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- [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 09:49, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

 

*I personally like all of them, but my vote officially goes for number eighteen (18). [[Image:Tianasquare.jpg|60px]][[User:EtErNiTy92|<span style="color:maroon">EtErNiTy92]]  </span>  [[User_Talk:EtErNiTy92|<span style="color:blue">Revolution!</span>]] 10:01, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*I like '''No. 5''' the best.[[File:UNSC_MIC.jpg|18px]]<span style="color:blue; font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode; font-size:100%">'''Captain'''</span> [[User:Mcloganator|<span style="color:pink; font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode; font-size: 100%">'''MIC'''</span>]] 10:12, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

* Definitely number 18. --[[File:Invincibilityhud.svg|20px]] [[User:Ultra Force|<span style="color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 120%;">'''Ultra Force'''</span>]] [[User talk:Ultra Force|<font color="grey">('''Talk''')</font>]] [ 10:26, 16 October 2011 (EDT)  

'''Comment:''' If you feel like trying any out, you can do so by adding the right code to your [[Special:MyPage/halopedia.css|CSS page]]. The codes and instructions can be found on [[Forum:Wiki_background_update|this forum]]. Regards, - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 10:14, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*No. 4 - It's iconic, calm, beautiful, and shows the Forerunner nature and architecture. No Forerunner, no Halo. It's [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SceneryPorn Scenery Porn], and you know it. —[[User:Spartan331|<span style="color:silver;">S331</span>]] [[File:Bubbleshieldhud.svg|14px]]_{([[User talk:Spartan331|Tank beats]] [[Special:Contributions/Spartan331|Everything!]])} 10:21, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*No. 4 (I know I've said it before, but eh), as per Spartan331 and the fact that sitenotice and other interface stuff doesn't blend in as well (by default) with no. 18 as it does with no. 4, which makes no. 4 easier to work with on interface issues and looks, imo, just as good :). - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 10:38, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*Here goes my vote for #4. '''Note to others'''; do note that this is for general appearance. When a Halo title is set to come out in two weeks time, the wiki (and the decoration/launch-celebrator team who works behind the scenes improving the wiki's appearance) will try its best to create a theme to celebrate the launch of that  title. A perfect example would be the launch of [[Halo: Reach]], which you all can see in [[:File:050710.png|this image]]. So, all of these images will be stored/archived for future use and would not lost in time. :) — <span style="font-size:16px; font-family:OrbitronMedium;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 10:40, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*No. 4 is calming and beautiful while still showing (relatively) small Forerunner constructs and a Halo. Many of these are too eerie or alien to show us of an Earthly image that the Halos are meant to invoke. -[[User:DinoBenn|<span style="color:red">DinoBenn says "Fight to the End,</span>]] [[User talk:DinoBenn|<span style="color:blue">Never Give In"</span>]] [[Image:S4.jpg|18px]] 10:57, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

:Comment: In what way do you mean by saying it's the same? Not debating that, just curious. - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 11:04, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*My favourite options would be option #4 and #20. But considering the fact that I can only choose one. I'll choose #4 because it features a beautiful and expansive view of a Halo installation. For that reason, I believe it best represents the Halo franchise, its lore and Halopedia as a whole.--[[User:Brute Honour Guard|<span style="color:blue">Brute Honour Guard</span>]] [[Image:Bruteface.png|20px]] ([[User talk:Brute Honour Guard|<span style="color:black">"Talk"</span>]]) 14:15, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

::[http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/441/newbackgroundha.png/ Rough preview]. As you can see, we're also planning to alter the toolbar and some other green-coloured stuff to a shade of light blue to suit the image (though don't take those shades of blue into account, I edited those in Paint just to get an idea; the final look will probably be a bit different). - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 15:04, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*I Like no.18 [[Second Lieutenant|<font color="blue">Second Lieutenant </font>]] [[User:Masterchief46517|<font color="blue">Keith Johnson</font>]] [[Image:7thHelljumpers.jpg|20px]] ^{[[User talk:Masterchief46517|<font color="blue">com link</font>]]} 16:32, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*I wish this could be a regular thing, that we could change the background every few weeks or so. Or perhaps randomise it? It's difficult to choose just one when they're all excellent. If I had to, though, I would vote either for 18 or for 20, 18 because it's a good fit for the direction Halo is moving forward, and 20 because it has a mixture of iconic features, ie; the Halo itself, and a Covenant ship. -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue>^Autocrat</font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple>^{Qur'a 'Morhek}</font></i></u>]] 17:00, 16 October 2011 (EDT)

*Since this is a '''Halo''' Wiki, I believe our background picture should be a '''Halo''', no?  Therefor I've chosen 4, 5, 13, 18, and 20.  Vegerot goes RAWR! [[File:Icon-Vegito2.gif|21px]] [[User:Vegerot|<span style="color:midnightblue; font-weight:bold">Vegerot</span>]] ([[User talk:Vegerot|<span style="color:grey">talk</span>]])  01:11, 17 October 2011 (EDT)!

'''Comment:''' Nicmavr said "''Lots of options, but only one can be made our new background.''" Only one finalist from your 2-5 number of choices, guys. —[[User:Spartan331|<span style="color:silver;">S331</span>]] [[File:Bubbleshieldhud.svg|14px]]_{([[User talk:Spartan331|Tank beats]] [[Special:Contributions/Spartan331|Everything!]])} 02:38, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

*20 is nice. [[File:Commander Silver Leaf.PNG|28px]] [[User:Lehnaru|<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 128%;">'''Lehnaru'''</span>]] 03:19, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

*My preference is for '''20''' or '''4'''. They're simple, yet with beautiful scenery, and spell "Halo" more than most of the others, hence the Halos. - [[File:Black Mesa.jpg|28px]] [[User:Halo-343|<span style="color: purple; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 128%;">'''Halo-343'''</span>]] [[User talk:Halo-343|<font color="green">('''Talk''')</font>]] 10:35, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

*I would say #4, in my opinon it's the best choice. [[File:Colonel Grade One.png|20px]][[User:Spartansniper450/IRC Quotes|<span style="color:#000000">''Col.''</span>]] [[User:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:#00416A">Snipes</span>]][[User talk:Spartansniper450|<span style="color:gold">4</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Spartansniper450|<span style="color:silver">50</span>]][[File:Colonel Grade One.png|20px]] 11:11, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

*I definitely favour 4, 5 & 20.--[[File:Emblem 1.jpg|20px]][[User:Rusty-112|<span style="background:blue;font-size:12pt;color:white;">''' Rusty '''</span>]][[UserWiki:Rusty-112|<span style="background:blue;font-size:12pt;color:white;">'''- 112 '''</span>]] 13:57, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

'''Comment:''' Cheers to everyone for their voting, and keep it coming! Given the amount of opinions we've had within a short period of time, I've cut back the deadline; the new theme will be installed on November 1st, 2011. Thanks again to everyone for their feedback. - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 16:14, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

*'''4''' or '''17''' would be my ideal candidates. ''Forge World'' is just too beautiful to pass up. However, something from the ''Halo 4 Concept Art Tease'' would be nice. {{User:CommanderTony/Sig}}

*'''Number 3, 7, 12, 16''' any of them [[User:Chief frank 001|<font color="LimeGreen">C</font>]][[User talk:Chief frank 001|<font color="RoyalBlue">F</font>]]^{[[Special:Contributions/Chief frank 001|<font color="Salmon">0</font>]][[Halopedia:UNSC of Halopedia/A Company|<font color="Gold">0</font>]][[Special:Editcount/Chief frank 001|<font color="GreenYellow">1</font>]]} 21:36, 17 October 2011 (EDT)

:You can preview them by adding their code to your CSS. See [http://www.halopedian.com/Forum:Wiki_background_update this forum] for details. - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 09:49, 18 October 2011 (EDT)

*20 like alomst everyone else looks the best to me. I VOTE #20! --[[File:Mr. Skulking.png|100px]] 17:48, 18 October 2011 (EDT)

'''Comment''' A lot of people are voting for number 20 but you are forgetting that the pages would block everything besides for maybe the blackness surrounding it. Vegerot goes RAWR! [[File:Icon-Vegito2.gif|21px]] [[User:Vegerot|<span style="color:midnightblue; font-weight:bold">Vegerot</span>]] ([[User talk:Vegerot|<span style="color:grey">talk</span>]])  18:59, 18 October 2011 (EDT)!

*I have to go with '''1''' and '''4'''. They truly capture the Halo feel. Although they might be good backgrounds, the news at the top and the actions with the current page always blocks the view. I find that very irritating. {{A110Sig}}

'''Note''', to those that brought up the logo, no, this vote does not apply to changing the logo, we'll be doing that separately. Seeing Halo:CEA is the newest game, we'll most likely be updating it to something like [http://www.halopedian.com/File:CEApedia7.png this], or something similar. It will be fully looked into when the new background has been set. - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 08:51, 19 October 2011 (EDT)

:Honestly, who would even notice that unless their trying to (in most cases)?  And I could just edit it (Macs are great with that stuff) to make it better. Vegerot goes RAWR! [[File:Icon-Vegito2.gif|21px]] [[User:Vegerot|<span style="color:midnightblue; font-weight:bold">Vegerot</span>]] ([[User talk:Vegerot|<span style="color:grey">talk</span>]])  12:41, 19 October 2011 (EDT)!

2,3 and 7. I like halo 3 aspects for the background [[Image:Vezuvius.jpg|27px]] [[User:Owen1994|<span style="color:blue"><font face="calibri" size="2"> Vezuvius </font></span>]]<font face="halo3" size="2" color="black"> "Were It So Easy" </font>[[Image:Leg2.gif|27px]]

C'mon guys, '''Number 18'''! It's Halo 4! {{Flood12345/Sig}}

*'''Comment''': Nicmavr, after the deadline, can we still change the background with our css pages? Just curious. —[[User:Spartan331|<span style="color:silver;">S331</span>]] [[File:Bubbleshieldhud.svg|14px]]_{([[User talk:Spartan331|Tank beats]] [[Special:Contributions/Spartan331|Everything!]])} 06:22, 23 October 2011 (EDT)

:Yes, you're free to change it to whatever and whenever you want, whether its now or after the deadline. Your css page is separate from the Halopedia's default. - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 06:44, 23 October 2011 (EDT)

*'''Comment''': Just out of curiosity, is there a way that we can have MULTIPLE backgrounds, and it would be like a random thing every time you loaded the page, or is that just technologically impossible? Vegerot goes RAWR! [[File:Icon-Vegito2.gif|21px]] [[User:Vegerot|<span style="color:midnightblue; font-weight:bold">Vegerot</span>]] ([[User talk:Vegerot|<span style="color:grey">talk</span>]])  12:39, 23 October 2011 (EDT)!

:It probably is possible but we don't know at this point how we'd do it, or even if it would work to our benefit (after all, how many websites utilise random background changes? :P). But it may be worth looking into in the future. - [[File:Major.png|20px]] [[User:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold; font-family:Arial">Nìcmávr</span>]] ^{<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">(</span>[[User Talk:Nicmavr|<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod; font-weight:bold">Tálk</span>]]<span style="color:DarkGoldenrod">)</span>} 15:16, 23 October 2011 (EDT)

I like number 9.