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hey evryone im emerican (and yes i know i spelled it wrong). im really new to this and i hav no idea wut the heck im doin. it would be nice if someone who knows the place to kinda tell me some stuff. thanks

  • 09.02.2005 11:28 PM PDT
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Do you mean you are new to Forums? Or to this website?

If you are new to website this is how it goes down.

The Frontpage

The frontpage is were you can were you can find all the important news stories"Top New Stories". The only one's that you'll be seeing post here are Frankie, and SketchFactor.

At the bottom of the frontpage you can find member/moderator news that is still important. If you have something that you think is important to the Bungie Community you can submit it at the top right on the "News". Remember the only way to get it on the Frontpage is it approved by a Moderator or someone else higher then that.

More further down the page you can find last week's news stories. There these stories I like to call them "Refresher" for some reason, but Im won't get into that.

Forums

The forums here on Bungie.net are all different, remember that. They consist of

The Underground
Here you can Chit-Chat about older games of Bungie, like Marathon, Myth and etc.

The Septagon
This is were you can talk about improving the b.net forums as well as user groups.

New Mombasa
Name say's it all, basic Halo chit-chat. Discusse Campaign here too.

Zanzibar
In the Zanzibar you can talk about cheaters, games you played and a bunch of other stuff. Basic Multiplayer if it's Lan or Live.

Optimatch
Once again Name say all. Playlists and more

The Maw
One of my favourite forums, Talk about Halo: Comabt Evolved for the PC or Halo: Custom Edition

The Library
This is all aorund everything for the XBox Halo.

The Gallery
Here you can look at some pretty cool photos that are never updated

The News
This is where you can post in "Top New Stories"

Voting Booth
Take Official Bungie Polls here

The Classifieds
Recuirt for groups, websites, and clan.

The Flood
Off Topic Chat, say stupid things here.

Stickies, Locks, and gold Symbols

In the forums, you'll notice that there alot of posts near the top, these are called Stickies, and Locked Stickies. Stickies are important stuff that people can reply too. Locked Stickies are for the good of the sticky, it will keep out spammers. Now if you browse through the forums, you'll see a couple of Gold posts. If you see one of these that means someone of importance posted here like, Frankie a.k.a. Content Monkey or SketchFactor.

Now you are probably wondering how do I make a sticky? Well you have to have a Moderator approve this as a stickie.

Members, Moderators, Staff and more

This is a little chart I made to explain this.

Member
How to Become one - Join Bungie.net
What do they do - Post, Reply and sumbit News

Moderators
How to become one - [/i]Not Listed[/i]
What do they do - Bring peace to the forums, and be cool

Bungie Staff
How to become one - Be on Bungie Staff (ex: Marty the Elder)
What do they do - Basically nothing, the only one ever on in Marty the Elder

Content Monkey, Community Guy, B.net Overlord and Bungie.net Superuser.
How to become one - You'll never be one, so don't ask
What do they do - The Cooler Stuff

Trolls and Spammers
Don't like 'em spam up up the forums with crap. Don't feed them. ; )

Groups

Groups is a great way to get into the Bungie.net Community, creating and moderatoring your own forums can be fun if your group is popular. By creating a group you must go here. Remember to read the TOS, COC and fill out everything correct.

Now maybe you don't want to create a group, maybe you just want to join 'em. Well all you do is when browind a group you click near the name at the top that says "Join this group" Now when you click that you can espect one of the two. "You joined this group" or "you were added to member query. If you see member query, that just means that it is more of a gorup that picks certain people.

EX: HFCS, this is a private group for Moderators. Don't ask & Don't join.

If you want to find a group that has your kind of interestest, you can search for one by clicking here. There are alot of search opitions so, you'll never get a good search without filling out most of it.

Themes & Avatars

I don't really want to be here all night posting about this, but just click here to read more.

There is a bunch more to talk about, but this is the basic stuff.

Enjoy your stay.


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  • 09.03.2005 12:01 AM PDT
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You know all the junk you're supposed to read before joining?

Well, that's not junk at all. You shouldn't sign up for anything without reading about the website (anything). That, and improper grammar/spelling definitely downgrades your IQ test scores.

  • 09.03.2005 12:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: Josher 35
You know all the junk you're supposed to read before joining?

Well, that's not junk at all. You shouldn't sign up for anything without reading about the website (anything). That, and improper grammar/spelling definitely downgrades your IQ test scores.


Yeah that too.

  • 09.03.2005 12:54 AM PDT

-Quaere verum.

Got a report? Use the report tool or send a pm.
Chairleg Productions presents: 'Console Wars' and 'Games as Art?' (also on Halo Waypoint).

My only suggestion, read the rules over and over again until you start recalling them in your sleep.

  • 09.03.2005 2:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: emerican90
hey evryone im emerican (and yes i know i spelled it wrong). im really new to this and i hav no idea wut the heck im doin. it would be nice if someone who knows the place to kinda tell me some stuff. thanks


Yes, I have to agree, lots of people around this forum seem to have speeking problems. And you are turning into one of those people. Please don't! Just try to use the best grammer your little mind can conjure up and you'll do fine. (If you don't even know what conjure means then please don't even attempt to use good grammer. It's a waste of time.)

  • 09.03.2005 12:27 PM PDT
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Here are my tips:

-Be prepared to be flamed. It's not you (most likely). There are just some immature folks here. Don't take the bait and flame back. (By flame I mean insulted for your opinions).

-Try to look a few pages back to see if there is a Topic alreday that relates to what you want to talk about.

-If you make a Topic and no one response, don't get all uptight about it. Sometimes folks just don't have anything to say in response.

-Try to make your posts as clear as possible. Many an arguement as started because of poorly worded posts.

-Try to find positive spins on things. The old saying: flies, honey, vinegar.

-There are a lot of articles and resources here. If you have a specific question about Bungie or their games, try to find it in the histories, guides and FAQs first.

-DO NOT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ! It is the internet. Folks lie.

-Keep in mind that no matter how it looks, your First Amendment Rights to not extend to here. You are on Bungie 'property' and are a guest.

-Enjoy!

  • 09.03.2005 12:41 PM PDT
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Yeah, remember the "Enjoy!" part. It's crucial, trust me.

  • 09.03.2005 1:47 PM PDT
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that would be funny if he was just kidding

  • 09.03.2005 3:26 PM PDT
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I think you have yet to learn the fine art of sarcasm my friend. While it may not be easy to detect by just reading, one must assume one wouldn't be that inane and stupid to make a post like mine above actually serious. Therefore, by logical deduction one can figure out that it is actually sarcasm, so as not to make an ass of one's self on a later occasion.

  • 09.03.2005 5:58 PM PDT
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One of the most important things was mentioned before, but I'll say it again for emphasis. There is no such thing as Freedom of Speech on bnet. It is a privately owned website. One that is viewed internationally. You have no rights except for the ones Bungie says you do.

Also.

Don't make stupid topics about practically nothing.

Don't let people's flames get to you.

Don't make topics with obviously false information. You'll get flamed baaaaad.

Don't insult the moderators unless it's obviously just a joke. Bad move.

No political commentary.

For more info, read the rules.

  • 09.03.2005 6:04 PM PDT
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We Light Fire?!? Sing Songs?!?

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You get used to these forums after a while and find a place to fit in too!!!

  • 09.04.2005 2:14 AM PDT