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| =Hello, and Welcome to Halopedia=
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| Welcome to the best place to learn everything about the universe of Halo.
| | Wikipedia routinely abuses it’s voluntary staff. I was once a hard working wikipedian before I realised it was run by idiots. It says in the introduction that users should feel free to dive in and not be afraid of making mistakes since they can be easily fixed. Yet anyone doing so is called a Vandal and then banned. The cowardly insults and lies written about users is disgraceful. Written in the full knowledge that banned users can’t even reply to such drivel. Myself and others created a Bindi Irwin page. Some self proclaimed experts who had crawled their way into administrative positions then proclaimed that Bindi Irwin wasn’t famous enough to warrant her own page. Unbelievable! They deleted all of our hard work. Then about a week later they created a new page and put their own names to it. Wikipedia is a joke. Vandals are people who spray paint public buildings and smash toilets. Insulting members in this fashion is the cause of the mass exodus which has seen members leaving in droves. Myself and other wikivandals now devote our time to spreading the truth about this vile internet virus and doing our best to bring it down. Wikipedia must die!!! |
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| If you're not a big Halo fan, then this probably isn't the place for you. All information held within the confines of this wiki are related to Halo, either directly, or peripherally.
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| Ah, the timeless question: What is a wiki? Well, a wiki is a site where anybody -- not just webmasters or members -- can edit any page. Wikis are best used for collaborative knowledge-base type documents. For instance, one of the most successful wikis is the [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].
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| What this means is that you could be an important author on Halopedia. Know about some hidden cache of weapons that could help you bust up the Flood? Do you know every tiny glitch in all three games? Wanna help us catalog EVERYTHING about Halo? Go ahead! If you ever need to find something, use the search bar. It should help you find what you're looking for. If you know the exact page title of the thing you are looking for, click "Go" instead of "Search" to go directly to that page.
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| If you decide to stick around, use the [[Special:Userlogin|log in]] link at the top of this page to set up a username. To edit a page, click the "edit" link at the top of any page. Please be polite, and briefly describe any changes you make in the "Summary" text field on the edit page. Your "Summary" comments will appear on the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes]] page. This wiki does not support fan-fiction or any other Halo self-creations. The only page you can edit however you wish is your [[Wikipedia:User page|User Page]], which you will receive when you [[Special:Userlogin|log in]].
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| If you ever have questions about the wiki, feel free to type them up in the [[Halopedia:Help|help]] page. A knowledgeable person will most likely provide you with an answer within a few minutes.
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| This wiki is absolutely free, no money is ever paid. Ever.
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| We hope you'll feel welcome here amongst fellow fans of the greatest game of all time.
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| == History ==
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| {{main|Halopedia:History}}
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| ''Halopedia'' began in 2004, and has had a long and interesting history since its inception.
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| == Wiki Etiquette ==
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| If you're still unsure of how stuff works around here, you may want to check out the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Index MediaWiki User's Guide]. There you will learn how to make '''bold''', ''italics'', and other wiki stuff. Out of courtesy, you really shouldn't edit pages unless you are adding something meaningful (fixing grammar and spelling mistakes is okay). You also shouldn't delete pages unless you have an extremely good reason. If you want to play around and get a feel for editing pages, please do so in the [[Halopedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]]. If you want to get a good grasp of how the pages here are put together, be sure to read about our [[Halopedia:Standards|Standards]] for pages.
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| The Wikipedia has a great [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCivics WikiCivics] section. They cover a lot of information about what is accepted and what is not accepted on a wiki. There are really no rules, but there is a definite level of etiquette involved. Some of the suggestions they offer are only relevant to the Wikipedia, but many of them apply to any wiki. Anyone interested in being a valuable contributor to any wiki should read them.
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| See also: [[Halopedia:Blocking Policy]]
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| == A Warning ==
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| Above all, never use defamatory language or deface documents our community has worked hard to create. Note that the wiki gives everyone the ability to revert documents back to their original state. Therefore, no one can permanently harm the wiki by deleting pages. All an offender will accomplish is to slightly annoy our wiki community. After repeated defacings our administrators will permanently block the offender's IP address. If defamatory language is seen it will be changed or deleted.
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| Thank you for visiting Halopedia. Let's get it on!
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| == Sources? ==
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| Most times, information is taken from a source other than pure memory. Please try to cite all sources [[Sources|here]] in order for credit to be given where due. This way, all information on Halopedia follows the guidelines of our [[Halopedia:Canon Policy|Canon Policy]].
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| == What Halopedia is not ==
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| Before you create an article, please remember [[Halopedia:What Halopedia is not|what Halopedia is not]].
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| == What is a Wikia? ==
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| Wikia hosts Halopedia and provides bandwidth to this project.
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| === History of Wikia ===
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| {{main|Wikia}}
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| '''Wikia''' is a wiki hosting service created in 2004 a collection of wikis running on MediaWiki software and operated by Wikia, Inc. It is free of charge for readers and editors, and gets its income from advertisements. As of mid-2006 its Alexa Internet traffic ranking was around 3000.
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