Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users

This week's interview features the user NeutralObjections.

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

NeutralObjections:

"I found Newgrounds around 2005. Being the prepubescent that I was, I really enjoyed watching cartoon battles, as they opened up a field of enjoyable violence that reality could not. So I stumbled upon one of user matt-likes-swords' first flashes: FF Battle. After watching and throughly enjoying it, I then found this remarkable site that had hundreds of videos just like it and more. So after lurking for about a year I joined in 2006 under the Username GenArmegeddon (short for General Armageddon, with a glorious typo.) Under that username I created a dreadful flash, and made narrow-minded reviews and forum posts that I still cringe at when I read them today. I was new to Internet culture back then. I had no idea how it worked or how people acted in it. The term "troll" was not even feasible concept for me. I probably started some vicious flame wars. After I while, after watching some really great flashes and some encouragement from my friends, I wanted to try voice acting, but I felt as if my account was tainted with "sins" from the past, so I started a new one. NeutralObjections comes from both my self-mantra of being mostly neutral during confrontations, and my adoration of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. The name just rolled off the tongue well!"

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

NeutralObjections:

"As a user definitely. My forum posts and involvement in the site have become more mature for sure, and instead of just lurking and reviewing, I'm getting into voice acting and creating audio skits in the Portal. I have a few ideas I can't wait to get off the ground. In real life...? Well, to be honest, it's made me a tad bitter at times. Perhaps it's the internet as a whole, but I spend most of my online forum time on Newgrounds. I'm a moderately optimistic guy in real life, and a lot of the users on NG are filled with a lot of hate or unnecessary rage. Whether or not those people are trolling or being honest, participating in the forums gets me down sometimes, even to the point where I decided to take a hiatus from site. But don't get me wrong, I love the NG community and I respect and admire a lot of users, and my time on Newgrounds has made me more internet savvy and ready to check my sources before believing something."

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

NeutralObjections:

"llssm is a probably my best NG friend. I have worked with him on a few of his projects and he often sends me some of his private work to see if it's decent... and it is quite decent indeed. He left Newgrounds a while ago, and I'm glad to say he just came back recently. I really enjoy yurgenburgen, just because I find him so interesting. While I doubt he even acknowledges my existence, he always provides insight on forum posts as well as some angry snark that I have found myself laughing at. He also is sort of an enigma, and I wouldn't mind learning more about him. Although I could probably find out all I need by reading his 10,000+ posts.JBKalso is pretty rad as well."

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

NeutralObjections:

"As I said, I like to remain neutral, especially with internet confrontations, which in my opinion go nowhere fast and never solve anything. So, no. I don't hold any true grudges or have any true enemies. Have I disagreed with some users? Yeah. Have I noticed that some user's sole existence is to be a fucking pest to the entire community and never contribute anything valid or worthwhile? No names, but yes."

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What is your opinion about the forums? Is there one forum that you prefer?

NeutralObjections:

"I primarily go on general, and rarely stray away from there unless I need some help with audio or want to find out some info on new games. Despite the complaints, I enjoy the forums. Granted, not everything is very funny, and a lot of posts are just dumb, but bottom line, people here are fun to converse and share ideas with."

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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?

NeutralObjections:

"I would say they do a decent job. I wouldn't really know, I haven't been under the thumb of any of the moderators, except for the one time I posted a snarky comment on a post I knew was going to be deleted and Poozy banned me for "adding to the garbage"... or something like that. For the most part, I think they manage the trash pretty well on the forums. While terrible threads manage to slip through every now and then, the majority end up getting the banhammer. As it should be."

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

NeutralObjections:

"I wouldn't mind. Would be an intriguing position to have. If I was a mod, I hope it would be a forum moderator. I'd like to help clean up the forums of trolls and poor threads. That kind of responsibility would be a cool thing to posses for once in my life. And while I wouldn't dream of abusing my power... I've always had an evil fantasy of banning some punk."

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The redesign 2012 has arrived earlier this year. Tell me what you think about it. What do you like and what is not so good?

NeutralObjections:

"I'm a fan of the redesign. I love the slick new look and the original artwork that adorns the background of each section of the site. How could you not love it? It's just plain eye-candy. The addition of chat (despite being featureless) is a fun time-waster and the tag system is a big improvement compared to the very basic search engine we had before... That being said, the search engine is still flawed. I'll search for a specific flash from 2009 and still end up with Gary's Hentai Rape Party 6. As for the front page... nothing major, but I do miss having Tom's commentary on the side of each front page flash. The rollover description just doesn't have the same effect for me like the good old days. That's just nostalgia, however. The redesign is a great step in the right direction for the site, and can't wait to see what other features Tom and the crew might add. If any are ever added."

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Judging from your signature, I guess that you are a fan of the Phoenix Wright games. Tell our readers what you like about the series.

NeutralObjections:

"To be honest, I found out about the series through AshfordPride's Phoenix Wrong sprite flashes here on Newgrounds. I had to know what all the fuss was about, and when I got the first game, I fell in love. The story, the vibrant characters, the dialogue, the epic music, and the satisfying thrill of contradicting the true culprit's lies. It's such a gem. My favorite character is probably Phoenix. Besides being bluntly hilarious and hardy as hell, he's had to make back-breaking moral decisions that really brought out his true character. As for my favorite case? I'm a big fan of "Recipe for Turnabout", simply because out of all the villains I put away, none were as satisfying as seeing Furio Tigre lose."

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You participated in two flash movies as voice actor. Will you do more voice acting for Newgrounds flashes in the future? Is it something that you consider doing as job some day?

NeutralObjections:

"If I could be a voice actor for the rest of my life, I would die happy. It really is my dream job. Yes, I'm going to keep working at it here at NG and I hope I can become a regular for voice acting. As of current I am looking for any kind of voice acting work."

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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?

NeutralObjections:

"Wow... secrets, huh? Well, in 6th grade I got suspended for making a website for my stupid little group at school that me and my friends made. I was punished because I had a page called"targets list", and the police thought I wanted to kill people. That was the first internet endeavor I ever embarked on, and in the end, I was glad I got caught, because I saw how much damage I was doing to those who were on the list. Needless to say, I never bullied anyone after that... or got suspended. Sorry if it's not that big of a secret, I suppose I'm not one for juicy inside stuff. Oh, and my mom caught me eating out my girlfriend once. Good times."

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

NeutralObjections:

"Depending on my schedule, some voice acting skits in the audio portal, some hopefully insightful or witty forum posts, and you might even hear my voice in a video or two. I'm aspiring to be a new anchor, or something similar. So maybe you might see my face on the dying form of media that is television someday. Either way, the future is looking bright. Woohoo."

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Now you are filled with more knowledge about NeutralObjections, 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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