User talk:ED/2

Ranks
Hey ed do you think all the ranks are right ?And if you do can you put a stop to the deletion crap and stuff?--Ryanngreenday 21:29, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The problem is, we have no difinitive rank scheme. The ranks that have been mentioned so far are all american ranks, but we don't know for sure if they are the only ranks. We've never seen a specific, citeable chart depicting all the ranks. For all we know, there could be a "third lieutenant" or a "technical sergeant" in the Marine ranks. We just don't know for sure. That's why the ranks will probably have controversy attatched to them until Bungie comes out and says for sure that the rank system is the same as today's american system. -ED 23:37, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Whats Frankie's email? I must email him!--JohnSpartan117 23:38, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure all letters for stuff like this goes to the Bungie.net webmaster(webmaster@bungie.com) but there's no gurentee he will answer it. Thay usually just post emails in the weekly update to make fun of people and dodge questions. -ED 23:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Can we make a project page to make a letter?--JohnSpartan117 01:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Go ahead. How about Halopedia: Letter to Bungie -ED 01:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Ill start it now.--JohnSpartan117 05:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Caboose's Summons Your Much Needed Assistance!
You have been officialy summoned by Caboose to help in the identification of a Halo 2 trailer displayed on her talk page. There is currently no article on it, which I plan to make after proper identification-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  22:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Caboose's Contest
Congratulations! You have been cordially invited to enter in "Contest A". Click here for more info.-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  23:42, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but It wouldn't really be a fair contestant...I'm one of the older Halopedians. -ED 02:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Anti Vandal Coalition Invite
Congratulations, you have proven yourself worthy of induction into the Anti Vandal Coalition currently being run by Caboose. Click here to join!

Plz come, I really need an admin!-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  07:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Vandal
216.224.121.141 --JohnSpartan117 00:46, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, Thanks. -ED 01:44, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

always glad to help.--JohnSpartan117 03:53, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Nice Layout!
Hey man, nice Layout, can you help me get something like this?--JohnSpartan117 06:34, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure. You can see the code for my pages by clicking "edit" or "view source" and copy it to your page, then just change the text. It's really pretty easy. -ED 01:25, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. One last thing, what happened to the "Halo Mapping Project".--JohnSpartan117 02:45, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know. I had nothing to do with that project, so I don't really know anything about it. -ED 03:02, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Do you know anyone who might know?--JohnSpartan117 02:11, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Nope. -ED 19:52, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Perhaps Esemono, who linked to it. --Dragonclaws 20:51, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Vulgar Language
Dear sir,

I have found problems with the Fist of Rukt regarding a statement saying that I should "rot in the pits of hell". This can be found at the following link to his talk page.

Cheers,

 Relentless Recusant  20:42, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Relentless Honor for Work on Sangheili Article
Sir, for your exceptional, persistent work on the Elite article, I present to you...

You may place it on your user page.

Respectfully,

 Relentless  Recusant  20:09, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Why thanks. I haven't really done much work on that article lately, though. The Halos is currently my prideful accomplishment. -ED 21:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You gonna add the award to your userpage? =D Cheers,  Relentless  Recusant [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] 02:23, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Gave you another one for your good work on the aforementioned articles. This is for an extremely productive Halopedia user, a sincere materialization of your elevation within my eyes, Ed. Cheers,  Relentless  Recusant [[Image:Jedi_Order.jpg|20px]] 02:24, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Why not. I appreciate your recognition. -ED 02:29, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Why not. I appreciate your recognition. -ED 02:29, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Friend
Message from Glorious Ascension

To the eyes of ED

Ed, I would like you to be my friend, please add your user name to my user page.Admaral Sozai
 * OK then. -ED 21:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

A Cordial Invitation to

 * No, thanks. -ED 02:08, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Few Questions.
Are you back from your vacation? Also if you dont even have an Xbox or play Halo....why are you so dedicated to Halopedia?--User:JohnSpartan117 01:54, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Heh, yeah I'm back, though not in the same 50-edit a day capacity as I was; I think I did a pretty good job at transcribing every detail from the books to the wiki, so I cant really be as active as I was since theres not as much for me to do.


 * I'd have to say I'm still dedicated to Halopedia just because the story of halo is amazing. I have/play Halo PC and go to plenty of Halo parties, but never got around to getting an Xbox. I'm really thinking of getting a 360 when Halo 3 and/or Halo wars come out though, and I'll probably get Halo 2 Vista (I borrowed my friend's xbox and beat Halo 2). So, I still play the games a lot, and I like the storyline. -ED 19:52, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Makes sense. Would you like to play Warcraft with me?--User:JohnSpartan117 05:19, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure. Do you have a battle.net account? -ED 00:05, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, its JohnSpartan-117--User:JohnSpartan117 02:29, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I think I found you. Your in clan "Rude"? Ill add you to my friends list and message you if I ever see you online, but I'll admit, I mostly play Ladder games, and I've never played DotA. -ED 19:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I think you got the wrong guy, Im not in a clan. Damn, you dont play Dota....well what can you play? Cause DOTa is my main game.--User:JohnSpartan117 12:33, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I never got into the DotA craze early on, and now i geet booted wherever I go to download it. I spend most of my time doing actual games...Level 27 Random Team. I do a lot of 3v3 games nowadays, its really the most fun way to play. -ED 02:07, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Email
Ed can you turn on your email please! -- Esemono 15:10, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Done. -ED 22:49, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Also
Your tabs at the top of your page seem to be out of wack. I tried to find what it was and it appears that its RR template as when I removed it everything went back to normal. However the weird thing is it only appears to effect your page. Anyway maybe its just on Firefox my browser. -- Esemono 15:29, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Yeah I noticed that too. I guess the best thing to do is just no nowiki it. Its on my userpage anyway. -ED 22:49, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Didn't Esemono fix that?! Cheers, 49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ][[Image:H3 Monitor.PNG|30px]] 03:14, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * He found the way to fix it, but for some reason, my page was still acting up with it there, so I just nowikied it. -ED 19:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Legendary
Wikias are horrid places. There are always vandals, power-abusive admins (on other sites, not this), idiots who think that know everything and make amends to articles w/o actually considering references, so on and so forth. I have found no such characteristics in you, Ed. Every Halo: Ghosts of Onyx article has already been conceived by you. Hell, most articles of this Wikia are your children, offspring so numerous that they seed the stars.

You are the one I hold in highest esteem. None sing praises of you, and I feel that your desolation can not end, as I continue to uncover your unceasing work.

Therefore, I proclaim you Legendary: higher than all users. As the chronometer looms closer, drawn to the New Year, I believe it is time to herald the greatest Halopedian that has ever stood: a brazen, fearless one who has labored for so long in such darkness, never faltering, never heralding your work.

I am honored to give you the following accolade:

With utmost sincerity and respect,

49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ] 18:44, 22 December 2006 (UTC) p.s. - happy holidays!! p.s.s. - you may add this to your userpage


 * I appreciate that very much. Thank you, and happy holidays, RR. -ED 19:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Darned Vandal
I was wondering...I still have no idea who is an admin here and who isn't, but you seem to be one, so I figured I'd point it out to you. User:71.199.231.6 has blanked RR's user page twice today, as well as his talk page once. Figured you'd like to know.--Rot 00:58, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Esemono warned him. I he does anything else, He'll get blocked. -ED 03:07, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

your userpage
"think our community is perfect as it is right now. We have a hundred or so active users, most of whom visit Halopedia from time to time, and so we do not suffer the problems of larger wikis, such as Memory-Alpha and Wikipedia. There are few edit wars, vandalism is relatively rare, and Halopedia, I think, embodies what the wiki is supposed to be: constructive, interesting, and enjoyable."

- ED

I think the contrary.

Anyways, happy holidays!

Cheers,

49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ] 21:24, 24 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, how quickly times change. Oh well. Happy Holidays, everyone! -ED 01:40, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Happy New Year!
I know that one such as I can give very little, but I have a small present: Template:Admin.

See what happens when you place it on your userpage.

Cheers,

49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ] 03:23, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You happy? Sorry for nothing more substantial...=S...=D Happy New Year! Cheers, 49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ][[Image:H3 Monitor.PNG|25px]] 03:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I like it. subtle and to the point. -ED 04:59, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Good to hear, man! Cheers, 49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ][[Image:H3 Monitor.PNG|25px]] 21:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Halo: The Bane
Could you email me a copy at "alpha-217@verizon.net"?

I'd be interested in it.

Cheers,

49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ]</tt> 03:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry to say, I havent got that much of it typed yet, only about the first chapter, and that's only a second draft. I can send you the second chapter if you'd like to see it. -ED 04:59, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * yeah, that's be fantastico. Cheers, 49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ]</tt>[[Image:H3 Monitor.PNG|25px]] 21:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

FanArt Committee
You have been selected by the Halopedia community to judge which fanart images will be allowed to be used on this site. Please cast your vote for the disputed images shown on the Halopedia:FanArt Rulings page. -- Esemono 15:57, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Anti-Matter Bomb?
Hey, ED, I see you've worked on the aforementioned article. Do you have a source for the name? Thanks!

Cheers,

49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ]</tt> 17:26, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I believe the original article was taken from the Halo Library site, and the source would have to be Halo 2, level Cairo Station. -ED 21:00, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

HIGHCOM & C.M.A.
Beautiful work. Absolutely wonderful! Damn!

Cheers,

49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ]</tt> 23:06, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks again for your recognition! -ED 23:46, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem-o. Cheers, 49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ]</tt>[[Image:H3 Monitor.PNG|25px]] 00:47, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Halo Fanstuff
I have proposed a wiki called the Halo Fanstuff. Now if they accept it, I propose that we work together. You guys would be the Knowledge base of the Halo Wiki and we would be the Fanstuff.--H*bad 17:08, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I already submitted a proposal to Wikia administration approximately a week ago. They should get back within a week of today, Tuesday. Cheers, 49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ]</tt>[[Image:H3 Monitor.PNG|25px]] 18:41, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well I created a scratchpad of it. Halo fanstuff. Hey maybe you and I could work together and put together the wiki.--H*bad 18:46, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * What would be the subject matter of the wiki? -ED 19:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It is people making Fanstuff/Fanon about the Halo Universe. Located here.--H*bad 05:54, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * How would you intigrate the fanon together? or would you just make a giant fanon project similar to Halopedia:Halo Wars? Is seems to me that a forum is better format for fanfiction, not a wiki. -ED 06:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It doesn't have to be together. It is separate stories that you want to make up. For fun. A forum isn't good enough because of many different reasons, 1, it's not popular on Forums, because it's boring there. 2, it's easier to make a fan fiction on a wiki than just some forum, trust me I would know.--H*bad 04:25, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

S.O.S.!
You'll be pleased to know that someone is teading upon your intellectual genius! That's not everyone besides R-R! <hehe...gulps>

I've repurposed your uber-sick user page coding onto my user page <looks the other way and hides>, but at the end, after my tag saying that stuff's wrong...the box doesn't ented to the far side of the page.

Can you see what's wrong please?

Thanks.

Cheers,

49 Proximal Secant[ oracle ]</tt> 02:31, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Heh heh, yeah my page is cool like that. Well your userpage looks fine on my browser, the boxes line up and all do the same thing. I don't see what you mean... -ED 19:58, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Glassing reach 2.JPG
The image to the right has been requested for use on the Covenant CCS-class Battlecruiser page. Please make a ruling so that users can know whether it can be added to the page or not. -- Esemono 23:58, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Spec Ops Commander?
Ed, to tell you the truth, I was kind of skeptical that SOC was an Elite rank, but from experience from Wookieepedia, until two things, ranks or ships, have been explicitly confirmed to be equal, i.e. SOC and Ultra in our case, two seperate pages are constructed.

Thanks.

Cheers,

RelentlessRecusant 17:02, 13 January 2007 (UTC)


 * It has never been implied in any way that they are different. The only "difference" that was given between them was that Half-Jaw's armor looked "a little lighter". That could be just as easily explained by the ambient lighting of the images, or just because we don't have any actualy game screenshots of a regular Ultra to compare to, so the writer compared Half-Jaw to the images on the Ultra page. It could also be that, since they designed the Half-Jaw model from the ground up, they made a mistake, or that is just how the game renders the model. There are a million reasons why the armor "looking" lighter could have been unintentional/made-up, and only one far fetched reason why it could. Making two seperate articles for this nonsense is reading way to far between the lines and making things up. Ultras are seen everywhere, commanding all kinds of forces, including the SpecOps. -ED 23:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

RE:Template:Elite Ranks
it's a rather radical change, but I can't disagree. I think both look kinda stylish, so it's your call, bossman, Ed, Mr. Administrator, sir, excellency, Mr. Administrator of Halopedia, one whose userpage was ripped off by a user who's known as RR, someone that's made a helluva number of pages, or WHATEVER TITLE YOU WANT! =D ;D

Cheers,

RelentlessRecusant 00:33, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

fanart
Our little disagreement in the fanart topic was getting a little out of hand, so I'm just going to ask you here: What exactly constitutes that an image be classified as fanart? What exactly constitutes that an image classified as fanart be voted upon as to whether it is kept or deleted? Because as far as anyone else can tell, the Seraph picture is only fanart in that the model was taken out of the game and rendered from a good angle with different lighting and a background. Dojorkan actually said that it's probably classified as fanart because it wasn't an official picture released by Bungie. If this is the case, then every single unofficial game screenshot should be voted upon as well before it can be used. Even if you allow multiplayer screenshots, there are other modded screenshots that have been left untouched by the fanart committee, and it just gets confusing. If you can answer those questions, it would be greatly appreciated, and putting them on the fanart page would also be most helpful.  guesty - persony - thingy  02:54, 17 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Oh. I wasn't really mad or anything I was just saying...Anyways, Fan Art is usually considered to be anything that was created outside of Bungie resources. All screenshots, most mods using material on the Halo disk, and all images from the Canon sources are not fanart, but any drawings, graphics, animations, or other things are considered fanart because they were completely created by fans. The Seraph Image is considered fanart because, though the seraph shown is based on the one that appears in the game, it isn't. It was likely designed and rendered entirely by a fan and not made from modding. It's in a gray area, so the fanart comittee gets to decide it.


 * Of course, you'rte talking to me, probably the hard-liner of the comittee. I don't think any non-screenshots are needed on Halopedia, and usually vote that way. For clarification, though, I should create an Image Policy. -ED 20:03, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I had an idea
I’ve had an amazing idea; As certain Users have more knowledge in different areas of the Halo Universe why not chose a main user to keep an eye on, watch over those certain articles e.g. the star ship articles Relentless worked hard on, or all the weapon articles. They would be like Semi Admins with no privileges it would just be their job to make sure that there was no Fan Fiction or over vandalism in their articles and start up votes for articles deletion or merging; Users could go to them to refure data and so on. They could be chosen by the Admins or elected by the users meaning starting up campaigns which would be very amusing. And given Titles to fit their job e.g. Imperial Admiral it was just a thought. --Climax Viod 15:46, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Users do a lot to put themselves in charge of specific areas. I wouldn;t think that to be necessary. -ED 20:04, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

24.129.119.125
BAN THE AFOREMENTIONED USER!!!

And do you know of any ways to become an admin on this Wiki, as I would definately contribute to vandal-fighting (like now), and would use any admin powers judiciously to further the combating of nonsense-spouting on this site?

Cheers,

TRU</tt>7H</tt> 20:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I leave it up to Dragonclaws entirely if he wants a new admin, I'm the newest of the four. -ED 03:24, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

User:Editcount/editcount.js
I've already left a message on User talk:Esemono regarding unprotection of the page, but I haven't received a reply yet. I'm wondering if you can look into User talk:Esemono. Thanks. G .<font color="#666666">He <font color="midnightblue">(Talk!) 20:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

whoa!
I meant not to offend you, Ed.

I understand that Halopedia's not exactly any other Wikia, but implore you to look at Wikipedia and Halopedia. For all fictional battles (ie: in our case, Halo), it's the Battle of Whattevergoesinhere.

Just my thoughts.

Regards,

RelentlessRecusant 23:13, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Copy that. Please accept my apologies. I shalt spilleth no heretic anaethma nevermore! (yes, that's a double negative and means I WILL, but ya gte the point - I won't). BTW, ya know a lot regarding WWII? Cheers, RelentlessRecusant 23:26, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Hah I wasn't mad, I was just getting to the point. And yeah, I know a lot about WWII because I have 2 years experience in high school ROTC and I'm enrolled in ROTC for college next fall, too. I have to know a lot about these things. -ED 23:28, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

MediaWiki?
Hey Ed, do you know howta get that box up on top of articles that's under the MediaWiki jurisdiction?

Cheers,

RelentlessRecusant 23:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The only box on top of articles on my browser is the title of the article...You know more than me about that...-ED 23:30, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Umm...like on other Wikias, they have boxes proclaiming important events on top of every article when they place such MediaWiki thingies...? Later. Cheers, RelentlessRecusant 23:31, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, that. Porplemontage and Dragonclaws usually work the public announcement board, its only accessible to admins. Did you want to put something on it?-ED 23:33, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, as you can see, we've been challenged by Bungie to a Humpday Challenge, and I'm coordinating the Halopedia Team. Peeps need to know when the tryouts are (there will be several), and I can't keep on messaging all of 'em! It's driving me crazy! Can you unprotect it for several days until the challenge is finished? If not, can I just give you what I'd like to be updated? Thanks, Ed. Cheers, RelentlessRecusant 23:50, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think it can be unprotected...Its just one of those functions that is only avaliable for people with sysop powers. But if you want me to put something on it, I will. -ED 23:51, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

'''Bungie has challenged Halopedia to a HUMPDAY CHALLENGE on Wednesday night, February the 7th. If you are interested in being on Team Halopedia, please visit the team's page, consider joining the tryouts, and message RelentlessRecusant, the coordinator, about your interest. The next tryout will be at 2:00 pm Eastern Time on Saturday the 3rd.'''

Could ya put that on?

Cheers,

RelentlessRecusant 00:30, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * yahoo! that's what I'M talking 'bout! =D also, could you remove the dash? it's unnecessary to the coding. Cheers, RelentlessRecusant 00:40, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm sincerely regretful to contact you repeatedly after all that you've done for me...but on the MediaWiki thingy, could ya change the team's page thingy to:

team's page


 * Thanks! Cheers, RelentlessRecusant 00:43, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

humpday
umm...could ya put a temporary template on the front page before the DYK and FA templates for the humpday challenge? I just would like it to balance the front page aesthetically.

sorry if I'm asking too much! =S

Cheers,

RelentlessRecusant 00:34, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: Award
Thank you sir! It is an honor. I'll continue to do my best. --Shch 'Nodotee 01:50, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

MediaWiki?
Could you add the following text?

"Bungie has challenged Halopedia to a HUMPDAY CHALLENGE on Wednesday night, February the 7th. Team Halopedia has been selected, and practices are being conducted at 3:30 pm EST (1:30 pm PST) and 8:00 pm EST (5:00 pm EST). Other Halopedians are also invited to join for fun."

Cheers,

RelentlessRecusant 17:38, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok. -ED 17:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Policy spelling error

 * Page: Halopedia:What Halopedia is not
 * Section: Halopedia is not a fanfiction site
 * Error: (Last sentence) Incorperated should be spelt incorporated

Cheers,  Manticore  TalkundefinedCSV 04:16, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm. yes, that was probably my mistake. Thanks. -ED 06:07, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the assist sir
I've been on a trip for a while, but from what i can make out some guy deleted my userpage, and you reverted it. I'd just like to thank you. -- SpecOps306 21:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. -ED 03:06, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

calling for confirmation
Dear Ed,

Do you concur with my modifications to the Main Page?

Best Regards,

My Girlfriend is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 21:59, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The new color schemes are nice, but I'm not so sure about the featured image and featured quote section. I think there should be more official ways for the community to vote for such things. -ED 22:01, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Can you ban someone...
...again? F.U.C.K is back, because his ban expired. If someone would just ban him permanently, that would help us out so much.  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 01:02, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Whoops... okay, so can you ban his username instead?  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 01:11, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do. -ED 02:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

suggestion
Could you delete WIKIPEDIA IS MISOGYNY and its talk page, and then protect them so that only admins could edit them? So when that vandal comes back, he won't be able to recreate those pages.

Over and out.

Cheers,

My Girlfriend is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 02:12, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * He made the mistake of letting us know his IP, it would seem. I banned it forever. -ED 03:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Good. =D Cheers, My Girlfriend is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) [[Image:CortanaRR.jpg|15px]] 03:25, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, but god knows, he'll probably find another. IPs change regularly, and he can probably go a number of places to continue to vandalize if he's presistent. You'll be giving out a lot of those shiny new assault rifles. -ED 03:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure about saying this in public... but it seems he's gone for now. He was using a proxy, and thus had a different IP address, which he can change just by using a different proxy; he just won't be able to log into his account for six months, but I doubt that's going to stop him--look at his first edit when he figured out what a proxy was; he wasn't logged in. But maybe he'll just get tired of trying to log in after a while, make another account, get that one banned as well, and eventually maybe he'll just stop. I know that usually you can get someone who prefers insulting people rather than websites that we aren't affiliated with to stop just by talking to them, but this guy's unusually persistent for some reason. Meh... whatever.  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 03:40, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah. It's very easy to undo anything a vandal can try. At least he isn't another Monkt. -ED 03:44, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

FanArt Committee Nomination
Hey ED! Just wanted to say thanks for nominating me for the FanArt Committee position. I'm looking forward to being a part of it. Cheers,  Manticore  TalkundefinedCSV 02:38, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi!
Come in, please! --Mouse among men 03:36, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

please
Can you please add:

/* Forum formatting -Algorithm & -Splaka */ .forumheader { border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color: #f9f9f9; margin-top: 1em; padding: 12px; } .forumlist td.forum_edited a { color: black; text-decoration: none } .forumlist td.forum_title a { padding-left: 20px; } .forumlist td.forum_title a.forum_new { font-weight: bold; background: url(/images/4/4e/Forum_new.gif) center left no-repeat; padding-left: 20px; } .forumlist td.forum_title a.forum_new:visited { font-weight: normal; background: none; padding-left: 20px; } .forumlist th.forum_title { padding-left: 20px; }

to MediaWiki:Common.css?

Cheer,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 21:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Then could you paste "ta['ca-nstab-forum'] = new Array('c','View the forum page');" at the "tooltips" section at the bottom of the Common.css page, and then upload the picture "http://starter.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Forum_new.gif" to Halopedia? Best regards, My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) [[Image:CortanaRR.jpg|15px]] 21:32, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Uploaded the image, added the stuff to the mediawiki page. I assume the lines need to be numbered, they don't seem to be changing anything. -ED 21:41, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay. Could you place:

/* */

At the top and...

/* */

at the bottom?

Cheers,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 21:49, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Also, if: /* class for forum navigation templates (forumtop, shtop) */ .forumheader {  background: #eee; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; }

Could also be added?

Thanks SO much! =D

Best regards,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 21:51, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't see it changing anything. -ED 21:53, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Thankyou soooo much, but Esemono has it up for deletion we need to stop it I notified Dragonclaws that it's alomost finished and to help stop the deltion. Darth tader,Talk to the Tader,My work 22:08, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Esemono's a reasonable guy. Talk it over with him. -ED 22:10, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

template?
I felt the one I made was in-theme with Halo, and can be used for other pages that are being edit protected...I think I'm gonna ask for all the temps in the to be not-editable by IPs.

Cheers,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 22:07, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Semi-protection is different than complete protection. There can be two templates. -ED 22:43, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Your New Awards
I just blatantly realized how much snazzing WORK it must've taken you to make those new awards!

You may attach this to your userpage.

Cheers,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 15:22, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh, thanks. Have you ever given one of them out? -ED 15:24, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem, man. =D And no, so far, I haven't given any out. I don't think I've even handed out a Halopedia Award. Or just maybe 1. I just stick to my custom awards...=D Best regards, My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) [[Image:CortanaRR.jpg|15px]] 15:27, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

MediaWiki sidebar?
Can you change the link to the external site to our internal Halopedia Forums?

Cheers,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 15:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, I don't think I can...Dragonclaws handles that stuff, I don't remember how to change it. -ED 15:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

MediaWiki:Sidebar
Here it is, if you'd like. =D

Cheers,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 15:36, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll put them both up there since Dragonclaws wanted to keep the gamerfocus forum up there. -ED 15:38, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Global admin's request?
I looked around and didn't see where it was requested that the featured quote and picture were removed... would you mind giving me a linky, bitte?  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 23:41, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
 * See Talk:Main Page. Our wiki must have the ads on the side bar visible, that's the only way it stays free. The global admin noticed that the featured image was blocking the ads, which is a trademark infringement, so i removed the quote. The only reason it was doing this was the vote box on the front page, so after the game tonight, we can put it back up. -ED 00:21, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh... Splarka asked you to do it... I forgot about him/her/it. I see... thanks.  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 00:25, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Invite
Are you a Halomaniac? --Mouse among men 02:56, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Ship Emblem
Very nicely written, esp. with the beautiful gallery at the bottom.

However, a suggestion. It's not the UNSC In Amber Clad - it's the UNSC In Amber Clad. To automatically write that and to provide a link, I wrote the UNSC Ship template. It works like this...to provide a link to the IAC page, write:

And it looks like:.

Later, man.

Best regards,

My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 22:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah, I did not know about that. what a good idea. -ED 22:11, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the compliment, sire. =D Best regards, My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) [[Image:CortanaRR.jpg|15px]] 22:14, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

HAVE FUN GOIN TO COLLEGE
I wish you luck at college, or whatever. =S =D  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 03:04, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much! -ED 20:02, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

FanArt Rulings
Hey Ed! You have yet to cast your vote on several images on the Rulings page. The Past Votes page needs to be archived too, and you are just the person to do it! --  Manticore  TalkundefinedCSV 16:26, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, i'll get back on that. -ED 20:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

you = hotheaded?
Umm...no...in fact, you're one of the most levelheaded users, if not the most levelheaded user! =D

I don't get any idea whatsoever that you're brash or reckless.

Oh, and thnx 4 calling me the Arbie. Soo...do I get to kill Tartarus? =D

Best regards,

<font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 03:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, and thanks for calling me popular. =D Best regardss, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 03:16, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Hah, yeah you're welcome. As to me being Regret, I don't know, I like to be concise and to the point when talking, so I just say it like it is, and some people misconstrue it as me being mad at them or something. Besides, it sounds cool that the three active admins resemble the three high prophets in an obscure way. As for tartarus...hah don't get into a fight with Ryangreenday, he'll smash you with his hammer of anger. -ED 02:31, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Requesting help from a military buff
Hey! I've written some Halopedia-based fanfictions at the bottom of this page, and I know that you're very military and knowledgeable about the military (esp. from your comment regarding "OPERATION:").

If you just have a moment, could you see if it's militarily accurate?

Best regards.

<font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 20:25, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


 * where does your stuff start? its a veeerry long page. -ED 20:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Not sure if you have time to read, but it starts at the veeerry close to the bottom (excuse the screwed-up grammar =D). The section name is "RelentlessRecusant Special Episode I - Ghost Precedent". Cheers, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 20:37, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok. I don't want to butcher it (I hate it when that happens) but i'll let you in on the inaccuracies I see...most of which are just with rank.

-ED 21:14, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Lima Company should be headed by a Captain. A Company should be led by a Captain UNLESS it is very big, then it would be led by a Major. Under him would be 4-6 First Lieutenants under him commanding platoons, with 2-3 Second Lieutenants under each of them. Also The senior NCO would be ranked First Sergeant or higher.
 * 2) 3rd Batallion would be led by a Lieutenant Colonel. Generals command much larger forces.
 * 3) Team members usually do not get "tags" like "Bravo 1" "Bravo 2" etc. That's reserved for vehicles.
 * 4) Admiral is a navy rank. The Air Force is led by Generals.
 * 5) Special Forces units normally consist of senior NCOs, and Lieutenant Colonels almost never lead ground ops.
 * 6) Military time goes date, month, year. The dates on the after action report should be 31 Feb. 2000, and 0800 Hours 22 Feb. 2000,
 * Wow! Many thanks for your "butchering". You know, I love your butchering, and the butchering of critics, for it is constructive butchering - something every writer looks forward to. Many thanks. =D In response to your notes:


 * The ranks are deliberately inflated. =D Yeah, I know that Companies are led by Captains...but, ya know, these are my Halopedian pals? Me likes to give 'em high ranks on purpose. Many thanks for catching that, but it was part of my scheme. =D
 * My military idiocity is exemplified by adding tags to team members. =D What would be the better way to label members? =D
 * Regarding the admiral thingie, I was thinking about that...but I wasn't sure. I'll change that, as well as military time.


 * Thanks for taking all tha time reviewing it! =D How'dya like it? I wrote most of it in school rather hastily, so the grammar is far from what I normally go, but does the plot work out well?


 * Cheers,


 * <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 01:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


 * p.s. - I've included you in Episode II as the kinda "big bro" figure to Dragonclaws. =D


 * Yeah, it's not bad. But I see it got moved from the page you linked me to. Do you know where all your writings went? (As to what you'd call the team members, they usually just go by their last names, but you can just keep it as it is and call it creative lisence) -ED 02:28, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. =D I've made way better writings,but those don't have to deal with the intricacies of Halopedians, so, me. =D Yeah, and my writings were on the Lima Company page, when...it's complicated. Just see my talk page: comments #1, 2, 6, and 17. I'm not quite sure what was going on, but Ryan made me move it to user:RelentlessRecusant/Ghost. I placed something at the top of the L.C. page linking it to mine - in case peeps followed the link. That was promptly removed and replaced with a DO NOT EDIT sign. Wierd. He'd given me permission to write, and I spend my time molding it to his L.C., and then what? Yeah. And see that profanity on my talk page. Demented rantings, I see. =D Cheers, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 03:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * BTW - can you plz respond on my talk page please? =D Cheers, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 03:45, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Covenant of Halopedia
I've created my own political group here. A group dedicated to protecting covenant pages, and the "Covenant" for all the users that have Covenant fanon. I wanted to extend an offer to you to join. The page isn't anything special yet, i just started it. Even if you don't chose to join, could you still help me get everything going?
 * --Councilor 'Nodotee [[Image:Donut 7.JPG|35px]] [ BattleNet ] - [ Covenant of Halopedia ] 22:33, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll consider it. -ED 02:25, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

If you have a moment...
Dear Ed,

First, I must sincerely thank you for your aid in my fanfic thingies. =D It is very much appreciated - I'd have no idea about most of the stuff without you! =D

However, if you have a moment, could you just reply two three very very brief questions?


 * 1) What kinda "feel" do both episodes have?
 * 2) Do you have any idea about what's going on regarding the freaky deaths in the second article.
 * 3) Is your death an appropriate one? If you want, I could...revert it. =D

If you don't respond, I completely understand. =D College-bound dudes don't have much time, as I gather from my friends. =D Hell, even I don't have a lotta time! =D

Cheers,

<font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 21:18, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, when I get the chance, I will respond! -ED 22:15, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

confetti maker
Since that's a nickname, I think it should be called the ".30-caliber Machine Gun". Whaddya think? Oh, and you're right. It probably isn't the MA5B. =D

Cheers,

<font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 22:02, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I would say it should stay, since Confetti Maker was the closest thing to a proper name that the guns got, and ".30 calibur machine gun" is not very specific. There are already several of those. -ED 22:15, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh well. Admin wins. =D Cheers, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 22:15, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Maybe You Aren't the Curse...
Esemono and Forerunner are deadlocked for the lead, and there are but two days left. Hurry and before the curse notices, change your vote for a solid win!
 * --Master Gunnery Sergeant Hank J Wimbleton IVCOM 03:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh man, I'm not going to let this mess up. -ED 17:20, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey!
I have Halo PC too! WoW =D Dibs, <font color="#grey">No seem <font color="#camoflauge">s to be e verywhere   Noone to talk to  +  Nothing here  +  False Character

PS.What is your Halo PC Name, mines Nobody
 * I go by SPARTAN-104 on Halo PC, I think I may have seen someone with that name playing before. -ED 17:19, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia entry
Hey ED, i'm new at Halopedia, and i can tell you're not. I started a wikipedia entry for Halopedia, and if you could help me out by adding information or something, i would really appreciate it. Thanks, Phil.e. 02:45, 1 March 2007 (UTC)Phil.e.

Dojorkan 2401
ED, see Dojorkans talk page.

See ya,

Terror (Talkie Talkie)(Workie Workie)|undefined
 * Ok, Thanks. -ED 20:08, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

assistance needed
can you tell me how to insert images from wikipedia? do i save them into my hard drive and then upload them, or is there some way i can just put them right in? thanks,

Lieutenant  General   of   the   UNSC   of   Halopedia
 * The image must be uploaded to Halopedia using Special:Upload before it can be used. -ED 22:32, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Cheating on HotM
I removed three votes because they were IP addresses, but I just realized something; 67.15.221.2 has voted as BSP and EvilWays, which definitely means either that Forerunner's cheating or that someone else (Yamanba, maybe) was cheating for him. Either way, something fishy's going on, so if you see any other votes for Forerunner, make sure you check who actually made the edit, since you can sign with someone elses name. <font color="#000000">g <font color="#770000">u <font color="#cc0000">e <font color="#ff0000">s <font color="#ff3333">t <font color="#ff6666">y -<font color="#9999ff">p <font color="#6666ff">e <font color="#3333ff">r <font color="#0000ff">s <font color="#0000cc">o <font color="#000066">n <font color="#000000">y -<font color="#000000">t <font color="#007700">h <font color="#00cc00">i <font color="#00ff00">n <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">y  06:09, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I've been watching that closely, as the other admins have. We'll see what happens. -ED 22:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Source Format
Thanks, I'll make sure I do that from now on.

Oh...
Sorry... http://halowarscentral.com/forum/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif <font color="#000000">g <font color="#770000">u <font color="#cc0000">e <font color="#ff0000">s <font color="#ff3333">t <font color="#ff6666">y -<font color="#9999ff">p <font color="#6666ff">e <font color="#3333ff">r <font color="#0000ff">s <font color="#0000cc">o <font color="#000066">n <font color="#000000">y -<font color="#000000">t <font color="#007700">h <font color="#00cc00">i <font color="#00ff00">n <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">y  22:38, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, it's all good. I told Donut and he has been doing it too. -ED 22:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

A Cordial Invitation to Ed
Cheers,

<font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 01:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

groups
yeah, i saw that, thanks. i added some stuff about 5 minutes after you made it, as i saw it on recent changes and decided to check it out. thanks again.

The  Lieutenant   General  01:44, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

image help
do you know how to add an image from wikipedia into Halopedia? do i save it into my hard drive, and then upload it, or something else? thanks,

The  Lieutenant   General  20:50, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The image must be saved to your computer, then uploaded to Halopedia using Special:Upload before it can be used. -ED 20:52, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

merge

 * sorry to bother u, but we (UoH) didnt really wanna merge, we were sorta pressured into it by rr and other "important" users. Spartytime 21:10, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * There are no "more important" users. If you don't want to merge, let the group know, or at least put it up for a group vote. -ED 21:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Kalmiya
Kalmiya (A.I.) needs to be moved to Kalmiya per naming convention, and it won't let me do it over the redirect, so if you could do that, it wouldn't really be greatly appreciated, but, you know, yeah. ;D <font color="#000000">g <font color="#770000">u <font color="#cc0000">e <font color="#ff0000">s <font color="#ff3333">t <font color="#ff6666">y -<font color="#9999ff">p <font color="#6666ff">e <font color="#3333ff">r <font color="#0000ff">s <font color="#0000cc">o <font color="#000066">n <font color="#000000">y -<font color="#000000">t <font color="#007700">h <font color="#00cc00">i <font color="#00ff00">n <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">y  21:12, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll take care of it. -ED 21:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

merge

 * sorry, we had a miscue. At first we didint like the merge, but then we realized we needed techinical help,itd also be good advertising on the CoH page. Sorry. Spartytime 22:23, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * You can get technical help from other users, AND you can advertise on your own pages if you want. -ED 00:51, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Wrighter
you said your a wrighter on ya user page so can you have alook at the first part of my fanfiction navel on my user page User:Kami-Sama
 * Yes, I'll take a look at it later. -ED 01:15, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Question made moot...
You said that the question on the Scarab talk page was since made moot by Halo:Ghost of Onyx, but, since I don't have the book on my person, could you clarify? Do you mean they're definitely mining thingys, or something else, or am I misunderstanding something, or am I awesome? Thanks. <font color="#000000">g <font color="#770000">u <font color="#cc0000">e <font color="#ff0000">s <font color="#ff3333">t <font color="#ff6666">y -<font color="#9999ff">p <font color="#6666ff">e <font color="#3333ff">r <font color="#0000ff">s <font color="#0000cc">o <font color="#000066">n <font color="#000000">y -<font color="#000000">t <font color="#007700">h <font color="#00cc00">i <font color="#00ff00">n <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">y  01:07, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


 * In the book, there was another scarab on Earth, in Havana, the one that Will destroyed. It was called "Scarab Attack walker" or something like that, I believe; and the Covenant's purpose at Havana to to secure the elevator above ground. That, coupled with the description from the HGN, the Scarabs are definately assault walkers designed to clear out Human interference on a large scale before ground troops move in, just like the tripods on "War of the Worlds" -ED 01:13, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Image Links?
I don't supose that you know how to make images links, do you? For example, the following is a normal link: Now, doing the same thing, but replacing the text with an image. Making an image a redirect?
 * Covenant
 * --Councilor 'Nodotee [[Image:Donut 7.JPG|35px]] [ BattleNet ] - [ Covenant of Halopedia ] 01:01, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, you just add a colon before the first letter in the link, like this: Image:Halo.jpg, the result is a direct link, like this: Image:Halo.jpg. This also works for categories. -ED 19:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

General Disclaimer
Do you know if we can edit the bar at the bottom of the pages? right now it just says "About Wikia", "Terms of use" etc, but on old.halopedia we had the General Disclaimer down there. We should have an easy link to the disclaimer since it's the place where we warn users about spoilers. -ED 21:56, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I saw that you were talking about this did you get any answers? The only way I know how to do it is to edit the MonoBook.php -- Esemono 12:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC):

How do I change the footer?
To add or remove items from the footer on your MediaWiki page, you must edit the skin.

For example: if you go in to MonoBook.php (located by default in the "Skins" folder) you will find the following code:

<PRE> $footerlinks = array(  'lastmod', 'viewcount', 'numberofwatchingusers', 'credits', 'copyright',   'privacy', 'about', 'disclaimer', 'tagline',  );</PRE>

In the above you can simply add and remove items from the footer that you wish to appear in your footer. Remember the changes may not appear immediatly because of MediaWiki caches.

You can also customize the individual items by modifying certain pages or parameters:


 * lastmod - edit MediaWiki:Lastmodified
 * viewcount - edit MediaWiki:Viewcount
 * numberofwatchingusers - edit MediaWiki:Number of watching users pageview. This only appears if you also add $wgPageShowWatchingUsers = true; to LocalSettings.php.
 * copyright - edit MediaWiki:Copyright. The parameter $1 on that page is replaced with a link to the details of copyright for your wiki. In LocalSettings.php $wgRightsText for the link text and set either $wgRightsPage or $wgRightsUrl with the location of a wiki page or external URL.
 * privacy - this is a link only. Edit MediaWiki:Privacy for the link text and MediaWiki:Privacypage for the wiki page to which to link.
 * about - this is a link only. Edit MediaWiki:Aboutsite for the link text and MediaWiki:Aboutpage for the wiki page to which to link.
 * disclaimer - this is a link only. Edit MediaWiki:Disclaimers for the link text and MediaWiki:Disclaimerpage for the wiki page to which to link.
 * Hmm. Yeah, Angela says its not possible. -ED 19:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Another Cordial Invitation to Ed
Cheers,

<font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 14:48, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No thanks. -ED 19:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Forerunner's "Joke Section"
It started as a little joke by RR, but now it's getting out of hand. See here. I'm fine with a little joke on someone's userpage, I'll even tolerate numerous copies of it once we know what's going on, but now he's putting innappropriate jokes at the bottom of his page. The first one is just stupid and not funny, but the other one is offensive in more ways than one: I am requesting that this childish nonsense be removed, and, if this kind of stuff from Forerunner continues, that he be given a temporary ban to let him see what's wrong with his actions. <font color="#000000">G <font color="#770000">ü <font color="#cc0000">é <font color="#ff0000">ß <font color="#ff3333">Ł <font color="#ff6666">¥ -<font color="#9999ff">∏ <font color="#6666ff">é <font color="#3333ff">Ґ <font color="#0000ff">∫ <font color="#0000cc">ø <font color="#000066">ñ <font color="#000000">¥ -<font color="#000000">† <font color="#007700">ħ <font color="#00cc00">î <font color="#00ff00">И <font color="#44ff44">g <font color="#99ff99">¥  18:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Promotes bestiality,
 * 2) Insults British army, as bin Laden would be caught if he was in Wales, and
 * 3) Insults Muslims, saying that bin Laden can do whatever he wants with them.
 * I think you should confront him about how you find it offensive. Since it is on his own userpage, we do not yet have a developed policy for userpage content that is not fanon. -ED 19:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

help!
Dear Ed,

Lumpy has erased Sogy's talk page and written "yo mama" twice! Could you give him like one of 'em 1-hour bans or something?!

Thanks. =D

Cheers,

<font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 19:34, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Banned for 1 week. -ED 19:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Brute Image
I don't really know, I was looking for Brute Chieftain on Google and I got to an page where they were discussing the Et tu Brute ViDoc. Ill see if I can find the site

Cya,

Terror (Talkie Talkie)(Workie Workie)|undefined

Edit: Can't find it sorry =D

Terror (Talkie Talkie)(Workie Workie)|undefined
 * That's OK, I was just wondering. It is a good image. -ED 20:03, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

re:Forum & MediaWiki?
Dear Ed,

Hello!

I'm not sure what I can do with MediaWiki, as I believe the forum function is uneditable and unseeable as well...but lemme investigate when I get home. =D

Cheers,

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 * Ok. It doesn't make sense that Wikia would just erase the Forum software completely, I'm sure there is some way to keep the Forum header. -ED 20:36, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do, Ed, but again - I think with newer versions of MediaWiki, the forum function is embedded. I'll see, though. =D Cheers, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 20:38, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not embedded - it is modifyable. However, I don't have administrator access to modify it, and I'll need a fair amount of research to do before I even have an idea what to do. =D I can conduct this at home tonight or tommorrow night. =D Cheers, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 20:46, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Heh OK. I apprciate it. Don't know much about how the forums work. -ED 20:51, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Idea
Hello sir! I come hear with an anti vandal Idea: create Halopedia's own version of this page:

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism

Like that people could post warnings about vandals during an attack for further warning to others and possible assistance to you, without taking up your talk page space. Just a suggestion sir.--16807 Penitent Spark [Communications] [File History] 20:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * We already have one user group, Halopedia: Anti Vandal Coalition, which fights vandalsim. Administrators are part of that group and keep a close eye on vandalism from there. -ED 21:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

what the halo...me hates MediaWiki =D
Dear Ed,

Okay, two pieces of information:

1. Please add the following to MediaWiki:Monobook.css: span.mw-plusminus-pos {color: #006400;} span.mw-plusminus-neg {color: #8B0000;} span.mw-plusminus-neg { color: #FF0000; font-weight: bold;} It's regarding recent changes and is useful, I assure you.

2. I'm still looking into forum problem. I believe that it's a joint MediaWiki/our coding problem. The code that I implanted into the forum page to make new forum pages may have something to do with it...I'll investigate further. =D

3. Thanks for your support! =D

Cheers,

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 * nononono! no! don't add it to MediaWiki Monobook! nononono! My very grave mistake! MediaWiki Commons, wherever that page is, please! Commons, not Monobook! *RR grimaces* Cheers, <font color="#D3D3D3">Gho <font color="#A9A9A9">st I <font color="#808080">nsi <font color="#000000">de the M <font color="#808080">ach <font color="#A9A9A9">ine <font color="#808080">''(<font color="#808080">Whisper through the Storm ) (<font color="#808080">My Journeys ) (<font color="#808080">Omens ) 21:07, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll add it to the commons. -ED 21:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Done. If it isn't working, let me know. -ED 21:35, 20 March 2007 (UTC)