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Subject: Halo Fanfic: The End of a War

"I hope nothing, I fear nothing, I am free"
"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free." - Nikos Kazantzakis
"The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of martyrs" - Hasan al-Basri
Black Chapter, for all religious and political debate that doesn't fit in the Flood.

Skies of Arcadia... *sigh* I love that game... borrowed it off my friend, completed it fully first time round, then my brother picked it up for GC... done everything on that game now bar remember to get that annoying chest on alfonsos ship... i miss it EVERY time... it really starts to bug me... I want that damn legends title...

But anyway... my 360 still hasnt arrived, and im started to get annoyed that i have friends who just walked into a shop and bought one, considering i preordered mine months in advance : (

Good luck with customer service... tim buckleys got the best opinion on that - fate worse than death - and not just for the people who have to do it...

  • 01.28.2006 1:44 AM PDT
Subject: Halo Fanfic: The End of a War (Finally a NEW CHAPTER! Page 163!)

OMG! you are the best writer ever! but, id like it if u could keep writing. im dieing to keep reading it!!!! seriously, im bleeding from the heart!!!

  • 01.28.2006 2:05 PM PDT
Subject: Halo Fanfic: The End of a War
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it needs to update the page it says there are new posts but i don't see them

  • 01.28.2006 6:36 PM PDT

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ya i hate that.

  • 01.29.2006 4:42 PM PDT
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Goddamn!

I miss having a working Xbox 360, even though after two weeks of DoA4 action, I practically packed the thing away, only bothering to randomly enjoy the Fight Night 3 demo.

I know its some kind of psychological thing, when my 360 worked fine I just neglected it every day, but now that its been tragically rendered useless, I can't stop thinking about it. I should be placed into a padded cell and studied for all of eternity.

I keep thinking, 'Man, remember how cool it was in Condemned on Mission 6, when that totally freaky thing occurs, and the first time I saw it, I screamed and knocked over a glass of water that soaked my bed and made me sleep on the floor that night? Yeah, that was totally sweet.'

Stuff along those lines, non-stop. Its driving me insane.

Where's my goddamn BOX Microsoft! You said you'd send it on Thursday, and while logic clearly tells me that mail does not move on the weekend, to me it still says that it's been 5 days! I'm foaming at the mouth here!

Edit: All right, I bow in the face of exterior pressure. Of course, if I was cynicle I might say that if this post was off-topic, than I'd certainly be worried for certain other people's threads.

Was it the slightly unequivocal outlook I placed on Microsoft's box delivering abilities?

Anyways, Chapter 23 is nearing completion, and will maybe/kinda/sorta be finished for this weekend.

Til then I'd best lay low, I'd sincerely hate for my terrible bumping to get this thread locked.


[Edited on 1/30/2006]

  • 01.30.2006 4:23 AM PDT

Posted by: Mr_Clark
Goddamn!

I miss having a working Xbox 360, even though after two weeks of DoA4 action, I practically packed the thing away, only bothering to randomly enjoy the Fight Night 3 demo.

I know its some kind of psychological thing, when my 360 worked fine I just neglected it every day, but now that its been tragically rendered useless, I can't stop thinking about it. I should be placed into a padded cell and studied for all of eternity.

I keep thinking, 'Man, remember how cool it was in Condemned on Mission 6, when that totally freaky thing occurs, and the first time I saw it, I screamed and knocked over a glass of water that soaked my bed and made me sleep on the floor that night? Yeah, that was totally sweet.'

Stuff along those lines, non-stop. Its driving me insane.

Where's my goddamn BOX Microsoft! You said you'd send it on Thursday, and while logic clearly tells me that mail does not move on the weekend, to me it still says that it's been 5 days! I'm foaming at the mouth here!

What does this post have anything to do with the thread? To me, it looks like you just wanted to bump up the thread. I won't lock it this time, but don't let it happen again.

  • 01.30.2006 4:31 AM PDT

I share pies.

Posted by: dmbfan09
Posted by: Mr_Clark
Goddamn!

I miss having a working Xbox 360, even though after two weeks of DoA4 action, I practically packed the thing away, only bothering to randomly enjoy the Fight Night 3 demo.

I know its some kind of psychological thing, when my 360 worked fine I just neglected it every day, but now that its been tragically rendered useless, I can't stop thinking about it. I should be placed into a padded cell and studied for all of eternity.

I keep thinking, 'Man, remember how cool it was in Condemned on Mission 6, when that totally freaky thing occurs, and the first time I saw it, I screamed and knocked over a glass of water that soaked my bed and made me sleep on the floor that night? Yeah, that was totally sweet.'

Stuff along those lines, non-stop. Its driving me insane.

Where's my goddamn BOX Microsoft! You said you'd send it on Thursday, and while logic clearly tells me that mail does not move on the weekend, to me it still says that it's been 5 days! I'm foaming at the mouth here!

What does this post have anything to do with the thread? To me, it looks like you just wanted to bump up the thread. I won't lock it this time, but don't let it happen again.


First time a Mod's posted here.

And it was negative!

[Edited on 1/30/2006]

  • 01.30.2006 9:28 AM PDT

Phoenix is dead, long live Phoenix!
Is it?

That has to be something though 168 pages and only one negitive comment from a Mod, might be a record

I take it s/he didn't see the aim convo's

Cant wait for the weekend (though knowing you it will probably be the weekend after) ;)

  • 01.30.2006 1:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: lexy_1849
Posted by: dmbfan09
Posted by: Mr_Clark
Goddamn!

I miss having a working Xbox 360, even though after two weeks of DoA4 action, I practically packed the thing away, only bothering to randomly enjoy the Fight Night 3 demo.

I know its some kind of psychological thing, when my 360 worked fine I just neglected it every day, but now that its been tragically rendered useless, I can't stop thinking about it. I should be placed into a padded cell and studied for all of eternity.

I keep thinking, 'Man, remember how cool it was in Condemned on Mission 6, when that totally freaky thing occurs, and the first time I saw it, I screamed and knocked over a glass of water that soaked my bed and made me sleep on the floor that night? Yeah, that was totally sweet.'

Stuff along those lines, non-stop. Its driving me insane.

Where's my goddamn BOX Microsoft! You said you'd send it on Thursday, and while logic clearly tells me that mail does not move on the weekend, to me it still says that it's been 5 days! I'm foaming at the mouth here!

What does this post have anything to do with the thread? To me, it looks like you just wanted to bump up the thread. I won't lock it this time, but don't let it happen again.


First time a Mod's posted here.

And it was negative!



Don't ya kinda have to bump this thread to post your chapters? Uh Oh the mod messed up, this thread is a guaranteed locked then if you post any more chapters.

hehe

Stupid mod.

  • 01.30.2006 3:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: dmbfan09
Posted by: Mr_Clark
Goddamn!

I miss having a working Xbox 360, even though after two weeks of DoA4 action, I practically packed the thing away, only bothering to randomly enjoy the Fight Night 3 demo.

I know its some kind of psychological thing, when my 360 worked fine I just neglected it every day, but now that its been tragically rendered useless, I can't stop thinking about it. I should be placed into a padded cell and studied for all of eternity.

I keep thinking, 'Man, remember how cool it was in Condemned on Mission 6, when that totally freaky thing occurs, and the first time I saw it, I screamed and knocked over a glass of water that soaked my bed and made me sleep on the floor that night? Yeah, that was totally sweet.'

Stuff along those lines, non-stop. Its driving me insane.

Where's my goddamn BOX Microsoft! You said you'd send it on Thursday, and while logic clearly tells me that mail does not move on the weekend, to me it still says that it's been 5 days! I'm foaming at the mouth here!

What does this post have anything to do with the thread? To me, it looks like you just wanted to bump up the thread. I won't lock it this time, but don't let it happen again.


Actually, I'd have to disagree completely with this post. A page or two ago Clark posted about his 360 going down and this is just an update to the saga. Furthemore, as this thread has become largely a fansite for Clark's writtings, anything he posts about his personal life is, well... relevant. Clark was venting his frustrations to his online community, but bumping? No.

  • 01.30.2006 5:04 PM PDT
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wow i'm sorry, normally i have respect for the mods, but really think about it, it takes time to write a chapter and in that time we are waiting, we talk about random things, all of the fanfiction writers do it so unless you ban all of them you are going to have to deal with it, plus clark has been a great addition to bungie ask the other moderators i'm sure they'll say it's fine.
also we should restore mr_clarks army to whatever glory it once had

[Edited on 1/30/2006]

  • 01.30.2006 5:09 PM PDT
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i cant wait till they make halo3

yay'

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Don't ya kinda have to bump this thread to post your chapters? Uh Oh the mod messed up, this thread is a guaranteed locked then if you post any more chapters.

hehe

Stupid mod.


Wow, he hasnt been banned yet. Stupid forum user, never ever dis a mod.

  • 01.30.2006 5:31 PM PDT

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Guess I am lucky, or the fact that I called him "stupid" did something to him. not sure, either way. Id be Back, somehow, someway, on my other account. that no one nows about,

that i possibly can't remeber the password to,

maybe i should try,

nope coming up blank.

  • 01.30.2006 7:11 PM PDT

Posted by: spartakus14
Don't ya kinda have to bump this thread to post your chapters? Uh Oh the mod messed up, this thread is a guaranteed locked then if you post any more chapters.

hehe

Stupid mod.

Posting another chapter to his fanfic would not be considered bumping, because it is a continuation of the thread. Posting about his Xbox 360 not working is off topic for this thread and off topic for this forum, so it is just a bump.

I'm going to be watching all of these fanfic threads much closer now, because it just seems people are trying to have a large thread and are missing the point of the thread. He should post a chapter, and then the other members should just talk about the story. Tell him what he did well and give constructive criticism.

If anybody else goes off topic in this thread, that member will get one warning. If that member does it again, I will give them a week off (but I will not lock Mr_Clark's thread for other people's idiocy). If Mr_Clark goes off topic again and talks about anything but his fanfic, I will just lock the thread.

Keep this thread the way it should be, a fanfic. Mr_Clark has done a lot of work here; and even if you don't believe me, I'd rather not lock this thread and "ruin" his work.

Oh yeah, stupid blacklisted member. Try to use your brain before making an asinine comment.

PS: I do have a little constructive criticism for Mr_Clark: It might be helpful if you link your Table of Contents on the first page to the posts that the chapter is located. To do this, you must determine what the post ID is for that particular post, which can be done by hitting the "Reply" button and looking at the url. You can than link to the chapter as shown:

[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=2504772] Chapter 12 [/url]

Which would then look like:

Chapter 12

As you see, it links you directly to the first post of that chapter. It makes it a little easier to navigate the large thread and find the chapters easily. Make sure you put the space after the first ] and before the "Chapter", because when you go to edit the post it will put a space in the middle of "Chapter" if the space is not there. PM me if you have any questions if you decide to do this.

[Edited on 1/31/2006]

  • 01.31.2006 4:05 AM PDT
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Posted by: dmbfan09
Posted by: spartakus14
Don't ya kinda have to bump this thread to post your chapters? Uh Oh the mod messed up, this thread is a guaranteed locked then if you post any more chapters.

hehe

Stupid mod.

Posting another chapter to his fanfic would not be considered bumping, because it is a continuation of the thread. Posting about his Xbox 360 not working is off topic for this thread and off topic for this forum, so it is just a bump.

I'm going to be watching all of these fanfic threads much closer now, because it just seems people are trying to have a large thread and are missing the point of the thread. He should post a chapter, and then the other members should just talk about the story. Tell him what he did well and give constructive criticism.

If anybody else goes off topic in this thread, that member will get one warning. If that member does it again, I will give them a week off (but I will not lock Mr_Clark's thread for other people's idiocy). If Mr_Clark goes off topic again and talks about anything but his fanfic, I will just lock the thread.

Keep this thread the way it should be, a fanfic. Mr_Clark has done a lot of work here; and even if you don't believe me, I'd rather not lock this thread and "ruin" his work.

Oh yeah, stupid blacklisted member. Try to use your brain before making an asinine comment.

PS: I do have a little constructive criticism for Mr_Clark: It might be helpful if you link your Table of Contents on the first page to the posts that the chapter is located. To do this, you must determine what the post ID is for that particular post, which can be done by hitting the "Reply" button and looking at the url. You can than link to the chapter as shown:

[url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=25 04772] Chapter 12 [/url]

Which would then look like:

Chapter 12

As you see, it links you directly to the first post of that chapter. It makes it a little easier to navigate the large thread and find the chapters easily. Make sure you put the space after the first ] an before the "Chapter", because when you go to edit the post it will put a space in the middle of "Chapter" if the space is not there. PM me if you have any questions if you decide to do this.


Ah, all right I understand now, but please don't think that I'm some delinquent hell bent on amassing posts to boost my ego. I mean, I was at one time quite eager to keep this thread dedicated to nothing more than stuff about the story. In between updates of chapters, when the wait began to grow, I'd ask for the forum goers to simply let the thread die, but by that time this story had gotten to the point where it was popular enough that a small community was built so people could go off and talk about other things without it being a sole effort by a single forum-goer.

When I noticed that I myself was being pulled into that dangerous circle of off-topicness, I created a blog where I could talk about other things than this story, and have people talk on there. Click the bottom link in my sig for the truth to that statement. Unfortunately as I soon found out, people would quite simply read whatever I said in my blog, and then come back here and just talk about what I'd written in the thread, thus eliminating the sole reason I started the blog.

Around that time I pretty much gave up and let the thread degenerate into chaos, myself contributing to it as well, which I understand is quite obviously against the forum rules. But at the time since every other fanfic thread that was large enough had wound up in the same situation, I figured what the hell.

I apologize if my initial response was brusque after your first post, but at the time I had assumed I was on the receiving end of a singular effort. That my thread was to be the only one policed, but now I understand it's not to be, so I shall offer apologies on my part, as well as for the readers who apparently thought the same as I.

In regards to your advice on managing the Table of Contents, that is quite interesting, as I had not realized it was possible to link to a sole post like that. Earlier on in this thread's life I had simply lazy linked to the page the chapter dwelt on, but unfortunately as time passed and more and more chapters were released, I ran out of space for doing the linking, and had to erase some of the prologue, which was quite hard to do. Finally I gave up and just posted what page it was on, but seeing as how this thread is over a year old now, I could probably erase the prologue and do the linking as you suggested. More than likely I can direct people to the area on fanfiction.net where the prologue is housed in its original, sloppy form. Now it seems I'm rambling on here so I'll wrap things up.

From now on I shall try and become what I was back in the early days of this thread's life, appearing solely to give information on the new chapter, and to post said chapters, and to answer any questions people have about this story.

I ask that my reader's do the same, stoping by only to criticize my work, theorize about the story or whatever development occured in the latest chapter, or to ask me questions pertaining to the story's plot. I would assume that these are all safe options for someone to post about, so hopefully dmbfan09 will stop by once again and correct me if anything I've listed falls under the wrong category, saving any poster from potential warnings.

  • 01.31.2006 4:56 AM PDT

Posted by: Mr_Clark
From now on I shall try and become what I was back in the early days of this thread's life, appearing solely to give information on the new chapter, and to post said chapters, and to answer any questions people have about this story.

I ask that my reader's do the same, stoping by only to criticize my work, theorize about the story or whatever development occured in the latest chapter, or to ask me questions pertaining to the story's plot. I would assume that these are all safe options for someone to post about, so hopefully dmbfan09 will stop by once again and correct me if anything I've listed falls under the wrong category, saving any poster from potential warnings.

Seriously, that is all that I ask. This will be helpful for you and your readers, because it will keep this thread clear of crap that doesn't pertain to the story and puts people "off" from it because it is all disjointed. I'm not going to bother bumping up the other fanfics to tell them what I told you, but once they are bumped up I will mention the same things.

And by the way, you can use tinyurl to reduce the size of the url to make it fit better.

  • 01.31.2006 5:06 AM PDT
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Shiska posted this when this forrum was opened:

Subject: Welcome to New Mombasa! (READ HERE BEFORE POSTING)

Welcome to the Halo 2 dedicated forum!

Because this is a Halo 2 forum, please refrain from off topic conversation. There are a number of other forums available for Bungie topics, and the Flood is there for all your off topic needs.

Enjoy the new forums, guys. =)
.....

I understand the need to keep order in the forums. I for one always enjoy seeing a jerk get his thread locked for obvious reasons.

The Flood is great if you want a bunch of random threads and all sorts of different topics. But definitely not the place for a masterpiece such as the one Mr. Clark and many others have created.

I would wager that in most of the fanfic threads the vast majority of the posts are related to the thread topic, which is of course the storyline. I would also wager that in nearly every thread (fanfic or not) with more than a couple pages there is some level of bumping.

I suppose this posting is considered off topic, if so, then I'll suffer the consequences. The point I am trying to make is one that Mr. Clark mentioned earlier. In this thread the readers have joined together and truly formed a community. The same is true for other threads. We love the stories and love to comment on them. Through our commenting we have come to know each other and enjoy the conversation amongst ourselves. And so, since we know that people of like minds are here reading, we post to each other. Clark was not bumping his thread, he hates bumpers, he was simply communicating with his friends and fanbase. This may not be related to the original topic of the thread, but the thread always evolves. I think the topic of this thread is Mr. Clarks wonderful story and his life and the lives of the readers.


Rant: (feel free to skip this part)
To be fair, I see that dmbfan09 has posted in a few other fanfics with similar warnings to keep them clean. Please don't get me wrong, I'm all for rules. You just seem to have a grudge. There are atrocious examples of bumping in many many threads. Why zero in on all the fanfics? Perhaps this is unintentional but why go after Mr Clark when there are worse offenders out there? Are you trying to make an example of him? It seems to me that a lot more topics will be locked now that dmbfan09 is on the prowl. dmbfan09, you mention in many of your other warning posts that you don't want to lock the thread and that doing so would be "effectively ruining the work of -Author Name-", well, locking the thread would NOT ruin their work at all, you don't have that kind of power, it would simply continue somewhere else. Just less readers here on the sweet n' sassy bungie.net forums. All the good stories are listed on fanfic.net anyway, and the authors could post anywhere else they like as well. We are just trying to enjoy the forum, just like every other large thread out there.

Ok I'm done. Sorry if I offended, I just had to get that out.

Oh, and Mr. Clark I love your work and I look forward to the next chapter. I also hope you get your 360 back soon.

  • 01.31.2006 8:55 AM PDT

*sigh*
I don't want to take this more off topic, but you just don't seem to understand Revinetix. I'm not telling Mr_Clark to put his fanfics in The Flood, I was telling him to discuss his 360 problems in The Flood.

This thread is not a forum where you can just talk about what you please. It is thread that is supposed to be about a fanfic.

And while I know me locking this thread won't really "ruin" his work, I don't believe anybody here would necessarily like the thread locked.

End of discussion.

  • 01.31.2006 9:05 AM PDT
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I promise this will be my last posting on this topic...

Posted by: dmbfan09
*sigh*
I don't want to take this more off topic, but you just don't seem to understand Revinetix. I'm not telling Mr_Clark to put his fanfics in The Flood, I was telling him to discuss his 360 problems in The Flood.


Ok, I didn't really think you expected that anyway.


This thread is not a forum where you can just talk about what you please. It is thread that is supposed to be about a fanfic.


I just don't fully agree, I don't see the harm in a group of readers chatting inbetween chapters. Especially when most of our chatting is realated to the author of the fanfic or thread.


And while I know me locking this thread won't really "ruin" his work, I don't believe anybody here would necessarily like the thread locked.

End of discussion.


I agree, end of discussion. Again, I promise you will not hear from me again regarding this subject.

Thanks for listening/reading.


[Edited on 1/31/2006]

  • 01.31.2006 9:40 AM PDT
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I was banned once for posting random things in The Flood forums. Kind of ironic...

Anyway great fanfic.

  • 01.31.2006 10:42 AM PDT
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nice job

  • 01.31.2006 12:45 PM PDT
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Moderator Note: This is your warning. Do not go off topic in this thread again.

[Edited on 2/1/2006 by dmbfan09]

  • 01.31.2006 1:36 PM PDT
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thats probably right it makes it more on edge its awsome

  • 01.31.2006 1:59 PM PDT