News from the orange side

First off I would like to send a big congratulation to TheGhostgamer, who has become a mod. I can say right now he'll be a great addition to the DM1 Mod Squad. So, leave him a congratulatory shout or else...

You may also notice (Hopefully you won't!) that there is a new type of banning. We call it "silencing", which is about what it really is. Getting silenced is pretty much like getting banned, except you may remain on your account; just not communicate in any way on the site. Also anyone whose name is grey in the chat is silenced.

What it feels like to be silenced.


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A little reminder

I’ve noticed that DM1 has been getting a bit wild during the afternoon lately, so I thought it would be a smart idea to go over some things again.

1) Don’t over use caps. Using caps for one message, or making a word “caped” to really get a point across is fine, but doing it over and over again is just too much. Caps can be fun in limited quantities.

2) Use “language” appropriately. I don’t have a problem with swearing as long as said user uses it appropriately E.G. “Damn I couldn’t beat that boss again!” Remember: Don’t over use “language”, and don’t direct it at other users.

3) Just don’t be a jerk. That simple.

A few tips on how to handle trouble

1) If mods are present let them handle the trouble, and DON’T try to help be attacking the trouble maker.

2) If no mods are present you my mini mod a bit (Just a bit!). Just remember that when the trouble gets out of hand to call another mod. Use modfriend to find an active mod and let them handle it.

And here’s a link to the conduct guidelines.
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Challenge #4: Small Fish Big Pond

Hello, it is once again time for a new weekly challenge to begin... For this week's game, I have chosen the game Drift. In this game you are a shark who must make his way to the large circle which signifies the end of each course without running into any obsticals like walls, red spiky ball things.. Etc. To do so you must pull yourself using little white balls called nodes. This weeks challenge, you must fling through all 16 levels as fast as possible. The people who can do this the fastest shall win.

~This Competition Has Ended~

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Competition Winners

Here are this weeks competition results:

1st Place: Kovec with 9163 points.

2nd Place: Ukiegirl with 8266 points.
3rd Place: M_Dog with 7780 points.
4th Place: Drakkose with 7675 points.
5th Place: Joshhh with 7304 points.

Congratulations To The Winners And Thanks For Playing! =D

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And the tourny begins

The DM1 Kongai tournament has begun. A few notes 1) Because we got 23 people Adare gets a free pass to round two 2) Because it's a 24 person bracket (And I didn't want it to be a weird one!) 1 loser from the quarterfinals will be randomly picked to go to the semifinals to make the bracket work. Second chances FTW! 3) please report the outcome of your match in the comments of this post!

Here's the Bracket.

Lets try to finish the first round within a few days!
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Ikariam Update

Some Ikariam news for all of the Ikariam-Iota players (and others) within the blog.

First off, we were in the middle of a war, which, due to a plethora of political issues and time bounds has ended. S_H (sky hawks) v.s. KONG (Kongregate) is no more.

Second, Kram, our Kongregate alliance leader in Iota has become the number 1 player in all of Iota. Congratulations to him.

Thirdly, several of our players have broken 100k points and have joined the 100k club. These new members include Drakkose, Neeko, gnomer and Lord Dazzer for a total of 5 members (including Kram). There are also several other members who are quickly making their way to reaching this goal. Congratulations to all of you.

Our alliance Kong has also reached 13th place in total score in all of Iota, passing several other alliances in a very short time and jumping up from 17th.

Also, no recent updates on the Ikariam vote for the new alliance administration (Diplomat, General and Home Secretary), but those will surface soon.

That's all for your Ikariam update.
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Let the true games begine!

Get your popcorn ready, because DM1 is about to have a Kongai tournament. Okay so we need either 16 or 32 players, or somewhere in between, maybe even 48 if we can get that many.

Rules:

To join, either leave me a shout or leave a comment. Please give your Kongai record, I will need them to seed the tournament!

All matches will be 3 cards!

You may use pre-made decks, but you have the option of using random cards if you wish!

Rounds will be played within a few days (No set time you have to play a match at!), if everyone is having trouble finding their opponent I will give extra time for the round. I also may issue a 24hour deadline if a couple matches are holding everyone up. If the match is still not finished the higher seed will advance (Unless they are the inactive ones, I reserve the right to choose!)
You do not need to be a “true reg” to join! If DM1 is one of your main rooms you my join!

That’s about it, I’ll post when we have enough people, hopefully we can get 32!



Joined

Name record W/L

Baileycripps 21/26

Chitown15 17/5

Joshhh 60/41

M_dawg 3/1

Ukiegirl 36/30

LoliDesu 30/36

lsqwert9 24/13

ItBeNickYo 46/17

Eldavo 0/0

Entombor2

Aalanius (SP?)

Wizky 0/0

God_of_War 2/1

Adare 141/88/1

Seph 90/90 ish

Ferretferret 10/4

Drakkose 0/0

Spartakips ?/?

cyphurus 0/2

teh_awsomeness ?/?

Shotsflying ?/?

TheGhostGamer 34/16

Tarlanon 5/5


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Competition #3 Click Away!

Yes it's that time again... Time for a new competition of course! This weeks game is Click Mania, the main objective of this game is to guide your little blue ball to the finish while avoiding the obstacles such as walls and moving objects. To do you so must move your cursor to the place you wish to go. But the ball will not follow you until you click. The faster you complete each level the more points you obtain. Also your only have a certain amount of moves to get the ball to the finish so you can't take your sweet time either :P This weeks competition is to get as many points as you can. So go forth and get those points!!!

~This Competition Has Ended~

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Competition Winners

This weeks competition was a close one but here are the results:

1st Place: WingsofChaos with 4210 points.

2nd Place: Javano with 4170 points.

3rd Place: TheGhostGamer with 4125 points.

4th Place: spartakips with 3695 points.

5th Place: Eldavo with 3580 points.

Congratulations To The Winners And Thanks For Playing! =D

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The Hall

The Digg Mark 1 Hall of Fame is where we dedicate a little space for DM1’s best, as voted on by you.

First ballot 'Hall-of-famers' (In a random order)

Spartakips-Sparta, as most call him, has been in DM1 for well over a year. During this time he has went from a troll, to a moderator. Sparta’s awesomeness is only smaller then his giant amount of coolness. He also is developing a huge game in the making, Konquest! He also in my opinion has one of the best names and avatars on Kongregate! Not to mention the fact he is the best gamer in DM1!

ItBeNickYo-He may only be 17, but he is as close to “the fun uncle” as DM1 is ever going to get. Nick, like Sparta, has also been in DM1 for well over a year and is a true “hall-of-famer”. Nick is also a hardcore badge hunter and is second in DM1 badge totals, only to spartakips. Just look out everyone, for should you try to hug him he will rip out your soul and send you to “Ban-land”!

EverLovely-She may not only be the nicest person in DM1, but in all of Kongregate. She is loved by everyone in DM1, and her room the Castle. Ever also is one of the fairest mods in all of Kongregate. Yeah, she pretty much goes to the “top of the charts” in everything she does. Just remember not to worship her to much ;-)

Joshhh-Josh is one of DM1’s nicest and most helpful users. Also known as the link master, (:P!) Josh is always ready to help a user in need; making him one of the more popular users in DM1. Josh also now owns Lantea but still comes back to DM1 often, while still managing to help other modless rooms.

Chitown15-Chi took over DM1 in December of last year, and hasn’t really left since. He is the highest level user in DM1, and25th in all of Kongregate. He tries to help when asked, but can sometimes fail due to his giant amount of laziness. He also is a very bad developer who somehow made a game with a rating around 3.00. That’s about it…(The writing something about myself in the third-person and referring to myself as chi is a little freaky!)

Chi's words: "Thanks everyone for voting me in! Thanks everyone who helps the DM1, you guys make the room! I really shouldn’t have been voted in over some of the people up, but thanks anyway. Hopefully they get in soon! A lot of people thought I was an idiot when I took DM1 8 or so months ago, it makes me so glad to prove them wrong! Thanks again everyone!!"

Wizky-Wizky, or “The1wizkid” has been on Kongregate for over a year, and moved to DM1 from the Van a few months ago, and has been one of the more popular users since. Wizky also is a developer, and good gamer, making him fit right into DM1. He also has gotten more underage users banned then I [chitown15] have in almost a year of being a mod. Not sure if that’s a good a bad thing, but he’s pretty darn good at it. Just remember to look out for his brother…


Second ballot hall of famers (in random order)

TheGhostGamer-Ghost has been on Kongregate, and in DM1 for almost a year. During this time he has always been helpful, always respectful, and always a joy to have around. He also has recently become a mod, and deservedly so. Ghost is also a very good writer, and blog contributor. He is also an amateur developer, and one of DM1’s three current “DMs”.

Ukiegirl-Ukie is another DM1 who has been on the site and in DM1 for almost a year. When she first came into DM1 she was a bit of a trouble maker, but after a while, and a couple bans, she has become one of the most popular users in DM1 and hasn’t been banned in about 6 months (which is over a year in internet time ;) ). Ukie is also a great gamer and has a TON of badges! She is also looking like she’ll join the 40 level club easily by the end of the year.

Dragoness188-Dness was DM1’s first true home-grown mod, and one of the nicest people you will meet on Kongregate. While not near as active as she used to be; she is still well known in DM1, and remains one of the more popular users. She also took over AAA for a few months before giving it up to Kesse due to a large amount of school work. She also is another of DM1’s great gamers and before going somewhat inactive had a very high badge count. Here’s hoping that you come back D!

OuTrIgHtChAoS- Chaos used to be one of DM1’s bigger trouble makers, but quickly reformed when a more moded DM1 came into place. Chaos is now one of DM1’s finest users, and is great to be around. He is also DM1’s best developer, and has already made some really good games, with even more on the way. He also is a good gamer and high level user. Not to mention the fact that he has been in DM1 almost as long as anyone that is still active. He is a true hall of famer.

Ferretferret-Ferret is one of the newest DM1ers to make the hall of fame. He is also one of DM1s more popular users, and is one of DM1 zoo’s most popular attractions (:P)! Ferret is always nice to others, and has never caused problems, and is always trusted to help out when in need…..*Pets the fuzzah*…..


Third ballot hall of famers (in random order) 02/03/09

00_Juice_00: Juice moved to Digg Mark 1 roughly 7 months ago from AAA. Since then Juice has been one of the most popular users in DM1. He also is one of Kongregate’s premier avatar makers. And has made a bunch of avatars for the regs of DM1, some of the best might I add! He also is one of the more active writers on the blog.

Andyroo: Andy is going on a year of being a Digg Mark 1 regular and is one of Digg Mark 1’s most mature regs, and is always helpful when it comes to getting badges. Andy is also one of Digg Mark 1’s best gamers. And is close to reaching level 40, making him one of DM1’s higher level users.

Dragonflame997: Dragonflame997, or DF as most call him. Has been a regular visitor of DM1 for many months, and he is now calling DM1 his main home, to everyone’s enjoyment. DF has been a member of Kongregate (So help me god MS word I want it to start with a K!) for a good part over a year; and is also a long time moderator. He is AFK a lot, though not as much as people think, and he likes Donkeys very much ;)

oceanix: oceanix, with a lower case o mind you, has been a reg of DM1 since before he even signed up, whereupon he was moded within 5 minutes on Kongregate. How is that possible? He used to be SirKoolAid. But moved to oceanix for some crazy reason (Ask him!). But anyways, oceanix/SKA has been visiting DM1 since May of last year, and is one of the most loved people in DM1. He also is an amateur developer with a game on the way…. Call him SKA!

TaoJoe: Taojoe (Or Tao as most call him) has been a member of Kongregate and DM1 for nearly a year; and is Digg Mark 1’s newest mods, and probably one of DM1’s smartest regs. Tao’s normally on earlier in the day, where he has been known to playfully hit on everlovely (Don’t we all? ;P). Tao also is quite a good gamer, and will always let you know if there’s a deal at Denny’s.


Games section

Dolphin Olympics 2: Dolphin Olympics is a very addicting game where you jump and spin a dolphin through space. Welcome to the world of flash games! :P Easily the best part of Dolphin Olympics is the replay value, the game is so addicting, one can find themselves playing it for hours at a time. And if you don’t need a reason to play it already, Dolphin Olympics has many badges.

Kongai: Kongai, is kongregate’s master piece thus far. Kongai is a multiplayer card game with is rooted into the site. Kongai is a rich, strategy deep game where you must use the cards you’ve earned through the challenges into beating your opponent. The quality of Kongai comes from just having fun challenging your friends. Everyone is going to want to use their cards to try to beat on others; and there’s a fair amount of fun just making your deck.

Sonny: Sonny is one of the special, rare games, where a zombie is actually a good guy! Forget the great voice attacking, wonderful game mechanics, great graphics, and awesome reply value…You get to play a good zombie! How awesome is that?!

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