'Save Mobile Group Access' Staging Thread

Hello Bungieballaroos! (And anyone else stopping by!) It would seem that the Bungie.net Web Team has decided that the next iteration of the mobile app will not include access to groups. This decision will affect a large number of established groups here on B.net. Since the inclusion of groups into the mobile app a few years ago, many of the groups in this community have grown by large amount because of the ease of access of a mobile app. Removing this feature will hurt us all. A poll of the users active in Bungieball showed a ratio five mobile users for every PC user. In order to continue to have access via the app, groups will have to become "Clans". Clans are limited to 100 people. For many groups, including this one, we simply have too many people to make this transition. Even if we did, the cap would severely limit our ability to grow as a community. Some groups are moving offsite to try and continue on, but many of us are not content to have our communities leave the site we have called home for years. We have a history here, and in some groups cases (including Bungieball's) the point of the group is far too niche to survive outside of the Bungie.net community. [b][u]I'm proposing we put together the highest quality Bungieball comic we can possibly make.[/u][/b] The more people who collaborate, the better. We need to convince the web team that their is some value to these groups, and that it is worth continuing to allow group access via the app. [quote]We're going to need writers and artists. I would like to start off the comic by showing how dependent groups like Bungieball are on mobile access, and everything that we've done over the past few years. We can show them that a thriving community exists, not just here at Bungieball, but elsewhere too. Show them that we are people, and that these communities where we talk, produce art, and hold game nights have some sort of value. We are not trying to anger or insult the web team for what we believe is a bad decision. We are here to demonstrate our value on this site. Let's give it our all. Standard Bungieball art styles rules are in effect. Help anyone (politely) if you see them drifting from this. If we absolutely need to break the art-style rules, I'll be the one to approve it. Let's try and get this done before the end of the upcoming working week so the Web and Community Teams have time to see this.[/quote] We may not be the biggest community on here, but we may just be able to make a difference. I'm going to attempt to reach out to other groups to help spread awareness and maybe pick up some help. Remember, this is a positive thing. Let's show the Web Team what this community is about! [quote][b][u]UPDATES:[/u][/b] Mobile Access to Group Walls is staying! Sadly, Group Forums will not be accessible on mobile. We're going to shift our focus a bit on putting this thing together, so expect some minor delays. But really, the biggest issue at hand has officially fallen in our favor![/quote]