Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users

This week's interview features the user Piggler. You should know him for his art, and if you don't, then check it out after reading the interview and finding out why he was in court, what you can read on his blog and what he thinks about piglets.

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

Piggler:

"I found Newgrounds in either fourth or fifth grade, so that would make it 2004/2005. I used to go on the mature section and watch all the toons because it made my pee pee tingle. I didn't think it was weird at the time. I joined in 2009 because I realized that there was more than animated sex on Newgrounds and I took an interest in digital art. I adopted the user name of Piggler because Piglet was already taken even though the user who took it hasn't done jack shit. Nevertheless, I've settled with the name and it's grown on me."

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

Piggler:

"I sure as hell have. As you can see in my shameful first posts as a forum goer, you can see a trend of gradual integration into Newgrounds web-culture. I thank model users for setting a precedent for me to follow in forum ettiquette and post quality. In real-life, I am constantly evolving and along with the vicissitudes of American life, Newgrounds, believe it or not, has transformed me into a more critical, cynical, deep-thinking kind of person."

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

Piggler:

"Well, I've always been fond of Yert, Gerbil (even though he pretty much dropped off the face of the Earth), Lintire, FurryOwlet, Squidbit, and Senmetsu. There are also other users that I respect (Gagsy, FBIPoulx, etc.) and if I see a thread made by one of them I don't hesitate to check it out. All together, they make my Newgrounds experience more enjoyable and it's always a pleasure to see them online <333"

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

Piggler:

"To be honest, I never liked zag or stupid users, overly immature users, or users who add 'XD' with in their posts. Also, fuck Malachy."

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

Piggler:

"The forums are a little slows at times, and the topics show a propensity to get more trivial and stupid every passing season, but it's still Newgrounds and I enjoy posting here. I've always preferred General because of the vast number of topics and large user base, not to mention some stellar people frequent there. Not sure about another user to interview though, as you may have noticed, I'm not on as frequently as I used to be."

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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?

Piggler:

"They do their job pretty well. As Henry David Thoreau once wrote in his famous essay Civil Disobedience, "the government that governs least governs best", and I hold that to be true in any situation in which the few have power over the many, even in an online domain. I've noticed that I've been getting banned less, and moderator intervention is subtle as ever, so overall, I think the mods are doing damn fine. Fuck Malachy, though."

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

Piggler: "I wouldn't mind being a moderator for General, but I don't have the time to commit to the position, so I am not very suited for the job."

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The redesign is finally here. Tell me what you think about it. What do you like and what is not so good?

Piggler:

"At first I said to myself "Newgrounds is ruined. Good God, Tom...what have you done?", but the shock has died out and I'm acclimated to it. After all, I come for the users and the content, both of which are no different than before the redesign. One thing I'd change is that the user profiles had all specific information on a single page, instead of having to search around for the right button."

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Piglet - The Unknown Baby Pig is your very own blog. Please tell my readers what they can expect when they follow the link.

Piggler:

"My blog is a narrative, written in poor grammar, and includes many heart-melting pictures of piglets. It is almost like a journal, except it is on the internet and it is written from the perspective of a young piglet."

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You are a scouted artist. I like the submission Zomblie the most. Do you plan to draw more things in that style in the future?

Piggler:

"Thank ya. I drew that picture many months ago, but in the last year, I've really developed my own style in traditional mediums. Unfortunately, my tablet broke quite a while back and I have insufficient funds to replace it. However, I just happen to have a few pictures of my non-digital pieces on my home computer. I'll be sure to upload them in the near future."

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I know that you had guinea pigs. How do you like them as pets?

Piggler:

"My first little peeg passed away in 2008 at the young age of three due to a respiratory infection. I felt like a dick after she died because as she was deathly ill, I didn't want to touch her because she was dripping mucus everywhere and my thirteen year old self deemed it gross to help her. The second peeg of mine passed in 2011. I make the same mistake as I had with her cagemate. In contrast to my first guinea pig's quick infection and death, my favorite guinea pig had lived a long six years and had become decrepit over the course of a year. When the day came that she could no longer walk, I held her for hours, forceful, unwanted tears streaming down my face until she finally ceased to breathe and she perished. But yeah, guinea pigs are cute pets and they rarely bite people. But beware, they shit uncontrollably and do not purchase one unless you don't mind spending about $40 on bedding every month."

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You were once in court. Tell me what happened there.

Piggler:

"Oh lawd. Well, if you must know, I was late to school one day and I used to pick up 3 of my friends and we'd roll to school together all cool and shit. That day, I was in a huge rush and I pulled up to make a left turn onto a busy road and I turned left, thinking the police officer was in the other lane. Then the fucker pulled into the left lane as I was turning and I couldn't accelerate quick enough to keep him off my ass, and before I knew it, I saw them flashing lights and I pulled into the cop station (which, at the time, was not even 400 feet away). We all jeered and cursed, our pulses quickened. Soon a lanky looking police man with a gay-looking mustache stepped up next to the window. I rolled it down and he performed the usual procedure by taking my license and proof of insurance and said "You could've caused an accident back there" and I replied "...yeah." he continued by asking "You ever had a ticket before?" "No" "Well there's a first time for everything." At this point I wanted to yank his gun from its holster and pop him one right in the face, but I stayed calm. He retreated for his squad car for the ticket, my hard-earned license in his filthy hands. Oddly enough, one of my friends slept late, and hopped into the car in the middle of the whole fiasco and got yelled at for it. Anyway, to wrap it up, we were all pissed, had an uneasy laugh about it, and drove away playing Fuck the Police on full blast. The court, on the other hand, resulted in a $320 ticket for "failure to yield" and a night at 4 hour driving school. It was taught by a funny black guy and it was actually enjoyable."

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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?

Piggler:

"Well, my name and internet alias as Piglet actually derived from a real-life nickname. Ever since I was eight, my friends have been calling me Pig, Piglet, Piggleton, etc. Hence the name of my account."

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

Piggler:

"You can expect lots of crude MS paint drawings of dicks, quality forum posts (sometimes), and maybe I might start animating for reals one of these days."

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Now you are filled with more knowledge about Piggler, dear reader. I think it is now time for you to read his blog and to check out his amazing art. Also, feel free to leave a comment here, saying what you think about the interview, requesting users to get interviews is also appreciated. Tune in next week :3

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