Thread:Silver-Haired Seireitou/@comment-24984058-20141112235518/@comment-24984058-20141114161350

No, no. I absolutely agree with the notion that the Manual of Style is not enough to prevent such articles from being created here: at least, right now I agree with you. The fact of the matter is that the current manual is too out of date and does not include pertinent information that encompass day-to-day activities on the site, including character creation. I plan on doing a full and complete overhaul of the Manual of Style this weekend and by the time that you are done, you will not even recognize it. I actually do remember the article that you are mentioning on NF, Z, and as you may or may not recall, I also deleted it once when I was admin (not sure if you were there for that or not but I believe that you were). My deletion of that article lost me my admin position on NF because that is the type of articles that they allow to exist. Nothing but grammatically poor, overpowered rubbish, granted that most users on NF are dedicated to the creation of meaningful articles (a few bad apples spoil the bunch, I suppose). What is to stop someone from making articles like that here, though, after one passes the exam? Right now, there is nothing and if we can substitute a really, really good Manual of Style for the exam, then I say go for it since we should not have to punish the users that know how to write good articles (BFF users).

What I propose is simple: the addition of new rules to the Manual of Style that govern the basics of page creation. These basics are simple and include format (appearance, personality, history sections, etc.), grammar (not only proper grammar but also the idea that english is the main language of the wiki) and creativity (plagiarism will not be tolerated by any means and any stealing from other wikis, even if you take and convert a Naruto character to Bleach, will be grounds for immediate blocking and page termination). As such, I will be adding the new, following rules to the Manual of Style.

*Guidelines for proper grammar usage will be enforced on all articles. This will include complete sentences, not sloppy or choppy sentences, that is void of profanity, excessive sexual themes and gore. Spelling will also be enforced as will the concept that the dominant language on this site is English. Proper usage of punctuation will also be enforced. I will be looking around for workshops and tips for users whom are not good at formatting in English and I will share them in a blog: most colleges (Oxford, Yale, Purdue, etc.) have very helpful guides that I use on a daily basis to write my essays. Compliance with this rule will be enforced and anyone found not to be in compliance with this rule will receive a formal warning. That user will have one (1) week to fix all changes and if the article is not fixed within that time, it will be deleted. Constant noncompliance with this rule (in other words, making deplorable pages, not fixing them and then making another article with the same problems) will be banned for a time period of at least two (2) weeks time.

*Pages that remain untouched/unedited by inactive users for four (4) months or more will be subject to deletion. This is to ensure that the wiki does not get clogged up by migrant users who only come around, make a few pages and then leave again for another site, never to return. It does not happen too often, but I have seen it a few times in the past.

*A minimum byte count of 5,000 bytes will be placed on character pages, simply to limit the number of sloppy, minimalist characters on the site. Even backup and throw away characters should be able to meet this requirement after factoring in all sections, an infobox and at least one image.

*Formats, including how a page is set up, will be enforced more stringently. Little deviations, such as word semantics (“Immense Spiritual Pressure” and “Overwhelming Spiritual Pressure” are basically the same), will be allowable. History, appearance, and other sections of an article will be expected to be put in a certain way, thus allowing the flow of articles to be smoother and more defined/less confusing. These sections will also have a five sentence minimum requirement so, in other words, the history section will require five sentences, the personality section will require five and so on. That user will be given one (1) week to fix those changes and if they are not made, then the page will be deleted. Constant noncompliance with this rule (in other words, making articles that violate this rule, not fixing the problem, then having it deleted only to start the cycle over). Will be blocked for up to two (2) weeks.

Well, I have more things that I come up with each day, and I will throw them in there for approval when I think of them. Come Monday on my return, I will ask you guys what you think and get final opinions and all that so let me know what you think. Regardless of whether or not Sei decides the exam ends/can be suspend temporarily or not, these changes will happen, so please give honest opinions. As I mentioned earlier, I am trying to find that sweet spot between the right amount of influence that we should put on our users: we all know NF doesn't have enough (grammar wise, anyway).

@ Sei: I will put my faith in you and I will give it a rest after this: perhaps you are right in that the RPCQE is nesecary. :P I still wish to make these aforementioned changes above to the MoS and hope to maintain site quailty past the RPCQE.