Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-7637833-20150218223947/@comment-7637833-20150220020943

BlackJackBlack wrote: I feel it's a bit overcontrolling, not to insult anyone. It just feels like too much control will hurt some of the creativity here. Can't go taking a wiki too seriously, right? True. But you have to consider, this wiki sadly has a reputation for recolors, mary sues, etc. I think it'd definitely help to get rid of those and repair the reputation.

Also, about the creativity bit... I'm not sure how recoloring a canon character is creative. And making uber-powerful and untouchable and stuff isn't original at all. It can be forgiveable if they're new or unused to writing, but if it's hard to tell between a joke character and a deliberate Mary Sue, I say there should be talk about taking it out. Nobody likes Mary Sues, amirite?

Furthermore, people can check out blogs by people about how to give characters weaknesses, make them believable, roleplay them correctly, etc. Those go a long way, I think.