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This is something I've noticed lately. It seems our standards for what is and isn't allowed are all over the place. The one that pokes out the most if not allowing a particular verse because of the material i said verse, despite us being an indexing wiki and said content i the verse having nothing to do with how statistics will be affected.
If someone came to the wiki and asked "Why isn't Suggsverse allowed?" What would you say? "It's not allowed because it's poorly written, pseudo-philosophical babble made by a guy with an apparent god complex?" Who cares? Who are we to judge that person in such a way (in relation to allowing his work on this wiki). My answer to that question is very simple. It is impossible to gauge the power and accurately index Suggsverse characters due to the inconsistencies in descriptions, "beyond omnipotent" nonsense, etc. That's basically the only reason. A lot of verses on this wiki are poorly written (it's an opinion after all) so that should not be the reason.
What about Monster Girl Quest? Apparently it was taken down for being ****. Which...it isn't, and even if it was, that has nothing to do with the statistics of the characters and how we would index them on this wiki. It's not like we're writing full bios here. Certain people just don't like such content (understandable, but the content itself is irrelevant as long as the verse is popular/notable enough to be on this wiki). As long as nothing sexual is shown on the profiles or nothing is described as sexually explicit in the summaries, why does it matter? Take Demonbane, Fate/Stay Night, all Masadaverse visual novels and other eroge for example. Or are you gonna sit there and say "they have 15+ versions so..."
Another is the Cthulhu Mythos, it's on the wiki of course, but there's been a desire for it be removed long before I even joined the wiki. This is simply because of the type of content Lovecraft writes. Again, who cares. A user even told me Lovecraft was a racist so his work shouldn't be on the wiki. What? What does that have to do with anything?
I understand why religious figures, real life figures, etc. aren't allowed. I understand why fan characters/original characters and joke characters aren't allowed (and there's wikis for those now anyway). That's understandable, but that is completely different from saying "this writer is such and such, don't allow their work here". Personal feelings should not outweigh a general consensus of why something can or cannot be allowed on the wiki. Remember the SCP controversy? Is American Gods allowed if we're really going to judge what can/cannot be on this wiki by content?
Please, share your thoughts below.
If someone came to the wiki and asked "Why isn't Suggsverse allowed?" What would you say? "It's not allowed because it's poorly written, pseudo-philosophical babble made by a guy with an apparent god complex?" Who cares? Who are we to judge that person in such a way (in relation to allowing his work on this wiki). My answer to that question is very simple. It is impossible to gauge the power and accurately index Suggsverse characters due to the inconsistencies in descriptions, "beyond omnipotent" nonsense, etc. That's basically the only reason. A lot of verses on this wiki are poorly written (it's an opinion after all) so that should not be the reason.
What about Monster Girl Quest? Apparently it was taken down for being ****. Which...it isn't, and even if it was, that has nothing to do with the statistics of the characters and how we would index them on this wiki. It's not like we're writing full bios here. Certain people just don't like such content (understandable, but the content itself is irrelevant as long as the verse is popular/notable enough to be on this wiki). As long as nothing sexual is shown on the profiles or nothing is described as sexually explicit in the summaries, why does it matter? Take Demonbane, Fate/Stay Night, all Masadaverse visual novels and other eroge for example. Or are you gonna sit there and say "they have 15+ versions so..."
Another is the Cthulhu Mythos, it's on the wiki of course, but there's been a desire for it be removed long before I even joined the wiki. This is simply because of the type of content Lovecraft writes. Again, who cares. A user even told me Lovecraft was a racist so his work shouldn't be on the wiki. What? What does that have to do with anything?
I understand why religious figures, real life figures, etc. aren't allowed. I understand why fan characters/original characters and joke characters aren't allowed (and there's wikis for those now anyway). That's understandable, but that is completely different from saying "this writer is such and such, don't allow their work here". Personal feelings should not outweigh a general consensus of why something can or cannot be allowed on the wiki. Remember the SCP controversy? Is American Gods allowed if we're really going to judge what can/cannot be on this wiki by content?
Please, share your thoughts below.