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Could one of you explain to me how file swapping works? I mean, I've seen its effects, when I've gone on missions to take out abusive reviews, but I still don't know exactly how it can work. :\
On another note, I plan to do double shifts on the portal over the weekend, to help clear out the trash. I've found something particularly useful for those of us who find a need to run a Disk Cleanup after Protecting four or five movies. I tend to do recon on movies/games with a file size under or right around 1,000 KB. Sadly, these usually are low-quality, so it tends to become a "search-and-destroy" mission on my part. So, if you're looking for high-quality FLashes to raise your Protection point count, it's often worth it to examine the high filesize flashes. Of course, these can also just be lousy movies with some music or a different type of animation that results in the high filesize, but these are exceptions to the rule, not the rule itself.

I checked both links about the Barney Bunch and the Milano Crew...

On eachs website i couldnt find any special topics about submitting numerous different flashes in the forums, or maybe i just didnt see it.

Milano Crew Forum and the Barney Bunch Forum too bad for me I wont be home much tommorow, It appears that we could have 500+ flash submitted. Alot of B/P points there...

Dammit

At 12/2/05 07:19 PM, Turk wrote: Did you guys see this

http://www.newground../topic.php?id=388970

tomarrow might be barney bunch day, as the Elite Guards of the Portal, I think we have job to do tomarrow.

Excellent intel ops, Staff Sergeant Turk! I see your standard recon missions are doing us well! I propose the Elite Guard be at DEFCON 3 until midnight tomorrow night. If any Barney Bunch flash comes through the Portal, DEFCON 1 should immediately be enforced. We must protect the Portal, Guards! Be wary!

At 12/2/05 08:11 PM, TITROTU wrote: Good catch, Staff Sergeant, but be aware that tomorrow is also Milano Day. It is no doubt that the Barney Bunch will use that to their advantage. They will probably disguise their flash is be a M-Day flash, then once it passes judgement, they will swap the file as they always do. Be sure you can tell the difference between the two.

Excellent evaluation, Brigadier General, SIR! Some light recon on my part shows other groups will be on alert tomorrow, including a group called the Powergivers. I think the Elite Guard should have many allies out there. I shall journey to the Police Headquarters to alert them to this intel. Thank you for your input, sir!

At 12/2/05 08:30 PM, psykolord wrote: Could one of you explain to me how file swapping works? I mean, I've seen its effects, when I've gone on missions to take out abusive reviews, but I still don't know exactly how it can work. :\

File swapping, PFC psykolord, is very simple. Barney Bunch users submit flash content that is suitable for the Portal. After the file passes submission, the sumbit a new file and change the name. This is how fileswapping works, PFC. Be alert tomorrow, as your skills will be tested.

I recommend the Barracks attempt to post warning signs or known flash content used to get the Barney Bunch past submission. Obviously we will not be able to prepare the information soon enough for tomorrow, but it is a good idea for the future.

On another note, I plan to do double shifts on the portal over the weekend, to help clear out the trash. I've found something particularly useful for those of us who find a need to run a Disk Cleanup after Protecting four or five movies. I tend to do recon on movies/games with a file size under or right around 1,000 KB. Sadly, these usually are low-quality, so it tends to become a "search-and-destroy" mission on my part. So, if you're looking for high-quality FLashes to raise your Protection point count, it's often worth it to examine the high filesize flashes. Of course, these can also just be lousy movies with some music or a different type of animation that results in the high filesize, but these are exceptions to the rule, not the rule itself.

Sounds great, PFC. Good luck tomorrow!

At 12/2/05 09:11 PM, major_punk wrote: Milano Crew Forum and the Barney Bunch Forum too bad for me I wont be home much tommorow, It appears that we could have 500+ flash submitted. Alot of B/P points there...

Dammit

Sad state, soldier. I myself will be forced to go AWOL from 8AM to around 5PM. I hope the other Elite Guard members can support the Portal!

Sir! Permission to enter. SIR!

At 12/2/05 09:29 PM, CUBErt wrote: Sir! Permission to enter. SIR!

Welcome to the Barracks, Corporal CUBErt! Glad to have another Elite Guard member here!

At 12/2/05 08:30 PM, psykolord wrote: Could one of you explain to me how file swapping works? I mean, I've seen its effects, when I've gone on missions to take out abusive reviews, but I still don't know exactly how it can work. :\

File swapping is simple- you go to your Grounds Gold Account, replace the file, and change the name.

I've actually seen it before where the BB had the actionscript so advanced, that it only displayed the Barney crap for some people, and others saw an incredible quality Frame by Frame... a dissapointment.

I suggest our plan of action tomarrow should be not to blam everthing that comes through the portal, but only blam stuff that comes through using suspicious accounts or maybe even newer accounts with little or no previous flash submissions, but if they have a alot of submissions and/or have a higher level, let it go ,that's if it's a good flash of course, bascially anybody with alot to lose, because I've heard that wade has been deleting accounts associated with the barney bunch, so i highly doubt that would risk a good account to submit a barney bunch flash. So keep those things in mind when you're out voting tomarrow, so we can keep friendly fire to a minimum

At 12/2/05 11:05 PM, Nomader wrote: I've actually seen it before where the BB had the actionscript so advanced, that it only displayed the Barney crap for some people, and others saw an incredible quality Frame by Frame... a dissapointment.

Ah, I've seen this technique too, Corporal. It is commonly referred to as "Time-Bombing." The maker of the flash will encode actionscript that will automatically change the entire flash name, file, and size on it's own. The code is activated instantly after the submission passes judgement. An example of this can be found here. (Change the date on your computer to the date before the movie was submitted to see the file switch.)

At 12/2/05 11:38 PM, TITROTU wrote:

Ah, I've seen this technique too, Corporal. It is commonly referred to as "Time-Bombing." The maker of the flash will encode actionscript that will automatically change the entire flash name, file, and size on it's own. The code is activated instantly after the submission passes judgement. An example of this can be found here. (Change the date on your computer to the date before the movie was submitted to see the file switch.)

It didnt switch for me... I changed my date on my computer to the day before and refreshed the page and it was the same thing, I went back and reclicked your link and it was the same thing.

Oh and BTW if anyone was looking forward to an updated list of the members well not tonight, not enough has changed for it to be meaningful.
Lets see if i can get a screenshot of The Elite Guard Barracks 1337th view.

Also, here is a example of a flash for Milano Day. Please don't get this confused with a Barney Bunch flash.

Brigadier General TITROTU, out! :)

At 12/2/05 11:57 PM, major_punk wrote: Lets see if i can get a screenshot of The Elite Guard Barracks 1337th view.

Already taken care of, Master Sergeant. :)

At 12/3/05 12:07 AM, TITROTU wrote:

At 12/2/05 11:57 PM, major_punk wrote: Lets see if i can get a screenshot of The Elite Guard Barracks 1337th view.

Already taken care of, Master Sergeant. :)

Haha good thing you got it I missed it. : '(
I got 1335 then I quickly refreshed and i got 1342... heres my screenie

This Milano/ BB is gonna be hard but I have all day in front of the portal... It will be hard to tell because the BB can make good flash to pass judgment... Best to trick them and tell the Milano crew to wait for a day or add a sign of some sort to their movie title that marks them as the right crew...

At 12/2/05 11:05 PM, Nomader wrote: I've actually seen it before where the BB had the actionscript so advanced, that it only displayed the Barney crap for some people, and others saw an incredible quality Frame by Frame... a dissapointment.

As have I, Corporal Nomader. We must do our best tomorrow to single out the Barney Bunch from the ranks coming through the Portal!

At 12/2/05 11:31 PM, Turk wrote: I suggest our plan of action tomarrow should be not to blam everthing that comes through the portal, but only blam stuff that comes through using suspicious accounts or maybe even newer accounts with little or no previous flash submissions, but if they have a alot of submissions and/or have a higher level, let it go ,that's if it's a good flash of course, bascially anybody with alot to lose, because I've heard that wade has been deleting accounts associated with the barney bunch, so i highly doubt that would risk a good account to submit a barney bunch flash. So keep those things in mind when you're out voting tomarrow, so we can keep friendly fire to a minimum

Staff Sergeant Turk, your works speak wisdom. Your plan of action is a good one which we should all enforce if possible tomorrow. As I said, soldiers, I will be AWOL until 1700 hours tomorrow, which leaves me at a disadvantage of protecting the Portal. My apologies to my COs and to my fellow soldiers in advance for this absence in such an untimely manner. But, as I said, it is unavoidable.

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I also recommend the following guide for tomorrow:
- Do not assume flash are good or bad either way
- Do not fire until ready
- Check for suspicious usernames and authors that have not submitted other material
- Check for authentic Milano Crew loading screens and whatnot
- Otherwise, just exercise necessary precautions with generic flash

Good luck, soldiers...I certainly hope we can intercept the Barney Bunch and minimize the work of the Special Forces Team!

admins

At 12/2/05 11:57 PM, major_punk wrote: It didnt switch for me... I changed my date on my computer to the day before and refreshed the page and it was the same thing, I went back and reclicked your link and it was the same thing.

Master Sergeant, sir, you have to actually start the flash. The loading screen is the same either way. If you start it before the date, it shows a flash about Foamy. After that date, it shows a BBS post of Wade Fulp.

Oh and BTW if anyone was looking forward to an updated list of the members well not tonight, not enough has changed for it to be meaningful.
Lets see if i can get a screenshot of The Elite Guard Barracks 1337th view.

At 12/3/05 12:07 AM, TITROTU wrote: Already taken care of, Master Sergeant. :)

An excellent accomplishment for the Barracks this is! Thank you Master Sergeant major_punk and Brigadier General TITROTU for capturing this event. Sirs, I am glad you have joined the barracks and see this fit for your home base!

I must go AWOL now as I had stated before. However, I wish all of the Elite Guard the best of luck in protecting the portal today, and thank you all for your undaunted efforts here! It makes me proud to be here in the Barracks and in the Elite Guard!

Staff Sergeant EagleRock out! To the Portal and to the Guard! Hooah!
*salutes*

At 12/3/05 12:35 AM, EagleRock wrote: Staff Sergeant EagleRock out!
*salutes*

*Salutes*
I will guard the portal the best I can until you get back.
*Faces front*
Come soldiers! To the portal we must go!

So its true the 3rd will have a bb Day, sounds like it will be a blast then, these days seem to bring the most joy dont you think hehe...

~X~

Some one should contact the Milano crew and tell them to put a mark on their flash movies title for us to tell... they should put maybe an X after the M... something that the BB don't know of or simply ask them to hold it off till tomorrow.

At 12/3/05 12:35 AM, EagleRock wrote: Staff Sergeant EagleRock out! To the Portal and to the Guard! Hooah!
*salutes*

I will do my best to be present a large portion of this day, sir. It's been a bit frustrating to recieve such small amount of points this week, i must do well today. And i think i will stick to Turk's plan, it seems logical enough.

Very well, of to the portal i go. Onwards!

At 12/2/05 07:19 PM, Turk wrote: tomarrow might be barney bunch day, as the Elite Guards of the Portal, I think we have job to do tomarrow.

Yes, sir. I saw that thread and I am already aware of their Drew Pickles day.

At 12/2/05 08:11 PM, TITROTU wrote: Good catch, Staff Sergeant, but be aware that tomorrow is also Milano Day.

Milano Day and Drew Pickles Day. This will be a lot of fun.

At 12/2/05 11:38 PM, TITROTU wrote: The code is activated instantly after the submission passes judgement. An example of this can be found here.

Oh, I remember that flash. It was the flash that was said to have a BSOD in it. Good thing it wasn't in that flash at all. Just the timebomb was the only thing in that flash. I remember seeing that flash. Big filesize and just a screenshot. I was thinking why that flash had high file size, but now I know why.

At 12/3/05 12:07 AM, TITROTU wrote: Already taken care of, Master Sergeant. :)

You either photoshopped or kept on refreshing the page to get that. :) Or just got it by luck.

There was a few BB Flashworks just a short time ago, not that its part of the massive amounts that might come in later but i did see 2-3...

~X~

At 12/2/05 02:55 PM, DaMainman wrote:

At 12/2/05 08:16 AM, Coop83 wrote: *Salutes a whole damn lot within fifteen seconds*

Careful, Master Sergeant. You may just concuss yourself, and have to put you on sick leave.

Well, the front of the skull is thick, so I wouldn't think that saluting is going to leave me with a concussion, Private. Thank you for you concern *salutes yet again*

At 12/2/05 09:11 PM, major_punk wrote: Milano Crew Forum and the Barney Bunch Forum too bad for me I wont be home much tommorow, It appears that we could have 500+ flash submitted. Alot of B/P points there...

The Milano crew has one great thing going for their flashes. That being the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles flash at the start of some of their movies. It is worth a few points though.

PEAB0 has submitted On the Moon episode 4. Report to the portal for protection duties, men!

At 12/3/05 12:58 AM, TITROTU wrote: I will guard the portal the best I can until you get back.
*Faces front*
Come soldiers! To the portal we must go!

Very good sir! *Salutes, grabs Blamming gun and Protecting net*

Let's roll!

Hello, felllow soldiers...I have but a moment to return to the Barracks before I must journey away again. I have inspected the portal, and see that few of the Barney Bunch have gotten past our grip, which shows resiliance on the part of all Elite Guards. Hooah!

I wish to thank one of my COs, Brigadier General TITROTU for taking up leadership on the Portal today. Thank you sir for your service here! I'd also like to thank Master Sereant Coop83 in assisting our Brigadier General in his post.

However, the day is not out soldiers. The Barney Bunch is still out there, under the guise of innocent bystanders, ready to infiltrate the Portal with their sabotage work. Please be on alert until tonight when the onslaught has died down.

Also, might I add, a quick recon job while I was around showed more mentioning of the Elite Guard here and here. An individual by the name of RedGlare is talking about potential alliances, which we should evaluate here in the Barracks.

However, please be advised this is a low level priority until the Barney Bunch has been defeated today on the Portal. I shall present this to the Barracks with a full recon and intel ops report upon the ending of Milano/Barney Bunch day.

Thank you for your Portal work, soldiers. I unforunatly must go AWOL again. To the Portal, soldiers! Hooah!

*salutes*

I just Reached Elite Guard Master Sergeant. The last of the silver ranks. I’m about 2-3 days behind on my schedule of b/p but still doing well. I’d like to thank all good and bad flash movies that made this possible…

hey guys theres a barny bunch flash called DOUG FUNNY its alright but the guy who made swaps his files so you might want to blam it.

At 12/3/05 01:39 PM, RedGlare wrote: hey guys theres a barny bunch flash called DOUG FUNNY its alright but the guy who made swaps his files so you might want to blam it.

I'm not sure... The author has over 1000 XP account with a lot of submissions... I think it just sucks. But not a Barney movie... I blammed it any way since video on the flash portal makes me furious...

At 12/3/05 01:39 PM, RedGlare wrote: hey guys theres a barny bunch flash called DOUG FUNNY its alright but the guy who made swaps his files so you might want to blam it.

I've just seen it go through the Portal threshold, it was protected. Keep an eye on it though, the Barney Bunch has done too much in the past for us to be lax about their members' submissions.

At 12/3/05 01:53 PM, the_phantom16 wrote:

I'm not sure... The author has over 1000 XP account with a lot of submissions... I think it just sucks. But not a Barney movie... I blammed it any way since video on the flash portal makes me furious...

my mistake sorry about that

At 12/3/05 01:39 PM, RedGlare wrote: hey guys theres a barny bunch flash called DOUG FUNNY its alright but the guy who made swaps his files so you might want to blam it.

It's passed, but I don't think there'll be any file swaps from this author. Hmm, today, I've only seen three Drew Pickles flashes. I guess the rest of the flashes will be submitted when I'm off the internet, which is in an hour's time. :(

Good Work... No one here fell for it. I wrote and showed different ranks the Wi/Ht guys fell for it... But not you guys. Maybe because you just don't care but eh...