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Subject: "Be prepared... the hearts of the Zulu beat louder"
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(I can see why Yoozel is explaining why the posts for new clan sites are so bad!)

I think it is blindly obvious that Halo 2 is going to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. And so I've taken a brief look at the Halo 2 clan sites people are advertising. For the best game in existence surely a clan site has got to look pretty good? Well anyway, I've been playing around with ideas for my own chapter for a while now. And hosting big LAN parties for Halo gets you in the creative spirit!

Zulu is the chapter that will be known for its excellence. I wont be recruiting new members untill the release, so I can see peoples skills before them joining. And in the end only the cream of the crop shall be able to play along side us. But please take a look at the site and be sure to keep a close eye on us in the future.

www.zuluhaloclan.tk

(let me know what you think of the site? give me some advice or ideas if possible!)

  • 09.08.2004 9:19 AM PDT

- Mike

Nice site! I see you spent alot of time on it. Do you design the flash or did you use 1 already made?
1 suggestion - Where you have the Home, members, download, etc, links you should
put a The word Menu above the so we know where it is. i could not find it at first.

  • 09.08.2004 10:04 AM PDT
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Cheers! Its not flash, just realy low file .gifs that are programed to load in order. I drew the frames in PS 7 and animated in IR. Oh, and thanks for the advice, im on my way to edit now!

  • 09.08.2004 11:27 AM PDT
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how did you do that? what web hosting site did u use?

  • 09.08.2004 12:05 PM PDT
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Well, y'know! you either got it or ya aint! ;) I got the menu title up, and changed the layout slightly.

I'm taking a degree at university in animation and illustration. So nobody is to steal my images! Most files are copyrighted so I wouldn't bother if I was you!

  • 09.08.2004 12:44 PM PDT

- Mike

Cool! If i did have my own clan i would join yours before anyone!
I am taking website design. I know html, ccs, javascript but mostly basics.
If you want to see my site just PM me. I don't want to post it in your thread.

  • 09.08.2004 10:48 PM PDT
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Posted by: antiherosk8er
If you want to see my site just PM me. I don't want to post it in your thread.


It's just that bad =D.

You talking about the TLV site?

  • 09.08.2004 11:28 PM PDT

- Mike

Yes! Why what are you saying Psycho?

  • 09.08.2004 11:54 PM PDT
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yea, your site is sweet. it looks pro. have u designed an emblum yet? you know, to put on ya flag and shoulder etc.

  • 09.09.2004 1:49 AM PDT
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Cheers for posting! Well i've been thinking about that, and I think im going to use the symbol I use at the top right. It's like a square on its corner, with a 'Z' cut out of it, so it ends up 4 different shapes. But untill I we all know what we can do its hard to come up with something now. It would probably be best to create an emblum on the xbox first, then redraw it on the PC.??

  • 09.09.2004 3:27 AM PDT
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Good idea. Don't rush if there's a chance that in doing so, you will be messed up in the future.

  • 09.09.2004 9:47 AM PDT

yoo•zel- ('yoo-zhul): slang: vb.

Officium quod Fidelitas.

Maybe I'll let Zulu write a guide to creating websites and have it go along with how to write effective advertisements.

  • 09.09.2004 1:41 PM PDT
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yeah that sounds good. we could all use some tips to brush up our old skills.

  • 09.09.2004 2:12 PM PDT
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okay, this is what I must say: I am very impressed

you're site looks great, and it even meets yoozel's approval (fancy that).

I have many reccomendations, all of them have been thought over for maximum clan efficiency and to make it more fun, but with all the time I would put into the clan doing them I would have to join, and also, if i find another clan (though the only good-looking clans i have seen here do not appeal to me, save maybe the GTF) they may use them. and it is painfully and unfortunately obvious that nobody but the leaders are let into the clan before... too bad; this looks like a cloan I would like to join ALOT, and i think my suggestions would help.

anyway, enough drama, you guys have so much promise that there are a few things I must reccomend to you (if i didn't this post would serve no point):

1. Post more info about your clan on the website if possible; so people get the jist of how you are run

2. make forums for your clan. they help alot. not only can you post information about your clan there but you can discuss things withing your clan and much more, like news, interesting halo 2 talk, and other such fun crap. you could get invision boards and put them on your site, but i think with your site layoiut it would be best to make a seperate site for your forums. Proboards.com does this for free. Once again, I could make proboards for you if you asked, but its alot of time to put in if I'm not even in the clan, as im sure you can understand.

so, good luck. your clan looks like it wil be a great success. hel, I'd join it if i could! pm me or im me on AIM (my sn is thecanadian1331) if you need any help or just wanna talk.

who knows, i might make forums for you anyway, because i hvent found any other clans here that i would be interested in joining.

Goodluck and Godspeed,
Skabok

P.S. I originally planned on making a clan with the name Zulu in it, or with one of the teams being called Zulu; i love the name. kudos to you for choosing it

  • 09.09.2004 3:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Psyched
Good idea. Don't rush if there's a chance that in doing so, you will be messed up in the future.


good advice; that may have ben why my clan got so screwed up. wll one of the reasons

o and I figured i would do you the service and make you a lazy link...

http://www.zuluhaloclan.tk

[Edited on 9/9/2004 3:27:04 PM]

  • 09.09.2004 3:19 PM PDT
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Thanks for the advice, getting a forum is the next step really. I know comunication between the clan is the most important thing. We did actualy have a forum created for us, and although it was really fancy flash it didn't suit the site or style at all. So that leaves me abit stuck, although Skabok it would be great of you to do so (I'll add you on msn ok). And as for the aditional information on the clan, Its a good idea. Running a clan is supossed to be fun, taking things too seriously just gets everyone anoyed. And anyway, whats the point of being a clan if you don't get along!? (So more info will be added soon!)

And Yoozel I'd love to write one! but i'm not sure if everyone has the same taste in design as me! I like to keep it small, stylish and designer. Keep colours similar, keep a regular theme of the site. Oh and being minimalist and areas of space are as good as the areas full of info!

  • 09.10.2004 9:44 AM PDT
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I like InvisionFree forums the most. If you want a tutorial, PM me and I'll walk you through.

  • 09.10.2004 11:26 AM PDT
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i dont have msn, i have AIM, so lets communicater through pm's. ok?

  • 09.10.2004 12:19 PM PDT
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well, i just got msn messenger for the purpose of talking to you lol. anyway my acct on it is forevercanadian@aol.com, but please pm me back so we can talk otherwise (i sent you a pm)

  • 09.10.2004 12:52 PM PDT
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Hey! had a long weekend trying to sort out a forum. Finaly got it sorted, and considering i've never done it before, i'm pretty proud of myself! Theres lots of new touches to www.zuluhaloclan.tk and added the link to the forum on there. Take a look at the smileys I made!!! (the clans worth joining just for that!)

  • 09.12.2004 4:56 PM PDT

- Mike

Your Smileys rock! If my clan fails it on to yours... anyway i joined your forum. Bye the way your forum looks really good.

  • 09.12.2004 10:16 PM PDT
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you cant join his clan beforehalo 2 comes out... if you could i already would have. less you mean it fails after halo 2's release

  • 09.13.2004 12:22 PM PDT

How did you make it!!!?

  • 09.13.2004 3:43 PM PDT
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Everything was going so well! then I made a boo boo!
The Zulu Site is hosted on a free server, and the Forum's images are linked from their. As it is free, it has a limited data transfer. And thus running out if their is too many hits. I think the problem is bad at the moment as I've been viewing the files myself alot. But it should get better (depending on how many people join!) and if it does go down, it is only temporary. Maybe if Zulu is a great success i'll get hosted with a good server and pay for a .com domain. Don't stop chatting though! The feedback so far has already been amazing!

  • 09.13.2004 4:32 PM PDT
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wow, a thread with over 20 posts and no flaming, i must say, im more than impressed, lets keep all threads this way

  • 09.13.2004 7:40 PM PDT

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