The Director

Reporting Guidelines Hey ladies and gents, it's recently come to my attention that we don't actually have anything out in the public regarding any sort of rules for reports. Those who break the rules are informed without being punished the first time, but I thought it might be nice to let you guys know about the rules regarding the reports. So here's a little do/don't thing. Do: 1. Report members for breaking rules on their profile page using their profile page. 2. Report members for breaking rules in the shoutbox using their profile page. 3. Report members for breaking rules in threads using their post box. 4. Report members for breaking rules in the fileshare by using the post box. Don't: 1. File an erroneous report. You'll notice that there's only one don't. It's a pretty simple one to avoid as well. Do not file a report against someone if they are not breaking any rules. We'll delve deeper into that a bit further on in this topic. What to do when reporting someone: If the rule breach is in the shoutbox, please try to grab a screenshot of the infraction. We understand if you can't, but it helps us greatly if you do. Report the member using the report button on their post (just to the left of the quote buttons) if they are breaking the rules in a thread. This allows us to go directly to their post instead of having to dig for it. Staff Response It is strongly suggested that you read the following, as this deals with disciplinary action as a result of filing an erroneous report. Remember, ignorance of the rules is not immunity to them. Here are some examples of erroneous reports. These are not all of the examples, just some of them. A report filed in an attempt to get someone in trouble even though they weren't breaking any rules. A report filed as a joke (there's some leniency in this case, but please try to avoid it). A report filed with incorrect information in an attempt to get a post removed or a topic locked because you disagree with it's content. Filing a report to spam/harass the moderator team with report notifications (this will get you banned [very quickly and harshly]). Okay, so now that you know what I'm talking about, here's the punishments for each time it happens. Some instances will result in either more or less disciplinary action than what is listed. i. A verbal warning via Private Message with an explanation regarding why you are receiving the PM. ii. A formal warning point that expires in 240 days. iii. One week ban from the forum and an additional warning point. iv. A 90 day ban from the forum and an additional warning point. v. A permanent ban from the forum and having your name changed to something degrading.

Do you just not read what I post or what? Power being pointless does not make power nonexistent. To be pointless something must exist in the first place, otherwise it cannot be deemed pointless. That's up to you. It is definitely a possibility, but it takes effort. What we do when we select a MoM is we pick members and then debate what they have done that month and whether or not they deserve the title. We take into account how long the member has been a part of the forum as well, which is why sometimes even though there are newer members who've done a bit more an older member will still get MoM. Activity also goes a long way towards being selected as well. In short, all you have to do to become MoM is contribute to the forum while maintaining your activity more so than other possible candidates. Just because that's "all" you have to do doesn't mean that it's easy though. Basically every moment that I'm on the forum becomes time being put into being a C-Mod. Some days it's an all day thing, others it's popping on every couple of hours. The community goes through waves of being busy and then having a lack of activity. We're generally busy around the time of a release, and things tend to get a bit lax when we are between releases. English being easier to write than speak isn't a universal thing, but the reason a lot of people feel that way is because there is less social pressure while writing than there is in speaking. Generally, when you are writing something you have the chance to take your time and double check what you are writing, but when you are speaking you don't get that chance. That's one of the reasons people feel like it's easier to write than it is to speak, and that feeling doesn't only apply to English.

That's not how it works Caboose. If nobody has power then power no longer exists, but if everyone has power that doesn't nullify the fact that they still have power. You're thinking of the good needs evil thing.

Additionally, the terminals are not required to continue the game. They are just extras, so you can ignore them entirely if all you're wanting to do is progress in the game. If you're wanting to get the achievements for the terminals, all you have to do is find them and wait for the Halo Channel to load up and watch the video. Once the video's done, you can then press your X-Box Button and go back to the game. Also, props on being 70 and still playing Halo. You are officially the second oldest player I know (the first one is 82, and that's my great uncle). Have fun, and feel free to ask any other questions you may have.

I think of 'Southern Fried Potatoes', but that's probably because those are how they are best served. Also, the reason most people associate the word "mashed" with potatoes is because that's one of the two types of most common potato dishes, and it's the most enjoyed (the other being baked). I think you'll find that while "Potato King" is a semi-accurate description of me, I am the king of many things including potatoes.

Or everybody has power.

There are actually quite a few, I used to have a thread series called The Director's Lesser Known Games. Out of those, I think my favorite has to be Solar 2. Yes, but unlike some of the other Templars I don't believe in personal gain via power. I believe that if I gain, then everyone else should as well.

Indeed. Alamo'd

Wrong antagonistic group and wrong game series. The Gauss Cannon. The same way that I got in. Either that or I just keep my left hand on the left side of the mirror maze, despite the darkness I should be able to find the exit by doing that. Nope.

Because I belong to a select group of people who wants to instill order over chaos.

A couple of my friends did. See, the hair on the rest of my body is black or dark brown but my beard is red at first glance. When examined closely, it actually has every type of natural hair color in it. With the color of my beard versus the rest of my hair, my friend said it was as if my chin was on fire and then one of my other friends dubbed me firebeard. It is the only nickname I've allowed people to call me.

Why yes, yes I can.

Yes you can ask more than one question, and I'd have to go with Gray Mane. Even though I'm a supporter of the Imperials, the Battle Born have proven themselves dishonorable in my eyes. The Gray Manes, despite the fact that they are naive, do not condone the kidnapping of other family members for political gain.

Uh... huh... Most of the companies against SOPA and PIPA were actually internet companies. Overall, probably worth a few hundred millions in campaign contributions. The largest companies against SOPA would be Microsoft, Facebook, and Google. Most of the companies for SOPA and PIPA were multi-billion dollar companies such as Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Viacom, and even the American Bankers Association (considered the largest financial trade group in the United States). These companies were pulling out all the stops, which is why at first the bill had nearly unanimous approval from the politicians. The turning point in the voting didn't come until widespread public disapproval began happening. This extremely weakened the SOPA Lobbyist's position and resulted in the bill being shelved. To claim that protesting did nothing to cause this is like saying that a bullet hitting someone in the head and their death is purely coincidental. As far as the Vietnam War, I have two relatives who served in Vietnam. One of which has passed, and the other I'm quite close to. He has PTSD, but even he believes the protests were what directly caused the end of the Vietnam war. But no, I'm sure you're right and that the massive protests were purely coincidental to Nixon announcing that he was going to begin pulling troops out of Vietnam in 1969. The announcement itself was just an appeasement, but when he ordered an attack against Cambodian commies in '70, more protests popped up (and four people were killed by the national guard) and he immediately announced that he would pull troops out of Cambodia within two months.

Only one? SOPA PIPA ACTA The Draft The Vietnam War Prohibition

Alright, why not. Put me on Team 2.

The maps are actually in the playlists, but you need a lobby full of people that have the DLC to even see the option to select them. Which is as rare as an albino rhino in Minnesota.

The fact of the matter is we are left with two choices and must choose what would be the lesser of two evils. On one hand we allow major ISP's to continue in the way that they have, bullying site owners into paying them extra money for 'premium service' (which basically just guarantees that access to their site will not be throttled [see Verizon vs Netflix]) and bullying their customers (sometimes even literally [see Comcast customer service]) into paying more for less access. Before this issue arose in the public eye, Comcast and Time Warner Cable were actually considering adding restrictions to certain popular websites into their 'tiered' services. In other words, if you got the basic internet package it would allow you throttled access to sites like Tumblr or Facebook while if you got the full internet package you get unrestricted access to these sites. They already use internet service speeds to con people into buying cable that they probably won't watch and telephone services that aren't needed. Considering ISPs track record when listening to their customer base (see Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Centurylink, and Verizon customer service) it would be highly unlikely that anything could be done to convince these companies to make any sort of change. It's quite sad when the biggest victory against bad ISP customer service is getting a customer service agent who changes a customer's billing name to something obscene fired (which probably was because they wanted to avoid losing money in a lawsuit). Most of these companies have little to nothing in the way of competition so they do not feel compelled to make any sort of changes to their current ways. On the other hand, we give the government the power of regulating the internet. At first, this sounds like the most horrible thing we can do, especially given their insistence over bills like SOPA and ACTA. Then the internet's previous victories over the government in the way that they approach the internet comes to mind. The fact of the matter is, our government (and the publicly elected officials that 'run' it) is far more willing to bend to our will than an ISP would be. If they resisted too much, then the fact that they did so would come out and they run the risk of losing their next election and thereby their job. The fact that the majority of the senate and congress were very much against any sort of Net Neutrality (some even calling it communistic) before they started receiving phone calls and emails from their voters speaks to this. The fact that senate and congress were overwhelmingly supportive of SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA before they started receiving phone calls and emails from their voters more than speaks to this, it confirms it. If they government (specifically the FCC) begins to abuse the power that we give it it would not be long before we took notice and action. Not to mention that if we play our cards right, we can introduce legislation that we want and force it to pass by bugging congressmen and senators and threatening their jobs. Net Neutrality is not the ultimate victory that some make it out to be, true. It is however an important part in that victory. The 'battles' thus far have been customers versus companies, which in this particular case is close to being completely impossible to win. What has been done with net neutrality is that we've substituted an opponent that we cannot beat for a stronger opponent with a weakness that we can exploit. We've also drastically changed the battleground to our advantage.

I would prefer a government that we can bully into submission to control the internet than corporations that we cannot.

Resmeeze.

No, he's actually 28 and you're 29. Moot point anyway cuz smeeze.

Might as well ask what the difference is between a wooden chair and a tree. Profit is a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something. Wealth is having an abundance of material possessions. Profit leads to wealth, but one can have wealth without having ever made a profit off of something (i.e. inheritance)

I vote Frankenzer as well.

Moved to offbeat because after some thought this really has nothing to do with Halo or the Gaming Industry news. lol

Nope, I was able to connect to it just fine. Try this: 1. Restart both your modem and computer. 2. Check if you have accidentally blocked that website using any software like parental control software or maybe through your system firewall or any third party software. 3. Clear your browser cookies/cache and check the website again. If that stuff doesn't work contact your ISP and ask for help.