help (and glad to know that someone actually cares about the rules).

So that's why I think that it's people's fault to feel scared. If someone feels scared, then read the rules, and learn what you can/can't do. Then you'll see that there's nothing to be scared of.

At 6/29/09 02:10 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: KidneyThief (formerly known as stranger14) has been accepted into the Barracks by unanimous decision.

Welcome to the EGB ;)

At 6/29/09 01:39 PM, SoulMaster71 wrote: And a year later, as soon as I smelled Star Syndicate, yeah, I acted.

Hm, this makes me wonder if everyone in the Barracks is reasonably aware of basic precautions one should use with their computers/browsing. Considering that the nature of the EGB is to go up against abuse, often malicious abuse made by malicious people, I would hope so.

If anyone has any questions about malware detection/elimination, or how to browse safely, don't just sit in the dark and hope nothing bad ever happens---ask up and learn to defend yourself. There will always be nasty shit that can break even the most powerful security, but taking even basic precautions (which can be easily done solely with free software) can protect you against the vast majority of malicious programs, and limit the effects of the stuff that gets through your safety nets.

Well, since this was brought up, I thought it was a good idea to tell you guys that you can go to the computer hospital if you ever have any trouble with your computer. Also, in the first page you can find a long list of useful, free software to protect your computer.

Personally, I use Nod32 and ZoneAlarm. I have never had any problem since I started using this great combination. Nod32 spots all malicious things, and the great thing is that ZoneAlarm tells you whenever any internet page or program is trying to establish a (potentially harmful) connection with your computer, and you can choose to deny that connection. I also have Spybot Search and Destroy to scan my computer periodically, and CCleaner to clean my computer (it also comes in handy to remove programs that I don't use anymore). I used to have Ad-Aware but as I stopped using it after I last formatted my computer.

At 6/29/09 02:58 PM, Lizzardis wrote:

At 6/29/09 12:42 PM, SCTE3 wrote: Seeing as everything seems to look fie so far today, what's everyone been up to or plan to be doing this week?

Well I'm just packing since I'm going on a tour of America on Saturday....I hope Slash has me down in his books as being away for a month....Anyway, how about you? What do you have planned?

I hope you have a good time ;)
I have two weeks of vacation starting today and currently no plans. But so far I haven't had a very good time. I has been raining since the morning and I'm sick :(

At 6/28/09 08:46 PM, TheThing wrote: So, as the monthly writing contest draws almost to the end, anyone going to/already has submitted something?

This is my first entry to the Monthly Writing Contests, so obviously I'm a little excited. Unfortunately I won't be able to find out who won until July 9th when I get home.

I have never submitted anything to any of those contests, and I think that I'll never do it. Not that I don't like them, but I'm just not a very creative person. If I wanted to write something decent, I wouldn't even be able to come up with a single good idea. Besides, English is not my first language, so I don't stand a chance against the more experienced writers of Newgrounds.

Anyway, I like reading the entries every now and then when I have nothing to do. Especially at the end of every month when the winners are announced, I go to the entries thread to read the best stuff. Not only I enjoy the reading, but it can be a somewhat good way to learn some useful vocabulary.

At 6/28/09 05:43 PM, Corky52 wrote: My life for the newgrounds portal

lol it seems that the staff was dealing with some name changes.

The ol' good Corky52 is now Fro.
stranger14 is now KidneyThief.

I'm posting this just in case no-one realized yet ;)

Sketch usually refers to quick, non-finished drawings.

Quoted from Wikipedia:
"A sketch (...) is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work."

You can submit sketches, but don't make them public (so they only show up in your userpage and not in the main Art Portal).

There is no legal way to download Flashes from NG. Either you download the flash you want from another website, or do it illegally.

At 6/27/09 09:58 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: What's this about an upcoming redesign? I remember the 06 redesign, but I've yet to see anything from Tom mentioning an 09 redesign.

You mean 07 redesign, right? Tom mentioned something about a redesign in the future... Let me find the post...

(After checking Tom's last posts).

There are several mentions of a new redesign in this thread. The following are all quoted from Tom's posts:

"Stamper is saving the pretty for the redesign"(after someone mentioned the current wide layout was ugly).

"The Art Portal will DEFINITELY be included in the redesign, as it is launching well before it. The Lit Portal is more in question at the moment, although it is definitely coming. We're only so many people. :("

"There will be lots of adjustments in the redesign."

"For those of you who don't like the results of the related content, this is not the final algorithm so hold-tight. We will also be re-examining the placement of this in the final redesign."

The best thing you can do is going to Tom's posting history, and ctrl+f "redesign", lol.

At 6/27/09 03:58 PM, gfoxcook wrote: It also makes one wonder if the only PC gamers in this day and age are all 25+, too, and when we die off, so will PC gaming.... (sigh)

But there are still good games which are only for PC! Starcraft 2, for example, is going to be one of the best games of our time, and it will be out for PC only. I use my pc for gaming, but only when it comes to old good gems.

At 6/27/09 08:53 PM, Lizzardis wrote: What I want to know is, you know how Pimp is going to be level 60, and if he does get Sup. Commander, that's all good and well, but before long and after a few years EVERYONE will have that....Then won't it get a bit....Boring?

Well, my guess is that there will be more levels in the oncoming redesign. Maybe they are going to add more B/P ranks too, who knows. Hopefully it will all happen this year :D

Don't worry, you're in the right forum. I think this is the flash you're looking for:

The Mind Bender, by luka Type: Game Rating: Everyone

If this isn't it, then please add some more information :)

At 6/27/09 01:13 PM, SCTE3 wrote: It doesn't matter now, The stolen version passed and the legit version got flagged. What the hell?

That's crazy >:( Apparently the spammers flagged it, but at least they are going to get garbages whistles, and possibly their accounts are going to be deleted.

At 6/26/09 06:45 PM, Lizzardis wrote:

At 6/26/09 06:35 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: THIS IS A MJOR BREACH IN SECURITY!! DO SOMETHING SLASH!

They have been able to do that for a while. We have a snitch in the EGB AND the NGPD. Its someone who is in both the NGPD AND the EGB private forums. There is only a select few, maybe around 8 of them including myself. Would you like me to write up a list?

There's no perfect forum, especially the free ones (where you pay nothing and they give you a domain which depends on they). So they being able to see the secure rooms is not something completely impossible, but if they were able to see a conversation between Puddin and Cobra then it makes me worry.

Right now the only thing I can think about is one of you being infected with a troyan, just because I can't think of any other thing. That conversation was on AIM, right?

I remember when I used to play this 24/7. It's a great game, and now I feel the urge to play it again. Not that I want to play against you...

Interesting news, I can't wait to see the next step in the power of three event.

Anyway, there are actually women on NG? Who would have thought it? I'm pretty sure they are all lieing.

At 6/26/09 03:21 PM, Zerok wrote:

At 6/26/09 02:57 PM, TomFulp wrote: Age
18-24: 38.7%

This stat is the most shocking of them all, I'd reckon.

Yeah, it seems that under 13-year-old kids are exaggerating with their age. But seriously, I expected less adult people. Though there are still too many under 16 people :P

Honestly, I agree with what Slash is doing. I think that he has already said enough, but I would like to show that he's not alone and I agree with all of this.

The BBB (Barracks Bulletin Board) will be a nice and easy way to keep track of the current NG situation. Yes, you can go to the portals and check the situation for yourself if you want to, but it's also good to check that thread now and then to have an idea of what's going on. And if you were inactive for a couple of days, for example, you can go there to catch up on what has happened during your absence.

The violations list will also come in handy, it's good to keep a record of things, especially because you'll be able to easily see if there's any reiterated offense done by the same person. And the preliminary investigations thread is not new at all, but it's also a way to talk about rule breaking users without taking it all to this thread.

About the "current NG situation", it's indeed pretty bad. People stealing awards is nothing new, but that doesn't mean it's not important. If a spammer steals any award, yeah, the flash will be deleted, but there's people who lost the chance to win an important award because of that.

And even about less important awards such as the Turd of the Week, it's really sad to see people trying to get it on purpose. Yeah, they are only getting an award saying that the flash is indeed shitty, but the turd wasn't meant for that. I remember that when I was a noob, a long time ago, I always used to watch the turd of the week. As the FAQ says, it was always funny (in a bad way), and I also laughed at it. But no, now that doesn't happen anymore, all because of some stupid people who think it's funny to get it. It really makes me angry.

And you just can't ignore that child pornography was uploaded. Thats one of the biggest offenses, not on Newgrounds, but in the Internet. Real people actually go to jail for that, you know? There are just no words to describe how fucked up someone must be to upload that to any place, and to consider it funny.

Yeah, you may say that no-one cares about all of this. But we do, and that's why we are a part of the EGB.

At 6/25/09 05:03 PM, dx5231 wrote:

At 6/25/09 05:00 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 6/25/09 04:56 PM, dx5231 wrote: Newgrounds is not like youtube, that you can submit anything you find.

You can't do that on youtube either. ;)

So why do people keep submitting stuff like music clips they didn't make and stuff like that?

Because YouTube is shit and it doesn't remove copyrighted material unless the author(s) claim(s) it. NG is different though, you'll always get your audio deleted if it's not your own. For more information, read the "audio information" at the bottom of the audio submitting page.

I have nothing against your nostalgia, but isn't 2^8 = 256?

At 6/24/09 01:51 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Need I say more?

That's MINE BITCHES!! WHOOHOO!!!

Way to go! Keep up the good work :D

At 6/25/09 10:45 AM, phantomlassuk wrote: Anyway on the forums I think the forum mod Transformers has been demoded which is odd but not totally surprising http://transformer.newgrounds.com/. Was he a alt of a mod?

At the beginning it seemed like a joke, and everyone thought he was a mod/admin's alt. But in my opinion he posted and locked threads too frequently to be an alt. Then he decided to step down so Wade pulled off another joke when posting on the "get transformer demodded" thread. That's just my guess though, who knows.

Anyway Egoraptor now a mod also http://egoraptor.newgrounds.com/ Love the gold aura looks so cool.

Yeah he's an Art mod, he has had the gold aura since the art portal came out. I think that he deserves it, and he has also submitted cool stuff so far.

At 6/23/09 05:26 PM, Ismael92 wrote: When you try to go to the submission it says "Submission not found. It may have been deleted." So I just suppose it was deleted, because I can see others submissions.

Sorry, I meant to say "When I try to go..."

At 6/23/09 04:52 PM, Lizzardis wrote:

At 6/23/09 04:03 PM, Ismael92 wrote: I didn't get to see it, but it was deleted. So yeah, apparently it was abusive, good catch :)

How do you know if it was deleted? Did you get a white screen? Cause a thats just the Art portal fucking up, if it was deleted thank you for saying so.

When you try to go to the submission it says "Submission not found. It may have been deleted." So I just suppose it was deleted, because I can see others submissions.

At 6/23/09 08:16 AM, Corky52 wrote:

At 6/23/09 12:03 AM, SlntCobra1 wrote: Eh, these things happen from time to time. We're only human after all. We do make mistakes. Do we know why Puddin was grounded?

For all I know it was for not eating his vegetables. He didn't share the details and I didn't ask. I just laughed and poked fun at him that he could still get grounded. :P

Some parents are just like that :(

At 6/23/09 01:15 PM, Lizzardis wrote: What do you guys think about this piece of "art"?

I didn't get to see it, but it was deleted. So yeah, apparently it was abusive, good catch :)

Be sure you "register" for the revenue sharing which can be done here. In the upper right panel there should be an option to register if you aren't registered already.

Then, submitting the flash normally would make you earn money for all the in-site views. But also you can use the Flash API, to put ads in the movie to boost your income. Also if your movie is submitted to other websites, you'll earn money for every time someone watches it regardless of where it is.

At 6/21/09 01:47 PM, JakJak478 wrote: GIMP. Its the same thing as photoshop. but its FREE!

Why would he want GIMP if he already has Photoshop? Besides, GIMP is not the same as Photoshop, it's much more limited. Photoshop, on the other hand, has much more options and is widely used by professionals all over the world.

To the OP: If you have Photoshop CS3, then you should be fine. There's a newer version (CS4), but it's almost the same as CS3. You can look for tutorials on the web about how to use it ;)

At 6/21/09 12:53 PM, varrin7 wrote: It didn't seem to work. I made sure to have a line without text on either side of it, and I left the second link input blank, but it still came up with just a regular link. What am I doing wrong?

Second link imput? What link imput? You mustn't use the "link" button. See the pic I just posted, put just the link, and nothing else, no regular text, no code, no nothing.

At 6/21/09 12:46 PM, varrin7 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 48634

okay so this is just a test hope it works.

Don't use any HTML, don't click the "link" button. Just put the link in a standalone line. Like this:

At 6/21/09 12:40 PM, Tooby wrote: But how to people find your work if its not in the Art portal.

People can see uncouted art in people's userpages and in the uncouted section of the art portal (only visible to scouted people). People who aren't scouted can recommend art for the art portal so other scouted members and mods will scout them.

Don't worry, if you submit quality art, you WILL be scouted ;)

At 6/20/09 11:15 PM, SupraAddict wrote: Thank you for the responses, Slnt Cobra, Ismael, and Rohan, I appreciate it.

No problem ;)

By the way Ismael, do you know if the Digg team is still being used, or is it another dead club? Why I want to know is the art portal recently came out, and there are bound to be great artwork which should be dugg ;)

Now it's rarely used. Day by day it got more inactive to the point where no-one digged any of those things. I think that when it just started, many people was excited because it was made by Wade, but later they didn't find it funny anymore.

However, if you want to go and try to revive it, you can count on me ;)
Maybe a completely new thread to bring people's attention?

At 6/21/09 12:09 AM, Corky52 wrote: Hey guys. Check the list that I updated on my blog of all the spam flashes and low scoring flashes of the week that could be or might be able to steal underdog or RCP. I know I included a lot of stuff that probably wouldn't be able to steal an award, but I didn't want to take any chances.

The review mods are already alert before the awards are chosen as they have their own thread like my blog, but form about 11:30 on Tuesday night I would like every Barracks member that can spare their time to just keep refreshing and checking the submissions on my blog.

Good work with that. I'll do my best to visit those submissions every now and then (especially on Tuesdays). As you said the review mods are already doing things like this, but if we can help them to find the things they overlook, then we should do it :)