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[[Destinypedia]] is an unofficial wiki dedicated to the ''Destiny'' franchise. It covers all content relating to Destiny including ships, armor, worlds, weapons, characters, events, and lore. | |||
[[Destinypedia]] is an unofficial wiki dedicated to the Destiny franchise. It covers all content relating to Destiny including ships, armor, worlds, weapons, characters, events and lore. | |||
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=== Destinypedia is not a fanfiction site === | === Destinypedia is not a fanfiction site === | ||
Destinypedia is designed for the incorporation of canon from the Destiny universe. Its users and administrators work hard to ensure that every article contains information that has been officially recognized to exist in the Destiny world. Many people on the site are working on fanfiction of their own, but fanfiction items themselves do not have a place among Destinypedia's articles. You are free to add a link to your own Destiny related stories on other sites from your | Destinypedia is designed for the incorporation of canon from the Destiny universe. Its users and administrators work hard to ensure that every article contains information that has been officially recognized to exist in the Destiny world. Many people on the site are working on fanfiction of their own, but fanfiction items themselves do not have a place among Destinypedia's articles. You are free to add a link to your own Destiny related stories on other sites from your user page or account page, but no articles incorporated into Destinypedia about or related to them will be kept. | ||
=== Destinypedia is not a speculative forum === | === Destinypedia is not a speculative forum === | ||
The intrigue behind the Destiny series is its own mystery; there is a great deal of the storyline that has not been revealed to the world yet, but Bungie has promised to continue making products that add more details to that storyline. However, Destinypedia's 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 on Destinypedia. Such content is best placed in the | The intrigue behind the Destiny series is its own mystery; there is a great deal of the storyline that has not been revealed to the world yet, but Bungie has promised to continue making products that add more details to that storyline. However, Destinypedia's 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 on Destinypedia. 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. For more information on what is considered canon, see our [[Destinypedia:Canon policy|canon policy]]. | ||
=== Destinypedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information === | === Destinypedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information === | ||
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=== Destinypedia is not a history book === | === Destinypedia is not a history book === | ||
Many things seen in the Destiny universe are depicted as homage to the past. Ships, planets, and even people have been named after things from the past. But that does not mean that these things deserve an article in Destinypedia. Whether an article is deemed unnecessary or not is at the discretion of the community. | Many things seen in the Destiny universe are depicted as homage to the past. Ships, planets, and even people have been named after things from the past. But that does not mean that these things deserve an article in Destinypedia. Whether an article is deemed unnecessary or not is at the discretion of the community. | ||
=== Destinypedia is not Wikipedia === | === Destinypedia is not Wikipedia === | ||
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=== Destinypedia is not a democracy === | === Destinypedia is not a democracy === | ||
Like virtually all wikis, Destinypedia is ''not'' a democracy. Most of our popular issues (such as | Like virtually all wikis, 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. | ||
=== Destinypedia is not a soapbox === | === Destinypedia is not a soapbox === | ||
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=== Destinypedia is not Bungie === | === Destinypedia is not Bungie === | ||
While | While Destiny is a Bungie-owned franchise, Destinypedia is not affiliated with Bungie or any other studios. "Submissions" by people requesting or demanding that ''we'' make additions or changes to the series will be treated as spam. | ||
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