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:I don't have a problem with it, mainly because i'm the author. Use them if you will. Though i'd prefer to have only the non-speculative one on the page.--[[User talk:Jugus|Jugus]] 22:38, 2 July 2009 (UTC) | :I don't have a problem with it, mainly because i'm the author. Use them if you will. Though i'd prefer to have only the non-speculative one on the page.--[[User talk:Jugus|Jugus]] 22:38, 2 July 2009 (UTC) | ||
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== Regarding Covenant Territory == | |||
Do we have any references for this quote: | |||
“The Covenant, as an empire, dominated much of the galaxy, though they would generally leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures, whether practical or religious.” | |||
Or this one later in the article in the “Exploration”Tab: | |||
“The Covenant dominated much of the galaxy but would leave a world untouched unless it had religious or practical importance.” | |||
These statements are contradicted by all other sources that suggest that the Covenant was limited to the Orion Arm and did not span the entire galaxy. | |||
The only footnote in the article for the first quote brings us to Pages 12-13 of Halo Warfleet which just gives us a picture of the Milky Way with this quote: | |||
“The Milky Way galaxy is vast, with hundreds of billions of stars separated by incomprehensible distances and tangled slipspace routes. Limited resources and other distractions mean that only a few thousand star systems in the Orion Arm have been explored in detail by humanity and the Covenant. The state of the wider galaxy is a mystery except for small islands of knowledge recovered from Forerunner vaults or through special pioneer missions.” | |||
This does not seem to suggest the Covenant controlled a significant portion of the galaxy, let alone anything outside the Orion Arm. | |||
The second quote I was asking about just gives a footnote that has “Halo Waypoint, ??” As a source and just links to the Halopedia article about Halo Waypoint. | |||
I can’t find any sources that support the idea that the Covenant controlled a significant portion of the galaxy. All sources seem to suggest they were limited to the Orion Arm. The article about the Covenant itself provides us with 2 sources to support them being limited to the Orion Arm: the Halo Wars game manual and the Halo 2 strategy guide. I can find no sources that support the Covenant controlling any territory outside of that. [[Special:Contributions/45.21.151.123|45.21.151.123]] 09:56, April 23, 2024 (EDT) | |||
:Funnily enough, while this was being written, I have updated the "Waypoint ??" citation with the ''actual'' page from which the "''dominated much of the galaxy''" quote comes from: the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160125092022/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant old Universe Article] on the empire. Relevant quote from that page below: | |||
::''The Covenant, as an empire, dominated much of the galaxy, though they would generally leave a world untouched unless it offered particular treasures, whether practical or religious.'' | |||
:I can't say I'm a particular fan of this page (and personally, I'd be more like than not to discard its wording as erroneous when compared with most other sources - though I'd like to do some more thorough research first before committing to that). Either way, hopefully that helps.[[User:BaconShelf|<span style="color:green;">BaconShelf</span>]] <span style="font-size:90%">([[User:BaconShelf|talk]])</span> 10:01, April 23, 2024 (EDT) | |||