Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users

When did you find Newgrounds and why did you join? Why did you choose the username Quinny?

Quinny:

"I discovered the site in the twilight days of high school. The first flash I watched was The Batflefield IV. I made an account because I quickly learned that this is THE place to come for games and flash vids.

I was originally BobbaQ but in 2010 I'd had enough of it and Wade was nice enough to change it for me. Quinny was my nickname in school and college, it just has a nice ring to it so that's what I went with."

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Do you think that you changed over the time you were here, as user, or also in real life?

Quinny:

"I signed up at 16 and an awful lot has happened in my life since then. A fair amount of it is bad memories and I've only talked about it with a handful of people. I've grown up a lot on here and IRL, even though sometimes I might not come across as the most mature person on the forums."

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Are there any other users that you like, and how do they affect you ?

Quinny:

"I'm very pally with black-ops (Grant). We first met in my Killzone 2 club here and we've been mates since then. I'm also friends with most of the English users because we have similar interests and everyone from the Call of Duty HQ club as they were my first group of PS3 friends and made me feel really welcome. And then there's all my bronies who are all awesome. I'm happy to be friends with anyone on here so long as you aren't a prat."

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Are there any users that you would consider enemies or that you just don't like?

Quinny:

"I'm not friendly with Malachy. He's been very unreasonable or sarcastic whenever he's banned me. I don't like being on bad terms with anyone but he's probably the one person here that I'll never really get on with."

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What is your opinion about the forums? And is there another forum user that you want to see getting interviewed by me?

Quinny:

"I first started posting in 2007 after the redesign. I didn't before as I was only interested in games/movies and depositing so never bothered looking around the rest of the site. They're simply just a nice place to hang out during the day and there's always a good discussion somewhere for me to put my two cents in.

I'd like to see Rucklo get interviewed at some point because his posts are always funny and he's also the author of Drunk which one of my favourite songs on here. Jamoke would also be a good one."

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You post in quite some Club threads on Newgrounds. Can you tell our readers which ones are your favourite ones and why?

Quinny:

"I'm a former member of the Newgrounds Police Department. They're like the Elite Guard Baracks but are much less formal. If you want to get in the Elite Guard then you have to come here to cut your teeth. It's run by TailsPrower and he's a good kid.The Ng Old Peoples Home is the place to go if your account is at least 2 and a half years old and want to complain about how things just aren't how they used to be. It's very quiet in there due to most members either being inactive or dead from old age.

Then there's the English Gentleman's Club which is the most revered establishment in the C&C forum. Here we sit in our wingbacks with our brandy and cigars and discuss many gentlemanly things such as The Empire, cricket and hunting.

I'm also a member of Car Enthusiasts, Mac Users, MLP, CoD HQ and the PS3 lounge. I had a club for Killzone 2 and the clan was in the top 300 at its peak but those days are long over."

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I guess that you have an opinion about the moderators of Newgrounds. Do you think that they do a great job or not?

Quinny:

"They have a hard job keeping everything in check and it can't always be easy for them. They all deserve respect just for bothering to give up their time and putting up with all of us. I suppose they're a good bunch which is why they were chosen but some of them definitely take It a bit too seriously."

Would you like to become a moderator on Newgrounds? If so, what kind of moderator?

Quinny: "If you asked me a few years ago I would've said yes but not now. I used to look up to them when I was wet behind the ears on the forums but these days they're just another member to me that have special privileges. The mod forum probably isn't even that good anyway, right?"

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You seem to be a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Can you tell our readers how you became a fan and what you like about the show? Has being a brony affected your life?

Quinny:

"I admit that at first I was just jumping on the bandwagon but then I watched a few episodes and was impressed with the acting and how nicely animated it was. I'm not like those weirdos on /co/ though that are obsessed with it. I suppose it's sort of affected me as I made more friends on here but that's as far as it goes."

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You joined before the Redesign 2007 took place. Can you tell me how different the site was at this time?

Quinny:

"While it was good it wasn't as well put together as the 2007 version. Some things from it are missed by people such as being able to freely change your name and the cool points system which is now a hidden feature. I can't tell you much about the forums but from what I know the moderators were a bit more relaxed and the community was more tight knit than it is now."

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What changes of the Redesign 2007 did you like the most? Were there changes that you didn't like?

Quinny:

"I was most happy with how much more "now" it looked if you get what I mean. The previous layout was fine but was getting old. I was glad that the amount of levels had been increased as well because like a lot of people I seemed to be stuck on level 10. I didn't have complaints with any of it."

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The next redesign will happen in the first week of February, are you looking forward to it? What kind of changes do you want to see?

Quinny:

"I honestly have no idea what to expect. I'm guessing things in general will have had a good tweaking and there will be the odd new feature here and there. Being able to see a preview of flash before it loads would be cool but I don't think they will have bothered with anything like that. The biggest thing for me though is that the :3 emotion has made it in."

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Every person has secrets. Can you tell one of yours or something else that we didn't know about you yet?

Quinny:

"The first time I got into a car I wrote it off. Didn't know what I was doing and went straight into a small tree outside the house. We named the tree after me. I was 3rd time lucky with my driving test and I passed on 07/07/07 so 3 and 7 are my lucky numbers now. And I've moved house 7 times. That's quite a lot isn't it?"

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What can we expect from you in the future, Quinny?

Quinny:

"More of the same hopefully, I'll be here at least until I reach level 40 or I win the lottery. Lending my voice to a few things at some point would be pretty cool as well. And yes ladies, I'am single but don't all come at once."

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