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It's not that I have forgotten, it's that I don't really care that much anymore. I'm not talking about just the groups, or the members, but the 7th column in general and even Bungie.
What started as this great gift, has turned into something that has been put aside and have not been looked at since, it just doesn't seem to be fun anymore. What once was active, it had news, spotlights and groups that were actually fun and unique. The 7th Column was something worth being a member of.
Take the groups we have now, and the group wars. I think one of the reasons that causes this problem, is the fact that chapters no longer are unique. They simply are all look alike. With the old chapters you had so much customize, that every chapter seemed different than another, ever since the "update", that has changed. take two chapters, about ODST's for instance. Created by two different people, different rules, but they still look the same. You can barely tell one from another. So of course rivalry will rise up. Everybody wants to have the best chapter. In the ol' days that wasn't so much a problem, you could tell the difference between chapters and everybody could take it's own path.
I understand that things have to change that features had to be taken away to handle the traffic and such. But it's like giving a little child a 360 as a present, however, the next day you take it away from him but you let him have the controller.
As for the Column in general. It's dead. Sure, Bungie has other things to do, and it can't always be active. But how long has it been since something happened at the 7th column page? almost a year and a half? I haven't looked at it for months, it's not like something actually happens with it. Or the last fan fest? When was that? Two years ago or something? Or sections of this website in general. It seems to be completely neglected. A shame.
Bungie said that they would like to see the 7th Column in control of the fans, but without the right tools, what can we do? We have organized contests, written spotlights, but it feels more like a bunch of stuff spread across the board, rather than an actual "fan club".
If the point of the Column seems to be forgotten, it can be blamed on multiple factors. People being asses, the column being neglected, people aren't sure what to do. Penguins probably are involved too.
I know I may seem a little pissed at Bungie in this post, but I'm not. it's just that once it seemed that if Bungie wanted to communicate with the fans, they would drive to their houses, see how things were going, talk a bit and hang out together. Now it seems they rather pick up the phone to talk with the fans and hang up as quick as possible.
I'm convinced that that isn't Bungie's intention, nor what they are hoping to reach. But it is how it feels at times.