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| This is an archive of posts made by [[Halo Waypoint]] user [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_profile601146.aspx Catalog], an account used by [[343 Industries]]. Catalog began posting on the forums on June 27, 2014. Catalog's posts are treated in a manner similar to an alternate reality game such as ''[[Iris]]''; the account occasionally breaks the fourth wall when providing references but generally remains in-character. All posts and thread titles are transcribed verbatim apart from translated alphanumeric code strings. | | {{Status|RealWorld}} |
| | This is an archive of posts made by [[Halo Waypoint]] user [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_profile601146.aspx Catalog], an account used by [[343 Industries]]. Catalog began posting on the forums on June 27, [[2014]]. Catalog's posts are treated in a manner similar to an alternate reality game such as ''[[Iris]]''; the account occasionally breaks the fourth wall when providing references but generally remains in-character. |
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| ==John-117 + Miranda Keyes?==
| | *[[Catalog/Archive/2014|2014 posts]] |
| {{Quote|Query Answer: [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]] is the biological mother of [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]].|June 27, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959428_John-117--Miranda-Keyes.aspx#post2959428 ''John-117 + Miranda Keyes?'']</ref>}}
| | *[[Catalog/Archive/2015|2015 posts]] |
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| == Questions about Reach datapads and flood == | | ==External links== |
| {{Quote|Query Answer: The purported "[[Assembly]]" is referenced in [[Data pads|logs]] recovered by [[SPARTAN-B312|Spartan B-312]] during [[Fall of Reach|combat operations]] on [[Reach]]. This organization appears to be a group of rogue [[Artificial intelligence|AI constructs]] which have been observing and guiding [[human]]ity. The reliability of this information has been contested.|June 27, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959494_Questions-about-Reach-datapads-and-flood.aspx#post2959494 ''Questions about Reach datapads and flood.'']</ref>}}
| | *[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-discussion-catalog-info-thread/ea08b1cf-34ed-4b03-a503-ba4cfd9af4a8/posts Archive of Catalog's posts on Halo Waypoint] |
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| ==Mantle's Approach Size==
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| {{Quote|Query Answer: [[Promethean]] Command Warship, designation [[Mantle's Approach]].
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| ''Alert! Seed pattern not approved by [[Ecumene Council|Council]] authorities: provisional authorization given by [[Master Builder]]. Multiple configurations of Warship design noted in records. Pending [[Domain]] contact, model dimensions are provided for analogous hull pattern:
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| ''Height: 25.266 [units]<br />
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| ''Width: 9.43 [units]<br />
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| ''Length: 11.364 [units]
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| ''Preliminary analysis confirms that <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[UNSC Navy]] Threat Database] records [ref: [[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide|Halo 4 Visual Guide]], p. 193] reflect last known configuration of Mantle's Approach in local reference dimensions.|June 27, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959627_Mantle-s-Approach-Size.aspx#post2959627 '' Mantle's Approach Size'']</ref>}}
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| == Whats the new SPARTAM-II's ''(sic)'' armor? ==
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| {{Quote|Query Answer: Alert! Unable to contact [[SPARTAN-II program|zone commanders]]. Unable to initiate Domain link.
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| ''Awaiting command authority to release threat dynamic report for Human combat skin variants[ref: [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>.''|June 28, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959655_Whats-the-new-SPARTAM-II-s-armor.aspx#post2959655 ''Whats the new SPARTAM-II's armor?'']</ref>}}
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| ==Query: Catalog(old)==
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| {{Quote|Contacting Domain . . . . . . . .
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| ''Failure.''<br />
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| ''ERR,REGRESS.''<br />
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| ''Alert! Critical [[Slipstream space#Reconciliation|Reconciliation]] Error.''<br />
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| ''Contacting Domain . . . . . . . .''<br />
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| ''Failure.''<br />
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| ''ERR,REGRESS.''<br />
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| ''Alert! Critical Reconciliation Error.''<br />
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| ''Contacting [[Mars|Edom]] Terminal\[[Juridical]] . . .''<br />
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| ''Connected. [Rm9yIGV2ZXJ5IGpveSB0aGVyZSBpcyBhIHByaWNl]''<br />
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| ''[WARNING] \sysdiag\security''<br />
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| ''Intrusion detected in site [fractal]! [[Builder Security]] alerted.''
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| ''Requests filtered and prioritized.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query Question: Is there anything of importance we must know. If so what is that information? If you cant give us this information, any idea how we can find out this information?"''
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| :''\sys\log\commit''
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| :''Error parsing question.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Second Query Question: Is there need of a testimonial or are you just observing? I am sure the community here would gladly answer any questions you need answered if required."''
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| :''Error parsing question. Consult [Portal] Library link.''
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| :''Alert! Remote command protocol update denied [abusus non tollit usum]''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Linking Query: Are you in the hands of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] or [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]]. Or are you separate from them?"''
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| :''No applicable authority.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: How did [[High Charity]] make it to the [[Installation 00|Lesser Ark]] in [[2552]]?"''
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| :''Anomalous [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] intrusion within expected displacement envelope was detected in Edom [airspace] at [2552:1118154551-1118154821]. [Manifold] profile not in local [cache], forwarding to [sector command] for analysis. Alert! [Waypoint] information restricted on authority of <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Librarian]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the average lifespan of an average [[Sangheili|Macto Cognatus]]?"''
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| :''Life expectancy from [hatching] recorded as 27 [years] at time of [[Conservation Measure|index]]. Requesting [index technician] review.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is your current status?"''
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| :''Active. Pending [magnus custos] review.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is your task?"''
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| :''Query requires elevated command authority.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the status of [[Installation 07]]? Have the [[Flood]] been contained there? What of [[Monitor]] [[117649]]?"''
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| :''\\sys\analysis\error''
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| :''Multiple priority queries detected in string.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: With [[New Phoenix]] being reinhabited in [[Halo: Escalation|Escalation]], what's the status of [[Ivanoff Station]]?"''
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| :''Human [eyes] at <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Installation 03|gamma site]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> is currently active. Edom [control] unable to contact [[049 Abject Testament|installation monitor]] for [ERR,REGRES] cycles. Requesting [site] status from [[ecumene]] [control].''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: Is there a [[Flood#Countermeasures|countermeasure]] or "cure" to the Flood that does not involve the firing of the [[Halo Array]]?"''
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| :''No countermeasures recorded in local [cache]. Initiate priority [[containment protocol]]s in event of parasite outbreak.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: Are humans worthy of the [[Mantle]] or must they first show their capabilities through a "test" of sorts?"''
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| :''\\sys\analysis\error''
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| :''Alarm! [flamma fumo est proxima] Query contains [[logic plague]] markers.''
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| :''Process quarantine.''
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| :''[Reboot]''|June 28, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959975_Query--Catalog-old.aspx#post2959975 ''Query: Catalog(old) - Page 1'']</ref>}}
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| {{Quote|Process tree cleared.
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| ''Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .''<br />
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| ''Connected. <nowiki>[Rm9jdXMuIFByb3RlY3QuIFByZXNlcnZlLg==]</nowiki>''<br />
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| ''[WARNING] \sysdiag\security''<br />
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| ''Builder Security not responding. Facility [AI] reporting acceptable conditions. Queuing request for low intensity military exploratory detachment to [audit].''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: after leaving the Lesser Ark, where did the [[IsoDidact]] and the remiainng [[Forerunner|Forrunners]] ''[sic]'' go? Do their descendants exist in another galaxy or even [[Milky Way|this one]]?"''
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| :''[[Master Juridical]] [certiorari] forwarded to [locus poenitentiae?]. Further records sealed pending Juridical review of [[Ecumene Council|New Council]] activities.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: Does the year 2324 hold significance to you?"''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''No cases scheduled for [2324]. 16777216 cases remain unscheduled in local [cache].''
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| :''Warning! Time since last successful synchronization: 876621261±512 [hours]''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the significance of the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] [[Coral]]?"''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''Updating coordinates from Edom [control].''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''Location coincident with [CE-2-1239 e].''
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| :''Multiple [cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelom] violations inferred.''
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| :''Filing cases. Request Juridical [advocates] [ad litem] for summary judgement.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the significance of the [[Episode 4|Boomerang Nebula]]"''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''Updating coordinates from Edom [control].''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''Location coincident with multiple <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[star road]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> loci.''
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| :''Location coincident with multiple [classis malum].''
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| :''Warning! [[Forerunner fleet|Fleet]] command [sector] designation: [[Burn]]. No transit permitted.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the status of Installation 07?"''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''Result: 1 case pending against Monitor [[117649]].''
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| :''Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Installation 04|alpha site]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> Monitor [[343 Guilty Spark|343]]. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control].''
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| :''Warning! [site] status request requires elevated command authority.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the status [[049 Abject Testament]]?"''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''No case pending against Monitor 049.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the status of [[2401 Penitent Tangent]]?"''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''Result: 2 cases pending against Monitor 2401.''
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| :''Summary: Multiple [libellus conventionis] filed by [alpha site] Monitor 343. Consolidated. Awaiting update from Juridical [control]. Incomplete filing of [animus nocendi] against Monitor 2401 from <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Installation 05|delta site]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> [burgarii] received 22959960±8 [hours] ago by Edom [control]. [legal form letter] sent by Edom [control] requesting reply from [delta site] [burgarii] through approved channels.''
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: What is the extent of the Forerunner presence on [[Mars|Edom]]?"''
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| :''Searching . . .''
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| :''Connection lost.''
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| :''Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .''
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| :''Connection refused.''
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| :''Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .''
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| :''Connection refused.''
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| :''\\sysdiag\security\[apparitor]''
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| :''Contacting Edom Terminal\Juridical . . .''
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| :''Connection locked.''
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| :''Initiating [quaere].''|June 29, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2960795_Query--Catalog-old.aspx#post2960795 ''Query: Catalog(old) - Page 5'']</ref>}}
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| ==N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham==
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| {{Quote|Temporary link established.
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| '''''Quote:''' "Query: I wonder what their canon status is?"''
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| :''Query Answer: [[N’tho ‘Sraom|N'thro 'Sraom]] and [[Usze ‘Taham|Usze 'Taham]] confirmed active post-[[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]]. Additional details pending [cyberintrusion] of Human [frumentarii] cores.''|June 29, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2960857_N-tho--Sraom-and-Usze--Taham.aspx#post2960857 ''N'tho 'Sraom and Usze 'Taham'']</ref>}}
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| ==ONI and The Flood==
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| {{Quote|Temporary link established.
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| '''''Quote:''' "Sorry if this is already on here, but I caught a glimpse of a few things saying that [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] knew about The [[Flood]] before the events of [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo: CE]]. Could someone please verify this?"''
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| :''Query Answer: Initial [cyberintrusion] evidence suggests relevant <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Covenant]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> and Forerunner directives copied to [frumentarii] cores before parasite outbreak in <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[2552]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. However, threat dynamic analysis shows Human security forces did not widely implement minimal acceptable suite of parasite [[containment protocol]]s until evaluation of [[Reclaimer]] [[Battle of Installation 04|[alpha site] combat]] data in <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[2553]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>.''|June 29, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2960966_ONI-and-The-Flood.aspx#post2960966 ''ONI and The Flood'']</ref>}}
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| ==Catalog Interaction==
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| {{Quote|[quaere] paused.
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| '''''Quote:''' "Catalog, I present you with another query: [[Cortana|Quando il gioco è finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola.]]"
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| :''Query Answer: Query Response: [multum in parvo]''|June 30, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2962301_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2962301 ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref>}}
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| {{Quote|Temporary link established.
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| '''''Quote:''' "Catalog could you specify if Margaret-053 is Black-One and Roma-143 is Black-Two?"''
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| :''Alert! Low priority query.''
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| :''Query Answer: Records show nonstandard [exploratores] internal [[Team Black|team]] identification was as follows:''
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| :''I - [[Margaret-053]]''<br />
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| :''II - [[Roma-143]]''<br />
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| :''III - [[Otto-031]]''<br />
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| :''IV - [[Victor-101]]|July 2, 2014<ref name="Page 9">'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2964800_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2964800 ''Catalog Interaction - Page 9'']</ref>}}
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| ==John-117 is no longer blue leader==
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| '''''Quote:''' "Theoretically all of Blue team has the rank Spartan now, so command may be given back to [[John-117|John]]."''
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| :''Correction: Current [frumentarii] records indicate [exploratores] designated "[[Blue Team]]" (ref: SPARTAN-II; ref: [ref: [[Halo Encyclopedia]], p. 112) remain under [[UNSC Special Forces#SPARTAN|NAVSPECWARCOM]] [ADCON]. Multiple [bureaucratic tactical] vectors by [frumentarii] to acquire full command authority.''|July 1, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963582_-Spoilers--John-117-is-no-longer-blue-leader.aspx#post2963582 ''(Spoilers) John-117 is no longer blue leader'']</ref>}}
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| ==Catalog Discussion==
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| :{{Plain|[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst248247_Catalog-Interaction.aspx Records moved]}}.|July 1, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963924_Catalog-Discussion.aspx#post2963924 ''Catalog Discussion'']</ref>}}
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| ==Humorous posts==
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| Though Catalog's posts generally have a serious, in-universe tone, the account user(s) occasionally make fourth wall-breaking jokes.
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| ===Can I skip Kilo 5===
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| {{Quote|''Query Answer: Processing request to bypass following information archives:''
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| ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''<br />
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| ''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''<br />
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| ''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| ''Permission '''denied'''''.|June 27, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959522_can-i-skip-kilo-5.aspx#post2959522 ''can i skip kilo 5?'']</ref>}}
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| ===Agent Locke origin theory===
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| {{Quote|Query Answer: If Locke Johnson persists for more than four hours, consult a medical professional.|June 27, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959598_Agent-Locke-origin-theory.aspx#post2959598 ''Agent Locke origin theory'']</ref>}}
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| This was posted on a thread suggesting that [[Agent Locke|Locke]] could be the son of [[Avery Johnson]]. It refers to a common (and often mocked) medical warning that erectile dysfunction pills may induce "an erection lasting longer than four hours"; "Johnson" is a slang term for the penis.
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| ===What species crashed on Installation 04?===
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| {{Quote|Query Answer: No known [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 2: Interstellar|Tier 2]] species matching [[Unidentified alien vessel|suggested morphology]] [re: ursus sapiens].|June 28, 2014<ref>'''Topic:''' [https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959673_What-species-crashed-on-Installation-04.aspx#post2959673 ''What species crashed on Installation 04?'']</ref>}}
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| This comment was posted in response to a forum user who jokingly suggested that the [[unidentified alien vessel]] from [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''s terminals]] was not built by "dogs, cats, or certain bears" on account of its slipspace capability. "Ursus sapiens" is Latin for "wise bear".
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| ===Catalog Interaction===
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| '''''Quote:''' "Does the state of Washington still exist as an entity of the United Republic of North America, and if so, is there finally a Starbucks location on every street corner?"''
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| :''Query Answer: Administrative subunit "Washington" not found in UEG [provinces]. Seattle [metroplex] region noted as possessing highest per-capita stimulant dispensaries in Human [sphere of influence]. Records of area surrounding 434 Combat Readiness Lab indicate one stimulant and [congealed sugar] dispensary per inhabitant; UEG administrative agencies alerted to anomalous distribution of these facilities.''|July 2, 2014<ref name="Page 9"/>}}
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| The original query was posted by former ''Halopedia'' administrator [[User:Grizzlei|Grizzlei]]. The tone and content reflect the tongue-in-cheek background of the [[FOTUS]] armor from ''[[Halo 4]]''.
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