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Subject: 5 Step Guide to a Successful Chapter

Discipline is my Sword,
Faith is my Shield,
Do not leap blindly into uncertainty,
And you may live to reap the rewards.

"The Important Thing Is To Never Stop Questioning,"

5 Step Guide to a Successful Chapter
By: snowmanaxt


Step 1: Purpose
The number one thing your Chapter needs is a purpose. Whether you chapter is dedicated to Bungie General, just Halo, or just your Clan, it needs to have this purpose, and this purpose must be obvious. You don’t want people to join your Chapter about your Clan thinking it’s a Halo Chapter. The best way to make your purpose apparent is to add it to your Group Description or Motto.

Step 2: Dedication
Not only does your Chapter need to have a purpose but you yourself must be dedicated to your Chapter. An active Administrator sets an example for all the other members in the Chapter. Not only that, but it is up to you as an Administrator to keep your Chapter on track. With out your presence your Chapter may fall apart or even become a Spam magnet. It is up to you to keep your Chapter on track.

Step 3: Moderators and Staff Members
Even the most dedicated Administrators have failed in their Chapter because they refrained from gaining dedicated Staff Members. Staff Members and Moderators are just as important as an Administrator or content. You are going to need help keeping your Forums and News in Check, because no matter how dedicated we are, things come up and some days we are not there. That’s where Moderators come in, they will help to make your Forum and enjoyable place. You should not give Mod Powers lightly though, you don’t want people who will abuse the privilege. When you give powers make sure you trust who you give them to.

You are also going to need to gain trusted Staff Members; these members will help you with maintaining your Chapter. Not only will these members help to moderate the Forums and News but they will also help you with content, including new thread and news stories. You should also take caution who you give powers to here; these people will have a direct effect on your Chapter.

Step 4: Content
One of the most important things about a Chapter is Content. Content is what brings members to your Chapter and keeps them there. Content can come in many forms, from news to new threads to polls and contests. The one thing you need to focus on is gaining exclusive content, coming up with brad new ideas for your Chapter. Going to other Chapters and stealing there successful polls and such is not a good idea. Members will notice and it will effect there opinion about you. Not only that but it will deter new members from joining, if they have already seen this in another Chapter then what is the point of joining yours.

Step 5: Recruiting
All Chapters at sometime will need to recruit in one way or another. Now constantly PMing people and posting in the Classifieds is not the way to do this. The best way to recruit is to PM only the people you know and think you will join, posting in the classifieds every so often, and posting a link into your signature. What ever you do, do not post Ads in other peoples Forums or in any other main forum other than the Classifieds. It will bring the appearance of your chapter down.

Well there is my 5 Step guide; I hope it was informative and helpful to some of you. If you have any more questions please PM me personally of Check out the Articles over at Chapter Founders , they have a lot of info all Founders should know.


[Edited on 1/23/2005 5:52:47 PM]

  • 01.23.2005 5:51 PM PDT
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mods and staff how do i get them ?

  • 01.23.2005 6:00 PM PDT
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Well put snowmanaxt. Well put.

All five of those points need to be strong. If one is failing, your entire chapter falls to that level.

Trust me. My chapter used to be dedicated to my clan. It used to be doing good, but then my staff fell, and the chapter went with it. And it hasnt come back since...

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  • 01.23.2005 6:01 PM PDT

Discipline is my Sword,
Faith is my Shield,
Do not leap blindly into uncertainty,
And you may live to reap the rewards.

"The Important Thing Is To Never Stop Questioning,"

To Make Staff and Moderators you have to Modify your Member Roles, and create new roles named that, and give them the apprpriate powers. There is more on this in Chapter Founders.

  • 01.23.2005 6:03 PM PDT
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My friend, you would not tell with ſuch high zeſt
To children ardent for ſome deſperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum eſt
Pro patria mori.

Of course, these measures aren't required for all chapters. Indeed, my own chapter "The Mongul Knights of Afar" has lasted for three years with fluctuating levels of activity and a near-constant membership. Our two admins [Sir Jivealot [founder] and myself [co-founder]] are only really differentiated in that we remove all the tedious maintenance work from the rest of the lads.

Our goal is simple; we have no goal.
MKoA is just a social club for a bunch of Halo fans, who either went to Hazelwick Technology College for their secondary education, or who are aquainted with an existing member. Because of it, we actively limit our membership. I can't remember how many times I've clicked the refuse button on some random lad who wanted to join.

So; if you're trying to make a chapter that will have a billion members more than the next, your advice is fine. If you're trying to make a chapter with people you don't know, you've got it right again. However, if you decide that more is less sometimes, you don't have to try nearly as hard.



Good advice though.

  • 01.23.2005 6:24 PM PDT

Discipline is my Sword,
Faith is my Shield,
Do not leap blindly into uncertainty,
And you may live to reap the rewards.

"The Important Thing Is To Never Stop Questioning,"

Yea, your right if your trying to make a Chapter for only a certain group of people it is easy, but I try to deter from such Chapters myself, my Chapter is for anyone who wants to join.

  • 01.23.2005 6:48 PM PDT
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My friend, you would not tell with ſuch high zeſt
To children ardent for ſome deſperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum eſt
Pro patria mori.

Ahh, you'll be amazed at how refreshing it is to not have to worry about rogue members blam!ing up forums. The REAL threat of physical violence removes all but the good and decent tom-foolery.

  • 01.23.2005 6:56 PM PDT

Discipline is my Sword,
Faith is my Shield,
Do not leap blindly into uncertainty,
And you may live to reap the rewards.

"The Important Thing Is To Never Stop Questioning,"

Thats what Mods are for man, they keep that down in my Forums.

[Edited on 1/23/2005 8:19:53 PM]

  • 01.23.2005 7:01 PM PDT

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Good points. I made a similar thread in Calssifileds but it's long gone now :(

  • 01.24.2005 2:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: wholewheat
mods and staff how do i get them ?

Promote them to a rank with the right privs.

It always seems that in the start the group is active, but it dies towards the end. There are many examples.

  • 01.24.2005 6:29 AM PDT