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The Elite Guard Barracks

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 17:45:14


At 4/29/18 05:42 PM, Peregrinus wrote:
At 4/29/18 05:23 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Check out this guy: https://alittlecuriousfan90s.newgrounds.com/
Not sure where the older two are from, but fairly in depth functionality for 14 if the age is to be believed. The art links back to a deviantart which is a mishmash of so many art styles it's hard to think they were all done by one person.

A little googling shows that they're from this strange little HBO show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Curious

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 17:54:16


At 4/29/18 05:42 PM, Peregrinus wrote:
At 4/29/18 05:23 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Check out this guy: https://alittlecuriousfan90s.newgrounds.com/
Is a rip of Frank Way's website.

Yup, gone.

The art links back to a mishmash of so many art styles it's hard to think they were all done by one person.

Actually, a closer look and you'll see that they're all or mostly stolen. Some are stolen (I'm talking about the dA ones), and some are part stolen and part drawn over screen images. This user had been submitting them to the Art Portal, but I kept removing things. The ones now on her userpage are traced, but not rulebreaking, so that's why they're still there. :\

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:28:38


There has been plenty of stolen work this last week. Any chance it has something to do with summer approaching?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:47:13


At 4/29/18 06:28 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: There has been plenty of stolen work this last week. Any chance it has something to do with summer approaching?

How could anyone in this group know the causal relationship between people submitting stolen flash and this specific time of the year? Could it be that summer is approaching? Yeah, but I would just as likely attribute the recent behavior to randomness.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:53:39


At 4/29/18 06:47 PM, GUTHRIE wrote:
At 4/29/18 06:28 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: There has been plenty of stolen work this last week. Any chance it has something to do with summer approaching?
How could anyone in this group know the causal relationship between people submitting stolen flash and this specific time of the year? Could it be that summer is approaching? Yeah, but I would just as likely attribute the recent behavior to randomness.

Summer is when all the kids have vacation, and plenty of free time to steal flash projects. I was just thinking out loud. It could be just a random event.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 18:56:10


At 4/29/18 06:53 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: Summer is when all the kids have vacation, and plenty of free time to steal flash projects. I was just thinking out loud. It could be just a random event.

Summer is still more than a month away for most of the US. If you want to attribute it to anything weather related, I would say it's the recent patch of unseasonally cold weather, but again, it's more likely randomness.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 19:23:46


Serves no purpose but to redirect you to http://www.clickteam.com/ .

that or my flash failed to load.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 19:45:57


At 4/29/18 07:23 PM, solitonmedic wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710469
Serves no purpose but to redirect you to http://www.clickteam.com/ .
that or my flash failed to load.

Seems to work for me. Clickteam Fusion is the app it was made in.

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 19:54:28


At 4/29/18 07:45 PM, Peregrinus wrote:
At 4/29/18 07:23 PM, solitonmedic wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710469
Serves no purpose but to redirect you to http://www.clickteam.com/ .
that or my flash failed to load.
Seems to work for me. Clickteam Fusion is the app it was made in.

Huh, it must be my flash player. I tried it in both my Edge and Chrome and I still got the same results.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 20:19:12


At 4/29/18 07:54 PM, solitonmedic wrote: Huh, it must be my flash player. I tried it in both my Edge and Chrome and I still got the same results.

I was able to replicate the issue in Edge, and allowing flash didn't change it off a blank screen (which can be clicked through to the site you linked before). For whatever reason, it hasn't given me an issue in Chrome. Firefox worked as well.

Not sure what the problem is, since it can be replicated but only to a point. Do any other games made in Clickteam Fusion have issues? If the one below fails to load, it may be on your end?


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-29 20:21:00


At 4/29/18 04:40 PM, Peregrinus wrote: Fair enough. I just don't have the energy to spend my usual 2+ hours in a text document today, but planned on doing some hunting anyways. Maybe tomorrow I'll be up to a full post.

Oh, I don't want you to feel obligated. Just do whatever you feel like man.

At 4/29/18 06:47 PM, GUTHRIE wrote: Could it be that summer is approaching? Yeah, but I would just as likely attribute the recent behavior to randomness.

Someone who works with statistics should know randomness doesn't exist. Something, somewhere has caused a shift in the force. The EGB must prepare for unseen enemies.

At 4/29/18 07:23 PM, solitonmedic wrote: that or my flash failed to load

Works for me as well, though it's not much good and its assets are probably just ripped from (as opposed to inspired by) undertale. I fear this submission is not long for this world. Loads almost instantly though.

Might not be a flash problem, this engine does have a flash export option but at a guess I'd say this is HMTL5.

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 08:11:54


At 4/29/18 11:59 AM, GUTHRIE wrote: The ROTC program will open a door once again to new members of Newgrounds who want to work with a group to become better at protecting the portal, and eventually hone their skills to be qualified members of the Elite Guard.

Seems really interesting. Sadly, I do not qualify yet. Gotta rate some submissions.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 11:16:44


thefty wefty

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ZFKQ1rgZ8

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 16:35:30 (edited 2018-04-30 16:36:20)


At 4/29/18 11:59 AM, GUTHRIE wrote: Please do not forget the possibility of @Agg1 joining our ROTC program. To me it looks like @Agg1 can qualify in a short amount of time with a little effort.

Thanks for mentioning that. I was running on fumes and forgot!

a. A Blam/Protect rank of "Portal Security" or above (400 B/P minimum).
b. Normal Whistle status (Bronze would be nice).
c. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
d. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
e. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
f. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc).

Yep. Not a long way to go for @Agg1. Just some B/P, reviews, and a little posting, and you'll be cool -- so long as you don't spam. :)

2. RECO EDM364 will review your profile and your account history, and determine if you qualify.

This needs updated since I changed my username!

I very much hope that @Agg1 will saddle up with us!

Likewise!


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 17:40:18


This is stolen.

This is another one.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-04-30 18:51:48 (edited 2018-04-30 18:54:30)


At 4/30/18 05:40 PM, DoctorStrongbad wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710541
This is stolen.

Linky

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/710540
This is another one.

Him again. @Asandir, he really likes that game.
Also the other scene again:


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 09:49:31


At 4/30/18 04:35 PM, ADR3-N wrote:
At 4/29/18 11:59 AM, GUTHRIE wrote: Please do not forget the possibility of @Agg1 joining our ROTC program. To me it looks like @Agg1 can qualify in a short amount of time with a little effort.

Yes, I concur. A little bit of time and some work in the right direction, and he'll be good to start.

Thanks for mentioning that. I was running on fumes and forgot!

a. A Blam/Protect rank of "Portal Security" or above (400 B/P minimum).
b. Normal Whistle status (Bronze would be nice).
c. Sufficient posting quality (minimal one-liners, intelligent posts that contribute to threads, etc).
d. Sufficient review quality (helpful and civil, with constructive criticism, regardless of the flash or author).
e. No outstanding bans or recent disreputable behavior.
f. No zero-effort flashes (static images, single frames, tiny loops, etc).
Yep. Not a long way to go for @Agg1. Just some B/P, reviews, and a little posting, and you'll be cool -- so long as you don't spam. :)

2. RECO EDM364 will review your profile and your account history, and determine if you qualify.
This needs updated since I changed my username!

Sorry about that - I will make that text change ASAP - Also, along those lines, the monthly roster may be late a day - I was making the changes to all of the other stat handlers (due to the page layout changes on the user pages) and I forgot about the EGB scanner. I should be able to patch that up tonight or tomorrow, and clean up the roster database.

I'm also working on a new version of the Windows-based NGStats scanner (for the likes of @CyberDevil and others) to handle the new layouts. The main executable and the supporting INI files need to be tweaked.

However, just to let you all know - I plan on moving all of these utilities to a web/server based set of programs that are mobile-friendly in the next few months. The new site will have the functionality of NGLogs, with automatic monthly data collection for automated list management - and even a page that will replace Portal Guard. All of the NG Log history will be converted and transferred, so no one should worry. I have been working on this for a while, and the pieces are falling into place.

I've been in touch with Tom and the developers here and they are kicking around the idea of creating an API that I can use to gather user info, rather than scraping web pages. That would be cool - but I figure that will wait until they are finished settling in with the other site changes here in Newgrounds.

I very much hope that @Agg1 will saddle up with us!
Likewise!

We can only show him the door; he has to open it for himself...

Thank you all for your great work and tireless efforts in guarding the Portal and keeping Newgrounds decent.

*Salutes*


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 11:24:40 (edited 2018-05-01 11:25:05)


My whistle just turned into garbage after doing 3 reports for wrong age ratings. RIP.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 12:11:05


At 5/1/18 11:24 AM, Agg1 wrote: My whistle just turned into garbage after doing 3 reports for wrong age ratings. RIP.

Age ratings are a hard one because the rating is generated based on how honest the uploader is when filling out the below survey (see image).

To quote @NekoMika on how content is generally categorized (original post):

At 7/5/16 11:29 AM, NekoMika wrote: E - Everyone - Usually family friendly, cartoonish violence
T - Teens - Some to mild violence, some sexual content, mild audio
M - Mature - Mild sexual content, mild or explicit audio, Explicit Violence
A - Adult - Explicit sexual content (pretty much if 4 out of 5 Explicit content markers are marked as Explicit, it is auto-rated as adult)

Generally age ratings are accurate unless the uploader selects "none" for all categories to have an E rating, but content is higher into the M or A ratings.

If you want to salvage the whistle, you'll need to be more careful in what you flag. Your reports currently have little to no weight, so I would suggest keeping an eye on this and the Audio Portal cleanup thread for reports other users post. Stolen content is easier to flag down, but I'd caution you that everyone makes mistakes. I've had two of my own reports in the last month be wrong. If you can piggyback a little (and again, at your own risk) on the flags from other users with better whistles it can help bring you back into a normal whistle.

Once you get Normal again, take your time. It took me probably 1-2 years of reporting to bring mine to where it is.

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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 12:49:18


At 5/1/18 12:11 PM, Peregrinus wrote: You'll need to be more careful in what you flag. Your reports currently have little to no weight, so I would suggest keeping an eye on this and the Audio Portal cleanup thread for reports other users post. Stolen content is easier to flag down. If you can piggyback a little on the flags from other users with better whistles it can help bring you back into a normal whistle.

So, I should mainly focus on Cleaning up the Audio Portal? Not quite experienced to the ratings and standards of Newgrounds, so this might not be the easiest thing to do accurately. See you, sir!


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 12:55:32


At 5/1/18 12:49 PM, Agg1 wrote:
At 5/1/18 12:11 PM, Peregrinus wrote: You'll need to be more careful in what you flag. Your reports currently have little to no weight, so I would suggest keeping an eye on this and the Audio Portal cleanup thread for reports other users post. Stolen content is easier to flag down. If you can piggyback a little on the flags from other users with better whistles it can help bring you back into a normal whistle.
So, I should mainly focus on Cleaning up the Audio Portal? Not quite experienced to the ratings and standards of Newgrounds, so this might not be the easiest thing to do accurately. See you, sir!

I would definitely not focus on submissions with improper content ratings unless it's an egregious misclassification; something like pornography being rated E. Other than that, it's a subjective thing and you're bound to mess up your whistle sooner or later (as you've learned).

Going through the Audio Portal and flagging stolen audio is a really easy way to improve your whistle level because there are tons of stolen audio submissions and it's an objective classification.

Good luck!

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 13:23:23


At 5/1/18 12:55 PM, GUTHRIE wrote:
Going through the Audio Portal and flagging stolen audio is a really easy way to improve your whistle level because there are tons of stolen audio submissions and it's an objective classification.

Very interesting sir. Heading to the Audio Portal.
Agg, out.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 13:32:05


At 5/1/18 12:49 PM, Agg1 wrote: So, I should mainly focus on Cleaning up the Audio Portal? Not quite experienced to the ratings and standards of Newgrounds, so this might not be the easiest thing to do accurately. See you, sir!

AP is a good place to start because despite everyone’s best efforts we still see 10+ stolen submissions a day. I’ll be returning to my regular listmaking soon, but in the meantime there are always submissions which are easy bait by including where they stole them from. A quick look (I’m on mobile) yields some easy low-hanging fruit like this:

Which is stolen from NCS on youtube. Song name, artist, and link are all there for ease of including in a flag report. I’ll toss my own flag on that submission once I’m back on desktop in maybe 1 hr (2:30pm est).


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 13:38:34


At 5/1/18 01:32 PM, Peregrinus wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/803696
Which is stolen from NCS on youtube. Song name, artist, and link are all there for ease of including in a flag report.

I have just reported the same entry in the cleanup thread.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 14:12:43


At 5/1/18 01:38 PM, Agg1 wrote: I have just reported the same entry in the cleanup thread.

Hey look at that, it’s gone. Go check your whistle :)


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 14:13:27


At 5/1/18 09:49 AM, byteslinger wrote: Sorry about that - I will make that text change ASAP - Also, along those lines, the monthly roster may be late a day

No sweat, Commander. I consider it a courtesy we aren't making like the Wi/Ht LU lounge, honestly.

However, just to let you all know - I plan on moving all of these utilities to a web/server based set of programs that are mobile-friendly in the next few months. The new site will have the functionality of NGLogs, with automatic monthly data collection for automated list management - and even a page that will replace Portal Guard. All of the NG Log history will be converted and transferred, so no one should worry. I have been working on this for a while, and the pieces are falling into place.

Double cool. I've been anticipating this. I'll warm up to the lack of a Portal Guard app eventually I suppose. Although I still really would like something like that so I don't have to have my Opera open all the time.

Tbh I've been thinking of learning to code for Android and making myself a mobile app that will track unscouted audio.

I've been in touch with Tom and the developers here and they are kicking around the idea of creating an API that I can use to gather user info, rather than scraping web pages. That would be cool - but I figure that will wait until they are finished settling in with the other site changes here in Newgrounds.

YAY

At 5/1/18 11:24 AM, Agg1 wrote: My whistle just turned into garbage after doing 3 reports for wrong age ratings. RIP.

I handled that audio flag you posted. Since everyone else recommended the AP as a source for whistle points, I wrote a guide some time ago. It's kind of long, but hey.

PM me if you have questions or if you think I should update it. It really has been a while.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 15:13:20 (edited 2018-05-01 15:14:08)


Welcome to the audio grind @agg1. I went from a bronze whistle to a deity purely through audio flagging, getting to a normal or bronze shouldn't take long at all. (edit: you already have normal, wew)

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 17:54:11


Weeoo porn detective coming atcha once again

Original (nsfw) including pornhub link to the full video: http://yourbigjohnson.tumblr.com/post/157901832478/patreon-animation-liara-takes-a-sip-of-the-wrong

All of his art is stolen too but I haven't identified the original artists yet

Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 21:55:02


Barracks Roster as of May 1st, 2018:

Finally, spring is here - and the portal is in full bloom! April was an amazingly active month, with over 5,000 BP points earned among everyone in the Barracks.

Congrats to now Sgt. Major Peregrinus, who not only was promoted, but gathered over 1,300 BP points and submitted 45 informative posts to our thread. Talk about coming back alive with a vengeance! Additionally, Jackho was promoted to Praporshchik - he's definitely picked up his pace with over 475 points and 17 thread posts.

Well done, soldiers! *Salutes*

Commander Guthrie is still pounding the portal, with more than 1,200 points and 20 posts this month. At his current rate, he will reach Supreme Commander by the end of July. Impressive! *Salutes*

And last, but not least, our esteemed RECO, Sgt. Adr3-n, has been very busy trying to drum up some new members, answering inquiries and being supportive. Hopefully, we'll see some fresh ROTC members soon. Keep up the great work! *Salutes*

I thank you all for all of your hard work, effort and dedication. You make me proud to be part of the Barracks, and it is a privilege and honor serving with you all!

Now, back to the roster...

Milestones::
Big-Boss - 33K saves
byteslinger - 129K saves, 145K total B/P
Guthrie - 23K saves, 27K total B/P
Jackho - 11K total B/P
Peregrinus - 5K saves, 10K total B/P

Promotions::
Jackho - Praporshchik
Peregrinus - Sgt. Major

The Roster:
No. B/P / Gain / Average / Level / Change / Username / Rank / Posts / Level

01) 145,714 | 1,130 | 37.67 | B | +033.89 | @byteslinger Sup. Commander | 3 | D
02) 85,719 | 0,151 | 05.03 | C | +086.42 | @GameJunkie Sup. Commander | 2 | D
03) 67,495 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | @Jolly Sup. Commander | 0 | F
04) 63,124 | 0,111 | 03.70 | D | -013.95 | @Exedor Sup. Commander | 7 | C
05) 45,960 | 0,214 | 07.13 | C | -027.46 | @Asandir Sup. Commander | 2 | D
06) 37,386 | 0,300 | 10.00 | C | -006.25 | @Big-Boss Sup. Commander | 4 | D
07) 34,567 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | @Fro Sup. Commander | 0 | F
08) 28,205 | 0,003 | 00.10 | D | -096.00 | @Decky Commander | 0 | F
09) 27,546 | 1,259 | 41.97 | A | +013.83 | @Guthrie Commander | 20 | B
10) 21,873 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | @Lizzardis Lt. General | 0 | F
11) 11,252 | 0,478 | 15.93 | C | -013.09 | @Jackho Praporshchik | 17 | B
12) 10,371 | 1,312 | 43.73 | A | +070.39 | @Peregrinus Sgt. Major | 45 | A
13) 8,589 | 0,057 | 01.90 | D | -001.72 | @ZJ Sgt. First Class | 0 | F
14) 6,360 | 0,000 | 00.00 | F | +000.00 | @BenwaHakubi Staff Sergeant | 0 | F
15) 5,763 | 0,030 | 01.00 | D | +900.00 | @ADR3-N Sergeant | 12 | C

Top 5 Gainers::
Peregrinus - 1,312 (26.01% of total)
Guthrie - 1,259 (24.96% of total)
byteslinger - 1,130 (22.40% of total)
Jackho - 478 (9.47% of total)
Big-Boss - 300 (5.95% of total)

Top 5 users accounted for 88.78% of B/P points (4,479 total)

Top gainers, repeat appearances::
byteslinger (63)
Big-Boss (53)
Guthrie (11)
Jackho (5)
Peregrinus (2)

Total gain for month: 5,045 (11 Active Members)

That's 168.17 per day, or 15.29 per day per active member.


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Response to The Elite Guard Barracks 2018-05-01 22:41:04


At 5/1/18 09:55 PM, byteslinger wrote: Barracks Roster as of May 1st, 2018:
Congrats to now Sgt. Major Peregrinus, who not only was promoted, but gathered over 1,300 BP points and submitted 45 informative posts to our thread. Talk about coming back alive with a vengeance!

Making up for lost time :)

Well done, soldiers! *Salutes*

*salutes*

Milestones::

Congrats to all who milestoned. Keep the pressure on! Summer should be busy!


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