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| ==Project Stardust Reference Pictures== | | ==Help US!== |
| I just thought I'd make something of a suggestion here. There's a fangame on Roblox called Project Stardust (which I will link when I get home), it's basically like a space warship combat game. It has lots of factions, but it has a whole section for Halo and some of the ship models are honestly really amazing. I'm not sure the canon status of some of them, like I know a select few of the ships in the game are complete fan works.
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| However, there are some ships that are actual Halo universe ships, but are never pictured due to only ever appearing in books or what naught. One such example is the '''[[Razor-class prowler]]'''. On the current page, there are no reference images for it as I assume they do not exist, however the Razor-class is modeled in Project Stardust with unknown canon status. There are of course other examples, but that's just the one that came to mind. There are other modeled ships that are faithful to the canon that I think would be good to add, such as the '''[[Halcyon-class light cruiser]]''' and the '''[[Paris-class heavy frigate]]''', which have models in the game that I'm very impressed with.
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| Permission of the creators of Project Stardust might be important, but I could certainly look into that.
| | ==Halopedia Image Gallery== |
| I know I'm not a community member here really, but I really really love Halopedia and appreciate all of the knowledge here, and I just thought it could be helpful to include some of these as gallery images, especially for ships that have very little coverage. [[User:Spr1ft17|--Sprift (They/them don't forget)]] ([[User talk:Spr1ft17|talk]]) 11:30, August 27, 2024 (EDT)August 27th, 2024, 11:30AM EST
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| :Thanks for the suggestion, but Halopedia has an explicit hard line on not using images from ''any'' kind of fan project or fan art - we only permit images from officially-released ''Halo'' sources from Bungie, 343, Microsoft, and so forth. The sole exception is a very small handful of [[Sins of the Prophets]] images, as they were officially used by 343 themselves as part of collaborations in the 2022 Encyclopedia and Canon Fodder articles (and even then, no images from the mod except those ''explicitly'' published by 343 in an official context are allowed).[[User:BaconShelf|<span style="color:green;">BaconShelf</span>]] <span style="font-size:90%">([[User:BaconShelf|talk]])</span> 11:33, August 27, 2024 (EDT)
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| Okay, understood!
| | Just thinking that to really improve the space we need some more graphics like they have at [[w:c:starwars|Wookieepedia]]. A [[Halopedia Image Gallery|Halopedia Image Gallery]] has been created and I hope everyone can show off their Photoshop skills. |
| [[User:Spr1ft17|--Sprift/Szarm/Charm/Sequence]] ([[User talk:Spr1ft17|talk]]) 11:44, August 27, 2024 (EDT) | |
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| ==Dates== | | ==Think you know everything?== |
| Should dates on articles have the rd, th, nd, and st, or should we not do that on articles? [[User:Alertfiend|Alertfiend]] - Warning, my comments may appear passive aggressive. <small>([[User talk:AlertFiend|Converse]]) </small> 21:47, 3 June 2016 (EDT)
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| :I don't think so, I don't do it at least. Wikipedia doesn't do it either. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 21:51, 3 June 2016 (EDT)
| | So think you know everything about the Halo universe? Well then you can help clear up Heretic lies from Gospel truth! These [[:Category:Articles Needing Fact Cleanup|articles need proof!!]] Please add sources or confirm that they are in fact lies told by the unbelievers! Some examples: |
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| ::I have noticed a few pages with it, but I do not know if there is a certain occasion one would use it. Oops forgot to sign my comment. [[User:Alertfiend|Alertfiend]] - Warning, my comments may appear passive aggressive. <small>([[User talk:AlertFiend|Converse]]) </small> 23:52, 3 June 2016 (EDT)
| | *What is a Kelorist? See the Reference here [[Mamore]] |
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| :::[http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/numbers/writing-dates-and-times/ Here's a guide]. So basically, we don't use it at all. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 23:55, 3 June 2016 (EDT)
| | == Did you know? == |
| ::::Per NightHammer, dates don't need those suffixes. Please remove them anytime you see them in an article.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 14:19, 4 June 2016 (EDT) | | We should also do a "Did you know?"--[[User:JohnSpartan117|JohnSpartan117]] 01:22, 10 October 2006 (UTC) |
| | :Yes, like "Did you know that ...." Just to help your point. --[[User:Ah2190|ah2190]] 07:32, 13 October 2006 (UTC) |
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| Hey everyone, I feel like it may be time to update the Main Page navigation, as it's been the same now for a few years. I have two working draft ideas [[User:Spartacus/Sandbox|here]]. Do note the images on layout <nowiki>#</nowiki>2 are merely placeholders for now. Any feedback would be most appreciated, thanks.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 18:44, 27 February 2017 (EST)
| | *Download it at [[Halopedia:Search Plugin]] --[[User:Doomguy0505|Doomguy0505]] 10:54, 11 November 2006 (UTC) |
| | :*What does it do? -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 12:30, 9 November 2006 (UTC) |
| | :*Here's a screenshot [http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hpediavj5.jpg http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8198/hpediavj5.th.jpg]<br />It's like the google toolbar --[[User:Doomguy0505|Doomguy0505]] 07:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| :Definitely number one [[User:Japeth555|Japeth555]] ([[User talk:Japeth555|talk]]) 19:03, 27 February 2017 (EST)Japeth555
| | ==Halopedia Clan== |
| | *Anyone interested in a Halo 2 clan for Halopedia, please post your gamertag. --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 08:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::Deffo number 1.-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 19:24, 27 February 2017 (EST) | | :*I do as im told, Climax Void --[[User:Climax Viod|Climax Viod]] 12:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::: #1 [[User:Lord Susto|<span style="color:orange">Lord Susto</span>]] 21:11, 27 February 2017 (EST) | | :*SWAHSparatn117--[[User:JohnSpartan117|JohnSpartan117]] 15:11, 6 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::::Per above. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 23:18, 27 February 2017 (EST) | | ::*It said that gamertag doesn't exist, so I sent an invite to SWAHSpartan117 instead. I hope that's you. --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 22:52, 7 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| :''(reset indent)'' Agree with everyone else; the icons in the second version just take up space on the page for no real reason. The quotes under each section in #1 (e.g. "Explore the enigmatic universe!") are a bit cheesy, though that's just a minor thing. --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 23:38, 27 February 2017 (EST) | | :::*It says it is on his user page, im surprised more people arnt interested in this Clan ---[[User:Climax Viod|Climax Viod]] 14:03, 8 November 2006 (UTC) |
| ::I left those quotes on there by mistake and just forgot to remove them. Just like everyone else, my preference is for the first format, more because it's less images to manage.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 23:49, 27 February 2017 (EST)
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| ==Menu page suggestions==
| | :::*If anyone is interested in sending me an invite to the halopedia clan, I'd be most gracious. Gamertage-TayTayTheSarge [Love-A friend of a friend] -- [[User:CaptainAdamGraves]] 00:03, 11 November 2006 |
| I have a few notes that I thought of that should be relatively easy to make or change. All thanks to Spartacus's idea to change the navi bar. | | :*Digipatd--[[User:Digipatd|Digipatd]] 20:23, 10 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| 1. Could we perhaps move the "Did You Know?" to the bottom moving up the "Article Improvement Drive". Makes the improvement area more clear so they ye know get done.
| | ::*Mine is '''Zarengo''' just like that, but i may not be online for a while cuz my x-box is not working, and is being repaired right now--[[User:Radzon|Radzon]] 06:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| 2. Small idea, borrowing it off Halo Nation of all places, a Monthly poll. Seems harmless enough.
| | *Yeah thats me, it was just a typo, sorry...--[[User:JohnSpartan117|JohnSpartan117]] 08:34, 19 November 2006 (UTC) |
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| 3. Another idea, a featured image? Might be cool to start that. I mean we have featured everything else, might be cool to have that.
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| 4. Could we perhaps lower the "Welcome back, Reclaimer!" user count from 16 to 12?
| | Download them at [http://gimehost.com/v/7738393/1163071574318.doc.html http://gimehost.com/v/7738393/1163071574318.doc.html] |
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| 5. We need more Featured stuff to be nominated, that is something we can all work on fairly easy enough.-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 19:24, 27 February 2017 (EST)
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| :1) I'd like to do that because of it's importance. 2) I don't know whether or not we have the code to do that. 3) A featured image is something I've wanted to for quite a while but have never gotten around to it. It would certainly be a nice addition. 4) That's fine with me. 5) Yeah, it just needs more promotion which is more or less up to the administration team. Thank you for the suggestions!--[[User:Spartacus|<span style="color: green;" title="Spartacus is an administrator.">'''''Spartacus'''''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Contribs</span>]]'''</sup> 22:38, 27 February 2017 (EST)
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| :As for your fifth point, I think we shouldn't just nominate articles because we need more featured articles. It should be based on articles that are legitimately worthy of it. I've been kinda pedantic with that lately and there is a handful of articles currently "featured" that I think could still use some work (including several I've nominated).
| | We need to hammer out what is real and what isn't. It's getting crazy with people making up ship classifications so please prove these exist in the Halo Universe: |
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| :I've considered the idea of having a featured content system similar to Wookieepedia, with "comprehensive" (for smaller articles under 250 words) and "good" articles (articles with a word count between comprehensive and featured articles, as opposed to Wikipedia's "good" articles which are simply lower in quality than featured articles). However, I feel like it would be difficult to maintain. And where do we draw the line for articles that can be considered "comprehensive" and articles that contain everything about a subject but are literally just one sentence and hard to consider "featured" worthy (in my opinion, [[Minister (planet)|Minister]] is a good example of a comprehensive article here). --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 23:18, 27 February 2017 (EST)
| | *Holy hell. I know that's the biggest oxymoron of all time, BUT...wow. You're going insane killing these things. ESEMONO, I BEG YOU: READ THE BOOKS AND SEE FOR YOUR OWN EYES! Okay! I will provide your little page numbers later, but first...Cheersm '''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]][[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]][[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''' 02:20, 26 November 2006 (UTC) |
| | :That's all I want is page numbers, if they have page numbers they can stay. -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 03:48, 30 November 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::Well, I've provided quite a few (and I apologize if my remarks sound heavily laced with sarcasm...it is probably because they are). I don't have my copy of [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], so I won't be able to look them all up, but when UNSC AI #23 gets on tomorrow I'll have him cross reference for them.--[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]] 2312 6.12.06 |
| | :::No that's great! I'm so glad that someone is finally making an effort to hammer out what's real and what's not. -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 10:57, 7 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | *[[Covenant Cruiser]] |
| | :*'''Merge Into [[Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser]]''' RR has stated that this ship is 1782.2m long information confirmed from [[:Image:CapitalShips-scale.gif|HBO's Scale Image]] that lists the [[Truth and Reconciliation]] as a [[Covenant Cruiser]] that is 1782m long (Not sure where RR got the .2m). Therefore the Covenant Cruiser should just be a redirect to [[Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser]] because [[User:RelentlessRecusant]] has confirmed that the [[Truth and Reconciliation]] is a [[Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser]].--[[User:Yamanba|Yamanba]] 13:54, 13 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::*I disagree. From the info we've been able to draw, a cruiser is smaller than a carrier, and the only carrier whose length we can estimate is 1455. Is RR got 1782 from the ''Truth and Reconcilliation'', then he made a mistake because from what we know the cruiser and battlecruiser are seperate things. I think cruiser should warrant its own article that generally describes it and has links the heavy, Reverence, light, battle, and super cruiser.--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]''' 00:10, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :::*What info are you drawing on? The [[:Image:CapitalShips-scale.gif|HBO Scale Image]] lists the [[Covenant Cruiser]] as in fact a [[Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser]]. Why does there have to be a seperate class of cruiser that is SMALLER than the [[Covenant CPV-class Heavy Destroyer|Covenant Destroyer]]? -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 05:48, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::::*In [[Halo: First Strike]], it describes Covenant cruisers as smaller than Covenant Carriers. Then, in [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], it describes Covenant carriers as three times the size of a UNSC destroyer. That puts the Cruiser at less than 1.5km (1455m to be exact, but 1.5km is a nicer number). In [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], it describes Covenant cruisers as being about 1.5km, so that means that Carriers are only just larger than cruisers. However, the Battlecruiser is 1782m long, which is about 200m longer.--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]''' 02:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :::::*You're speculating that a Covenant Cruiser class even exists. |
| | :::::#[[:Image:CapitalShips-scale.gif|HBO]] states that the Covenant Cruiser is a [[Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser]] |
| | :::::#Logic dictates that a Covenant Cruiser wouldn't be smaller than a [[Covenant CPV-class Heavy Destroyer]] and that when Cruiser is mentioned in the books its just a quick way to say, "Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser" -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 05:55, 23 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::The "comprehensive" articles are definitely an idea worth considering. In general, different kinds of projects like this are great as long as they keep getting updated - it's good to keep in mind that Halopedia used to have all sorts of community activities in its heyday (like Halopedian of the Month, etc.) which have since gotten discontinued due to a lack of activity. Then again, our user base seems to have rebuilt itself somewhat after the dip that followed the domain change, so it may be worth a shot to try these kinds of things again. --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 23:38, 27 February 2017 (EST) | | *[[Unyielding Hierophant]] is a SHIP |
| :::I wouldn't be opposed to any of that. In hindsight, killing Halopedian of the Month was an idea I now regret, as it was a way to reward users making outstanding contributions. I wouldn't mind trying to bring that back as long as it gets activity and is updated.--[[User:Spartacus|<span style="color: green; font-family: Bradley Hand ITC; font-size: 12pt;" title="Spartacus is an administrator.">'''''Spartacus'''''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Contribs</span>]]'''</sup> 11:32, 28 February 2017 (EST) | | :*So [[User:RelentlessRecusant]] is wrong when he claims that the Battleship is the mysterious ship in Halo First Strike with the five bublous sections? -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 05:48, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::*The mysterious ship with five bulbous sections is the myster ship of the [[Unyielding Hierophant]] (because the only time I can think of it being mentioned is when John-117 is looking at the Unyielding Hierophant and surrounding fleet). .--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]''' 02:49, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::::I wouldn't mind bringing it back. I think the main issue is that there is probably only 12ish active users here, so it may end up just cycling between regulars. --[[User:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">'''NightHammer'''</span>]]''<sup>[[User talk:NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(talk)</span>]]</sup><sup>[[Special:Contributions/NightHammer|<span style="color: #2B1AAA;">(contribs)</span>]]</sup>'' 12:08, 28 February 2017 (EST) | | *[[Covenant Carrier]] |
| | :*'''DELETE''' no proof has been brought forward.-- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 12:36, 19 November 2006 (UTC) |
| | :*'''Keep''' - Non-fanon. Cheers, '''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]][[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]][[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''' 02:20, 26 November 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::*Still no proof provided that its NON-Fanon -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 03:48, 30 November 2006 (UTC) |
| | :*'''Keep''' - Turn with me now to page 195 of [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]. There you will find this, "The carrier, the ''Lawgiver'', turned, and lasers stitched the frigate. Several beams painted its hull, heating the shields - before another destroyer crossed the line of fire." This is during a Covenant battle between Elite and Brute ships. There are no UNSC personnel present (except for the Prowler ''Dusk'' viewing from a distance). That's proof enough for me.--[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]] 2256 6.12.06 |
| | ::*Does it say how big the Lawgiver is? Cause this quote sounds like they just used the term Carrier as in short for [[Assault Carrier]] -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 11:57, 7 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :::*Maybe so, but that would be speculating.--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]''' 1528 7.12.06 |
| | ::::*If we had more information we could make sure. I'm guessing there is no size given for the Lawgiver?-- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 01:12, 8 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :::::*No, I am still looking for such info. My guess is that somewhere else in the books, a size is given, and that is where the ''Lawgiver'''s size comes from.--'''[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rot]]''' 1523 9.12.06 |
| | ::::::*Well at 19:27, 30 November 2006 [[User:Darth nexes]] added the size of the ship as 1455 meters so lets ask him where he got the info. -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 04:39, 10 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::*[[User:RelentlessRecusant|RelentlessRecusant]] recently enlightened me as to the logic of 1455. In [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], a UNSC destroyer is mentioned as colliding with a Covenant carrier three times its size. Assuming the destroyer is 485m long, that places the Covenant carrier at roughly 1455m long.--[[User:Rotaretilbo|Rotaretilbo]] 05:12, 12 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| (indent reset) *Now drum roll* I propose we bring back Halopedia Twitter and Facebook(alongside making Discord our main chat area), get more people to start to come here with the power of '''!!SOCIAL MEDIA!!'''. I mean the bigger presence we have, the more of a chance we get more people to come here.
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| | Goodness gracious...this is one of the most titanic wastes of time ever, but I guess Rot and I will do it. |
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| But(and this is a huge BUT), we have to start getting content that is "featured" so said Twitter, and Facebook has some base content to mention. Gets us something to drag people in and hopefully gets us a few new editors. And after awhile, we can start doing more with the Twitter and facebook, like "TodayinHalo", and competitions(with maybe prizes if we are able).-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 13:25, 28 February 2017 (EST)
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| :Absolutely, as long as there's someone willing to handle those social media accounts and keep them up to date. --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 00:30, 1 March 2017 (EST)
| | [[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|RelentlessRecusant]] has been able to hack the article titles allowing special characters to be used to display the article name i.e. it's now possible to ilovebees all in lower characters. |
| ::In order for it to work we'd need multiple users with access to these social media pages. I was given control of Halopedia's Facebook page about a year ago by Nicmavr. I try my best to update it regularly but it's too big of a task for just me to handle, so if anyone is interested in helping out, drop me a message here or on Discord and we can discuss it.--[[User:Spartacus|<span style="color: green; font-family: Bradley Hand ITC; font-size: 12pt;" title="Spartacus is an administrator.">'''''Spartacus'''''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Contribs</span>]]'''</sup> 11:52, 1 March 2017 (EST)
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| In no particular relation to the above, except for the OP, I'm not sure the "Meet other Halo fans" widget is all that necessary or useful; I like that we have something to welcome users back, but how many people actually ever use the randomized user links? We could maybe keep, IDK, one or two rows of those if need be and maybe add something more generally useful to the template like info on ongoing projects, etc. --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 12:31, 1 March 2017 (EST)
| | It has been proposed that for ships that we italicize the name. What is consenus with the naming convention? Should we italicize the names? Something else? -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 16:16, 18 November 2006 (UTC) |
| :Agreed, I'd rather just remove it completely given we already have a [[Halopedia:Halopedians|page]] better suited for that.--[[User:Spartacus|<span style="color: green; font-family: Bradley Hand ITC; font-size: 12pt;" title="Spartacus is an administrator.">'''''Spartacus'''''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Spartacus|<span style="color:grey">Contribs</span>]]'''</sup> 12:39, 1 March 2017 (EST)
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| I have a huge thing I wanna suggest. But its one of those things that really does need to be discussed cause its started to become a problem of recent years. That problem is the rising popularity in Digital media. That even some Halo Books start off as Digital media.
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| Now why is this a problem you ask. Well it causes hell on the whole system we have where we say the Book name, then say the page it is on. As numerous formats might have some chapters being on radically different pages. | | *Talk pages keep disappearing, including the Reach talk page and the Ark talk page. i've posted valid arguments on some things in both articles, and the day after i post them, they disappear. odd. [[User:Vikedal|Vikedal]] 01:48, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :*The vandal you refer to is [[User:RelentlessRecusant]] who on 16:58, 9 December 2006 moved the article "The Ark" to "Ark" but didn't move the Talk page with comments on it. -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 04:19, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| | *Change to '''The Ark''' - Now I propose that this be reversed as "The Ark" is a better name for the article -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 04:19, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | *Agreed '''The Ark'''--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 05:30, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | *'''Ark''' - there is never a "the" in the article name, as per Wikipedia standards! <tt> -49 Proximal Secant ['''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]]''[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]]''[[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''']</tt> 20:16, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :*Halopedia is not Wikipedia. -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 03:02, 18 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | *Why does it matter if they redirect to each other anyway?--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 23:00, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :*Besides broken redirects, it's not really a big issue. This vote is more to prevent users from switching it back and forth every couple of weeks. If there is a consensus then we can point to this vote and say this article title has been deemed "The Ark" or "Ark" -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 03:02, 18 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::I would like to remind my esteemed colleagues that Wikipedia is the basis of all Wikias, and its guidelines are upheld by many Wikias, including the greatest in size of them all: Wookieepedia. Cheers, <tt> -49 Proximal Secant ['''[[User:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="red">Relentless</font>]]''[[User talk:RelentlessRecusant|<font color="blue">Recusant</font>]]''[[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]]''']</tt> 03:39, 18 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :::*Again [[Halopedia:What Halopedia is not|Halopedia IS NOT wikipedia or Wookiepedia]] for that matter -- [[User:Esemono|Esemono]] 23:10, 18 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | *'''The Ark''' Simply because it's the name of the object O_o. As much as wikipedia standards say "No The in the title", this is halopedia, not wikipedia.<br />[[User:Vikedal|Vikedal]] 19:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | *'''Ark''' Not because of Wikipedia, but because it's simpler. To have an article say "Why, the [[Ark]], of course." is more natural than "Why, [[The Ark]], of course." --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 19:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| Now I propose this possible method to change how we source a book. Throwing out the old method of page numbers on their own. We say the Book/Novella name as normal, but now we say the chapter instead. This ensures no matter what users can still find content if they wish. And in brackets we put the format used and the page in that format the item was found on.
| | I change my mind, it should be '''Ark''' because "The" is not part of the name. The [[Master Chief]] dosnt have "The" in the name of the article, so neither should the [[Ark]].--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 09:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | : Master Chief doesn't have a The because it's his rank of Master Chief Petty Officer, not The Master Chief Petty Officer. |
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| | *I know...but they kind of use it to refer to him now! And in the third person its "the Master Chief" and the same goes for "the Ark". So ergo the page should be called '''Ark'''--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 20:55, 24 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| '''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' ''-Chapter 33 (Physical paperback - Page 256'') | | :[Coughs to cover his snickering at John's sudden vote change...] [[User:Spartan-091|<b><span style="color: olivedrab">SPARTAN-091</span></b>]] [[Image:UNSC.jpg|15 px]] <sup>[[User talk:Spartan-091|<b><span style="color: black">HelmetComm</span></b>]]</sup><sup><nowiki>||</nowiki></sup><sup>[[User:Spartan-091/askAI|<b><span style="color: purple">Juliet</span></b>]]</sup> 22:52, 26 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| Like I did start to notice some folks were going though our sources and going, "I cant find it". Meaning something needs to be done.-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 10:48, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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| :I see what you mean, and I think the idea is splendid. Except I think we should tweak it just a little bit; After noting the chapter, a small excerpt where the relevant information is should be quoted as to save those who do not have the book - or those who would rather not read an entire chapter to read the sentence they are looking for - the time of trying to find a small part in a sometimes very large chapter. [[File:Eld-Alternate.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Arcmind|<span style="color: #b30000;" title="">'''Arcmind'''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117>Execute long hold for reactivation.</span>]] [[File:Hand of God.png|6px|stick]] [[Special:Contributions/Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117">AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF</span>]]'''</sup> 11:00, 2 March 2017 (EST)
| | I was wondering how you mod to make other characters playable in multiplayer.I have a Mac computer and a regular X-Box.Any one know how to or point me to a site that will show me?-Malak 23:00, 17 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', Chapter 15, ''page 77'' (2001 paperback); ''page 113'' (2010 paperback); ''page 4'' (Google Play) | | How could 343 activate the rings without the index exactly?--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 09:05, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :I'm not sure what you're asking. He was going to have Mobuto claim the Index and activate Halo for him, and after his death he got the Master Chief to do it. However, when Cortana inturrupted the firing sequence, he was going to kill him and find another Reclaimer to start it up. But Cortana absorbs the Index and goes into the MC, forcing 343GS to recover her intact. --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 10:27, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::Basically, letting people add different formats based on their ability and interest. In practice, most sources would probably include just one. As for Arcmind's suggestion, quotes could be added after the page numbers like we've already been doing in some cases (see [[Banished#Sources]] for an example). --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 11:04, 2 March 2017 (EST)
| | Oh? Really...didnt he say he was going to activate it another way?--[[User:JohnSpartan117]] [http://installation07.uk.to] 02:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| :::That's another great idea, but then you have some people who might not have access to all of the various versions of the book. I mean some might and I am sure there are man fans who will, but then the wiki would have some sourced completely and other would not, thereby causing a ripple in our consistency. It might work for most stuff since we all probably have it, but would it prove reliable in all situations? [[File:Eld-Alternate.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Arcmind|<span style="color: #b30000;" title="">'''Arcmind'''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117>Execute long hold for reactivation.</span>]] [[File:Hand of God.png|6px|stick]] [[Special:Contributions/Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117">AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF</span>]]'''</sup> 11:08, 2 March 2017 (EST) | | :"If you are unwilling to help, I will simply find another. Still, I must have the Index. Give your construct to me, or I will be forced to take her from you." 343GS can't activate Halo without two things: a Reclaimer and the Index. He says he'll find another Reclaimer besides MC to do it, but he needs the Index inside Cortana. --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 05:58, 26 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::::I'm afraid it's just a reality we won't be able to consistently list every edition in our sources, but I'd say listing one or two is still better than having no page numbers at all, especially with specific information like measurements. Adding the chapter number (and ideally a quote) will at least point people in the right direction, while the pages (while not useful to everyone) are a definite plus. --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 12:10, 2 March 2017 (EST) | | ==Spelling== |
| | I vote we make American spelling Halopedia standard as Bungie is an American company. --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 10:32, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :Agreed. Though only a handful of articles would need to be changed. I don't believe it really matters that much. -[[User:ED|ED]] 20:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | ::Well, there's an article with "armour" in the title. It's an inconsistancy with most of Halopedia, which makes it look strange. --[[User:Dragonclaws|Dragonclaws]] 21:56, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
| | :Well I'm not sure how many Halopedians are from Canada, I'm American. I would guess that Esemono is Canadian. I guess it just comes down to which country the most users come from. We have a significant amount of users from all the english speaking countries from the world. -[[User:ED|ED]] 03:00, 21 December 2006 (UTC) |
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| ::::I understand. However in that case we should at least the pick the two most common versions that we should always use for our sources; a hard back - if possible - and a paperback version. That way we get the two most common types and the more exclusive editions will be left for folks to looks through. That should at least preserve a level of consistency in our sourcing an make things easier on us. [[File:Eld-Alternate.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Arcmind|<span style="color: #b30000;" title="">'''Arcmind'''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117>Execute long hold for reactivation.</span>]] [[File:Hand of God.png|6px|stick]] [[Special:Contributions/Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117">AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF</span>]]'''</sup> 12:39, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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| :::::That should be preferred, but at the same time, not everyone can be expected to have access to even those two types of editions. I, for example, have only been buying the Google Play ebook versions since ''New Blood'' as they're more handy in most ways. So in practice most of our sources will still likely end up having only one source for page numbers, though listing the chapter number (and preferably quote in the case of specific information) will still improve things a lot compared to the current situation. --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 13:25, 2 March 2017 (EST)
| | Quick opinion, we as a community should compile a table of how many shots from each gun it takes to kill each enemy in their weak spot and torso, shielded and unshielded on each difficulty -- [[User:Spartan 1138]] |
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| ::::::That sounds reasonable. Also, if you have ebooks, you would not happen to have the art of halo 3 would you? I ask because we we're looking for an image of the UNSC craft carrier but currently images for it are near non-existent and those that do are of poor quality. [[File:Eld-Alternate.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Arcmind|<span style="color: #b30000;" title="">'''Arcmind'''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117>Execute long hold for reactivation.</span>]] [[File:Hand of God.png|6px|stick]] [[Special:Contributions/Arcmind|<span style="color:#EAC117">AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF</span>]]'''</sup> 15:57, 2 March 2017 (EST)
| | ==VOTE NOW for the Fan Art Committee== |
| | :Do you want to be a part of the Fan Art Committee? Vote NOW |
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| :::::::Unfortunately I don't have ''The Art of Halo 3'' in any form. That book has been notoriously hard to come by for some years now, and I don't think a digital edition (or a reasonable-quality scan) exists. --[[User:Jugus|Jugus]] ([[User talk:Jugus|talk]]) 08:21, 3 March 2017 (EST)
| | The Halopedia governing committee has sat down and after hours of consultation with lawyers and our third party advisors has come with a plan of action regarding FanArt. While initially striving to erase all fan art from Halopedia, members have made valid points about some of the Images adding value to articles. Therefore through a vote a FanArt judgment committee will be created to judge whether or not an Fan created image can stay on an article's page or not. The committee is open to most users. Be a part of the Halopedia committee and join now! |
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| The release date for Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 1 needs to be changed from Aug 2 to Aug 30.--[[User:D9328|D9328]] ([[User talk:D9328|talk]]) 20:25, 3 August 2017 (EDT)d9328
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| == New arcade game called Halo team raven ==
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| I have never been good at doing articles I do small minor changes but never big ones but there is a new arcade game set in the first halo called team raven and it tells the story from there point of view. Hopefully we can get a full review of its weapons and other content in the near future {{Unsigned|Spartan Matt}}
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| == change article path ==
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| please can the article path be changed from <code>/$1</code> to <code>/wiki/$1</code>?
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| the /wiki/$1 article path is better than this currently used.--[[user:PSL600|Psl600]] 14:35, 3 September 2018 (EDT)
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| :Why is it better? I'd like to know a reason behind why its better to be honest?-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 14:52, 3 September 2018 (EDT)
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| I think there should be an article about Halo FAN CONTENT! I would do this, but I am INEXPERIENCED at making articles.{{Unsigned|Cheatcodeman}}
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| :I'd recommend you take a look at our [[Halopedia:Notability_policy#Fan_content|existing guidelines]] on fanworks. We do allow articles on a very small number of fan works (such as [[Red vs. Blue]]) that are of substantial scale and notability within the franchise. However, due to the sheer amount of fan content out there, we typically very rarely allow for new fan project articles to be created (and as of recent, we've been re-evaluating which ones to keep or remove). I'd recommend checking out [https://halofanon.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Halo Fanon] for more in the realm of fan content.[[User:BaconShelf|<span style="color:green;">BaconShelf</span>]] <span style="font-size:90%">([[User:BaconShelf|talk]])</span> 16:32, May 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::What about fan Games? Are those Fine? --[[User:Cheatcodeman|Cheatcodeman]] ([[User talk:Cheatcodeman|talk]]) 16:37, May 27, 2021 (EDT)Cheatcodeman
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| :::Same deal - only rarely, if they can be proven to be of substantial scale within their space, and have been recognised by multiple news outlets (IE articles on sites such as PC Gamer, Kotaku, Polygon etc) or 343 themselves. We have pages dedicated to some mod projects such as OPTRE and SoTP that have recieved official recognition from 343 themselves, and have extensive media coverage outside of that. In the case of your game (which I would assume is what this is about), it would unfortunately not fall under these guidelines. [[User:BaconShelf|<span style="color:green;">BaconShelf</span>]] <span style="font-size:90%">([[User:BaconShelf|talk]])</span> 16:43, May 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::::Okay. Just making sure.;) didn't want to accidentally make an article about something that wasn't supposed to be there. --[[User:Cheatcodeman|Cheatcodeman]] ([[User talk:Cheatcodeman|talk]]) 16:57, May 27, 2021 (EDT)Cheatcodeman
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| :::::No worries, thanks for checking first. I'd also highly recommend joining the Discord server, as we have a pretty active userbase there too (link in the navigation bar on the left) [[User:BaconShelf|<span style="color:green;">BaconShelf</span>]] <span style="font-size:90%">([[User:BaconShelf|talk]])</span> 16:58, May 27, 2021 (EDT)
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| There is an entire wiki for fan content. If you are talking about a display of works, such as Red vs Blue, there is a section on the Main page about it. The fan wiki is Halo Fanon. {{Unsigned|Sangheili4657}}
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| I have looked TWICE, and I found nothing. Could I (or someone else, LOL) create an article on references to RvB in Halo? --Da BOI OF DA YEAAARR CHEATCODEMAN 19:16, May 29, 2021 (EDT)
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| :There is a section under the Red vs. Blue article [[Red_vs._Blue#Homage_from_the_Halo_series|here]]. <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">'''[[User:JackVibe|<span style="color:#000;">Jack</span>]][[User talk:JackVibe|<span style="color:#888;">Vibe</span>]]'''</span> 05:58, May 30, 2021 (EDT)
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| == I need a favor ==
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| I need some pictures/screenshots of the Halo: Reach armor permutations, at [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/540909659/ this] angle.
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| Must be done ASAP. I only need the armor in sets, all but the helmets.
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| If someone could do that, I be thankful! Every picture will be used with credit. --Da BOI OF DA YEAAARR CHEATCODEMAN 20:12, June 7, 2021 (EDT)
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| :Just a heads up that this area isnt for requests like this. It is for discussions on the wiki as a whole. It may be better to request help on more public spaces.-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 20:42, June 7, 2021 (EDT)
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| ::What would you recommend? --Da BOI OF DA YEAAARR CHEATCODEMAN 12:37, June 8, 2021 (EDT)
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| == Missing feature ==
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| Halopedia has a missing feature that Wikipedia has, and that's the '''protected edit request'''. It posts something on the talk page like [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki talk:Anoneditwarning#Protected edit request on 8 September 2021|this]]. And when it's done, the person that did it would reply with {{Tem|Done}}. And when the request is posted, the section says "Protected edit request on example date". Please use {{Tem|Support}} if you think it's a good idea, and {{Tem|Oppose}} if you think it's a bad idea for whatever reason. [[User:EthanGaming117|EthanGaming7640]] ([[User talk:EthanGaming117|talk]]) 13:57, September 8, 2021 (EDT) | |
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| :Yea please dont put this stuff to a vote off the gate. We on the staff try to investigate stuff before we reach that stage. Assuming we dont just push it at that point.-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 17:09, September 8, 2021 (EDT)
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| == How do I create an article / page. ==
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| I cannot find any information or way to create a page. Help.
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| == Halo meme of the Month? ==
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| Can we make a user-elected halo meme of the month?-[[User talk:Ony2816]]
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