- prometheus25
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Old school Bungie, born and raised,
In the Septagon is where I spend most of my days.
Relaxin', maxin', posting all cool,
Talking about Halo, life and some school.
Got in one little argument, and the mods got scared,
they said "You're gonna get banned and your member title'll be bare!"
So Halo is on the way out, as far as Bungie.net goes. I myself am expecting a lot of change on this site, as it is, at the moment, very Halo oriented. Everyone is familiar with stat tracking and announcements to be found here and a predominant focus towards Halo in the forums.
But that's going to change.
Between the gap of waning of Halo and the waxing of the next Hawtness IP, I expect the community to go through a lot of changes. In a sense, it will be going through puberty. The community (the site, not the members) will have to mature and find ways to hold itself together during these new times.
First off, let me clear some things up. Most of the community isn't going to recognize me. I've been gone for a long, long time. But my time spent here before then was long and eventful. I've watched Bnet grow up while at the same time I grew up myself. I was, from the beginning, your typical young member full of angst. But I've grown a lot since then, and now I want the community (the site, not the members) to do the same.
What if the Septagon got a refit? I would love to see more comprehensive member profiles. I want to learn about who a person is, what they enjoy. I would greatly enjoy seeing someone's photos of their favorite moments. Wouldn't it be great to see more to the people you encounter beyond just their emblem, forum tag, and what they post?
The community is going to need solidarity in the future, as those that came here only for the Halo discussion inevitably drift away. I hope these ideas that present here could help prevent some of that, or at least spark discussion in this thread from all of you to generate new, better ideas. Wouldn't it be good to prep our community to be what it should be for Bungie's next great project?
Edit: Clarification of a point that I had made.
Edit: Perhaps this quote by HeyBlade, made on the second page, can better convey my feelings for posting this:
Posted by: HeyBlade789
If we create a stronger base when the numbers are low, we should, as you suggest, try out some new features, then when the new members arrive the strong base will be able to help, advise and generally strengthen the growing community.
Bottom line: we're going to lose members, we just need to turn that to our advantage.
[Edited on 08.08.2011 11:34 AM PDT]