Halopedia:Projects/Improvement

Article Improvement Drive is a community project to improve the wiki's content through bringing articles in dire need of improvement—from cleanup to content expansion and updates—to everyone's attention. Ideally, the list will be refreshed with a new set of articles every week as the articles are fixed; however, if given articles on the list have not received the necessary attention by the end of this period, those articles will be kept on the list until they require no further improvement. An article is considered sufficiently repaired when it is properly sourced, accurate, comprehensive and well formatted—in short, up to our general standards of quality.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the improvement effort or suggest new articles to the list on the project's talk page.

Ongoing projects

 * 1) General reminder: be sure to keep an eye on and incorporate any canon insights it may offer to the wiki, as well as add its new posts to the Archive.


 * Template:Walkthrough Infobox needs to be added to walkthrough articles lacking it.
 * 1) The list of Forge objects needs to be updated to include all Halo 4-related material, including creation of subpages for each individual category.
 * 2) Many Halo 4 multiplayer map articles need to be expanded with information on map layout, features and gameplay strategies. See Avalanche for reference of a comprehensive map article.
 * 3) Game level transcripts need to be formatted in accordance with the the Layout Guide; for most articles, this means the standardization of the way characters and other subjects are referenced (e.g. omitting superfluous or overly long titles/ranks), as well as the addition of music tracks playing at a given time.
 * 4) Quote pages need to be updated according to the Layout Guide. For example, insignificant lines which are not quotable in any fashion should be removed. In addition, quotes which are part of a dialog between the subject and another character should feature a transcript of the lines of both characters as opposed to only those spoken by the title character. For an example of this in practice, see Forthencho/Quotes.
 * Template:Soundtrack (transcluded in most articles under its old name "Halo music") needs to have a subtemplate specified in articles about individual music tracks; e.g. Halo: Combat Evolved tracks should use the  template and so on (see the Sountrack template for a full list of the subtemplates). In case any of the articles has the parent category "Soundtrack" manually inserted, it should be removed as well along with other possible formatting improvements. You can find these pages by browsing the Soundtrack category.

Week 44 / 2014

 * 1) A preview of the new Halo novel, Halo: Broken Circle, has been released! Make sure that all information from the excerpt finds its way to our articles. Some of the more significant subjects include:
 * 2) Ussa 'Xellus
 * 3) Sooln
 * 4) Sangheili (historical and cultural information from the novel should be included)
 * 5) Sangheili-San'Shyuum war (the ongoing anti-Covenant insurrection from the novel should be mentioned in an aftermath section)
 * 6) Shield World 0673
 * 7) Ages of Reconciliation
 * 8) Full list of subjects to update
 * 9) Halo Waypoint needs to be updated to reflect the October 14 overhaul
 * 10) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 7: Hydra. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Assault on CF-32 or Battle for the Moon for reference)
 * 11) Mission 26: Battle at the Arid Sea
 * 12) Mission 27: Breach of the Bulwark
 * 13) Mission 28: Superstructure Assault
 * 14) Mission 29: Infiltration of the Cistern
 * 15) Mission 30: The Source

Related links
In addition to the above, the following categories are full of articles in need of improvement:


 * Articles needing general cleanup
 * Articles needing fact cleanup
 * Articles needing references
 * Articles with outdated content needing to be brought up to date with information from recent media
 * Articles that are stubs, requiring more information about the subject
 * Articles with sections in need of expansion
 * Articles with overly detailed sections that need to be summarized to be more concise
 * Articles needing grammar proofreading

Previous weeks
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Week 43 / 2014

 * 1) Xbox controller layout needs to be expanded with information about the controls for Halo: The Master Chief Collection from last week's Halo Bulletin
 * 2) Halo Waypoint needs to be updated to reflect the October 14 overhaul
 * 3) John Shirley needs more information, bringing the article scope in line with our other author pages e.g. Eric Nylund or Greg Bear
 * 4) Articles related to Halo: Escalation Issue 11 should be updated with the new material once the issue releases this Wednesday
 * 5) Halo: Escalation Issue 11 should receive a plot synopsis ASAP as this is what most people will be looking for
 * 6) Gabriel Thorne needs to have the new information added to the biography as well as expansion of the "Personality and traits" section
 * 7) Naiya Ray needs to have the new information added to the biography as well as the addition of a "Personality and traits" section
 * 8) All other affected characters
 * 9) All affected locations, events, objects, etc.
 * 10) 2558 needs to have a brief summary of the most significant events in the issue
 * 11) Post-Covenant War conflicts needs a brief summary of the issue's events (and a possible link to an article about the relevant conflict in the event one is deemed necessary)
 * 12) Cognitive Impression Modeling needs to be expanded with pertinent information from various sources (e.g. i love bees, Dr. Halsey's personal journal and Halo: The Fall of Reach)
 * 13) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 7: Hydra. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Assault on CF-32 or Battle for the Moon for reference)
 * 14) Mission 26: Battle at the Arid Sea
 * 15) Mission 27: Breach of the Bulwark
 * 16) Mission 28: Superstructure Assault
 * 17) Mission 29: Infiltration of the Cistern
 * 18) Mission 30: The Source

Week 42 / 2014

 * 1) Forerunner Fleet Command needs to be expanded with pertinent information, specifically where it relates to the composition and structure of the formation
 * 2) Habitat Asuncion needs to be expanded with all available information
 * 3) Christopher Schlerf needs more biographical information
 * 4) Kiki Wolfkill needs expansion with biographical information and an image
 * 5) Junior staffer needs to be de-stubbed by ensuring the article has all available information
 * 6) The following medal pages need expansion:
 * 7) Base Capture Initiated
 * 8) Base Captured
 * 9) Base Conqueror
 * 10) Bodyguard
 * 11) The following soundtrack pages need expansion:
 * 12) Into Light
 * 13) Ghosts of Reach (Halo Legends)
 * 14) Here in Peril
 * 15) High Charity Quartet
 * 16) Double Rainbow needs to be de-stubbed with a proper description and a walkthrough
 * 17) Vertigo needs more information on the map layout and other features (see Avalanche or Epitaph for reference of a comprehensive map article)
 * 18) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 6. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Assault on CF-32 or Live to Fight for reference)
 * 19) Mission 24: Hunt for the Cult Leader
 * 20) Mission 25: Battle for the Moon
 * 21) Mission 26: Battle at the Arid Sea
 * 22) Mission 27: Breach of the Bulwark
 * 23) Mission 28: Superstructure Assault

Week 41 / 2014

 * 1) G79H-TC Pelican needs its "Gameplay" section filled with the relevant information
 * 2) Vertigo needs more information on the map layout and other features (see Avalanche or Epitaph for reference of a comprehensive map article)
 * 3) Vortex needs more information on the map layout and other features
 * 4) Daybreak needs more information on the map layout and other features
 * 5) Ponder needs more specific source citations from Halo: Contact Harvest
 * 6) Michael Stanforth needs more sources cited
 * 7) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 5. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Assault on CF-32 or Live to Fight for reference)
 * 8) Mission 11: Descend from the Perch
 * 9) Mission 12: Spirit Graveyard Stand-Off
 * 10) Mission 21: Hunt for the Phantom
 * 11) Mission 22: The Scorching of the Thicket
 * 12) Mission 23: Infiltration of the Cult Leader's Base

Week 40 / 2014

 * 1) Robert Dalton needs a biography section to describe his involvement in the Requiem campaign
 * 2) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 4. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Assault on CF-32 or Live to Fight for reference)
 * 3) Mission 11: Descend from the Perch
 * 4) Mission 12: Spirit Graveyard Stand-Off
 * 5) Mission 18: Assault on the Covenant Landing Zones
 * 6) Mission 19: Escape from Faraday
 * 7) Mission 20: Defense of the Enemies' Airbase

Week 39 / 2014

 * 1) Issue 10 of Halo: Escalation will release this week, so make sure the following pages (as well as all other affected subjects) are updated with the new information as soon as possible:
 * 2) Halo: Escalation Issue 10 (plot synopsis!)
 * 3) John-117
 * 4) Ur-Didact
 * 5) Blue Team
 * 6) Fred-104
 * 7) Kelly-087
 * 8) Linda-058
 * 9) Composer
 * 10) Installation 03
 * 11) Skirmish on Installation 03
 * 12) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 3. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Assault on CF-32 or Live to Fight for reference)
 * 13) Reactor Field Relief
 * 14) Descend from the Perch
 * 15) Spirit Graveyard Stand-Off
 * 16) Escape from the Southern Fields
 * 17) Liberation of Faraday
 * 18) Kilo-Five Trilogy article needs its "Synopsis" section expanded with information on the story, main characters and development similar to that in The Forerunner Saga; a "Background" section may be added as well if applicable.

Weeks 37-38 / 2014

 * 1) Halo 2 needs to have its "Development" section expanded with the relevant information.
 * 2) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 2. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Assault on CF-32 or Live to Fight for reference)
 * 3) Siege of Faraday
 * 4) Reactor Field Relief
 * 5) Hunt for the Sangheili Command
 * 6) Battle for Epsilon Expanse
 * 7) Battle at Red Slate
 * 8) Descend from the Perch
 * 9) Spirit Graveyard Stand-Off
 * 10) Assault on the Supply Lines
 * 11) Infiltration of the Covenant Perimeter
 * 12) Superstructure Stand-off

Week 36 / 2014

 * 1) Kilo-Five Trilogy article needs its "Synopsis" section expanded with information on the story, main characters and development similar to that in The Forerunner Saga; a "Background" section may be added as well if applicable.
 * 2) Halo: Spartan Assault level article improvement project, part 1: Operation A: Umbra. The following missions need descriptions of the events, mechanics and objectives in the level, in addition to the official story introduction (see Scarab (level) or Shield World (level) for reference)
 * 3) Assault on CF-32
 * 4) The Mirror Mantle Counter-Assault
 * 5) Reinforcement of the Perch
 * 6) Live to Fight
 * 7) The Last Stand

Weeks 28-35 / 2014

 * 1) New information from San Diego Comic-Con 2014 needs to be added to the Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Halo 2 Anniversary and Halo: Nightfall articles.
 * 2) The changes described HERE need to be implemented to the Levels directory template in articles. This is in order to organize the level and multiplayer map articles in their applicable subcategories, removing them from their current placement in the top-tier Levels category. Other irrelevant categories (e.g. "Multiplayer", "Halo 2", etc.) should also be removed from map articles.
 * Template:Walkthrough Infobox needs to be added to walkthrough articles lacking it.
 * 1) Appearance lists need the new Template:Featurelist implemented; appearance lists utilizing said template should also be added to novel and short story articles, replacing the character lists which have been used until now.
 * 2) The Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Wars, and Halo: Spartan Assault articles need to be updated with the Featurelist template.

Week 27 / 2014

 * 1) The changes described HERE need to be implemented to the Levels directory template in articles. This is in order to organize the level and multiplayer map articles in their applicable subcategories, removing them from their current placement in the top-tier Levels category. Other irrelevant categories (e.g. "Multiplayer", "Halo 2", etc.) should also be removed from map articles.
 * Template:Walkthrough Infobox needs to be added to walkthrough articles lacking it.
 * 1) Appearance lists need the new Template:Featurelist implemented; appearance lists utilizing said template should also be added to novel and short story articles, replacing the character lists which have been used until now.
 * 2) The list of Forge objects needs to be updated to include all Halo 4-related material, including creation of subpages for each individual category.

Weeks 25-26 / 2014

 * Mass edits
 * 1) "Category:Multiplayer Levels" needs to be removed from pages (along with other extraneous categories, e.g. "Multiplayer", "Default Multiplayer Levels" and "Extra Multiplayer Levels") and replaced with the one of the appropriate subcategories of Category:Multiplayer maps (if not already present)
 * 2) Additionally, the changes described HERE need to be implemented to the Levels directory template in articles
 * Template:Walkthrough Infobox needs to be added to walkthrough articles lacking it
 * Category:Images of hologram technology needs to be applied to the relevant images (along with licensing templates, if necessary)


 * Individual articles
 * 1) Halo: Escalation needs an accurate synopsis of Issue #7 upon its release on June 25
 * 2) All subjects featured in Issue #7 need the proper updates as soon as said issue is released
 * 3) Utgard needs a description of the city itself and the topography of the surrounding region
 * 4) Maccabeus' clan needs expansion in its "History" section
 * 5) Robotic rover requires the addition of references
 * 6) New articles are required for the known remastered multiplayer maps in Halo 2 Anniversary:
 * 7) Ascension Anniversary
 * 8) Lockout Anniversary
 * 9) Zanzibar Anniversary

Week 24 / 2014
It's E3 week, which means that our attention should be focused on making sure our content surrounding the new reveals stays accurate and up to date. Speed is of the essence, but remember that citing sources is more important than ever when adding new information coming from all over the place. While new articles will undoubtedly be created based on information unveiled over the course of the week, here's a basic list of pages to keep an eye on:


 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta
 * Halo: The Master Chief Collection
 * Halo 2 Anniversary
 * Halo: The Master Chief Collection announcement trailer
 * Reclaimer Saga
 * Halo: Nightfall
 * Halo: The Television Series
 * Xbox One

Week 23 / 2014

 * Mass edits
 * Category:The Covenant needs to be cleaned up, with the appropriate subcategories used wherever applicable
 * 1) "Template:Covenant Rank Infobox" needs to be replaced with Template:Unit infobox in the relevant articles
 * 2) The categories Category:Halo 3 rank insignia (the category "Halo 3 Ranks" should also be removed), Category:Halo: Reach rank insignia, and Category:Halo 4 rank insignia need to be added to the relevant image files (license templates should also be added; in this case, Template:Fairuse applies to all)


 * Single article edits
 * 1) Sangheili/Gameplay: page needs general cleanup and information from Halo 4 and other recent content
 * 2) Reclaimer Saga: requires "Development" and "Plot" sections to deal with the production background and give a summary of the story/thematic direction of the series, particularly in comparison to the previous games. This is to be a general, overarching summary and does not need to be as detailed as the sections in the individual game articles.
 * 3) Adrift: page needs to be updated with relevant layout and gameplay information (see Construct for an example of a comprehensive map article)
 * 4) Daybreak: page needs to be updated with relevant layout and gameplay information
 * 5) Erosion: page needs to be updated with relevant layout and gameplay information

Week 22 / 2014

 * 1) A number of links to "Foundry" need to be changed to "Foundry (level)" due to a recent page move ("Foundry" is now about the Ark's core)
 * 2) The Joyous Exultation alliance (the Covenant separatist movement featured in Ghosts of Onyx) needs to be linked in the relevant pages rather than Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction
 * Category:Humans (Characters) needs to be removed from most articles wherever appropriate subcategories can be used
 * Category:Places needs to be removed from articles wherever appropriate subcategories can be used
 * 1) A number of links to "Terminal" need to be disambiguated to link to the game-specific subpages of "Terminal"; most of the links refer to Terminal/Halo 3
 * Template:Armor/Permutation needs to be featured in the relevant armor articles, replacing the template "SPARTAN Armor" in most of them (except for the mainline MJOLNIR series)
 * 1) BONUS! While cleaning up the templates, make sure that our armor permutation pages have all information from Halo: The Essential Visual Guide and Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide.
 * 2) New page needs to be created: "Raid on UNSC Infinity" to describe the New Colonial Alliance's attack in Halo: Initiation
 * 3) Yanme'e: requires cleanup, sources and expansion
 * 4) Yanme'e Leader: needs sources and expansion
 * 5) Yanme'e Ultra: needs sources and expansion
 * 6) Yanme'e Minor: needs sources, cleanup, and possible expansion
 * 7) Sangheili/Gameplay: page needs general cleanup and information from Halo 4 and other recent content
 * 8) Reclaimer Saga: requires "Development" and "Plot" sections to deal with the production background and give a summary of the story/thematic direction of the series, particularly in comparison to the previous games. This is to be a general, overarching summary and does not need to be as detailed as the sections in the individual game articles.

Week 21 / 2014

 * 1) Links to "Covenant Separatists" need to be changed accordingly (the proper link is Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction, although it is acceptable to refer to the group by various monikers, including "Covenant separatists")
 * 2) Prone to Drift: needs to be updated with information from The Thursday War
 * 3) Requires Adjustment: needs to be updated with information from The Thursday War and Mortal Dictata
 * 4) Sangheili/Gameplay: page needs to be cleaned up in general, information from Halo 4 needs to be added
 * 5) Abandon: page needs to be updated with relevant layout and gameplay information (see Epitaph for an example of a comprehensive map article)

Week 20 / 2014

 * 1) Links and mentions of "Covenant remnant" need to be changed to link to the appropriate splinter faction wherever applicable (see Covenant remnants and the factions listed there)
 * 2) Chol Von: information should be added to the Biography and Personality and traits sections
 * 3) Edvin Sentzke: all relevant information from Mortal Dictata needs to be added
 * 4) Thomas Lasky: "Personality and traits" section and the Quotes page need expansion
 * 5) Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction: requires relevant historical and political information from the Kilo-Five Trilogy and Halo: Escalation

Week 19 / 2014

 * 1) Jared Miller: biography needs to be expanded to cover information from Spartan Ops
 * 2) Lian Devereaux: requires the addition of content from Glasslands, The Thursday War and Mortal Dictata to both the "Biography" and "Personality and traits" sections
 * 3) Serin Osman: content from The Thursday War and Mortal Dictata needs to be added to the "Biography" and "Personality and traits" sections
 * 4) Black-Box: biography requires the inclusion of content from The Thursday War and Mortal Dictata
 * 5) Sav Fel: requires the inclusion of content from Mortal Dictata to the marked sections.

Weeks 17-18 / 2014 (first)

 * 1) Roland: information from the rest of Spartan Ops needs to be added to the Biography; a "Personality and traits" section is needed
 * 2) Lian Devereaux: requires the addition of content from Glasslands, The Thursday War and Mortal Dictata to both the "Biography" and "Personality and traits" sections
 * 3) Black-Box: requires the inclusion of content from Mortal Dictata
 * 4) Malcolm Geffen: content from Mortal Dictata needs to be added to the "Biography" and "Personality and traits" sections
 * 5) Vasily Beloi: content from Mortal Dictata needs to be added to the "Biography" and "Personality and traits" sections
 * 6) Naomi-010: requires inclusion of content from The Thursday War for the "Mission on Sanghelios" section; requires the addition of a "Personality and traits" section
 * 7) Serin Osman: content from The Thursday War and Mortal Dictata needs to be added to the "Biography" and "Personality and traits" sections
 * 8) Evan Phillips: requires the inclusion of content from Mortal Dictata

Finished projects

 * 1) The appearance lists in game articles need to be updated to match the new standard described HERE. For a reference on this format in practice, see HERE.
 * 2) "Category:Sentinel Screenshots" is to be removed from images and replaced with subcategories of Category:Images of Sentinels. Remember to omit the parent category when using subcategories!
 * Category:Images of Carter-A259, Category:Images of Kat-B320, Category:Images of Jun-A266, Category:Images of Emile-A239, and Category:Images of Jorge-052 should be added to images of the characters in question. As always, remember to categorize other items in the image (e.g. locations, weapons and armor types) and omit parent categories that may be present (e.g. Category:Images of SPARTAN-IIIs) unless said parent categories are applicable to other characters shown in the image (i.e. characters who lack a dedicated image category).

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