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First of all this isn't a goodbye thread. I am not leaving you guys, think of it as time I need things to get done and I'll still be on here, just not as much. There is stuff in real life that needs attending time and I am having a hard time balancing that, Halo 4 and these forums. This site is amazing and all of you make it this way. Of course, the Admin, Moderators and Staff do their part but the real people that make this site is everyone besides them. All we did is help the best we can for all of you. Without any of you, there would be no site, there would be no improvements to the site, there will be nothing but a husk of a site that failed. I want you all to appreciate one another, we are all the same, Admin, Moderators and Staff and of course... Members! I have served as Staff for quite some time and I am proud to have done so. It's just my time to retire for the time being, I say time being because I hope to return to this site and do news once again. I do not like the feeling of retiring and leaving a hole in the site but I must guys, my life needs to move forward in many ways right now. I wish the site well for finding person(s) to take my role as News Group Staff. I do wish them well on this role, it's the hardest one to do, I assure you but most rewarding. Hope to join this person(s) later on and continue doing what I love -- news. With that, I end this little retirement thread. I love you all, I mean that. Thank you all for showing support over my time as Staff, guy guys/girls are awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WqKJJrY6AM

I had been planning this interview for about 3 weeks now and keeping it hidden from Tyrael no matter how much he asked about becoming the next interviewee or who would be next . This was something I think a lot of people were looking forward to and I find this to be really informative. It lets you know his perspective of the site and what he likes and what you can do to contribute. Enjoy: DD: "What can you tell us about your name change history? When I joined you were Shagyhomeboyz still so start from there." AT: "Well i got pretty tired of using "shaggyHOMEBOYZ" (random name from xbox live and family came up with haha.), so i thought about it for a while and changed it to "Kill the King", after my favorite song from MegaDeth people like it of course but I felt it needed changing again. I decided to use this name because, he is my favorite character from diablo trilogy and I will never change it from this for sure. I want to change my XBL GT, but I feel it's a waste of 800 Microsoft points. DD: "I like your name the way it is now, you shouldn't change it. You're our other half of our beloved News Group besides adamj and you provide us with an excellent daily wrap-up on gaming news that I feel goes overlooked a lot. What is your source for those daily and weekly wrap-ups?" AT: "Well I am currently using http://www.g4tv.com/. They are a great place to search for news. They go more in depth than most gaming news websites, sometimes I also use http://www.computera...m/homepage.php?. Also, yes sometimes I feel they get over looked myself. All I want though is people to enjoy them and they do, to me that is all that matters." DD: "I appreciate a lot of the news you bring because it's not just Halo related, it's got a lot for all gamers on the forum. So you created the Top 15 list with ShadowMagnum and Luke. Can you tell people who do not know what this list is what it is and how it is possible to get your name onto it? I see a lot of confusion when it is mentioned." AT: "The list is comprised of several categories you must fall into. Dedication, A nice guy/girl, helping members without getting something in return, playing with fellow members of the community, being active in the shoutbox and forums(no spamming)!!! I hope people understand the list we are making is not bias, and it is currently a work in progress at the moment. The other people working on it with me haven't really been suggesting names recently. So i will contact the moderators about re-evaluating the top 15 list into something better. I am sure we will have a top 15 at the end of this month for sure, no worries. I hope that helped." DD: "Great and I look forward to it! Now with Luke being back on the site, do you think you will be collaborating with him on making the list since this group you're working with is being a bit quiet?" AT: "Yes, I been meaning to ask him about it. He is one of the original creators of the list anyways. It would be nice having him back on here. Although he needs to get accustomed to the new people on the site first. Also, I been thinking of resigning from it and letting other people take on the responsibility for it since people are so eager to have something to do and what better way.. then make them in charge of an award. Firstly, I must talk to the mods about certain things of it before I make any drastic decision." DD: "Right that'd be best, I agree with you there. Is there anything you would rather do on the site than what you do now with all your contributions whether it be news related or not?" AT: "I am always willing to help where I can. Even if i wasn't news group or etc on this site. News is what I enjoy. This forum is my second home and I like to take care of it best I can with my fellow staff/mods and ordinary members. Nothing much more to say on this question." DD: "Well said, Tyrael. Do you aspire to become something higher, like a Moderator?" AT: "We all have a need to become something higher than what we are, no one on this forum can deny that they would like to be one, even me. I would like to yes. It is up to the moderators and Twam to make that decision on any member to become one and that is something that is very rare and people shouldn't expect it to be handed to them. All I have to really say on it is, I work hard, dedicated and try to do my best for this site and if the moderators and Twam see me fit to be there then I am happy with it and if they decide not to I am happy as well. I want everyone to know our moderators are having a hard time and we should respect them and give them compliments and not make their days horrible. They have to manage, control and watch over this site daily. So please be appreciative towards them." DD: "And that is something that everyone should really take in. Moderators have a tough job, it's not just banning people and joking with members. It's much tougher than that and they don't get many days off if any at all. So is there anything you feel is missing from Staff? Like a new department you'd like to see that you think deserves to have it's own Staff position or anything?" AT: "Well I don't think a new "staff department" but.. the Mods and myself are working on an idea our fellow members "Bullet Storm aka Mr. Bullet and "ZB-85" have came up with. We have been paying attention to you guys, especially me when it comes to ideas and I had pushed through I can't go into details but people will like it and it will be a rare ranking like Legendary Membersbut given out when Mods deem the person fit." DD: "Alright this sounds really interesting! This is another hint, as John said in the previous interview, that there are big things to look forward to on the forum in the future ! With June coming to a close and the Director's reign as Member of the Month ending, whom do you feel is fit to don the pink name for July?" AT: "There are quite a few people who i think should be MoM. My honest opinion would be Undead. He does playdates, tournaments, well liked in the shoutbox and a generally nice person to talk to and play with and he can help wherever he can. So this is the person I think will be MoM of July. We will have to wait and see though. ;)" DD: "I like Undead a lot I think he's a great member and his monthly tournaments bring constant excitement to our community. But yes as far as I know it's a mystery and we'll all just have to wat and see. Shouts to the Director for being a great MoM and Forum President. Now with DragonMonday's USF Elections and our Top 15 lists and the MAMs, what's your opinion of the site's progression towards becoming a popularity contest, as Twinreaper had mentioned a couple of weeks ago? Do you think some of these are necessary, unecessary, or just fun that doesn't hurt the community in any way?" AT: "I really don't like popularity contests. It can hurt people's self esteem on the site because this person likes this person more and etc. The Top 15 isn't really about "popularity". MAM and the USF Election are. Think of the top 15 as a step below MoM just without the pink name and there are 15 of you . I don't think there should be all this popularity stuff going around though and iIdon't think the forums is such a place for it. Most people join forums for social interactions to find a place from real life to feel accepted, a new home if you will. Popularity contests either remind them of high school, college or any other place where popularity is "the thing" and I honestly don't think these popularity contests have any unbias to them either. Also, there is many other ways to have fun besides making these contests with no reasoning behind them, bias can hurt people emotionally and you guys don't even know it. It should stay off the forums but I don't mind if they turn into what I said there, but why have it if we have the top 15? Be kind, fair, think of how others feel and take care of your fellow members equally, they are your 2nd family." DD: "I think all of that is very important to keep in mind: that some of these things may seem harmless to some but could be hurtful to others. So far I haven't seen any problems or negative actions made against those two but that is something that all the readers should remember. To conclude this then, Tyrael, can you please give the readers your advice on becoming a contributing member and maybe making the Top 15?" AT: "As i said before, The list is comprised of several categories you must fall into. Dedication, A nice guy/girl, helping members without getting something in return, playing with fellow members of the community, being active in the shoutbox and forums(no spamming)!!! I would like members to always be this way towards each other and not just to get into the top 15." This is what I really like about my interviews, when you really get to know someone's opinions on things and sort of see what they're about through reading their answers. Tyrael is a great member of our community forum's News Group. Thank you Tyrael for allowing me to do this with you and for being patient with me because I know I tend to run late . Again, thank you 343i.org because I love you. Don't miss next week's interview.