Newgrounds, while at first it seems crude. It actually has a very well organised social structure with "tiers". I use that term loosely since as far as reputation and behavior goes, some people have their own class entirely.
This guide is meant to help you understand some of the inner workings of the forums.
If you take the red pill, and continue reading, I will show you just how far the Newgrounds system goes, if you take the blue pill, you will click the back button or go to a different page and continue being clueless.
So let's get started:
The forums
Part 1, social tiers
I am going to list some of the common social tiers among Newgrounds' forum.
The regular:
This person has their own well defined personality, because they post regularly and in such a large quantity that you can almost guess what they'll say about a thread before even reading their actual post.
Notable examples, Expressing the largest and lowest classes of this tier:
-Me (Suprememessage) I am the lowest regular in regards to the class itself. Low regulars are common, they usuallly include people with 3000-12000 posts. They are regulars, sure, but they can go unnoticed if they so choose I am close to
the highest spectrum of the scale of posts from 3000-12000, almost having 10000 posts, yet I am not very well known. I remain in the shadows. While users like Asandir, a past regular, manage to be well defined and easily recognisable.
You can see the difference between the high and low ends of the spectrum based on when you think of users on the top of your head, do you think of them? If so they are probably on the high end of being a regular.
-Gagsy (The highest regular in this regard, she posts very often and has over 30000 posts, some users have more than that but they don't use it as regularly anymore)
The provoker:
Intentionally makes posts to cause mental distress for other users. Rarely, if ever, will they contribute anything to a thread that hasn't been said or that shouldn't be said.
They are usually also higher end regulars.
Notable examples:
-Sevkat
-Bees
-Rummy0
The Insiders:
The ones who always know what to say, and are so incredibly good at conveying what they are trying to say, that they can sound smart even if they have no idea what they're talking about.
Notable examples:
-Skaren
-Squidbit
-SaltShakerclock
The clueless:
These are people who are blatant liars in regards to themselves, they usually make posts that are of high quantity and low quality. If you immediately see someone's posts and think "Oh not this shit again." they are probably a member of the clueless.
Notable examples:
-Fluttershy, the most clueless of the entire group. Seems to make creating shitty threads a daily action
-Most if not all people with a sonic reference in their name
-Most if not all people with memes for their sigs or avatars
-Psuedophilosophers like Insanctuary
The Beserkers:
These people are time bombs just ticking away, one jab or insult and a full fury back lash will definately ensue. I'd rather not list examples for fear of them lashing out at me in comments. Usually you can tell a beserker apart by violent themes in their name or sig and swearing excessively. I mean a lot, pretty much every other word type of thing.
Butthurt faggots: the butthurt faggots who get all pissy about nothing like when Skaren says something and then they have to quote him and get all up on his cock about nothing
Notable examples:
-Travis
The Crews:
The crews, aww yes, the refer not to a class of members but to a group of members. The crews are all dedicated to a certain thing, and in most cases, a common personality trait also binds them together. They are many in number and have a lot to do with the way NG is run.
Notable Examples:
Clockcrew (I couldn't make this list if I didn't include them)
Soup Sqaud
Cult of Skaren
The Dr Pepper crew
The good moderators:
Yes, the good moderators, the classic nice guy or gal, who does their part to help NG but does it fairly. They do their job and they do it well. They have a positive public image.They are many and number and I cannot possibly list them all so let me just list a few popular ones:
-Bahamut
-Timmy
-Back-From-Purgatory
The OTHER good moderators
These moderators do their jobs efficiently, and while they do their jobs very well, they may be targeted by unexperienced users who don't realise that if they're banned they probably deserved it. These are moderators who while they may not have the best public image, they deserve to have a good public image:
-Evark
-Eyelovepoozy
-Elfer
-Turkeyonastick
Ultrabear
ROOOAAAR
Notable examples:
-Ultrabear
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Part 2: The unwritten rules
-You must, ALWAYS, use the best grammar and spelling possible. If you make one or two mistakes it's okay. But if you replace "you" with "u" or "why" with "y" you are going to piss most, if not ALL users who see it off. I know the first thing I do when I see someone use grammar and spelling of that low quality is ignore them. I don't even read past the mistake.
This is because if you use that type of grammar and spelling, you probably didn't think put any effort into your idea either.
-DO not complain about moderators' personality
If you do this you will probably face a deleted/locked thread and ridicule for doing something so immature. As most users, like myself, would automatically assume you only say this because of a personal vendetta against them such as if they banned you.
-READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING!
This speaks for itself, it is, by far, the most important guideline on this list, not only is it the essential thing, it prevents you from getting frustrated due to bans. Not only do you need to read them, you need to follow them, some regulars haven't even gotten this into their head after years of being here.
-No obsession/theming/gimmicks
Do not, ever, theme your posts. For example, if you are a fan of My Little Pony, if you say "everypony" or such everyone will want you to stop posting. Everyone. Even nice users will pretty much not stand for it. Do not, ever, make gimmick posts. There is a place and time for fanservices and Newgrounds' forums are neither the place or the time for them. Do not make references to the same topic/idea in every post you make, you'll be surprised (or not) how immature that will make you appear. Do not make your posts using some words that no one except fans of a specific thing will understand.
-Do not copy and paste articles from other sites
More often than not Newgrounds will mess up the formatting and will have symbols and numbers in the middle of your text.
If you absolutely MUST use this source in it's exact wording. Please just link to it. Save the rest of users the eye sore.
-In threads where you must mention another user don't complain if no one mentions you.
No one wants to hear you whine when no one mentions you as their favorite user or whatever. If no one mentions you there is probably a reason for it.
I hope this guide has helped new users and older users hoping to improve.
Lastly, here is a public service announcement for all new users, it is spoken by my good friend and colleague doctor Wallace Breen.
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