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==Notability: Early 2006== | ==Notability: Early 2006== | ||
{{main|Halopedia:Halopedia in the Media}} | {{main|Halopedia:Halopedia in the Media}} | ||
The site began to be recognized by the international community in early 2006; it was mentioned in a section of the Tahlequah Daily Press newspaper of Tahlequah, Oklahoma on February 20, 2006.<ref>[http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_051130651.html '''Tahlequah Daily Press''': ''Old Man Winter freezes out Halo tourney'']</ref> The site eventually was recognized by [[Bungie]] as a reliable, yet unofficial source of Halo information for the Halo community. This recognition prompted Halopedia's membership to increase by 300 percent over several weeks.<ref>[http:// | The site began to be recognized by the international community in early 2006; it was mentioned in a section of the Tahlequah Daily Press newspaper of Tahlequah, Oklahoma on February 20, 2006.<ref>[http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_051130651.html '''Tahlequah Daily Press''': ''Old Man Winter freezes out Halo tourney'']</ref> The site eventually was recognized by [[Bungie]] as a reliable, yet unofficial source of Halo information for the Halo community. This recognition prompted Halopedia's membership to increase by 300 percent over several weeks.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=7690 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halopedia Knows'']</ref> | ||
Still, notability is not something Halopedia has acquired in a major sense. Attempts to add an article on Halopedia to Wikipedia have been met with failure [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Halopedia|three times]], being deleted because the site is not considered notable enough to pass the site's notability standard. Unless something dramatically changes to result in widespread attention enough to create numerous secondary sources covering the significance of Halopedia, it is likely that this will go unchanged for the foreseeable future. | Still, notability is not something Halopedia has acquired in a major sense. Attempts to add an article on Halopedia to Wikipedia have been met with failure [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Halopedia|three times]], being deleted because the site is not considered notable enough to pass the site's notability standard. Unless something dramatically changes to result in widespread attention enough to create numerous secondary sources covering the significance of Halopedia, it is likely that this will go unchanged for the foreseeable future. | ||
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==Introduction of social tools: Early 2008== | ==Introduction of social tools: Early 2008== | ||
In March | In March 2008, Halopedia was one of the few wikis of Wikia having to experiment a [[mw:social tools|social tools]] system and a new skin. Part of the reason behind these features was for Wikia to experiment with the extensions in question and finding out the accessibility and usefulness of the tools. The implementation of the social tools includes the point system, an editing system that rewards users points for editing, completing various steps to becoming an active community member, and participating in community activities. | ||
At first, the social tools proved to be useful in Halopedia. A significant number of users enjoyed the features and were motivated to improve the wiki. However, the social tools created major problems with vandals and concern about the site's quality. The point system awarding equal value for both good and bad edits unfortunately encouraged most new users to contribute numerous edits of low beneficial value. These included adding random spaces and line breaks, fixing spellings one word for each revision, and unnecessary and redundant content. Users seeking a high point score without care for article quality caused an overall deterioration of quality in Halopedia. | At first, the social tools proved to be useful in Halopedia. A significant number of users enjoyed the features and were motivated to improve the wiki. However, the social tools created major problems with vandals and concern about the site's quality. The point system awarding equal value for both good and bad edits unfortunately encouraged most new users to contribute numerous edits of low beneficial value. These included adding random spaces and line breaks, fixing spellings one word for each revision, and unnecessary and redundant content. Users seeking a high point score without care for article quality caused an overall deterioration of quality in Halopedia. | ||
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==From 2008 to 2010== | ==From 2008 to 2010== | ||
[[File:120808.png|thumb|Halopedia in 2008.]] | [[File:120808.png|thumb|Halopedia in 2008.]] | ||
{{Quote|Know your Halo history by studying Halopedia, and make sure you’ve finished all three games, and have played all the multiplayer maps a lot. |Rob Adams<ref>[http:// | {{Quote|Know your Halo history by studying Halopedia, and make sure you’ve finished all three games, and have played all the multiplayer maps a lot. |Rob Adams<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=16876 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Rob Adams'']</ref>}} | ||
Halopedia experienced a great year in 2008, now featured with social tools. Though it met some controversy in the past, the social tools motivated the Halo community to continue improving and expanding the Halo database. Eventually, those who opposed the implementation of the social tools adapted and enjoyed the features. From 2009 to 2010, Halopedia underwent multiple design changes whereby the site would alter its appearance to a specific theme. These changes made it possible for the site to pay tribute for the release of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo: Reach''. | Halopedia experienced a great year in 2008, now featured with social tools. Though it met some controversy in the past, the social tools motivated the Halo community to continue improving and expanding the Halo database. Eventually, those who opposed the implementation of the social tools adapted and enjoyed the features. From 2009 to 2010, Halopedia underwent multiple design changes whereby the site would alter its appearance to a specific theme. These changes made it possible for the site to pay tribute for the release of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo: Reach''. | ||