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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Good Morning Newgrounds! If you have been away from the site for a while, the General and Politics Forums have been closed down. There's a lot stirring up involving what happened, what's going on, and some users have left the site due to this. I won't be touching on any of that today. I am more concerned with moving forward and making Newgrounds a better place for everyone here. Perhaps it was about time to put an end to General. This is after all a place meant for creativity first and conversation second. I won't lie that I have met some of my Newgrounds friends and acquaintances through the General and Politics Forums. I at the same time have met more through Clubs & Crews and Video Games. I met @Fro through the Review Request Club, I met @ZJ through the Video Games Forum, and others through the My Little Pony Club in the Clubs & Crews. It was an amazingly fun ride, one I thoroughly enjoyed. At the same time, I wish more people would have discussed the amazing talent and skill we have on the site. The only thing I mainly saw was people questioning and/or hating on the popularity of FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'. This issue has ended up coming out late because of it. This issue will not be covering any news today. It is a special edition that is dedicated to the closing of these two forums. There will also be new information regarding where things have been moved around. Next Sunday's issue will be the mega issue. With a huge Phonograph and a celebration of what makes Newgrounds great!
The-Great-One
On March 22, 2023, the General and Politics forums have been closed. No new threads, replies, or posts can be made in either of these forums. Tom had already weighed on closing the Politics forum in the past. The close to the General forum came to a shock to a lot of users here on the site. With that said, staples of the General forum have been migrated to other forums.
Greeting Club - New User Intro Thread!
Formerly known as New User Introduction Thread!
This is thread where new users can introduce themselves to the site! The Tank Tribune will be featuring the new users who come on the site from this thread going forward, starting with next week's issue.
Frong Page Suggestion Thread
@Bit made this thread to make suggestions to Tom about what should go on the frontpage of Newgrounds. This has been split into four threads in four forums. In the Animation, Game Development, Art, and Audio Forums respectively. Here they are below.
Sections that will not be returning to the site are Threadgrounds, Quotes of the Week, and Pic of the Week. The Supporter of the Week will continue on. The Tank Tribune will also be featuring more community stories from blogs.
Below are some key threads from the General and Politics forum as an In Memoriam of sorts for both forums. It has been fun. Here's a look back.
The first thread ever posted to the Newgrounds Forum. It was created by @zoro on February 22, 2001. It set the standard early on for what the General Forum was in store for. It is incredible that this thread still stands to this day with its simplicity. It has since been locked so no new posts can be added to it. It is now a relic to look back in awe. Members who posted in this thread that are still on Newgrounds include @ToonHole, @DingleberryClock, and @olskoo. With returning member @TFX.
Created by @MetalDart on September 15, 2007. Each thread has its own ID number so it can be easy to find and track. This happened to be thread number 777777. Quite a lucky number to get.
Created by @Rohedin on April 11, 2007. Sometimes two threads would be matched up by coincidence on the forums and it was always funny to see it. Then parody threads would pop up with the original thread and then it wasn't much of a coincidence anymore. The thread was fun, but it got out of hand and became a +1 fest so it was locked. It is fun to look back on it though.
Back in 2009, @Elios had a large part of his wall and decided he was going to add the Newgrounds Tank Logo to it. This project blew out of proportion and then the members of Newgrounds started having their names added to the wall. Even though Elios doesn't live there anymore, the pictures serve as piece of Newgrounds history. Remember, there are always ways to contribute to Newgrounds.
An oldie from 2015. Just what are you listening to at the time. It started with sharing songs from YouTube you were currently listening to. It has since evolved into sharing playlists from Spotify, Last.fm, etc. If you're looking for new music or are listening to something in particular then share it with the members of Newgrounds!
A long time ago, there was a movement started by a 14 year old named McKay Hatch. The goal was to stop cussing. There was quite the discussion on the forums about is this just a wholesome movement to help clean up language or was it a movement under the guise of censorship?
September 11 happened almost 20 years ago today. The original 9/11 thread was made discussing what was going on as it was happening. Where were you when the towers were hit? September 11 is recognized as Patriot Day in the USA.
Over ten years ago @Luis was a hot commodity on the site. Everybody was using pick up lines to try and get with Luis.
Newgrounds is willing to help you out on your school projects or homework. Key word being help. We're not going to do your work for you. @ActualOccurences procrastinated and was met with the wrath of @STEM.
Ross brought up the game and its creator. How it circulated among the popular gaming websites and media outlets at the time. PiGPEN stated that if people donated enough money to his PayPal he would take it down. Ross asked the Newgrounds public what they thought about the game, did they think PiGPEN's actions were in poor taste, and should the game be taken down or left up?
Ross would follow up on this development with responses from the Newgrounds community. Ranging from remove it outright for its offensive content. It is in poor taste that PiGPEN is looking to profit off of it, remove it for that. It is freedom of speech so it must be kept up. There are far more offensive things on the site as it is, so just leave it up. Ross read all of these and thought about it more and more. His response was thus...
Long ago, in the magical year of 2009, there was a man by the name of @DrForeman. He was a beast of a man. A true spectacle to behold. A warrior tried and true. We were all jellyous. Unfortunately though, he had an enemy. @TheSouthernTower found his Achille's Heel. He merely commented "Dude, you have a fucking giraffe neck.". It would not take long for this to spiral out of control. The beast would come with a nickname that would follow him for the remainder of his time on Newgrounds. Dick Neck. A major motion picture was made.
Throughout all of the photoshop threads on Newgrounds, the one that is the granddaddy of the all is when Newgrounds at the will of @WadeFulp photoshopped Joshua Bend. A Newgrounds regular who had a picture with Wade. This picture is so iconic here on Newgrounds that when other members meet Tom or Wade they strike the same pose.
@sirtom93. What an event that was. This user said that he was going to burn down his school and use other forms of violence. He would later on state that it was a joke, but it wasn't taken as a joke. @WadeFulp entered the thread with the iconic line...
Leave this topic, authorities are being contacted.
From there, Newgrounds member @deckheadtottie was able to get a hold of the authorities where sirtom93 was. He was caught, arrested, put on trial, and served time in prison. Moderator @Rig detailed everything in this news post. Multiple games and movies came out after this event. One being How I Buy Petrol?. Newgrounds has contacts all over the world. We stick together. You make threats, we will bust you, and then we will laugh at you.
@Galloglasses came up with the idea to celebrate one of Newgrounds mascots. The creation of Tom Fulp, Pico. Pico is to Newgrounds what Mickey Mouse is to Disney. Pico Day is an important holiday here on Newgrounds. A celebration of Pico and his friends, the TANKMEN, and other Newgrounds iconic characters. This was an idea back in 2005. We have celebrated Pico Day since then.
A classic thread of Newgrounds lore. Created by @newgroundskeeperjim the task was simple. Using three Pokemon moves, describe your sex life. The thread has since closed, but I would like to revive it here. If you comment this morning on the Tribune, join in! If it's been awhile since you've played Pokemon then here is a moves list to get you started. Here are some of the best selections from this thread.
One of the greatest and funniest users of all time @TheJamoke made a thread involving the porn stash found when Osama bin Laden was killed by SEAL Team 6. This is one of the funniest threads of all time here on Newgrounds. Do yourself a favor and spend the afternoon going through this one.
With Tom talking about closing the Politics forum I think it is important to note the lounge where regular users of the Politics forum would gather. The discussion of hard politics is not allowed in this thread and is more of a way to unwind, vent, and enjoy one another's company. The original lounge was deleted long ago. This one has stood the test of time and shows that although the Politics forum can be messy, the good parts overall outweigh the bad.
@Rage came across a huge spider in his basement back in 2009. He reacted in a manly way by screaming like a little girl and running. He caught it in a container and asked Newgrounds what he should do with it.
The moderators of Newgrounds decided to meet up. Whether to see each other in person, talk and hang out, or be super gay. @WadeFulp posted a picture of the group with this commentary below. The pandemic has kept us separate for so long. It may be time to meet up once again.
@RedCircle, Afro-Ninja, @DarkArchon, @TomFulp (@Stamper behind him), @FUNKbrs, @StealthSteve (front), @CaptainBob (Back), @DanMalo, @Uberbarista (back w/ green hat), @TheShrike (front, red hat and shades), a friend of one of the mods with the white T-shirt (forget the name, sorry dude, Chris maybe? I dunno), @NegativeOne (guy in back), TBF (He makes all the cool NG hats and has a black hat on and a goatee), @Freakapotimus (Girl infront of TBF with the shades), @Maus (Girl in front kneeling down with the angry face hat), Another non-mod who is a user, forget the name, peaking over TBF's shoulder with the glasses, @StarCleaver with the old school NG shirt he won from the sticker acontest, and finally on the far right @poxpower.
Yar me matey! Are ye looking for some fun and promiscuity on the high seas? Then come along with us on the Newgrounds Hoeboating Expedition! With ye faithful Captain @RedCoin and First Mate @Dean. Many a shipmate were on this expedition to plunder booty. RedCoin's faithful parrot @The-Great-One, Grand Advisor @Timmy, Binocular Guy @Jay, and Galley Cook @tarahloveshentai. They were attacked by Pirate Captain @Slint. daethdrain was also part of the ship and took down the vicious Pirate Captain Slint. You may better know daethdrain as @Seth. Pirate Captain Slint didn't stay down long though. He came back with a vengeance. The Navy showed up. @Sheizenhammer was left behind. @ZJ came in with not only a cool guy helicopter, but a submarine as well. In the end it was tarahloveshentai who would find the hoes. This was one of Newgrounds most fun threads and it would continue onward! That is a story for another time.
Everyday, Newgrounds picks a random user of the day that is put on the front of the Community Page. Here on The Tank Tribune, we feature last week's Users of the Day as Users of the Week. Newgrounds member @iOcide made a thread, perhaps out of spite, about this.
"and i dont care who"
-iOcide
The first response came from @HAQnSPITT who stated that they wanted to collect these. Thus, whenever someone is User of the Day, this is the thread to highlight that user more. It is also a title that The-Great-One will never have. Ever.
@Jackho started a thread back in 2019. It was a way of sharing albums, discussing them, and rating them. A lot of Newgrounds members were introduced to music they may not listen to. The last album shared in the thread was in October 2019. How it worked was thus...
- We throw our names into a randomizer
- Whoever gets picked chooses an album for the following week
- You listen to the album either in your own time, or as part of a totally radical listen-along discord group so we can REACT together.
- Post your thoughts on the album and give it a rating, then gear up for the next album
I know that there are many MANY threads I have forgotten. Share some of your favorite threads from the past below. Goodbye General. Goodbye Politics. You were fun, it is time to move on though. To all of those who are still angry about General closing, this may be a hot take. That forum was not the main purpose of Newgrounds. It wasn't. @ZekeySpaceyLizard made me realize that. Was it stupid at times? Yes. Was it fun? Absolutely. It is time to move on and embrace the rest of the site more. Embrace its creators more. Build this place up and UP.
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