Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users
This week's interview features the user Skaren. He will tell us about custimization of userpages, how he became a brony and the Invisible Pony Crew .
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When did you find Newgrounds and why did you join? Why did you choose the username adamflecko and why did you change it to Skaren?
"I discovered NG way back in 2005, I had a very short attention span, I was always looking for something to entertain me, Newgrounds was the first site that could fill the quota of movies and games I needed. It seemed like something interesting was always a quick search away. I immediately fell in love with Madness once I discovered it, it actually is what made me sign up. I was going through small child PMS or something on that fateful day in 2007, I was feeling really emotional. I got sad when I realized that the whole time I had been voting, I could have been helping the artists more with a higher voting power, and I wanted to review, I really wanted to be helpful. I set up an account, but of course my name "Adam" was taken, so I went ahead and popped on "Flecko," the word I stole from the little ad that pops up before Madness Interactive (Flecko.net) and voila, adamflecko was born. I killed adamflecko because he wasn't who I was anymore. I was much more forum oriented than games and movies by then. Skaren is a name I came up with, it's pronounced either "Scare en" or "Scar en," whichever way you want to say it is up to you, but I came up with it by adding an "en" to the word scare and changing a letter, so that's how I say it. Also, Skaren is my name on other sites, so I figured I'd make it easier and more universal."
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Do you think that you changed over the time you were here, as user, or also in real life?
"Oh, Newgrounds has changed me so much, everyone on this site taught me to never give a fuck. The site had already fit my sick sense of humor, and it made me feel less alone, less different. I feel like I'm home when I'm on NG, it's definitely my one and only home. Newgrounds made me think outside of the box, it's made me happier with myself as a person, and I actually think of myself as a Newgrounder at heart more than anything else. I've become a more laid back user since I was adamflecko. I was filled with rage back then, and still am to this day, but I've learned not to waste it on people who don't deserve it. I'm now always out to make people laugh, and be friends with everyone. Honestly, I'll be friends with anyone."
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Are there any other users that you like, and how do they affect you?
"Oh man, copy+paste online section. I love nearly everyone on NG, you guys are great. However, my closest friends are (in no particular order) TurkeyBased, Sectus, FinalFina, SoapyCola, RightWingGamer, and Mumbo."
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Are there any users that you would consider enemies or that you just don't like?
"There are a few, I'm always up for being their friend if they decide to denounce their evil ways and stop being such raving cockheads, so I'm not going to name any of them. Plus, the ones that I wouldn't be friends with, even if they had a change of heart, aren't worth the space in this interview."
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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 love the forums, I post like crazy in General, the other forums aren't busy enough for me. I also think that the other forums get repetitive, and I'm not quite up to par for the creator forums yet, I'm not happy with my art or literature yet. I would like to see SoapyCola get interviewed, he's fairly new, but he's got a great mind, he's funny, and instantly became one of my closest friends on this site."
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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?
"This question is tough. The mods do their job as best as they can, but it seems to me like they're spread too thin, as some days they will be cracking down horribly on everybody in the forums, and then some other day, eight spam threads can get through and stay standing. I'm not sure why, because I believe it's against the rules, but my appreciation thread still lives to this day, even though I'm sure a mod has seen it. I also believe some of the bans are complete bullshit, such as TurkeyBased being banned for underlining his posts, like so."
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Would you like to become a moderator on Newgrounds? If so, what kind of moderator?
"I would love to be a mod, I would take it seriously, honest to God. I've been on this site for five years and I've always not-so-secretly wanted to be a mod. In particular, I would like to be a forum mod, it seems like I would come in handy, since it seems like I'm online when no mods are, so I might fill that gap a bit."
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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 love the new design, it's so beautiful and flashy. I love the new backgrounds and color scheme. The only thing I don't really like, but Tom told me he's working on making, is the fact that you can't make custom userpages for yourself, which I was looking forward to. Also, I'm glad there's no edit button, havoc would be wreaked."
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The featureless Newgrounds chat has arrived. What do you think about it? Do you like the chat?
"The chat is a bit too busy for me usually, and when it's slow enough for me to actually enjoy it, it's filled with the type of people I hate. I've already been banned from chat for racism, and been warned several times by other chat mods for racism, I'm not actually racist, I'm just attempting to piss off the kids I don't like to entertain myself. The offer for friendship still stands for them though, I'm just kind of a dick sometimes. Scratch sometimes, I'm a dick most of the time."
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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?
"I was bored during a school vacation, and I saw tox making a post, he had said something about ponies. I thought hard about what the appeal could be of the show, and how it got so popular, I finally decided to just ask him. After sending a PM to tox, he basically just told me to watch an episode. At the very beginning I was scowling, "what the fuck is this shit," I was asking myself, but I'm glad I stayed. By the end of the episode I had been in love with the show, and I could already tell Rainbow Dash was my favorite. I can very honestly say that being a brony has made me a happier person, and generally warmer and nicer to people, it turned me from a giant dick to a giant dick who's nice sometimes."
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The Invisible Pony Crew was created by you. Tell me about the origins of that crew, what the crew does and what their plans for the future are.
"I had invented the crew mainly because I had begun making icons, not just vectors, by the way, I would draw people icons, too, Tom even used an icon I made him (although it was a vector) for a while. I made the crew because I wanted to be a part of something, and since I was already offering to make people icons, I figured why not add a bonus for bronies? Now, the crew really has no direction or purpose, as of now, it's basically just a group of friends talking and being friends with one thing in common; MLP. I was surprised by how nobody made fun of the idea, I figured I would be flamed to death by the haters, but not a single one appeared."
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You make user icons, signatures and profile pictures for other users. How important is customization of userpages for you? Would you like to see more options to customize your userpage and do you miss the userpage headers?
"I feel like customization is very important if you want to get noticed, but it's otherwise not needed. I'm looking forward to Tom adding the custom userpage backgrounds that he told me about, I'm always up for a new task, and a whole new canvas sounds like it holds some great possibilities. I don't miss the userpage headers, none of them were creative, they were all forgetable, I think the size of the image was too small for the size of the userpage."
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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?
"A select few already know this about me, but I have suicidal thoughts. Every now and then I'll consider killing myself, but I always decide that it's not worth it, I always value my life too much, in the end. These started after I was diagnosed with cancer when I was six, and stayed even after I had beaten cancer when I was seven."
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What can we expect from you in the future, Skaren?
"Expect me to stick around, I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to keep posting in the forums, I'm going to keep making art every now and again, no more audio, I got banned thanks to that dick, TurkeyBased, but I plan on getting Flash at some point and taking a crack at that. I'd like to say expect me to be a mod at some point, but I really have no control over that, so I can't really say that without sounding like a cocky fuck."
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Now you are filled with more knowledge about Skaren, 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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Wavepad
Finally you interviewed Skaren
It was a nice interview!
Nice Job!
Asandir
Thank you :3