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 So, 2012 is a good year. ''[[Halo 4]]'' came out. The end of the world is postponed yet again ("aww!"). And we will soon step into 2013 (as of this writing).
 With that said, I think it's a good time for another roundup of changes to the wiki's rules and policies, as well as introducing new ones if anyone thinks we lack something that would improve the wiki. Before we put our thinking hats on, I think it would be best to revisit the changes we've implemented so far.
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 The wiki's [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] received a significant update from its previous significant update in 2010. We've introduced standards identifying the preferred writing styles and best of practice for editing. Clarity and consistency becomes two major focus for these changes and it's nice to see these being implemented in articles.
-The [[Project:Canon|Canon Policy]] also received a significant update. Not only it has incorporated all the canon interpretation issues Halopedians have discussed on talk pages, it is clearer than its 2010 revision. Best of all, it educates readers on how to interpret canon. Fun stuff, education is.
+The [[Project:Canon policy|Canon policy]] also received a significant update. Not only it has incorporated all the canon interpretation issues Halopedians have discussed on talk pages, it is clearer than its 2010 revision. Best of all, it educates readers on how to interpret canon. Fun stuff, education is.
 [[Project:FAQ|FAQ]] is new to the wiki... well, not really. That's a lie. FAQs have been thrown around the wiki since its inception. The project page simply consolidates all of these into one page, making it easier for everyday users to check on the common questions. It's not complete yet, since we're still missing our official User Manual to assist users new to wiki-editing. On top of that, we also introduced [[Halopedia:Community/QA|Ask Us Anything?!!]] to assist Halo fans with general questions regarding the Halo franchise.
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 == Changes for 2013 ==
-So, this is the list of changes that I think should be made for the betterment of the wiki:
+marks a new year for Halopedia. The wiki is approaching into its ninth year of operation, all thanks to Halopedians and the rest of the Halo community. With every new year, I think it is fitting to make a few changes here and there to improve the wiki in preparation of 2014 (while sticking true to "if it's not broken, don't fix it" and "always one step ahead" principles).
+So, this is the list of changes that should be made to the wiki's rules and policies. Table works best to illustrate the changes.
-*'''Halopedia is not a repository of images''' to [[H:NOT]] and/or '''Update''' to [[Project:Image Policy|Image Policy]]
+{{/tmp}}
-**There is a growing concern (in my opinion, not sure about others) that Halopedia is becoming more into a repository of images and that it might not comply with the wiki's [[Project:Copyright|Copyright policy]]. It's no surprise that we don't really make good practice out of [[Template:Information|Information template for copyright]] for all these images we've uploaded.
-**The Image Policy just needs an update... badly. And better enforcement.
-*'''Layout Guide to be updated'''!
-**This is really my fault for not meeting deadlines... would appreciate if someone would come in and voluntarily update it themselves.
-*'''User Manual''' for new users/editors
-**It's almost here. Best bet, around mid-January. Likelihood of help pages to redirected: unlikely.
 What changes do you think should be added/removed? — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  10:21, 20 December 2012 (EST)
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 Don't have any suggestions of my own to make, but I will say I'm in favor of the above proposed changes.--{{User:Spartacus/Sig}} 12:21, 20 December 2012 (EST)
+:Sound like these changes would be headed to the right places, though more detail would be good. And for some of us, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJQjO0Asr8U the 21st hasn't come yet]... [[User:Tuckerscreator|<span style="color:#6600cc;">'''''Tuckerscreator'''''</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Tuckerscreator|<font color="#008000">stalk</font>]])</sup> 13:15, 20 December 2012 (EST)
+::Probably a little late, but isn't there a way of altering the MediaWiki coding to force a template to appear, should nobody select any copyright status? Figured I might as well comment for once.-- '''[[User:Forerunner|<font color="blue">Fore</font>]]''[[User talk:Forerunner|<font color="green">run</font>]]''[[Special:Contributions/Forerunner|<font color="red">ner</font>]]''''' 22:35, 1 January 2013 (EST)
+:::I think there is. I saw several wikis requiring users to fill up a copyright form (in the sense that what type of copyright category would it fall in, source of the file, etc) before uploading the file. — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  03:03, 7 January 2013 (EST)
+I'll be adding a survey up at the end of the month, which would probably run till the end of February. :) — <span style="font-size:14px; font-family:Arial;">[[User:Subtank|<span style="color:#FF4F00;">subtank</span>]]</span>  05:15, 19 January 2013 (EST)