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 ==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 must observe. Also note that the code of conduct applies to Users and Staff alike while on Halopedia/Destinypedia or any of its related platforms in accordance with this policy.
+As for the people who run Halopedia/Destinypedia in particular, 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.
 ===Basic manners===
+[[Staff conduct policy|Of Staff]]
 *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.
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 *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===
+===Edit Warring and User disputes===
-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.
+Sometimes potentially controversial changes may be made to find out whether it is opposed and another editor may revert it. This may be the beginning of a revert-discuss cycle. While this is fine, an edit war may arise if the situation develops into a series of back-and-forth reverts. Such back and forthing is considered edit warring and undermines the article's stability. Nevertheless, not every revert or controversial edit is regarded as edit warring.
-*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.
+*Reverting vandalism is not edit warring. However, edits from a slanted point of view, general insertion or removal of material, or other good-faith changes are not considered vandalism.
-*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.
+*Reverting to enforce certain overriding policies is not considered edit warring.
-*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.
+*Reverting edits by banned or blocked users is not edit warring.
-*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.
+*When reverting, be sure to indicate your reasons. This can be done in the edit summary and/or talk page. Anti-vandalism tools such as rollback should not be used to undo good-faith changes in content disputes or preference contentions without an appropriate edit summary.
-*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.
+*If an edit war develops, participants should try to discuss the issue on the talk page and work things out. Do not discuss through edit summaries and continued reversion. It is better to seek help in addressing the issue than to engage in edit warring. When disagreement becomes apparent, one, both, or all participants should cease warring and discuss the issue on the talk page, or seek the help of a neutral staff member.
-*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.
+*If, despite trying, one or more users fail to cease edit warring, refuse to work collaboratively or heed the information given to them, or do not move on to appropriate dispute resolution, then an administrator may take action such as locking the page in question and/or blocking the party/parties in question.
-*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.
+*Destinypedia staff are the ones who decide whether to issue a warning or block for edit warring; these are intended to prevent, deter and encourage change in disruptive behavior, but not to punish it. Where a block is appropriate, the span of the block is at the discretion of the staff member issuing the ban. Where multiple editors or even staff engage in an edit war, [[Destinypedia:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]] should consider all sides before making a decision on who is guilty, since perceived unfairness can fuel issues further.
 ==User Rights==
-Contains all user rights sets and information pertaining to Admins, patrollers, rollbackers etc. including CheckUser
+*[[Special:ListGroupRights|ListGroupRights]]
+===Destinypedian/Halopedian===
+{{main|Destinypedia:Users}}
+Destinypedians/Halopedians, are the people who have a halopedia/Destinypedia account. Like anonymous contributors, users can read the wiki as well as creating new pages and editing unprotected pages.
+===Autoconfirmed Users===
+{{main|Destinypedia:Autoconfirmed users}}
+Autoconfirmed users are users who have had an account on the wiki for at least four days and have made at least five edits. A number of actions on Destinypedia are restricted to new users to prevent vandalism and are granted once the autoconfirmed status has been reached.
+===Rollbackers===
+{{main|Destinypedia:Rollbackers}}
+Rollbackers are Destinypedians/Halopedians with the additional ability of being able to quickly roll-back edits. Administrators and Patrollers are automatically granted access to "Rollback" under their permissions, but certain other users may be granted Rollback status as well. Any user who has more than 500 total edits may request rollback rights here. A list of current rollbackers can be found here.
+===Patrollers===
+{{main|Destinypedia:Patrollers}}
+Patrollers are a group of experienced users who are given access to extra tools on Destinypedia/Halopedia such as the ability to ban a user from the wiki.
+===Administrators===
+{{main|Destinypedia:Administrators}}
 ==Blocking and Penal policy==