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== Covenant Species Weights ==
==Dates==
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)


I know there isn't much room in Wikis for jokes, but here's just one to start off a long analysis. Please don't ban me. Cracked.com ran an article called 5 Things We're Making Fatter in Addition to Ourselves. And I've noticed a somewhat similar trend over the Covenant species articles with their weights. They've almost all gone up, to somewhat ridiculous levels, with the exception of Elites, who have lost about 200 lbs. and Prophets, who've stayed the same.
: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)


I don't have precise figures to quote, but from memory here is a comparison of the original species weight to the current one:
::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)


Grunts: 118 kg/260 lbs (current) vs. 110 lbs (original)
:::[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)
::::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)


Jackals: 88 kg/195 lbs (current) vs. ~150 lbs (original)
== Navigation section ==


Drones: 130 kg/280 lbs (current) vs. ~130 lbs (original)
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)


Brutes: 680 kg/1500 lbs (current) vs. 1100 lbs (original)
:Definitely number one [[User:Japeth555|Japeth555]] ([[User talk:Japeth555|talk]]) 19:03, 27 February 2017 (EST)Japeth555


Just looking at these, the Grunt and Drone figures seem ridiculous. How does a Grunt, a much shorter and smaller creature than a human, weigh in so much heavier? And the Drone would be in the obese category in human classification, yet not only is it a pretty trim-looking creature, it's a flying one.
::Deffo number 1.-[[User:CIA391|CIA391]] ([[User talk:CIA391|talk]]) 19:24, 27 February 2017 (EST)


The Jackal and Brute aren't as egregious as this, but they're still somewhat implausible figures. The Jackal is supposed to have hollow bones and it looks pretty skinny, but it's probably the most acceptable figure out of these four. Before the Elite's weight was changed from around 500 to its present of around 320 lbs, the Brute weighed 1,100. So it weighed a little more than twice as much as an Elite. Plausible. Now with the new figures, the Brute weighs 5 times as much as an Elite. Which makes little sense to me.
::: #1 [[User:Lord Susto|<span style="color:orange">Lord Susto</span>]] 21:11, 27 February 2017 (EST)


The source of these figures seems to be the Halo Encyclopedia, and I think the standard is to use the newest material as the main source in case of conflicts. But we've all read through/contributed to the rants about how riddled with errors the Encyclopedia is, and I think I can see the source of the error in some of these cases.
::::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)


The've mixed up kilograms with pounds.
:''(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)
::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)


It makes very strong sense for the Grunt and the Drone especially, because those kilogram figures are almost the same as the old pound figures. The Jackal would be a little bit on the anorexic side if it were only 88 pounds, so in that case the 195 lb. figure should probably be more correct. The Brute was always a heavyweight, but consider, if it were 680 pounds it would weigh a little more than twice as much as the old Elite did, the same that it used to be when the Elite was 500.
==Menu page suggestions==
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.


My proposal is to change the weights of the Grunt, Drone, and possibly the Brute so that it's the same number in pounds that it is now in kilograms. If it's unacceptable to consider correcting typos/errors in the Halo Encyclopedia like that, then my proposal is to find the more accurate-sounding numbers in the old sources, and replace the current ones with those. [[User talk:Flayer92|Flayer92]] 01:33, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
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.


:The [[Unggoy]] are 5 foot 6 inches. The [[Yanme'e]] are 5 foot 10 inches and the [[Kig-yar]] are 6 foot 8 inches. Just wanted to let you know in case you didn't notice yet. ;) --[[File:Invincibilityhud.svg|20px]] [[User:Ultra Force|<span style="color: gray; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 120%;">'''Ultra Force'''</span>]] 17:32, August 16, 2010 (UTC)
2. Small idea, borrowing it off Halo Nation of all places, a Monthly poll. Seems harmless enough.


As for the weight issue, I think that there weight should be based on their size, and hight. This is my opinion. Don't quote me. For grunts, which are about 4 to 5 feet tall, and are squat, like a frog, I think that they weigh approximately 150 to 250 lbs. Jackals, whitch are about 5 to 6 feet tall, about as tall as an average human, and are bird like, with hollow bones, should weigh about the same as grunts. Drones, which are about the size of grunts, would weigh about 350 to 450 lbs. This is because of the drones bulky exo-skeloton. As for them flying, their home planet has a higher gravity than Earth's. There for, it makes sense that they would be able to fly better on a lower gravity planet, like Earth or Reach. As for Elites, the covenents main fighting force, with a height of about 8 feet, and being very lean and muscular, weigh approximately 500 to 600 lbs. Coupled with thier body armor, about 600 to 700 lbs. Brutes, which are about a foot taller than Elites, weigh about 800 to 1000 lbs. This is becaus they live on a planet that has twice the gravity of earth, and are similar to gorillas. As for Hunters, witch are about 12 feet tall standing up, I think that a good portion of their weight is in their armor. With their armor, I think that they weigh about 1500 lbs, give of take. Remember, this is just my opinion. If you have any comments just post.[[User talk:Siphon117|Siphon117]] 22:09, 17 December 2010 (EST)
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.


:: You have to remember grunts and drones have an exoskeltion, like bugs, so they are pretty heavy. http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9315/signxb.jpg 13:41, 15 January 2011 (EST)
4. Could we perhaps lower the "Welcome back, Reclaimer!" user count from 16 to 12?


== Source formatting ==
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)
I suggest we change formatting of sources for books and games because I think it looks a bit more precise. And here are my suggestions for my proposal:
: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)
#Books: <code>'''''<nowiki>[[Name of book]]</nowiki>''''' - ''Any sub-titles'', page Page number ("''Quote (optional)''")</code>, or if you want to link right to the book: <code>''<nowiki>[[Name of book]]</nowiki>'' ("''Quote (optional)''")</code>
#Games: <code>'''''<nowiki>[[Name of game]]</nowiki>''''' - <nowiki>[[Name of level/Name of level (level)#Any sub-title|</nowiki>''Name of level'', Any sub-title<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code> ("''Quote (optional)''")</code>, or if you want to link right to the game: <code>''<nowiki>[[Name of game]]</nowiki>'' ("''Quote (optional)''")</code>
And as an example: If you want to source a quote from page of ''Halo Encyclopedia'' as an example: <ref group="Source formatting">'''''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''''' - ''Chapter Six: The Forerunners'', page 185 ("''The Libarian had a deep respect for humanity, whom she viewed as “special” among all of the sentient life she had catalogued and felt it was well worth the sacrafice of her life to save them.''")</ref>


And for something like a section from a level in ''Halo 3'': <ref group="Source formatting">'''''[[Halo 3]]''''' - [[Sierra 117#Quid Pro Quo|''Sierra 117'', Quid Pro Quo]]</ref>
: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).


<references group="Source formatting"/>
: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)


And other ways.--{{User:Cally99117/Sig}}
::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)
:::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)


==Wiki Improvement Poll==
::::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)
In counting down the release of Halo: Reach (Sept 14) and experiencing the end of 10 wonderful years of all that is Bungie, what do you think Halopedia should do to celebrate? - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 17:22, August 16, 2010 (UTC)


(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.


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)


We are already a pretty reached-out (no pun intended) wiki and I don't think that would be so different of awesome. The whole halopedians-only matches sound exclusive and unfun as well. My suggestion is below:
: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)
::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)


Contests. Everything reach themed in any medium. Poetry, photoshopping, screenshots, songs, animation. Anything you could work, and we have enough users to run something like that. 1st 2nd and 3rd for each category. Cairo 'my sig's broken' Cat 07:48, August 18, 2010 (UTC)
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)
: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)


In my opinion, we should replace the file of John holding an MA5C with a file of Noble Six. The background should be changed too (the Tsavo Highway background is getting old). And instead of the usual white-and-light-blue colors of this wiki, we should have a more "Reach" feel to it. Such as using darker and gloomy-er colors. Just a suggestion. --[[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"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Talk'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] [[Special:Contributions/Ultra Force|<font color="grey"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Contribs'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] [[Special:Editcount/Ultra Force|<font color="grey"><nowiki>(</nowiki>'''Edits'''<nowiki>)</nowiki></font>]] 20:32, August 24, 2010 (UTC)
::While waiting for a decision from the administration, I've linked the Halopedian project page to the Meet other Halo fans widget as a temporary solution.
::As for the above suggestions, please be informed that #1 and #4 has been taken care of. As for #2, we can bring back the montly poll. I believe this is still accessible in the wiki tools. For #3, we can do a featured image if we can do it along the lines of how Wikipedia does theirs (e.g. with good descriptions and proper attributions/credits/sourcing). I share the same opinion as Nighthammer in relation to #5. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 13:10, 1 March 2017 (EST)


I don't know, I mean John is the iconic charator of The halo series. You here Halo and you think of him. Perhaps we can get a new picture of him,and a new background though. --[[User talk:Blahmarrow|Blahmarrow]] 22:37, August 28, 2010 (UTC)
==Book Chapter vs Page numbers==
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.


Do an "all of the above" section, inculding "Making the wiki reach style" and "Hosting PC and XBoxLive for wikians only matches". That would help those of us who lack XBox live. --- [[User:Echo 1 | <span style="color:green;">Cprl. Echo 1</span>]] [[image: Lewa.jpg | 32px]] [[User_Talk:Echo 1 | <span style="color:green;">High Resolution,</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Echo 1 | <span style="color:green;">Poor Quality</span>]] 00:52, August 27, 2010 (UTC)
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.  


I think maybe make a Halo:Reach theme but instead of simply replacing the image of MasterChief we make an image of him alongside Noble 6.
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.
Alternatively we could make a theme that shows all the Halo games as a homage to the series which would be fitting as this is Bungie's final Halo game--[[User talk:Soul reaper|Soul reaper]] 03:36, August 29, 2010 (UTC)


Just like Soul reaper said, we should update the theme to have a more "Reach" like feel but it shouldn't be total. --Reddy645 20:44, August 30, 2010 (UTC)
For example if I was wanting to source a SMAC in Halo the fall of reach 2001 paperback edition. I would put the following down.


I like the new darker background, fitting in with Reach's atmosphere. But, since Master Chief is Halo's iconic character, I say, alongside having the Reach Chief (since he's most likely going to make a cameo appearance), we also have like a group picture of all the important characters within the series, including Noble Team as a whole and the ODST squad. The main characters should take center stage though. --k1ll8 saurav 20:31, September 1, 2010
'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' ''-Chapter 33 (Physical paperback - Page 256'')


Since we don't know whether Master Chief will appear as a character, I would recommend having the members of Noble Team set to random, as well as Buck - we can't forget our Nathan Fillion love since he's returning for Reach. -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>Qur'a 'Morhek</sup></font></i></u>]] 03:32, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
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)


A Better Idea is to Get a picture of all of the Famous Halo Characters, and Photoshop them all into one page, with Master Chief standing in front holding his Assault Riffle Over his Shoulder --[[User talk:Killerrin|Killerrin]] 05:32, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
: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)


:If only customising the wiki theme were that simple.... but alas, it is not. Sorry, can't be done. :( - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 05:49, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
::I believe there was some discussion about this a while back and I agree. The chapter thing would definitely be useful for more reasons than one, and we've already been identifying the early novel reissues and Google Play editions in sources for some time. Labeling every edition is just the logical next step from that. To avoid radically changing to our existing format, however, I'd make the new one something like the following:


These are a few ideas i came up with for a Reach themed wiki logo--[[User talk:Soul reaper|Soul reaper]] 06:55, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
::'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', Chapter 15, ''page 77'' (2001 paperback); ''page 113'' (2010 paperback); ''page 4'' (Google Play)
<gallery position="left" spacing="small" widths="75" captionalign="left">
Noble6logo.png
Noble6logo2.png
Noble6logo3.png
Noble6logo4.png
Noble6logo5.png
Noble6logo6.png
Noble6logo7.png
</gallery>


:*sigh*... the wiki logo cannot be altered. It is there, permanently, until we have another wiki-skin change. As such, it's pointless to propose any changes to the wiki logo.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 06:58, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
::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)


Is it just me or is the new theme running a lot slower than the old one? It may be due to the ONI background thing, but I'm not sure. My computer's not exactly top of the line but the old theme ran a lot smoother. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 07:02, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
:::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)


:It's expected to run slower, but not ''a lot'' slower. All images have been compressed to their smallest possible filesize. Have you tried disabling the ads using AdBlocker (Mozilla)? It would certainly decrease the load-time and make it smoother.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 07:10, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
::::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)


::Well, "a lot slower" may've been a bit of an overstatement; it's within bearable limits but still noticeable. I am using Adblock though; guess I'll just have to live with it. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 07:50, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
::::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)


Okay, well then forget a logo change. It can stay the way it is. However, the link colors are annoying me. They don't fit in with Reach's color scheme. If it's possible to change the color of the links, consider yellow/gold. -k1ll8 saurav 21:53, September 2, 2010
:::::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)


== Human Colonization ==
::::::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)


Can anyone find out what was the approxomate number of human colonies before and after the Covenant war?
:::::::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)


:It's already mentioned in the "population" section of the [[Human]] article. -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>Qur'a 'Morhek</sup></font></i></u>]] 06:01, August 23, 2010 (UTC)
== Dates in community news ==


==Messed up Main Page==
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


Is it just me, or is the Main Page looking kinda messed up right now? What happened? --[[User talk:Serithi|Serithi]] 09:20, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
== New arcade game called Halo team raven ==


:If you're referring to the ridiculously long advert on the right column, then yes, it is messed up. If not, it's looks normal. Perhaps you have a different display problem? Mind if you could provide a screenshot?- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 14:08, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
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}}


::Something is displacing the right hand column for me, shifting it down a few centimeters. That may be something like what he means. -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>Qur'a 'Morhek</sup></font></i></u>]] 21:26, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
== change article path ==
::: EDIT: Scratch that, it's messed up again. [[User talk:Serithi|Serithi]] 06:20, August 27, 2010 (UTC)


::::@Serithi; some screenshots would be helpful.
please can the article path be changed from <code>/$1</code> to <code>/wiki/$1</code>?
::::@Specops306; that would be the ridiculously long advert... something which is out of my control...- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 10:56, August 27, 2010 (UTC)


==Sister Site Issue==
the /wiki/$1 article path is better than this currently used.--[[user:PSL600|Psl600]] 14:35, 3 September 2018 (EDT)
Sorry if this is not allowed here. One of the sister sites, Halo Machinima Wiki, is lacking moderators, only having 2, and many pages are being vandalized and removed overall. Is this not a matter of this site or can it be dealt with here? I personally think this site should be involved, however that is not my decision. I will remove this section if it is required because I do not know if this section's allowed here. [[User talk:NarutoROCKS189|NarutoROCKS189]] 05:09, August 30, 2010 (UTC)


:I would suggest talking to any active moderators over at Halo Machinima Wiki. If there are none, you can apply to become a moderator. To do so, head [[w:c:Community:Community_Central:Adoption_requests|here]] and discuss with Wikia Staff on how to become a moderator.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 05:56, August 30, 2010 (UTC)
: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)
:: it i better because to know that it is the wiki, otherwise, i think it is non-wiki page, and if we still have <code>/$1</code> article path, typing <code>/wiki/$1</code> (example: http://www.halopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)  will result landing on the "Wiki/Main_Page" and I want to land on "Main Page" without the "Wiki/" prefix. [[user:PSL600|Psl600]] 12:24, 4 September 2018 (EDT)


== Blogs? ==
== Fan content ==
I think there should be an article about Halo FAN CONTENT! I would do this, but I am INEXPERIENCED at making articles.{{Unsigned|Cheatcodeman}}
: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)
::What about fan Games? Are those Fine? --[[User:Cheatcodeman|Cheatcodeman]] ([[User talk:Cheatcodeman|talk]]) 16:37, May 27, 2021 (EDT)Cheatcodeman
:::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)
::::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
:::::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)
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}}


Ok,I dont know if this is just a glitch or what, but every once in a while when I type something into the search box and it is accurately spelled, it takes me to a list of halopedia blog suggestions. Is it just my computer or what?
== RvB references ==


:A glitch most likely. Wikia is updating its internal systems, as announced globally a few days ago, so I think that caused the error. They might go away in a few weeks. - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 10:28, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
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)
: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)


== Mediawiki ==
== I need a favor ==


I think the headlines of the site are lost in the background because the text is black and the background is dark. Maybe consider using white text for the headlines? <font style="papyrus">[[User:Bioniclepluslotr|<font color="lime">'''Bioniclepluslotr'''</font>]]</font> 13:34, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
I need some pictures/screenshots of the Halo: Reach armor permutations, at [https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/540909659/ this] angle.


:It's only for this page and that other page. If you try other pages, it should be fine. :P - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 15:38, September 1, 2010 (UTC)
Must be done ASAP. I only need the armor in sets, all but the helmets.
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)


::Then why not outline the white text in black. It looks really bad for a mainpage, just sayin. [[Image:Radioactivity symbol.png|35px]] [[User:RadiationNeon|<span style="color:aqua">RadiationNeon</span>]] ([[User talk:RadiationNeon|<span style="color:Orange">CHATTER</span>]]) 03:50, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
: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)


:::If you mean "outline the black text in white" that might be a good idea, actually. --<b>[[User:Dragonclaws|<font color="#4D56B1">Dragon<font color="#F28500">c</font>laws</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Dragonclaws|<font color="#4D56B1">talk</font>]])</sup></b> 05:20, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
::What would you recommend? --Da BOI OF DA YEAAARR CHEATCODEMAN 12:37, June 8, 2021 (EDT)


::::Nope, like the first post says, white text. But then other pages would be white text. That's why I said black outline.--[[Image:Radioactivity symbol.png|35px]] <font size="5"><font face="Halo">[[User:RadiationNeon|<span style="color:aqua">RadiationNeon</span>]]</font></font>  <font face="OCR A STD">([[User talk:RadiationNeon|<span style="color:orange">CHATTER</span>]])</font> 06:19, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
== Missing feature ==


:::::Which is also useless as the theme comes offline by the end of September. It's just one page (two if you included Main page) affected.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 06:42, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
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)


== Monaco problem ==
: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)


There's a problem with Monaco skins across Wikia. For some reason, submenus don't receive the <code>position:absolute</code> setting, so they don't function properly and are near-unusable. Problem affects Firefox 3.6.3 Portable and possibly higher versions as well. Have not tested on other browsers -- can't at this time.
== How do I create an article / page. ==


Simple fix that you guys could implement for Halopedia specifically:
I cannot find any information or way to create a page. Help.
#navigation div.sub-menu.widget{position:absolute}
 
The problem stems from some (useless) CSS meant for browsers with JavaScript turned off; the CSS sets submenus to <code>position:static</code>. It seems to have been intended to make the menus usable with JS off. It has absolutely no useful effect, however, because the submenus don't even exist on the page when JS is off. (As part of Wikia's ''dreadful'' menu system, the menus are created dynamically, with their contents retrieved via AJAX.) This CSS, then, has no point; it may be safely overriden without further disadvantaging JS-less browsers.
 
So you can implement the fix listed above and solve the menu issue for Halopedia specifically, or you can wait for Wikia to fix the problem. Alternatively, if anyone here is friends with a Wikia staffer, you can pass the fix onto them and see what they can do for Wikia as a whole.
 
By the way, I've been away for a while. Love what you guys've done with the place. <span style="background:#ADA;display:inline-block;height:16px;padding-right:4px;line-height:1em;position:relative;top:-3px;-moz-border-radius:0 50% 50%"><b>[[Image:DavidJCobb_Emblem.svg|16px]]&nbsp;[[User:DavidJCobb|<span style="color:#000;position:relative;top:.15em">DavidJCobb&nbsp;</span>]]</b></span> 22:24, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 
:Added and done. Haven't encountered anyone having the problem so far. Anyway, don't be too happy. A new skin is coming out soon and will replace Monaco. Keep a look out for bugs. :) - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 22:29, September 22, 2010 (UTC)
 
== i think that's bogus ==
 
Personally, i think that the covenant soldiers have ''stayed in shape.'' in halo 3 they were almost all skinny. and if they do look fat, that is just their large amount of armor.
 
couldn't agree more,also arbiter had realy thick armor in halo wars,the he was stripped of rank and armor in halo 2 right? after that he fled to humans?or was it before that?([[User talk:EliteHonorGuard|EliteHonorGuard]] 14:42, September 26, 2010 (UTC))
 
Halo Wars Arby and Halo:2/Halo:3 Arby are 2 different people/lizards/squids.Halo wars Arby dies at the end of the game and the Halo Trilogy's Arby was a Fleet Admiral in Halo:CE.He only became the Arbiter at the beginning of Halo:2 [[User talk:X Aikou x|X Aikou x]] 01:36, September 28, 2010 (UTC)
 
== What the? ==
 
Didn't Halopedia have a Reach theme a few days ago? This is very confusing.[[User talk:Blahmarrow|Blahmarrow]] 13:41, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
 
:It was turned off like 20 minutes ago, actually.-- '''[[User:Forerunner|<font color="blue">Fore</font>]]''[[User talk:Forerunner|<font color="green">run</font>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Forerunner|<font color="red">ner</font>]]''''' 13:47, September 25, 2010 (UTC)''
 
:It's over.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 13:43, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
 
:It was a special theme for the release of Reach. We hadn't changed permanently. --<b>[[User:Dragonclaws|<font color="#4D56B1">Dragon<font color="#F28500">c</font>laws</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Dragonclaws|<font color="#4D56B1">talk</font>]])</sup></b> 18:50, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
:
:Ah alright then. I thought there was a problem with something! Glad I was wrong![[User talk:Blahmarrow|Blahmarrow]] 22:19, September 25, 2010 (UTC)
::I actually preferred the Reach theme. Ah well - change comes in leaps and bounds, for better or worse. -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>Qur'a 'Morhek</sup></font></i></u>]] 04:13, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
 
== "New content" on Reach articles ==
 
I think the game has been out long enough that we can start removing this tag on some articles like commendations and medals, where all the information is already there. Yea/nay? [[User:KickButtUnggoy|Kick]][[User talk:KickButtUnggoy|Butt]][[Unggoy]] 21:46, September 28, 2010 (UTC)
 
: It depends on the page, use your best judgment. [[User:FatalSnipe117|<span style="color:purple">'''Que'''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/FatalSnipe117|<span style="color:red">'''Sera'''</span>]], [[User talk:FatalSnipe117|<span style="color:orange">'''Sera'''</span>]] 19:23, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
: I agree[[User talk:Blahmarrow|Blahmarrow]] 22:40, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
 
:As long as it's removed once the page in question has been updated with the new content. There's really no point in removing it until then, since it kind of defeats the whole purpose of the template. Sometimes "new content" can get added weeks or even months after a new title has been released. But yeah, if all the available info is there, go right ahead. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 19:23, September 30, 2010 (UTC)
 
== Main Page ==
 
The main page looks pretty shabby at the moment. Is it going to be tidied up any time soon? [[Special:Contributions/86.138.197.204|86.138.197.204]] 23:41, 30 October 2010 (EDT)
 
I would think so. Halopedians are hoping for the site to be fully completed by Jan 2011.--[[User talk:Blahmarrow|Blahmarrow]] 14:14, 31 October 2010 (EDT)
:Ah, that's very good. Just hope this site surpasses the Wikia one. [[Special:Contributions/217.39.87.129|217.39.87.129]] 18:08, 2 November 2010 (EDT)
 
== Bold/Overly Black Main Page ==
 
I think that the text in the rounded boxes as well as the borders of the boxes are way too black.  It makes the main page look rather, unappealing.  I would like to see it improved, but I don't want to put a bunch of work into it unless there is a general consensus.  So what do you guys think?  [[User talk:Matortheeternal|Matortheeternal]] 15:09, 12 November 2010 (EST)
:I took initiative and lowered the padding on the rounded boxes from 2px to 1px.  I would also like to unbold the font, and maybe change it from Century Gothic to Arial.  But I'm not going to do this until someone tells me I can.  [[User talk:Matortheeternal|Matortheeternal]] 15:35, 12 November 2010 (EST)
::Added arial and sans serif as alternatives in case the user's computer doesn't support Century Gothic.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 17:06, 12 November 2010 (EST)
:::Ok, that's a good start, but I think it'd be good if we could unbold the text in the contentboxes.  I've tried to find where it tells the text to turn bold in Template:Header and Template:Header/2, but I can't find it.  I'll check again.  [[User talk:Matortheeternal|Matortheeternal]] 17:03, 13 November 2010 (EST)
::::Yeah I just got totally lost.  I don't understand this whole visual id thing.  Like, if I want to unbolb the text in the navbar, I just see <nowiki>{{{basestyle|}} and {{{titlestyle|}} and a bunch of other crap.</nowiki>  I guess I really don't know enough code.  :S  But yeah, IMO, that super-bold text is ugleh.  But maybe that's just me.  [[User talk:Matortheeternal|Matortheeternal]] 17:25, 13 November 2010 (EST)
 
== Reach-specific categories ==
 
Seeing as the ''Halo: Reach'' launch hype has come and gone, I think it would be appropriate we got rid of the ''Reach''-specific categories such as [[:Category:Halo: Reach Species|Halo: Reach Species]] or [[:Category:Halo: Reach Characters|Halo: Reach Characters]]. To my understanding, these were created for a ''Reach'' pre-launch portal page and serve no useful purpose anymore. We don't have game-specific categories for the other games either, so ''Reach'' should be no different in that regard. I wasn't involved with the ''Reach'' portal page, so I thought I'd ask for the view of someone who was behind the project. --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 15:47, 23 November 2010 (EST)
 
:It was Joeplay, a Wikia Staff in charge of promoting Halo: Reach through Halopedia (Halo.Wikia). I think we can remove that without referring to him. :P - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 15:59, 23 November 2010 (EST)
 
 
== Polls ==
 
I just wanted to know if their are any polls in the main page?
 
 
== Large Potential Canonicity Issue ==
It has recently occured to me that a number of articles associated with the events depicted in Halo Wars now have no official source to confirm their canonicity, among these are: [[Keiichi-047]], [[Unidentified SPARTAN-II (Harvest)]], [[Ustaf 'Nbekee]], [['Crolunee]], [[Helena Roman]].
 
The issue is that the website that originally contained the gameplay extracts involving these characters, the "Official Halo Wars Website" was recently disbanded. Instead the link goes to a Halo Waypoint page in regards to Halo Wars the game, with all traces of the original website deleted.
 
So my issue is, do these articles still warrant as canon? Or does the removal of the promotional website and subsequent lack of proof for their canonicity warrant these articles as void? <font color="black">Something<b>Different</b></font> 05:10, 25 November 2010 (EST)
:These articles would still be canon (depending on what has been confirmed so far), but it would be hard for others to accept it as so since the citations no longer exist. Thus, we would need to apply the burden of proof test in the future if one ever questions the credibility of the articles. The burden of proof would have to rely on the discussion pages (if exist) or simply by words of those who have edited it. This has happened before in the case of [[Iris]] and [[AdjutantReflex]], two articles that would remain sourceless to some point. - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 05:24, 25 November 2010 (EST)
::Understood, thank you. <font color="black">Something<b>Different</b></font> 05:29, 25 November 2010 (EST)
 
== Logo overlap ==
 
Having the Chief icon on top of the page content interferes with things like selecting article titles (for copying and pasting into links). A quick fix is to give <code>#p-logo</code> a <code>z-index</code> of <code>1</code> or lower. [[User talk:DavidJCobb|DavidJCobb]] 13:40, 10 December 2010 (EST)
 
== Editing userpages ==
 
Could the coding please be altered to allow me to edit other people's userpages/userwikis/user-whatever? A lot of wanted pages are being linked from there.-- [[User talk:Forerunner|Forerunner]] 14:04, 20 December 2010 (EST)
 
== Upcoming maintenance ==
 
Hosting company says maintenance window 12am–6am eastern standard time Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. 2 hours downtime for PDU replacement. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 22:50, 27 December 2010 (EST)
 
== thundestone ==
 
the skull i found is the thunderstone,i turned it on and nothing happened.one day,i forgot to turn it on,and it worked!all the grunts where engineers,and the brutes where high rank too.is this a glich or is the thunderstone skull only activated by not turning it on.([[User talk:EliteHonorGuard|EliteHonorGuard]] 18:01, 1 January 2011 (EST))
 
:Glitch.-- [[User talk:Forerunner|Forerunner]] 18:07, 1 January 2011 (EST)
 
== easter eggs on the ark ==
 
one glich is when your gonna shoot the first shot at the begging of the level,throw a sticky,onto the middle of the platform.it will explode.the grunt in there will go flying,but insted of hitting the ground,he will float in the air,swingging his arms as if falling.this may take a few tries.2.when you get to the anti air cannon,shoot your gun rapidly at the phantom.the phantom will drop the peice its holding,and it will flip off the cliff.[[User talk:EliteHonorGuard|EliteHonorGuard]] 18:06, 1 January 2011 (EST)
 
== reach's point in time ==
 
alot of my friends say halo reach takes place in the future (in the halo universe) but i know for a fact that halo reach takes place in the past.bunji rewound time so they would have a planet full of spartens to blow things up right?[[User talk:EliteHonorGuard|EliteHonorGuard]] 18:14, 1 January 2011 (EST)
 
:The "present" in the Halo universe is after the Human-Covenant War. The fact that you're fighting the Covenant (and more importantly Sangheili) shows that it takes place before the Great Schism - October 2552. As the game shows the date at the start of each level, you'd know that the game takes place between July 23 2552 and August 30 2552. Halo: Combat Evolved is September 19-21 2552, Halo 2 is between October 20 and November 17, while Halo 3 continues from there until March 3.-- [[User talk:Forerunner|Forerunner]] 18:48, 1 January 2011 (EST)
thnx for clearing that up [[User talk:EliteHonorGuard|EliteHonorGuard]] 23:36, 3 January 2011 (EST)
 
== Hello everyone ==
 
Hi, I am newbie.This is my frist post ...lol.
say hello to everybody.{{unsigned|92.46.50.82}}
 
:It helps if you sign your posts. It also helps, if you plan to be an active participant, to create a profile with a username so we know who you are. Welcome to Halopedia! -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>Qur'a 'Morhek</sup></font></i></u>]] 05:34, 8 January 2011 (EST)
 
== hey, any online admin with some free time plese contact me ==
i have a problem because someome has deleted a page i created telling me its content was fake.
i can have proofs it wasn't and i was asking if i can re-up it and maybe make it undeletable to avoid this guy to do it again.
thank you
 
:First please sign your name on a talk page. Now to explain. I was not the person who deleted it. I am the person who added the deletion template. The reason for this is actually rather simple. The first one is, as the admin who deleted it said, is that you wrote no references. I checked before adding the template. There is no reference of this glitch. The game was released in 2004. Even if it's an extremely rare glitch someone would obviously speak of it. The other problem is the spelling and grammar. You added no capitals or punctuations. You could have spelled checked it. You pretty much posted a meaningless page. How high are the chances for one out of millions of people to experience this glitch? [[User talk:Steahl Senka|Steahl Senka]] 17:30, 9 January 2011 (EST)
 
I am sorry for my errors. I didn't know my name was not signed, i am [[User talk:AleX6547|AleX6547]]
There is a reference about it and it's a youtube video called "Halo Tricks of Trade Episode 3: Friendly Covenant".
This is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ819VrR5-A
Ignore that he wrote accidentally sacred icon instead of quarantine zone, because in the video he actually is in the quarantine zone level to get the sputnik skull.
The problem is that the glitch was found just by this guy, who had only 543 people watching his video.
You can easly try this out after seen how on the video, it is funny.
I have some videos of the glitch i made with fraps but i show only the glitch while is performed already.
SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH
 
I noticed i can't go to a new line after a dot. If i will be allowed to re-up the page i will use capitals.
 
:::Okay. What troubles me is if he modded the computer. So we will needed more references to this. Only one source is bad. You should talk to an admin who is often on like [[User: Forerunner| Forerunner]]. I apologize that you are hurt. But from what I can tell your new here. New to Wikis. If I hurt your feelings its because I get annoyed rather quickly. So please go to Forerunner and ask him what to do from here. As soon you can find two sources I am certain the admins here will allow you to re-create the page. Also for future references(to find admins) go [http://www.halopedian.com/Administrator here]. Again I apologize if I insulted you in any matter. I just don't have good people skills. [[User talk:Steahl Senka|Steahl Senka]] 15:22, 10 January 2011 (EST)
 
thank you for your time and for your help, i am not hurt anymore.
I am also sorry if i looked arrogant.
I will contact this admin and see what will he tell me.
thank you [[User talk:AleX6547|AleX6547]]
 
Your welcome dude, and don't worry. I didn't find you act arrogantly. Good luck :) [[User:Steahl Senka|<span style="color:Red">Steahl Senka</span>]]([[User talk:Steahl Senka|<span style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Forerunner;">Chant</span></span>]]) 20:47, 12 January 2011 (EST)
 
i have also discovered another glitch that doesn't have references online.
i don't know about odst multiplayer, but it works on any halo game that allows you to dual weapons.
i tried it on halo 2 and halo 3 and it works.
(not remember for sure about halo 2)
it allows you to have 2 same weapons together, one on your hand and one in your pocket.
do you think it's cool enough to be uploaded?
[[User talk:AleX6547|AleX6547]]
 
:That's [[Triple Wielding]]. - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 10:56, 14 January 2011 (EST)
 
wow! ok that one is too simple to be undiscovered... :) thank you [[User talk:AleX6547|AleX6547]]
 
ehr... the admin never writes me back, what could i do?[[User talk:AleX6547|AleX6547]]
 
== ...Question ==
 
As a new user, what are some tasks I can do to help the wiki? --[[User talk:Stye|Stye]] 13:57, 12 January 2011 (EST)
 
:Anything, everything ranging from fixing grammar, summarising content, etc. Just remember not to make multiple edits. For more, see our Help section. :) - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 15:17, 12 January 2011 (EST)
 
== Removing a did you know. ==
 
I recently noticed a do you know thing on the side bar saying that Diadect and the libirian were the only two known forerruners.
 
Ovibolsly, this is not the case. can this be removed, and can ohters be checked?
 
Also, can and admin tell me if I can go ahead and replace the assination page with my revised draft of it: http://www.halopedian.com/User:Jabberwockxeno/Draft  http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9315/signxb.jpg 13:25, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
:You can access the Did You Know box via [[Template:DYK]].- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 13:29, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
But how do I find the particular one I need to delete? (also, check your board to board with me subs) http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9315/signxb.jpg 13:36, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
:Use "CTRL +F" and type in "Didact" to find it.-- [[User talk:Forerunner|Forerunner]] 13:42, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
::No, I mean only 6 or 7 trivia factds show up on that page, how do I get that one in particular to show up? http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9315/signxb.jpg 14:04, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
:::All of the DYKs are randomised.- <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 14:13, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
:::: So then I just mash F5 untill it shows up? http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9315/signxb.jpg 14:17, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
::::: If you want to see the DYK so much, yes. :P - <font face="Century Gothic">[[User:Subtank|<font color="gold"><font color="#FF4F00">5</font>əb<font color="#FF4F00">'7</font>aŋk</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Subtank|<font color="#FF4F00">7alk</font>]])</sup></font> 14:19, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
:::::: I just want to make sure it's not showing incorrect info. 14:21, 15 January 2011 (EST)
 
All the options are listed [[Template:DYK/Option|here]]. Click edit to see them all. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 11:57, 17 January 2011 (EST)
 
== Ship's Complement  ==
 
Regarding a ships complement, in most articles, this include the vehicles each is carrying. A ships Complement is the crew alone. Writing it this way, you could take a modern landing ship and claim the vehicles it is transporting to be part of its complement, which would not be the case. [[User:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:Blue">DarkbelowHGR</span>]] [[User talk:Honor Guard Reborn|<span style="color:green">CommbandD</span>]] 18:50, 22 January 2011 (EST)
 
== Upload file link ==
 
While I do prefer the new Halopedia default skin over the other ones, I think there's one important feature missing. That is, the sidebar link to the "upload file" page. I've found myself using it a lot more often than, say, "Top users", and a direct link to it would be far quicker than always having to navigate through the special pages. Since the links are currently neatly arranged in two columns of three, maybe the "top users" one could be moved to the "community" menu and replaced with the upload file shortcut? --[[User:Jugus|<font color="MidnightBlue"><b>Jugus</b></font>]] <small>([[User talk:Jugus|<font color="Gray">Talk</font>]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jugus|<font color="Gray">Contribs</font>]])</small> 14:29, 25 January 2011 (EST)
 
:I would suggest replacing the "What links here" with Upload, since the feature is also available via More Actions drop down menu. — <span style="font-size:200%; font-family:Freestyle Script;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 14:34, 25 January 2011 (EST)
 
::I like these suggestions and I'm going with it. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:06, 25 January 2011 (EST)
 
:::Since you're here, any chance fixing the <code><poll></code> tags? — <span style="font-size:200%; font-family:Freestyle Script;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span> 15:17, 25 January 2011 (EST)
 
::::The poll extensions are really no good. The best we can do is embed PollDaddy polls. --{{User:Porplemontage/sig}} 15:54, 25 January 2011 (EST)
 
== Featured Quotes ==
 
I'm trying to get the quote thing to be monthly as it should be. The problem here is that an admin has to remember to update it each month. Is it possible to put it on an automatic timer? For a while, we had a date thing where it would show a number in the ''Halo'' font and say if something relevant happened today. If we could just make a big list that a program would cycle through, it would be much more efficient. We could just stick it full of quotes at the beginning of the year and maybe vote on the quotes for next year. Is this at all possible? --<b>[[User:Dragonclaws|<font color="#800080">Dragon<font color="#3B3F42">c</font>laws</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Dragonclaws|<font color="#DE397E">talk</font>]])</sup></b> 04:34, 28 January 2011 (EST)

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Dates[edit]

Should dates on articles have the rd, th, nd, and st, or should we not do that on articles? Alertfiend - Warning, my comments may appear passive aggressive. (Converse) 21:47, 3 June 2016 (EDT)

I don't think so, I don't do it at least. Wikipedia doesn't do it either. --NightHammer(talk)(contribs) 21:51, 3 June 2016 (EDT)
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. Alertfiend - Warning, my comments may appear passive aggressive. (Converse) 23:52, 3 June 2016 (EDT)
Here's a guide. So basically, we don't use it at all. --NightHammer(talk)(contribs) 23:55, 3 June 2016 (EDT)
Per NightHammer, dates don't need those suffixes. Please remove them anytime you see them in an article.--Spartacus Talk • Contribs 14:19, 4 June 2016 (EDT)

Navigation section[edit]

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 here. Do note the images on layout #2 are merely placeholders for now. Any feedback would be most appreciated, thanks.--Spartacus Talk • Contribs 18:44, 27 February 2017 (EST)

Definitely number one Japeth555 (talk) 19:03, 27 February 2017 (EST)Japeth555
Deffo number 1.-CIA391 (talk) 19:24, 27 February 2017 (EST)
#1 Lord Susto 21:11, 27 February 2017 (EST)
Per above. --NightHammer(talk)(contribs) 23:18, 27 February 2017 (EST)
(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. --Jugus (talk) 23:38, 27 February 2017 (EST)
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.--Spartacus Talk • Contribs 23:49, 27 February 2017 (EST)

Menu page suggestions[edit]

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.

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.

2. Small idea, borrowing it off Halo Nation of all places, a Monthly poll. Seems harmless enough.

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.

4. Could we perhaps lower the "Welcome back, Reclaimer!" user count from 16 to 12?

5. We need more Featured stuff to be nominated, that is something we can all work on fairly easy enough.-CIA391 (talk) 19:24, 27 February 2017 (EST)

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!--Spartacus Talk • Contribs 22:38, 27 February 2017 (EST)
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).
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 is a good example of a comprehensive article here). --NightHammer(talk)(contribs) 23:18, 27 February 2017 (EST)
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. --Jugus (talk) 23:38, 27 February 2017 (EST)
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.--Spartacus Talk • Contribs 11:32, 28 February 2017 (EST)
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. --NightHammer(talk)(contribs) 12:08, 28 February 2017 (EST)

(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.

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).-CIA391 (talk) 13:25, 28 February 2017 (EST)

Absolutely, as long as there's someone willing to handle those social media accounts and keep them up to date. --Jugus (talk) 00:30, 1 March 2017 (EST)
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.--Spartacus Talk • Contribs 11:52, 1 March 2017 (EST)

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. --Jugus (talk) 12:31, 1 March 2017 (EST)

Agreed, I'd rather just remove it completely given we already have a page better suited for that.--Spartacus Talk • Contribs 12:39, 1 March 2017 (EST)
While waiting for a decision from the administration, I've linked the Halopedian project page to the Meet other Halo fans widget as a temporary solution.
As for the above suggestions, please be informed that #1 and #4 has been taken care of. As for #2, we can bring back the montly poll. I believe this is still accessible in the wiki tools. For #3, we can do a featured image if we can do it along the lines of how Wikipedia does theirs (e.g. with good descriptions and proper attributions/credits/sourcing). I share the same opinion as Nighthammer in relation to #5. — subtank 13:10, 1 March 2017 (EST)

Book Chapter vs Page numbers[edit]

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.

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.

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.

For example if I was wanting to source a SMAC in Halo the fall of reach 2001 paperback edition. I would put the following down.

Halo: The Fall of Reach -Chapter 33 (Physical paperback - Page 256)

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.-CIA391 (talk) 10:48, 2 March 2017 (EST)

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. stickArcmind Execute long hold for reactivation. stick AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF 11:00, 2 March 2017 (EST)
I believe there was some discussion about this a while back and I agree. The chapter thing would definitely be useful for more reasons than one, and we've already been identifying the early novel reissues and Google Play editions in sources for some time. Labeling every edition is just the logical next step from that. To avoid radically changing to our existing format, however, I'd make the new one something like the following:
Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 15, page 77 (2001 paperback); page 113 (2010 paperback); page 4 (Google Play)
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). --Jugus (talk) 11:04, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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? stickArcmind Execute long hold for reactivation. stick AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF 11:08, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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. --Jugus (talk) 12:10, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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. stickArcmind Execute long hold for reactivation. stick AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF 12:39, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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. --Jugus (talk) 13:25, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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. stickArcmind Execute long hold for reactivation. stick AI-COM/ACMD SIGNOFF 15:57, 2 March 2017 (EST)
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. --Jugus (talk) 08:21, 3 March 2017 (EST)

Dates in community news[edit]

The release date for Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 1 needs to be changed from Aug 2 to Aug 30.--D9328 (talk) 20:25, 3 August 2017 (EDT)d9328

New arcade game called Halo team raven[edit]

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 —This unsigned comment was made by Spartan Matt (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

change article path[edit]

please can the article path be changed from /$1 to /wiki/$1?

the /wiki/$1 article path is better than this currently used.--Psl600 14:35, 3 September 2018 (EDT)

Why is it better? I'd like to know a reason behind why its better to be honest?-CIA391 (talk) 14:52, 3 September 2018 (EDT)
it i better because to know that it is the wiki, otherwise, i think it is non-wiki page, and if we still have /$1 article path, typing /wiki/$1 (example: http://www.halopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) will result landing on the "Wiki/Main_Page" and I want to land on "Main Page" without the "Wiki/" prefix. Psl600 12:24, 4 September 2018 (EDT)

Fan content[edit]

I think there should be an article about Halo FAN CONTENT! I would do this, but I am INEXPERIENCED at making articles.—This unsigned comment was made by Cheatcodeman (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

I'd recommend you take a look at our 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 Halo Fanon for more in the realm of fan content.BaconShelf (talk) 16:32, May 27, 2021 (EDT)
What about fan Games? Are those Fine? --Cheatcodeman (talk) 16:37, May 27, 2021 (EDT)Cheatcodeman
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. BaconShelf (talk) 16:43, May 27, 2021 (EDT)
Okay. Just making sure.;) didn't want to accidentally make an article about something that wasn't supposed to be there. --Cheatcodeman (talk) 16:57, May 27, 2021 (EDT)Cheatcodeman
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) BaconShelf (talk) 16:58, May 27, 2021 (EDT)

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. —This unsigned comment was made by Sangheili4657 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

RvB references[edit]

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)

There is a section under the Red vs. Blue article here. JackVibe 05:58, May 30, 2021 (EDT)

I need a favor[edit]

I need some pictures/screenshots of the Halo: Reach armor permutations, at this angle.

Must be done ASAP. I only need the armor in sets, all but the helmets. 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)

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.-CIA391 (talk) 20:42, June 7, 2021 (EDT)
What would you recommend? --Da BOI OF DA YEAAARR CHEATCODEMAN 12:37, June 8, 2021 (EDT)

Missing feature[edit]

Halopedia has a missing feature that Wikipedia has, and that's the protected edit request. It posts something on the talk page like this. And when it's done, the person that did it would reply with {{Done}}. And when the request is posted, the section says "Protected edit request on example date". Please use {{Support}} if you think it's a good idea, and {{Oppose}} if you think it's a bad idea for whatever reason. EthanGaming7640 (talk) 13:57, September 8, 2021 (EDT)

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.-CIA391 (talk) 17:09, September 8, 2021 (EDT)

How do I create an article / page.[edit]

I cannot find any information or way to create a page. Help.

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