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Alright, we've put this off long enough. We've recently came across an epidemic involving what is and isn't allowed on our site due to "notable works of fiction" being vaguely defined. We've had discussions over profiles for verses originating from youtube, verses based on toys, verses based on advertisements, and verses with high sexual content. Now the last one has been dealt with, all we need to do is make the mature rating scale (though I am questioning if that's still necessary). However, the other three are a recurring problem.
Therefore, we should end this in one summarized conclusive thread and redefine our standards for what's allowed. This may or may not involve rewriting the Canon page, but let's see first. As for where we're at with these discussions, please skim over the past threads to refresh your mind on the arguments that were made and what the base consensus was before the threads became forgotten.
The Rules
Therefore, we should end this in one summarized conclusive thread and redefine our standards for what's allowed. This may or may not involve rewriting the Canon page, but let's see first. As for where we're at with these discussions, please skim over the past threads to refresh your mind on the arguments that were made and what the base consensus was before the threads became forgotten.
The Rules
- The VS Battles Wiki is, first and foremost, a fictional character indexing site. All featured characters in our profiles should originate within actual stories, from notable or popular works. A story includes a plot, a fictional setting, and having a defined canon. At the very least, the setting should be entirely fictional in nature, with no true bearing over the real world.
- Do not add any original or fan-made characters to the wiki. If you wish to create any original/fan-made character profiles, feel free to do so in the FC/OC wiki.
- 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, music videos, 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.
- Take note that we are not experienced lawyers, so it is hard to precisely cover every angle, but to explain further, we are trying to keep the wiki reasonably streamlined and focused, to not allow in real people. Stage personas, such as YouTube and TV show hosts, tend to lack a 4th wall between them and the audience, and are not explicitly fictional in nature, as part of an actual story with a plot, regardless of special effects. They are real people who are affecting a behavioural change/acting out of character relative to their true personalities, but the setting is otherwise unchanged from reality and not fictional in nature. Characters are separate from the real actors portraying them, and are not just variations of themselves.
- It is also prohibited to create profiles for fictionalised stage personas for other reasons, whether these have their origins in music videos, educational programs, or otherwise: For one thing, it is inappropriate for largely underage wiki members to discuss which real people that would hypothetically be most capable of killing each other, and for another, a vast majority of these artists are extremely willing to file lawsuits against anybody who uses their brand for which they own intellectual property rights, regardless whether or not these are meant to be used for commercial or fair use purposes. It would be recommended and preferable to avoid adding such profiles to Joke Battles as well.
- 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.
- The only exception to these rules is Real Life, which serves as more of a reference for feats and common weapons, events, and animals, rather than being an actual verse.
