author statements.

[LuisGeno]

Do we have official standards for author statements, rules to make them valid, etc?

 

[Marvel_Champion_07]

Editing Rules

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• Regarding direct information from the author/creator of a character: We do not use statements from them that are phrased in an uncertain, uncaring, and/or unspecific manner, such as "Could be", "Maybe", "Probably", "Possibly" etcetera. Brief or vague answers to fan-questions via social media are also generally disregarded, whereas more elaborate explanations in serious interviews are usually considered more reliable.
  • When a statement from a character, guidebook, or even word of god contradicts what occurs in the series, they won't be used. For example, if an author says that a character from his work is incapable of shattering planets, even though it has destroyed galaxies on-screen, we will always go with the latter, rather than the former. The statement needs to be consistent with what has been revealed within the fictional franchise itself. Otherwise, it will be considered invalid.
  • Author statements will only be accepted when they clarify what has been shown or implied in the series itself, and will be rejected when they contradict what has been shown to the audience. Statements that technically do not contradict anything shown in the series will still be rejected if there is no evidence that they are accurate.
  • Also, generally try to avoid scaling between different fictions via author statements about one character being comparable with another. It will usually be very uninformed assumptions, or hyperbole, and even if both stories have the same author, the portrayal of the different characters' power in relation to each other may still contradict these statements.

 

[LuisGeno]

Incredible. Thank you!

 

[BestMGQScalerEver]

I might as well ask my own relevant question here.

Do we count author statements from Discord if the information they give is clear and concise to a question that is not powerscaling related?

I am asking this because a game I'm currently helping on is from a Roblox developer who lacks a proper official platform to do this sort of thing and they often just interact with the community via Discord.

Something like this for example

 

[BestMGQScalerEver]

Bump

 

[Marvel_Champion_07]

I might as well ask my own relevant question here.

Do we count author statements from Discord if the information they give is clear and concise to a question that is not powerscaling related?

I am asking this because a game I'm currently helping on is from a Roblox developer who lacks a proper official platform to do this sort of thing and they often just interact with the community via Discord.

Something like this for example

If you can find a way to link the Discord message as a reference alongside the scan of the message linked on the appropriate justification, I think it should be alright. But that's just me

 

[Executor_N0]

I don't think there's a problem with the place itself, as long as it can be archived and proven to be right it could be used.

If anything the problem would be if yourself made the question for something to be used only on the Wiki because I remember rules that are against doing that.