Halopedia:Discord server

The Halopedia IRC Channel is a Internet Relay Chat channel that allows Halopedians to communicate with each other via live chat through the Internet. It is free of charge, and is easily accessible. It is registered as #halopedia.

Accessing the Channel

 * 1) Go to http://irc.wikia.com/ (Wikia official IRC browser, IRC:CGI)
 * 2) Enter an IRC nickname into the box labeled "Username"
 * 3) Select "#halopedia" from the dropdown box labeled "Channel", from near the end of the list
 * 4) Click on "Login"

If you need help registering your nickname, or with any other IRC functions, contact any of the Channel Operators listed below.

List of Channel Operators
Channel Operators are Halopedians on IRC that will serve to maintain channel civility during all conversations, and are expected to uphold the channel rules and regulations. Not all Channel Operators are equally active. GPT is the Channel Contact for #halopedia.


 * GPT - Channel Contact
 * DEMONSPAWNED - High-level Op
 * Dragonclaws - High-level Op
 * Manticore - High-level Op
 * Relentless - High-level Op
 * CommanderTony - Low-level op
 * forgottenlord - Low-level Op


 * Angela, Catherine, rieke, and sannse are Wikia staff, and are also low-level ops on #halopedia. Please do not ask them about local issues. The above users will deal with minor problems. If someone is disrupting the channel and no local operators are on, join #wikia and ask for one of these staffers to help you.

To confirm the list of channel operators use the command: /msg ChanServ ACCESS #halopedia LIST while in IRC.

The IRC Team
Our IRC Team is composed of respected and responsible Halopedians who frequent the IRC.

Channel Operators (Ops, listed above) can kick and ban disruptive users, and high-level ops can modify other users' access levels.

Voices have the ability to talk when the channel is moderated. Currently, there are no voices as the channel is rarely (if ever) moderated.

The IRC Team are essentially the leaders of #halopedia. When you have a problem or question regarding the channel, a Team member will help you any way he or she can.

Can I become part of the Team?
Team members are selected on an as-needed basis only. As Halopedia grows and the channel becomes more active, more ops may be needed to assist in its operation. Team positions can be filled via simply asking one of our high-level ops (as listed above).

Rules and Regulations
In addition to these regulations, all freenode guidelines must be abided by.

Nick
EITHER you are using your Halopedia username, OR, if you are using another nick, your whois says who you are AND you are identified to services. You must also be using a nick that you are commonly known by; random names you pull out of your arse are unacceptable.
 * Exception: If you aren't a member of Halopedia, but are still in the channel, you're okay.

Flooding
While you can say as many lines of text in a row as you want, any deliberate flooding of five lines or more without reason, or any spamming of the same message five times or more, will result in being kicked from the channel.

In addition, users who "join flood" (join, leave, and then re-join the channel repeatedly) will be banned from the channel for a period of time determined by the op issuing the ban.

Caps
The use of caps lock is frowned upon. Using caps to write a whole entry will result in a channel op giving a warning. Persistent use of caps after a warning will result in a kick. Further breaking of this rule may result in a short ban, depending on severity.


 * Exception: Important Halopedia or Wikia messages (e.g. server being down).

Inappropriate content
Cursing is not permitted. Talking about harming any biotic entity is not allowed. In addition, personal attacks are not allowed and will result in immediate removal from the channel. Harassment is not tolerated, sexual harassment even less so and could earn you a ban without warning.

Ops have a wide discretion relating to the issuing of warnings and bans which infringe on this rule. The content of messages will greatly impact on the severity of the punishment.

Off-topic discussion
The IRC channel isn't for debate about politics or religion, it is for discussion about Halo and Halopedia matters. Socialization is acceptable, but priority is to be given to discussions on Halo and Halopedia matters - please be considerate and pause your conversations when these subjects are brought up.

Halopedia is also not for fanon, The Halo Fanon Wiki has its own IRC channel for that: #halo-fanon.

Consequences
Typically, the following hierarchy will apply to infringements on the above regulations (with the exception of specifically implied consequences).


 * First offense: Warning
 * Second offense: Kick
 * Third offense: One day ban

Further offenses will result in an extended ban, at the discretion of the op administering the ban.

Unilinky
The only time when you may use the bot is when linking someone else (not yourself) to a page. Not for testing; not so you don't have to type in the address; not for the point of getting a predictable response since you aren't Dr. House and can't predict what any human being is going to say... but for linking other people to a page on Halopedia.

Countervandalism Channel
Suspicious edits to Halopedia are reported in #cvn-wikia-halo, a countervandalism channel provided by the Wikimedia Countervandalism Network.

The feed for this channel is spliced from #cvn-wikia, which reports suspicious edits for all Wikia wikis. The bot in this channel (WikiaRC) receives the RC data from a Wikia server which reports all edits to Wikia wikis.

Suspicious edits are defined as:


 * All IP edits
 * Blankings or large removal of text
 * Tiny page creations
 * Edit summaries containing pre-defined stalkwords
 * Any edits by users who are on the global blacklist
 * Blacklisted users have been automatically added as a result of being banned on any Wikia wiki, or have been manually added by a #cvn-wikia voiced user

This channel is owned by the CVN group and the bot (Starnes2) is provided by Starnestommy.

The channel is moderated, meaning only voiced users are able to speak in the channel. To request voice, please leave a message with Manticore.

This channel is not on the Wikia CGI:IRC access list. To join this channel you should use a client, or freenode's java applet.

Any enquiries about the channel should be directed to Manticore.