Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users
This week's interview features the user Decky. He will tell us about his time in the Elite Guard Barracks, about his art and tattoos .
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When did you find Newgrounds and why did you join? Why did you choose the username Decky?
"Well I was about 14 years old, I believe, when I first here of Newgrounds. It was from a friend who was showing me a new and exciting cartoon series called Salad Fingers. From this one event I went on to watch more of David Firth's flashs, Burnt Face Man etc., although I didn't sign up for a good few years. I was simply unaware of the whole stats and general community that Newgrounds had to offer. Since then I have tried to make my mark to the best of my ability but obviously various things have came in the way like my education and general life problems. So you could say that I joined to see if it could help me with my dream of becoming a 2D animator. As for my username it's a rather simple story. It's my first name (well my real first name is Declan but I've gone by Decky since I was a kid). My original username was Decky1991 for obvious reasons."
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Do you think that you changed over the time you were here, as user, or also in real life?
"Well I've been a member for two years now and alot of stuff has happened to me in my life, for example I was engaged but now I'm not plus I've had another few years in education both of which have taught me a lot about life. I don't mean to come across as an ego-manical, grumpy, bitter man but I am, so that's how it comes out, basically. Has that effected me as a user? Well yeah, I haven't really noticed but I bet that my posts have become more dark and disturbed. Then again I have cut down drinking and other things that I shouldn't do, so maybe it evens out."
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Are there any other users that you like, and how do they affect you?
"There have been many users that have had an impact on my Newgrounds life. For example I post a lot in the Clubs & Crews forums, where I met several people like EmmDubya, who I'm sad to see hasn't posted much in a while as he is a great guy. Also I've had the chance to work with brilliant artists and animators like Fifty-50 and BanglaBoy96. All in all it may have been the flashes that I first came to this site for but it's the users and forums that make keep coming back for."
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Are there any users that you would consider enemies or that you just don't like?
"Firstly you have to understand that I can hold a grudge for a long time and there is only one user that I would go as far to say that I dislike enough to mention and that is HeavenDuff. This is simply because one day whilst I was still a bit of a noob I posted in Metal Hell, the thread for fans of metal music explaining who I was and my taste in music, he was quick to point out that my music was more nu-metal then metal and was not suited to the thread. This in it's self didn't bother me but the manner in which he did it really annoyed me. He was just extremely rude as I remember. I know it's stupid but it really made me hate the guy. Other then that I think everybody on here is okay with me."
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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?
"I have recently passed the 2,000 forum posts milestone so I think I have had enough experience with the forums now to have an opinion. I think that it is a great part of Newgrounds and probably half of the reason that I come here although I didn't see that happening when I joined up. Although I'm not a big fan of the general forum as I've never be one for general chatter or Internet humour most of my posts are either in the art forum or clubs & crews as they seem to have a more structured and developed calibur of post. I'm guessing that this is how you get ideas for who to interview, well I'm not too sure who to request as I'm unaware of who you would have interviewed already. Amaranthus could be a good one as he is somebody who was can out of nowhere in the last six months or so and comes across as a nice guy. Though an interview with David Firth would blow my mind."
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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?
"I guess like with so many things in life there are good ones and bad ones that don't appear to do anything. Then again they could be doing a lot of stuff behind the scenes. I'm a big fan of both Coop and Murray. Mainly because they post in mostly the same forums as I do, they're both in the same country as me and I have Murray on Facebook (lol)."
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Would you like to become a moderator on Newgrounds? If so, what kind of moderator?
"It, to be honest, has always been something that I've always wanted to try my hand at. I'm not a hundred percent sure on the different types of moderators and what they do but I'd like to be a forum mod as I like the idea of wasting more of my time on the forum but with the ability to block threads. O' the power. It's not something that I've given alot of thought to but still I wait for "that" PM."
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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?
"I was very excited about the redesign having been somebody who was convinced that it probably wouldn't happen for a good few years. And for the best part I'm happy with it, I think that the layout could have been better as it is a little confusing at the moment, I've got used to it now though. I also preffered the old level icons as they were bigger and I'm not a fan of the more pixely retro looking new ones. I think that the staff have tried to tone down how important stats seem now. I'm not too sure if I'm happy about that as I've spent a fair bit of time on my stats to get them to this level."
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You took part in The Cupcake Collab, a flash that won a Daily 1st award. How do you like the improved possibilities to work together with other amazing artists on Newgrounds?
"Collabs have always been a part of Newgrounds life that has brought me great joy, especially art collabs. I'm never failed to be amazed by the amount of pieces that can be gathered by a simple post on the art forums. Although it is an ambition of mine to create a game with somebody where I do the artwork and they do the programming. This maybe happening soon with Banglaboy, but we'll have to see if I have the time. As for The Cupcake Collab I did very little and can't take much credit for it."
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10th of Agust 2010 was a special day for you, it was the day when you got scouted. How did you start making art and will you release more at some point?
"It was a good day although it was about the third time that I was scouted, I keeped getting unscouted for various reasons. I started drawing when I was very young. My father used to draw for me and from that I learnt to draw. After I left high school in 2007 I went to art college were I studied mainly graffiti and cartoony art. This set me on the course to become the graphic artist and part-time animator that I now am. More art work will alway be on it's way, I never really plan it so I can't say when, it could be tomorrow or in a few months time."
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You are a member of the Elite Guard Barracks. Tell me why you joined them, how it affected you and what you do in the group and also talk about your time as member of the Newgrounds Police Department.
"I've always been some what of a stat whore so it was the logic step once I knew what the NGPD and EGB were about. I'm not too sure why I strive to get B/P points I think it's so that one day after a few more years of doing so, maybe I'll become a well known user on here. As for what I do/did in those groups was just basic voting on under judgement flashs and reporting stolen or hateful flashs so that they can be removed. It's sad to see that the NGPD is going though a small activity crisis at the moment and I hope it picks up."
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"It's just a ride" can be read on your arm. Can you tell our readers what the quote means to you? Are you planning to get more tattoos in the future?
"Tattoos, the love of my life. More then cartoons, punk rock and girls. I simply couldn't live without ink. My "It's just a ride" tattoo is a Bill Hicks quote from his It's just a ride speech. Which is something that I listened to around 18 months ago and it completely changed my life, seriously. I'd advice anybody to watch it. It just spoke to me and ever since I've had a completely different life view. WATCH IT!!!. As for future tattoos I've still got my full sleeve to finish which as yet stands as a skeleton on my chest coming out of clouds, this will be going down my arm from a moonlight sky to a graveyard. This is in memory of my late dad who died when I was 15. I'm betting that by the year 2020 I'll be at least half covered in tattoos. I'd like to get a Tankman tattoo one day too."
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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?
"I'm a very open person so I'm not too sure if I have any secrets to tell you I'm afraid as for things that most people on Newgrounds wouldn't know about me, It would have to be a list of facts I'm afraid: 1. I have a collection of funny hats. 2. I have qualifications in art, media and soon digital arts. 3. I have had my hair every colour. 4. I'm 5'10 If people want to know more feel free to PM me or add me on Facebook."
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What can we expect from you in the future, Decky?
"In the next year or so I want to release a number of flashes. I've start work with Banglaboy on a game and I'm also in the process of writing a script for a dark comedy flash. I would like to organise another collab in the near future too. Hopefully something to do with punks. Maybe an art/mini game thing."
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Now you are filled with more knowledge about Decky, dear reader.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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Decky
Thanks for interviewing me :).
Asandir
No problem, thank you for agreeing to get interviewed :)