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{{Main|Project:History|l1=History of Halopedia}} | {{Main|Project:History|l1=History of Halopedia}} | ||
Halo Wiki, as it was known back then, was founded by | Halo Wiki, as it was known back then, was founded by [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]], with the help of [[User:Porplemontage|Steve]] who hosted the site, and launched on November 4, 2004. Initially created to supplement his clan, the site shifted its focus to cover the Halo universe in later periods. After the creation of halowiki.net, the site was renamed to "Halopedia" and moved its domain to www.halopedia.org. Halopedia and halowiki.net remained sister projects with very different goals; Halopedia concerned itself with the canon of the Halo universe, while halowiki.net was essentially a "multiplayer repository"; halowiki.net has since gone inactive. Since the renaming, Halopedia has actively documented the developments of the Halo franchise and the fictional universe, along with gameplay information and help.<ref name="weknow">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=7690 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halopedia Knows'']</ref> | ||
In 2006, the original host was unable to financially support the wiki, prompting Halopedia to merge with [[wikipedia:Wikia|Wikia]]'s Halo Wiki site.<ref name="migrate>[[Project talk:History/Archive2|'''Halopedia''', ''Migration History'']]</ref> From 2007 to 2010, Halopedia was one of Wikia's most active and popular wikis following the release of ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. In 2009, the wiki was awarded as the "Best Resource Website of 2009" by [[Jessica Shea|Hawty McBloggy]], later a member of [[343 Industries]].<ref name="hawty">[http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2010/01/21/2009-best-of-halo-awards-winners/ '''HawtyMcBloggy:''' ''2009 Best of Halo Awards Winners''] [defunct] [https://web.archive.org/web/20141015052147/http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2010/01/21/2009-best-of-halo-awards-winners/ (backup)]</ref> | In 2006, the original host was unable to financially support the wiki, prompting Halopedia to merge with [[wikipedia:Wikia|Wikia]]'s Halo Wiki site.<ref name="migrate>[[Project talk:History/Archive2|'''Halopedia''', ''Migration History'']]</ref> From 2007 to 2010, Halopedia was one of Wikia's most active and popular wikis following the release of ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. In 2009, the wiki was awarded as the "Best Resource Website of 2009" by [[Jessica Shea|Hawty McBloggy]], later a member of [[343 Industries]].<ref name="hawty">[http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2010/01/21/2009-best-of-halo-awards-winners/ '''HawtyMcBloggy:''' ''2009 Best of Halo Awards Winners''] [defunct] [https://web.archive.org/web/20141015052147/http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2010/01/21/2009-best-of-halo-awards-winners/ (backup)]</ref> | ||