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Subject: Guide to Group Administration / Themes

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Welcome to group creation 101. You will learn how to create a group, along with moderation and administration along with tips for keeping a healthy, active population!

I. Group Creation


To create a group, click up at the top of the page on the link that says "my groups". On the page you bring up there is an option to create a group, click there to begin. WARNING: you aren't allowed to create a group until you have been an active community member for 14 days!

II. Setting Up Your Group

Now that you have chosen to create you group its time for some creation. Your are first on a page that explains the basics, your group cannot violate any rules in the bungie.net Code of Conduct. After you agree to these terms you can proceed to your creation.

II.1
The creation form is simple to fill out. You have:
Group name
Group Membership Approval (open or closed)
Group Motto
Group Description

Your name is unique. It cannot be changed ever, pick a name that best shows your groups goals and the discussions that will take place within. Membership approval is rather people can join freely, or if you decide if they can join or not. Your motto can be anything, you can make up something for now, but remember you can change it later (see section IV). Your description should show the goal of your group, its purpose, and what takes place within it.

III. Getting Started

Now that you have created your group, its time to customize! To the right of your screen is the navigation bar. You have links to your various areas of your group-
Group HP
This link takes you to your Home Page

Forum
A forum that you rule, can moderate it however you like. Make sure discussion here does't violate the code of conduct.

Memberlist
This shows all the members you have. As an admin you can edit your members security roles (aka member titles)

Articles your group covers
Simple articles your group covers can be placed here

Faqs
a Faq area where you can create group related FAQs (like this one)

Contact Info
Contact info for your members nothing more

Group Links
You can manage your links here, these links can link to various other websites that help or promote your group, or random links you want (keep 'em clean links)

Group Settings
Controls for your entire group is here. (see section IV)

Admin Tools
Tools that only admins can have are here (see section V)

Group Settings
Here you can change your groups Theme (see bottom), your group description, your motto which you might change, group Hq and your group membership options. You can also create a unique Link ID for your group.

Admin Tools[/b
This is a very important part of your group that you should familiarize if you want to have a great group!

[b]News Queue

This is where you can accept news submited by your members

Blacklist Management
Managing your blacklist can be done here. You can blacklist members 2 ways. On the offensive post on your forum, each member has "unleash ninjas" next to their names. Click ing this will allow you to set a blacklist for an amount of time you choose, as well as a description to why they are being banned. This will show up everytime they try to post until the blackist expires (if ever). The second way is to choose them from the Memberlist which gives you the same options

Security Role Editor
This allows you to create mods and even other admins, or just simple user titles. Your defaults are Member, Non Member, and Administrator. You can edit the titles of these be simply clicking "modify role", then changing the role name. You can also edit out what privileges the role gives. For regular members usually having Post in forums and submit news is best. What each option does is self explanatory.

Rest of guide is posted here


Theme Previews for you Group
1.Black Theme
Banner
Sample

2.Bungie Community Theme 1
Banner
Background
Sample

3.Bungie Community Theme 2
Banner
Background
Sample

4.Bungie Community Theme 3
Banner
Background
Sample

5.Default Theme
Banner
Sample

6.Halo 2 Art 1 Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

7.Halo 3 Art 1 Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

8.Hunter Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

9.Legendary Theme
Banner
Sample

10.Cortona Theme
Banner
Sample

11.Marathon Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

12.Master Chief Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

13.MoniterTheme
Banner
Sample

14.Myth Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

15.Myth 2 Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

16.Oni Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

17.Orange Theme
Banner
Sample

18.Simple Theme
Banner
Sample

19.Soffish Theme
Banner
Background
Sample

20.Spartan Theme
Banner
Background
Sample


[Edited on 03.18.2008 11:21 AM PDT]

  • 03.13.2008 10:13 PM PDT
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

Good idea. I think it would be better if you had a picture of the entire page, instead of just the banner.

  • 03.13.2008 10:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: Duardo
Good idea. I think it would be better if you had a picture of the entire page, instead of just the banner.


I agree, but this was an awesome Idea.

  • 03.13.2008 11:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: DEATHPIMP72
Anyone but Foman. He smells like cheese.

I agree with all of the above! Perhaps you can edit in some screenshots in addition to just the background pics?

*thread saved for great justice!*

  • 03.13.2008 11:42 PM PDT
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smells Group FAQ coming.

  • 03.13.2008 11:48 PM PDT

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Il edit on the backgrounds later today along with full group home previews. But for now, its 6 a.m. time to start my day.

[Edited on 03.14.2008 4:47 AM PDT]

  • 03.14.2008 4:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: Duardo
Good idea. I think it would be better if you had a picture of the entire page, instead of just the banner.


I agree, but this was an awesome Idea.


Stosh had something like that from the old bungie

Forerunner
Marines

PS give us the invisible theme

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  • 03.14.2008 8:58 AM PDT
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‘The conscious is cancerous if allowed to linger’

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

Good idea. I have a cookie for you but you can't have it because you're miles away. I bet you're sad now.

  • 03.14.2008 10:39 AM PDT

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Posted by: TOM T 117
Good idea. I have a cookie for you but you can't have it because you're miles away. I bet you're sad now.


I'm in the military, you will find that I can travel around the country fairly fast, especially for important business :). Except I'm on vacation now...

Edit: New samples are almost done, i just have to upload the images then then type a LOT of hyperlink tags (about 20 new links)

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  • 03.14.2008 10:53 AM PDT

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Although I totally agree that the community should be able to contribute to the design, it's tough for some every theme to get noticed. Not that I'm complaining at all! I hope that a users creation will be used, I just hope that people actually take the time to view some of the permutations.

  • 03.14.2008 10:57 AM PDT

Wow, this is helpful, actually. I usually spend 5 minutes going through each one...but this will put an end to that.

Nice job!

  • 03.14.2008 11:11 AM PDT
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Hello.

This can become helpful.

I have seen all the themes, but this will help those who don't know what every theme looks like.

  • 03.14.2008 12:15 PM PDT

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I have updated the Themes with everything you could possibly need, nice and organsized. So enjoy :)

Edit: I would not quote me, the massive wall of URL tags is HUGE

[Edited on 03.14.2008 12:43 PM PDT]

  • 03.14.2008 12:39 PM PDT

It's really nice now.

I'm not complaining, just suggesting, how about the forum banner?

  • 03.14.2008 12:48 PM PDT

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Most of the time, the forum banner is just a smaller version of the main page banner. so i left it out. SInce they are about the same left it out.

  • 03.14.2008 12:51 PM PDT
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Hello.

Great improvement to the original post. Nice job.

  • 03.14.2008 1:28 PM PDT

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thanks for the complement. I hope all users can make use of it. Perhaps I can make all the themes available for easy download, instead of just saving them one by one like I already did? (good for you theme masters who wanna do something

  • 03.14.2008 8:31 PM PDT

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Over at HFCS we're constantly hard...

Wait...
What?

© <------- Cookie

  • 03.14.2008 8:44 PM PDT

» Sincerely, Dan

Posted by: The Freik
© <------- Cookie
*eats it before Cartman has a chance to*
Mwahaha!
I was testing it... for anthrax!

  • 03.14.2008 8:53 PM PDT
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You should be able to chose your own bt good idea.

  • 03.14.2008 9:03 PM PDT
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Talk to the Soul | ~B.B. | Know Your Duardo |  | Hero | ISFJ | 77135 | 94371

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

Ah YEAH! Now this is what I'm talking about! Great job!

  • 03.14.2008 9:28 PM PDT

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Posted by: Yoozel
Over at HFCS we're constantly hard...

Wait...
What?

Posted by: tehviruss
Posted by: The Freik
© <------- Cookie
*eats it before Cartman has a chance to*
Mwahaha!
I was testing it... for anthrax!

Curses! My plan to take out cartman foiled once again!
But on the bright side of this slight misfortune, I get to see what happens when Virus eats a virus laced cookie! :p

  • 03.14.2008 10:16 PM PDT

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It is a well known fact that Cake>Cookie...even if it is a lie

  • 03.14.2008 10:42 PM PDT
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‘The conscious is cancerous if allowed to linger’

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

Posted by: ecartman1214
It is a well known fact that Cake>Cookie...even if it is a lie
How can a lie be fact? If you want I'll send you a birthday cake for Christmas. :-/

I think some new themes will be released in a month or so, fingers crossed.

  • 03.16.2008 8:42 AM PDT

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Should I edit in an all out group FAQ? It would add usefulness to the topic

  • 03.17.2008 3:11 PM PDT

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