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I was playing around with the web address and I found this.

Secret Forum

Now if you read the message that comes up when you try to go to that address it says you are not allowed in that part of the site. This proves that it is a forum, it is just a forum we can not reach. I wonder what they talk about in the secret forum...

  • 12.03.2008 2:44 PM PDT
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All the forums, even group ones, have ForumIDs. That's why there's a nice progression of 1-10 for the old forums, then it jumps to 5,000 for the optimatch, and 105,000 for h3f. You've probably just hit the first group forum, which, iirc should be the Marty Army.

[Edited on 12.03.2008 2:46 PM PST]

  • 12.03.2008 2:45 PM PDT
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“To say more would spoil be it’s overall its a game that needs to be played.” - Aristotle

We've known about this for quite some time. Several forums are accessible only by the Bungie.net moderators, and no normal members are allowed there. Look at the Files Forums- they're still there, they're just hidden.

Why this is done, I do not know. But it's also a perk of being a mod- take a trip back through history.

  • 12.03.2008 2:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: elmicker
All the forums, even group ones, have ForumIDs. That's why there's a nice progression of 1-10 for the old forums, then it jumps to 5,000 for the optimatch, and 105,000 for h3f. You've probably just hit the first group forum.


Party pooper.

  • 12.03.2008 2:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: EDOET
I was playing around with the web address and I found this.

Secret Forum

Now if you read the message that comes up when you try to go to that address it says you are not allowed in that part of the site. This proves that it is a forum, it is just a forum we can not reach. I wonder what they talk about in the secret forum...
They're most likely talking about The Marty Army.

;-)

[Edited on 12.03.2008 2:52 PM PST]

  • 12.03.2008 2:50 PM PDT
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KOTOR where this happens:
""I AM MAVIT DO NOT ERRUPT " and then..he vanished as did the fury, as did the violence, but in it's place, an everlasting love.

You may not believe me, but go outside on an autumn night, and you can hear...the whisper of the mavkit"

Posted by: Lord Snakie
We've known about this for quite some time. Several forums are accessible only by the Bungie.net moderators, and no normal members are allowed there. Look at the Files Forums- they're still there, they're just hidden.

Why this is done, I do not know. But it's also a perk of being a mod- take a trip back through history.


Prolly for things such as council's for groups and what not. This is the only reason I can see on why this would happen at all.

  • 12.03.2008 2:53 PM PDT

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I wonder if the Halo 3 Beta Forum still exists or if Achronos deleted it.

  • 12.03.2008 2:58 PM PDT
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It's still there. We can move threads into it, but we can't actually see them once we do. The link to the thread brings up another hegemony page.

-TGP-

  • 12.03.2008 3:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: Great_Pretender
It's still there. We can move threads into it, but we can't actually see them once we do. The link to the thread brings up another hegemony page.

-TGP-

Does it have a title? (The "secret" forum)

  • 12.03.2008 3:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: cortana 5
Does it have a title? (The "secret" forum)
Now Cortana, if you'd been reading, it's pretty much been noted as being the Halo 3 Beta forum ;)

  • 12.03.2008 3:06 PM PDT
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“To say more would spoil be it’s overall its a game that needs to be played.” - Aristotle

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Posted by: cortana 5
Does it have a title? (The "secret" forum)
Now Cortana, if you'd been reading, it's pretty much been noted as being the Halo 3 Beta forum ;)
Yes, Cortana, get with the picture! Geez!

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  • 12.03.2008 3:08 PM PDT

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Posted by: cortana 5
Does it have a title? (The "secret" forum)
Now Cortana, if you'd been reading, it's pretty much been noted as being the Halo 3 Beta forum ;)

John, I AM TIRED. And other reasons that you know of...

Thanks guys, forgive my stupidity at this hour.

  • 12.03.2008 3:09 PM PDT

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. And it is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves the flag, whose coffin is draped in the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag.Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

Posted by: Great_Pretender
It's still there. We can move threads into it, but we can't actually see them once we do. The link to the thread brings up another hegemony page.

-TGP-
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Before they updated the search feature, i was able to see my recent posts from the old Beta forum, but like you said when i click the linky i would read errors.

  • 12.03.2008 3:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: cortana 5
Does it have a title? (The "secret" forum)

It's the marty army's forum, but TGP is talking about the H3Beta forum. That and all the other retired public forums are still there. Kinda.

  • 12.03.2008 3:11 PM PDT

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Kinda.

Whoosh...
>_>
<_<
Thanks. :)

  • 12.03.2008 3:13 PM PDT
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So technically they are secret forums... I wonder if any of the Admins post in there and have giant conversations with each other.

  • 12.03.2008 3:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: EDOET
So technically they are secret forums... I wonder if any of the Admins post in there and have giant conversations with each other.
If I were an admin, that's what I would do. I mean, who wouldn't want to keep a thread in a dead forum? It would be the most quiet place to talk!

  • 12.03.2008 3:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: Lord Snakie
Posted by: EDOET
So technically they are secret forums... I wonder if any of the Admins post in there and have giant conversations with each other.
If I were an admin, that's what I would do. I mean, who wouldn't want to keep a thread in a dead forum? It would be the most quiet place to talk!


That settles it then, Snakie and I need to become Admins so that we can have giant conversations in Secret Forums.

  • 12.03.2008 4:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: EDOET
That settles it then, Snakie and I need to become Admins so that we can have giant conversations in Secret Forums.
Huh wha?

If I had privaledges to enter locked forums, I would do it. It would be interesting to see all the old archived stuff in those forums.

  • 12.03.2008 4:21 PM PDT
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Posted by: EDOET
That settles it then, Snakie and I need to become Admins so that we can have giant conversations in Secret Forums.
Huh wha?

If I had privaledges to enter locked forums, I would do it. It would be interesting to see all the old archived stuff in those forums.


It would not be the same.

  • 12.03.2008 4:23 PM PDT
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Posted by: EDOET
That settles it then, Snakie and I need to become Admins so that we can have giant conversations in Secret Forums.
...HFCS?

I wouldn't really mind it, I'm in my fair share of secret-letter groups (lol CSFSL lol), but I wouldn't
mind seeing a tid-bit of what they discuss in there. It's bound to be plans to destroy all unintelligent posters and stuff... naturally.

  • 12.03.2008 4:24 PM PDT

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It's so bleak and dark, just like the empty shell of a person I have become...

Oh wait, I'm not Gzalzi, but I like it all the same. Black = Easy on the eyes = My retina thanks you.

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Posted by: EDOET
That settles it then, Snakie and I need to become Admins so that we can have giant conversations in Secret Forums.
...HFCS?

I wouldn't really mind it, I'm in my fair share of secret-letter groups (lol CSFSL lol), but I wouldn't
mind seeing a tid-bit of what they discuss in there. It's bound to be plans to destroy all unintelligent posters and stuff... naturally.


What is it with you and secret forums snakie?

Nah, just messin with you, haven't talked to you for a while man.

  • 12.03.2008 4:49 PM PDT