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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
2016-01-15 07:04:02

Well, I know I absolutely hate them.

EDIT: So looks like we never really came to a conclusion on the matter. Long as they have context, it seems like they can stay (at least, no mod has said they couldn't).

Edited by Larkmarn Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2016-01-15 07:45:37

I don't want to come down with Evil Mod Fiat in these cases because we prefer to leave non-critical decisions up to troper consensus.

That said, the problem with all of those "non-canon" subpages is that they are literally unsourced; they contain references to people's diseased imaginings rather than anything even remotely factual.

If some of these examples exist in fan works or other derivatives, they should be listed with those works, not with the parent. Otherwise they are utterly worthless.

This sort of thing needs a forum discussion to properly settle. If there is an existing topic, feel free to bump it up.

Edited by Fighteer "It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
2016-01-15 07:52:29

Not sure about the Forum, but there's existing ATT topics. Maybe we should start one in Wiki Talk?

Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
2016-01-15 08:17:54

Can't speak for most of them, but the Korra and Big Hero 6 ones, in my experience, tended to amount to, "Every time someone somewhere made some art on tumblr about it."

Some of them are legitimately neat or funny, but yeah, probably not necessary to keep them.

Adept MOD (Holding A Herring)
2016-01-15 08:23:19

^ That might be a good idea. That way, we'd have a more permanent documentation to refer to when we do reach a consensus.

Personally, I'd do away with those pages as well. They seem to be an excellent magnet for people to push forward their random headcanons instead of any useful content that can be sourced.

Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2016-01-15 08:52:36

"What some dude on Tumblr believes about Work X" is not an example of anything in Work X and we should not give it the dignity of a wiki article.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
RoseAndHeather (Edited uphill both ways)
2016-01-15 11:58:54

...huh, I thought those pages were for awesome stuff in fanfic of Work X. Which made a certain amount of sense, in that it might be convenient to have that stuff in one place if you're curious.

But... wow, those seem to be a hot mess.

I serve at the pleasure of President Pritchart.
Oberoniss (Veteran)
2016-01-15 12:42:55

In theory it's a good concept, but upon execution they're.. awful. And probably some fine 100% Columbian drama importation waiting to happen, to be honest.

Elbruno Since: Nov, 2011
2016-01-15 13:57:50

Yeah... I don't get them. These pages are a hot mess and about stuff that's not relevant to the site whatsoever.

"Yeah, it's a shame. Here we are in an underground cave with all these lasers, and instead of having a rave we're using it for evil."
Karxrida Since: May, 2012
2016-01-15 14:19:43

Move examples about fanworks to appropriate pages and cutlist this non-canon crap.

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