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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 00:08:43 (edited 2017-01-05 00:10:15)


At 1/4/17 04:20 PM, SilentCobra wrote: Captain SilentCobra reporting for duty!

Wow, long time no see! Andrea364 here. Name change. If I remember correctly, your username was S1lent, not Silent. ;) What have you been up to?

I still have access to my old whistle guide, should anyone need it. :)

Sure, shoot me a link. I've written an audio flagging guide, myself, linked in my sig. If I keep coming across valid resources, I may make a masterpost.

@byteslinger, lemme know if you manage to get "Regis Bently" online and past FB's kook sensors. Really screwed up how they close anon accs, but I understand why they do it -- pedophiles getting to children, blackmailing people, and just in general using FB for crime. Happy new year, by the way. :)


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 01:30:47


They are on the remove list.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 02:21:22


At 1/4/17 11:15 PM, byteslinger wrote: Holy crap! Look what the cat dragged in! Welcome back, stranger! (and, yes, they don't make them much stranger than you!) Good to see you back online. 5 years already? Wow... Guess real life is finally more interesting than this place!

Well it certainly has been for me. I'll probably make a post about on my profile. I even started a reboot of my old fanfic a while back.

By the way, the reason why you haven't seen me on FB lately is that they closed my account - you no longer can have anonymous accounts, and I am not giving them my real name or any other information. However, I am reconsidering creating another account that, although fictitious, will look like a real person. So, if you anyone out there gets a friend request from Regis Bently, that's me! (which, for those of you who are sharp eyed, is an anagram of byteslinger).

Ah, that explains that then. I was wondering where you disappeared to.

Things have been quiet here - not to many new names recently, but the crew we have work hard to keep the portal clean. They're good folks, and an honor to work with here in the EGB..

Long as they're pulling their weight. :)

All of the high command (Coop, Phantom, Eagle, etc) have been AWOL for years, leaving me to run the place. It's nice to be the leader, but I do miss them. Have gotten a few cameos from Lizzardis , PorkChop and a few others here and there, but as life goes, they have all moved on to real relationships, jobs and even kids.

Sad to see Pahntom and Coop have gone AWOL. The other, you know my thoughts on him. Glad to know Lizz and Porkchop still drop by from time to time.

Anyways, welcome back - you gonna stick around for a while this time?

Gonna try.

See ya around the barracks, old friend!

You too. Now where the hell is that tank? Wasn't it in the hangar? Could've sworn that's where I left it. *looks around frantically*

*Salutes*
Anne (byteslinger)

*salutes*

@EDM64 I'll just post my whistle guide here.

<Obligatory whoring>

I don't know how many times I've said this, but I'll say it again, if anyone needs help with their whistles, just talk to me.
Best places to find abusive reviews:
1. Turd Of The Week
2. Any submission that has a score of 1.71/5.00 and lower
3. anything in the Emo collection. Reading those reviews, most of them are so damn funny really. They're trying to defend themselves and failing miserably. :P Silly Emos!
4. Any submission from any of the following people:
A) [BB] -- Barney Bunch; Sadly SlashFirestorm was involved with them. :(
B) [DD] -- Worst of the worst. They're the Duck Division. They submitted CP (child porn) in the Art Portal back in June 2009. They are led by Chris Beer. His known names are Creb, Credz, Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebz, and any variations thereof. He also hacked Egoraptor and a few other mods as well.
C) [OO] -- Owl Orchard; they're your run-of-the mill trolls
D) [FFF] -- Food Face Force; not much is known about them
E) [TT] -- Trash Troupe; spammers
F) [HH] -- Heap Houlf; recently came into being in the last couple months, not much is known about them either.
G) Retarded-Revolution
H) TRUE AMERICAN (Suffering)
I) MisterLevon
J) InvertedScrotum
K) OrangeBeef
L) Whoever uses the pic of the white dude in the blue cap, unless that's Hooker.
M) CrankyMcGregor
N) Ven0mus
O) DaveAssed
P) ho oh (CuteAndFuzzy)
Q) Davuuo Bortnik (DaveB0rt)
R) Option S(lolmetaknight)
S) Orangebeef
T) Snawsball
U) Fleek -- fileswapper
V) thehoopz -- fileswapper.
W) LordZeebMork -- spammer
X) Zacied(Gaycied) -- his track record speaks for itself.
Y) [KK] -- Kitty Krew; they've come back into being; why? I haven't the slightest.
Z) [FF] -- Faggot Federation; they've been dissolved, but so was the [KK] so, there's a really good possibility they'll come back sometime as well. :\
AA) TomsFrulp -- he's involved with the [KK]
BB) [SS] -- The Star Syndicate; they've been doing those DailyBee submissions. They flooded the portal with spam 6/18/09 in a rush to get the 500,000th submission. Can't say I blame them, but that was just ridiculous.
CC) Genderless-Hooker -- former co-leader of the [DD] and a known fileswapper.
DD) [LL] -- Lock Legion; while in recent submissions, their work is very well done. Just keep vigilant. Most of them are reformed from what I can tell.
EE) [SS] -- Socom Squad; has been incative but it's still a good idea to keep an eye out. They're your basic trolls.
FF) [UU] -- Uzi Union; they've been around since late 2006(Thanks Eagle for the info), more of the basic run-of-the mill trolls.
GG) [CC] -- Clock Crew; reformed spammers. Still doesn't hurt to keep an eye out.
HH) Spamer621 -- he has used this http://www.fallensword.com/?ref=64514 1 in all of his reviews
I know his account has been deleted, but that doesn't mean we can't keep a watch out.
111122223188 -- His submissions are all less than 1.71 in scores. Save for 2 of them. So not a bad idea to comb through them once in a while. Also, it seems that Wade had already deleted his account once before?
II) {LL} -- Luger League; recently came out of the woodwork. Just more of the run of the mill spam.

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 02:31:24


At 1/5/17 12:08 AM, EDM364 wrote: Wow, long time no see! Andrea364 here. Name change. If I remember correctly, your username was S1lent, not Silent. ;) What have you been up to?

It was SlntCobra1. I had a name change a long while ago cause people kept fucking it up. -_-' Ah well, that's water under the bridge. As for what I've been doing, I'll more than not make an update post on my page about it. But for now, just life in general. Life gets in the way of internet life. *sigh*


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 10:14:55


Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 10:19:11


At 1/5/17 10:14 AM, yound wrote: Start button opens a popup to an other site

Removed both. Thanks for the report, submissions like those are among the worst. One thing to have shovelware, forcing you to visit their garbage site crosses the line.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 14:46:09


Youtube material.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 17:12:41


At 1/5/17 10:50 AM, NekoMika wrote: Hey hey, remember when we used to hunt reviews together and I was not a mod yet? :D Glad to see you are back, feel free to say hi anytime SilentCobra.

No, sorry. I honestly don't remember you. Unless you had a name change within the last 5 years. :(

I'll just give a short synopsis of my life since August 2011 up til now and a more in-depth on my personal page at a later point.

Sept 2011- June 2012: Working as a 3rd shift grocery stock clerk
June 2012: Moved to Saddle Brook, NJ to live with my then girlfriend
June 2012 - 12/31/2012: trying to find work

1/1/2013- Mother's Day 2013: working at Whole Foods in Paramus, ultimately got fired over stupid bullshit
Mother's Day 2013- Mid-Sept. 2013: trying to find more work, found out how get a security officer license and started looking into security gigs

Sept 2013 - Dec 2013: worked two jobs, one as a Stocker/Small Pet Car Associate at the PetSmart in Paramus. I was a seasonal employee. The other was at the NA BMW HQ in Northvale, NJ. It was only a temporary job. They only needed someone to guard a door until it was fixed.

Jan 2014 - Oct. 2015: working at another security firm, the office is total bullshit, it needs a major restructuring, had crzy hours, I was working at a Western Union for a short while at the start of 2014, then that went belly-up. Then I was working nights again at another spot in Union, NJ. That went belly-up over some bullshit in late 2014. Proposed to my girlfriend on
10/11/2014. Was going to a Food distribution warehouse much closer to me in March 2015 and was there for a long while until I was moved from there a few months ago. I started going to an old water company HQ building in the summer of 2015 and all the while my then fiancee and I were planning the wedding for 10/24/15. Took some time off in October, I was under the impression I had paid time off. NOPE! They screwed me over on that.

Oct. 2015 - Sept 21, 2016 was going to a place in Pompton Lakes, NJ for a while. Total shitshow for a shift. Fucking sucked, especially in the winter. January 16th and 17th last year when NJ had THE ENTIRE WINTER SEASON IN ONE FUCKING WEEKEND, they tried calling me DURING THE BLIZZARD to go the water company place. I COULD NOT LEAVE IF I WANTED TO. THERE WAS A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN PLACE! THAT MEANS STAY HOME! DO NOT GO ANYWHERE! They offered to pick me up, they would've gotten stuck as well. Thankfully I didn't go. Started going back to school for the Spring Semester last year. Grades are excellent. Started going back to the same place water company over the summer and fall. Had to go to their treatment plant a few times during the early spring and summer though. Not too bad.

10/24/2015: My wife and I got married. :D

SEPTEMBER 201ST, 2016
MSRP: 26,400. Our price: 22,375.
I GOT A NEW CAR! 2016 Dodge Dart GT, Laser Blue
LEATHER INTERIOR
HEATED FRONT SEATS
HEATED WHEEL
8.5" DISPLAY TOUCH SCREEN
SIRIUS XM FOR 1YR
5 YEARS OF TRAFFIC ALERTS
MOON ROOF
2.4L ENGINE
DUAL EXHAUST
Gets great mileage on the highway(though thanks to my job, I'm in my car for 8 hours. Last year, i.e. 2015, I got an earful from my office saying we were using too much gas. So I figured I'm better off using my own gas and not having to hear bullshit from the office. Also, I was back on nights for a little while in the summer of 2015.)

Took two summer courses last year. Had a hard time in the fall semester because I was juggling an internship, and 6 class credits. I had to withdraw from Criminology class because there was no way in hell I was gonna pass that class with a 20 page paper to do WHEN WE WERE ALREADY HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEMESTER. Juggling 9 credits plus a job where I don't have access to internet or a laptop so I can write a 20 page paper!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE! That was too much. So I'll have to take that course again this coming fall.

Spring looks to be a little easier. A Communications class and intro to theology. Should'nt be too hard. Summer, my wife and I are getting out of this tinyass apartment and moving into her parents house, but it's a two family home. It'll be fully renovated too.

So yea, that's been my life since August 2011.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 17:43:11


At 1/5/17 05:21 PM, NekoMika wrote: I used to go by the moniker SCTE3, I left it behind after coming out of the closet. :)

I thought that was you! how long ago was that?

Life, love, and work, it keeps moving forward. Nice to see you got married and hopefully this year will get better for you overall.~

Here's hoping. Especially since I've been looking for a new job to get out of this security gig, cause it's reached it's deadend point. I had a tour of the NJ state ballistics lab...........................................OMG! IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD NOT TO START NERDING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE! SHIT WAS SOOOO FUCKING COOL! That's where I want to end up, but to get there, I need to go through 17 weeks training with the ATF in D.C. Kinda hard to do that when you live in NJ. -_- I'm gonna try and get an internship there over the summer and if it bleeds into the fall, so be it.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-05 20:44:00


@SilentCobra -- good looking guide, if a bit old. I'm glad to hear you're doing well, and congratulations on getting hitched!

Sorry I fucked up your name btw. Cut me some slack though; it's been ... how many years? Hahah. I think ten or so.

Me, I haven't really done much. I graduated HS and college, got a bunch of awards, my dad died, and I'm currently waiting on university.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-06 01:24:59


Author did not create.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-06 20:22:27


At 1/5/17 08:44 PM, EDM364 wrote: Me, I haven't really done much. I graduated HS and college, got a bunch of awards, my dad died, and I'm currently waiting on university.

Oh damn, so sorry to hear that. How long ago was it and how did he go, if you don't mind my asking?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-06 21:03:57


At 1/5/17 05:45 PM, NekoMika wrote:
At 1/5/17 05:43 PM, SilentCobra wrote:
At 1/5/17 05:21 PM, NekoMika wrote: I used to go by the moniker SCTE3, I left it behind after coming out of the closet. :)

I have never heard of either of you ever in my life.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-06 22:49:30


At 1/6/17 08:22 PM, SilentCobra wrote: Oh damn, so sorry to hear that. How long ago was it and how did he go, if you don't mind my asking?

It happened May 14, 2016, a week after I graduated college. Funny, he had been talking about "why worry about fixing you up a car? I'm gonna leave ya something, you know?" Well, that night, around 2 in the morning, I was sitting, talking to a friend on the phone, when I got this sudden uncontrollable urge to dance and sing, and I did... for an hour and a half, after which I collapsed, exhaused. I woke the next morning around 7 and knew he was gone. My uncle came down the stairs, handed me his phone, and the nurse on the other end said "I'm sorry", but before she could finish, I said, "He's gone, isn't he?"

The rest of the day was a pile of shit, with people I didn't want to call me on the other end of a phone line, screaming, and wishing I didn't have to plan a funeral that I knew he wouldn't want, because his sisters would just tack it onto the debt he owned them -- debt they expect me to pay. They'd already screwed him out of his entire inheritance.

It hasn't been a fun time, and I think I'm going a little crazy, because I swear I still hear his voice. I was so very close to him.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-06 22:57:49


At 1/6/17 10:49 PM, EDM364 wrote: It hasn't been a fun time, and I think I'm going a little crazy, because I swear I still hear his voice. I was so very close to him.

*shakes his head* Damn, I am really sorry. You have my deepest condolences. I know it's gonna suck when my dad does eventually die, and hopefully not for a long while yet. But man, only a week after graduating college? That's rough. 2016 just wasn't letting up on anyone.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-08 09:48:14 (edited 2017-01-08 09:54:24)


The game is rated 'A' but there's nothing of that sort in it(I never made it past level two but so far,nothing):

I'm not too sure what this is,really but found it in the Games section:

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-09 01:29:54 (edited 2017-01-09 01:35:39)


At 1/1/17 08:10 PM, byteslinger wrote: Speaking of honoring, let's all congratulate DeftonesFan665 on becoming our latest Supreme Commander,

Great work again @deftonesfan665. I know Sup. Commander probably doesn't feel like that big a deal to some users here but that rank shows some serious commitment.

My hope is that we can add more members to our roster this year - maybe invite some of the users who have been steadily posting for us to join, if they qualify?

I wouldn't mind lowering the entry rank somewhat. It can be a lonely road building through the early ranks, especially now that the NGPD is no longer active. Which is a shame because the entry requirements there are what made me actually try to write decent posts and generally do my best to be helpful on the BBS, and I'm sure there's many diamonds-in-the-rough in this userbase who could use that sort of guidance. @tailsprower where are yoooou

As well as that. some ideas on increasing visibility could be good. I bet there's some dedicated B/P'ers or forum users who'd take part but have no idea this place exists.

Top 5 Gainers::
byteslinger - 927 (26.56% of total)
Jackho - 748 (21.43% of total)

Look out bitey, I'm coming for that #1 spot ;)

and Jackho is now a Master Sargeant! Well done, indeed!
At 1/3/17 10:46 AM, DeftonesFan665 wrote: Also, congrats to @Jackho for reaching the Master Sergeant rank.

Oh cool, thanks. I hadn't even noticed. The ranks blend a bit where I'm at, but I'll get a decent one eventually, maybe.

At 1/4/17 04:20 PM, SilentCobra wrote: *wanders in from the cold outside*

Can't say I know you but it's always nice to see more users around, new or old. Welcome back.

At 1/5/17 02:21 AM, SilentCobra wrote: G) Retarded-Revolution

They all should have saved time and just united under this moniker tbh.

@Decky that idiot sandwich gif is magical. I see myself getting a lot of mileage out of that.

@byteslinger that facebook anonymity stuff sucks. I've no faith in FB respecting anyone's privacy. I have an account but use it exclusively for messaging. Might add you actually.

@EDM364 very sad to hear what you had to go through this year. I dunno how to respond to these things and feel awkward addressing it, but it's kind of nice to see you're comfortable sharing with the people on here. I think most of us would be willing to listen if you or anyone else just wanted to spill some thoughts. We're an alright group after all.

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At 1/9/17 01:29 AM, Jackho wrote: @Decky that idiot sandwich gif is magical. I see myself getting a lot of mileage out of that.

Just a touch of magic.

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-09 22:58:34


Random question, mostly just to stir up some conversation.

Has anyone ever looked through their BBS post history like from years ago while listening to this old gem?

Talk about a nostalgia trip down memory lane! Hell, I even have been digging through my old posts for some of the photoshop threads I've been in and they were some of the best times of my young internet life. Oh how naive I was.

Also, who remembers this oldy but goldie?

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1017972/


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-09 23:48:45


Youtube material.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-10 03:31:55


Not animation. A still image, text and voice.


Musicians make music , producers make products. * drops mic :D

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-10 05:00:31


At 1/9/17 10:58 PM, SilentCobra wrote: Random question, mostly just to stir up some conversation.

Has anyone ever looked through their BBS post history like from years ago while listening to this old gem?

Now, you know this is for reporting rulebreaking animations and games, right? Not for audio, right?

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At 1/10/17 10:02 AM, NekoMika wrote:
At 1/10/17 05:00 AM, Exedor wrote:
At 1/9/17 10:58 PM, SilentCobra wrote: Random question, mostly just to stir up some conversation.

Has anyone ever looked through their BBS post history like from years ago while listening to this old gem?
Now, you know this is for reporting rulebreaking animations and games, right? Not for audio, right?
They are not reporting anything. While a lot of junk is reported here, this is not strictly a thread for reporting content.

That's right... we used to actually have fun in here; not every post was a problem. In fact, it was a common occurrence to see this thread get derailed and go off on tangents - and usually by your truly, although 'Cobra was known for adding fuel to that fire.

He's just remembering the good old days, back when the NGPD still existed; where we had regular roll calls and votes on new recruits - and EGSC EagleRock kept my ass in line - or, at least tried to, anyways. We would have "interesting" discussions about our "indoctrination ceremonies" for new recruits - strictly fictitious, of course, but it kept the greenhorns in line when they start reading things like "an unmarked van full of midget ninjas armed with assorted battery powered hand tools, some whip cream and a goat will be by to pick you up soon - don't bother to scream, you live in a bad neighborhood and no one cares" - Yes, it raised a few eyebrows, but it was all in fun, a complete parody just to break up the day.

We all work hard here - and it's perfectly fine by me if you guys want to have a little fun or off-topic conversations now and then. Yes, we are the EGB - but we are also people, too.

Now, along the lines of indoctrination and bringing in new recruits - we used to depend on the NGPD to bring new recruits our way. It was a place where someone could start at 0/0/0 and work into becoming a helpful part of the fight against crud in the portal. But they shut down a while ago for various reasons, and now, there really isn't a source for newbies to join in the flash-fighting fun.

So, this is my idea - and I want to open it up to discussion to all members, visitors and support users who frequent this forum:

How about creating a section of the EGB called "Elite Guard ROTC"? We would accept most new users in general good standing (normal whistle, better than civilian, no obvious detrimental posting habits, etc.) and add them to the roster as ROTC trainees. They would post here, report flashes, and get help along the way to becoming a "Private". Once they reach private, if they have met all of the requirements of the Barracks (Silver whistle, fair voting ratio, helpful posts and reviews, etc) then they graduate into the Elite Guard - and as such, will be able to be considered for different duties and have more say in the daily operations of the Barracks.

Of course, during their time in the ROTC, if a user feels that this just isn't the place for them, they can easily request to leave, no harm, no foul. On the other hand, should someone join, but just not get the hang of things here (even after repeated coaching), they might be subject to administrative dismissal.

So, what do you think? Would an ROTC work here? Do you think it might bring in new recruits?

All are welcome to chime in....

As you were, soldiers!

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-10 12:38:06 (edited 2017-01-10 12:43:23)


At 1/6/17 10:57 PM, SilentCobra wrote: *shakes his head* Damn, I am really sorry. You have my deepest condolences. I know it's gonna suck when my dad does eventually die, and hopefully not for a long while yet. But man, only a week after graduating college? That's rough. 2016 just wasn't letting up on anyone.

Yeah, a lot of legends, went on to the other side, including my dad. Guy was a genius. I still need to go through his files and save some inventions he had drawn up. We were gonna start a business before he passed and move in together. I guess this is nature's way of telling me it wasn't meant to be, lol.

At 1/9/17 01:29 AM, Jackho wrote: @EDM364 very sad to hear what you had to go through this year. I dunno how to respond to these things and feel awkward addressing it, but it's kind of nice to see you're comfortable sharing with the people on here. I think most of us would be willing to listen if you or anyone else just wanted to spill some thoughts. We're an alright group after all.

I appreciate that -- and have to say, you always seem to have a meaningful good read typed up when I come by here. I think what has helped the most, honestly, is the NG community itself in that regard. Just having something to do and people to talk to has alleviated most of the pain, though I still have violent spells of grief if I don't keep myself in check.

@Byteslinger, you bring up a very interesting idea especially now that the PD is defunct, and I would like to see that happen. After all, we do get visitors now and then that do want to join our ranks, and they really have nowhere to turn otherwise. It sounds like good, all-inclusive fun -- and I really do miss the discussions we used to have here. Part of the reason I haven't been back as much as I feel I should is that the sense of community has been falling despite the importance of the barracks rising. To old regs, it's almost off-putting. I'd love to see that homey feeling come back to the EGB too.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-10 15:50:47


******SUSPICIOUS FLASH ALERT******

The guy admits right in the description and I quote

"March to Rome is a free to play browser RTS game."

Sounds like shovelware to me.

I already sent this to Wade. Not to mention, this is the ONLY submission from that account. Been a member since 6/28/16. I don't like the looks of this.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-10 16:12:14


At 1/10/17 03:51 PM, NekoMika wrote: Wade stepped down from being an admin awhile back. Any super concerning issues should go to TomFulp.

Oh wow, things really have changed. Also, have people been putting more video related things that are more suited to YouTube than animations over the time I've been gone?

Case in point


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-10 18:34:34


Youtube material.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-11 04:37:20


At 1/10/17 11:56 AM, byteslinger wrote:
At 1/10/17 10:02 AM, NekoMika wrote:
At 1/10/17 05:00 AM, Exedor wrote:
They are not reporting anything. While a lot of junk is reported here, this is not strictly a thread for reporting content.
That's right... we used to actually have fun in here; not every post was a problem. In fact, it was a common occurrence to see this thread get derailed and go off on tangents

True, and yeah, the occasional side stepping is fine. But yeah, i figured I'd post that at the beginning rather than later. :)

At 1/10/17 04:12 PM, SilentCobra wrote:
At 1/10/17 03:51 PM, NekoMika wrote: Wade stepped down from being an admin awhile back. Any super concerning issues should go to TomFulp.

Any concerning issues should be posted here, and if necessary, we'll discuss it in the mod forums. ;)


Oh wow, things really have changed. Also, have people been putting more video related things that are more suited to YouTube than animations over the time I've been gone?

There's a response around here somewhere. >_>

Real video has not officially been banned from Newgrounds. However, the heart still remains with animated submissions. We vote l0w 0n them and occasionally, they disappear under unknown, mysterious circumstances. Ahem.

Case in point
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/687240 (Heritage)

That's due to one of Jazza's contests. It's a "proof that I made it" piece, which is a requirement. As for submitting to the Portal, yeah, I agree that it was an unimpressive submission, and also, that we don't want every art contest contestant submitting those to the Portal, when the Dumping Grounds would possibly be better. I'll see what the consensus is.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/687241 (Chasing Dreams)

An animated loop, but still an animation. I gave it a l0w score. :\

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/687242 (Ringtune)

Gone before I could view it. :\

At 1/10/17 03:50 PM, SilentCobra wrote: ******SUSPICIOUS FLASH ALERT******

: The guy admits right in the description and I quote


"March to Rome is a free to play browser RTS game."

Not really an indicator of stolenware or shovelware, really.


Sounds like shovelware to me.

Sounds? Try playing it. That generally helps with the is/is not question. ;)

Actually, I'm unsure if it's stolen or not. Here's my info if anyone wants to play:
Username: dtyud
Password: asdf1A
Don't worry about screwing around with anything. As soon as we deem it stolen, it'll be pulled down.

You just filled in spammy WTF signup info, didn't ya?

Yup. >:)

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-11 10:16:24


At 1/11/17 04:37 AM, Exedor wrote:
At 1/10/17 11:56 AM, byteslinger wrote:
At 1/10/17 10:02 AM, NekoMika wrote:
At 1/10/17 05:00 AM, Exedor wrote:
They are not reporting anything. While a lot of junk is reported here, this is not strictly a thread for reporting content.
That's right... we used to actually have fun in here; not every post was a problem. In fact, it was a common occurrence to see this thread get derailed and go off on tangents
True, and yeah, the occasional side stepping is fine. But yeah, i figured I'd post that at the beginning rather than later. :)

Relax, my friend. We are all on the same side here. Cobra was just catching up on a few things after being away for a while.

I encourage all of our members to add a touch of personality and life to this place. We take our tasks seriously, but we are all people at heart - so an off-topic question, or random post, or birthday wish or personal update has always been welcome. Of course, we can't go too crazy (well, we could, but we shouldn't) - there are rules to follow, after all.

We're both long time members of Newgrounds, and we've seen a lot of changes over the past 12 years - some good, and some not. But the one thing that keeps this place going is passion - passion from the developers to upload work, and passion from the users and mods to keep things in balance and make it a great place for everyone.

Passion is part of the human spirit, and certainly part of building teamwork. The EGB embodies the passion of all of those who seek to do good for Newgrounds (including yourself and all the other mods); we should promote this passion, make it part of our day - enjoy who we are and what we do - and maybe bring some life back to this place.

I am glad you are part of the EGB; you've proven yourself time and time again as an important, contributing member of the Barracks, and I am honored to work side-by-side with you. Keep up the fine work - and don't worry about Cobra - he's one of the good guys, too!

Now, enough of the feel-good bullshit - let's get back to work, soldiers!

*Salutes*


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2017-01-12 00:09:35


******RE-SUBMITTED FLASH ALERT******

This is the EXACT SAME thing that got blammed a couple days ago
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/687220


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