I've just contacted Kawassass00, the gentleman who did our new win/lose screens, about possibly helping us update/improve our player portraits. The big question I have is whether or not we should include known characters from the Halo universe. Our previous stance on this was that we kept the characters generic so that the player could become the admiral/fleetmaster rather than the player taking over a known character with defined behaviors and actions within the lore, which can impact player decisions (everyone loves to role-play).
However, as the team has grown this position isn't as monolithic anymore. This is the kind of issue that the community can have a say in and it not affect the health of the mod if you choose a less favorable outcome, so I thought it best to create a poll. You will need to create an account to vote, but account creation is fast and easy. Voting will help us make the decision, so it's very important you participate if you'd rather we not do a particular thing.
If you're not familiar with Kawassass00's work, take a look at his deviantArt page here: http://kawassass00.deviantart.com/
After you vote feel free to comment below with your own suggestions about characters to include or remove (including something more generic like "make more admirals that are not white males"), likes on those comments or agreeing comments will bolster the likelihood of us taking the post into consideration.
I think we have a lot of room for improvement here and I'd like you to help us figure out the best way to continue.