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:There was a discussion or two about this a while ago and I think it was decided that in-universe terminology should only be used in articles written from an in-universe perspective. It's even [[Halopedia:Manual of Style#Perspectives in articles|included in the Manual of Style]]. This is mostly because first, the common names are more accessible to general audiences (i.e. not fiction buffs) who might look up information on Easter eggs and the like. Second, there is a point to be made that using formal in-universe terms in inherently silly and absurd topics like the various Grunt easter eggs creates an awkward juxtaposition between the subject matter and the language, and may at worst come across as a tad pretentious. --[[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> 15:08, 6 September 2012 (EDT) | :There was a discussion or two about this a while ago and I think it was decided that in-universe terminology should only be used in articles written from an in-universe perspective. It's even [[Halopedia:Manual of Style#Perspectives in articles|included in the Manual of Style]]. This is mostly because first, the common names are more accessible to general audiences (i.e. not fiction buffs) who might look up information on Easter eggs and the like. Second, there is a point to be made that using formal in-universe terms in inherently silly and absurd topics like the various Grunt easter eggs creates an awkward juxtaposition between the subject matter and the language, and may at worst come across as a tad pretentious. --[[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> 15:08, 6 September 2012 (EDT) | ||
::Okay, that makes sense. --<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> 19:33, 6 September 2012 (EDT) | ::Okay, that makes sense. --<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> 19:33, 6 September 2012 (EDT) | ||
::What about in the infoboxes? Should that read "Unggoy" or "Grunt"? --<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> 04:14, 12 September 2012 (EDT) | |||
==Easter Egg Cleanup== | |||
I've been going through [[:Category:Easter Eggs]], and I'm seeing a lot of issues. It seems like the eggs receive a lot of neglect. A lot of them have terrible titles, are badly sourced, and read like they haven't been edited for about ten years (yes, before Halopedia, probably because they were ripped off from HBO). Not to mention the difficulty people have in identifying Easter eggs vs. things Bungie adds to flesh out the Halo universe (like writing on weapons cases). It all could use a big overhaul. --<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> 04:14, 12 September 2012 (EDT) | |||