Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users
This week's interview features the user JadeTheAssassin.
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When did you find Newgrounds and why did you join? Why did you choose the username JadeTheAssassin?
"I believe I found Newgrounds back in the heyday of Assassin and Telebubby Funworld. I remember looking up anti-Spice Girls sites (I was a fan, I think I was bored), so that was pre-1999. I joined because I wanted to have voting power, and so I could participate on the BBS.
I chose JadeTheAssassin because it goes back to being a massive fan of wrestling. I wanted to have my wrestling persona be named Jade. Then that name carried over to a story I was writing in high school, where the character's name was Jade The Assassin in Italian. So there you go. :)"
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Do you think that you changed over the time you were here, as user, or also in real life?
"As a user, I've definitely matured, maybe a bit, but not much. I knew I was one of those users that was blatantly trying to show off that I was a girl on the Internet. But yeah, definitely changed, became more jaded (haha). Real life? Not really."
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Are there any other users that you like, and how do they affect you?
"Well, I do like that DevourerJay fellow a lot. I also do like a lot of users, but a good amount of them have kind of found real life outside of Newgrounds and haven't been seen here in years. There was Hycran (who I've been friends with since I started), ShadowXII (who I still talk to), Moloko, MoonCraft, sirevil, MattTheParanoidKat, and a whole bunch of others, like Sevkat, but I don't talk to him much anymore :(
Oh, also jmalouin7, he's a funky dude :) And I suppose Wegra, too.
They've affected me and influenced me over the years in a lot of ways."
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Are there any users that you would consider enemies or that you just don't like?
"I'm not even going to get into this. If people remember how things were while I was a mod, they'd remember stuff that happened. I don't have enemies, persay, more like people who I either banned and they got angry, or just people I never really got along with. What's done is done."
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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?
"My opinion of the forums is that it's definitely the same and completely different from when I was last incredibly active. It's weird not being a mod, so I'm not constantly on the lookout for bannable/deletable content, but I also see a lot of threads I'd like to post in, but I don't exactly want to put the effort out.
I've always preferred General--it's always been my Internet home away from home. I can't ever leave it.
And um, I'm not sure about that. I don't know a lot of users around nowadays. Have you interviewed Sevkat yet?"
"Yup."
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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?
"As of now, I'm not currently knowledgeable about how well/poorly the mods are doing right now. I would assume they're doing alright."
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You have been a forum moderator in the past. Tell my readers what you liked and disliked the most about this experience.
"My favourite part of being a mod was the lock messages. Mostly the funny ones that were somewhat inevitable. And just cleaning up the messes that would happen (like someone posting incredibly inappropriate content on General, or someone spamming the boards).
What I disliked most is having to argue with people about their bans or why I deleted/locked their topic. Or the hatemail that would come around."
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You were a member before the redesign 2007. Tell me how you experienced Newgrounds back then and what changes you liked about the redesign.
"Gosh, I'm trying to remember what it was like prior to 2007. My memory's terrible. I liked the pop-up user pages, though. And the gif signatures. The redesign made things cleaner and the PM system works pretty well."
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The last redesign happened 2012. Tell me what you think about it. What do you like and what is not so good?
"Honestly, I can't remember. I'm terrible at this, I'm sorry."
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You have a son. Tell me how having a child changed your life and what you enjoy most about being a parent.
"Besides having another person I have to start worrying about when he's older (not that I don't worry about him now), it hasn't really changed me. DevourerJay's daughter is my step-daughter, so I'm used to having a munchkin around.
The best thing about being a parent is when you can get your kid to laugh, and when he's incredibly well-behaved when we go out to places (and he was a dream when I flew with him)."
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In 2009, you participated in a welding course. What stuff did you make in that time and do you still have a creation from that course?
"I made... some small boxes and a whole lot of rubbish to show techniques. I potentially could still have stuff around, but to be honest, I don't think we were allowed to take metal home. I don't know why. I still have my toolbox, umbrella boxstand, and shackles I made in a course that showed you different facets of trades."
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I assume that you are a fan of anime since you own a Sailor Moon DVD collection with all episodes. What do you like about Sailor Moon and which other anime are your favourites of all time?
"Sailor Moon was my first anime that I fell in love with. I loved the style, the story, the characters, and the romance of it. I have the final volume of the manga, and up to that point, I didn't know what had happened at the end of the manga/anime, so I was surprised. I sadly STILL haven't watched all the episodes--stupid filler episodes. It'd be so much shorter.
Other anime I like include Cowboy Bebop, Berserk, Chobits, Lupin the Third, Great Teacher Onizuka, and Afro Samurai."
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Busy-body Business is your very own web comic series. When did you started drawing your own comics? Which comics do you like to read?
"It was kind of just a one-off. I knew it wouldn't last long. I don't draw so much anymore.
As for comics I read, I mainly stick to a few webcomics: Something Positive, Questionable Content, Real Life Comics, Least I Could Do, and the occasional Explosm."
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You are an avid player of music based games like Guitar Hero and Rockband. Which one of those do you like the most and which songs were the most challenging? What instruments can you play?
"I liked Guitar Hero 3 for the gameplay and the fact that the songs weren't covers. Guitar Hero 1 and 2 I'll play for a few of the songs, but my fingers have trouble with the syncing. Rockband was good for the variety of instruments to play (prior to Band Hero), and had some good songs to it too. I haven't played in a long while (maybe a year or so, I get dizzy when I play these games and, besides the fact my hands cramp up, I tend to get really angry). I used to play some piano, but other than that, I don't play any instruments."
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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?
"Um, nothing that I feel comfortable telling or that is really worth mentioning, sorry to say. I'm an incredibly boring person, so I guess something exciting would be that I went to my first NHL game in early January. I'm Canadian, and I had to wait till I was 25 to see a NHL game, and I wasn't even in Canada."
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What can we expect from you in the future, JadeTheAssassin?
"Probably more of the same as of late."
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Now you are filled with more knowledge about JadeTheAssassin, 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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Maltos
I liked this interview, and as for suggesting someone to interview......I don't have a suggestion this time (cough) Tony-DarkGrave
Asandir
Thank you very much! I interviewed Tony-DarkGrave already:
http://asandir.newgrounds.com/news/post/863169