User:Another Poetic Spartan/Fanon For Teh Noobs

"We've got a new guy joining us today fresh out of Selection"

- Gaz, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

DISCLAIMER

'' Please note. Even if this article sounds derogatory and offensive in any way, you must see that this is for the new users. Yes, it may seem bad, but its supposed to help them. And in any case, this in the interwebs. Get over it! =P ''

Okay. THIS article for you new and old guys. Now don't be an complete ass and think you don't need to read this. You do. You freakin' do. Some other users and I are pissed that you guys think you're super BA and hardcore and you don't have to listen to us. Well, face the freakin' facts. You have to fvcking listen to us. Don't give us this crap that you have a disorder or something, 'cause ultimately we don't care. You are going to hear it anyway.

Official Authors
The official "Fanon For Teh Noobs" oversight committee would like to thank the following users for the writing of this page. Without theme, there would likely be no "FFTN" and knaves would be running about, with only a few users around to stop them.
 * Another Poetic Spartan
 * Maslab
 * DREADHEAD613
 * SPARTAN-118

List Of Guest Editors
The title says it all, but, as we should probably reiterate for the good of the page and the reader (lets not forget the collective egos of those mentioned below either), the "Fanon For Teh Noobs" writers and Oversight Committee would like to thank the below mentioned users for their contributions to this page. Without them, this page would have less content and less insight into a multitude of topics. Anyone (experianced users plz) can come in and edit. Come in and add your own section, detailing how to fix this, that, and what not.
 * SPARTAN 119
 * Lordofmonsterisland
 * Hyper Zergling
 * Sona 'Demal

Related Articles
These are the forerunners and copies and inspirations of our amazing guide. Without them, we would have more content, be more renown, and the authors would be kings of Halo Fanon! MUHAHA! the wikia would be a less better place.
 * User:The evil O,malley/Fanon for Noobs: A very great article that is the big brother of this manual. You can also reference to this.
 * User:Specops306/Fanon For Teh Noobs: A slightly more mature take on all this nonsense.
 * User:Tuckerscreator/A Thesis On Debate: A related article

People We Respect
Because there is a time when you have to be srs and depart from the lols (in a way), here is a srs list of people we srsly respect.


 * 1) SPARTAN-118: If not for his manners, then definitely for his unwavering defense of canon.
 * 2) 117649 Annihilative Repentance: For just being awesome to have in an argument.
 * 3) Maslab: What would we do without the usually fair and polite user, who corrects the other users and helps the new users, as well as saying what needs to be said? Well, without him, this wiki would be a whole lot less fun, and probably less sane if that was possible..
 * 4) Ajax 013: The puppetmaster! Our benefactor!  Kind and benevolent Overmind! Uh, lets try that again. Admin who can be funny, just so long as he's happy. If he isn't, well, look out. Not much more to say...
 * 5) Hyper Zergling: Now, hear us out, Vets: While he certainly isn't the best writer and does need to put a creative spin on his articles, take note that, even after months of ridicule and being made fun of, he's still here.  We respect a person who has the balls to still be here after all that.

List of NEW USERS in Our Mind
"How'd a muppet like you pass selection?"

- Captain Price, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Here is a list of users that are new. We say you're new by the way you act!!! Even if you're twenty!! You're nine to us. So shut the heck up until you have actually proven yourselves. And to even do that, You must follow all the rules and write a decent article. Then, you'll have the respect that you (might) deserve.

And, just remember, every time you freak out on a talk page, with a long description of your problems, and your demand for everyone to shut up and leave your article alone; we are all laughing our asses off on the Irk. So don't do that. Actually, do. I need a good laugh.

THE NEW GUYS (To us - the cabal community)

 * IceBite - Swords, SPARTANs, and Halo don't intermingle. Call us crazy, but it doesn't. Use a bayonet instead or drop the damn concept.
 * The cheif - Sometimes, cluelessness is the only word that can be uttered.
 * Rellikspartan - Bad grammar, plagiarism...everything in the book.
 * Kurt71sp2 - Read his blogs; and be sickened by blatent...what is the word? Stupidity and ignorance fit, I suppose.
 * SilentSiren117 - On the list because of a knavish, impossible Prophet-Human Hybrid.
 * Justin Kane - Although he won't be around anymore, his tendency to act like a 5-year old earned him a position on this list. Proof? Just read his userpage, and list of articles
 * Spartan skymaster - Being incapable of reading this very guide, and lashing out as a result to polite constructive criticism. Not even at 118, even. Poor mixed up user.

Sure Signs of Noobish-ness

 * Talking in all caps or in text-talk
 * Talking in both caps and text-talk
 * Copy and Pasting other people's articles
 * Copy and Pasting other people's articles with proper British spelling when other articles are written in American spelling.
 * Socking
 * Having conversations between the socks
 * Using bad grammar in inter-sock communications

For God's Sake, Where's Your Manners?
"Because I'm an admin, and I don't answer to you. I hope this satisfies your curiosity"

- Admin Spartan-091

In sociology, manners are the unenforced standards of conduct which show the actor that you are proper, polite, and refined. They are like laws in that they codify or set a standard for human behavior, but they are unlike laws in that there is no formal system for punishing transgressions, other than social disapproval. They are a kind of norm. What is considered "mannerly" is highly susceptible to change with time, geographical location, social stratum, occasion, and other factors. That manners matter is evidenced by the fact that large books have been written on the subject, advice columns frequently deal with questions of mannerly behavior, and that schools have existed for the sole purpose of teaching manners. A lady is a term frequently used for a woman who follows proper manners; the term gentleman is used as a male counterpart; though these terms are also often used for members of a particular social class.

Now you may be asking yourself: "What does this have to do with me?"

Well, here are some important notes:


 * The Moderators (Adminz) do not have to treat you with respect.
 * You DO NOT have to treat them with respect.(Although the outcome will be much harsher for you, then it would be for a Moderator)
 * We SHOULD be respectful with one another, but that doesn't mean we WILL.
 * That doesn't mean you get to be TEH 1337 0V3RL0RD!!!1!1! We already have one of those, his name is Ajax, and we fear for our lives when he's in our presence love him dearly.

We're Watching You
"I see you"

- Sauron, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

"We toys see everything, Sid: so play nice"

- Woody, Toy Story

"I am the eye in the sky / Looking at you, I can read your mind / I am the maker of rules / Dealing with fools, I can cheat you blind / And I don't need to see any more to know that / I can read your mind"

- Eye In The Sky, The Alan Parsons Project, accurately portraying the way Veterans and Moderators of Halo Fanon operate: like George Orwell's 1984 Big Brother.

Let's face it, even if you get pissed at us and leave here, there's a high chance that we will, either on accident or on purpose, stumble upon wherever you are. So, please, whatever you do, be nice to us: don't be a whinny baby about it. Act your age, not your shoe-size! For example, here's what one former member said to Hyper Zergling on another wiki about this article:

Now really, was that necessary? Is it mature? NO! So do better than that!

And let's assume for a moment that you do get banned, but later you decide you would like to come back. In your speech where you ask to return, don't decide to start dissing on everyone and pointing out everything you think is wrong with us (especially when they're wrong). Let's see an example from our former (and now banned) friend, The evil O,malley, and his "unban" petition.



Get the picture from the picture? I sure hope you do, because otherwise you're gonna end up in the same boat as O'malley is: banned, permanently.

One-Way Ticket to Hell
Let's face it, there are some ways to immediately become the most hated n00b in the community, sometimes even get an immediate and permanent bannage. Here's a nice rant by me (LOMI) after an IP n00b came and cuss, griped, whined and the works about a no-longer needed community page that he'd worked on getting deleted.

Point received? If not, please reread the above section, and read O'mally's talk page.

First of All, Your Editing
Ever since the wonderful wiki of Halo Fanon was created the expectations of articles have been high.

Things that are expected in every article is:
 * Name your article well - Don't name it something stupid or name it anything obscure. Otherwise you get banned right off the bat.
 * Name template - More about this few sections down, but it's necessary for your article to be taken seriously.
 * Good Grammar - if the grammer suck, then your article will be overlooked and slapped with a nasty "Grammar" template. So spell check and do it good. Like what I do.
 * No text language on Talk pages or articles - Its hard to read article when the read like, "noes! bt tis artecle is asome, dud!". Its irritating, and makes me angry. And then I mock you on teh Irk. Texticons are alright on talk pages though, but on Articles...well, expect to see the Grammar template...
 * Universe Crossing - Well, we don't like Star Wars/Starcraft in Halo; much like the Star Wars or Starcraft Fanon knaves don't want to see Halo in their Universe(s). So, don't make a Grand Clone Army of the Republic (.
 * Feasibility - During the Battle of Earth, do not make a super-Armada of Super-Carriers, and/or Battleships appear. Be feasible. How the hell would the UNSC pull all of those ships outta their asses and employ them, given that 60% of the UNSC Fleet was at Reach - and of that, 1 in 10 escaped intact-ish? Magic? Random act of God? Explain everything, or don't make the article.

An Example of How Not to Write Fanon
This hilariously bad Halo story on Fanfiction.net is an example of how not to write a Halo fanfic. Were it on this wiki, I can assure it would be marked with many of the templates below. Presenting Halo: Halos in Space by squirrelking and the equally-terribad sequel.

Those Dadgum Templates
Yes, we've got a lot of them, and yes, every, single, one of them MEANS SOMETHING. So please, read carefully and understand what you need to do, whether its' adding it to your article or getting it off.

Label YOUR Stuff
"Mine, my own, my preciousss"

- Gollum, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Okay. Here's the thing. No one likes an IP or a new user editing an article, and not stating who it is who makes the damn page.

So, how do you resolve that?



There we go! That one would be for me if this was my article (which it is, kinda sorta).

All you do is enter, and all the world knows that that article belongs to you.

Congratulations! Step one to a good page is now complete!

Why Your Article is Non-Canon-Friendly
OH NOES! You get a template added to your article that looks just like the one below:

Well, okay. Your article can be Non-Canon-Friendly for the several reasons. Either its your fault or the way you think. Usually, its not the user who tagged it's delusions. Usually. The one thing is, don't have that a character can freakin kill you with their mind. That's impossible. This is the Halo universe. Not Starcraft. And don't have freakin' lightsabers in your articles. No matter how much you love Star Wars, those kind of weapons aren't possible. To add to that, Make your writing readable. Or else it looks retarded.

EXAMPLES OF NCF
 * Super Flood
 * SPARTAN-N0013 - Its -091's humor aticle, but it fits...perfectly.

Oh No!! Its a RuleBreaker!!
Thats right. You broke on of the Halo Fanon rules. Go to your talk page, and read that first message you got when you joined. It looks like the template below:



Yes, once you fix it, and have a Administrator remove it, you are done with that template.

An example of a rule breaker is having a SPARTAN, commanding a Starship during the Human-Covenant War. Or an army of SPARTANs. You get the picture, I hope.

This can be tagged on a page along with the NCF tag.

One of the Lamest and Stupidest Things That Will Happen!!
"After teh normil aliens the flood came and every thing got wet and messy and lightningy becaus water hit teh space tv and all the things and made sparks."

- Halo: Halos in Space

Well, this template is for articles that make no sense at all. It is right below:

A perfect example would be this page. Click and be afraid of a hideous article

Exibits-
 * The Rise of the Humans on there way to forerunner hood - Makes no sense at all
 * Secret ONI device - A good example of what not to make an article on.
 * Halo: Halos in Space - We couldn't choose a better article if we tried.
 * Halo: Prophets- Human-Prophet Hybrids?!

OMG!! Star Wars on Halo!!? It can't be!
Yes, we all know Star Wars is awesome, except 118, but no one likes him anyway. =P

Anyway, Star Wars and Halo are mostly incompatible, and if we see a piece of knavery, resembling a AT-AT, a Death Star, or Snowspeeder, it will get this not-so-nifty template added:

Yup, be afraid. So do us a favor, and don't turn to the dark side, by making a phailtacular Star Wars rip-off.

If you have a compulsive need to make a Star Wars article, go to the Star Wars Fanon site, not here. Because, quite simply, this Wikia is for Halo Fanon, not Star Wars Fanon.

EXAMPLES:
 * Prototype combat bot: This is a plain example of ripping off Star Wars. Having these droids are ridiculous as they are very slim yet it seems they are very powerful. Possible? No way!!

You Broke The Laws of Physics!!
"You could write a 2000-word essay on how that gives a gigantic middle finger to kinetics"

- Y Ruler of Time (Online Manga/Anime Reviewer)

Ohdear? You defied Physics. Well, if you made Gravity Cat, from Gmod, you are going to get this template.

Yes, the picture is awesome. Talk to the OV3RMIND about the picture.

EXAMPLES:
 * Energy-mass converters
 * Doctor Hax - Yes, this is the fabled Doctor HAX from Gmod. However, 118 made this as a humor article in user namespace, therefore, it is exempt from the Physics template.

Deletion!? WTF!!?
"We will make short work of this abomination"

- Elite, Halo 3

"Delete!.... Delete!.... Delete!..... and.... DELETE!"

- Teru Mikami from the anime Death Note

Well, if you say you want your article gone, just put the following template on it:

Remember, the coding for this one is simple enough: just put on the offending page

Oh Darn. Your Article is Unrealistic. Oh the Humanity!!!
"So I herd u liek mudkipz?"

- 4Chan Anti-Pokemon quote, also a popular Internet meme

Well, basically this template means your article in Unrealistic. Meaning, unlikely to the extreme. The template is below:

It has been suggested that this article is unrealistic. Please see this page for help.

Alternatively, This template may be used:

Just make it more realistic by referring to the Damage Control section for more details on how to resolve it.

Usually interchanged with the NCF template.

EXAMPLES: Human-Elite Hybrid

My Spartan's Armor is Hayabusa, EVA and Recon, all in one! Aren't I so awesome?
I'll just let an old statement of Ajax's handle this one:

"Mixed armour is NCF. One way to understand why is to think of this is like this. Imagine you have three suits. Ones a diving suit, ones a EVA astronaught suit and one is knight armour. Now try and mix and match those. Lets see you go into space with only a astronaught's helemt, a diving suit and a shield. Or alternatly go to war with a astronaught suit, jet pack for space manouvres and a knights helmet. Or lets go scuba diving in full knights armour, scuba gear and a pipe to contact you to your shuttle. Maybe not the best analogy but you get the point. Why would a spartan go into combat with a unshielded, inferior ODST helmet, a katana, a unshielded chest piece, a shoulder pad extremely resistant to explosive and a shoulder pad that makes you stealthy. Same to Elites, why would they have a light weight commando helmet, shoulder pads that improve agility inside a space craft and a chest piece that inspires fear. Another way to think of this is to think of each armour as a 'whole suit' rather than just individual components. IE CQB is modified to improve k dispersal and joint manouvrability. Think that just extends to the shoulder pads, helmet and chest piece? Or the scout armour, filled with stealth gear, don't you think that those stealth materials would extend through the whole armour? Or, if you think mix and match should be canon, think of it in this way. Why would you mix a shoulder piece that improves K dispersal, a helmet that aids you in EVA moves, a chest piece that resists explosives and a shoulder pad that improves stealth qualities. Now you've mixed and matched them, is that armour really going to be both stealth, space manouvrable, explosive resistant and has improved methods of K dispersal and joint manouvrability? Since you've mashed them all together you've lost the functions of all of them and made yourself a substandard piece of crap. Much akin to going into space with a astronaughts helmet, diving suit and bits and pieces of knight armour. Your going to die a horrible death. Horrible."

- Old ArmorNCF template

It's Five Guns in One! An Assault Rifle, A Sniper Rifle, A Shotgun, A Minigun, and A Missile Launcher In One Convenient Package!
"It's a gun that shoots shurikens and lightning"

- Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, online video game reviewer

"Gimme the biggest gun you got!"

- Peter Griffin from Family Guy



Most firearms have attachments such as scopes, laser sights, bayonets, and grenade launchers that can be attached to various points on the weapon, so go ahead, give your weapon some attachments, it makes it more realistic. However, you should NOT go overboard and put too large and/or too many attachments on a weapon, to the point that it would make the weapon impossible to carry. If you do, expect this template to appear on your article:

Take a look at the weapon pictured in the image on the template. How are supposed to hold that thing, let alone aim and fire it?!

EXAMPLES:

Making your stuff fresh
"A collection of lies, that's all I am, stolen thoughts and memories"

- Cortana, Halo 3

"American Dragon: Jake Long, Armored Core, Artemis Fowl, Avatar, Avatar: Last Airbender, Babylon 5, Band of Brothers, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Dead Space, Death Note, Doom, Dragon Ball Z, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Final Fantasy VII, G. I. Joe, Godzilla, Half-Life, Harry Potter, Haruhi Suzumiya series, Inuyasha, Invader Zim, Kim Possible, Kingdom Hearts, Kung Fu Panda, Lord of the Rings, Mario, Mega Man, Metroid, Naruto, NCIS, Ninja Turtles, Office, Penguins of Madagascar, Pokemon, Portal, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars, StarCraft, StarTrek, Terminator, Transformers, Twilight, Warhammer, Warriors, World Ends With You"

- Just a few of the series Halo has been "crossed over" with on Fanfiction.net

"He r blank from blank cause I like blank."

This pretty much sums up any plagiarized article. You can find an extensive list of them here.

Basing your article off of something from a completely different universe is just fine. Go ahead. But remember Canon. Because there are those who are always keeping an eye out and have no qualms with slapping an NCF and/or a Plagiarism template on articles.

Which looks like this:



The problem with plagiarism is when you don't just base it off of that item, but you mostly copy it.

That leads to flaming, which is bad for you, just in case you ignored the last few sections. In fact, why did you ignore those last sections and just read this one? Are you plagiarizing right now? Go back and read them now. Go!

Why would anyone use a Tommy Gun in 2552?!
"Fuck your smart linked scopes, fuck your fifty caliber ammo, fuck your ergonomic grips, I'll take my M1911!"

- Sgt.johnson's parody article.

While it is okay to base your weapon off a modern-day or historical weapon, or make it look a bit like one, do not make it an exact copy of the 20th or 21st Century inspiration. Add a few new targeting systems, make it fire a different caliber ammunition, or add some other original (but still canon friendly) modification. Oh yeah, and naming it something different then the weapon it's based off can only help.

If your article is an exact copy of a World War I, World War II, modern-day or other real-life weapon with no original features or modifications to make it in line with canon, expect to see this template on your page:

EXAMPLES:
 * M7A1 Sherman All-Purpose Tank

THIS ARTICLE IS TEN TIMES AS AWESOME AS YOURS CUZ IT'S IN ALL CAPS!!!!
"CAN I HAZ RECONZ!!?"

- The question thousands of Halo Players asked after Halo 3 was released

"CAPITALIZED LETTERS MAKES ME AWESOME COS I'M AWESOME IN THE AWESOMENESS THAT IS AWESOME BECOS ITS AWESOME!"

- Excerpt from LOMI's talk page - a joke statement by the Survivor

Actually, no it isn't. Ten times more annoying than my articles maybe, but not remotely awesome. Writing in all caps, known in internet circles as "shouting", is considered very rude and is generally frowned upon. This wiki is no exception. If you write your article in all caps, expect somebody to slap this little template on your page:

EXAMPLES:
 * 1) Kig-yar multi task force
 * 2) Secret ONI device

Spelling and Grammar isn't just for English teachers
"I can haz recon"

- Popular Xbox Live expression

"It asks the customer from whom it smokes: So that smoke should not go outside, It smokes in the obituary of the area. Please continue your favors towards cooperation."

- No smoking sign in Tokyo, Japan

"Give it up, Gunny. Even if he ain't dead he's lost in that soup. Our comms can't cut through that."

- Romeo, Halo 3: ODST

"Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"

- Grammatically poor 4chan post

This is an wiki, so you can correct minor spelling and grammar errors in people's articles as long as you don't modify the content of the article. However, occasionally, an article will pop up with so many spelling and grammar mistakes that it is it would be too time consuming for one user to fix them all. For these articles, you can use this template:

Please note that both British and American spellings (i.e. armor and armour) are acceptable on this wiki.

EXAMPLES:
 * Dronought Class BattleShip
 * Spartan 121

Removing Templates Doesn't Fix Problems
If you find your page is has one or more of these templates on it, simply removing the templates will not solve the problem. Instead, it will merely earn you another template to add to your wall of shame, this one:

Instead of simply deleting templates, follow the steps listed under Damage Control.

Why is it Godmodded? And How to Get Rid of It
"IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!"

- Vegeta, Dragonball Z, also, a popular internet meme.

"We're much bigger than you are, We've more money than you, We're much stronger then you are, Our god is much bigger too. We are smarter than you are, Our girls have much bigger tits, We are better than you are, You're just an inch of our shit!"

- Eric Idle, "The Rutland Isles" sketch

Godmodding is bad. Its like saying, "My SPARTAN has an Ultra Elite's armor, and can't die".

Thats when this...awesome looking, but ultimately ugly template comes in:



Indeed. Don't be fooled by the Gold and red template. You  don't  want it. You want it far away from your article.

All you need to do is make this article more realistic, so, insead of putting "My SPARTAN has an Ultra Elite's armor and shield in 2550, and can't die", simply come up with a better solution like "My SPARTAN has an MJLONIR Mark VI, and is one of the best whatevers in whatever squad".

See? Sounds better. =D

Make it realistic or not at all!!!

SPARTAN 119's Scale of Godmodding
This is my scale of how godmodded something is based on how much damage it can survive before it is destroyed. Note: This is an unofficial scale, although it should be useful for determining the limits of how powerful something is allowed to be and not be considered godmodded.

Level 1
Normal Person

Level 2
Is not any more resilient than a normal person as far as the amount of gunfire they can survive, but they have very high levels of physical and combat training. Examples include modern day Navy SEALS, SAS, Army Rangers etc. In the Halo universe, ODSTs would be at this level. Usually, any normal soldier above this level is considered godmodded.

Level 3
Can survive more bullet impacts than a normal person, but with a sustained hits, a few hits from a high-caliber weapon like a sniper rifle, or a single hit with a rocket launcher or heavier, they will go down. SPARTANs are in this category, as are light vehicles like Ghosts and Warthogs. Usuallly, any SPARTAN or other super solder above this level is considered godmodded.

Level 4
Immune or almost immune to small arms fire, but can be destroyed by rockets, cannon shells, missiles, and bombs. Tanks fall into this category, as do aircraft, (while they are in flight anyway). Any Scorpion-sized tank above this level is usually considered godmodded

Level 5
Requires sustained fire from heavy weapons to destroy, or, it can be taken down in one shot with heavy conventional bombs, nukes, MAC slugs etc. This category includes Scarabs and some super heavy tanks. Any super heavy vehicle above this level is godmodded.

Level 6
Take many hits from large conventional missiles and bombs (such as Archer Missiles) to destroy, or one nuke/MAC slug/energy projector hit etc. to destroy. Any Human-Covenant War UNSC ship significantly above this level (6.5+) is considered godmodded.

Level 7
Takes multiple hits from MACs, nukes etc., or one superweapon (NOVA bombs etc.) to destroy, ships with energy shields, including Covenant ships and Necros War-era UNSC ships fall under this category. Any ship above this category is considered god modded.

Level 8
Can be rendered uninhabitable by many nuclear impacts, but in order to truly destroy it, you need a massive explosion, such as a NOVA bomb or the explosion of a ship's fusion reactor. Includes planets and Halo Installations.

Level 9
Not completely invincible, but would require hundreds or even thousands of nukes, or several NOVA bombs to destroy. If anything on this wiki can survive that, it's definitely godmodded.... well, unless it's some super-advanced race's creation that needs something that powerful to blow it up

Level 10
Invincible, Omniscient, Omnipotent, basically, a god. Anything like this is automatically considered godmodded.

The First Step to Fixing Your Problems is Admitting You Need Help
Now, If your new to this wiki, and to wikis in general, you might neglect to put some important things into your article, things like ownership templates, infoboxes, etc and may violate one or more of the sites rules and standards listed above. If that is the case, you might see this template appear on your page:

In fact, this template has a link to this page, so this may well be the reason you are reading this page right now. Now, if this template appears on your page, do not simply remove it from the page, and do not flame the user who put it there. Instead, simply follow the damage control steps below. Once you have repair the article so that it meets this wiki's standards, kindly request that the admins remove this and all other template on the page. If you have indeed upgraded the article to the point where it meets Halo Fanon standards, they should comply with your request.

"My article is NCF, Godmodded, Plagiarized, or Unrealistic..." - How to conduct Damage-Control on NCF, Godmodded, Plagiarized, or Unrealistic Articles
"I've got a bad feeling about this"

- Numerous Star Wars characters from numerous Star Wars stories

I'm sure you all know about what happens when a fire starts on a ship; the crew tries to put out the fire, conducting what is know as Damage control. Same idea applies to Halo-Fan fiction; when your article comes under fire, begin Damage-Control!

The sooner you act, the less damage will occur. For, if you refuse to act, you will get flamed.

So here are steps to follow to make sure a peaceful ending is achieved.

1. Find out whats wrong with the article, state why you think it's right (politely), and then wait for a rebuttle.


 * Never type in Caps in a talk page. It will cause instantaneous flaming. You have been warned.


 * Be polite. If you are polite, then usually other users will be polite back. Usually.


 * Only hold off one or twice, otherwise, users will get frustrated and flaming will occur.

2. Make changes on the article as soon as you find out what is wrong, and summarize your changes on the talk page.

3. Listen to the community, and adopt some of their ideas. They are not criticizing you, they are giving constructive criticism.

4. Dump ideas users say can't be salvaged. Trust me, you usually can't have it. Ignoring this one will lead to Flamage.

5. Your article should be Canon-friendly now! Good for you! Good thing you began Damage Control when you did, or it might have gotten quite nasty.

EXAMPLES:
 * Talk:Oligarchy 13
 * Talk:Aragorn-150 - No action taken by the user, resulting in massive flaming.

Check Your Pictures. Are They Perverted?
"I see this stuff and the first thing that runs through my head is like "What the hell are the animators thinking?!"

- CrazClown, Youtube ranter on hentai

"Hentai: Because cartoons can't say no."

- Demotivational Poster

Yes, this template requires its' own section. And yes, it is actually hard to believe. Perverted stuff on Halo. And don't be stupid or act like it. Look at Cortana, she's basically naked. Apparently, its okay for AIs (then again, her... ahem... parts don't actually show up). But I highly recommend to use people that are clothed. Anywho, don't have weird or perverted pictures. This is a website that is usually monitored and it has regulations. If they are ever broken, the picture can lead to deletion or a ban.
 * 1. No Half naked pictures.... fully naked pictures are right out!
 * 2. No pictures that have no apparent meaning. They actually have to make sense.
 * 3. Don't draw horrible pictures of other users being killed in rather suckish detail on other art sites and link them to this Wiki. Otherwise, strange and unnatural things will happen to the offending user... merely a word to a wise... (Note: READ the AUTHOR'S COMMENT before you make any comments to the picture.)

If your page has hentai on it, expect this template to make an appearance, with a free rant and evil stares as well:

Does the Pic go along with the "supposed" Article?
Does your article of a Grunt have a Kitten on it? Does your picture of a SPARTAN have a picture of Chuck Norris and/or Ajax and/or God? Or does the article of a Spacecraft have a picture of a picture of Obama in a monkey outfit?

If the answer of any of these questions is yes, well... Your pictures are not going along with the "Supposed" article and are eligible for 119's new template (see below).

If its the last one, feel free to leave it there and slap a Humor Template on there.

This Article is Intended for Mature Audiences
Halo is an M-rated game, and as such your fic may contain extremely graphic violence and even a sex scene. If that is the case, your story is clearly intended for mature audiences, and needs to to be marked as such. This is easily accomplished through the use of this template:

Rules regarding the Mature Template

 * 1) Any sexual encounters between characters should be written in a tasteful manner. The rules page uses the ending of Joseph Staten's Halo: Contact Harvest as a example of a "tasteful" sex scene.
 * 2) While it is okay to include a tastefully written sex scene as part of a larger story, the community strongly discourages the writing of sex scenes simply for sexuality's sake (also known as sexfics, pornfics, or lemons).
 * 3) The Mature Template is only for textual content that follows the above rule. It is NOT a license to put sexually explicit pictures (porn, hentai, etc.) on your page. As stated above, these images are not allowed on this wiki, regardless of whether there is a Mature template on the page or not.
 * 4) For more information, look here or here

Spam
"If you engage in Spam, there's something you should know, that I will hunt you down.....AND I'LL DESTROY YOU!!!"

- You've got Mail Enhancement by Psychostick

"In Soviet Russia, Spammer ban you, but this isn't Soviet Russia now is it?"

- SPARTAN 119 on a recent influx of Spam in Russian

The term "Spam" is commonly used to refer to junk email, usually advertisements, on this wiki, Spam takes on another, slightly different, but related meaning. The Blocking Policy defines Spam as " when a non-constructive and/or pointless message is being posted on several talk pages or even forums, and the user posting it doesn't comply to stop." This includes advertisements of any type or nature, as well as other random nonsense. Note that these Spam regulations are not associated with the user namespace, where you can put anything you want as long as it is in line with appropriateness regualtions (see above). Placing Spam on this wiki will result in suspension or banning.

Vandalism
"I'm not anti-Catholic, just anti-vandalism"

- Robert Langdon from Angels and Demons

This wiki's vandalism policy defines vandalism as any addition, removal, or change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Halo Fanon Wikia. This includes text edits, page renaming, adding internal links, and insertion of images. According to the vandalism policy here are two basic types of vandalism, "Deliberate Vandalism" and "Ambiguous Vandalism".

Deliberate Vandalism
Deliberate Vandalism is vandalism that was obviously done with malicious intent. This includes inserting explicit sexual content or racial slurs or replacing words in the article with offensive language, as seen here, inserting sexual or other offensive images, moving a page to an offensive title, blanking (deleting all content) the page and replacing it with an offensive, insulting or other clearly malicious phrase, such as "HA HA THIS PAGE IS TEH FAILZ" or "THIS PAGE WAS INVADED BY THE VANDAL EMPIRE!".

Examples

 * this idiot

Ambiguous Vandalism
Ambiguous vandalism is any vandalism that is not obviously done with malicious intent, or whether it is simply a mistake made by a new user. The vandalism policy states that this may includes Spamming, blanking an article in a manner that is not obviously malicious (i.e. if it is not clear if the user intended to sabotage the article, or whether they merely wish delete to their own article), adding nonsense additions such as "THIS ARTICLE IS AWESOME!!!!", improper use or removal of templates (i.e. adding the "Non-canon friendly" or "Delete" template to any legitimate article), modifying user comments, and re-creating a deleted page (including re-creating the talk pages of vandals in order to taunt the vandal).

For more information, read the vandalism policy.

You Are Not Above The Rules
The rules are on this wiki apply to everyone. If you think you're somehow special and can do whatever you want, I've got news for you: You're not. I don't care if you are a veteran user or even an admin, you're not above the rules. To illustrate this point, I give you the following examples of a veteran user and an admin who thought they were above the rules... and payed the price:

The evil O'malley
O'malley, as mentioned above, was a veteran user on this site, having made major contributions in the era prior to Ajax's introduction of the Necros Project. But things would not stay calm forever. While O'malley initially joined the Necros Project, he quickly became suspicious that it was "not Halo enough" to be on this wiki. Because of this O'malley went on to the Necros Project forums and attacked the project, Ajax, and anyone who defended him. Below are a few quotes of O'malley's:

"Actually i'm mocking you.--ShAzAm!!"

- Malley

"We can just wait for Halo Wars and Halo: Chonicles, im sure those have more to offer than the Past and Present idea and the Undead-Cybernetic-Ridiculous-OMG-Weresodoomed-Scary-Unreal Ripoff-Robot Zombie People (AKA Necris people).--The Evil O’Malley 02:26, 25 April 2008 (UTC)"

- Malley

"You really suck.--The Evil O’Malley 01:38, 14 April 2008 (UTC)"

- Malley

"you are an idiot for criticizing all the noobs that did that."

- Malley

"If your as dumb as I suspect, this is sarcasm"

- Malley

"Sod off LOMI, you're not helping anything.--The Evil O’Malley 17:02, 15 April 2008 (UTC)"

- Malley

"I hope your happy you bastard"

- Malley

After these blatant personal attacks, O'malley was warned three times to end the personal attacks. O'malley ignored all warnings, and continued to attack Ajax, the Necros Project and several users who sided with Ajax. After his third strike, Ajax banned O'malley. However, the O'malley incedent was not over. O'malley began sending insulting messages to Ajax on other computers and, in spite of that, still had the nerve to start a petition to unban him (and insulting Ajax and several other users no less). Despite these actions O'malley was unbanned after a community vote and put on probation. After a couple months, however, O'malley again violated the civility rule. After this fourth violation, It was decided by the administration that O'malley was to be re-banned.

There is a Thing Called INFOBOXES. USE THEM!!!
Maslab here. Now, I know you guys may be a bit confused as to what an infobox is. There are many examples of them littered all over the site. They give information quickly and accurately, and have many categories.

Look to the right for a good example:

Yes, that is my infobox. For my page. It's mine. And not yours.

As you can see, it contains a lot of info about me, and the coding even includes space for a picture. However as my animated gif I normally use is nasty to my browser, and possibly yours, I have removed it for speed's sake.

So tell me something, little men:

' Why do you refuse to look at simple instructions!? '

Seriously. It's not hard. Check this and, if you have to ask how to use an infobox, you're going right on the bloody list.

[http://halofanon.wikia.com/wiki/User:Another_Poetic_Spartan/Fanon_For_Teh_Noobs#List_of_NEW_USERS_in_Our_Mind You know the one. ]

Ship Infoboxes
There are two ship infoboxes on this wiki, one of for classes of ships and one for individual ships.

Ship Class Infobox
This Template is used for classes of ships, such as the the Quetzalcoatl-class Ultra Carrier. This includes not only capital ships such as cruisers and carriers, but also smaller spacecraft such as fighers (i.e. the F/I-905 Claymore). All articles with this template will automatically be entered in to For atmospheric aircraft (gunships etc.) and ground vehicles such as tanks, do NOT use the ship infobox, use this instead.

Individual Ship Infobox
This Infobox is intended for individual ships, such as the UNSC Las Vegas, NOT classes of ships. For classes of ships, use the Template above. All articles with this template will the entered into the "Individual Ships" Category.

Human Character Infobox
The Human Character infobox is used for human characters (obviously), including Marines, ODSTs, UNSC Army personnel, pilots, and civilians. The infobox contains fields for informations such as name, date of birth, rank, cybernetics/augmentations, and favored weapons and vehicles. Do not use this template for SPARTANs, use the SPARTAN Infobox (below) Instead.

SPARTAN Infobox
The SPARTAN Infobox is an infobox for SPARTAN supersoldiers, including SPARTAN IIs, IIIs, etc. This infobox contains most of the Human infobox's fields (name, date of birth, rank, weapons etc), plus some other SPARTAN-specific fields, such as "SPARTAN tag". Do not use this infobox for other human characters, such as Marines, ODSTs, pilots, civilians etc. Use the Human Character Infobox instead.

Covenant Character Infobox
This template is used for Covenant Characters such as Elites, Brutes, Grunts, etc. Do not use this infobox for human characters, use one of the infoboxes above. Also, do not use this infobox for Covenant Species, use the Covenant Species Infobox instead.

Redundancy FTW!!!
A few mistakes made by users whom have either disregarded to read the rules of Halo fanon, or decided they were too good to be like everyone else. Either way, it's what we call redundant.

The article is just cool that way, okay?
Some articles are a bit mixed up between stories and character articles. Take this for example. Bad grammar, spelling mistakes, and NCF name aside, the article was not very well elaborated upon, and was phrased poorly in addition.


 * "Va'ggh put up a good fight against the Tank, until a dozen Stalker Forms jump on him."

I'm pretty sure you can figure out precisely what is wrong with the two sentences taken from the article. It requires an infobox, which can make the page at least look somewhat professional. Grammar also needs improvement. The writer also did not use ===Section heading here===.

As for the overall text, it looks like the author was too lazy to write a proper story and just squeeze short tidbits into the article, occasionally coming up with some unnecessary details.

Your opinion is wrong
Some users have inclined to describe articles with their opinions. Personally, no one here gives a rat's ass what you think.


 * "Va'ggh lead many groups into combat, even once returning unscathed!"

Exclamation marks are not necessary in articles! They should only be used in stories! Otherwise it will look extremely stupid and opinionated!


 * "The disgusting part was, Va'ggh died choking on Flood skin."

I'm pretty sure that the only thing people are going to find disgusting is how much you suck at writing articles.


 * "There was one battle he didn't return from though..."

Ooh, mysterious. Perhaps you'd best save it for an actual story.

If I create an article using a single run-on sentence maybe it will keep people reading it and then they will think it's good and then I will have a lot of readers and...
Look this over. There's not really much to explain on how to fix this problem, most of us don't have a problem with dealing with it. If I use a quote here, it'll literally be putting the entire article here. Try using some periods to end your sentences, and maybe throw in the occasional comma. This will make your page longer and prevent the addition of a Grammar template.