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 :Just wondering what you meant by "advanced look"? I can think of a few examples, especially [http://strategywiki.org/wiki this wiki's design]. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  09:46, 26 January 2014 (EST)
+Probably something like Halo Fanon's look, with its backgrounds of the galaxy and starry sky. Or maybe akin to the look we had when ''Halo: Reach'' came out. Trying to find a picture of it. [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 20:03, 26 January 2014 (EST)
+:Now that I think about it, the site's default theme could use some touching up - not necessarily in the dark department (don't really like the trend of light text on a dark background) but making it slicker and more generally evocative of the Haloverse and its visual motifs. The current look is rather generic: what we'd be looking for is a more unique visual identity that somehow conveys that this is a Halo site (apart from the banner and the site logo). For example, having subtle linings and banners with Forerunner-ish angle patterns (not overdone, though - we're not 343i's art department after all). Something as simple as sharper angles might do the trick. The main page could also be more visually exciting than just text - again, not something super invasive that assaults your senses the moment you enter the site, but something calm and professional that invites you to stick around and explore. --[[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> 01:37, 19 February 2014 (EST)
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 :Actually, something can be done about these "out-of-date" pages. A notice would be added to the main page as well as in the community portal. These pages would be rotated randomly. I'll think of something to make sure more can be done on this end. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  19:36, 26 January 2014 (EST)
+::That sounds like a good idea. Pages in the "Needs Updating" category could be placed in some kind of rolling banner to alert editors on what needs work. So that they're not merely found by a few people who feel like sinking hours into a page, but can be collectively repaired. [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 20:03, 26 January 2014 (EST)
+:::Since there's clearly a lot of potential in this idea, should we start a new forum entry just to have a sort of "think tank" type exchange of ideas to better crystallize what we're looking for and/or to get the project rolling, or just do that here? These things have a tendency of getting buried and forgotten; one example being the last time I suggested something like this, which was maybe 3-4 years back. --[[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> 01:37, 19 February 2014 (EST)
+::::We should most definitely do so.— <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  18:08, 19 February 2014 (EST)
+#'''A''' - Well, since 2004.
+#'''C''' - I think it looks nice, but it's been this way for a while and has gotten to look stale. Studies have found productivity goes up when walls are painted different colors every so often, and the same holds true here.
+#'''A''' - For the ''most part''... There are still some older, not often trafficked articles that have issues.
+#'''A''' - Well enough.
+#'''D''' - I don't have a smartphone, so I can't say.
+#'''A''' - The good parts of Wikipedia templates have successfully been incorporated.
+# I don't know. The only thing I can think of is that the wiki-based forums have always been a bit odd to get used to. Something more like the old Wikia blog commenting system with YouTube-style threading would be an improvement--but understandably incredibly hard to code up. --<b>[[User:Dragonclaws|<font color="#800080">Dragon<font color="#DE397E">c</font>laws</font>]]<sup>([[User talk:Dragonclaws|<font color="#6600D8">talk</font>]])</sup></b> 16:28, 1 February 2014 (EST)
+:Regarding the wiki's look, there is a short-term, individual remedy for that via [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|Special:Preferences]]. I suppose we could consider [[mw:Manual:Gallery of user styles|adding more skins]] to give users more choices. To mangle Ford, ''"you can have any colour as long as it's white". — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  15:09, 5 February 2014 (EST)
+. '''C'''<br>
+. '''A'''<br>
+. '''A'''<br>
+. '''A'''<br>
+. '''A'''<br>
+. '''B'''<br>
+. ''No comment.'' --LinkFox101113 12:49, 7 February 2014 (EST)
+. '''B'''<br>
+. '''A''' - its very nice, I much prefer the Wikipedia-style layout over the Wikia layout.<br>
+. '''B''' - while the majority of the articles on the wiki are fine, there are quite a few, mainly older, articles that may need updating as mentioned previously.<br>
+. '''A'''<br>
+. '''A''' - quite accessible<br>
+. '''A''' - no complaints whatsoever.<br>
+. I agree with Dragonclaws' idea about implenting something similar to Wikia's blog system for the forums, but I understand that it would be a right PITA to something like that get up and running.<br>
+–   [[User:Nohomers48|Nohomers48]] <small>([[User talk:Nohomers48|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Nohomers48|contribs]] • UserWiki:Nohomers48|wiki]])</small>''' 21:58, 17 February 2014 (EST)
+::PITA indeed. We could consider using forum extensions such as [[mw:Extension:AWC's Forum|AWC's forum]] if it improves user's accessibility to the wiki's forum.— <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  18:21, 19 February 2014 (EST)
+== Proper survey ==
+Hey everyone, I've created a [https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MRTTC2G survey form] to gather proper feedback about the wiki. Just fill in the relevant fields. Once there's sufficient data, I'll publish the results. I'll close off the survey by the early August. :) — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  14:55, 26 June 2014 (EDT)
+:Also, I don't mind users sharing the link with others on other websites as long as it is used for gathering feedback to improve the wiki. :) — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  14:58, 26 June 2014 (EDT)
+::Cool. I went ahead and posted the survey on Halo Waypoint's forum and also tweeted about it.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 20:53, 26 June 2014 (EDT)
+:::Just to give a heads up: the survey will be closed this Friday and I'll post the results next week. :) — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  02:12, 22 July 2014 (EDT)
+::::So, the survey is closed off. The results will be released sometime next week.— <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  01:45, 30 July 2014 (EDT)