Welcome to the new and very sexy Bungie.net Forums! I'm sure all of you know how to use a forum, so I'll skip the silly instructions and get right to the good stuff. What's new and THE RULES!
[b]What's NEW:[/b]
Layout. Not only is the forum a lot nicer looking than before it is also more functional.
Avatars. Check out your My settings link. Then click on Avatar. OMFG SWEET.
Forum Polls. This is like the coolest new update to the forum in my opinion. Basically you can create a poll and insert it right into your forum topic! Although, I hear bungie will take this feature away if the master chief loses any popularity forum polls. So it's probably not a very a good idea to make any stosh vs. master chief polls.
Text Markup. The text formatting system has been revamped a bit for the new Bungie.net. It's now much easier to use and new users should be able to decipher it without needing a team of geeks at their disposal. Practice the text markup options [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=85]here.[/url]
Chars Left. Check out this feature located on the bottom left of your post field. It counts the amount of characters you have left for your post in real time. Neat, huh?
Pin. If your forum post is really awesome, we can pin it. Basically pinning will make your post stick to the top of the forum. It will be uneffected by time, meaning it will stay up there until we unpin it.
Delete. The new system won't leave icky forum data residue anymore when we delete ugly forum posts. They will just disappear. Like a bad forum post should.
Lock. We can lock forum posts now. Locking is just another feature we will use to combat user immaturity and senseless forum topics.
I would also like to note that all three bungie.net forums will be moderated daily. Rude users will never ruin your day on one of our forums again. Promise.
[b]The RULES:[/b]
Please DO NOT advertise your chapter here. You can use the seventh column [url=http://seventhcolumn.bungie.net/perlbin/blam.pl?file=/site/2]mainpage[/url] for that.
No petitions.
Do not link to adult content or to sites that contain information on any type of software piracy.
No bad jokes.
Xbox hacking/modding discussions will not be permitted on any of the bungie.net forums.
Don't Flame each other. Use your manners and common sense. If you disagree with someone, do so gracefully.
Noob, Newbie, N00b, and any other variants on the word newb are hereby banned from use on this forum. Any user who violates this rule will be put to [url=http://www.soffish.com/images/noob.gif]death[/url].
There are plenty of more rules I could list, but I mean only a brain damaged monkey would break them. Use common sense and your very best online etiquette. Read the Bungie.net [url=http://www.bungie.net/Help/NoticePage.aspx?section=TermsOfUse]terms[/url] of use and [url=http://www.bungie.net/Help/NoticePage.aspx?section=CodeOfConduct]code of conduct[/url] for more specific bungie.net dos and donts.
Suggestions:
Use a spell checker to check your posts for misspellings. There's no point in making a forum topic if we can't understand it because of multiple spelling errors.
Don't use stupid abbreviations. (Example: Your = ur, You = u, Are = r, Halo: CE)
P.S.
If you have any suggestions/complaints/questions about the new site and its awesome forums, please make them at the [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=3]Septagon[/url]. I mean I don't mind moving posts, but you know...it would be nice if I didn't have to. Thanks!
That's it! Welcome! Have fun!
[Edited on 4/13/2004 12:51:12 AM]
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this is so dame cool! new b-net kicks butt
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That's because you don' have a new message yet, my friend.
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Hmmm, i have to check-out my profile to do so, is anyone else having the same problem?
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If someone sends you a message, you don't have to click your profile. I got one and it appeared right between "My Chapters" and the Microsoft Sign Out.net icon as "You have messages" or something.
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Do we have to click on our profiles to see our new messages?
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Well, Priest, I like it. ;-)
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Reiginko Hey, Priest, where did you get your sig from? It's very Marathonesque. And I'm talking about the game, not the battle. ;) - Reiginko[/quote] The sig I thought up by myself, mainly. I got the idea from the book [i]When the Devil Dances[/i] by John Ringo.
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[quote]I was with the small Greek force at Marathon. I was with the Rhodesian SAS team. I was a Hero of Thermopylae. I was at the Alamo. I was with the Seventh Cavalry. I am Priest.[/quote] Hey, Priest, where did you get your sig from? It's very Marathonesque. And I'm talking about the game, not the battle. ;) - Reiginko
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Oooh, very nice. Now to figure out how these dang things work...
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Who is weresnail? He edited one of my posts, when the forum wouldn't let me edit it myself. I'm grateful he did so, but who is he? [Edited on 4/12/2004 9:37:55 PM]
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Gotcha...I made my sig in Photoshop....it'd be kinda hard to understand, but it's what I'd call [i]forum art[/i] rather than an attached picture. But, my apology. I'm used to visting servers where everybody has broadband. I had dial-up for a [i]long[/i] time: I feel your pain. Now, if only HBO would use BBC, I'd feel comfortable anywhere ;)
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You can't use img tags here. Anyway, sigs with pics are horrid. Spare a thought for those of us on dial-up connections. :( You can only use the tags on the right: [b]bold[/b], [i]italic[/i], [url]http://links.lnk[/url], [url=http://www.appleturns.com]named links[/url], [*]lists, and [quote]quotes.[/quote] - Reiginko [Edited on 4/12/2004 9:28:15 PM]
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Well looky there! It appeared! Thanks op ivy. Now that I see it, I think that has got to be probably the coolest new feature on bungie.net. Im sure the stats section will be pretty cool too.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Napoleone Darn..... anyone else having problems getting their Gamertag to show up in their profile? I did the whole Get liked thing, even saw may friends list on the Xbox site, but get nothing here. What gives?[/quote] it will show. try loging out then coming back, or give it time. you werent the only one with problems
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] AzPlaya I have a question for people to answer. When I go to the www.bungie.net, the navigation bar doesn't move... it just kind of floats there with no intention to move. It also does it on the Halo 2 page. Is any one else noticing these bugs, or is it just me?[/quote] Happened to me to, but after visiting each site like 10 times the nav. bar moves perfectly fine. Hopefully that helps you out.
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ok ok ok I posted my message in the wrong topic, yes, yes, I'm an idiot. I was thoroughly robbed on April 1st when Bungie decided to post about signups for beta tests being over (to my understanding, an April Fool's joke). Will there be beta tests for Halo 2? Can I do it? When? Was that even an April Fools joke? [Edited on 4/12/2004 9:24:54 PM]
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New forums....pwn! My question: what kind of HTML/BBC code can we use here? I'd love to use my forum signature as part of my defualt sig, yet I see no indication of wheter to use or [img], or if that is even enabled here!
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It's not just you. The party hat must of been on too tight.
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I have a question for people to answer. When I go to the www.bungie.net, the navigation bar doesn't move... it just kind of floats there with no intention to move. It also does it on the Halo 2 page. Is any one else noticing these bugs, or is it just me?
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Darn..... anyone else having problems getting their Gamertag to show up in their profile? I did the whole Get liked thing, even saw may friends list on the Xbox site, but get nothing here. What gives?
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[quote]Don't forget about stosh. He's ultra cool too.[/quote] Of course, how could we forget the great stosh? ;-) I like your Simpsons avatar, Sketch. I wish I could see what I looked like as a Simpsons character. :P But on a serious note, the site is great guys. Can't wait to see what the future will bring.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SketchFactor These avatars will be for general use, only Bunige.net staff will have [i]special[/i] ones. [/quote] All humans were created [i]equally[/i] inferior to both robots and genetically enhanced soldiers. And you are neither a robot, or a genetically enhanced marine. :-)
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[quote]Don't forget about stosh. He's ultra cool too.[/quote] Hey stosh, I can't see. Your head is starting to get in the way of the forum. ;) - Reiginko
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We will definitely be adding more avatars in the weeks and months ahead! My plan is to set up a system similar to what we do for 7th Column themes. Members will be able to submit avatars for the site and if we like them and they meet the specs, we will add it to the site. These avatars will be for general use, only Bunige.net staff will have [i]special[/i] ones. [Edited on 4/12/2004 8:54:43 PM]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] AlexbroPA ::gasp:: I posted in a topic that JB, Sketch, AND Louis Wu posted in! :O ::collapses:: edit: I suppose normal members have to use the avatars supplied like bungie.net? Will there be new avatars uploaded?[/quote] Don't forget about stosh. He's ultra cool too.
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[quote]i want forums like this on like Chapters on 7c[/quote] According to the FAQ, the changes have only been implemented to the main b.net site, but the 7th Column will be updated some time in the future. - Reiginko