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This is something that is surprisingly not a rule, or something that is even done often
But I want to ask for a proposal to the editing rules and standard format for profiles, that we make it compulsory for people to source statements made within profile, for any multi-work series i.e. Series which can be split into chapters, episodes, installments or issues. Therefore manga, light novels and book profiles have to list the chapters, comic profile have to list issues or strip, TV and Anime profiles have to list season and episode number, and Film and Video Games have to list the installment.
Why to do this? To state the obvious, it is to reduce possibility for adding uninformed/unmotivated statistics and ensure transparency between verse supporters and non-verse supporters, or even in between verse supporters. This is something that should have been done from the ABSOLUTE beginning, but for some reason... wasn't.
I obviously do not expect literally everyone to get on board and fix all of it RIGHT NOW, but I think a rule could be made and this can be integrated gradually.
Where to list these sources? One can use the references section code to ensure proper format.
NOTE: A thing exempt from this current proposal are feats whose abundance is present in an overwhelming majority of every multi-work appearance, for example, Superman's Flight, The Terminator's Inorganic Physiology, Goku's Ki Manipulation, Sonic's Superhuman Speed, Spongebob's Underwater Breathing and whatnot. Basically anything that a person can open a random chapter, and 99% of the time they will see evidence in support of it.
But I want to ask for a proposal to the editing rules and standard format for profiles, that we make it compulsory for people to source statements made within profile, for any multi-work series i.e. Series which can be split into chapters, episodes, installments or issues. Therefore manga, light novels and book profiles have to list the chapters, comic profile have to list issues or strip, TV and Anime profiles have to list season and episode number, and Film and Video Games have to list the installment.
Why to do this? To state the obvious, it is to reduce possibility for adding uninformed/unmotivated statistics and ensure transparency between verse supporters and non-verse supporters, or even in between verse supporters. This is something that should have been done from the ABSOLUTE beginning, but for some reason... wasn't.
I obviously do not expect literally everyone to get on board and fix all of it RIGHT NOW, but I think a rule could be made and this can be integrated gradually.
Where to list these sources? One can use the references section code to ensure proper format.
NOTE: A thing exempt from this current proposal are feats whose abundance is present in an overwhelming majority of every multi-work appearance, for example, Superman's Flight, The Terminator's Inorganic Physiology, Goku's Ki Manipulation, Sonic's Superhuman Speed, Spongebob's Underwater Breathing and whatnot. Basically anything that a person can open a random chapter, and 99% of the time they will see evidence in support of it.