Madness, a series that has a lot of fans, and just recently, a shitload of detractors considering the violence-laden nature of the series. Now, I'm not one to trash on Krinkels just for making something that's violent just for the hell of it. That's been done before by many others. Rather, I'm going to comment on how the series has progressed through the years, whose side I'm on regarding the series, and how Krinkels stands up to other cartoonists that have been around Newgrounds for years that aren't staff members.
1. The series progression: This series started out like almost every other series back in 2000-2002, before snotty animation zealots, Legendary Frog, James Farr, or who-have-you; simple, to the point, something that animated cartoons on TV and theaters have never done before. A lot of the animation was just motion tweened, but it looked better than Krinkels' other series, Breadman. Sure, the first two cartoons (Marsh-Mellow Madness and Madness Combat) had no story, but that was about to change when Madness Redeemer came out, in which our 'hero' wanted to get back at the Sherriff who apprehended him. It may be as simple as old video games, but enough to get the point. No unnecessary symbolism, no deeper meaning, just one man on a killing spree. Avenger introduced an element that will be prevalent in all episodes made after it: Improbabilities. This, of course, turned Madness from the usual Newgrounds fare into something surreal and much more abstract than the art style. Also worth mentioning is how one improbability turned an everyday enemy into a force to be reckoned with: The Clown. After that we see, the 'hero' (now known as Hank) killing people in all kinds of ways; Jesus fighting that hero only to get killed by the Clown (Tricky), and trying to bring the world back to normal only to get killed again; and a new enemy who happens to be an amorphous shadow that was responsible for the Improbability Drive. One thing I noticed with this series when it comes to the plot is how Krinkels is telling it. Instead of using violence to enhance the narrative; he uses it to tell the story, reminiscent of Goldilocks creator Em Kaah. Another thing that's worth mentioning is what Shades 90 said in his review of Madness 6.5 is that with every new installment, the plot becomes more and more clear. Aside from the story extols, the animation, timing, direction, choreography, and music have improved as well, thanks to Cheshyre for that last bit.
2. Am I for it or against it? My position on the series: As I may have noticed, as this series has kept going, it has accumulated both big fans and major detractors. Here's a different position: I can understand why people have become tired of this series do to how redundant and oversaturated it has become due to all of the fan flash and knockoffs. Other long running series, such as Miss Dynamite and Retarded Animal Babies, have that same aspect. On the other hand, if Krinkels maintains a consistent level of quality with this (and he has); I'll never defame or insult him and his cartoons. So far, he hasn't disappointed me once. In other words, this leads to my third argument...
3. How Krinkels stands up to other old users that aren't the site staff: As I said before, Krinkels has managed to keep me hooked on this series and many of his other cartoons for years; Unlike some who have either jumped the shark (Sirkowski, Kirbopher, Pikanjo), disappeared (McFretn, Doug Sauncy, Em Kaah), bought into the hypocritical, elitist, one-sided banter of snotty animation zealots (Blordow, Big Army Bug), never were funny to begin with (The Weebl, Legendary Frog), or in the worst-case scenario, died (Ben Spurgin).
4. Fan Cartoons: I have to admit, the only Fan made Madness cartoons that have managed to come close to the originals are With My Mind's Madness, Maximum Ninja (series), Proxicide's sprite stuff, Bunnykill, Xionic Madness (series), and Lemmings: Deus ex Machina. On the other hand, I don't have a problem with fan cartoons as long as it is a good one. Otherwise, I usually just ignore what is either banal or half-assed.

Aside from this, I would like for Krinkels to do more non-Madness flash when he gets the chance. One more thing, Happy Madness Day NG!