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Only the paranoid will survive!

The Chapter Spotlight has been revived! Not by Bungie, but by a group, The Council Chambers. This weeks Chapter Spotlight goes to Mjolnir Battle Tactics! This group has members in the mid 1,000's, great resources and an active forum. A great place to discuss Halo 2, or any Xbox game for that matter. Head on over and take a look! Also, we had the honor of interviewing Guardian Hunter, the founder of Mjolnir Battle Tactics. The interview is below, and he offers a lot of great insight to all the new founders looking to get their groups up and running.

Posted by: Guardian Hunter
Well, your chapter has been featured in the first of, hopefully, many more Chapter Spotlights. Congratulations! Are you proud that your group got this kind of recognition?
Yes, I am very proud of my group for all its accomplishments and we will continue to grow and achieve new, greater things.

First of all, would you like to give the readers a quick summary of what Mjolnir Battle Tactics is about?
MBT as it is more commonly refered to is all about the discussion and sharing of strategy for xbox and xbox360 games. In the beginning it was only Halo 2 that was talked about but as we grew and the game became older and everything was found we decided as a group that we'd expand are discussion base and talk about all xbox related games.

So what originally made you want to create Mjolnir Battle Tactics? Looking at all the great resources and content it contains makes us all wonder how much time and dedication that took.
Looking back the reason I created MBT was because when I came to bungie 1 year ago I looked around the fanclub area and I saw many great groups but none of them about strategy which was a aspect of gaming that interested me.

I do put alot of effort and time into MBT to keep lively discussions going and a updated news section and of course maintaining our 2 group web-sites. One of which hasn't been open to the public yet.

How much effort does it take to maintain a group of that size? Do you do most of it alone or have you appointed a staff to assist you?
Maintaining a group of this size does present some issues that you might not find in a smaller group. Updating member ranks can be a hassle when you have to go back to the 56th page to update 1 rank. But having a large group also has its perchs too. Someone besides yourself is always online and you always get at least a couple replies to a thread within a few hours.

Of couse I couldn't run a group this size by myself so we have a staff that helps out. I don't appoint the staff as I like to think of MBT as a democracy so we hold elections every specific amount of members to appoint staff. Without our dedicated Council Members (staff) we would definitely not be were we are today. The council has done so much to help the group grow and prosper over the past year. Some of them that are still with the group today have even been here since there very beginning and are just as active and dedicated as ever. One particular person that has gone above and beyond the call of duty and has helped us out unimaginably would have to be EAGLES5. Through his dedicated and hard work he was promoted to a Co-Administrator.

Finally, what are some of the biggest tips you could give to other fledgling groups looking to gain more members or activity?
* When you are starting a new group make sure it has a focus. Even if you get a couple of members they'll never post if you make a group to generally talk. There are thousands of groups created for people to just talk so if you make a more specific topic it will interest people more and attract more people.
* If you create a new group before you go on a advertising spree add alot of content to your group. Since its new you can't boost about having a awsome forum with tons of active people so instead shift attention to all your amazing exclusive content. This is a recruiting tactic that is successful and can help you keep members interested.
* Activity and members are directly related so the more members you have the more active you'll have. But don't be discouraged if you drop a member or two or you have inactive people. Just cater to the active members and they'll be loyal and they'll bring in new members.
* Also in recruiting new members don't send PM's to everyone from a particular group or forum becuase that is called Mass PMing and is frowned upon in the community and generally doesn't prove active contributing members.
* Last but not least your the administrator so don't tick of your members or become involved in a arguement. Of course you want to try and resolve any conflicts pretaining to your members but you want to try and stay above the situation.


Finally, we at The Council Chambers would love to take Chapter nominations! You can PM them to myself, just another fan, or join the group and post them in the stickied thread.



[Edited on 2/1/2006]

  • 01.25.2006 7:57 PM PDT
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Congrats, Guardian. I suspected that MBT would be one of the first. You just gave me some new ideas for Marine Corps...

good Interview, this will help many chapter founders to suceed with their groups.

  • 01.25.2006 9:00 PM PDT
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Any new nominations, can also be Pm'ed to me, Pimp at Sea, or simply drop by the Council chambers and have your voice heard (not just for the Spotlight, but any Council feedback). Thank you, and Congratulations to MBT!

[Edited on 1/26/2006]

  • 01.26.2006 1:33 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).

Yes indeed, congratulations to you and to all who have helped MBT become such an outstanding chapter. Here is to many more years of success.

As a side note, it would be awsome if you vote on a chapter, to include a short description of why you voted for them.

-Looking forward to the next spotlight.

  • 01.26.2006 2:24 AM PDT

W007 4th post!As regards to the chapter, well done!

  • 01.26.2006 4:50 AM PDT

Hopefully this will be the first of many.

  • 01.26.2006 5:10 AM PDT
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i am staff admrial in mbt i regulate the forums it kicks ass the way the activity rate is

  • 01.26.2006 6:21 AM 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

Thanks for the spotlight to Council Chambers.

And Good job to MBT.

  • 01.26.2006 9:19 AM PDT
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Only the paranoid will survive!

Indeed. I joined the group to see what it was like, and it's very impressive. Thanks to everyone involved in getting this up. C'mon, let's get some more nominations in!

  • 01.26.2006 9:20 AM PDT

Phrog pilots, reckless and free. We would strap into our birds, set the engines on fire, and leave these earthly bonds with a chorus of WHOP WHOP WHOP. Akin to beating your chest and howling in defiance at the rest of the world.
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Pimp, I don't know if it's just me but The Council Chamber links aren't working.

Next time, would you mind asking the founder about his/her favorite memory or experience from their group and what they are most proud of. I figured with a group as big as MBT that they have probably had some really fun times and proud achievements that would make for some great stories. I was curious at least. :)

  • 01.26.2006 10:25 AM PDT

Check out these stories...

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Yee Haw!

As A Looong -Time Council Member of MBT, I'd Just Like To Pat Guardian Hunter, Eagles5, Myself, The Rest of the Council, and all Our Members on their collective backs. We've come far, and were still trucking. Our Group is Close to Celebrating it's 1 Year Anniversary, and We're Still Going Strong.

MBT
LIVE THE EXPERIENCE




Papa John

  • 01.26.2006 11:44 AM PDT

MBT
Posted by: S3NATOR
"In the pants of peace, there are always pockets of resistance."


Posted by: I run with mp7a1
once this random hot girl walked up to me and asked me to put my hands on her boobs. that was a cool day.


Posted By: angry0lbgrampaPosted by: angry0lbgrampa
O_O you looked at your friends balls when "he" sat on your head O_o

YEP!! MBT!! thats great, couldnt be done without guardian though, kudos man! yeah, guardian is right about the main focus thing you know, after mark vi maniacs, my group was destroyed(65+members), i tried to make a bunch of others including: Mark VI Avengers, SpecOps, Orbital Drop ODSTs, and now ODST Airborne, odst airborne has 23 members but alot of them are inactive and i am going to make a focus for the group.

one more piece of advise, make a single area to be discussed like Guardian Hunter already said, but also make like 3-4 threads on other stuff, so that people can post in those to. Giving a main focus, but also some other cool things to talk about.

lol and notice the only MBT people who have talked thus far are council and leaders?

oh and papa, you are gonna have to spen A LOT of time giving all MBT members pats on the back, unless of course u have sprouted hundreds of extra arms. lol =]

[Edited on 1/26/2006]

  • 01.26.2006 12:54 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

Nah Im just Spraying all the Members with Holy Water from my super soaker.

  • 01.26.2006 12:57 PM PDT

Congrads to MBT, Guardian Hunter, and the Council.

  • 01.26.2006 2:04 PM PDT
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Congrats MBT. I definitely say you've earned it.

Nice to see these up and running. Can't wait for the next one.

  • 01.26.2006 2:13 PM PDT
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Congrats! I wonder you will get it next.....

  • 01.26.2006 2:28 PM PDT
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Only the paranoid will survive!

I fixed the links, thanks for the heads up. I hate that edit glitch where it puts spaces in the links.

[Edited on 1/26/2006]

  • 01.26.2006 3:07 PM PDT
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Tru7th is Waiting. Fa7e is Calling.

Awesome job Everyone who helped with this, Keep it up!

  • 01.26.2006 4:53 PM PDT

"It's like a cake filled with pies." -Pete "Mango" Parsons

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Congrats to you MBT. I cant wait to see the next spotlight.

  • 01.27.2006 8:56 PM PDT

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he..he... as of just a few minutes ago MBT also became the largest group on bungie.

  • 01.27.2006 8:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: Guardian Hunter
he..he... as of just a few minutes ago MBT also became the largest group on bungie.


Hey, they did! That's awesome dude. I know you've bee working toward that goal for a long time now.

  • 01.27.2006 9:20 PM PDT

I'm not that active, but never dead.

Posted by: Guardian Hunter
he..he... as of just a few minutes ago MBT also became the largest group on bungie.


Congratulations. I have to say the first pick was a good one.

  • 01.28.2006 12:05 AM PDT

Posted by: AlexZander
Posted by: Guardian Hunter
he..he... as of just a few minutes ago MBT also became the largest group on bungie.


Congratulations. I have to say the first pick was a good one.


That it was. Hopefully the Spotlight will go from strength to Strength. And it looks like the next spotlight could be a hard choice. There are 3 Groups running, and Two of them look to have good backing.

[Edited on 1/28/2006]

  • 01.28.2006 4:19 AM 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

Well hopefully the spotlight is here to stay so if a group doesnt get picked one week they will the next.

  • 01.28.2006 12:22 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.

Agreed. I wish there were more then three to look at. Please, send in nominations! Please please please! It's hard to look at all these groups by ourselves, especially when some have closed membership.

  • 01.28.2006 6:39 PM PDT

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