Looking to help the site

UNSC Trooper · Dec 26, 2007

Looking to help the site

M6D · Moderator - UNSC weapon GOD

a lot of grand ideas there, pretty good, i think we could take some influences from halopedia as well as using our own, personally, i have a little pet project going on for UNSCDF, anyway, you should talk to major silva, hes pretty much de facto head around here now

UNSC Trooper · Dec 27, 2007

Sure thing. Also, would it be alright if I started writing an article about the UNSC military tactics, such as Marine Corps, Army and Navy? I won't rip it off Halopedia, trust me. I'll try to keep it as original as possible, besides, Halopedia doesn't even have dedicated articles on military tactics.

Unr3alChi3f · Dec 27, 2007

in regards to

5) The forum in its current stage, is pretty ... well, weird-looking. I'd suggest we migrate it to a new host, or at least change the design.

done!

http://unscdf.planethalo.gamespy.com/phpbb3/

This is if you guys really want to...

Note: Current staff will become "UNSCDF Staff" role upon user approval by me. Everyone else will still have to be approved by me.

-- Edited by Unr3alChi3f at 13:24, 2007-12-27

-- Edited by Unr3alChi3f at 13:26, 2007-12-27

UNSC Trooper · Dec 27, 2007

Sweet. Can the posts from this forum be migrated to the PhpBB3 one? If not, it still rocks!

-- Edited by UNSC Trooper at 13:58, 2007-12-27

Unr3alChi3f · Dec 27, 2007

Probably not... but its a step!

steve2frag · ODST

I like the podcast idea. I have Garageband on my computer, so I can record it in iTunes format. I'm not sure how to network it so many of us can talk, though.

I still think promoting the site through the Anstice Brigade would be a good idea. Spartan 472 is in charge of that. (Are these names really known throughout the Halo community? Wu is, so is Frankie. I saw Silva on HBO, once)

A link is here: http://83odst.unscdf.net/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=3&thread_id=1190

UNSC Trooper · Dec 28, 2007

Well let's hope someone from the staff can see these ideas. Maybe some of them will come true, at least the simpler ones like the Podcast. wink

Major Silva · Main Administrator

I was surfing through the blog today (speaking of which, is the blog still active anymore?)
Funny that I updated it the day after you (apparently) posted this. Sorry, haven't been on the forum recently.

I tried to contact him in an attempt to arrange an interview with Joe Staten a month ago ... and what do you know? He didn't reply.
Not his fault. Either he's not giving out the current email he's using, or he just hasn't checked his current one he's giving out. Either way, it's not because he doesn't care. Fluffaluffer sent both Frankie, some-admin-from-another-site-I-can't-remember-right-now, and I an email about Planet Halo's Do Something Amazing contest, asking for newsposts. Our two sites were updated with a newspost. Guess which one wasn't? B.net. If he would actually ignore someone as big as Fluffaluffer from a place as big as Planet Halo, then that guy's got some huge.. guts.

I think it's more of problem with email.

We need to do something "Big".
Too bad MLG's doing that "Forge the Foundary" contest, because I had thought of doing something like that for the site a while back. Only question would be prizes (people like Microsoft Points though..). Trying something like that now would brand us as copy cats. Copy cats with much weaker prizes hmm

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The forum in its current stage, is pretty ... well, weird-looking.
Not moving anytime soon. Sorry, UnrealChief. Same with the site re-design.

We need news updates on the main page! At least once in a while, the admins should post something new on the homepage, be it annyoing, funny or serious.
This was tried before.. and that experiment pretty much failed. I've now taken upon the task of being the Louis Wu of the site. Basically they make the content, I'll put it up. I still make & post my own stuff though.

The fan fiction section is dead! Every once in a while, someone writes a fan fic story, it should be posted on the site.
Umm.. we've only got one submission. It's on the FF section. It also got a news post.

Maybe a "UNSCDF" multiplayer clan would be a good idea?
Well, we got three people who have Live. Me, Steve, and LoneRanger. One of those doesn't have a mic and doesn't want to get a mic (LR). That's not much of a clan. If we had fans who also had Live though, it'd be a different story.

I've recently come to grips with the site being a "passive" site. We offer content that people think is really cool. They might even bookmark us because of it. But is it the kind of stuff you join forums for and send in stuff to? No. We've found our niche, and I'm happy with it.

Post a "Featured Event" or "Featured Article" announcement on the main page, just like Halopedia. For instance, we could feature a brief paragraph about a particular event in the Haloverse on the main page.
Like this idea. Will try.

A monthly newsletter would also be a good idea.
Going to who, exactly? The staff? We've tried this before, and nobody signed up.

A podcast maybe? :D
I love this. I've pushed for it and pushed for it back when CK was main admin, but to no avail. Hell, we passed up the opportunity to be on Podtacular because of that guy (said he'd "look into it", never did anything). I think it would be an awesome feature, even if we used a freakin' Custom Games Lobby as a means to get us all together and recorded that. If LoneRanger would get a FREAKING MIC and stop being Mr. Self Concious (his excuse is he focuses on the game, but I don't buy that) we could have a nice roundtable of me, Steve, LR, you (?) and whatever "guest" we have on.

Could be neat.

can I be a part of the team?
Yep.

Spartan 472 is in charge of that. (Are these names really known throughout the Halo community? Wu is, so is Frankie. I saw Silva on HBO, once)
Can say I've heard of 'em.. And I've been featured (mentioned) on HBO 16 times biggrin

! Not all for the site, mind you.

I think our best bet for advertising would be to just use the crap out of the Gamespy Megaphone tool. Basically, it gets us on the front page of Planet Halo, as well as our very own news box on the site (permanent, since no other PH hosted site is active :)). I'll be trying to do this more and more often. If only I could change the "posting" name - currently it's under what appears to be CK's real name - Thomas Celaya.

Can't find where to change that though. Heh, I did find out CKs phone number and address looking for a way to change it! Heh. biggrin

UNSC Trooper · Dec 29, 2007

I'm glad you liked some of the ideas! By the way, I sent you the "History of the UNSC" article via email. I'm also going to write articles on the UNSC Army, Marine Corps and Navy, and probably some other weapon articles. Good luck on your endeavors, Silva! :)

M6D · Moderator - UNSC weapon GOD

i do like the idea of tactics etc, and strategy articles for the UNSC forces, will they be of the perspective of inside the game universe or outside? and btw, make sure you research thoroughly soldier!

Major Silva · Main Administrator

Wait, I never replied to your email? THAT'S why I "kept it as new" I guess. I did download it, however.

UNSC Trooper · Dec 30, 2007

M6D wrote:

i do like the idea of tactics etc, and strategy articles for the UNSC forces, will they be of the perspective of inside the game universe or outside? and btw, make sure you research thoroughly soldier!

I'll try to write it from both the games and the outside perspective. And yes, I've already started my research, don't worry. wink

hellclown · Jan 7, 2008

If any one here has herd of Edgeworks entertainment they have a very good active forum (although the moderators are a bit touchy) this level of popularity was possibly achieved from their machinama so I was wondering are there any projects like this under way here if not is any one willing to help me with my project?

I would enjoy writing an article about the flood/forerunner.

-- Edited by hellclown at 07:33, 2008-01-07

UNSC Trooper · Jan 7, 2008

I don't know anything about making machinimas. However, I'm sure someone here has some experience in dealing with game engines. Just look at the Community page on the site.

In regard to writing articles, make sure you send it to Major Silva. I've sent him the History of the UNSC article, but he hasn't replied. Hopefully he will be active again, 'cause he's the only one with access to the site's Control Panel.

hellclown · Jan 7, 2008

Well by help me with me current project I meant puppeteer a character.
Would I simply email the article to major or some other form of submission?

UNSC Trooper · Jan 8, 2008

You have to email it to Major Silva, as he is the only one able to edit the site right now.

Major Silva · Main Administrator

What's goin on now? We're making a machinima again?
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And just to update everyone, it's true I've been "preoccupied" for a while now. What with the Grifball League Tournament thing (yes, I'm representing the HBO Forum.. I originally wanted to represent us, but figured we'd be made up of almost entirely fans.. and LoneRanger with his whole "I don't need no mic" attitude), and meeting various members of MLG (OMG eye talked 2 teh WALSHY!!) - some are even on my Friends List.

All that being said, I've got that "updating feeling" in the pit of my stomach again, so I'll be returning to work soon. Like, now-ish. Expect to see an update of some kind to the site by tonight. UNSC Trooper will likely be happy.

-- Edited by Major Silva at 15:36, 2008-01-08

Grantix Techno · Jan 8, 2008

The mention of Griffball has me imagining myself waddeling like an excited penguin. I haven't played it yet, but I really want to. I have the maps now, so I should start going back on live.

hellclown · Jan 9, 2008

Well as to if we as the community are making a machinama I couldn't say no one has volunteered to help so maybe if I can get volunteers.

Unr3alChi3f · Jan 10, 2008

ill help out with being an actor for the machinima...

hellclown · Jan 10, 2008

that is good I now have enough actors/actresses to puppeteer the characters now, two questions do you have the new maps or the ODST helmet?

P.S. you need LIVE so I just assume that you have it.

hi mom how are you

-- Edited by hellclown at 07:09, 2008-01-10

Major Silva · Main Administrator

I'll help. I've helped with a machinima before (in Halo 3), though it never got off the ground. I also have a "director's eye". Don't ask me what that means.. I just made it up really.

So yeah, I'll be a puppeteer. If you need anyone else to help I can grab some people off of my Friends List - random online people, Grunts R Us people, hell maybe some MLG folks will help. They love montages at least.

As for a machinima for US. We actually had an idea for one before the game came out. In fact, somebody wrote a script for it (was it Steve, maybe?). It was a pretty funny concept (making fun of ourselves, basically). Hell, I still remember a lot from it. I could just re-write the thing and send it on over to you. I have a few more ideas for skits within the old as well that I'd like to add. I'll whip something up this weekend.

Perhaps my comic-directions that I made for Replika for TelTura will translate over to good machinima directions. Maybe.

Either way, I want this to get off the ground. srrsly

Grantix Techno · Jan 10, 2008

I can be a puppeteer, but with my track practice every day and track meets pretty often, I don't know reliable I can be.

hellclown · Jan 13, 2008

okay cool we now have the number of people that I need and if wee can do a couple of secens a day then we can finish and do major's skits or we could do the skits then my movie depending on the number of people that are needed.