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When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

I first learned about Newgrounds when I was doing a project for school on game design and since we were learning flash I typed in flash games into google and Newgrounds was the first on the list.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

I enjoy how anyone can submit content to the masses without having a huge site of their own.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I would make voting on the audio in the audio portal actually worth something. So that the musicians can get as much traffic as the artists/programmers of this site.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)
Nothing really I'm mean the forums have been lacking lately, but then again I'm not on as much anymore. I guess the NG Chat being finished would be on the top of my list.

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote:

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

2006, signed up the next year, friend showed my the site.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

The BBS, the flashes are great too, but Ive always been fond of the BBS.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I would add a preview button, to make sure links, etc came out correctly.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I miss the old little flash portal game, where you moused over the flash files, and they would explode.

When did you first learn about Newgrounds: 2000, i was 13.

What do you most enjoy about the site: The games mostly, love playing them in casual gaming time.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix: I'd love for MY medium to be post able on Newgrounds, Short Video. But there are plenty of sites that do this now a days, so i guess its a saturated market that might clutter up the site, but i would enjoy using it.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back: Nope, I like the streamlined setup it has now.

> When did you first learn about Newgrounds?
about 2001 when i was 13 (yeah... 13 year old kids)

> What do you most enjoy about the site?
I think I have a 2D complex. Everything that's 2 dimensional and moves burns itself into the dephts of my brain to stay there forever. So i have to love the site. Also I really enjoy the range of artists that usually upload theyr stuff here to make it public. I'm from germany where those really bad fandubs from videos i really loved to see here pop out of youtube and reach viewer counts that exceed every imagination. Like some guys come up to me and say "Charlie, Charlie, wir sind auf einer Brücke Charlie" (we're on a bridge) And in most cases I just want to put an Angryfaic on to punch them in the face, tell them to go f* themselves and that they've missed the right time and the right language for the joke. They don't know the essence, the people who came up with it... Filmcow is... AMAZING. Same thing with Egoraptor. They're like "Ohje, da ist überall Pisse!!" (oh my god, there's piss everywhere) and i'm like "Have you ever, ever, EVER heard the real voice of egoraptor? Have you EVER had the F*in PLEASURE of hearing his VOICE ACTING SKILLS" and i'm short before going on RAMPAGE. Damn.
But to keep it short i love the originality here, the humor, the cock jokes, the holidays (my favourites are clearly pico- and madness- day) and the community, even though i usually only read bbs.

> Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?
There are 3 thing i'd change:
-The fact that i can only give one comment on videos. Sometimes i feel bad for the stuff i've posted earlyer when my english wasn't ripe for longer posts, or when i was afraid of writing what i really think. And sometimes i want to reply to the reply of the flash author. So that'd be something i'd change. Multiple reviews to movies, games, pictures and music.
-I'd make the Audio Portal more public. It took about 3 years since i first recognized the awesmazingness that comes out of this den.
-The Search function lacks function. I'd try to improve that.

> Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)
AW they're Gone? So that's why I haven't seen them for so long...
Yeah, that's a good example and I sure missed the old Blam and Save animations.
Everything else is perfect and peachy.

The actual contest -

All you have to do is comment in this topic and answer these questions.

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

2009 combing for flash games on the internet

What do you most enjoy about the site?

the free games and being able to submit your own content

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

nothing this site is perfect

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

i haven't been on long so idk much of the old stuff

i go newgrounds on religiously

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?
-A long ass time ago, I wanna say shortly after Pico came out, at least that's the thing that stands out the most in my memory.

What do you most enjoy about the site?
-The huge amount of talent and messed up humor.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?
Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back?
-Unfortunately you can't fix stupid people and the 10s they give to garbage. As for missing anything, not that I can remember.

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

Sometime in early 2005

What do you most enjoy about the site?

Watching flash movies.
Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

Change how movies are featured on the front page.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

For the most part I like the changes to the site.

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?
- saw a link to eddsworld's profile on YouTube
What do you most enjoy about the site?
- If you upload a good flash, many people will see it (unlike youtube)
Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?
- I would give it a new lay-out
Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)
- I haven't been on newgrounds so long, so I don't know..

Buffalo Wild Wings?

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

I first learned about Newgrounds in early 1999 when kids ranging in the grades 1st-6th could be involved in a Summer Recreation program; I was one of them involved.

The Summer Rec. program allowed kids at one point to go onto the computers and whatnot at the schools highschool, and of course we became introduced by our friends to play Flash games and watch Flash movies at Newgrounds.

But then we found the "Adult" section... and well it kind of went down hill from there...

What do you most enjoy about the site?

I love how the site features "Medals" to make the games and whatnot more entertaining, making you have a purpose when playing the games and getting rewarded for your efforts.

I also love the store that Newgrounds has; Though I am kind've broke at the moment and only bought one thing, it still makes me keep on the lookout for things that come up, such as hoping for *ahem*, a "Blockhead Condom."

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

For the forums I would love to be able to edit my posts after a certain time limit after posting; You would have the text at the bottom of the post that says, "This post has been edited," or something like that.

A "preview button" of some sorts to actually preview my post before posting it. I have to say I haven't made that many mistakes, or at all... but it would be a pretty neato feature to see in the forums.

A report button on threads and posts. Some threads and posts don't abide by the "Forum Rules," and are clogging up the threads with double posts, and rasist remarks hear and there, and of course tons of other things.
Now I know some people would just keep on reporting threads or posts that they particualarly just don't like or whatever, so this would be hard to do, but maybe setting up something like a privilege or a ban from reporting if the thread or post is not breaking the forum rules, i don't know, just an idea.

Different font? Yeah, nothing really to say about that one.

Lastly, the forums themselves are too dull, with just black, yellow, and grey; Wouldn't it be nice to add different icons for the forums, or different colors and pictures partaining to each individual forum. Like we currently have pictures on the side of the main site, wouldn't it be neato to have different images for each forum topics on the sides of the site?
Also including pictures in the background of the actual forum!

But no! Not just the forums, we could have different images for the whole site for each different category! Machen Sie es verdammt noch mal!!!11

Too much? Eh, maybe... maybe not, you'll never know unless you try.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I don't recall anything that I miss or would love to see back here on Newgrounds.

............

Well that's all I could think of, but I hope you will listen to at least some of them, or all.... it would be nice to change up Newgrounds a bit.

Blockhead Condoms!!!!

1-When playing super mario sunshine 64 (old version)
2-Everything
3-An use for Medal points would be cool

alright lads

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

About 2007, a friend told me.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

Everything! Flash movies, games and the BBS. The idea of uploading your own flash movies is great!

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

To change the age restriction to 15+ and only let LVL 3s post in the forums.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

The NG Bytesize :(

I'm not in USA but heres what i think

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

I've seen videos from here and that started getting me interested

What do you most enjoy about the site?

the fact that you can share your work with LOTS of people

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

The lacking of a spanish part, there is a lot of people who doesn't know english very well but still would like to get more about this

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

not much, maybe the aura changing acording to your voting disposition (though it needs some work)

When did you first learn about Newgrounds? Two or Three years ago, searching "Metal Gear" on youtube, I saw "Metal Gear Awesome" on youtube, clicked it, then went to newgrounds.
What do you most enjoy about the site? The Animations, they really inspire me.
Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix? Put a "last time logged in" for the site, it's heart wrenching wheter or not an animator has left newgrounds or is just working on his flash.
Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)
A banner in the newgrounds portal.

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

Loooong, long time ago. (2003ish) I used to go to this flash site called Flashplayer.com (presently ugoplayer.com) and every so often, they'd leave links to Newgrounds. So, out of curiosity, I clicked a link one day. I didn't like what I saw, but I came back years later and eventually got into the soup.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

There's this one series in Newgrounds that's really enjoyable, it's called "On The Bridge". I love to leave my comments there. Next to that, probably the forums on an especially good day. The people here can be as unfunny as fuck, but can also be hysterically brilliant.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

Make the art/audio portal a democratic blam/save portal system. If it's what made the flash portal famous, can't it work in those places, too?

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

The good regulars. >=[

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

I learned about Newgrounds in the summer of 2001. I was bored and I was considering getting Flash 5 but I had no idea how it worked. Through much Googling, I found this website and decided it was the best place for me to stick around.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

I like how the website comes together cooperatively by the artists and musicians who submit their works of art to the portals. Another thing is that Tom has everything under control. He has this whole website in his palm and he is very active, which is a HUGE plus.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I would change the chat page. I was so anxious to see the new chat when the new layout arrived, but the Newgrounds chat hasn't arrived since then. I am really looking forward to it.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I miss the secrets. Back in the early 2000's, there was a point to having blam/save points and experience. There are no more secrets at high levels and I have noticed that it has gotten to the point where I rarely vote on any submissions. I don't care about the level icon, I miss the secrets. :(

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

2001-2002, the early days!!

What do you most enjoy about the site?

The BBS community.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I would change nothing. Though I would fix the problem of not knwing you are banned until you hit "Post it!". Nothing hurts more than typing a whole paragraph for nothing.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

Said before, but animated sigs. Adds a lot more room fore creativity in ones sig.

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?
Sometime in 2004
What do you most enjoy about the site?
Stat-whoring
Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?
Destroy DD, the chat
Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)
Nope; things have only gotten better

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote:

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

Back i n 2008. My friend showed me it and I got hoked

What do you most enjoy about the site?

The setup of the profiles.
The ability to submit stuff.
The traffic for submissions.
How the guys in charge aren't robots and they have actual personalities.
And the navigatibility. It's so easy to surf this website!
Mypsace is so hard and that's why I hate it.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I'd say anything with a 2.00 or lower score should be deleted.
ALSO I think there should be a max vote of 5 to one entry to stop people from spam rising their submissions scores.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

Well all I could say is that I wish for the chat thing to get up and done(this would make working with VA's much easier). And along with a writers portal.
That would be so awesome!!

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?
What do you most enjoy about the site?
Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?
Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I first learnt about newgrounds by searching mario and it led me to a collection page on newgrounds for mario flashes.

Although I am not the biggest fan of games and I always talk about movies and tend to watch movies instead of games... I LOVE the games here. They get very creative, fun, and overall entertaining; and the work that goes into it is what makes this site great.

If I could rule, I would add a "view sent" feature on PM sometimes I forget if I already have sent a message, and I sent it twice. Sometimes I send it to the wrong person but don't find out until waaaaaaay later. I would also integrate a chat system (as if that is possible to do in one day... :P).

I have no idea about what I miss actually. There probably is something though.

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

a couple years back. i was told of a game where mario held a shotgun. it was intriguing.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

the diversity mostly. but defintly the lols.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

atm nothing. the site is doing really well. minus the duck division.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

numa numa =[

anything for chicken. =]

1)Sophomore year of high school (2004).
2)The closeness of the community and the honest support of the users.
3)I would allow more user input in the design and layout of the site.
4)The old rugged look of the site helped facilitate the image of user creation, but I enjoy the more streamlined look better.

"MY WINGS!"

-poxpower

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote:

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

I first learned about the show through Randy Solemn's VGDC Website. Back in the day, I was a huge fan of his and when he released his Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom 4 movie, the link for it was on Newgrounds. After watching the film, I screwed around on the website for a while, until I got an account on July 5th of 2006.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

The BBS and the flash cartoons from the masters like JohnnyUtah, Egoraptor, Stamper, etc.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I'd get the chat and magazine up and running again, and then I'd work on getting prizes back into the monthly voting contests.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I would really like to see the return of the light bulb emotioncon and the underground feel of the site. I miss the days when Newgrounds felt like a dirty secret, not a mainstream event.

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

Like 2006.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

Being able to waste life on the BBS.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

The ability to change your level icon to older ones you had.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

No ?

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

2002, I think. But maybe 2003.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

The fact that it keeps growing. I really love the new art portal!

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I honestly don't know! I really like the site the way it is!

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

less ads! hahaha

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

While watching Robot Wars on TV and surfing the internet, sometime in late 2000.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

BBS.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I would make it less cartoonish and more badass.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I miss the frames, Assassin, the chickens, the audio file that used to play on the front page, the polls, and that's about it.

At 10/20/09 02:06 PM, Jonas wrote: When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

I'd say in 2004 or 2005, when I was a young buck looking for hentai games. Those were the days...

What do you most enjoy about the site?

The Forums, most definately. They make it feel like I have friends. But seriously, they provide a great sense of community.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

Well, if it can be done in one day, I'd do the "account type thingy" at the bottom of the forum pages, and institute Portal Mods.

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

I do miss the Blam/Save animations, along with the whistle one. Other than that, I'm pretty happy with every change made so far.

Wooo! Let's do this!

When did you first learn about Newgrounds?

Before the portal was around. I must have been around 12.

What do you most enjoy about the site?

The way it's run - I don't feel like some mega corporation is harvesting data for some marketing campaign.

Given one day at the reins of the site, what would you change, what would you fix?

I'd try to map out an archive system for all of the much older animations (marking their ratings at the time they were archived [while users could still vote on them, their "absolute" rating would remain immortal for all to see], and marking them in NG history).
I'd try to make it so the PM system was more like e-mail (meaning, you had a record of what you sent).
For any entry that was ever in the top 50, I would try and set up a history of the animation's score (so users could see what its low and high points were over time, which would allow them to figure out if the rating spiked during certain periods).
I'd make it so the audio portal music loaded a little smoother (on my current connection the load time is pretty rough, I don't know why).
I'd try to make it so that all/a majority of the BBS boards were only able to be commented on if a user bought from the NG store, or paid to have access to the boards (Like $1-$10. I ran into another website that did something similar to keep out spammers, and kids that couldn't get a hold of their parent's credit cards). This would cut down on the number of spammers and etc. in a heartbeat, and would get more NG shifts/etc out there on the streets for publicity's sake. Although ... it might get in the way of the creative exchange of ideas that some NGers have. Worth a shot though!

Is there anything you miss, that you'd like to see back? (I.E. Old Blam/Save Animations)

The pre-yellow design! I have a bad history with the color yellow. Yellow legos used to make me want to vomit when I was a kid. Bad blood, I tell you. Bad blood.