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iamconstantine
Since: Aug, 2014
iamconstantine
Since: Aug, 2014
Tabs
MOD
Since: Jan, 2001
2022-04-26 12:19:14
Um, a commented out note a few lines long atop the page couldn't hurt. Or even surrounding some of the really problematic entries. I don't know The Witcher either. Maybe the complaining/negativity cleanup thread
can help.
iamconstantine
Since: Aug, 2014

Foreword: I've never played any Witcher games, so I can't offer any judgement here. Hopefully others can.
I think the YMMV page
for Witcher 3 is dealing with some biased editing issues in regards to the characters of Triss and Yennefer (both love interests to the player character, Geralt). There seems to be a Betty and Veronica-style conflict between supporters for either.
I bring this up because of the most recent edits to the page, which imo have changed the content of the page to be a little more pro-Yennefer, anti-Triss: adding things like "other character does similar things but aren't as criticized" (seems irrelevant, imo, and like it's "calling out" other people), changing "Triss feels guilty for what she's done" to "she claims she feels guilty," taking out Yen's anger at Geralt for getting with Triss despite being amnesiac (a real criticism of her character I have observed from players), and changed a description of Triss from "naive" to "manipulative." They also changed the reason for breaking up with Geralt from "she feels guilty for taking advantage of him and keeping him from Yennefer" (sympathetic) to "she thought he'd always go back to Yen" (not as sympathetic). The reason for these edits is simply "I got a very different impression of Yennefer and Triss from the games," which I don't think (from prior experiences) fits for YMMV reasons. YMMV is for documenting audience reactions, not personal reactions.
At the same time, the entries did begin as a bit too anti-Yennefer, pro-Triss. Triss' Base-Breaking Character entry emphasized that she was better than Yennefer ("which contrasts nicely with Yen's Never My Fault attitude") and in general focused too much on the side of those who liked her than those who disliked her, i.e. not a good BBC entry.
Are these new edits okay, or too biased? Looking at the history of the page overall—especially in its earlier stages—Triss vs. Yen edits are not new. Should there be some kind of note on the page not to be too biased in editing, or no?