Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users
This week's interview features the user Satan.
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When did you find Newgrounds and why did you join? Why did you choose the username Satan?
"I joined Newgrounds way back in mid 2000, originally, but I had (and still sort of still have) a bad habit of changing my mind about the username I chose, so I inevitably made thousands of accounts, and lost most of them after a year or two, if you want any prime examples of my name changes, check out my accounts Kawaii, and Con.
The origin of my current username, Satan, comes from the biblical name for the devil, and I chose it mainly out of irony, and out of the fact that I know some people find it offensive. As for the reason of joining.. I'm not too sure really, I always lurked around Newgrounds while in school, and I guess I just decided "Why haven't I signed up yet, I could be criticising peoples work, and helping them improve upon it somehow"."
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Do you think that you changed over the time you were here, as user, or also in real life?
"Yes, definitely, I've always been pretty quiet around Newgrounds, on my current account, up until recently, but over the years, the Newgrounds community has impacted me, somehow. I guess that you lot made me be a bit more creative, and also made me appreciate Flash animations, and games. As for Newgrounds impacting me outside of the internet.. I suppose it has, in a way, I've appreciated crude/dark humour a lot more since I joined Newgrounds, but I suppose you get that wherever you go online, so I suppose Newgrounds played a role in a much larger scheme of things."
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Are there any other users that you like, and how do they affect you?
"I like everyone to some degree, you're all pretty cool people in your own ways. If I had to narrow it down though, I like Slint, and exudaz a fair bit, considering Slint has a pretty good sense of humour, and exudaz just seems to make posts on the BBS that are rather funny now, and again. I like Ali, as well, but I met him outside of Newgrounds, and he never logs in anymore, so I can't really say much about him."
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Are there any users that you would consider enemies or that you just don't like?
"Not really, I like everyone on Newgrounds, thus far."
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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 like the forums a lot, it's the only thing I really bother going on Newgrounds for anymore, considering that the Flash animations nowa' days are mostly popculture related, and I don't understand the latest fads very well, most of the time. I mostly lurk around the General, and occasionally the Politics, and Video Games section, as I have interest in both of those subjects, but the General is my true home, on Newgrounds, considering you get a happy mix of everything. I'd like to see Slint get interviewed, if he hasn't been already."
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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?
"Some moderators do a great job, other moderators do a shit job. Just like with any other site. You get some mods who enforce the rules fairly, and are slack with them when it's required, and then you get the other group who go 100% out with the rules, and will ban you if you speak in profanity, for example, and then you get the worst kind of moderators. The ones who bend the rules for people they like, and people they dislike, I haven't come across any, yet, but no doubt I will sooner or later."
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Would you like to become a moderator on Newgrounds? If so, what kind of moderator?
"Not really, I've moderated a lot of websites over the years, and it isn't a fun experience, the vast majority of the time. I hate having to stick within a set of rules, constantly, and I dislike having to ban other users, no matter how much trouble they cause. The other issue I'd have is the amount of messages moderators often get from people, that usually say "please unban me", can get pretty irritating after a short period of time."
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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.
"I actually prefer the redesign (yes, I am serious), the only feature I miss is Turd Of The Week, but I do understand why it was removed, it encouraged shitposting, and it just took up valuable space in the portal. Newgrounds way back in 01, and 02 was amazing, with the amount of traffic we got coming in, especially for a website back then, you'd be lucky to get a few hundred hits a day, let alone over a thousand. It probably had a lot to do with Tom getting into shit with the BBC, over his teletubbies game, though. I find it pretty funny how peoples morbid curiosity always gets the better of them, and they just have to see what the big deal is."
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The redesign happened last year. Tell me what you think about it. What do you like and what is not so good?
"As I said above, I like the majority of the redesign, but the portal feels a bit empty, and broken, as of late, I only ever see the famous people get frontpaged most of the time, as well, now, which is pretty sad, considering the site motto is "Everything by everyone". I'd delve deeper into this, but there's nothing that hasn't already been said regarding who gets frontpaged, and who doesn't, so it'd be pointless even mentioning it."
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Recently the under judgment system was changed, so that stuff can get blammed or passed faster. What do you think about this change?
"Not too bothered about it, I think it will probably improve the quality of the content on site though, which is something that I always welcome. I rarely vote on submissions anymore, considering I spend most of my time within the BBS. I guess that this question doesn't apply to me a great deal."
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You have some.... nice red shades. What is the meaning of them?
"Vnzi was making them for people, and I asked her for some. I don't think anyone else even wears them on their avatars anymore, but I'm keeping them, because why not, eh? This submission, by Havegum will explain it a lot better than I ever could:
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On Deviantart, you posted some nice photos of a lake, a waterfall and a forest. Which was the most peaceful and fascinating place you ever visited?
"Easiest question of the lot; Goathland, which is a place up in North Yorkshire, UK, in fact, it's where those photographs were taken, with my shitty mobile phone. I've been going up there ever since I was about a year old, and I go a few times a year to get out of the way of everything for a few days. Only reason I haven't moved there is because the houses cost an arm and a leg."
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It seems like you like foxes. Tell our readers why you like foxes. Tell me your thoughts about the tibetan fox.
"I like them for a whole range of reasons, but probably the biggest one is the fact that they're incredibly unique, and misunderstood animals. Plus, they're pretty fucking adorable, if you ask me, I mean, come on, who couldn't love something that looks like that? As for tibetan foxes, they're pretty badass, but I'm a bigger fan of the red fox, and the arctic fox."
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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?
"Sure, why not. It's nothing big, or important, but I can speak Finnish, and I refurbish, and custom build old games consoles, for the fun of it, and my current project is a chiptune gameboy, which I will hopefully start building within three months. I don't really have any big secrets that are interesting to anyone."
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What can we expect from you in the future, Satan?
"I'm not sure really, we'll see what the future brings us, shall we? The only thing I plan on doing is translating a book from Finland called Habbo Kasikirja, for a friend of mine, but even then, I just plan on doing it, so whether I actually get around to it or not is a whole other question, really."
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Now you are filled with more knowledge about Satan, 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
"You have some.... nice red shades."
LOL
Asandir
Yup, I was interested in that red shades thing, missed it since I don't post on the forums that often ^^