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Welcome!

Welcome to Halopedia/Destinypedia, Guardian/Spartan! Here we strive to be the definitive place for information on everything pertaining to the Halo/Destiny universe. The following is a guide applicable to all Halopedia/Destinypedia articles. It reflects Halopedia's/Destinypedia's standards, and is intended to help editors to produce articles with language, layout, and formatting that are consistent, clear, and precise.

Navigation

Gives a quick rundown of where everything is and what it is for.

About Destinypedia/Halopedia

Halopedia/Destinypedia is first and foremost an online encyclopedia for things related to Halo/Destiny, and, as a means to that end, an online community of people interested in building a high-quality Halo/Destiny encyclopedia in the spirit of mutual respect. Please avoid using Halopedia/Destinypedia for other purposes, or treating it as something it is not. Bearing this in mind, below is a list of things Halopedia/Destinypedia is not:

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a fanfiction site

Halopedia/Destinypedia is designed for the incorporation of canon from the Halo/Destiny universe. Its users and administrators work hard to ensure that every article contains information that has been officially recognized to exist in the Halo/Destiny world. Many people on the site are working on fanfiction of their own, but fanfiction items themselves do not have a place among Halopedia's/Destinypedia's articles. You are free to add a link to your own fanfiction Halo/Destiny related stories on other sites from your userpage or account page, but no articles incorporated into Destinypedia about or related to them will be kept.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a speculative forum

The intrigue behind the Halo/Destiny series is its own mystery; there is a great deal of the storyline that has not been revealed to the world but 343 Industries/Bungie has promised to continue making products that add more details to that storyline. However, Halopedia/Destinypedia articles are designed to display notifiable information, not speculation. As a result, speculative content, or content not supported by official canon is considered speculation and is not permitted in Halopedia/Destinypedia pages. Such content is best placed in the Talk Page of the article in question. This way, various speculation on the article can be left to a minimum; lots of speculation on an article page makes it long, confusing, and counterproductive.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information

The content of Halopedia/Destinypedia is based entirely off of material present in the Halo/Destiny universe. Though there are many potential items that could be included in Halopedia/Destinypedia, they are not added because this may clash with future developed storylines. Therefore the addition of content currently unfeatured in Halopedia/Destinypedia will not b allowed.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a history book

Many things seen in the Halo/Destiny universe are depicted as homage to the past. Ships, planets, and even people have been named after past events. But that does not mean that these events deserve an article in Halopedia/Destinypedia. Whether an article is deemed unnecessary or not is at the discretion of the community.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not Wikipedia

Destinypedia is not affiliated with Wikipedia or any other wiki site not explicitly mentioned as being tied to Halopedia/Destinypedia. Halopedia/Destinypedia is an independent wiki and it follows its own set of guidelines and rules though it may sometimes take ideas from larger and more developed wikis. However Halopedia/Destinypedia policy is always the highest authority on this website.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a democracy

Like virtually all wikis, Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a democracy. Most of our popular issues (such as Featured Articles) are put up to a user vote, but important decisions are made based on discussion; not consensus or voting. The reasoning for this is that legitimate concerns cannot be ignored in light of important decisions, and one opinion is not necessarily equal to another; particularly when experience plays into the decision. These details must be ironed out in discussion before a decision is made final.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a soapbox

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a website for individual opinions on any subject. Halopedia's/Destinypedia's articles are to be completely neutral on every subject, conveying all information available, and nothing more. Any creation of articles or the editing of existing articles to reflect individual opinions or ideas on subject matter that consist of personal opinions on a topic will be immediately reverted or deleted. Opinions can be expressed on user pages, talk pages, or forums, but not in articles.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not a clan/fireteam recruitment center

The overwhelming majority of Halopedia/Destinypedia users play the Halo/Destiny games online and many of them are members of individual clans/fireteams in those games. However, clan/fireteam recruitment on Halopedia/Destinypedia is strictly prohibited. Outside of individual user pages, references, comparisons, or invitations to join, clans/fireteams are forbidden, particularly on articles, talk pages, or any other space where they do not belong.

Halopedia/Destinypedia is not 343/Bungie

While Halo/Destiny is an Activision/Microsoft-owned franchise, Halopedia/Destinypediaa is not affiliated with 343/Bungie], Activision/Microsoft or other studios. "Submissions" by people requesting or demanding that we make additions or changes to the series will be treated as spam.

Code of Conduct

All Halopedians/Destinypedians are expected to conform to a certain level of civility in writing articles and talk posts. While the Halo/Destiny series may be intended for mature players, excessively hostile or vulgar behavior is strictly prohibited. Below is a detailed list of pointers on the manner in which all Halopedia/Destinypedia users are expected to conform. Also note that the code of conduct applies to both Users and Staff while on Halopedia/Destinypedia or any of its related platforms in accordance with this policy.

Basic manners

• When dealing with other users, be polite at all times; remember, they cannot see or hear you so choosing your words wisely is a good way to ensure your conversation is not misunderstood as hostile or offensive. Likewise, be careful how you interpret what you read as what you understand might not be what others mean.

• Civilly work towards agreement; do not argue with other users based on religion, personality or political standpoint and always keep conversation based on the object in question and stick to the facts.

• Be reasonable. If you act in a respectable manner, others will find it hard to have issues with you.

• If, while editing, someone disagrees with your contributions, Do Not Edit War! Always provide good reasons why you think that a specific revision is appropriate and discuss it with the other contributors. This, however, is not to be misinterpreted as a reason to revert others' contributions. Users should not edit based on personal preferences but in accordance with the Manual of Style and the Layout Guide.

• A good way to avoid entering edit conflicts is to recognize your own biases, and keep them in check. Editors will be less likely to revert edits that are in keeping with the rules.

• And finally, DO NOT use profanity. As Halo/Destiny is a T/M rated game, many of it's fans are still relatively young. Profanity is not allowed on any of Halopedia's/Destinypedia's articles, subpages or message boards. Likewise Wiki pages or about pages should also be free of potentially offensive content. Keeping the wiki free of foul language helps maintain a friendly atmosphere and a cleaner environment for users of varying ages and religions.

Of Staff

As the people who run Halopedia/Destinypedia, wiki staff are members of the community who help maintain the site, and as such, have access to a few additional functions. This however does not justify malicious or disruptive behavior from them, and staff members are expected to hold to the same standards as any other user.

• Be welcoming to new users. Often newbies can be difficult to deal with because of their lack of experience or knowledge of wiki markup. Such users should be dealt with patiently and respectfully. If a newcomer seems to have made a mistake, try to correct it yourself: do not slam the newcomer. A gentle note at their userpage explaining the wiki's standard and how to better achieve it in the future may prove helpful, as they may be unfamiliar with the norm or merely how to achieve it. If you use ban new users, have bad manners or curse at them, they may decide not to contribute to the wiki again or may even return as a vandal. Courtesy and professionalism should always be top priority when dealing with rookies.

• If you feel that you must say something to a newcomer about a mistake, please do so in a constructive and respectful manner. Begin by introducing yourself with a greeting on the user's talk page to let them know that they are welcome here, and present your corrections calmly and as a peer - never as a superior. If possible, point out things that they've done correctly or well. Intolerance of newbies due to high expectations is unreasonable and impolite.

• When editing on Halopedia/Destinypedia, it is always best practice to assume good faith. Since the Internet makes it difficult to determine a person's intentions, suspicious edits can very well turn out to be new users testing their abilities, making accidental mistakes, or learning wiki markup. To avoid mistakenly punishing new users with good intentions you should always assume good faith and kindly inform that user of how to properly use editing tools to help them along. If said user persists in a manner deemed nonconstructive to Halopedia/Destinypedia following a warning, they may be banned in accordance with the Blocking Policy.

• If you are an Administrator or Bureaucrat, help mediate disagreements between others users. Do not use your administrative powers to fulfill personal preferences, and administrators should not be biased in their support of any one side in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrative powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in good faith. If users prove unruly or unreasonable in a matter, an Administrator may intervene to quell the issue, but only on a neutral basis.

• Wiki staff should not be considered "in charge". Just because staff members have a few extra keys does not mean they are able to dictate law or push other users around. Staff members should always be well tempered in all respects and never condescending to users of "lesser rank". They should also be careful not to instigate or taunt whether directly or indirectly. Provocative behavior may result in the staff member being demoted.

• Give praise when it's due. Everybody likes to feel appreciated, especially in an environment that often requires compromise. Drop a friendly note on users' talk pages once and a while. Show them you notice their effort and appreciate them.

• When reverting other people's edits, give a rationale for the revert (on the article's talk page, if necessary), and be prepared to enter into an extended discussion over the edits in question. Calmly explaining your thinking to others can often result in their agreeing with you; being dogmatic or uncommunicative evokes the same behavior in others, and gets you embroiled in an edit war. If the edit in question is of no significant consequence and its reversion will cause unnecessary controversy, then the said edit may be left alone. After all, nothing is permanent and can always be changed later.

User Rights

Contains all user rights sets and information pertaining to Admins, patrollers, rollbackers etc. including CheckUser

Blocking and Penal policy

Deals with topics pertaining to blocking, kicking, and reprimands.

Canon and Copyright Policy

Lays down rules for what content is allowed on the wiki according to a set of standards. Includes notability and general disclaimer

Citation policy

For dealing with citing pages and where help can be found.

Image Policy

About personal images and uses.

Layout and Manual of Style

Just that.

Vandalism

Definition, penalties, and rules pertaining to second chances, eternal bans, a basis for a ban etc.

Voting

Voting system rules.