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*[[#Rules and regulations|Rules and regulations]]
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**[[#Simplified ruleset|Simplified ruleset]]
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**[[#One: Have Fun|'''One''': Have Fun]]
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**[[#Two: Be courteous and civil|'''Two''': Be courteous and civil]]
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**[[#Three: Editing permission|'''Three''': Editing permission]]
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**[[#Four: Relationship to the Halo Universe|'''Four''': Relationship to the Halo Universe]]
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**[[#Five: Canon friendliness|'''Five''': Canon friendliness]]
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**[[#Six: Plagiarism|'''Six''': Plagiarism]]
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**[[#Seven: Administration|'''Seven''': Administration]]
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*[[#Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions]]
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*[[#Blog Guidelines|Blog Guidelines]]
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*[[#Voting Rules|Voting Rules]]
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Welcome to the {{SITENAME}}! This is the place to publish your very own fiction or artwork on the ''Halo'' universe! All users are invited to proudly show the rest of the community of their own work - after all, you spent all the time and paid the dedication...so payment comes through the {{SITENAME}}. However, like all organizations, there are a few guidelines.
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==Rules and regulations==
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===Simplified ruleset===
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{{Halo Fanon:Simplified ruleset}}
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===One: Have Fun===
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The first rule is to have fun. The [[Project:Administrators|Administration Team of Halo Fanon]], might, on a mercurial whim, ban people that do not have fun.
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===Two: Be courteous and civil===
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This is in accordance with standard society etiquette rules. Need clarification?
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:2.1:'''No extensive use of epithets''' ― Mild usage may be permitted, as the ''Halo'' games are rated [[Wikipedia:ESRB#Restricted_ratings|"M" for Mature (17+)]] (ESRB), but users may request to not have profanity used around them. These requests ''will'' be honored by administrators and ''will'' be enforced if required.
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:2.2: '''No arguments''' ― Do not let things get out of hand. Any problems should be reported ''as soon as possible'' to [[Special:Listusers/sysop|the Administrator Team]]. The administrators can take more immediate and concise action.
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:2.3: '''Keep it clean''' ― We ask that you please keep all amorous events at a strictly PG-13 level. If you wish to explore the Halo universe beyond PG-13 level, you may do so as long as it is not in breach of '''Rule 2.1'''. Please refrain from writing a story that is purely sex for sexuality's sake (i.e. pornofic, lemon, etc) and remember that this site contains a wide range of users from different age groups, who may not be comfortable and/or mature enough to handle such a subject. If you have any questions about this particular rule, please direct them to the [[Special:Listusers/bureaucrat|senior administrator on duty]].
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:2.4: '''No personal attacks''' ― This means directly insulting someone with abusive language, whether on their talk page or on the talk page of an article that happens to be under discussion at the time. The users on this site are requested to act in a mature fashion, and resorting to childish and hurtful terms is out of line, warranting a Civility Warning.
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:2.5: '''Pointing out problems ≠ Trolling''' - Just because someone has said that your article has some grammatical or canon-related issues does not make them a troll. A Troll, according to [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]], is ''"someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion."'' Trying to point out problems that you have repeatedly ignored is not trolling, so please refrain from stating such things.
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===Three: Editing permission===
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:3.1: '''No editing other people's work without their explicit permission''' ― Self-explanatory; you are not allowed to edit user's work without their explicit permission. You do, however, have the right to fix ''minor'' grammatical/spelling mistakes/canon errors in an article. However, if the author complains, the situation will be looked into.
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:3.2: '''You cannot use other people's work without their explicit permission''' ― This means no using articles along with content used in those articles without permission from the author/creator. See Rule 5 for clarification.
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===Four: Relationship to the Halo Universe===
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:4.1: '''Fanon should be Halo-related''' ― This is ''Halo'' Fanon, after all: while history for Humanity, the Covenant, the Forerunners, the Flood and even your own races are allowed, fictions taking place in the distant future are generally frowned upon. Just try to connect your articles with Halo in a more-than-minuscule way.
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:4.2: '''Crossovers from other fictional universes are frowned upon''' ― This means that we do not want to see your Mario Chief combating SOLDIERS controlled by ''Sovereign'' alongside Vince Valentine and Han Solo. If you absolutely have to, have to, ''must'' make a crossover, please do so on your user name space, where it will not be deemed a rule-breaker. The same goes for any directly-imported technology, species, ships, and characters from other games. Using a picture of one of these items to illustrate an ''original'' Halo-related concept is acceptable, but directly copying said item from the game is grounds for an NCF and/or Rule Breaker template.
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===Five: Canon friendliness===
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This site takes pride of following the canon Halo universe to an extent; for more information, see [[Project:Canon Policy|the Canon Policy]].
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:5.1: '''No direct contradictions of definitively established canon''' ― Self explanatory; content in {{SITENAME}} should follow the established canon. The community of this wiki expects you to be fully aware of the canon Halo universe to a significant degree and attempt to keep articles canon-friendly as far as possible. Canonical violations will not be allowed, including "[[Halo_Fanon:Canon_Policy#Is_My_Article_God-Modded.3F|god-modding]]" and overpowering characters or technology. In the event that this rule is broken, articles are to be marked with the NCF template. If no changes are made after a two week waiting period, articles may be marked with the Rule Breaker template and a vote to move the article to namespace will commence. This rule will not apply to rule 5.4.
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:5.2: '''Make sure that your articles are within reason''' ― Since the Halo universe is essentially a science fiction universe, realism, such as obeying the laws of physics, gravity or just plain common sense is required.
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:5.3: '''Humor articles must be in good form and tagged with a special template''' ― They are allowed to stay on the mainspace only if they are for humorous purposes only. This can be done by using the [[Template:Humour|Humor template]]. This means that they cannot be used with any other "serious" universes, and if they are, they will be considered NCF. If it is found that the article is meant to be serious, but is using the humor tag to dodge an NCF tag, it will be ''immediately'' moved to namespace or deleted.
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:5.4: '''Alternate Universe content is a special case''' ― Whereas Expanded Universe expands on an established canon, Alternate Universe tend to defy the established canon and follow a "What if" approach. Users are allowed to create an Alternate Universe by using the [[Template:Alternate|Alternate template]] as long as it is in accordance with rule 5.2 and the [[Template:Alternate#Limitations|limitations of the Alternate template]].
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===Six: Plagiarism===
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'''Plagiarism is bad user conduct''' ― If it can be proved that your article is a ''direct or closely derived'' copy of the work of another author, internet artist, or even a contributor to this site, it will be tagged with the appropriate template, [[Template:Plagiarism|<nowiki>{{Plagiarism}}</nowiki>]]. The tagging person ''must'' have evidence that the article is plagiarised, or the tag will be summarily removed.
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After a week and refusal of the user to remove plagiarism, they will face a cascading ban, with a verbal warning, then a 24 hour ban, a month long ban, a year ban and for the fifth warning, a permanent ban for the site. Articles that have been proven to be plagiarised but are not fixed within the week allotted to fix it will be subjected to editing or deletion at he administrator's discretion. In the event of new users, with no cases of prior plagiarism, administrators may remove the plagiarised segments of the article and leave it to be edited. Users who have been known serial plagiarists will have the articles deleted after the week long period assigned to fix this.
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:6.1:'''Scope of Plagiarism''' ― The scope of plagiarism can cover many areas. For example, the copying from other works of fiction, such as taking technology, stories, characters and similar things from a book, comic, film or TV series. Excellent example would be having a ship called a Star Destroyer, that looks like a Star Destroyer, is equipped like a Star Destroyer and is used like a Star Destroyer. That would be an obvious example of plagiarism. Another area would be the copying of other articles on Halo Fanon, such as taking a sentence, paragraph or indeed an entire article from another user and pasting it into your own article. This would be counted as plagiarism, even with several edits to the parts written. Why copy your fellow authors when wanting to write something original? In the area of taking artwork from other artists, while the copyright area is very tenuous, be sure to consult the artist before you use there artwork, if possible, especially those from Deviant Art. Never use or edit the artwork of fellow Halo Fanon contributors without gaining their permission first. Using artwork assets from other video games and halo is not considered plagiarism.
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:6.2:'''...Inspired By''' ― Many writers on here take inspiration from other works of fictions, especially characters, and it treads a fine line between plagiarism and homages to characters from other works of fiction. An example would be, a character paying homage to to have character based on 'Soap' MacTavish, from Call of Duty Modern Warfare. He might look the same, have similar personality quirks and even the same name, but his background, history and role differ. If he was brought up in Scotland, joined the ODSTs to stop an Insurrectionist called Zakahev from launching nukes at reach, then formed a special forces unit called Task Force 141 and go fighting his protege Makarov, that would be considered plagiarism. The same would apply to vehicles, weapons and planets that also pay homage.
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:6.3:'''Wikipedia and Halopedia''' ― When writing articles, some of it may overlap with canon, or with wikipedia. In these instances, it would be applicable to copy and paste a small amount of data and edit it to your needs from these. Huge amounts of text from other sources however, will be frowned upon.
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:6.4:'''Article Formatting''' ― Many newer users use the formatting of older articles to get a foot in the door. When this appears to occur, assume good faith. As a user copying a articles format, be sure to tell the article's writer, and be sure to delete every piece of his writing from it.
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===Seven: Administration===
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:7.1: '''Administrators are not above the rules and policies''' ― [[Halo_Fanon:Administrators#What_can_administrators_not_do.3F|Administrators are simply users with a few extra buttons]]. They are also susceptible to the rules and policies as established in this page.
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:7.2: '''Official wiki titles are reserved for Administration use only''' ― Please do not use <code>Halo Fanon:</code> or <code>Project:</code> in the title of your page. That marking is reserved for official wiki pages only and will be removed on the spot, with your article being either renamed or deleted. As you might assume, using "Halo:" at the beginning of the title is perfectly fine! All the books start that way, so why shouldn't your fanon?
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:7.3: '''The decision of the administrators is final''' ― Although the Halo Fanon Wikia is a fun place to be to send your fanon to each other, be aware that violations will result in a block from editing.
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==Frequently Asked Questions==
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*'''What is canon?''' This is the question that we deal with the most on this site! To answer your question comprehensively, we have given it its own page, which explains in great detail what you can and cannot do! It is very important that you do this as soon as you can, since it will help you avoid conflict in your first few weeks here as a new user, and help us catch and correct rule breakers as fast as we can. [[Halo Fanon: Canon Policy|Would you like to know more?]]
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*'''"I need help getting started!"''' Our users are here for you! In fact, a couple of them got together and wrote you a guide on how to write really good fanon! We will offer links to both guides, though the one we recommend to you and endorse as the Administration is Specops306's, which is quite in-depth and relates more to writing your first articles than it does to site conduct. If you are ever confused, do read it. [[Halo Fanon:Guide to Fanon and Fanfiction|Would you like to know more?]]
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:The other guide on this site was written as more of a sarcastic guide on how to handle yourself socially on the site. It gives relatively good information about what Admins are, what the different templates around the site are, and yells at you. Quite a lot. If you are sensitive, we recommend that you do not look at this page, as it was written for those stubborn and disliked users who refuse to follow the rules. [[User:Another Poetic Spartan/Fanon For Teh Noobs|Would you like to know more?]]
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*'''What about humo(u)r articles?''' So, do you want to make a parody of Halo? Or do you want to write a funny story in the Halo universe? Well, we have an allowance for humo(u)r articles! However, you must mark them with a special template, [[Template:Humour|<nowiki>{{Humour}}</nowiki>]], before you can start writing. Remember though, some rules do still apply to humo(u)r article. Please make sure that you know them and obey them. [[Template:Humour#Rules of using the Humour template|Would you like to know more?]]
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*'''What should I know about blogs?''' They are basically personal opinion pieces for you to write and for others to comment on! If you've got an opinion about something and want to rant about it or share it with others, feel free to start up one of these blogs so that everyone can see it. But be advised, we do have a few rules about what you can and cannot do with your blogs, and these are listed below. Please check them out as soon as you can.
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==Blog Guidelines==
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Blogs are not meant as a replacement for Halo Fanon's forums. While forums are meant for discussion, blogs are meant to present the viewpoint of a single author. If your intent is to gather opinions or input of other members in the community, it belongs as a forum thread. If the blog is more suited for the forums, an Administrator will indicate that it belongs on the forums and he or she will move it to that namespace.
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#Must be related to ''Halo'' or the Halo Fanon Wiki.
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#Must have a minimum length of two paragraphs or more, complete with good grammar and spelling.
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#Have a thesis or purpose.
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#Be understandable to the average user.
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#Not include any advertisements whatsoever.
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#Blog comments will have a minimum of five words in length and not contain spam material.
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==Voting Rules==
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In order to participate in a vote, a user must meet the following qualifications:
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#'''Created an account at least one month (for general votes) or two months (for special votes) before the voting process takes place.''' This means that if a vote takes place in September, any user who joined in August cannot vote yet.
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#'''Have at least 100 mainspace edits (for general votes) or 500 mainspace edits (for special votes).''' This is ridiculously simple. If you just post on people's talk pages or troll the blogs and forums, you don't get to vote because you don't actually contribute to the site. Just make articles and update them. Not that hard, so no whining.
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#'''Not be currently banned.''' Again, ridiculously simple. If we find the account is a sock puppet, it will be summarily banned and your vote is, needless to say, invalidated.
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