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Arguing on the internet is like the Special Olympics, even if you win, you are still retarded

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Posted by: Achilles1108
Posted by: Saint
What you have to look forward to:

Day before release: 136 "OMG it's coming!!!!!!!" threads, 35 "ne1 wanna play co-op wit me 2marrow??" threads, 47 "MY PARENTS ARE TAKING ME SKIING TOMORROW I CANT PLAY THIS SUX BUNGIE!" threads...

Release day [USA]: 98 "IT DIDNT COME 2DAY!! BUNGIE WTF!!!1" threads, 230 "Wow what do u think of X, Y and Z" threads with spoilers, 96 "Y does the cheif die bungie u suk!!" threads (spoilers again), 67 "X feature isn't working and Y is borken" threads, 97 "bungei u broke da BR no BXR wtf nubs" threads, 80 "STOP POSTING SPOILZ i havent got it yet but for some reasonn am reading the halo3 forum neway" threads, 75 "the graphix are not as good as Gears" threads, 75 "the graphics are best evar!" threads, 69 "y u change X or Y from the beta it rocked now it sux change it back plz" threads (if the 'hog has been nerfed I'll be making one of these :D)...

Release day +1 [Release day in Europe etc.]: See above but halve number of threads in each category. Then add in more spoilers as more people finish the game. Add in 20+ "usa/europe sux u get it early/late" threads, and sprinkle battles about Carbine vs. BR, graphics vs. Gears, etc. etc. that start snowballing...

Just report them to me if I am on. If I see anybody posting with gibberish like that they will get a blacklisting from me.
Yay for Achilles!

  • 08.11.2007 4:54 PM PDT
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  • 08.11.2007 5:04 PM PDT
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SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

What is all this Halo 3 business you're talking about? What's supposed to happen on September 25th? And why is it going to be bad? I have not heard anything about it. You're all probably just making it up.

In reality, I'm not worried about it now. Though, when Saint's prediction comes to fruition, and I have to be here dealing with all of it instead of playing the actual game, I'll probably be VERY annoyed. Something tells me the banlist is going to grow exponentially from Sept 20th to Nov...whatever.


Oh well. We all knew what we were getting ourselves into. I feel sorry for all of the regular members. They have to put up with as much as we do, but they can't do anything about it. I think you should practice your ability to ignore things now, because you don't want to be "caught with your pants down" in the last week of September.

  • 08.11.2007 6:57 PM PDT
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What is all this Halo 3 business you're talking about? What's supposed to happen on September 25th? And why is it going to be bad? I have not heard anything about it. You're all probably just making it up.

In reality, I'm not worried about it now. Though, when Saint's prediction comes to fruition, and I have to be here dealing with all of it instead of playing the actual game, I'll probably be VERY annoyed. Something tells me the banlist is going to grow exponentially from Sept 20th to Nov...whatever.


Oh well. We all knew what we were getting ourselves into. I feel sorry for all of the regular members. They have to put up with as much as we do, but they can't do anything about it. I think you should practice your ability to ignore things now, because you don't want to be "caught with your pants down" in the last week of September.
The Banhammer will fall heavily in September...so, for evilcam's sake, let's do our best not to piss him off because he has every right to play Halo 3 as much as we do. Respect others as you respect yourself. And if you hate your life, respect others anyway.

  • 08.11.2007 7:19 PM PDT
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Evilcam and Achilles will probably come up with a special ninja button like: "Delete thread and ban everyone in it." That would suck in a way, but be good if it gets that bad.

Do you understand what I'm trying to say?

  • 08.11.2007 7:49 PM PDT

I am a Floodian

We will all have to make sure we do a couple things, which will be hard for some of us.

1)Don't replay to spam
2)Don't flame someone for putting their thread in the wrong forum
3)Don't Encourage spam
4)Don't Flame the new members
5)Don't Call them stupid for asking questions. If it can be answered in a forum FAQ or with google, don't answer it, let them learn to solve problems on their own.
6)Above all else Only make intelligent and well thought out posts, unless the thread's OP calls for something different(like jokes, funny vids, etc.) to set a GOOD EXAMPLE for the new members.

That last one will be hard for many, including mysel, to follow.
(if this has already been stated, I apologize wholeheartedly, I didn't want to read the 100+ posts)

  • 08.11.2007 10:51 PM PDT

If you're fighting fair, your tactics suck!

i have a bomb shelter loaded with every weapon known to mand kind. We shall resurface after were done playing halo3 and fight our way through the spam and into the.....Halo3 forum *random gasps*

  • 08.12.2007 5:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: evilcam
What is all this Halo 3 business you're talking about? What's supposed to happen on September 25th? And why is it going to be bad? I have not heard anything about it. You're all probably just making it up.

In reality, I'm not worried about it now. Though, when Saint's prediction comes to fruition, and I have to be here dealing with all of it instead of playing the actual game, I'll probably be VERY annoyed. Something tells me the banlist is going to grow exponentially from Sept 20th to Nov...whatever.


Oh well. We all knew what we were getting ourselves into. I feel sorry for all of the regular members. They have to put up with as much as we do, but they can't do anything about it. I think you should practice your ability to ignore things now, because you don't want to be "caught with your pants down" in the last week of September.


Regular members can do one thing. We can pm mods and let them know about questionable threads and posts.

  • 08.12.2007 5:30 AM PDT
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i'll probably be avoiding this site and any other related forums till i finish the game. then i might cime back once it clams down. in march-ish, considering the scale of this game. it'll be awesome.

  • 08.12.2007 10:07 PM PDT
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Here's what you should all do, it would probably be wise...

Turn your Internet off...then play Halo 3 Campaign and wait until you've finished the Game. Now turn your Internet back on, otherwise you know some moron is going to tell you the ending...

  • 08.12.2007 10:10 PM PDT

My suggestion is to take a B.Net sabbatical from September 25th - as long as it takes for you to finish the game (on Legendary, if you want to be teh Uberpwnz). I would also suggest not playing matchmaking or online co-op unless it's with a person (or people) that you know and trust not to ruin it for you. Else wise, you will find out.

  • 08.13.2007 1:29 AM PDT
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People and places to avoid from September 23rd until completion of Halo 3:
• THE INTERNET, everyone on it

  • 08.13.2007 7:36 AM PDT

Strange evolution how people have come to believe
That we are it's greatest achievement
We're barely, we're just a collection of cells
Overrating themselves

The only thing I'm worried about are people posting spoilers without proper warning.

They should be given six months off. I would push for more, but I don't know if the ninjas have a "euthanize" button.

  • 08.13.2007 8:15 AM PDT

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So the mods do not have a special banhammer for this job?

  • 08.14.2007 7:22 AM PDT
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Well Enough Alone...

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What do you think the new Hawtness was for. I think the problem will be updating the sight in preperation for halo 3 at the same time as TONS of people will be trying to create and use new accounts.

  • 08.14.2007 7:25 AM PDT
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anyone who's played more than you has no life

anyone who's played less than you is a noob

Just retreat to the septagon or your groups for a few months, unless you stumble across a really good topic in spam-central.

I can't wait to observe, on the morning of Halo 2's release the site ground to a halt with cries of

"O M G WHERE IS MY PISTOLZ!!!"

Just wait for it. The "BR = NOOBED" is coming.

  • 08.14.2007 4:33 PM PDT
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Posted by: Saint
People and places to avoid from September 23rd until completion of Halo 3:
• THE INTERNET, everyone on it


Ha, so true! I'll definately be following this advice.

  • 08.15.2007 2:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: necare
Just retreat to the septagon or your groups for a few months, unless you stumble across a really good topic in spam-central.

I can't wait to observe, on the morning of Halo 2's release the site ground to a halt with cries of

"O M G WHERE IS MY PISTOLZ!!!"

Just wait for it. The "BR = NOOBED" is coming.

Necare, you and I both know that no forum is safe, not even our very own septagon.

[Edited on 08.15.2007 7:55 AM PDT]

  • 08.15.2007 7:11 AM PDT
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My dreem job is to dust computer screens at bungie....or frankies personal hair stylist.

I wouldn't be woried about the amount of spam. That can be controled easily by bungie moderators that will be freed up a bit after halo 3 is completed and will be able to spend more time on the forum.

  • 08.15.2007 7:52 AM PDT
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RCG: In ur base, steelin' ur flagz. | Watch the demo, then join the carnage!

...that isn't how it works, I'm afraid.

Most of the Moderators don't work for Bungie - they are members of the community who do it for free. They are fans, just like us. There are a couple of people who work for Bungie and have banning etc. powers on this site, but they very rarely interact in the forums and since Shishka, I haven't seen a baning from a staffer. Maybe KP got one or two, I don't know. ]:

  • 08.15.2007 1:13 PM PDT
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I am prepared. I have a nice shiny button that makes idiots go away.


Women are not idiots dude..!

  • 09.08.2007 8:11 AM PDT

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Nvm

[Edited on 09.08.2007 10:31 AM PDT]

  • 09.08.2007 10:31 AM PDT

Posted by: Billygoat456
I'll bring the tritium laser cutters if you bring the beer!

Funny story.

I completely agree whit this, It's like what happened when halo3 was announced, each time you returned on the halo3 forums a whole new page of thread appeared, like every 5 second.

But for the people who are that worried, just remember that when a member joins he can't make a thread the first day.

But I'm sure after a while everything will come back to normal.

  • 09.08.2007 11:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: D_Skou
i'll probably be avoiding this site and any other related forums till i finish the game. then i might cime back once it clams down. in march-ish, considering the scale of this game. it'll be awesome.


That is a wise idea. I will hang out in private groups until things calm down.

  • 09.08.2007 11:28 AM PDT
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I have prepared myself and also created The spam shelter for my own and others protection. join if you wish to brave the coming onslaught.

  • 09.08.2007 11:49 AM PDT