Okay, I finally got into comparing both iterations of the Editing Rules page to evaluate, constantly spamming CTRL + F to ensure I'm not missing anything.
Anyways, the following appears to have been lost, but some of it may be redundant now, so I'll make note as needed:
*Corporate mascots and advertisement characters are not part of fictional storylines, regardless of feats in commercials and similar. It is preferable to not allow any incoherent figments without substance to be featured here. However, if they have officially published comicbooks, games, etcetera to scale from, they can probably be included.
One could argue this bit is indeed unecessary as we already make it clear we don't allow characters that aren't part of a proper plot and so on to begin with, although it wouldn't hurt to just mention this right after this (currently existing on the last page version) to clarify what isn't allowed on that regard, maybe with a reword if anything:
- Do not create any joke profiles, as they do not fit into our tiering system. Also avoid creating profiles for fan characters, advertisement characters, memes, YouTube personalities, reality television, talk shows, stage personas, and the like. If you wish to create such profiles, feel free to do so in the Joke Battles wiki instead. Take note that there is obviously a difference between a profile written as a joke, and the character itself being automatically funny.
This bit also is seemingly removed and not properly covered in the current "The Use of Art" section:
*When creating or editing a profile, if you use an image from a fan artist to represent the character/weapon/vehicle/verse in question, insert a text into the image's description page that gives credit to the artist, and if you can, also provide a link to their website or profile on DeviantArt, Tumblr, etcetera. Note that unrelated images, often for cases that lack sufficient (if any) visual details whatsoever to derive from, aren't allowed, as they apply unnecessary headcanon and derail from the purpose of illustrating the character or object in an appropiate manner.
If anything, to avoid redundancy, it may be reworded to something like this to fit properly with the new stuff:
*If fanart is used, insert a text into the image's description page (not the caption section) that gives credit to the artist, and if you can, also provide a link to their website or profile on DeviantArt, Tumblr, etcetera.
*Note that unrelated images, often for cases that lack sufficient (if any) visual details whatsoever to derive from, aren't allowed, as they apply unnecessary headcanon and derail from the purpose of illustrating the character or object in an appropiate manner.
Stuff that wasn't actually removed but could be done better:
This bit...
- While using profiles from other wikis as references for statistics is generally not prohibited, if the reasoning for the listed statistics can not be explained, or if the profiles are of sub-standard quality, they might be deleted.
...should be moved right after this, to make semantics on that area clearer to readers by being more organized:
- Please do not plagiarize from other wikis or online databases. It is unprofessional and shows a lack of effort on the part of the user. If you are getting your information from another wiki, please rephrase and summarize the passage in your own words instead of simply copying it.
Similarly, this:
- Blogs for 2-A or higher tier and particularly controversial powers will be subject to extra scrutiny and will need the approval of staff members.
Should go right before this as it pertains a similar topic:
- Profiles for characters that have any statistic or ability that is Low 1-A or above are not allowed to be created unless their reasoning has been evaluated and accepted by the wiki staff via a content revision thread or explanation blog, or if they scale to characters whose reasoning has already been evaluated.
Okay, there wasn't that much that got missed or could be upgraded on.
Edit: Looking at the discussion,
@Just_a_Random_Butler is spot-on, the reason we're limiting the usage of NavBox templates is because of that kind of reasons, I recall Ant and several mods
even agreed, if anyone needs a reminder of how the topic went.
