I almost never post the analytics for the blog. It’s not something that I worry about.

However, this is one time I want to, for a couple of reasons.

First the graph:

Above shows the hit count of unique visits per day, over the course of the previous 28 days. If I scrolled over the day, in my analytics program, it would tell me the exact number for that given day. But it’s pretty easy to see what the numbers were averaging from the graph above.

Typically HFFL gets between 2,400-2,600 unique hits a day. The news of Halo 5 Guardians, coupled with the many posts, podcast, etc., that I blogged about yesterday just blew up the hits! Practically doubling that count.

Thanks first and foremost to 343 for releasing the info, so it could be shared.

This just shows that there are still PLENTY of people excited about Halo!!

I want to thank all of you who either found HFFL just yesterday or have been a reader or subscriber for some time.

It warms my heart to know that I may have an impact, however big or small, in someone else’s Halo fandom.

I am still amazed at what my little ol’ 1-person staffed blog means to some folks. It’s nice to get your replies, e-mails, game requests and such.

Thanks again and stick with HFFL. There will be plenty more Halo news to soak in.

-Sal

Now that Easter is over, I’m back to blogging. I’ll have a Halo toy review later today. And who knows what else in Halo might pop up?

-Sal

Just wanted you good folks to know that I’ll be taking this weekend off from the blog as it’s Easter weekend. I’ll be focusing spending time with my family. Be sure to keep checking back. Monday is sure to have some Halo news!

Halo Easter Bunny pic by Clairebear68

-Sal

This will continue to be a work in progress, however, I believe the forums are ready to open. I invite you all to take a gander and register. Yes, You’ll have to register for that as well, since it’s a completely different service, apologies for any inconvenience.

My hopes are that the forum will give you all an opportunity to not only communicate more with me, but to also communicate with fellow HFFL readers.

Just a couple of things to note:
• The forums are to be PG-13 and no worse. I reserve the right to edit or delete a post/thread.
• No flaming ANYONE. If you have an issue with another member, take it to PMs. You can let me know and I may try to resolve the issue, however as adults, I expect you to do this.
• If I make an error in a blog entry, do NOT publicly post it. Rather, e-mail me at sal@halofanforlife.com and let me know. I use the old saying of “praise in public, reprimand in private.” So in this case, letting me know of a mistake on a blog article must be done through e-mail.
• I reserve the right to ban anyone for any reason that goes against the above rules and/or anything else deemed inappropriate.

The forums are meant to be a fun place to talk about Halo. So please, let’s all keep it that way.

The link to the forum will be posted tomorrow. So stay tuned!

-Sal

I’m done with the basics of the foam finally. After working with one forum website, I found it to be a bit clunky to deal with, so I searched around for another and believe I found one that will work for HFFL.

The forum will be open starting Tuesday, 25, February. If you’re already a subscriber, yes, you’ll have to register for that forum. Sorry, I can’t transfer subscribers over there. It should only take a minute or two though to sign up.

Now a few things to say about the forums.

• Stay positive. This is a forums to have fun with and talk about all things Halo!

• I will NOT stand for any flaming. If you feel you need to argue with someone, take it to PMs or out of the forums entirely. This will be strictly enforced. Once you get a warning. Second time you will be permanently banned. If you have an issue with someone, send me a PM. I will try to deal with it. However, it will ultimately be up to you and the other person to make amends.

• You may NOT post “placeholder” threads for upcoming Halo stuff. If you do not have any VERIFIABLE information (with links to back it up), then your thread WILL be deleted.

• The forum will be rated PG-13. If you post anything worse than that you are subject to banning without warning. Let’s keep it as family friendly as possible folks. Please respect me, your fellow forumites and yourself by behaving nicely.

Okay, now that that’s said, what topics/sections would you like to see in the forums? I’ve already got a bit set up, but in case there is something I might have forgot, it’s always good to get ideas from you folks.

-Sal

Whew, okay, I know I’ve posted a TON in the past few days and almost all of that has been on Halo toys, specifically Mega Bloks. Heh, no, I wasn’t trying to be a “commercial” for them. I just happen to love building those toys.

In any event, HaloFanForLife is about EVERYTHING Halo, not just toys. So with New York Toy Fair winding down, I’d like to invite all of you who have only recently found HFFL to keep coming back. I still have several toy reviews of sets that I’ve built. As always they will feature pics and my review of them, touching on the building process, the mini figs included, the final result, etc.

Here are the reviews coming today and the next few days:
• Mega Bloks Micro Fleet Mantis (Gifted to me)
• Mega Bloks Hornet Vs Vampire (A special review dedicated to one heck of a HFFL friend)
• Mega Bloks Rapid Attack Ghost (Wife bought for me)
• Mega Bloks Quad Walker (Gifted to me)

So while NYTF is essentially over for Halo toy news, HFFL will still be bringing you more.

And yes, I’ll also be posting more about Halo 4, news of the upcoming Halo game for XBOX One and the Halo TV…and so much more.

If you haven’t yet subscribed to the blog, please do. It’s free. Just send me your desired screen name (preferably your gamer tag as I’ll need to verify who you are somehow-I want to avoid spambots). As well, in that same e-mail let me know what password you’d like to use.

-Sal