There are a few things I would like to say here.
First off, while I agree with the views of the other mods in this thread and Flip, the current proposal does not satisfy me. What I propose instead is in addition to Flip's proposal, which other than what has already been said, are as follows:
1. Reword the 6th concept to:
Narrative Consistency: It is imperative to maintain consistency with the narrative when it comes to matters relating to cosmology and characters. The cosmology and the placement of the characters should align with the story being told, maintaining coherence and congruency with the narrative.
2. Delete this part of the 'Rules section:
Note that these standards are significantly lighter for characters below Low 1-A, as while they are still tier 1, their cosmologies tend to be more simple overall.
3. Reword this part of the 'Rules' section:
The most important part of a future tier 1 or 0 page is the narrative justification for why a character is tier 1 or 0—and no, "because I wanted them to be" is not a sufficient answer. There should be a tangible, meaningful narrative impact as a result of the cosmology being on the level that it is. High-tiered cosmology and abilities has ramifications on the plot and how it is written, and if those are not properly respected, the chances of the verse or character being accepted is rather low. You should be able to explain what that level of power does that couldn't be done at a notably lower level of power, such as tier 2, as well as explain how it is reflected in the plot as a whole, such as during fights and in day-to-day interactions.
Into this:
A highly important part of a future tier 1 or 0 page is the consistency of characters, the cosmology, and the content that is being presented on these pages with the narrative behind them. This means that these characters and cosmological concepts — other than having some kind of purpose or reason to exist — must not derail and/or go against the themes and the plot of the story being told. The impact and effects that the cosmological concepts might have on the story must be considered, and the more effort one puts into such, the better your chances will be at being accepted. Any specific examples of said concepts and their implementation within the original source media itself can be provided for better verity and explanation, which would greatly improve the chances of acceptance, though it is not strictly required.
4. The 7th concept suggestion would instead be:
7. Motives & Effort: Some of the most important considerations are the motives and intent behind the cosmology and characters, as well as the effort put into them. Preferably, there should be tangible effort visible in the pages made, showcasing that, even if perhaps without grand reason nor deep justification, the cosmological concepts and the characters made are well thought-out and still fulfill the previous requirement of consistency.
Secondly, I would also like to explain my reasoning for some of these and several responses to other messages, as well as several other common statements regarding this topic.
If the same (or similar) narrative stakes can be achieved by lower stakes then there should be an attempt to have a bigger narrative pull than just having that powerset for the sake of it.
While this is true to an extent, the same thing and other similar statements, such as "if this story can be done at a lower scale/level of power then why not?" can be applied to a LOT of things, not just Tier 1 things. Somebody can make a story about two nations fighting but make each of the nations having entire galaxies as their territory and you can still apply this line of thinking to that, asking why not just make two normal sized countries or even small countries instead? I find that this a flawed way of thinking and in the end only serves to limit the creativity of others and the things that they can create.
This is partly the reason why I am proposing these changes: to shift from 'narrative justification' to 'narrative consistency'. I am one who believes that it is fundamentally impossible to truly justify Tier 1 as absolutely necessary in the way the wiki demands currently without essentially making up reasons and writing in a very specific way to get your verse accepted, which is obviously not what we want. The focus should be placed more on the actual quality and effort of the content, as well as the consistency of such in relation to the actual story, as I have once argued that something should still be valid unless it's absolutely bereft of purpose or derails and/or goes against the themes of the story in the first place.
Wanting to be something just because everyone else is writing their content that way isn't too far off if at all than writing something thats only self satisfying.
I just want to avoid seeing encouraging something, entirely, poisoniously self serving.
The thing is though, writing something that's only self-satisfying isn't inherently a bad thing. To use an example my verse is primarily just for self-satisfaction — I write for myself first and foremost, therefore everything in it are things I like and things that I want to put in it. Does this mean everything there is bad? No, it doesn't. This is something highly influenced by my own philosophies, and though I will not go off-topic and get into that, I just wanted to make my stance on this clear.
We shouldn't reject something because we find its reason for creation to be insufficient, because who are we to judge that? Rather than focusing on that, we should, once again, focus on the actual quality and effort of the content rather than anything else in my opinion. Even if there isn't any deep reason, if the creator of a particular story wants to include something simply because they want to, then it should still be fine as long as the things I stated before are fulfilled. As long as it isn't something like 'I want to make the strongest verse' (which directly goes against the wiki's current goals) then it should be fine.
And finally, to end it all, I would also like to say that while these are my personal opinions and proposals, I do not fully agree with this either. If it were completely up to me, I would simply put the standards as 'anything with good quality would be fine' and that would be all. I find all these standards and rules and reviews as pretentious and unnecessary for a simple powerscaling site for fan projects and original characters — something completely unserious and many would find childish even. In other words, it's not that deep bro. But alas, since such is what the people want nowadays, here are my views for what would fit the site the most and a huge improvement to the previous rules in place, which in my opinion are a relic of its time and are now obsolete.
That would be all from me for this message, if needed I will send more messages in this thread down the line, but at the very least, I'll watch for the time being.
