Provide an open API for Halo 4 stat collection
Provide an open API for Halo 4 stat collection
The Issue
First off what is an API? As stated by Ruben Gilbert aka @ManiiaDaWiz on Twitter:
"API stands for "Application Programming Interface". The title is almost self-explanatory. It is an interface that developers make that have predefined methods that allow users to gather data from some computer/server/program.
In layman's terms, an API for the Waypoint site would allow sites (like Halotracker, Halocharts, etc) to have a way to gather stats from the Waypoint stats accumulator. Bungie had one for it's Halo games, but when 343i took over Halo, they didn't implement an API so gathering stats got rather difficult since everything had to be done pseudo-manually.
The API wouldn't only have to be for stats, that is just the common use for it. For example, Twitch.TV has an API that allows you to gather data about a stream, such as viewers, followers, channel views, and the chat box along with the stream itself."
By providing an open API for Halo 4, 343 Industries will allow other communities the ability to collect stats, create leaderboards as well as grow the overall community. This will also provide the communities with an opportunity to the expand and involve more people from different demographics.
By allowing other communities and sites to track and compare stats 343 Industries will not only create continued overall support for Halo 4, but it will also help provide valuable feedback as to specific things that different players in all communities are interested in and allow for capitalization and growth.
Allowing people to track and compare stats encourages competitiveness as well as continued, long term interest for Halo 4. Players, fans and communities are created to share in their love for Halo and stats.
If 343 Industries does not provide an open API for Halo 4 stat collection, leaderboard creation and overall community growth; it is very likely and possible that many community created sites will be forced to shut down and disappear.
Please help and show your support for Halo 4 and the entire Halo community. Please sign this petition and share this with everyone everywhere.
Thank you
Here are some additional things you can do to help support this issue. Please keep in mind that ragging and stomping our feet while acting like children to 343 Industries will not help in getting a positive response. Please be respectful when reaching out and communicating to/with 343 Industries and/or any of their employees.
1) Take some time to Vote and Post a reply in the Waypoint thread/poll. ( https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst132150_Halo--Waypoint-Stats.aspx )
2) Post and comment on the Halo 4 Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/Halo4?fref=ts )
3) Tweet @HaloWaypoint ( https://twitter.com/HaloWaypoint )
4) Tweet @bsangel ( https://twitter.com/bsangel )
5) Tweet @DavidEllis ( https://twitter.com/DavidEllis )
6) Tweet @franklez ( https://twitter.com/franklez )
7) Tweet @k_wolfkill ( https://twitter.com/k_wolfkill )
8) Tweet @SteveDownes117 ( https://twitter.com/SteveDownes117 )
9) Tweet @jentaylortown ( https://twitter.com/jentaylortown )
10) Tweet @alisonst ( https://twitter.com/alisonst )
11) Use the Hastags #Halo4 and/or #Halo4API when tweeting
Update #1 - 11/08/2012
In less than 19 hours, we reached over 100 signatures from over 15 different countries! Please continue to show your support for Halo 4 and the Halo communities. We have had people from various different sites and organizations supporting this issue.
In addition to this petition, there is a thread + poll on the 343 Industries webstie www.HaloWaypoint.com. The thread and poll can be found HERE:https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst132150_Halo--Waypoint-Stats.aspx
There are also many other websites and communities that are creating awareness on their respected sites. Please be sure to continue to spread the word.
Here is a list of just some of the communities affected by Halo 4 and an API:
Update #2 - 11/09/2012
At the 48 hour mark we have over 200 signatures from over 25 different countries. We are seeing people from all sorts of different communities and groups showing their support and interest in wanting an open API for Halo 4.
The thread and poll on the Waypoint website has also seen amazing results. There are currently 5+ pages and the poll has 449 votes with 443 of them being "YES: WE NEED AN API".
If your community or group are in anyway affected by not having an open Halo 4 API, please be sure to share who you are and how you are affected.
Hopefully this weekend will show some great response from everyone. 343i has always been interested in helping and growing the Halo community in anyway they can. So lets all band together and show them what we, the community, want and that we want it sooner rather than later.
Thank you all and please keep spreading the word via all methods Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Streams, YouTube, Forums, Email, XBL and everything else.
Update #3 - 11/12/2012
Through the weekend we saw continued growth and encouraging support for gaining an open API for Halo 4 from 343 Industries. We now have over 8 pages and 745 "YES" votes for an open API via the Waypoint forums: https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_...int-Stats.aspx.
In addition, we now have 337 signatures via the Online Petition from over 30 different countries. The "http://bit.ly/Halo4API" link has been shared over 90 times and clicked over 880 times. Be sure to continue to spread the word and let 343i know that you want an open API for Halo 4! #Halo4API
Update #4 - 11/14/2012
It has been 7 days since this petition began and we have seen some amazing community support and involvement. This petition has gained 640+ signatures from more than 30 different countries. The short link to this petition ( http://bit.ly/Halo4API ) has been clicked more than 1,100 times from tons of different sites and communities. ( http://puu.sh/1qcih )
In addition, the Waypoint thread/poll is now up to 10+ pages of replies and 984 votes "Yes: WE NEED AN API".
There is also a Reddit page ( http://redd.it/132g4i ) with 823 points.
Please keep spreading the word and sharing this issue with everyone in every way you can. Be sure to tweet and share #Halo4API
Update #5 - 11/20/2012
We have finally amassed over 1,000 signatures! Thank you to everyone who has been supportive of the Halo community. Charles Smith was the 1,000th signature and we are still getting more. We have increased the goal to 2,000 which I do not believe is unreasonable.
In addition to this Online Petition the thread/poll on Waypoint (https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst132150_Halo--Waypoint-Stats.aspx ) has reached 13+ pages of responses and 1,239 "Yes: WE NEED AN API" votes.
Please keep up the great work and support! #Halo4API
The Issue
First off what is an API? As stated by Ruben Gilbert aka @ManiiaDaWiz on Twitter:
"API stands for "Application Programming Interface". The title is almost self-explanatory. It is an interface that developers make that have predefined methods that allow users to gather data from some computer/server/program.
In layman's terms, an API for the Waypoint site would allow sites (like Halotracker, Halocharts, etc) to have a way to gather stats from the Waypoint stats accumulator. Bungie had one for it's Halo games, but when 343i took over Halo, they didn't implement an API so gathering stats got rather difficult since everything had to be done pseudo-manually.
The API wouldn't only have to be for stats, that is just the common use for it. For example, Twitch.TV has an API that allows you to gather data about a stream, such as viewers, followers, channel views, and the chat box along with the stream itself."
By providing an open API for Halo 4, 343 Industries will allow other communities the ability to collect stats, create leaderboards as well as grow the overall community. This will also provide the communities with an opportunity to the expand and involve more people from different demographics.
By allowing other communities and sites to track and compare stats 343 Industries will not only create continued overall support for Halo 4, but it will also help provide valuable feedback as to specific things that different players in all communities are interested in and allow for capitalization and growth.
Allowing people to track and compare stats encourages competitiveness as well as continued, long term interest for Halo 4. Players, fans and communities are created to share in their love for Halo and stats.
If 343 Industries does not provide an open API for Halo 4 stat collection, leaderboard creation and overall community growth; it is very likely and possible that many community created sites will be forced to shut down and disappear.
Please help and show your support for Halo 4 and the entire Halo community. Please sign this petition and share this with everyone everywhere.
Thank you
Here are some additional things you can do to help support this issue. Please keep in mind that ragging and stomping our feet while acting like children to 343 Industries will not help in getting a positive response. Please be respectful when reaching out and communicating to/with 343 Industries and/or any of their employees.
1) Take some time to Vote and Post a reply in the Waypoint thread/poll. ( https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst132150_Halo--Waypoint-Stats.aspx )
2) Post and comment on the Halo 4 Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/Halo4?fref=ts )
3) Tweet @HaloWaypoint ( https://twitter.com/HaloWaypoint )
4) Tweet @bsangel ( https://twitter.com/bsangel )
5) Tweet @DavidEllis ( https://twitter.com/DavidEllis )
6) Tweet @franklez ( https://twitter.com/franklez )
7) Tweet @k_wolfkill ( https://twitter.com/k_wolfkill )
8) Tweet @SteveDownes117 ( https://twitter.com/SteveDownes117 )
9) Tweet @jentaylortown ( https://twitter.com/jentaylortown )
10) Tweet @alisonst ( https://twitter.com/alisonst )
11) Use the Hastags #Halo4 and/or #Halo4API when tweeting
Update #1 - 11/08/2012
In less than 19 hours, we reached over 100 signatures from over 15 different countries! Please continue to show your support for Halo 4 and the Halo communities. We have had people from various different sites and organizations supporting this issue.
In addition to this petition, there is a thread + poll on the 343 Industries webstie www.HaloWaypoint.com. The thread and poll can be found HERE:https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst132150_Halo--Waypoint-Stats.aspx
There are also many other websites and communities that are creating awareness on their respected sites. Please be sure to continue to spread the word.
Here is a list of just some of the communities affected by Halo 4 and an API:
Update #2 - 11/09/2012
At the 48 hour mark we have over 200 signatures from over 25 different countries. We are seeing people from all sorts of different communities and groups showing their support and interest in wanting an open API for Halo 4.
The thread and poll on the Waypoint website has also seen amazing results. There are currently 5+ pages and the poll has 449 votes with 443 of them being "YES: WE NEED AN API".
If your community or group are in anyway affected by not having an open Halo 4 API, please be sure to share who you are and how you are affected.
Hopefully this weekend will show some great response from everyone. 343i has always been interested in helping and growing the Halo community in anyway they can. So lets all band together and show them what we, the community, want and that we want it sooner rather than later.
Thank you all and please keep spreading the word via all methods Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, Streams, YouTube, Forums, Email, XBL and everything else.
Update #3 - 11/12/2012
Through the weekend we saw continued growth and encouraging support for gaining an open API for Halo 4 from 343 Industries. We now have over 8 pages and 745 "YES" votes for an open API via the Waypoint forums: https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_...int-Stats.aspx.
In addition, we now have 337 signatures via the Online Petition from over 30 different countries. The "http://bit.ly/Halo4API" link has been shared over 90 times and clicked over 880 times. Be sure to continue to spread the word and let 343i know that you want an open API for Halo 4! #Halo4API
Update #4 - 11/14/2012
It has been 7 days since this petition began and we have seen some amazing community support and involvement. This petition has gained 640+ signatures from more than 30 different countries. The short link to this petition ( http://bit.ly/Halo4API ) has been clicked more than 1,100 times from tons of different sites and communities. ( http://puu.sh/1qcih )
In addition, the Waypoint thread/poll is now up to 10+ pages of replies and 984 votes "Yes: WE NEED AN API".
There is also a Reddit page ( http://redd.it/132g4i ) with 823 points.
Please keep spreading the word and sharing this issue with everyone in every way you can. Be sure to tweet and share #Halo4API
Update #5 - 11/20/2012
We have finally amassed over 1,000 signatures! Thank you to everyone who has been supportive of the Halo community. Charles Smith was the 1,000th signature and we are still getting more. We have increased the goal to 2,000 which I do not believe is unreasonable.
In addition to this Online Petition the thread/poll on Waypoint (https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst132150_Halo--Waypoint-Stats.aspx ) has reached 13+ pages of responses and 1,239 "Yes: WE NEED AN API" votes.
Please keep up the great work and support! #Halo4API
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Petition created on November 7, 2012