Potential new Editing Rule: Inappropriate profiles

[Aeyu]

Recently, a profile (edit: it has been removed, but was for Barney the Dinosaur) has come to our attention which was generally been agreed on by staff and frequent users thus far to be inappropriate for our Wiki. While the nebulous reliability of this character and its feats has been discussed in other threads, the bigger issue is how to handle profiles that generally are inappropriate for a feat-reliant character statistics Wiki.

I propose the following as an addition to the Editing Rules page:

• Preferably avoid adding character profiles that may be inappropriate or perceived to be in poor taste. This may include characters, weapons, etcetera, that are ill-suited for a statistics-indexing wiki, due to having no reliable feats, or ones from media which may be too controversial or otherwise unnecessary to be featured. This includes content that would strictly be added as a joke; for example, Barney the Dinosaur or the Teletubbies.

(The original definition was changed)


NOTE: STAFF ONLY

 

[Dark649]

I agree.

 

[Antvasima]

Maybe something like this instead?

"Preferably avoid adding character profiles that may be inappropriate or perceived to be in poor taste. This may include characters, weapons, etcetera, that are ill-suited for a statistics-indexing wiki, due to having no reliable feats, or ones from media which may be too controversial or otherwise unnecessary to be featured. This includes content that would strictly be added as a joke, for example Barney the dinosaur or the Teletubbies."

 

[Aeyu]

Yes, that would probably be better. As I mentioned earlier, I'm a bit exhausted right now. x-x

Should I put that in the OP?

 

[Antvasima]

You can do so if you wish.

 

[Reppuzan]

This sounds reasonable.

 

[Kaltias]

I agree

 

[Spinosaurus75DinosaurFan]

I agree.

 

[Antvasima]

So is it fine if we add this to the Editing Rules page?

 

[TISSG7Redgrave]

i agree FRA

 

[Soldier_Blue]

"Preferably avoid adding character profiles that may be inappropriate or perceived to be in poor taste. This may include characters, weapons, etcetera, that are ill-suited for a statistics-indexing wiki, due to having no reliable feats, or ones from media which may be too controversial or otherwise unnecessary to be featured. This includes content that would strictly be added as a joke, for example Barney the dinosaur or the Teletubbies."

Excellent.

 

[Antvasima]

Thank you. Since our staff members seem to agree, I have added the new rule:

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/index.php?title=Editing_Rules&diff=2245317&oldid=2237787

 

[Aeyu]

Should this thread be closed, then?

 

[Reppuzan]

I believe so.