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Manufacture History
I enjoy knowing some history about our products and who manufactures them.I hope you find them as interesting as I have.(Warning:Extremely long post):whistling2:
The company was established in 1904 as the General Roofing Manufacturing Company by George M. Brown in St. Louis, Missouri with $25,000 in start up capital. In 1917, the company restructured, incorporated, and changed its name to the Certain-teed Products Corporation. It began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1918.
1912 - General Roofing publishes its first annual report.
1913 - General Roofing began manufacturing individual asphalt shingles.
1923 - CertainTeed enters gypsum plaster business and begins manufacturing gypsum wallboard.
1923 - Company headquarters relocates from St. Louis to New York, NY.
1935 - George M. Brown resigns as President and CEO.
1938 - Celotex Corporation takes control of CertainTeed acquiring a majority of the common stock.
1942 - Company headquarters relocates from New York to Chicago, Illinois.
1944 - Rawson G. Lizars wins proxy battle and takes control of CertainTeed from Celotex.
1942 - CertainTeed is awarded a national defense contract.
1948 - Company headquarters relocates from Chicago to Ardmore, PA.
1951 - CertainTeed introduces "Fire-Stop" gypsum wallboard.
1952 - CertainTeed opens its first R&D facility in Paoli, PA.
1955 - Malcolm Meyer becomes President of CertainTeed.
1959 - CertainTeed develops the industry's first fully automatic shingle packaging machine.
1969 - CertainTeed begins producing solid vinyl siding.
1970 - Company headquarters relocates from Ardmore to Valley Forge, PA.
1973 - Saint-Gobain increases its shareholdings in CertainTeed to 32%.
1976 - CertainTeed Products Corporation changes its name to CertainTeed Corporation.
1976 - Saint-Gobain becomes majority shareholder increasing its ownership to 52%.
1979 - CertainTeed pioneers the development of vinyl windows.
1983 - Saint-Gobain increases its ownership position in CertainTeed to 57%.
1988 - CertainTeed becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Saint-Gobain.
1998 - CertainTeed enters fiber cement siding business acquiring Roaring River,
NC facility from ABT Building Products.
2004 - CertainTeed celebrates its 100th anniversary.
2008 - CertainTeed enters polyurethane spray foam in North America.
Mergers and Acquisitions;
1954 CertainTeed acquired Wm. Cameron & Co, a major building supplies wholesaler.
1954 Western Gypsum is purchased by BPB which becomes CertainTeed Gypsum in 2006.
1962 CertainTeed acquired the pipe division of Keasbey and Mattison Company, the second largest US producer of A/C pipe.
1964 CertainTeed acquired the fiber glass manufacturing facilities of the Pall Corporation.
1965 CertainTeed acquired Plains Plastic Inc, a manufacturer of PVC pipe.
1966 Gustin-Bacon Manufacturing, a manufacturer of specialty fiber glass products, merges with CertainTeed.
1966 the company merged with Gustin-Bacon Manufacturing Corporation, a producer of fiberglass products.
1968 CertainTeed acquires controlling interest in Modular Sciences Inc.
1969 CertainTeed acquires Bowles & Eden Co and the Rohan Company, pipe distribution businesses.
1970 CertainTeed acquires Realtec Inc and establishes Builders Investment Group,
1986 CertainTeed acquires AirVent, Inc, a manufacturer of attic and ridge vents.
1987 CertainTeed acquires Bay Mills, Ltd.
1988 CertainTeed was acquired by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (March 25, 1988).
1988 CertainTeed acquires Wolverine Technologies.
1989 CertainTeed acquires Ludowici Roof Tile, Inc.
1996 CertainTeed acquires Bufftech Vinyl Fencing.
1998 CertainTeed acquires Bird Roofing.
1999 CertainTeed acquires Unisul and GS Roofing.
2000 CertainTeed acquires Celotex Roofing.
2000 CertainTeed acquires Brunswick Technologies, Inc.
2007 CertainTeed acquires Vytec Vinyl Siding.
2009 CertainTeed acquires Ottawa Fibre expanding its insulation presence into Canada.
CertainTeed operates 65 manufacturing plants in the United States and Canada.Its products include building insulation, asphalt shingles, gypsum wallboard, fiber cement siding, foundations, fencing, pipes, PVC trim, and composite decking and railing. It exports building products to more than 50 countries. CertainTeed has held more than 350 patents on its products in the past 30 years.
Notable uses;
-CertainTeed roofing products were used for the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York.
-CertainTeed roofing products were used for the Henry Ford Home in Detroit, Michigan.
-The film The Notebook was filmed at a CertainTeed/Saint-Gobain plant in Charleston, South Carolina.
-CertainTeed's parent company, Saint-Gobain, makes the gamma ray spectrometer for NASA's Lunar Prospector spacecraft.
-CertainTeed fiber glass insulation was used at the National Ignition Facility, home of the world's largest laser.
Historically, CertainTeed was a major manufacturer of asbestos-cement pipes for water utilities for many decades. Asbestos was mixed into the cement as a binder. CertainTeed phased out the use of asbestos in its products around 1990. As a result, CertainTeed is now a major defendant in product liability lawsuits brought by persons who worked on water utility projects and their families.
-On April 29, 2010, in a product liability case filed by a mesothelioma patient whose husband used to cut CertainTeed pipe for a living, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned a verdict of $8.8 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages against CertainTeed and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
The allocation of fault was 70% to CertainTeed and 30% to LADWP. On July 21, 2010, the Court overturned this verdict, and specifically granted CertainTeed's post-trial motions, holding that the punitive damage award was unconstitutional, that the amount of punitive damages could not exceed the amount of compensatory damages, and that a new trial was required on all issues.The case is currently on appeal.
Owens Corning
The industrial fury of the 19th and early 20th centuries gave birth to innumerable revolutionary ideas and inventions that changed the lives of tens of millions. One of the most forward-thinking visions involved creating fibers from glass - one of the world's oldest and most abundant materials.
In 1935, realizing the potential growth of the glass fiber insulation market, Corning Glass, which had briefly experimented with glass fiber manufacturing in the 1920s, approached Owens-Illinois with a proposal to join forces in the production of glass fiber.
In 1938, experimental costs prompted Corning Glass and Owens-Illinois to spin off the joint venture as a separate company. And, on Nov. 1, 1938, Owens-Corning Fiberglas® Corporation was announced. By the end of 1938, the company reported sales of $2.5 million, and had more than 600 employees.
Owens Corning became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1952. Annual sales grew to more than $2 billion by the end of the 1970's.
The Pink Panther, a much-loved cartoon character, became Owens Corning's corporate mascot on Aug. 15, 1980, to promote the sales of PINK Fiberglas® insulation.
On May 12, 1987, Owens Corning made legal history as the first company to trademark a color, in this case, PINK.
At the end of the 1980's, Owens Corning reported sales of $3 billion, and employed more than 18,000 people around the world.
In 1996, Owens-Corning Fiberglas® Corporation officially changed its name to Owens Corning to reflect the company's business growth and technology expansion.
Since that time, Owens Corning has led every major technological advance in glass fiber technology. Nearly countless subsequent innovations have seen Owens Corning grow to a position of world leadership in glass fiberization and dramatically change the way people live, work and play.
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is a leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems. A Fortune 500 company for 57 consecutive years, Owens Corning is committed to driving sustainability through delivering solutions, transforming markets and enhancing lives.
Owens Corning makes residential, commercial and industrial buildings more energy efficient, comfortable and attractive with its insulation, roofing, and asphalt products. The companys composites systems provide a broad range of high-performance solutions for transportation, wind energy, electronics, telecommunications, infrastructure and consumer markets.
With 15,000 employees in 28 countries on five continents, Owens Corning is a leader in nearly every market it serves. By delivering solutions that conserve energy and protect the environment, Owens Corning is helping make the world a better place, one community at a time.
Owens Corning is recognized around the world as a manufacturing leader. The company has received several distinctions and awards for excellence.
100 Best Corporate Citizens
Owens Corning was been named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine's 12th annual list of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The company's ranking of 68th on the 2011 list.
Fortune 500
Owens Corning has been recognized as a Fortune 500 company for 56 consecutive years. In 2011, the company ranked 432.
Top 100 Most Innovative Companies
Owens Corning is ranked as one of the 100 most innovative companies in the field of business technology by InformationWeek magazine.
Owens Corning a 'Best Place to Work' in Latin America
The Great Place to Work® Institute and Revista Época, a leading news magazine in Brazil, named Owens Corning one of the best places to work in Latin America for the fourth consecutive year, and the best company to work for in the countrys chemical/petrochemical industry.
Owens Corning Named a Best Place to Work in Mexico
Expansion, one of Mexico's foremost business magazines, named Owens Corning one of the top 25 best places to work in Mexico.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Three Owens Corning innovators, Dale Kleist, Dr. Russell Games Slayter and John T "Jack" Thomas were announced as 2006 inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for their inventions that resulted in the process for the production of glass fiber insulation in large quantities.
Architects Choice for Excellence
Owens Corning received the most votes from architects in the Building Insulation category for the 2006 Architects Choice for Excellence (ACE) awards presented annually by Architect Magazine.
GAF Materials Corporation, doing business as GAF, is a company based in Wayne, New Jersey, that has roots dating back to the late 19th century. The GAF acronym stands for General Aniline & Film. The company has historically been primarily focused on manufacturing of roofing materials for residential and commercial applications.
At one time GAF was also active in manufacturing photographic film as well as cameras and projectors (both still and motion picture). Briefly in the 1970s, it was the official film of Disneyland and at this time, actor Henry Fonda served as the company's spokesman in several television commercials including one that featured Jodie Foster in her first acting role. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAxJzwawc7g
A home in Avalon, NJ showing GAF Asphalt Roofing Shingles.
Founded in 1886, GAF has become the largest roofing manufacturer in North America, with sales approaching $3 billion. With 24 manufacturing plants located throughout the United States, the company has nearly 3300 employees.
GAFs products include a comprehensive portfolio of steep-slope and commercial roofing systems, which are supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors. Its flagship brand is the Timberline architectural shingle. In addition to roofing, the company offers other building materials, such as fiber-cement siding, specialty fabrics, and metal ductwork.
In 2007, GAF acquired ElkCorp, another significant roofing manufacturer. In 2011, GAF was the first roofing manufacturer to offer a Lifetime limited warranty on all of its laminated shingles and, in 2012, it introduced the GAF Lifetime Roofing System.
1886 Company founded (as The Standard Paint Company)
1892 First ready-to-lay asphalt roofing is created. Similar to rubber and marked in easy-to-use rolls, it is called Ruberoid and changes the way roofs are installed.
1904 Method perfected to embed colored granules in asphalt coating
1912 Easy-to-install individually cut asphalt shingles are introduced
1921 Based on the success of its roofing line, Standard Paint changes its name to the Ruberoid Company
1933 Interlocking shingles are introduced as an inexpensive, aesthetically pleasing alternative to older roofing methods
1967 Ruberoid merges with GAF and adopts the GAF name
1967 Americas most popular shingle, the Timberline architectural shingle, is introduced
2004 Introduced first pre-coated energy-efficient modified bitumen membranes
2005 Introduced first energy-efficient asphalt shingle available in rich colors
2007 GAF acquires ElkCorp
2010 - Introduced solar grade single-ply TPO membranes
2011 First company to offer lifetime limited warranty on all laminated shingles
2012 First company to offer lifetime limited warranty on entire roofing system
On Jan. 8, 2001, GAFs principal shareholder became the 27th company in the United States to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code from liabilities relating to asbestos-related bodily injury claims. GAF Materials Corporation was not involved in the manufacture or sale of asbestos containing products and thus it did not have any liability related to these claims.
GAFs shareholder emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 having discharged its asbestos-related bodily injury claims.
Products manufactured by GAF Materials Corporation
Residential Roofing
Asphalt Roofing Shingles
TruSlate Slate Roofing
Roof Leak Barriers
Roof Deck Protection
Low-Slope Membrane Roofing
Ridge Cap Roofing Shingles
Attic Vents - Roof Ventilation
Starter Strip Roofing Shingles
Roof Accessory Paint
Commercial Roofing
Built-Up Roofing (BUR)
Modified Bitumen Roofing
Single-Ply Roofing
TPO Roofing
Liquid Roofing Membrane
Garden Roofing
Roofing Insulation & Roof Fasteners
Cements Coatings & Adhesives
Atlas Roofing Corporation
Part of being successful is being innovative. This idea is taken very seriously at Atlas Roofing Corporation, an idea applied to our sales & marketing efforts, new product development, the acquisition and building of new facilities and the improvement of manufacturing processes.
Much has changed at Atlas since our establishment in 1982. Below you will find a detailed list of some of the important events and accomplishments in our growing history.
1982 - Atlas Roofing Corporation created with corporate headquarters in Meridian, MS. The humble beginnings of Atlas consisted of one plant, manufacturing asphalt shingles and roll roofing materials. Atlas quickly recognized the opportunity to excel and expand in the roofing market, investing in commercial and residential facilities.
1987 - Atlas purchases three facilities from Owens Corning® in LaGrange, GA, East Moline, IL and Camp Hill, PA to form the Atlas Energy products division, manufacturing polyiso insulations.
1989 - Atlas purchases two more facilities from American Western Polyiso Assets in Denver, CO and Mesa, AZ to join the Atlas Energy products division of polyiso manufacturing locations.
1994 - Atlas purchases five additional facilities from Georgia-Pacific in Hampton, GA, Ardmore, OK, Daingerfield, TX and Franklin, OH to join the Meridian, MS facility in production of asphalt shingles and roll roofing materials. Atlas incorporated into what is now Atlas Roofing Corporation, eliminating the Atlas Energy products division and forming two divisions to manage the residential and commercial product lines.
1995 - Atlas purchases the polyiso manufacturing facility it had been leasing since 1990, located in Diboll, TX.
1996 - Atlas introduces the first polyiso roof insulation panel laminated to Coated Glass Facer (CGF), subsequently named ACFoam®-III. ACFoam®-III, with its landmark CGF design, provided the market a new product with greater facer adhesion and superior dimensional stability.
1997 - Atlas builds a dry felt manufacturing facility next to its asphalt shingle manufacturing facility in Hampton, GA.
1998 - The Atlas facility in LaGrange, GA becomes the first polyiso plant in the country to make the conversion to a CFC & HCFC Free blowing agent in its manufacturing processes. Atlas would patent this ACUltra® Technology and implement it into all of its other facilities shortly after, years ahead of the Montreal Protocols deadline for completion.
1998 - Atlas introduces the industries first off the shelf pre-cut cricket. The Gemini Cricket was designed to reduce labor caused by field fabricating crickets. This Atlas innovation was the first of the Atlas tapered pre-cut insulation products.
1998 - Atlas purchases the NPS manufacturing facility located in Perryville, MO for manufacturing of Expanded Polystyrene products.
1999 - Atlas builds its first plant outside the United States in 1999. This polyiso manufacturing facility was built in Toronto, ON to extend the Atlas reach into Canada. The Atlas Toronto Plant was the first polyiso manufacturing facility in North America built exclusively with blowing agent technology that produced Zero Global Warming Potential and Zero Ozone Depletion Potential.
2000 - Atlas purchases two additional EPS manufacturing facilities in Grand Rapids, MI and Los Angeles, CA. This new division of EPS manufacturing facilities becomes the Falcon Foam® Division (now called Atlas EPS), specializing in OEM Products, Custom Packaging, Building Products and GeoFoam for roadway construction.
2003 - Atlas builds a web manufacturing facility near its Meridian, MS plant for the production of commercial slipsheets, paper-free gypsum facers and polyiso insulation facers. Atlas creates the Web Technologies® division to manage the production and development of new facer technology.
2004 - Atlas introduces the Gemini Drain Set. This product was the industries first one-piece pre-cut drain sump. The Gemini Drain Set is the only 4 x 4 drain sump that requires no assembly by the contractor.
2005 - Atlas moves its Falcon Foam® Los Angeles, CA EPS manufacturing facility to Tijuana, MX.
2007 - Atlas releases the Gemini Miter. This product solved the problem of field fabricating tapered insulation hips and valleys. The Gemini Miter is the industries first one piece 4 x 4 tapered insulation mitered corner.
2008 - Atlas introduces a revolutionary new polyiso product, ACFoam®-IV. This was the industries first polyiso foam, bonded to heavy glass facers, able to withstand FM Global rating 1-345. ACFoam®-IVs innovative facer technology is capable of never before seen wind uplift ratings for selected roof membranes adhered directly to polyiso.
2009 - Atlas is pleased to add another great product to our Gemini Series of Pre-Cut Tapered Insulation, the Gemini Series Tapered Edge Strip (TES). Gemini TES are manufactured in our State of the Art Facilities and provide a polyiso solution to your positive drainage needs. Gemini Tapered Edge Strips are made with a closed cell polyiso foam core integrally laminated to reinforced, dimensionally stable facers. Gemini TES are available in a standard thickness to help you achieve positive drainage.
2011 - Atlas offers the first complete insulating and ventilating roofing system for steep slope commercial buildings with Techni-Flo. Manufactured to meet the roofing industrys ventilation needs in steep-slope roofs, this state-of-the-art system is engineered to ensure consistent intake and exhaust airflow underneath the roof covering of commercial building applications.
2012 - The leading polyiso manufacturer in North America is now the Go-To insulation provider in the Pacific Northwest. Greater coverage means greater service. Atlasy continues the growth of their production and service capacity by introducing a state-of-the-art polyiso manufacturing facility in the Pacific Northwest.
The new plant, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, answers a growing demand for polyiso roof and wall insulation products in the region. All of Atlas polyiso products are available through the new Vancouver facility beginning with shipments in February 2012.
Tamko Building Products
The TAMKO® Story | 1944-2011
TAMKO Building Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing products, waterproofing products, composite decking and railing systems, and cements and coatings.
Our more than 65 years of success is the direct result of teamwork, enduring relationships with customers, suppliers and employees, and our commitment to Six Sigma continuous quality improvement with its foundation based on the total quality management principles of Dr. W. Edwards Deming.
In 1944, at the age of 69, E.L. Craig began a roofing business in an old streetcar barn in Joplin, Missouri. Mrs. Mary Ethel Craig named the company TAMKOfrom the first letters of the five states the company anticipated as its sales territory: Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. She later assumed the leadership of TAMKO in 1954 due to Mr. Craigs health. The Craigs daughter, Ethelmae, directed TAMKOs operations during the 50s and has continued as TAMKOs chairman to this day. In 1960, Ethelmaes husband, J.P. (Jay) Humphreys, became TAMKOs president.
Over the next 33 years, Jay Humphreys led TAMKOs success with his entrepreneurial vision of growth for TAMKO with the addition of manufacturing plants in Phillipsburg, Kansas (1969); Tuscaloosa, Alabama (1974); Knoxville, Tennessee (1978); Frederick, Maryland (1978); and Dallas, Texas (1985). In addition, Jay Humphreys set the course for TAMKOs continued success with his vision of quality process management built on the continuous quality improvement principles of Dr. W. Edwards Deming.
Following Jays death in 1993, David Craig Humphreys (Jay and Ethelmaes eldest son) assumed TAMKOs leadership in 1994the same year the company name changed to TAMKO Roofing Products, Inc. to reflect the companys focus on roofing products.
Since 1994, TAMKOs expansion has continued at a dramatic pace. The addition of new manufacturing plants expanded TAMKOs production capabilities for additional organic roll products as well as asphalt cements and coatings at Green Cove Springs, Florida (1994); additional glass mat production at Ennis, Texas (1996); additional fiberglass built-up roll roofing at Naples, Texas (1997); polyester mat, cements and coatings, and waterproofing at Columbus, Kansas (1998); additional dry felt at Butler, Alabama (1998); the MetalWorks® Steel Shingles production facility at Joplin High Street (2003) and many additions and modifications at existing plants to increase capacity for the production of Heritage® Laminated Shingles, the cornerstone in TAMKOs residential roofing product line.
Beginning in 1999, TAMKO also entered the plastic composite decking business with its purchase of composite manufacturing equipment in Lamar, Missouri. Since then, TAMKO has rapidly expanded its production of the EverGrain® Decking line. In addition, in 2002 TAMKO added a composite plastic shingle manufacturing plant at Lamar South to produce Lamarite®, the premier synthetic slate and wood shake shingle product line. Most recently, TAMKO added extruded railings to complement its decking product line.
TAMKO has continued to build on the success of the Deming quality principles with the launch of a comprehensive Six Sigma program across the company beginning in 2002. Six Sigma at TAMKO is a business strategy and management philosophy for the urgent pursuit of perfection to achieve increased profitability with a goal of near perfection.
On June 1, 2006, TAMKO Roofing Products Inc. changed its name to TAMKO Building Products, Inc. to more accurately reflect that TAMKO manufactures not only roofing, but also EverGrain Composite Decking, Tam-Rail® Railing Systems, waterproofing materials, window and door wraps, asphalt cements and coatings, insulation facer and many of its own raw materials, such as glass mat, dry felt, processed asphalt, paper cores, polyester mats and crushed limestone.
It was on that foundation that E.L. Craig created the TAMKO line of roofing products.
In 1960, under the leadership of Jay Humphreys, TAMKO became a national leader in the industry. Humphreys led the expansion of facilities in Phillipsburg, KS; Tuscaloosa, AL; Knoxville, TN; Frederick, MD and Dallas, TX. Under the leadership of David Humphreys, TAMKO has added manufacturing facilities in Green Cove Springs, FL; Columbus, KS; Ennis, TX; Naples, TX; Lamar, MO and at an additional location in Joplin, MO. For a more detailed history of TAMKO
Today, TAMKO remains headquartered where it began, in Joplin, Missouri, while operating manufacturing and warehouse facilities across the country in order to serve its customers across the nation.
1956: Malarkey Roofing Company started by Herbert Malarkey-still privately held
1956: Malarkey establishes production of saturated felt
1960: Malarkey starts producing shingles
1975: Malarkey installs the first random lay fiberglass mat machines in Western North America
1976: Malarkey introduces fiberglass shingles
1976: Malarkey introduces fiberglass Built-Up Roofing (BUR) system
1976: Malarkey starts research into using Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS) rubber modified polymers in roofing products
1977: Malarkey converts shingle product line to metric and introduces the first metric shingle in North America
1977: Malarkey introduces the first SBS-modified base sheet in North America
1981: Malarkey is awarded the first Class 'A' fire rating for any SBS Built-Up Roofing system over wood decking
1984: Malarkey partners with the City of Portland and installs a methane recovery pipeline which reduces its natural gas consumption by over 80 percent.
1985: Malarkey receives the State of Oregon's Governor's Award for Outstanding Achievements in Energy Conservation for its methane recovery project
1986: Malarkey introduces the first SBS-modified roofing shingle, named The Alaskan, which remains a benchmark for shingle quality in North America
1987: Malarkey introduces Styrene Ethylene Butadiene Styrene (SEBS) mopping asphalt, which supplements the many advantages of SBS with the improved thermal performance and resistance to UV degradation
1992: Malarkey continues research into inorganic fiber mats; submits application for patent on fire-resistant mineral fiber mats for multiple industries
1993: Malarkey converts remaining product lines to metric
1993: Malarkey receives the first approval from Dade County in Florida for 110-mph shingle
1993: Malarkey becomes the first 3M Algae Block approved manufacturer
1994: Malarkey produces the first 3M Algae Block shingle, Hurricane
1997: Malarkey introduces the first SBS-modified laminate shingle, Legacy®
2001: Malarkey obtains patent for The Zone, which tapers and widens the laminate shingle nailing strip to 1 3/4 inches (from 3/8 to 1/2)
2003: Malarkey becomes the first manufacturer to receive 3M Scotchgard designation for algae resistant shingles
2003: Malarkey opens new production facility in South Gate, California
2006: Malarkey receives the Western States Roofing Association's Outstanding Service Award for The Zone
2009: Malarkey releases Ecoasis, listed with the Cool Roof Rating Council.
2011: Malarkey expands from the Pacific Northwest and California with a manufacturing plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
i read the first few. neat stuff. i got certain teed shingles on my roof
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Leading scorer Luca Toni, whom Donovan replaced in the 35th minute of last weekend's loss to Hertha Berlin, has an Achilles' tendon injury. Miroslav Klose bruised his leg in practice this week. If either can't play, Coach Juergen Klinsmann will choose between Donovan and Lukas Podolski, who has returned from an injury and illness absence.
Klinsmann indicated before the winter break ended that Donovan moved ahead of Podolski in the depth chart, but Donovan has been scoreless off the bench in three Bundesliga games and one German Cup game. Adding intrigue is the fact that Podolski next season will be joining Cologne, where he started his career before moving to Bayern.
Klinsmann describe both Klose and Toni's injuries as minor. But however the lineup unfolds for Saturday's game, Donovan will likely have ample playing opportunities before his loan deal ends March 8, before which Bayern has three Bundesliga games, a German Cup game, and a Champions League match with Sporting Lisbon.
Although Donovan has indicated he wants to stay in Germany, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that Bayern would not be buying him from the Los Angeles Galaxy, which also faces losing its other star, David Beckham, to AC Milan.
"We have him on loan until March 8," said Rummenigge, "and with the certainly high transfer fee that one imagines for Landon in America, we will not acquire him."
Sueddeutsche speculated MLS would ask $10 million for Donovan.
When MLS Commissioner Don Garber was asked last year what price tag the league would put on Donovan, Garber said, "[It's] hard to put a figure on it, but we had a had 20-year-old, Jozy Altidore, who has only played in a handful of games for the national team who we sold for $10 million [to Villarreal]. It's hard to imagine that perhaps our most valuable player isn't worth at least that much, if not much more."


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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by jzchen, Nov 3, 2007.
2 former Pistons make this top 10 list: foodcourtlunch.com » The Top Ten Unibrows in Sports
Mark Aguirre the right fit for DePaul? - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
Old article, but I just found it.. so shoot me ESPN - OTL: The Disposable Superstar - E-ticket
I'm pretty sure Jerry Stackhouse was my first NBA crush ...I was like 5...and was positive I was going to marry him one day...then we traded him for Rip. Took me like 4 years to finally not hate Rip..haha.
Thanks...Hadn't read it yet.
Not one person talked about how Chauncey burned the Lakers...badly I might add!!! Joe Dumars fails!
Let me help you out... http://www.pistonsforum.com/nba-stuff/10641-other-games-around-league-46.html#post238137
Nazr Mohammed with 20-20 vision today recording 21 points, 20 boards and 9-14 from the field. This also included the game-winning dunk. Maybe it was a little lucky, but you gotta give him props. Mohammed's late dunk lifts Bobcats to 93-92 win - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Wow. I would have never in a million years guess that he could put together a game like that. Good for him. That should be a confidence booster.
AJ played 13 minutes yesterday. He scored 10 points on 4-5 shooting, had 3 boards, 1 steal and NO Personal fouls. was looking for a drumroll smiley but this is the closest I could find.
This game should seal the deal for him winning the R.O.Y. award!
Darko's first game for the T-Wolves. 8 points, 8 boards, 1 block and 2 fouls in 19 minutes off the bench. He was +35 in a game the Wolves lost by 2.
What would Kwame's numbers be in the same time.
Watched Jarvis take apart the Knicks last night. Completely forgot he was on the Nets. Hayes was en fuego, busting 3 threes and being +32. More weird stats, Darko led his team in assists, 5, while Delfino led the Bucks in boards, 13.
12 boards for Darko last nite in 26 minutes.
It's hard to believe this guy managed to get about $30 million out of the NBA before he actually started delivering on the court. Maybe he should have David Stern's job because he is one heck of a businessman.
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Article about Flip Wizards prove to be nothing but pushovers - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
and to show how great a coach he was..... sigh, not 24 hours later he started the bumm and let him play 39 mins the very next night.... the man may know x and o's but the man has no clue how to "have" a team.... he's the polar opposite of Daley.... sorry but his hiring goes down as the worst choice by joe ever, and its one that only looks worse the more hindsite we get.
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London • Three premieres, in three cities, on only one day. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt are pushing their own limits to promote their latest movie "Edge of Tomorrow."
The tour starts Wednesday with an early London premiere, moving on to Paris and ending in New York.
Film stars are used to jetting around to launch their projects but not usually on the same day.
Blunt, the 31-year-old actress known from "The Devil Wears Prada," says it is typical of her co-star.
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Recently, 343 Industries have made a post on Halo Waypoint that describes, among other things, three new SPARTAN-IIs set to appear in the Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare DLC (which you can read here). These three Spartans have brought the number of named Class Is up to 52, leaving 23 of the original 75 candidates. Because of this, it has come to the attention of the community that as new Spartans are created in canon, their numbers may overlap with the numbers of the Spartans created on this site, and therefore there needs to be a policy regarding the potential renumbering of Spartans. Therefore, I have created this blog post in order to give the community a dedicated place to discuss their opinions on this issue.Read more >
Ello all, so I'm planning to use this blog to keep schedules of the times and dates the IRC RP Status Quo will start on. Please let me know your availability so I can ensure the time and date works.
For now, the first session is scheduled to begin tonight, 8 May 2017, at 1830-1900 Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Session #2 (Postponed from 10 May) f you are all up to do a second session, it will hopefully be occurring on Saturday, 13 May 2017, at 7-7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Session #4 (Session #3 was not posted here, my fault) 7-7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)Read more >
Edit #2 So after some discussion, I've come up with some things for a communal RP, however, it won't be dealing with the Freelancers and such. The idea is for the RP to take place on Gilgamesh in fall of 2553, mainly dealing with the three-way relationship between the UNSC, the Insurrectionists, and the many criminal syndicates on the planet. Having put that out there, here are some guidelines:
- Local Insurrectionist government is the Gilgamesh Free State, which controls some territory on the planet, although the major metropolitan centers are still lawless. As the Free State is part of the United Rebel Front, other characters affiliated with the URF are permitted to be on-planet.
- Criminal syndicate-affiliated or unaffiliated characters are pe…
Welp, this is weird, presenting a sequel to something that that didn't deserve a sequel, but here it is. With a different list of users, I present to you, the Second Halo Fanon Annual Hunger Games, 2017 "May the odds ever be in your favor", whatever...
Note: Just like the original, alliances are disabled, while traps and mutts are allowed. Kudos to IndyRevolution for this!
Ajax 013
Andromeda Vadum
Anonymous ONI Agent
Commander A222
Hyper Zergling
Lieutenant Davis
Minuteman 2492
The Pale Kestrl
Day 1
Actene killed by Lieutenant Davis
Hyper Zergling killed by Ahalosniper
Lieutenant Davis killed by Sev40
Andromeda Vadum k…
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The Created lead by Cortana could very well outline an impressive evolution of the Halo universe. Cortana has reached out to the galaxy and demanded the ultimate surrender and submission of the races of the galaxy, (Realistically she is only talking to the Orion Spur), but what if no one submitted. Or perhaps, later on rebelled against Cortana.
Suppose either a game or two into this new threats existence the Allies against Cortana are able to start recruiting Cortanas surrendered races by proving they could fight her off and liberating planets under her control. Suddenly you have all of the halo species in a loose alliance against the tyrannical Cortana.
Ultimately this direction, once the war is over, could leave a galaxy of relatively at p…Read more >
It's finally here, after five months!
Hey guys, KingOfYou115 here!
Now, you probably don't care in the slightest about what I just managed to finally code up for myself. But after trial and error and aid from other users (which ultimately didn't lead anywhere but more problems), I managed to get my Template:Irk to work!
What is Template:Irk?
Well, in a sense, it's a means to speed up the process of formatting each and every line of text on my Shenanigans page. Here's an example, the first line on my page:
Code Result
Got it? Cool.
And before I go, I just want to thank Sev and LOMI for their attempts at getting the code to work. If it wasn't for your attempts, I probably wouldn't have figured out the issue and streamlined the code. So thank you for helping!
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So I'm a little late in posting this, but it's Halo Fanon's ten-year anniversary! After so many years it's nice to see our little community still thriving, and as such I've fired up photoshop for the first time ever and created a collage featuring some of our site's major characters made over the past decade. I hope you all like it. Here's to many more years of wonderful fanon work!
So here's a couple of questions to users both old and new I'd like to ask, so discussion is encouraged!
- What do you like best about Halo Fanon?
- Do you think anything could be improved on the wiki?
- What are your writing plans on here for the future?
I need help naming these guns. I keep thinking & all i can think of is the word FUCK because I can't think of anything
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So, there's been some confusion as to the specifics of the RP, which is my fault for not specifying...anything, really. Alright, here goes.
There's a Frigate fleeing a dying planet late in the war. However, during its blind jump, it comes to a sudden halt. It goes from bad to worse when a Cruiser shows up, carrying a bloodthirsty Zealot gunning for the Spartans aboard. After he boards the ship and cuts off the head of Raj, an SII, the crew desperately scrambles to wake themselves up and stay alive. However, the ship shoots forward unexpectedly and crashes into a mysterious Forerunner Installation..
So, not too complex. I'm looking for variety here. The major groups are these:
UNSC: Self-explanatory. Anyone on the frigate who is in the armed …
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Alright, so it's been a while since I wrote...anything, really, but I've missed doing it. Me, Shivly, and Sev started something on the IRC, and I feel that it would be a goddamn travesty to let the setting we made go to waste. So, here's the premise.
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A group of Spartans, having fought to their last yet again, flees a burning planet, leaving scores of dead Covenant in their wake. However, an Elite Zealot, bent on revenge, watches them flee, and assembles an assassin team to follow them. The Spartans board a fleeing frigate, and make a supposedly blind jump- but when an unplanned emergency stop shuts down the Frigate, they come face to face with the Covenant's revenge- a Cruiser hellbent on snuffing them out. They crash land on the nearest b…
Due to some change of accounts the prophets side with the high council and agree to attempt to assimilate Humanity into the covenant. Perhaps the prophets see that humanity could be used for easier reclamation of forerunner artifacts and were biological creations of the forerunners to be used as tools and guides through forerunner relics similarly to how to forerunners created the Engineers.
In this Covenant Humanity might be similar to some of the covenant races who while serving the Covenant did not necessarily believe in the Great Journey but rather to avoid war and to gain accelerated advancement agreed to join the Covenant fleets. Humanity would perhaps have an embassy of their own that dealt with relations with the covenant and humani…Read more >
Okay, first blog.
Heyo, anyone reading this! I'm KingOfYou115, the guy in the background that no one pays attention to. So I have a shenanigans page for all of my Irk logs, and unlike some shenanigan pages, I put a lot of time into making everything look nice. But to speed up the process of logging, I created four (so far) templates that allow me to not edit long lines of code to get join, leave, /me, and /nick messages to look good. They also link every instance of a person's nick to their user page, allowing for readers to quickly go to their page or identify who is behind the nickname. If anyone wants to use them, feel free to. Below are each of the templates, as well as the source code to write to use the templates:
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(*waves at everyone*) Hello! Did you guys miss me? Wait, what do you mean "who are you supposed to be"? Whatever, I'm going to stop with the lame jokes and get to the point.
As the title suggests, I have an idea for the next season of Survival of the Fittest. Now before you run away screaming in horror, no, this will not be like season 5. If anything, my proposal for season 7 will be on a smaller scale than even the current season; as Brodie informs me that he intends to focus on other projects before returning to host more in 2018, I may be able to give this another try next year. All I need first are your opinions, and if they are favourable, a few lab rats for a beta run (which you can also donate as you please).
So, my idea. Instead of a m…Read more >
So after going on a bit of an archive binge of all the discussion-heavy blogs we had on the site in the old days, I feel like we've lost that element in recent years as most debates about Halo-related matters tend to be either on the IRC, Skype, or exasperated NCF talk page messages trying to explain why no, you can't have a Human ship that's fifty times larger and more powerful than the UNSC Infinity by 2559.
So, here's a prompt to get discussion rolling: What character or group from the Halo Universe would you most like to see appear in new Halo fiction (games, comics etc.) and why?
Perhaps it's someone who only got their chance to shine in a single story many years ago, or an incredibly obscure faction that you think should appear again. Let…Read more >
Upon learning about the limitations of the alternate template (Thanks Brodie-001) I decided that the alphaverse will follow canonRead more >
I am starting an alternate universe that I will call the Alphaverse.Read more >
Hey fellow Halo Fanoners, My Wunderwaffle iz missin here! (MWIM) How is everyone today?
This past month, I've been declining in my wiki activity here (Not that anybody cares) and most of my time is dedicated to work, which the busy August and September are fast approaching. I head to California in a few days and am hoping that I will have a lot of downtime to write more of my ideas. I was inspired by some of my friends and others who have posted their Halo 6 speculated stories on FF.net and Waypoint.
In the meantime, I've pondered at where 343 plans to take us on the next inevitable sequel that has yet to be announced. Personally, while I did nonetheless enjoy Halo 5's story, I also found it to be quite underwhelming with the Hunt the Truth …Read more >
I have decided that I am going to reboot 323 Canon. This is because I have improved as a writer and feel that anyone who reads my stories deserve better.Read more >
To anyone who read my series starring Jack and Amy, I will be starting a series with Amy as a secondary character and a new protagonist. It will be about a Promethean who gets invaded by a UNSC AI.Read more >
So it only just hit me today. My efforts in Swarmverse, though fruitless, are only to provide more story and more extensive lore on the universe as well as filling in some holes left behind.
But, I had an idea for a new extended verse, one that involves the Precursors returning in an attempt to re-take their former galaxy and subjugate the sentient populace. Since they are the original creators of the flood as well, we can see a comeback from the flood. Please tell me what you all think and if it's a decent proposal.
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So, thought that I've had for a long while, why do we even bother having Eras in character infoboxes? Granted, we do have "Eras" in the Halo Universe, ie the Insurrection, Human-Covenant War, Post-War, and for some Necros or other far-future post-2600 stuff, but a lot of our characters cross over because they take place within the same couple generations worth of time.
The reason I see it as a strange thing is because of where we inherited it from: Star Wars. The site actually owes a lot of its early models for things on Star Wars Fanon, our default Character Infobox basically being copied from what one of their old ones was, and that's where we got the "Era" field in most infoboxes from.
Thing is, Eras as they exist in Star Wars do…Read more >
Hello Halo-Fanon community, I have noticed that many admins are concerned about their infoboxes disappearing by other users. What I found out is that almost any user, new and veteran, are able to change up the infobox entirely or maybe even delete it.
I have ran several tests on my own infoboxes and this is how you might rid yourselves of the migration thingamabob:
- Where it says:
Template type: Unknownjust select the
Designoption, as I have done with most of my infoboxes. Then refresh the page and the migration tool will be gone.
This has been a successful experimentation of mine and I hope it helps the community keep vandalism at bay.
Note: Other templates will need to go in there respective "Template type" categories.Read more >
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First blog, eh? I couldn't get any other (brilliant) idea than this one (currently). Hello everybody, and welcome to my review of the critically-acclaimed Xbox exclusive of 2015, '.
My friend Dab started a weekly series of reviews of the games of the Halo series on the Halo Wiki. In the Halo 5 one, I went on to write a comment expressing my views on Halo 5... and ended up writing a review, or more like a half-review, half-opinion. So, I wanted to post the "review" here so you guys can get a better understanding of Halo 5: Guardians. And, I also used this as an oppurtunity to write my first blog post on Halo Fanon (there are very few options of writing blogs here).
The story, although amazing, has many plot-holes. For example, how's the Domain m…
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Hey fellow Halo Fanonites!
We've got a great new community project coming your way. The Community Armour Project is a new project aiming to help you guys get the perfect picture for your Spartan.
With the release of Halo 5, we now have over 400 customization items, meaning the chances of getting your Spartan in the armour you want is real tough. To save you hours of grinding, we've come up with this handy project to help you get in touch with users that might have that armour you want unlocked, so they can help get you, and in turn you can help other members of community get the pictures they want.
Here on out, this blog will be the place to come to to discuss this project, or make requests. If you want to help out your fellow users, head ove…
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Hello everyone, I guess I'm back. I apologize for my extended absence, I hadn't intended to go inactive following my retirement from the administration last January. But school, various other projects, and a recent vacation has kept me occupied for the last while. But for the time being I've returned, in what capacity we shall soon see. Now, since I've popped onto the irk a few times recently and been asked regarding season 5 of Survival of the Fittest, I thought I'd run an attendance check with the participants.
It's simple, really. If there are enough of you who are still around and game to continue the, well, game, then it's a definite yes on continuing. If not, then I will simply retire the season and declare the ship sunk with all hand…Read more >
Hello everyone, Brodie-001 here. Having recently acquired an Xbone and the Master Chief Collection, I'm willing to take screenshots from Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 for any users who require pictures of Spartans or Sangheili. That way those of you without an Xbox can have good pictures for your characters without having to resort to promotional pictures, concept art, or whatever fanart you can scavenge from Google images. I'll leave a gallery of pictures below for any to take.
UPDATE: As of September 24th, 2016, I will also be taking requests for armour pics from Halo 5: Guardians.
UPDATE: As of April 2nd, 2017, I will also be taking requests for pictures of Covenant characters from Halo: Reach.
Lists of armour permutations can be fo…
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Hello! I am Alpha Ranger.
I don't know a TON about halo. But I know things about it and I have a lot of halo games.
So about me... I am Alpha Ranger just call me Alpha :P and I like to write things. Usually on video games and things I like. Now I am going to do a actually fanon series. The series is called Darkness more information will be on it later. It will start probably in a week or two. I am not sure how often I will be doing episodes. I want people to read it and see if it is good. If people like it I will do them more often.
My fanon won't have characters from the main halo series. Or not all of them at least. I will be making new maps and new characters and ideas. It is more fun to me that way. I might go to maps that are actually in t…Read more >
A light cannon is a Forunner weapon. It shoots huge blasts at energy to disinigrate its prey.Read more >
Hola fellow Halo Fanoners!
As some of you probably know, I took a serious blow to the head and decided to add several dozen new MJOLNIR variants from Halo Online. A pretty stupid idea in retrospect, but I've started so I'll finish.
Now I've got plenty of armour variants, with little to no description, and I'm turning to you, the community, to contribute.
What will you get? You'll be cited as a contributor to that MJOLNIR variant, and get a +1 Ajax Respect Point, a commodity rarer than gold.
What am I looking for? Well, it pays to be familiar with my current MJOLNIR variants.
Each variant is not written for a specific and narrow view, but rather written as a list of features. These include software, hardware, sensors, armour design and power sup…Read more >
How long has it been? Two years? I have no idea, but god do I have a lot of maintenance and updating on my pages to do.
If anyone here wants to talk to me, my skype is irockz1066.Read more >
Well, here are all my picsRead more >
Okay, so there's a Hunger Games Simulator online, where you can enter names for each district, modify the setting slightly, and see what comes out. For this one, I allowed traps and muttations, and disabled alliances. Note that if the roster may seem somewhat random, I just basically thought of names as they came to me, which is why users suck as RansomTime are here. Anyways, without further ado, I present to you... The First Annual Halo Fanon Hunger Games! May the odds be ever in you favor!
Ajax 013
Leo Fox
Minuteman 2492
Lunar Domain
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Howdy Folks!
For those of you who enjoy writing fan fiction across multiple games or genres, Wikia is hosting a giveaway on the Dragon Age Fanon Wiki. If you contribute, you will have the chance of winning your own copy of Dragon Age: Inqusition on PS4, Xbox One or PC.
Click here to get all the details about the subject and how to get started. Happy writing everyone!Read more >
As you can tell, I've changed my username to LoneTraveler. That's the only change though, still the same old Chris... or for most people, CQC.Read more >
Before I begin, I would like to state my intentions so there will be no confusion on what I am writing this for. I have created this as a message directed towards the staff in general NOT as hate mail, but to bring to the light some things I find that are missing in the staff interaction with regular artists. There is no malicious intent in the writing of this article, I have written it purely to give advice on how the staff can make it easier for new members to create good quality fanfiction that lines up with canon. (This is written from what I have gathered thus far from observing the interaction between staff and members. Feel free to challenge any points brought up below. Examples of how any statements are false would be appreciated.…Read more >
Ok guys long time no see, not seen you all since last year etc. Let's get down to brass knuckles. I've been on and off of this wiki and I've barely found the time. Anyways for a while I've been working with scripts and on another wiki I released a story in the script format which was similar to a television show. So I thought that I might try it with Halo soon. It'll be fanfiction but set in the Army or Marines or something. But I want to know what you guys think? Maybe it'll be the comeback I need too.Read more >
I am on a missions to delete all of Kig's pages because he told me to, he told me he hates them and thinks they are crap, he told me to get them all deletedRead more >
This was originally a character page I wrote for a Halo RPG I used to participate in. It's the first piece of writing I ever really committed to, is probably to thank for me ever getting into Halo Fanon many years down the line.
I was eleven when I first wrote this, I don't regret it, because I learned how to write by taking criticism ("you fucking suck you bitch") from the post.
Have a good laugh.
Name: Jakob Zaborowski
Species: white human
Branch: O.D.S.T. (ORBITAL DROP SHOCK TROOPER)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
Skills (M):
-Piloting (pelicans, hornets, longswords)
-Sniper Rifles
Skills (C):
-very agile and can run very fast
-persausev and is really good at talking to people
Private Benjamin Stevenson - st…
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So I had a dream of making a massive push to finish RLD and then nominate it for one of the annual awards, this has been a plan since January when I first joined. I have had a chapter finished and saving it for my big push and then I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD MISSED THE AWARDS TODAY.
So yeah, my tears are drowning the world right now.
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Dear Halo Fanon users,
I'm essentially gone, forever. I left as quite possibly the most controversial admin this wiki has/will ever see. Funny, looking over my contributions from years long past, it's not hard to see why so many were excited that I left and why so few were disappointed. It is, with great honor, that this wiki that I left so long ago is still churning out articles. This will always be one of my favorite accomplishments in my early life. I've written about how proud I am of this community, so I won't go into that like I did before. I don't know why I felt like writing this, but it just felt right.
Soon, another anniversary for this wiki will come up. It excites me that I can log onto here and see progress being made. I was abl…Read more >
I have just come back from a long hiatus and am ready to get back into editing ... I was just wondering if it would be possible to change my username. I made this user name when I was about 13 so I would like to change it if possible. If someone could let me know that would be great. 1st Lieutenant Aiden Smith 14:55, December 4, 2013 (UTC)Read more >
I've disappeared for a few months with good reason! I got a new job and a new girlfriend and bla bla bla personal life. Regardless, things are finally starting to stabilize a bit and I can probably start updating regularly now. The plan is to finish RLD, go back and redo some stuff I rushed through previously and then combine the whole volume into a single chapter in time for the Fanon of the year contests (maybe I'll get top novel!)
If that goes right, RLD will also be in the top ten largest pages on the site, so that will be awesome! Anyway, I can't wait to start interacting with you all again in a more fanony capacity. As always, feel free to leave criticism for my stories!
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OK ik it says to not cross dimensions or like cross games over unless you have to. So I'm wondering how I would do a cross AVP and halo storyline. I think it would be awesome for it to happen master chief fighting a predator or something like that. So what do you think I should do or if I should. What do you guys think?Read more >
In my experiences on wikis for any- and every- thing, the Canon wiki has very strict rules about what people can post and change. But if you go to the Fanon version of that site, things are much different. I have been to several Fanon sites, and most of them have the same idea of what Fanon means. Fanon mean "fan-made" so in turn the articles and other assorted items are completly and totally up to the creator's mind of how stuff works. I came here because I am a fan of the Halo frachise and wanted to give the wiki a new style of Halo Fanon, being a written series or "episodes" as opposed to the normal "New Halo Game" idea that I've seen around here. Apparently the "law" of the wiki is that you cannont create Fanon characters, places, idea…Read more >
Hey guys I know I'm an old face because I've not been active in ages. Anyway I've got an idea inspired from another wiki I'm on. I think this could be really fun and we should try it.
So the story's set roughly in 2553 on the planet Athlon. We each have our own character, who's a member of the UNSC's Army stationed on the planet. The planet is in the far outer colonies and is filling with refugees from the covenant. Now that's where I'll leave it and its a sandbox from there. The writer of the next issue can decide what happens next and there are no restrictions as to what happens. So tell me what you guys think and here's what the rules will roughly look like.
- Whoever is writing about themselves in the issue cannot make themselves god. Ther…
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I was procrastinating on studying for my Accounting exam, so I ended up drawing up an organizational outline of the UNSC in Mindjet - using confirmed canonical units. This was kind of spurred by certain user's creative interpretations of the UNSC command structure. What I was personally surprised to learn was that UNICOM - Universal Ground Command, has integrated command of all ground forces, when I had previously pinned it on CENTCOM.
In text format, it looks like this (without formatting, cause ain't nobody got time for that):Unified Earth Government Colonial Administration Authority (Colonial Governance, functionally defunct by 2552) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service United Nations Space Command (Military/scient…
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Hey guys, I'm fairly new here but I have been aware of Halo Fanon for a number of years. Since I first discovered this site the Halo logo that has been used for Halo Fanon is the one that appears uniquely for Halo Reach, and if you haven't noticed the current logo used in recent Halo games and media is different. I think its time to update Halo Fanon's logo and be current with the rest of the Halo universe. So anyway, what do you guys and administrators think, any ideas on how to present a new logo.
I made a couple of different logos just for fun and I admit I did get carried away, but I thought I might as well upload them with this blog and see what you think about some of my ideas.
These ones resemble Halo Fanon's current logo, except they appea…
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