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This page chronicles the history of [[Halopedia]]. | This page chronicles the history of [[Halopedia]]. | ||
==2004 to 2005: Beginnings== | ==2004 to 2005: Beginnings== | ||
[[ | [[File:Halo Wiki logo.png|thumb|Halopedia's original logo.]] | ||
[[File:Halopedia History 2005.PNG|thumb|left|How Halopedia looked in 2005.]] | [[File:Halopedia History 2005.PNG|thumb|left|How Halopedia looked in 2005.]] | ||
'''Halopedia''', originally known simply as "'''Halo Wiki'''", began as an idea by the then [[clan]], the BlackBoxRepublic to be the first Halo Wiki around October 28, 2004.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041028025513/http://www.blackboxrepublic.com/ '''www.blackboxrepublic.com''' ''- "Your Halo resource, home of the first Halo wiki"'']</ref> and on November 4, 2004, [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]], with the help of [[User:Porplemontage|Porplemontage]] the site was formed with the URL <nowiki>"http://wiki.blackboxrepublic.com"</nowiki>. | '''Halopedia''', originally known simply as "'''Halo Wiki'''", began as an idea by the then [[clan]], the BlackBoxRepublic to be the first Halo Wiki around October 28, 2004.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041028025513/http://www.blackboxrepublic.com/ '''www.blackboxrepublic.com''' ''- "Your Halo resource, home of the first Halo wiki"'']</ref> and on November 4, 2004, [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]], with the help of [[User:Porplemontage|Porplemontage]] the site was formed with the URL <nowiki>"http://wiki.blackboxrepublic.com"</nowiki>. | ||
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==2006 to 2007: Notability and Migration to Wikia== | ==2006 to 2007: Notability and Migration to Wikia== | ||
{{main|Halopedia:Halopedia in the | {{main|Halopedia:Halopedia in the media}} | ||
[[File:PreWiki.png|thumb|The Old Halo Logo]] | [[File:PreWiki.png|thumb|The Old Halo Logo]] | ||
The site began to be recognized by the international community in early 2006; it was mentioned in a section of the Tahlequah Daily Press newspaper of Tahlequah, Oklahoma on February 20, 2006.<ref>[http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_051130651.html '''Tahlequah Daily Press''': ''Old Man Winter freezes out Halo tourney'']</ref> The site eventually was recognized by [[Bungie]] as a reliable, yet unofficial source of Halo information for the Halo community. This recognition prompted Halopedia's membership to increase by 300 percent over several weeks.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=7690 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halopedia Knows'']</ref> | The site began to be recognized by the international community in early 2006; it was mentioned in a section of the Tahlequah Daily Press newspaper of Tahlequah, Oklahoma on February 20, 2006.<ref>[http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_051130651.html '''Tahlequah Daily Press''': ''Old Man Winter freezes out Halo tourney'']</ref> The site eventually was recognized by [[Bungie]] as a reliable, yet unofficial source of Halo information for the Halo community. This recognition prompted Halopedia's membership to increase by 300 percent over several weeks.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=7690 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halopedia Knows'']</ref> | ||
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==2019 Merger== | ==2019 Merger== | ||
On February 4, 2019, a vote was passed for Halo Nation to merge into Halopedia, in which the Halo Nation team and contents would become part of Halopedia. | On February 4, 2019, a vote was passed for Halo Nation to merge into Halopedia, in which the Halo Nation team and contents would become part of Halopedia. In doing so, the Halo Nation website was rebranded to Halo Alpha to reflect that the Halo Nation staff and community had left the platform, to join Halopedia. | ||
==Currently== | ==Currently== | ||
Currently, Halopedia continues to grow in anticipation of many new projects planned for the Halo universe | Currently, Halopedia continues to grow in anticipation of many new projects planned for the Halo universe, and currently hosts {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles that are being worked on. | ||
Halopedia has been regarded as relatively accurate and reliable among Halo fans and website forums, many of which cite Halopedia's articles as sources of information. Halopedia also thrives though its use of Facebook, [https://twitter.com/Halopedia Twitter], and [[Halopedia: | Halopedia has been regarded as relatively accurate and reliable among Halo fans and website forums, many of which cite Halopedia's articles as sources of information. Halopedia also thrives though its use of Facebook, [https://twitter.com/Halopedia Twitter], and [[Halopedia:Discord server|Discord]] to interact with the community. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Halopedia talk:History/Archive1|Migration history of Halopedia]] | *[[Halopedia talk:History/Archive1|Migration history of Halopedia]] | ||
*[[Halopedia: | *[[Halopedia:Milestones|Halopedia Milestones]] | ||
*[[Halopedia:History of Halo Nation|History of Halo Nation]] | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Halopedia IP}} | {{Halopedia IP}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Halopedia]] | ||