Ah yes this kind of ignorance is why i have made this news post. Your statement infers that those (insult and don't offer advice) are the only two guidelines that have to be followed when reviewing, in reality their are much more.

Thank you. I appreciate the praise.

Thanks! Hopefully it will help clarify things.

If you have an example i would be more then happy to include it in my news post or help you out. Most of the time if you are being genuine and helpful the review will be left alone, avoid harsh language and follow the other guidelines listed above. If you do and the review was deleted just repost it [as long as you are positive it isn't abusive].

And banned. I wont delete your comment however so other users can laugh and mock at you and your under appreciation of the help i am providing.

Your welcome. I'm glad you approve of the help i have provided! If you need any assistance make sure to pm me or post your problem here.

Ha! Yea i still have a bit more editing to do. Thanks for the suggestion i was unaware that wade was supposed to be emailed instead of pm'ed. Your name along with kidray will be added to my post, perhaps under a "who to contact for further assistance" category.

Thanks i appreciate it : ).

Haha thanks. Yea i did it all by myself. I don't expect modship yet as i am only about 5 months old to the site but one day hopefully. If you ever have any suggestions or need help with your whistle or abusive reviews this is the place to find it.

You're welcome, always glad to help.

Technically it could be a violation of the part of rule 2 that says "Take your time and write a sincere review for every movie you wish to critique". Realistically if you are quoting the submission then it probably means that you liked it. Rm's and admins love when you give the artist praise so most of the time they will not delete your review. Just don't make it a habit posting short quotes for each movie you review, it could be seen as a violation of this part of rule 2: "Do not post TONS and TONS of crappy reviews just to get high in the rankings."

I hope this helps.

No problem, its my pleasure to help clear up any of the confusion that people have on reviews and such. If you have any specific questions or anything you would like to see added to the news post feel free to post here or pm me.

Yes i did, every last word. I'm rather familiar with the review and whistle system so all it took was for me to put my knowledge into text and tah da. Thanks for commenting.

If you are confused by a particular part in my news post please point it out so i can clarify in an edit.

The third Q in the "FAQ's about each rule" section should answer this but i will elaborate. It would be considered abusive for either of two reasons; the first being a violation of this subsection of rule 2 "Take your time and write a sincere review for every movie you wish to critique." The second being a violation of the other subsection of rule 2 "Do not post TONS and TONS of crappy reviews just to get high in the rankings." Both found in the NG FAQ.

The only reason an RM would deem a review like this Non-abusive is because it somewhat offers the artist praise which is encouragement to contribute more submissions.

If I'm not mistaking i think the situation you are referring to is Black-Flame's 200+ reviews on clock day all saying the same thing[found on pg 592 of the rage thread.] They said something to the effect of "wooo clock day yeaaa!!" All 200+ of his reviews were deleted because he broke rule #2.

Would i flag a single review like this abusive? No, if the user writing the reviews makes a habit of this then yes.

Oh ok, wasn't sure what FAQ you were talking about. Good I'm glad i cleared things up. happy to help.

Thanks, happy to see you liked it.

Thank you, Dna is fine. Yea that would be nice if it were linked to the FAQ, it would clear up some confusion. Cheekyvincent made a nice one discussing frequently asked questions many users had post redesign, and i remember seeing a few others as well.

Thanks, yea i got your pm and i responded to it. I did the post over a matter of a few days on word so my fingers are just fine ; ). If you need any further help with anything feel free to ask, glad you liked the guide = D.

On the fence, as i said before positive reviews are usually left alone because it encourages the artist to make further submissions. As you know flash movies/games is what makes the site so desirable.

Heres a good rule of thumb, if your review is going to be too short add one more sentence, OR add a comment about an attribute of the movie. For example "the animation was very smooth" "the graphics were very detailed" The sound was crystal clear" etc. [I think will add that to my guide] : - D

Success!

Thats actually a damn good idea! I will consider it for my next news post or perhaps add it to this one when i have time. [Next week, only one test instead of three].
Thanks for reading.

Yea unfortunately a bias does come into play its hard not to when most of the rules require subjective measures to determine abuse.

I do the same when i flag, first i look at the score given then i look for certain keywords/phrases and then see what context they are in. Things like [blam, blammed, any curse, repetitive characters etc].

Well good luck. Like i said in my "guide to getting a deity whistle" section, be patient and don't flag anything that you are unsure of. Be 100% that the review is abusive and then you will find yourself with a good whistle before you know it. And utilize the rage thread but don't assume all the reviews posted there are abusive because sometimes they are not.

This is the kind of ignorance which has motivated me to make this news post. Their are many more items which constitute an abusive review rather then insulting the author, saying blam negatively and being irrelevant.

<sarcasm>Thanks for reading my news post.</sarcasm>

No unfortunately you cannot mark a review response as abusive. I actually made a thread about this back when i was new to the site.

In the words of Maus "Newgrounds will always give the author the last word. Sometimes, this isn't ideal, but it's what works best in keeping Newgrounds focused on the author. Hope that helps! :)"

I'm glad you like the guide, if you need any further help or suggestions for improvement then you can post them here.

Nice! Happy to help.

Thanks! Maybe a mod some day. Happy to see you liked the guide always glad to help. Good luck and happy flagging.

Thanks glad to see i could clear things up. Maybe I'll be a mod someday after i put in a bit more time with the site, as you said my account is only 5 months old [to the day to be exact]. If you have any suggestions or something you would like to see in the the faq I'm always glad to hear them.

Well first you name has to be kidray76, second you have to go and change your aura to yellow on your general info area on you account page. [If i had a dime for every one that asks me "what does a yellow aura mean" or "how do i change my aura to yellow i would have about" $1.20]. Third you have to send 20 dollars cash to tom. Fourth you have to endure intensive psychical and mental tests in a training camp for a week.

Anyways to the people that do actually have this question i will paste the answer out fo the fAQ. "Do not ask to be a mod! Users who are model poster, act mature, and help point out problems to the current moderators if they appear to have overlooked something (without being annoying about it) are invited to become mods themselves. If we decide we need more moderators, this type of consistent, helpful user will be more likely to receive an invitation."

To add to that i would assume if you are trying to become a review moderator you would want to have a good whistle status. This would show the admins that you have an understanding of the whistle system and are able to differentiate between reviews that are abusive and are not. Participating in the rage thread wouldn't hurt either. Rage thread link > http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/top ic/74264

Thanks for reading. If you have any suggestions to better my guide you are more then welcome to post them here or pm me.

You cannot get any whistle points [positive or negative] from indicating a review is or is not helpful.

If you marked chain reviews abusive you should have gotten positive whistle points. If you have a garbage whistle then you most likely flagged reviews that were not abusive as abusive.

Yes you can get out of a garbage whistle, i would be weary of flagging short good reviews. Unless the reviewer makes it a habit the RM's wont delete them.

Yes there is a great way to find abusive reviews. I mention the ways in my guide. Read the "Guide to get a Deity whistle" part at the bottom of news post.

I recommend participating in the rage thread, since you have a garbage whistle if you flag a review as abusive it doesn't really mean anything. Meaning that a flag from a person with a Deity whistle weighs more heavily then a normal whistle. You should flag reviews you find and then post them in the rage thread.

The way i got my deity whistle was participating in the rage thread. Read the "Guide to get a Deity whistle" part at the bottom of news post. That basically sums up exactly how i did it.

Thanks for reading, if you have any further questions or things i should add in my guide don't be afraid to post them here or PM me.

Thanks = ].

Good idea i will get around to that sometime tomorrow among adding others. Thanks for the suggestion.

If the review is contradictory [its good but gives a bad score] doesn't always constitute abuse. Right after the redesign allot of reviewers were accidentally giving movies 0's because they forgot to mark off the amount of stars. If a person failed to do so it would default to a zero. Now there is a "no stars" to eliminate this problem when reviewing.

If the reviewer is being sarcastic then it could be abusive. I would stay away from flagging those tho unless you are absolutely sure the review is being sarcastic. Thats up to the Rm to decide and they may not see it the say way as you.

Nice job with the silver whistle = ].

Thanks, glad you like it. All caps reviews aren't always abusive or i would include them. Different Rm's have different standpoints. Some only delete all caps reviews only if they have some other element of abuse (like insulting the author or not being helpful). If their was a more definitive standpoint or rule about all caps reviews i would include it. I will acknowledge this fact in my post later today tho. Thanks for the suggestion.

No points for [yes]ing or [no]ing reviews at all. It would indicate so in the FAQ if we received points for this. Also this question has been asked before with the same response from a moderator. (as moderators are closely affiliated with the site and admins i trust them as a reliable source)

You will not get points from [no]ing reviews ever so their is no way you went from garbage whistle doing this [unless their is some huge secret NG isn't telling us about]. If you marked a review as [abusive] AND it was deleted then you could obtain whistle points. Thats the ONLY REVIEW oriented way to receive whistle points.

If you have gone from a garbage whistle to a normal from marking reviews as unhelpful [no] the ONLY reason your whistle status could go up is from old reviews you marked abusive that were deleted more recently.

If you feel you need a further explanation or more sources then you can ask your question on the where is how to forum. here is the link.

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/for um/3

Your welcome.

Thanks!

Well i am only 5 1\2 month old to the site so i wouldn't expect one too soon.

Your welcome, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for reading.

Perfect then i achieved my goal. = ]

A site affiliate is just as it sounds, a person who is affiliated with Newgrounds and often provides traffic from their site to here. Users who provide a substantial amount of traffic to Newgrounds [although i couldn't tell you how much] can gain an official "site affiliate" status on the Newgrounds BBS. In customary affiliate marketing the affiliate would be payed for their services. I couldn't tell you if that is or is not the case here, an administrator or staff member would have to answer that for you.

You would try to become one by having a site and linking to Newgrounds with fan net [link below]. The rest of the process i am unsure of but this is a good start. If your site brings enough traffic here then i would be more concerned with your question and pm a staff member about it.

http://www.newgrounds.com/link

I would say so but my judgment is only based on an interpretation of the "Do not use reviews to express your feelings that the entry should be BLAMMED." rule.

That rule forbids you to express feelings that the submission should not make it past judgment [in the future]. And "this shouldn't have made is past judgment" insinuates the same thing only in past tense.

And oh yea your name shows up in this thread half way down page 2 ; )

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/top ic/797205/2
[delete the space in topic, idk why it keeps showing up]

I suppose i found my niche in Newgrounds.

No job because i am back at my university, every thing else is relatively the same. I see you are no longer confused about yoru sexuality, kind of. : P

Congrats on being one of the extremely few people on ng that i have met who tom granted a name change to. ; )

Good. Glad you like it. Thanks for reading.

Your welcome. It depends on the length of the ban. You can be banned any where from 1 day [i think] to 30. If your offense/s are that serious then you could receive a permanent ban and lose the privilege to review submissions.

You will receive an PM telling you the reason you got banned. When you attempt to review it should tell you how much longer until the ban is lifted.

Thanks glad you liked it.

Ha your more then welcome. if you have any questions on specifics don't be afraid to post them here or pm me.

I would say its abusive. It gives a low score and does not provide any insight to which aspects of the movie were bad. Does not talk about graphics, animation, sound quality etc, or how to improve any of them.

A RM may see it differently then me so i would be cautious of flagging any submission that isn't blatantly abusive. And by blatantly abusive i mean reviews with text pics, author name calling, "blam this", "this is stolen" or "how the hell did this get front page/daily first/ review crew/etc". They are easy to spot and abusive 99% of the time.

Most likely past reviews you flagged [wrongfully] that are just now being brought to a review mod's attention. Their could be no other explanation then you marked reviews as abusive erroneously.

Be positive what you are flagging is abusive. Obvious abuse includes reviews with text pics, author name calling, "blam this", "this is stolen" or "how the hell did this get front page/daily first/ review crew/etc". Reviews of this type aren't hard to spot and always constitute abuse.

Lol well I'm glad you came to terms with your "confusion" shall we put it.

Good luck with the women, they can be a hassle at times but ya gotta love em.

Like i said "A RM may see it differently then me so i would be cautious of flagging any submission that isn't blatantly abusive."

Glad you liked it. You seem to be doing a good job as you are already back to a normal whistle status. Good luck with the whistle.

Nice job! Good to see you are progressing. Glad to help!

Thanks glad you like the post and you are a fan of my flashes. I admire your flashes also, oh wait you don't have any. Feel free to review, i know a few people who are in need of a few whistle points, they will be grateful.

[edit 7:02pm]
NickScott's review count this morning = 112.
NickScott's review count now = 110

No problem! If you need further help or clarification don't be afraid to post it here or pm me.

Your review count reviews when i saw this comment at 5:18 = 188
Your current review count 40 mins later = 169

No NOW i'm the faggot flagging all of your reviews.

Wonderful, thanks allot for reading =]

If you blow your whistle on one of the submissions in the portal AND it is deleted by an admin then you will receive positive whistle points. It is rumored that its more positive whistle points then if you flag [and have deleted] an abusive review. No one knows for sure tho really.

Glad you liked the guide!

Glad you liked it, thanks for reading.

Ha maybe someday that would be nice. = ]

Yoshi who? : P

OOO that would be a great idea, i will consider it thanks.