Welcome, prospective recruit! This is the official forums of the Elite Guard Barracks! Are you interested in joining our group? Read on, then!



Table of Contents

1. What is the Elite Guard Barracks?

2. What are the requirements for joining?

3. Who are our enemies?

4. Who are our allies?

5. What are the rules?

6. What are my responsibilities as a Barracks member?

7. Who are the big players around here?

8. How do I become an officer?

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1. What is the Elite Guard Barracks?

The EGB is a club on the web's oldest and largest flash portal, Newgrounds. This club is made for members of Elite Guard rank to have a place to come together and discuss ways of protecting the Portal. We do a lot of good work for the site, including basic patrolling of the Flash Portal, reporting stolen and malicious flash submissions, and making sure the site administrators are aware when something rule-breaking (and potential legally-troubling) slips through the judgement process through illicit means.

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2. What are the requirements for joining?

The current admission qualification is to be of Private rank or higher (2500+ B/P Points). If you don't know how to B/P, check out the advanced Barracks FAQ...and the Newgrounds FAQ, of course.

The former qualification was 1500+ B/P, but with the re-organization of the blam/protect rankings that came with the Newgrounds redesign of July 2007, the rank of Private has been moved up significantly.

Members with 1500-2499 B/P who were in the EGB BEFORE the redesign may continue to serve with the Barracks if they wish; however, all new members must be of Private rank or higher.

You must have a Bronze Whistle or higher; NO Garbage Whistles. If someone truly wishes to become a Barracks member and has a Garbage Whistle, I will be more than happy to help them repair it by showing them the ropes of just what an abusive review entails and giving them links to such abuse to flag. Recruits who have a Normal whistle can be tutored by Barracks members until they upgrade, at which point they can join us.

Barracks members can join the Whistle Improvement Project in the secure section of our forums.

We also expect a good quality of posting in the Barracks. That means that you should not have constant one-line posts and be able to type intelligently (ie, not liek ur in an im box kthxbye).

When someone of appropriate stats requests to join, they will be put in "Standby" while the Barracks members discuss the potential recruit and any objections or concerns they might have, and then the Recruitment Officer makes the final call. On average, the process will only take a day or so.


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3. Who are our enemies?

I'm sure some of you have come here because you're angry at a certain spam group or flash submitter. You want to have an organization working together to blam the crap out them, right?

WRONG.

The Elite Guard Barracks does not have any argument with any flash group, period. We do not tell anyone how to vote; nor do we organize to mass-vote on any submission.

We encourage all members to vote on flashes on an individual basis. Do not vote based on the author or authors submitting it, but on the specific flash in question's quality.

Anyone incapable of maintaining objectivity in terms of authors or flash groups should reconsider their affiliation with the Elite Guard Barracks; we do NOT tolerate talk of mass-voting or discrimination against a flash group.

What to do if you see a non-rulebreaking flash you disapprove of:

1) Vote zero or one on it.

2) If you wish, ask the EGB what they think of it in a non-judgemental way. For example, "So, my good sirs, what do you think of this flash? I did not care for it much, myself."

3) Let it be if it passes. As much as you dislike it, if it doesn't break any rules, there is nothing you can do about it.

What NOT to do if you see a flash you disapprove of:

1. OMG GUYZ LOOK AT THIS HORRIBLE FLASH!

2. OMG GUYZ LOOK AT THIS HORRIBLE FLASH, LETS BLAM IT!

3. OMG GUYZ I'M GONNA WHISTLE IT BECAUSE I HATE IT

4. Whistling it because you hate it.

5. Leaving an abusive review.

Breaking these guidelines could get the Elite Guard Barracks in trouble with the moderators and get us locked, and thus WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

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4. Who are our allies?

We do not stand alone.

The Newgrounds Police Headquarters is a club similar to the Barracks, serving as a gathering place for members between Security Guard and Police Captain rank. They share our goals and have been erstwhile allies from the start. Many Barracks members are NGPD graduates, as well.

If a Newgrounder asks to join the Barracks but does not have sufficient rank, consider directing them to the NGPD (if the NG'er in question is of appropriate rank and courtesy).

If you have a stolen flash (that is still under judgement) that you wish to report, feel free to post a link to the stolen flash AND its original URL in the NGPD along with the Barracks.

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5. What are the rules?


1. See No. 3 above for rules on discussing under judgement flashes and our prohibitions against committing and discussing mass voting.

2. You must show common courtesy to anyone posting in the Barracks. Even if they're a clueless noob, do not flame them. Kindly link them to the Newgrounds FAQ and answer any questions they might have in regards to the Barracks (including posting a link to this FAQ).

If they're a spammer/flamer, IGNORE THEM. If they continue to persist in spamming the EGB, one of the senior members will contact a moderator.

3. You must not engage in any ban-worthy behavior on the Newgrounds BBS, including spamming in other clubs.

4. If you're going to post a link to an under judgement flash you believe to be stolen, you must include a link to the original URL on the flash in question. If in doubt, ask other EGB members for investigation; if no evidence can be found, ignore it...we don't want to unfairly flag a flash. Trust your good ol' buddy Slash, it's not a good feeling to have your work flagged unjustly.

5. You must not attack any other website, ESPECIALLY those of flash groups.

6. You must show proper respect to older and more experienced members of the Barracks. We do know what we're talking about, after all.

7. If you have a dispute with another Barracks member that you believe is affecting, or may affect, the Barracks as a whole, take it up in the Member Disputes section of these forums.

8. You must not make abusive reviews on flashes. If this becomes a problem, your membership in the Barracks may be reconsidered. If you need help with making reviews or marking abuse, there are EGB members who can help you.

9. You must not submit any rule-breaking flashes. It's okay to be silly and submit some less-than-godly flash (as your ol' buddy Slash does every so often), but submitting stolen or malicious flash will not be tolerated. I will personally report any violators of this rule to Wade Fulp himself.

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6. What are my responsibilities as a Barracks member?

You will vote on every submission fairly, regardless of who submitted it.

You will only whistle flashes you know for certain to be stolen, malicious, or hateful, giving any non-certain cases the benefit of the doubt unless evidence to the contrary emerges.

You will not make blatantly abusive reviews, nor will you mark non-abusive reviews as abusive.

You will not start a fight with any artist or flash group. On the same note, you will not flame users coming to the EGB asking for information, and will not respond to blatant spammers.

You will not break any other BBS rules. Frequent troublemakers may be removed from the Barracks.

You will treat other members with courtesy and respect. Hilarity is okay, of course, but actual disrespect is not. Disputes can be taken up in the appropriate section of this forum, but blatant asshaberdashery can result in summary removal from the Barracks.

You will not commit any offenses that put the existence of the Barracks in jeopardy.

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7. Who are the big players around here?


Just check the Officer List to find out!

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8. How do I become an officer?

1) Don't ask.

2) Do your best to help the Barracks.

3) You will be appointed roles based on how you serve (e.g. how the one that updates the roster becomes the Records Officer, how the one that helps recruit members and addresses interested people becomes the Recruitment Officer, etc.)

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Other Reading:

The Newgrounds FAQ

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FAQ modified and updated from Phantom's original version.