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(Example: Your = ur, You = u, Are = r, I = EYE, one = 1) [*]Use the [url=http://admin.bungie.net/Search/default.aspx?q=&g=0][u]Search Feature[/u][/url] [*]Always check the stickies, they contain useful information and can likely answer most questions. [url=http://admin.bungie.net/Forums/default.aspx]--=Forums=--[/url] Here at Bungie.net we have a variety of forums for all kinds of different discussion. Read on for a brief overview of each forum and please note some forums may have specific Rules included with the above mentioned. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=105242][u]Halo 3 Forum[/u][/url][/b] This forum is for topics directly related to the video game Halo 3. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=6][u]Halo 2 Forum (aka: New Mombasa)[/u][/url][/b] New Mombasa is the official Halo 2 discussion forum. Come to sunny New Mombasa and revel in the Halo 2 chat, multiplayer and singleplayer! Skulls given at the door! [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=5576][u]Optimatch[/u][/url][/b] Optimatch is for Xbox Live matchmaking playlist discussions. Want your favorite gametype to be ranked, but it just ain't happening? Post about it here! Want a map removed from a playlist? Voilà! Your actual mileage may vary. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=7][u]Halo 1 Xbox (aka: The Library)[/u][/url][/b] The Library, aside from being the COOLEST level in Halo, is the name of the Halo Xbox forum. Jenkins vs Johnson? Grunt vs Jackal? Duke vs S? This is the place to discuss it. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=1][u]Bungie General Forum (aka: The Underground)[/u][/url][/b] The Underground is for discuission about Bungie Studios itself, Bungie lore, and old-school Bungie games. Please note this is not specifically a Halo forum! Some Halo topics are acceptable such as the Halo movie and the Halo novel series. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=2][u]Halo PC (aka: The Maw)[/u][/url][/b] The Maw is the Halo PC/Mac and Halo 2 Vista dedicated forum. Looking for a good server? Need technical assistance? Or perhaps you'd just like to brag about the Banshee you shot down with a rocket hog while playing Infinity. This is the place for it. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=3][u]Bungie Community Forum (aka: The Septagon)[/u][/url][/b] Originally a Seventh Column help forum, the Septagon has grown to become a general Bungie.Net support forum. Please bring Bungie.Net related questions, comments, and conversation here. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=4][u]The Gallery[/u][/url][/b] Once a week (Tau Ceti time), Sawnose or Sketch brings a new image to the Gallery. Once the image is posted, it's up to you guys to reply with the funniest caption you can come up with! The winner is added to a hall of fame thread. [i]-currently inactive-[/i] [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=5][u]The News[/u][/url][/b] Any new B.Net article gets its own post in the news. There, you can respond directly new the latest Bungie stories. [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=8][u]Voting Booth[/u][/url][/b] Frequenters of the last Bungie.Net may recall Bungie having their own polls from time to time. While at first, this feature was gone from the new B.Net, Bungie has brought it back in the form of a dedicated forum! Check here regularly for new polls being held by Bungie employees. [i]-currently inactive-[/i] [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=9][u]The Classifieds[/u][/url][/b] Got the best Seventh Column chapter in the world? Want to let everyone know that they should join it? Put an ad in the Classifieds to advertise your clan, tournament or group! [b][url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/topics.aspx?forumID=10][u]The Flood[/u][/url][/b] For those that want to talk, but have nothing Bungie related to talk about, Bungie feels your pain. As such, they've created a forum just for you! The Flood is the official off-topic forum of Bungie.net, disengage brain ye who enter here! [*][i]This thread is subject to change without notice. You are responsible for reviewing this document periodically.[/i] [*][i]Warnings will not always be given. Blacklists less than 7 days are considered warnings and will not be contested or changed.[/i] [Edited on 10.08.2008 8:08 AM PDT by Great_Pretender]