@TomFulp, the Newgrounds video player seems to want to play animations in slideshow mode ever since I updated Firefox.

Latest Firefox, latest Flash Player.

At 4/17/16 03:03 PM, Alexander wrote:

At 4/16/16 07:58 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/15/16 08:33 PM, Shikamarana wrote: Why does google blacklist newgrounds?

My paranoid side says that YouTube just doesn't want another video sharing site surviving in their presence.

Fuckin' fascist pigs suppressing the proletariat for their own gains.

That and many ad sponsors don't want their ads next to meetnfuck and the like.

Thanks for the update. I appreciate you being so down to earth and straight up with the info. U u U

You're doing great stuff for the paid members. Keep going and I might become one.

At 4/18/16 12:58 AM, Bit wrote: @TomFulp, the Newgrounds video player seems to want to play animations in slideshow mode ever since I updated Firefox.

Latest Firefox, latest Flash Player.

Interesting, will have to look into that - we still use the Flash player in Firefox because it didn't handle the HTML5 player well in the past but maybe it's time to switch to HTML5 for latest versions.

At 4/18/16 04:59 AM, LazarheaD wrote: You're doing great stuff for the paid members. Keep going and I might become one.

Have a feature in mind that would push you over the edge?

At 4/18/16 08:02 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/18/16 04:59 AM, LazarheaD wrote: You're doing great stuff for the paid members. Keep going and I might become one.

Have a feature in mind that would push you over the edge?

Having a job. But seriously, being able to download swf games and even parts of them like the music would be cool. I used to rip stuff from here and use a SWF Decompiler program. I know it's probably not gonna happen. Sorry.

At 4/18/16 08:08 AM, LazarheaD wrote:

At 4/18/16 08:02 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/18/16 04:59 AM, LazarheaD wrote: You're doing great stuff for the paid members. Keep going and I might become one.

Have a feature in mind that would push you over the edge?

Having a job. But seriously, being able to download swf games and even parts of them like the music would be cool. I used to rip stuff from here and use a SWF Decompiler program. I know it's probably not gonna happen. Sorry.

Actually, being able to just download .swf files here with a button press would be pretty neat, even though a lot of programs already do that for free, it's just the fact it could just be right there on the site... that would be pretty neat

At 4/18/16 09:49 AM, DiggidyDelRio wrote:

At 4/18/16 08:08 AM, LazarheaD wrote:

At 4/18/16 08:02 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/18/16 04:59 AM, LazarheaD wrote: You're doing great stuff for the paid members. Keep going and I might become one.

Have a feature in mind that would push you over the edge?

Having a job. But seriously, being able to download swf games and even parts of them like the music would be cool. I used to rip stuff from here and use a SWF Decompiler program. I know it's probably not gonna happen. Sorry.

Actually, being able to just download .swf files here with a button press would be pretty neat, even though a lot of programs already do that for free, it's just the fact it could just be right there on the site... that would be pretty neat

If there's no potential copyright problems there, optional (allowed by author) download buttons would definitely be nice to have.

It would be pretty cool with other downloads an author can add too, source codes and such, maybe promo/extra material like wallpapers, sprites, etc. Links to such things do appear in descriptions occasionally, but it'd be neat with an official box for such stuff, with file sizes and icons and hit counters and what-not. And paid downloads! With an account area within which purchases can be retrieved. Potential for easy percentual provision for the site?

At 4/17/16 08:08 PM, DiggidyDelRio wrote: Don't forget to make a bunch of blinding annotations that are ads for Newgrounds, too!

It's a pity youtube doesn't allow outbound linking in their video notes. But yeah, I probably should. I'm thinking of giving my Youtube account a proper overhaul. Maybe remove everything I have on there (50% is shit anyway) and (re-)upload some of my stuff with a big fat watermark. Better yet though, I'm thinking of changing my profile banner into some proper propaganda along along the lines of "Thanks for visiting! Youtube's been going downhill lately, don't you think? For a better experience, check out my stuff on Newgrounds instead!" And there would be an arrow leading to the bottom-right of the banner where an icon would link to Newgrounds. Or maybe I should make the link and icon stand out from the rest of the banner by using a lot of white and otherwise clever design/colors that clickbait people into visiting Newgrounds. Nobody actually visits my youtube because I never upload or promote that shit, but perhaps I should start a trend of sorts.

At 4/17/16 11:11 PM, MindChamber wrote: Youtube has its uses.. it's great for teasers and trailers that redirect to the full videos here.. or for blogs and tutorials which can be embedded and your newgrounds page while being set to unsearchable on there.

Yeah, I would really love to see Newgrounds "use" youtube against themselves as a means of self-promotion more often. I'm a big of the Animation Flashback videos for instance (Keep em coming @liljim!). Those private settings are an ingenious idea by the way. I had never thought of that before.

At 4/18/16 08:08 AM, LazarheaD wrote: Having a job. But seriously, being able to download swf games and even parts of them like the music would be cool. I used to rip stuff from here and use a SWF Decompiler program. I know it's probably not gonna happen. Sorry.

Heh, for that to happen the game's database needs to be nested into the website itself. I'm guessing it's possible for html5 games but not for flash or unity. The idea is interesting though, I really like it.

At 4/18/16 09:49 AM, DiggidyDelRio wrote: Actually, being able to just download .swf files here with a button press would be pretty neat, even though a lot of programs already do that for free, it's just the fact it could just be right there on the site... that would be pretty neat

Not a bad idea. I'm a bit worried people might take content and earn money from it by uploading it to youtube, but we're talking loyal Newgrounders here, so there's probably not much to worry about. Besides, if anyone wanted to do that, there's not much stopping them from doing it now... Except maybe the know-how.

At 4/18/16 02:09 PM, Cyberdevil wrote: It would be pretty cool with other downloads an author can add too, source codes and such, maybe promo/extra material like wallpapers, sprites, etc. Links to such things do appear in descriptions occasionally, but it'd be neat with an official box for such stuff, with file sizes and icons and hit counters and what-not. And paid downloads! With an account area within which purchases can be retrieved. Potential for easy percentual provision for the site?

Oooh, I like that! Maybe supporters could have access to the "Shared Files" section on a project's dashboard as well. Although admittedly I don't use the feature that often. Oftentimes it doesn't contain much more than old versions of the project, I wonder if anyone would consider stealing content if it was up for grabs... I still really like something along the lines of that idea.

At 4/18/16 08:24 PM, Whirlguy wrote:

At 4/17/16 08:08 PM, DiggidyDelRio wrote: Don't forget to make a bunch of blinding annotations that are ads for Newgrounds, too!

It's a pity youtube doesn't allow outbound linking in their video notes. But yeah, I probably should. I'm thinking of giving my Youtube account a proper overhaul. Maybe remove everything I have on there (50% is shit anyway) and (re-)upload some of my stuff with a big fat watermark.

You would be my fucking hero if you did all this, bro.

I'm not kidding, that would be fucking awesome.

At 4/17/16 11:11 PM, MindChamber wrote: Youtube has its uses.. it's great for teasers and trailers that redirect to the full videos here.. or for blogs and tutorials which can be embedded on your newgrounds page while being set to unsearchable on there.

Yeah, I would really love to see Newgrounds "use" youtube against themselves as a means of self-promotion more often. I'm a big of the Animation Flashback videos for instance (Keep em coming @liljim!). Those private settings are an ingenious idea by the way. I had never thought of that before.

Easily the best way to take advantage of their not so impartial treatment of other video content, while easing the file burden on newgrounds. Hope more people do this.

At 4/15/16 05:07 PM, TomFulp wrote:
Who better to fill a hole than the adult industry, right? Sorry I couldn't help it.

<333333333

Oh whoops I didn't read the second page. I'm a moron and all hail the Fulp who actually responds to questions and comments!

At 4/18/16 08:24 PM, Whirlguy wrote: Propoganda banner ideas.

That'd be awesome. :) As for the privacy settings, I've had all my videos on YT marked as unlisted a long time now, embedded on my blog. It's pretty useful! Would probably get way more exposure to the channel if there was something there for people to see, but I'd rather interact with others on my own terms/on places I like to be.

Oooh, I like that! Maybe supporters could have access to the "Shared Files" section on a project's dashboard as well. Although admittedly I don't use the feature that often. Oftentimes it doesn't contain much more than old versions of the project, I wonder if anyone would consider stealing content if it was up for grabs... I still really like something along the lines of that idea.

That'd be a pretty neat way of integrating it if you added those files via that tab, though I do hope you don't mean they'd get automatic access to all shared files, without an author first marking the file for users to be able to access? :O Some of those files can be somewhat private.

At 4/19/16 08:14 PM, JK-FlipFlop wrote: Speaking of supporter upgrades, how do I get an animated forum signature now that I've become a supporter?

You'll need to make one, I suppose? Or have someone else make one for you/find one that's already been made. The Sig Makers club could be a good place for that. Once it's done, just upload as usual. Format should probably be .GIF.

At 4/19/16 08:14 PM, JK-FlipFlop wrote: I think you should allow supporters to have an animated gif image as an icon. That would definitely capture the attention of anyone who sees their reviews or comments.

Speaking of supporter upgrades, how do I get an animated forum signature now that I've become a supporter?

We are planning to allow animated icons but have been planning to show them as static on pages that show lots of icons, so it doesn't get crazy. We'll see how that goes over for starters... Lots of animated icons could get pretty bloated.

Someone will have to make you an animated sig (or you can make one) but I think someone already answered that one.

At 4/15/16 05:07 PM, TomFulp wrote: Relevant advertising on the adult rated content pages... Something we had gotten rid of many many years ago.

Are the old hentai banner ads gonna come back?

At 4/20/16 11:03 AM, Gimmick wrote:

At 4/15/16 05:07 PM, TomFulp wrote: Relevant advertising on the adult rated content pages... Something we had gotten rid of many many years ago.

Are the old hentai banner ads gonna come back?

No plans for those at the moment...

hmmm... improving the site, cleaning it up from (malicious spam), and doing good things for the place? good news, mr tom!
keep up the great work!

also, i highly suggest you to keep advertising those ''adult rated content pages'' in your site-ads, because they are a good source of funds/site income.

if it helps NG, then it MUST happen!

no need to be prudes around here...
(like that one investor who run away screaming ''oh porn, NOOOOOOO!!''

BTW, i also suggest you to start selling T-shirts and NG merc through a third-party company, such as amazon and/or zazzle.
you could be selling mugs, T-shirts, posters and stickers, which would help NG in the long run.
(and all the hosting/organising expenses would burden the third-party company alone, such as amazon. they did it with deviantart's T-shirt's merc, so it could work for us, too, right?! )

anyways, stay strong man!
lets keep NG alive!

At 4/20/16 11:27 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/20/16 11:03 AM, Gimmick wrote:

At 4/15/16 05:07 PM, TomFulp wrote: Relevant advertising on the adult rated content pages... Something we had gotten rid of many many years ago.

Are the old hentai banner ads gonna come back?

No plans for those at the moment...

It begins.

I think customizable user page skins would be cool, or maybe a larger banner

At 4/21/16 12:24 PM, IvanAlmighty wrote: I think customizable user page skins would be cool

MAKE THIS HAPPEN, PLEASE

At 4/21/16 07:12 AM, JK-FlipFlop wrote: I think the daily audio upload limit of 2 per day should be brought back for non-supporters. I also believe there should be limits in the other portals for non-supporters. Better dedicating bandwidth to those who support Newgrounds, yes?

Speaking of which, it'd be really great if this limit could be lifted as well. 3 requests/minute makes for really slow downloading, even compared to the limits from back in the day, with certain download quotas/day for AP tracks. I'd rather have that system back, or a throttle on download speed. At least then you could start a few more downloads at the same time and let them finish at whatever pace the site infrastructure allows, rather than checking back every minute, and getting another minute penalty if you try too early.

At 4/17/16 10:20 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/17/16 12:15 AM, MyamotoMusashi wrote:

At 4/15/16 05:35 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/15/16 05:29 PM, PhantomArcade3000 wrote: Always feel sorry for you reading about the complex and strange ad situation going on. But aside from that, awesome stuff, keep up the good work Tom.

It's like a constant struggle to survive in a world where Google is there at every turn to hold us down.

I hate the sinister shadow organization google has become, they choose who gets to be on the internet.
remember when you could get video results that weren't youtube?

This is a HUGE pet peeve of mine... Google is supposed to be impartial in terms of knowing and representing the original origin of the content. However when we've sponsored animation that appears on Newgrounds weeks or even a month before YouTube, when the YouTube version finally releases it becomes the #1 search result.

It's a damn shame there's no anti-trust proceedings in Google's future. The EU might levy some fines or command some cosmetic changes, but where Google roosts in the US, nothing, I'm sure.
https://theintercept.com/2016/04/22/googles-remarkably-close-relationship-with-the-obama-white-house-in-two-charts/
We all knew the WH and Google were in bed together, but considering these numbers, you'd think Moochelle would've left and stayed at her mother's by now.

At 4/21/16 12:24 PM, IvanAlmighty wrote: I think customizable user page skins would be cool, or maybe a larger banner

User banners are definitely making a return. Custom user page skins have potential as well.

Looking forward to the new updates! And a late thanks for sharing No-Man episode 4! : D

Thanks Tom, good updates, you're still the man, we appreciate it, NG 4 life.

Haheuheha! I'll suck my dick to that!

At 4/15/16 05:07 PM, TomFulp wrote:

:we've also brought back... Relevant advertising on the adult rated content pages...

That explains recent things. :v