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Q: What if I have an older version of Flash?

A: Many site features require Flash 8, without it users will not be able to view NG.Bytesize, Audio Player visualizations, or Chat. There is a pretty good chance you'll still be able to view many NG games and movies, but an increasing number of submissions take advantage of newer Flash features. Do yourself a favor and upgrade now.

Q: How do I know if I have the correct version of Javascript?

A: Most browsers ship with Javascript enabled. If it has been disabled for some reason, then critical site features – such as Flash submissions, review and comment forms, and even the login fields at the top of every page – will not work. Users can check their browsers' settings to make sure Javascript is enabled.

Q: Why should I make sure cookies are enabled?

A: This site uses browser cookies to keep users logged in as they jump from page to page, and for other small tasks such as displaying the last time a user visited the Newgrounds Forums.

Q: Why does my computer need to have the correct date and time?

A: Changing the date or time on your computer may affect the cookies used by this site by causing them to expire prematurely, and could potentially cause login errors.

Q: How do I edit my profile and other information?

A: Users can make changes to your account from the Account Options area, a link to which is located at the top right corner of every page on the site while logged in. Once there, the link to edit General Information is located in the User Page Configuration section. Publicly viewable information can be seen on every user's User Page.

Q: How do I find the URL for my User Page?

A: Your personal User Page (formerly "Profile") is a subdirectory of Newgrounds.com generated from your username. For example, a user with the username Bob could find his public information by navigating to http://bob.newgrounds.com.

Q: How can I change the look of my User Page?

A: There are several ways to give your User Page a distinct look. Whether it's simply uploading a custom header or tweaking the layout to put your favorite content on top, the links in the User Page Configuration section are the way to do this.

Q: Where is my Forum Signature used?

A: A user's Signature appears after every post – past and present – made by that user in the NG Forums (formerly "BBS"). Users are permitted a maximum of 175 characters for two lines of text; they also have the option of including an image as part of this signature, within the following constraints:

• Max file size: 40k
• Min file width: 20 pixels
• Max file width: 595 pixels
• Min file height: 20 pixels
• Max file height: 50 pixels

Q: What is File Storage?

A: File Storage, also called "Dumping Grounds," is mainly for users to share works-in-progress with their friends and collaborators. Upon upload, each file is given a random URL and linked only to the uploader's list of stored files. The only other people who have access to them are those who are given the URL for a particular file.

File Storage is not an image gallery. It was not designed for the purpose of showcasing art or photos, but so that users who are working on a project together can post their work for each other to view and download. Privacy is the main function of this feature.

Q: What kind of files can I store?

SInce it was designed mainly as a collaboration tool, the only file types allowed are .fla, .swf, .png, .gif, and .jpg. Whether you share these files with anyone else is up to you.

Q: How do I view/edit my Favorites?

A: Located on your account page, the Configure Favorites section is where you can edit any artists or submissions you have identified as a favorite. If you want to simply view one of these lists, they are also displayed on your User Page.

Q: What if I accidentally delete all my Favorites from a particular list?

A: Unfortunately, if you click the link to clear an entire list of favorites and then confirm your decision by selecting "OK" on the subsequent dialog, you will have to recreate your list from scratch. We do not archive this information, so make absolutely sure you want to clear an entire list before pressing the button.

Q: What are Portal Buddies?

A: Portal Buddies, also called co-authors, are people with whom you might eventually start collaborating on submissions. When submitting content to the Flash Portal, a list of that user's co-authors appears on the submission form. If any of those users have also helped with the submission, a user may check their names and they will be credited as well. A list of these co-authors can be found on a user's account page.

Q: How do I manage my Portal Buddies?

A: A list of co-authors can be accessed from the Flash Portal Options section of a user's account page. Once in the Multi-Author Environment, a user may block, remove, or approve additional co-authors.

Q: What are the secrets mentioned in various parts of the site?

A:There are several secrets that a user with an account may obtain by achieving certain experience levels. The secrets are simply unlockable features that are meant as a reward for depositing experience points. Unlocked secrets can be accessed from the top of a user's account page, next to the requirements for reaching the next secret.

Q: What is Fan-Net?

A: The Newgrounds Fan-Net is a list of users who have linked to NG from their web page. As they attract more people to our site through that link their Fan-Net rating goes up. The higher that rating is, the more exposure they receive from NG visitors. On the list of Fan-Net sites, the "In" and "Out" figures are how many users have been referred to and from our site, resepectively.

The unique link necessary to join Fan-Net is located in the Miscellaneous section of a user's account page.

Q: What is a level? What is it based on? What is it good for?

A: A level is a number (between 1 through 60, inclusive) along with an icon of a fist, glove, or weapon for a user based on that user's experience. Levels 1 through 8 are static in that their level requirements and range remain fixed; each is 50 experience points apart. Levels 9 through 60 expand to even out the experience point differential between those levels. Because they change, their requirements and range cannot be accurately given. Levels serve no purpose except to increase the voting power in the Flash Portal and to indicate amount of experience. For this reason a higher level often commands a certain amount of respect.

Rumors that there can be only one Level 60 user are untrue. There can be any number of users at the highest level provided they all have an equal amount of experience points.

Q: What do the different level icons look like?

A: You can see the icon for each level, as well as the amount of experience required, by viewing our levels page.

Q: What is an aura? What does it do? How is it determined?

A: An aura is a self-selected indication of a user's voting disposition. It was originally determined by one's voting habits but this is no longer the case. A user may select or alter his aura in his general configuration.

Q: Why do I have a Rank?

A: Rank determined by a user's Blam and Protection Points. View the complete list of ranks to see where you fit in.

Q: How does one receive 'Blam' or 'Protection' points?

A: Blam and Protection points are earned by voting on a movie that is "under judgment" (submissions marked as such in the Portal). If a user votes a 0-1 on a movie and it is subsequently deleted (see deletion qualifications below), the user receives one Blam point. Conversely, when a user votes 2-5 on a movie that successfully passes the judgement phase then that user receives a protection point.

Movies are deleted if they fall below the listed score at the listed number of votes:

• 100 votes: 1.0
• 150 votes: 1.25
• 200 votes: 1.60

Q: What are these extra points good for?

A: Blam and Protection points increase a user's voting power (which otherwise would be strictly based upon experience). The increase is a percentage bonus based on the user's level. For information on the Blam/Protect levels, including rank names, badge pictures, and associated voting percentage bonus, view the complete list of ranks.

Q: What if a movie is removed because it is stolen, malicious, or unsuitable?

A: Users who voted 0-1 on a deleted submission while it was under judgement still get a Blam point.

Q: What is the Whistle and what does it do?

A: Due to the large amount of abuse to Newgrounds by malicious users we have implemented features that allow users to help police the site. A user's Whistle level can go up or down depending on how accurately the user flags questionable content. If a user abuses their use of the whistle to flag portal entries and reviews that do not violate our terms they will lose points and eventually be stuck with a broken whistle.

Users with broken whistles have no effect on anything they attempt to flag. However, users with a broken whistle may still receive negative or positive points so they can either dig themselves a deeper hole or try to regain a normal level and effectively flag entries once again. Users who blow the whistle accurately many times can increase their whistle level to bronze, silver, gold or deity levels. Users with a higher whistle level pull more weight when they use it.

Q: When may I blow the whistle?

A: The whistle may be blown on new, "Under Judgement" Portal submissions that fit into one or more of the following categories:

If enough users blow the whistle on an entry it will be automatically pulled from the Portal until it has been reviewed. Upon review, if we decide the entry is in violation of our guidelines we will delete it and those who blew the whistle will receive positive whistle points. If we find it is not a violation of our guidelines we will release it back into the Portal and those users who blew the whistle will receive negative whistle points.

Q: Is there any other way to affect Whistle Status?

A: Whistle points may also be earned by flagging reviews as being abusive. Users who are logged in to Newgrounds.com will see the following text below each review: "0/0 people found this review helpful. Did you? [ Yes / No / Abusive ]". When enough users flag a review as "abusive" it is marked for our review. If the review violates our review guidelines, it will be deleted and users who flagged the submission will be rewarded with positive whistle points. If we clear the review those who flagged it will receive negative whistle points.

Q: What are experience points?

A: Much like a traditional role playing game, registered users may acquire experience points and gain levels resulting in higher status.

The best reason to gain experience points is added weight to your votes. Users with an abundance of points will have the strength of multiple voters, meaning they can hurt the movies they hate and help the movies they love. We make the assumption that anyone who visits the site daily will have a better idea of what good content is, so frequent visitors have more influence over the rankings. Remember, you must be logged in for your voting power to be augmented!

Experience points also unlock secrets, which can be accessed from your Account Options page after you log in.

Q: How do I acquire experience points?

A: There are several ways to gain points:

• Every day (by Eastern Standard Time), you may vote on at least five Flash Portal submissions to deposit ten experience points. Voting on more than five in a single day does not give you additional experience points.
• When creating a Grounds Gold user account a user can earn a few extra points by signing up for mailing lists and creating a public profile.
• Aside from the methods listed above there are no tricks or secret ways of boosting your experience. Anybody who tells you otherwise is either making jokes at your expense or trying to get you to serve them somehow.

Q: Who am I being ranked against?

A: Your rank is determined by comparing your experience points to the experience of every other user on Newgrounds. Currently, your experience is ranked against just over 1,000,000 users.

Q: How is Voting Power determined?

A:Voting Power is based on a user's Level and Blam / Protection points. Take a look at the respective sections to see how voting power is affected by each.

Q: What is a one's Batting Average? Where does it come from?

A:Batting Average is a grade expression of a user's average score on Flash submissions. Only users who have submitted three Flash movies/games have this statistic. Posts, Experience, Blams/Saves, and popularity do not factor into a user's batting average.

Q: What are the points required for each grade?

A: The batting averages are calculated as a percentage of the top user's Batting Average (for users with the highest averages view the list). Therefore, if the person with the highest average uploads a new submission that bumps his average even higher, the requirements for each grade will increase. If the top average decreases, the number of points required to achieve each grade will diminish.

Q: What is the Sticker stat?

A: For a while now we have offered high quality Newgrounds.com tank logo stickers. It used to be one of the best ways to get the word out about NG, and even today users who order stickers and include their username can have their order credited to their profile. We still have a list of users with the top 50 largest sticker orders. Head over to the NG Store if you want some!

Q: What do the moderators do?

A: The moderators, also know as "mods", help maintain the forums. They enforce the rules, and they can lock threads, delete threads, posts, signatures or signature pictures, and ban users. They cannot affect things outside of the forums such as the Flash Portal. When a user is banned from the forums by a moderator it only affects his forum-posting privileges; he still may access the rest of NG.

Q: Why was I was banned?

A: Every user who posts in the forums agrees to abide by our forum rules. When these rules are broken a "ban" is often the consequence and can last anywhere from one day to an entire month.

Moderators may seem harsh at times but they are necessary to maintain a manageable maturity level. Without them the forums would turn into flame wars and spam threads, so please respect their decisions.

Q: Who are the current BBS moderators?

A: A current list of moderators is always available at the bottom of each forum page in the "User Base" section. Moderators currently online are labeled bright green in the "Users online" list.

Q: How does one become a moderator?

A: Do not ask to be a mod! Users who are model poster, act mature, and help point out problems to the current moderators if they appear to have overlooked something (without being annoying about it) are invited to become mods themselves. If we decide we need more moderators, this type of consistent, helpful user will be more likely to receive an invitation.

Q: What are the requirements for being the UOTD?

A: To be selected as user of the day, a user meets the following criteria:

• has a profile
• has posted to the forums
• has a properly-sized profile picture

Please don't ask for the spot, our system chooses it randomly.

Q: Can a user be UOTD more than once?

A: Nope.

Q: Where can I find a list of past UOTDs?

A: Lucky for you, we keep a list of past winners.

Q: Are there any limitations?

A: To limit abuse of our forums, we have imposed the following posting restrictions:

• 6,500 characters in a post
• one post every 60 seconds
• four posts in a thread every 30 minutes
• four new threads every 24 hours

Q: What about pictures?

A: When posting to the forums there is an optional field for uploading a picture. It must meet the following criteria:

• file type: .jpg, .png, or .gif
• maximum file size: 50k
• maximum dimensions: 500x400 pixels wide/high

Exceptions to this rule are found in the Art Forum, where the maximum file size is 150k and the maximum dimensions are 595x700 pixels wide/high.

Q: Can I use HTML in my posts?

A: Sure thing. We allow basic formatting of forum posts. Here are some examples of common tags:

• <strong>Strong</strong>
• <em>Emphasis</em>
• <ins>Underline</ins>

While we promote the use of proper HTML we also allow older, deprecated tags such as <b>, <i>, and <u>.

Additionally, here are some examples of different links you may use:

• <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com">Newgrounds</a>
• <a href="mailto:legomaniac46@yahoo.com">Email me!</a>
• <a href="aim:goim?screenname=eldorado642">AIM Me!</a>

Q: How is content divided into various lists in the Portal?

A: Because we want to always provide get fresh content, but do not want (potentially crappy) new submissions to flood out existing quality content, we break the rankings into four major sections:

Q: How does a movie/game become Today's Feature?

A: The daily feature is based on whatever movie had the highest score the previous day. Only movies that were uploaded that day are taken into consideration. If a movie is uploaded before midnight and doesn't have enough votes, it will carry over until the next day.

Q: How does a movie/game become the Weekly Users Choice?

A: Every Wednesday at midnight the movie with the highest score is chosen as movie of the week. Only movies that were uploaded that week are taken into consideration. If a movie is uploaded near the end of the week and doesn't have enough votes, it will carry over until the next week.

Q: How does a movie/game become the Review Crew Pick?

A: This follows the same criteria as the movie of the week, only it is based on the scores given in written reviews (rather than votes).

Q: How does a movie/game become the Underdog of the Week?

A: The underdog of the week is the movie with the biggest discrepancy between votes and reviews. If a movie receives low votes, but the people who review it give it high scores, it will be eligible for this spot. This is why it is important that you review movies that you like: because you have the chance to help them get exposure even if the general voting public hates them.

Q: How does a movie/game become the Turd of the Week?

A: Users shouldn't aim for this spot. The Turd of the Week is whatever movie managed to make it through the week with the lowest score and without being auto-deleted. We showcase these because they are usually funny (in a bad way).

Q: What can I do if I find an inappropriate movie in the NG Portal?

A: If a movie is racist, excessively pornographic, personally threatening, or generally much more offensive than regular Newgrounds fare, there is a good chance we don't want it here. If a user deems a movie inappropriate for the Portal and the entry is still under judgment, he can blow the whistle using the appropriate whistle option. If the entry has passed judgment users should send us an e-mail, and be sure to include the submission's URL and a brief description about why they think it is a problem. We will then look into the submission and decide if the movie/game stays or goes.

Q: What can I do if I find out a movie is stolen?

A: The last thing we want is people uploading stolen content. If a user finds a movie that is stolen, and it is still under judgment, he can blow the whistle and leave as much information as you can as to the source of the stolen work. If the entry has passed judgment users should send us an e-mail, and be sure to include the submission's URL. If possible, they should tell us from whom and where it was stolen. We will then either delete the movie or contact the author to see if they would like it edited to give them proper credit. Users should not take it upon themselves to submit really cool Flash animations that aren't on Newgrounds; instead, we recommend contacting the author and suggesting they submit it to Newgrounds themselves.

Q: What is a BLAM?

A: A "BLAM" is our home-grown slang term to describe the deletion of a Portal movie due to low user scores. Users are credited for BLAMS, and have even formed a BLAM Club!

Q: I want to make movies for The Portal! How do I learn Flash?

A: Go to the NG Flash Tutorials page. There are links to download the software, get tutorials, and ask questions. Please don't e-mail us directly, because if you can't figure out how to get through the door you're lazy and hopeless.

Q: Are there any general submission guidelines?

A: Yep. Here they are:

• We do not seek movies that are racist or excessively pornographic. Artists should use their best judgment, based one what they see here at Newgrounds.
• We do not want "demos" that have no functionality. If an artist has a decent demo then he should consider posting them to the Alphas section. If we see multiple entries in the Portal such as "Crap Movie v0.3" then "Crap Movie v0.5", we will delete them because they are annoying.
• We despise movies that auto-redirect or auto-spawn windows to other sites. If people like a submission they will click on a link that takes them there anyway. If we catch a user using an auto-redirect or auto-spawn, the offending NG account may be deleted.
• Artists should not beg for high votes. If a comment reads "Vote a 3 or higher and I'll make more" or something similar, we will most likely delete it. Also, ploys like "Vote a 5 if you support Napster!" warrant deletion too.
• Users MUST NOT upload movies that they did not make. We will ban the IP address of any offenders and Newgrounds suddenly won't be so fun anymore. Also keep in mind that a user uploading a movie to the Portal is making a legal claim that it is their original work. It is a good idea to put a Newgrounds validated e-mail address somewhere in the beginning or ending of a movie so we can easily determine if the movie is stolen or not. We also love it when users put the NG tank logo in their movies.

Q: Why won't the Portal accept my Flash submission?

A: Users need to make sure their movies are in .swf format. When a Flash movie is created, the source file is labeled with the .fla extension, while the compiled movie is an .swf file. Selecting "Export Movie" from the file menu in Flash is the simplest way to create a Portal-compliant Flash file. The Portal will also reject a movie if it is too big.

Q: Why is it that my submission "exceeds the file size limit" of the Portal?

A: The Portal has a 10 MegaByte file size limit. We set this limit to encourage more optimized Flash submissions. Making a 150k Flash movie and adding a 2.5meg .mp3 file is just wasteful. Just remember, Pico was only 300k! Users who have files over 10megs that are more than just stick figures shooting each other can e-mail them on the off chance that we'll watch them.

Q: Why can I only submit two movies per day?

A: There are people who will squeeze out new movies every 10 minutes and would upload every one of them if we let them — we don't want to expose our audience to that.

The daily allotment is two movies per day. If a user is caught using multiple accounts to upload additional movies, all of those movies will be removed and the IP used to submit them will be blocked from further use.

Q: How do I edit my movie information once it is posted?

A: Users can make changes to their submissions from their Account Options area, a link to which is located at the top right corner of every page on the site while logged in. Once there, the link to edit Portal Submissions is located in the Flash Portal Options section. Each movie may be edited individually, so updated files can simply overwrite the old ones; this option is preferable to creating duplicate entries. In addition, any changes made to a user's personal profile (name, email address, website, etc.) will be instantly updated in all of that user's Portal entries.

Q: My movie was on the Portal for a while, but now it is gone! What happened?

A: As a safeguard against being flooded with crap, the Portal will auto-delete movies if they reach certain criteria at specific checkpoints. If a movie is auto-deleted, it should not be re-uploaded. Make something better and try again!

Q: Do you have review guidelines?

A: All users are given the privilege to write constructive reviews for submissions. However we do have guidelines that must be followed. If you violate any of our guidelines your account may be banned until the offending reviews have been removed. Multiple offenses may result in all of your reviews being removed, or your account being terminated. Creating multiple accounts to evade bans and commit multiple offenses may result in your ISP or the authorities being contacted.

• Stay on the topic of the submission and do not make personal remarks or insults towards the author. This is a big offense. Telling artists "You suck!", "You should go kill yourself!", or "You are gay!" will get you banned and you may lose your account. Without our contributors Newgrounds wouldn't be what it is, so we take seriously any insults directed at them by reviewers.
• Do not post TONS and TONS of crappy reviews just to get high in the rankings. If we catch someone doing this we will delete all their reviews — wouldn't that be a pain in the ass? Take your time and write a sincere review for every movie you wish to critique. Make sure your review is relative to the submission. Reviews that are found to offer no benefit to the author may be deleted.
• Do not use the review space for the purpose of promoting things. Stick to reviewing the movies – we don't want to hear about how great your website is. Also, posting links to websites that reward you for sending hits is prohibited; we will delete your account for the first offense with no warning. Posting unrelated links is also prohibited and will result in a ban.
• Do not flood the review title or body. Examples would be long strings of characters or words with no breaks or repeating words or phrases over and over. Do not submit images made from text and characters, as this will also get you banned.
• Do not use reviews to express your feelings that the entry should be BLAMMED. If you post "BLAM this" or something similar you will be banned. Use the review option to tell the author how they can improve their work.
• Do not use the review field to address other user's reviews you didn't agree with. You are to be reviewing the submission, not other people's reviews.
• If you believe an entry is stolen, do not comment about it in your review. If you are wrong, you may convince other users that the entry is stolen and you may cause a legitimate entry to receive an unfairly low score, or have the whistle blown on it. Use the whistle option, if available, to flag the entry as stolen when you believe that is the case. If there is no whistle option available (the entry is no longer under judgment) contact Wade with as many details as you can about the stolen Flash and where you think it was stolen from.
• If you think a submission doesn't belong on the front page of the site or shouldn't be featured in special sections of the site, keep it to yourself. The submissions on the front page and in special sections of the site are put there manually, meaning someone on our staff liked the submission. Keep your focus on how the person who submitted might improve their work.

If you see other users violating these terms you can help report them by clicking the "Abusive" link under the review. Clicking "No" only states the review wasn't helpful and not a violation; be sure to use the "Abusive" link if the review needs to be brought to our attention.

Q: How do I respond to my reviews?

A: Users can respond to reviews from their account pages. The Portal Submissions link, located in the Flash Portal Options section, contains links to respond to reviews for each submission. We added this feature so artists can get in the last word. Let's face it, NG users can be pretty harsh when they write reviews.

Q: How does voting work?

A: The quickest and easiest thing to do in the Portal is to vote on movies. Voting on movies establishes their rank, so users who like or hate a submission should want to influence its exposure on the site. Users can vote on as many movies as you want but can only vote on each movie once per day.

Q: What does it mean when it says, "A similar address already voted on this?"

A: In order to avoid voting abuse, we only allow one vote per IP address per submission per day. Your IP address is a unique identifier assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). While your ISP is unique to you at any given moment, the same IP address may be used by different customers over the course of the day. In this case, it is possible another user from your ISP has visited Newgrounds and voted on the same submission you are trying to vote on. Either that, or someone in your house, school or office has already voted on that submission. Or maybe you're just crazy, that's a possibility too.

Q: Why should I register just to vote on movies?

A: Unregistered users are welcome to vote, but registered users receive some immediate benefits, such as the ability to write reviews and gain more voting power, so they have more control over the site rankings.

In addition, a user's voting power can be augmented by earning experience points or acquiring Blam and Protection points. More information about this can be found in those respective sections.

Q: What are experience points?

A: God dammit.

Q: Where do I access my Private Messages?

A: While logged in to the site, there is a button at the top of every page labeled "Inbox" that will redirect registered users to the Private Messaging system.

There is also a section of every user's account page that provides a direct link to compose a new message and a disk space indicator to help gauge how much space is left in the Inbox.

Q: Can I PM anyone I want?

A: Every registered Newgrounds.com user may PM any other user. It's up to each individual person to decide whether to respond to, ignore, or in some cases block incoming messages.

Q: How do I email another user?

A: Private Messaging is the preferred method of contact on Newgrounds, and the only contact link provided throughout the site. We keep all email addresses provided during the sign-up process hidden well away from prying eyes and probing scripts. PMs give registered users a way to contact artists directly while still protecting their privacy. If you need another way to contact someone try visiting their website.

Q: How many messages can I receive before my PM Inbox fills up?

A: Every user is allotted one megabyte of space, which translates into roughly 2,000 messages depending on message length.

Q: What happens when I reach the limit?

A: Messages cannot be sent to users who have reached their limit. Instead, an error message is displayed indicating that the intended recipient's Inbox is full.

Q: So many people… how do I keep track of them all?

A: There is a button to access a list of contacts, located in the navigation menu atop every page in the Private Messaging system. Frequently-messaged users can be added to this list directly using the fields provided or by clicking the button located at the top and bottom of every message. The Contacts list can be used to tag usernames with reminders, seeing who is currently online, or quickly firing off a message.

Q: How do I stop people from spamming me?

A: At the top and bottom of every message there is a button to block the user who sent it. When a user is blocked in this manner, that person is added to a Block List accessible from the Private Messaging navigation menu. That username will remain on the Block List until active steps are taken to remove it. Users who are flagged in this manner will no longer be a nuisance.

Q: How can I see the list of people I've blocked?

A: The button to access the Block List is part of the Private Messaging navigation menu located atop every page in the PM system. This list can be used for removing blocked users, blocking additional users, and tagging listed users with reminders as to why they've earned a spot there. There's also a convenient time stamp for every blocked user to help serve as a reminder.

Q: Are there any size limits for my Contact or Block Lists?

A: There is currently a limit of 100 names for each of these lists. When the limit is reached, users need to remove a name before being allowed to add a new one.

Q: Where are my sent messages?

A: The system does not currently keep a copy of sent messages.

Q: Why doesn't my audio submission appear instantly in the Audio Portal like it does in the Flash Portal?

A: Audio submissions go through an approval process. We do this because it's much easier to pass off stolen audio submissions as original work than it is for movies and games. Once users become approved they may continue to submit original tracks and loops.

Q: What do I do if I discover stolen music in the Audio Portal?

A: Please report all stolen audio to wade@newgrounds.com. If a user is discovered to have uploaded stolen content our policy is to delete the account and all related submissions – no questions asked.

Q: How can I get my music featured on the main audio page?

A: A-Bot plays the top submissions of the week based on user votes. We have no control over what his choices are, he's a robot with a mind of his own.