Halo Fanon:Rules

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Welcome to the Halo Fanon Wiki! 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 Halo Fanon Wiki.

However, like all organizations, there are a few guidelines.

[edit] Regulations

0. Have fun. The first rule is to have fun. The sysops, might, on a mercurial whim, ban people that don't have fun.

1. Remain courteous and civil. This is in accordance with standard society etiquette rules. Need clarification?

1.1 - No extensive use of epithets. Mild usage may be permitted, as the Halo games are rated "M" for mature (17+), but users may request to not have profanity used around them. These requests will be honored by administrators and will be enforced.

1.2 - No arguments. Do not let things get out of hand, fellow Halo fan. Any problems should be reported ASAP to the administrators. We can take more immediate and concise action.

1.3 - No sexuality or lasciviousness allowed. Things acceptable for common usage in normal society are acceptable. For further information, ask the aforementioned admins.

2. No editing other people's work without their explicit permission. But this does not give you the right to put "do not edit my Fanon" on the page.

2.1 - You cannot use other people's work without their explicit permission. This means no using articles, pictures, etc (templates are at times exceptions) without permission from the author/creator

3. 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-miniscule way.

4. No direct contradictions of definitively established canon. For example: SPARTAN-117 was really a girl in disguise, or the Human-Covenant War was a huge fraud to make money for weapons manufacturers. Canonical violations will not be allowed, including "god-modding" and overpowering characters or technology. In the event that rule 4 is broken, articles are to be marked with the NotCanonFriendly template. If no changes are made after at least a month, articles may be marked with the Rule Breaker template.

4.1 - Make sure that your articles are realistic. Since Halo is based in a science fiction universe, realism, such as obeying the laws of physics, gravity or just plain common sense is required.

4.2 - God Modding, the act of making a article, be it character, vehicle, ship or faction, powerful beyond common sense, logic or science, is banned.

5. 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.

[edit] Guidelines

Those are all the hard-laid restrictions. What follows are guidelines that should be followed.

G1. Please use proper spelling and grammar. However, both the British and American spellings of words, like "armour" and "armor", are definitely permitted.

G2. "Halo Fanon:" at the beginning of titles are reserved for special Wiki pages only, and not for 'normal' Fanon. "Halo Fanon: XXX" typically refers to an administrative project. However, using "Halo:" at the beginning of titles is perfectly fine (e.g. Halo: First Strike).

[edit] Report Rule Breakers

Use this template to report rule breakers:
{{Rule Breaker|Rule#}}

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