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Subject: The 7th Column Council
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Allright, I've summed up some of what we have so far as far as what the council would do. Please, do not be quote this whole thread. I just copy and pasted a few of these:
(Note that the Council will adapt to changes within the community- once the Council is instated it's powers may change if the need arises)

Promote the 7th column:
Put groups in the Spotlight
Get news and information on groups
Promote community events such as LAN party's FANfests, tourney's etc
Interview group founders
Conduct surveys/gather intel on the current community status

Maintain the Community/7th Column area:
Search for community worthy news
Post Community-worthy news
Update Column News
Update The Community section if necessary

Take off workload from Achronos:
Answer any good FAQs about groups and such
Answer many Bungie and Community questions
Approve/reject new chapter themes
Approve/reject new avatars
Make a list of rule breakers

A list of possible "powers":
Be able to browse certain groups, and if necessary, moderate offensive groups
Modify content
Lock/suspend chapters
Hunt down rule breakers and feed them to Achronos
Ban members for frequently breaking chapter rules

Propose new ideas to Achronos that simply cannot be done due to the limitations of the system; -blam!- when Achronos says it can't be done
Have a 2 forum chapter, make HFCS a 2 forum chapter


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  • 05.01.2005 6:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Halo53
Blackeye, you do realize in the post you quoted saying you've changed and you don't just restate the post and agree with everyone else, you restated what has been said agreed with everyone else. Not sure if you caught onto it, but it is quite ironic.


He's new, give him a break, lol.

  • 05.01.2005 6:29 PM PDT
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Posted by: Josher 35
Posted by: Halo53
Blackeye, you do realize in the post you quoted saying you've changed and you don't just restate the post and agree with everyone else, you restated what has been said agreed with everyone else. Not sure if you caught onto it, but it is quite ironic.


He's new, give him a break, lol.


I have no idea what he is saying. *Scratches head*. And what can the Council do the offensive groups? How can you lock a group?

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  • 05.01.2005 6:30 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

Rip Saw- You said "Do not be quote this whole thread". Pulled a Shishka there.


That's awesome. If there are no objections, I think that what Rip Saw just posted is what we should show Sketch and Achronos. Now that we have the powers laid out in somewhat finality, should we decide the members?

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  • 05.01.2005 6:33 PM PDT
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Posted by: Pink Menace
Rip Saw- You said "Do not be quote this whole thread". Pulled a Shishka there.


That's awesome. If there are no objections, I think that what Rop Saw just posted is what we should show Sketch and Achronos. Now that we have the powers laid out in somewhat finality, should we decide the members?


This is my list:

* Rip Saw
* VII Toast
* Pink Menace
* Psyched
* BobBQ
* Vella
* Ghandi 2
* Halo53
* GameJunkieJim
* impurity
* Eagle 117

I don't think you can make a submenu forum (I.E. 2(+) Forums) for a group.

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  • 05.01.2005 6:34 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

I think that there should be a link from the community page listing Credits once we decide this. Everyone here helped out a lot, and I don't want everyone efforts (especially Rip Saw, who has done most of the real work here) to go unnoticed

Dare I be so vain as to put myself on my list?
I do.

VII Toast
Rip Saw
Impurity
Vella
BobBQ
Psyched
Halo53
Eagle117
GmaeJunkieJim


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  • 05.01.2005 6:37 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

ANy word from the mods? I know some of u sent out some pms. Did they answer you?

  • 05.01.2005 6:39 PM PDT
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Why a link? Couldn't it just say the names?


Posted by: Pink Menace
I think that there should be a link from the community page listing Credits once we decide this. Everyone here helped out a lot, and I don't want everyone efforts (especially Rip Saw, who has done most of the real work here) to go unnoticed

Dare I be so vain as to put myself on my list?
I do.

VII Toast
Rip Saw
Impurity
Vella
BobBQ
Psyched
Halo53
Eagle117
Pink Menace (Yes, in all honesty I think I would do the job well)

  • 05.01.2005 6:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: EAGLES5
ANy word from the mods? I know some of u sent out some pms. Did they answer you?


No one here has said anything.

  • 05.01.2005 6:41 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

No, I think a credits link would be more appropriate. All the names would clutter the Community page.

We didn't OM the Moderators, but apparently Rip Saw has been in contact with Sketch, who really wants this to happen.

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  • 05.01.2005 6:42 PM PDT
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What would the link lead to?

  • 05.01.2005 6:42 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

Credits. Everyone who helped out in the design of this system, the execution, everyone. Sketch, Achronos, Goweb, Rip Saw, You, Me, everyone who contributed.

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Posted by: Pink Menace
Credits. Everyone who helped out in the design of this system, the execution, everyone. Sketch, Achronos, Goweb, Rip Saw, You, Me, everyone who contributed.


Oh that explains it.

  • 05.01.2005 6:45 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

I have a question about the voting process. Since the majority of voters will be new, they probably have spent most of their time in the Halo 2 related forums, or the Flood. I'm willing to bet that few of them have had a lot of experiance in the Septagon or 7th Column. This hampers most of the people who spend a lot of time there, because the people voting won't know them.

  • 05.01.2005 6:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: Pink Menace
I have a question about the voting process. Since the majority of voters will be new, they probably have spent most of their time in the Halo 2 related forums, or the Flood. I'm willing to bet that few of them have had a lot of experiance in the Septagon or 7th Column. This hampers most of the people who spend a lot of time there, because the people voting won't know them.


Yeah, that would make voting cheap. And there are always cheaters out there. I still think Sketch and those guys should specially choose the people.

  • 05.01.2005 6:57 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

Yeah, i think a vote is out of the question

  • 05.01.2005 6:57 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

No, a vote is the only way it will work. Bungie wants us to do this alone. Without their help. Now either we have a special crew of people pick them (From the Septagon, they would be unable to pick themselves), which could be bias, or we vote. But, if we use only the people here, there will be lots of complaints.

Eagle- I suggest you read the last few pages. It's a lot of work, but you obviously have a lot of catching up to do :)

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  • 05.01.2005 7:01 PM PDT
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Posted by: Pink Menace
No, a vote is the only way it will work. Bungie wants us to do this alone. Without their help. Now either we have a special crew of people pick them (From the Septagon, they would be unable to pick themselves), which could be bias, or we vote. But, if we use only the people here, there will be lots of complaints.

Eagle- I suggest you read the last few pages. It's a lot of work, but you obviously have a lot of catching up to do :)


We cannot vote because there are always cheaters and like you said, people might not know what this topic even is. So it wouldn't be fair if one person got more votes than others only because some people "went with the crowd." I think we need to have everyone agree on it.

Posted by: Pink Menace
So it doesn't matter what we do- we're unfair. This is how Bungie must feel.

I say that we go with the group of people from the 7th Column and have them select the Council. But then... I give up. There is no easy way to do this. No matter what, someone will end up whining.


I will be quiet then.

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  • 05.01.2005 7:03 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

So it doesn't matter what we do- we're unfair. This is how Bungie must feel.

I say that we go with the group of people from the 7th Column and have them select the Council. But then... I give up. There is no easy way to do this. No matter what, someone will end up whining.

EDIT: I'm gonna hit the sack early. I'll be checking this thread again when I wake up tomorrow.

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  • 05.01.2005 7:57 PM PDT
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With great power comes great responsibility. Men just want power, they could care less about the common good or the needs of others. When the time comes who will lead our great army to victory. Only time will decide that. My belief is if one wants to be a Ninga, one must stay true to the "way".

" Tru7h, Carnage, and Bungie."

  • 05.01.2005 8:12 PM PDT

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

Wrong place, but I'll answer.

Bungie picks you.

  • 05.01.2005 8:12 PM PDT
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Yo Halo53, I'm real happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best bungie.net profiles of all time. OF ALL TIME!

Posted by: Josher 35
He's new, give him a break, lol.


I know, I wasn't calling him dumb or anything. I'm just saying I laughed at the irony.

Also Pink Menace, I don't think credit is necessary. You shouldn't do things just to be recognized. Every time I PM or IM a mod with a link to a bad thread, I don't post in it just so people will know that it was I who did the right thing.

  • 05.01.2005 8:15 PM PDT

Devil is Double is Deuce and Joker always trumps Deuce.

I don't mean to sound arrogant and it feels kinda wrong to nominate myself, but I would really like to help with the Council and (IMO) I feel that I'm up for it. Again, not to sound arrogant, I just want to help.

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Cronin's Law----The New Flood Drinking Game

Whoever is only the council better get somebody to write a "7th column week in review".

Damn I miss that thing.

  • 05.01.2005 8:49 PM PDT