Thank You [10kth Post. Mention=ban]

[Evark]

Hey Newgrounds, you're pretty awesome. I know it's common thought that most of you don't feel that way about yourselves anywhere except online. But, I know better than that.

You guys can be pretty stupid sometimes, rather lame, and downright unoriginal and entirely unfunny. Even often.

But that's no different than anywhere else. The fact is, there's something about this community that is fresh and invigorating. Never before in my life have I found myself so inexplicably drawn to such an eclectic community. I take time off, but I still come back every now and again. I still check in. I still see what's up. This psuedo-anonymous forum is more interesting to me than most of my friends on facebook.

But, I'm not singing your praises for no good reason. I mean, you guys've been great when it comes to downtime. I'm not productive when I'm here but, as some of you may know already, I use these forums to keep my command of diction up to scratch. I've experimented with amelioration, sometimes successfully (resulting in lasting goodwill toward once bitter rivals), and sometimes unsuccessfully. I'd say I'm better for the experience.

Why? Well... I dunno. It's just what I feel, and I wanted to thank y'all for bein' around and for the most part just being downright interesting. This place has taught me tons about people's behavior and I've found things that apply to real life. They need not be shared, because I don't feel they're necessary to posit for your interpretation or rejection. That's counter-productive.

Find your own way to incorporate what you learn about people here. Just make sure the lesson's conclusion is positive. Because frankly: I love you guys for your "no fuck you" attitude, but it's typically not the best way to go about things unless you know how and when it's to be used (and it's rarely).

Anyway, thanks.

What're some positive impacts Newgrounds has had on your personal development? I know some of you feel as if you're wasting away on this site (if you feel this way... get the fuck outside and do some shit already instead of whining), but I hope the majority feel as if their experience is positive and are willing to share.

[Straight-Edge]

Positive impacts then? I suppose I have a much sharper tongue thanks to newgrounds, and I'm much more confident, now that I know about the people on newgrounds, and that I'll never sink that low.

[Drake]

I only say what's right and what's necessary. No more no less.

[Proottalfain]

Today someone in a thread linked to a cracked.com article, in which the author used the word "bleak".

I now know that this word means "tasteless"

[Sheizenhammer]

It's nice to see people being able to drag things of meaningful value out of the wreckage of General.

Seriously, though, I think this place has done wonders to my ability to deal with idiots in more sensible ways. I don't feel like killing every last moron I find on the internet anymore.

Good to see you're back! :D

[Boss]

This website does a lot for me. If it wasn't for this website I would probably not have as good of grammar and spelling when it comes to writing. Trust me, all of those google spell checks eventually sink in. This website motivates me to draw more often, something I need to practice at because of my natural talent at it. I honestly can see this website as a shrine of arts in a few different ways. Yes there are it's shit stains like spam crews but all in all it is very inspiring. Without Newgrounds around I wouldn't even have flash, or a wacom tablet which had brought me into new ways of expressing art through animation and drawing with programs on the computer. I think others feel I keep drawn away from society because of this website. It kind of saddens me for people to think that, but that is one of the things that makes me happy. It keeps me away from all of these idiots my age surrounding me. I can talk with intelligent people I meet and joke without having to converse with an idiot. The forums can sometimes make me use my mind to actually think, outside of school. Newgrounds has over all inspired me to do what makes me happy, and what I am best at. I will have to thank this Website and the staff for running it by the time I am an adult, probably with a great art job somewhere.

[Heretic-Anchorite]

Newgrounds thought me maturity, how to be myself instead of being others, and how to be funny at the same time.

Newgrounds is a deep part of my life, being I never really had any friends, so newgrounds is like my best friend, that's why I'll never leave.

[Tancrisism]

I've become better (believe it or not) at developing points and ideas due to the Politics Forum.

I've met a few good people that I still keep in contact with, although I've been slacking there lately.

It's a decent community, I agree.

[gdog163]

newgrounds taught me how to do flash
also, YAY im on first page :D

[DrClay]

This website gives me confidence that I have a better chance for a better future. Whenever I have trouble at work, or just having a hard time though out the day, I say to myself. "Some day, I'll be a real someone, and wont have to put up with this shit anymore" (often talking about a crappy job)

Newgrounds has been one of my favorite sites ever since I bookmarked it and accidentally bookmarked the collection page, which made me not realize about a flash portal and the whole community for a good couple of months.

[MultiCanimefan]

NewGrounds taught me that for every 1,000th post, I must convey my present thoughts via a 3 paragraph long pseudo-factual diatribe that may or may not be comprised of false praise and unnecessarily used "big" words from which many users derive empty meaning.

Happy 10,000 posts Evark :3.

[Jesus-Owns-X]

Eh, Newgrounds has taught me nothing and probably never will. Iv'e gained probably nothing, but some friends form this site.

Which raises the question. Why am i still here?........

[MultiCanimefan]

Omg no wait, I didn't read the full title!

[Imaku]

NG has taught me how to be witty and how to make up an insult for everyone.

Thanks.

[Zerok]

A certain girl from the Caribbean is my biggest reason to thanks NG for inserting itself into my tender soul.

[Evark]

At 6/20/09 11:25 PM, MultiCanimefan wrote: Omg no wait, I didn't read the full title!

Ha ha, you're safe for two reasons: hilarity and conception of what the fuck I'm talking about in the first place.

Sanjay, however. ::shakes fist::

[HeartbreakHoldout]

I'd definitely say Newgrounds has been a positive impact on my life.

It helped me develop my keyboard skills, that's for sure. When I first came here, I typed in shorthand and all that jazz, but Newgrounds helped me to become a more mature person, and I feel better because of it.

I garnered some knowledge of how to debate, even if I am still pretty bad at debating. It also helped me to know when to choose my fights.

Most of all, I'd say Newgrounds has changed me significantly as a person. From all my time posting, I've changed a hell of alot, like my stance on religion, politics, and smoking, even if that was due to me resenting the stances some people on here took with those issues.

I've learnt alot about music, and broadened my horizons, due to people like ZeroAsALimit.

If it wasn't for my time on Newgrounds, I'd probably be a fag who typed in shorthand, listened purely to metal, had the phrase "you can't spell crap without rap" in my lexicon, and, most of all, I probably wouldn't have known what lexicon meant.

[SupraAddict]

Newgrounds more than anything, has given me something to do on my downtime. Whether it's a rainy day, or there is just nothing to do, Newgrounds seems to fill in that void. It's not the website, but the members of it, each one with a great personality and sense of humor (although like you said, it can become a little, "out of hand" to say the least.

It also has let me become experienced in leadership, from witnessing different events in the Madness Combat Crew. From trolls, to people with a common interest, it has helped me figure out what to do in tight situations. I have had a couple mistakes, but I learned from them, and ultimately that has made me become a better leader.

TL;DR/summary
Newgrounds has helped me deal with my "off time" and made me become a better person.

[TehSlapHappy]

Newgrounds taught me how to make flash and shit.

[4Doctodragon]

At 6/20/09 11:05 PM, Evark wrote: You guys can be pretty stupid sometimes, rather lame, and downright unoriginal and entirely unfunny. Even often.

Thanks Evark. We think you're lame too. *slaps ass*

What're some positive impacts Newgrounds has had on your personal development? I know some of you feel as if you're wasting away on this site (if you feel this way... get the fuck outside and do some shit already instead of whining), but I hope the majority feel as if their experience is positive and are willing to share.

Newgrounds opened me up socially- like a nut getting cracked. Ho ho, see my double entendre? Damn, I'm clever. But no, in all seriousness, this place got me to be content and social and I really, really, appreciate that.

[Lock3]

Well, you're welcome!

[LBRocker]

I think of NG as a bar. There are friendships, there's animosity between some, but we're all here for a good time.

I'm glad you enjoy our company, Evark. We kinda like you too.

[LBRocker]

Sorry, I didn't give useful input. I think for all the time I've spent on NG, I've felt at home every single second.

I love you guys. You're all puzzle pieces to this place. Without one, nothing's complete. I feel like NG is as real as it gets. It may be a website, but I think I know you guys a bit. You're real out there, but you're real here, too.

I love this place. I really, really do. Even though there's thousands of us, I feel like we're all one little close-knit circle of friends. It's beautiful.

[jakenator85]

It's good to see you again on the forums! I've missed you, and frankly, I thought it was kinda boring without you! Welcome back Evark!

[RedDreadSky]

Newgrounds has altogether saved my life from certain doom. When my father was bearing down on me with his belt, Newgrounds stepped between us and told him to back off. When my mother was about to hang herself because she gave birth to a failure like me, Newgrounds convinced her not to. When my date to the prom was about to leave me, Newgrounds helped me tie her up and leave her in my basement for a few days. When a large black man was about to anally rape me, Newgrounds bent over and took it for me. Thank you Newgrounds, thank you.

[Hybrid-Of-Souls]

At 6/20/09 11:05 PM, Evark wrote: What're some positive impacts Newgrounds has had on your personal development?

HAHAHAHAHAHA...OK, sorry...
Other than the cheesy roast, I guess I could say it's made me more open-minded to some things. The way news stories come in every once in a while, I get to see how messed up this world is.

[AndrewGlisson13]

At 6/20/09 11:05 PM, Evark wrote: What're some positive impacts Newgrounds has had on your personal development?

I'd say it helped me to mature.

I signed up (on a different account) at the age of 11 in late '06. I shortly found the BBS and started posting. I was probably the most immature unintelligent user on the forums at the moment. After about 430 idiotic posts, I was banned... UNTIL JULY 2009. The purpose of the ban was to keep me off the BBS until I was old enough to be here. I was pissed.

But now, i'm glad I was banned. Whoever banned me prevented me from making an even bigger idiot out of myself. After reading those old posts, I'm really glad that I didn't make any more.

And no, The purpose of this account is NOT to get around that ban. I had actually noticed that the ban was over early about a year ago on my old account, But I was too afraid of making an idiot out of myself AGAIN to post. I don't know why the ban ended early, maybe the mod lost intrest, (the 2 year ban was actually a series of 30-day bans) or maybe he/she was de-modded.

I'll bet that if I never had been here so early, I probably wouldn't be much more mature right now than I was then.

Of course, NG is still a waste of life, but to be honest, I don't think I ever had one :P

[Krbyfan1]

At 6/20/09 11:05 PM, Evark wrote: What're some positive impacts Newgrounds has had on your personal development?

I met a pretty cool guy here and talk with him almost everyday :3

[SNIPER]

As you already know, I've met a bunch of people IRL from this site, yourself included. Shit, I hang with Asthmatichamster all the time now. I used to hang with other as well, but they've kinda drifted away... anyways, point being, I've met some pretty interesting people on this website. Online and offline.

[Robotchk12]

Thanks to Newgrounds, I don't feel lonely, alienated, or nerdy!
There's so many others here like that, we all connect!