Asandir's interviews with Newgrounds forum users
This week's interview features the user WahyahRanger.
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When did you find Newgrounds and why did you join? Why did you choose the username WahyahRanger?
"I guess I've known about Newgrounds for years, playing flash games from here, but on different sites. I don't remember exactly what inspired me to become a member here, but it was early this year, and I started making occasional art. As for my username, "Wahyah" is Cherokee for "wolf", with a slightly different spelling. I've always enjoyed Native American culture and I decided to incorporate that into my name, and then Ranger just implying my career interest. However, I may change my username soon, or I may keep it. I haven't decided."
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Do you think that you changed over the time you were here, as user, or also in real life?
"Well, from the time I became a member here, I got a new job and finish my first year of community college. I'm definitely happier with my new job, because I was working at McDonald's, and now I work at a furniture store, so I'm not stuck in a hot greasy kitchen for 8 hours a day. The first year of college kind of kicked my ass, but I think I learned I can't be so forgetful this year, for things like homework and studying. As a user I learned to stop posting things that people found upsetting or controversial on the BBS."
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Are there any other users that you like, and how do they affect you?
"I like all the users here. Everyone on the BBS has a bad day, week, or whatever and sometimes say off-color things, but they never really mean it. On top of that people sometimes have opinions that you disagree with, and you might tease them, but in the end it's okay for them to think what they want. I'm trying to be more accepting of that lately, including with myself, because everyone came here hoping they had something creative to share with the world."
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Are there any users that you would consider enemies or that you just don't like?
"Nope, maybe just the occasional abusive alt that disappears in a day or two."
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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?
"The forums are pretty cool, it's definitely a time-killer for me before work or at night. You have people from all kinds of places and backgrounds interacting with each other. I do tend to use General more than the others, but do go to the Art forum for critiques. As for other users to be interviewed? Just anybody that has potential."
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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 think they do a great job. I haven't had any issues with them personally. My only complaint is when I occasionally see a moderator that has locked a thread and perhaps insulted the OP by calling them "stupid" or something. They are the example here and I think they should try to refrain from saying things like that."
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Would you like to become a moderator on Newgrounds? If so, what kind of moderator?
"Nah, I think I'd decline on any offer I might get on that. I feel like I don't have enough time to devote to it."
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I think you used the Newgrounds Featureless Chat regularly. Looking back, what were the best memories of the chat for you? Would you like to see a new Newgrounds chat in the future and what features would you like to see?
"Newgrounds Chat was just something to use while my History professor was yakking at us. However, one advantage of it was people being able to respond to your thoughts or questions almost instantly. I think it'd be cool to bring back a chat, maybe with some features, who knows?"
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You mentioned that you want to start a comic within the next few months. Can you tell us more about this upcoming project?
"Yep, I do want to write a comic series eventually. I like buddy-adventure cartoons like Adventure Time and Regular Show, so I kind of want to do something like that, but also make it my own. I'm still tossing around names and idea, but it's going to follow the events of a young man who leaves life in the city to live in the fictional Arcane National Park, where he meets his spirit animal, a fox, and is asked by the spirits of nature to become the guardian of the park. I have a lot of ideas to be put into this, but I need to practice my art skills more first."
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Sometimes you play tennis with your friends. When did you start playing? What do you like about this particular sport?"
"Just earlier this spring, and I still suck at it to be quite frank. I mostly started playing because my buddy wanted me to, so I guess I like it because that's mostly how we hang out."
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So far you have released 3 art pieces to Newgrounds. When did you start drawing?
"I really haven't done too much drawing since art classes in high school, mostly because I never really thought I was too good at it. However, I'm trying to learn and get better. I have a drawing class this fall in college that I might learn a thing or two from. Regardless, I think I'll still be doodling for a long time, and uploading to Newgrounds."
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You want to be an ecologist. What fascinates you about this job?
"The thing that interests me most is that I'll mostly be able to be out in the field as opposed to sitting in an office all day. They say that if you love your job, you'll never feel like you're working, so being an ecologist would be my ideal career. I'm hoping that being an ecologist takes me to a lot of different and beautiful places."
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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 don't know that there's anything about myself that I couldn't tell people, so i don't have any real secrets to speak of, not that I can think of right now anyways."
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What can we expect from you in the future, WahyahRanger?
"Probably, and hopefully, a lot more art coming. I'd like to improve a good amount before I start my comic. I'm going to invest in a drawing tablet eventually, so drawing is quicker and easy, seeing as though I've been using a computer mouse. I might try my hand at animating at some point, also."
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Now you are filled with more knowledge about WahyahRanger, 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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ThePulp
Well that's rather interesting.
I'd also like to say that "WahyahRanger" is a nice name, too.
Asandir
Thanks! I think we all agree that it`s a nice name ^^