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I think the friends thing isn't a bad idea

I think the friend thing would be cool if it told you if they were online or not and it would give you a quick PM option, rather than just have friends for the hell of it. And that it would send updates of your flash or music you posted to your friends.

At 7/14/08 04:42 PM, TomFulp wrote: That has always been the plan since day one, but it's another feature on the never-ending list of features right now.

It's a feature that should be far above Myspace Cloning.

Hey Tom, what do you mean by "activity" we do anyday?

At 7/14/08 04:42 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 7/14/08 03:55 PM, JimmyDallas wrote: I have a legit question about the favorites (authors).
Is there like a chance that you can get like an update on when your favorite author(s) upload a new flash or collab movie? Something via PM or email.

That has always been the plan since day one, but it's another feature on the never-ending list of features right now.

I'm confused, because I already get e-mails when my favorite authors upload something.

I think the friend box would be a good idea, any newgrounders who would use the feature to be a bunch of cliquey myspace fags are already acting like cliquey myspace fags without the feature anyways.

At 7/14/08 03:24 PM, TomFulp wrote: Speaking of friends, for a long time now we've had a completed front-end of a FRIENDS system for NG. It's been sitting on the backburner, awaiting prioritization for the more complicated back-end code. I've always had my fears that people would see it as a step towards NG becoming a bunch of MySpace vomit, but overall we all like the idea of being able to link up to eachother. Right now a user page can become a bit of a dead-end, but with a friends list, there could be more paths to branch off into. What does everyone else think? Does the idea disgust you, or do you agree that at the end of the day, it would be a welcome feature?

YESYEYSYEYSYEYSYEYSYS I LOVE THE IDEA!!! not the myspace vomit thing, the friends list... im sure its all very well tought, kinda like the portal buddies thing and the PM contacts... hey is this going to integrate both into a single list or something?

At 7/14/08 04:53 PM, SWiTCH wrote: I'm confused, because I already get e-mails when my favorite authors upload something.

me too.

WHY NO1 ADDED ME YET >:(

add me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I'll add U back !!

The friends addition sounds like an awesome idea. Updates on new submissions and news posts from friends would be really cool to have, since you can't always be watching. I say dooo it.

Please do it Tom

I think the whole friends system is unnecessary and useless. You can add someone to your favorite artists list if you like their work. You can talk to them through various channels of communication if you want. I'm going to skip over the rest of my hyperbolic, drawn-out post and ask "what practical purpose would the friends system serve?"

Friendship idea is okay in my book.

Go nuts and create like a poll or something to see an accurate representation of what the people would want as a feature or the top few voted features. That's what I would do.

A Friend's list. Yea, that does seem a little myspace-ish, but if you will do it, heres just one tip,
DO NOT MAKE A "TOP 8/12/WHATEVER" FRIENDS. Don't even let people organize the friends list into most important. Make it from when they got requested.

I could see the negatives in this, but I guess it could have some benefeits, especially knowing when people make news post.

Oh and I always had a question, is there already a way to check our posts on other users' pages or is that still in the works (or an obsolete idea altogether?) Many a times, I will post on multiple user's pages and forget to check back for a reply. And also, does the PM system have a way of checking "sent" messages?

At 7/14/08 03:24 PM, TomFulp wrote:

Corky52 is a hardcore user and has made some helpful/interesting posts. Some of these include a list of NG clubs he is a part of and a Newgrounds Exercise Program. His latest post outlines some of the guides he has written, as well as his friends and goals here on NG. It was a fun read and kinda inspiring. :)

Ha, he just joined the Barracks! Congrats on the mention Corky52, we love you!

Speaking of friends, for a long time now we've had a completed front-end of a FRIENDS system for NG. It's been sitting on the backburner, awaiting prioritization for the more complicated back-end code. I've always had my fears that people would see it as a step towards NG becoming a bunch of MySpace vomit, but overall we all like the idea of being able to link up to eachother. Right now a user page can become a bit of a dead-end, but with a friends list, there could be more paths to branch off into. What does everyone else think? Does the idea disgust you, or do you agree that at the end of the day, it would be a welcome feature?

Tom, that sounds like the coolest idea ever. Please go as fast as you can to make this a reality. You have my blessing and permission to start this project. Good luck!

At 7/14/08 04:56 PM, The-DeadDuck wrote: WHY NO1 ADDED ME YET >:(

add me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I'll add U back !!

Yeah, DeadDuck is doing a good job illustrating of what I was talking about here on this page, along with others.

Also JimmyDallas, I had been thinking about possible spam in the forums, but it would be easier to moderate that spam rather than an author's page full of 200 "add me" comments. There's more than one man who can deal with problems on the BBS but only one person can moderate their own blog.

Friends would be a nice addition.

finally! one of my friends moved away recently and never goes on myspce cause he's always on newgrounds and youtube, so this is perfect.

If you do the friends thing, please make it unobtrusive. In someways I agree it would be cool, but even facebook takes it a little too far. I'd like the ability to add friends and perhaps be able to message them all or notify them of something, but I wouldn't want friend updates, feeds, or that list to be even above favorites on my user page. Maybe a box on the left hand side thats inconspicous and below stats.

if the friends system was implemented that might just be another chance for people to try to be the best with the most friends, plus after a while the novelty would wear off and nobody would care any more :/ but it would allow people to see who everyone likes :3

Well, aside from the gay myspace apps, it would be exactly like M.S
-Friends
-"Profile"
-Comments/PM's

Gratz to everyone.

I'm not really sure if I like the friends list idea...

Friends is cool, but only if you add me as a friend, Tom. :[

Awesome idea for the top friends, Tom. I think it would be a great feature. Also, congrats, Mr-Furball!