Editing Rules

==Introduction==
The presently consists of pages, most of them listing the statistics of characters across different fictional franchises.
However, there is a tremendous amount of work involved in maintaining the accuracy of statistics and upholding a high quality for the profiles. In order to ensure that all edits made are of high quality, there are certain rules to abide by when editing. These rules must be followed in addition to the site rules.
==General Rules==
===Be Constructive===
*Do not vandalise, spam, or otherwise edit disruptively. We are very strict with our blocking policies for these types of offenses.
*Very popular, important, and otherwise controversial pages often become admin-locked to prevent vandalism, but can be temporarily unlocked by our staff so regular members can apply revisions that have been accepted in content revision threads.
*Do not insert blatantly false information into pages. If you notice another user purposefully inserting false ratings, please inform the administrators about the incident, via our wiki vandalism reports thread, and about the member responsible for the aforementioned incorrect edits.
*Please note that fiction uses words like "World", "Dimension", and "Realm" to describe a number of different things. As such, the context in which the terms have been used should be carefully analysed before starting content revision threads.
*Do not add any versus match-up threads from external sites to profiles, as they are usually in conflict with our tiering system, and recurrently do not meet our standards. Also, feel free to remove any such existing links that you come across.
*When using any A.I., such as ChatGPT, it is your responsibility to check the correctness of the information before sharing it with others. This includes verifying that sources obtained through A.I. are reliable and accurate, any mathematics or formulas used are correct, and any generated text accurately conveys the intended meaning.
===Organisation===
*Please utilise proper grammar, spelling and sentence structures.
*Kindly utilise source mode editing. Doing so simplifies editing for other editors significantly, and prevents severe distortion of page structure. You can change this to your default editing mode in the preferences settings. Feel free to overview to observe a basic example regarding how to properly write profile pages in this editing mode.
*Do not use iOS 8 while editing pages in this wiki, as it causes a glitch that automatically removes all categories within the pages that you edit. Please update to a newer version of the operating system before starting to edit.
*It is not allowed to insert any categories whatsoever into sandbox pages or any inappropriate categories into blog posts, as it messes up our wiki's organisation structure to a very extreme degree by spamming our category lists with completely irrelevant additions. Tier templates such as {{High 1-A}} should also not be added to any sandboxes or blog posts in this wiki, as they automatically add the corresponding tier categories to the pages they are placed in. Take note that it is perfectly good to always use the "Blog posts" category for any type of blog post, that the "Calculations" category should be used for calculation blogs, and that the relevant verse categories should be used for calculation or explanation blogs that have been officially accepted by our calc group members (For example, the "Naruto" category can be added to a calculation blog for this verse after it has been accepted), so those categories should definitely NOT be removed.
*Preferably avoid adding redundant categories or ones that require extremely subjective interpretation. It is usually better to stick to the already available options. Also, if you are uncertain about the requirements for characters to fit into a certain category, please contact any of the administrators and clarify.
*If you update the profile page statistics for different characters after a content revision discussion that has been accepted by our staff, you also often need to update the corresponding tier templates in the "Tier" section in conjunction, for example {{9-A}} or {{High 1-A}}. The corresponding tier categories will be added automatically by the templates, and should not be added manually.
*While adding versus match-up threads from our forum, in addition to the usual external links you can also make use of the internal links version to link threads on the character pages. For example: [[vsforum:threads/sonic-the-hedgehog-vs-son-goku.1362/|Sonic]]
*Remember to sign character profile talk page posts with your username. Use four tilde signs (~~~~) to do so.
*Regarding Article List Templates, content featured in each one is limited on the following criteria:
**Article List Templates should only be used within the Intellectual Property in question, and as such shouldn't have content outside the permission of the respective owners. Disambiguation pages should be used instead otherwise.
**Article List Templates should be kept to group multiple pages in the following cases:
***Alternate incarnations of the same character within the same franchise (Link)
***Different time periods regarding the same character and timeline (Son Goku (Dragon Ball) to Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z))
***Multiple versions of the same character in alternate canons (Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy) to Cloud Strife (Kingdom Hearts))
***For verse pages featuring long-running series with multiple relevant continuities (Marvel and DC)
***In-universe clones and derivatives (such as merely being a family member) aren't allowed to be within an Article List Template for the given character, as they're simply considerable as their own individual characters without sufficient relation and similarity for the purposes of an Article List Template to the respective character, this also extends to alternate timeline incarnations.
**Alternate canon characters can be featured in Article List Templates, even if their alternate canon is regarded as an alternate timeline in relation to the main canon in question.
**Only use Article List Templates for character profiles, verse pages, or wiki policy information pages. Categories or a disambiguation page should be used to organise something else
**Please refrain from incorporating scaling chains and calculation values into the character profiles, including metrics like Energy/TNT numbers. It is preferred that such information be presented in the form of notes or explanations, or alternatively, be placed within the appropriate section on the verse page.
====Page Names====
Please adhere to the following guidelines when naming verses and characters in order to ensure clarity and avoid ambiguity. When naming a verse or character, consider the following rules:
*Don't add (verse) if the name of the verse is unambiguous on its own. Use the verse name as is.
*If there is a character sharing the exact name of the verse, add "(Verse)" as a suffix to the verse name.
*If the verse has multiple continuities, use the names of the continuities directly in the page name.
*If the verse name is shared among different continuities, add the name of the continuity in brackets after the shared name to clarify.
*If a character appears in multiple continuities, add a keyword in brackets after the character's name to signify which continuity it belongs to.
*If the character also has different versions within the same continuity (e.g., due to different time periods), include a keyword that specifies the version in the same bracket used for continuity identification.
*If an article's name contains atypical characters (e.g., ö, ý) ensure that you create a corresponding redirect page that has a name which is compatible with a conventional keyboard.
===Use our Forum===
*Before making sweeping or significant changes to characters or verse pages, please start a thread in our Content Revision forum first, so that the suggestions may be evaluated by our Staff and our community at large, to ensure that they are acceptable. The concluding evaluations must be handled by Thread Moderators, Administrators, or Bureaucrats, who should make an effort to base their evaluations on valid arguments, not personal opinions.
*When applying content revisions to our wiki pages, it is required that you always provide links to the discussion threads in the external forum wherein they were accepted by the wiki staff within the . It greatly helps to avoid misunderstandings when the staff are patrolling edits, as they might mistake the changes for vandalism otherwise.
==Character & Verse Pages==
===Types of Pages Allowed=== 
*The VS Battles Wiki is, first and foremost, a fictional character indexing site. All featured characters in our profiles should originate from actual stories, from works that are reasonably notable or popular outside of versus debating communities. A story includes a plot, a fictional setting, and has a defined canon. At the very least, the setting should be entirely fictional in nature, with no true bearing over the real world.
*Preferably avoid adding character profiles that may be inappropriate or perceived to be in poor taste. This may include characters, weapons, etcetera, that are ill-suited for a statistics-indexing wiki, due to having no reliable feats, or ones from media which may be too controversial or otherwise unnecessary to be featured. This includes pages that would strictly be written as a joke, and as such more suitably belong in the Joke Battles wiki. Although we do feature some franchises with mature content, those that are primarily focused on, or are only composed of, excessive levels of sexual content will not be featured here, and the pages have to be kept clean, without erotic images. For further information, please read our Acceptable Content Rating Scale and Fandom's community guidelines.
**If a VS Battles wiki page contains descriptions and/or images of, and/or links to, content that may be considered very extreme, shocking, or offensive, please add the {{Content Warning}} template at the top of said page, and if it contains very elaborate spoilers for stories from different types of media (movies, games, books, etc.) that are not commonly known yet, please add the {{Spoiler}} template instead.
**Due to Fandom's guidelines, verses with titles that contain derogatory slurs cannot be featured in this wiki, even if the offending word is censored or replaced in the respective pages.
*Only create profiles for characters that you are very familiar with and know much about. Remember to present evidence or logical arguments regarding why they should be rated as they are.
*Profiles for characters that have any statistic or ability that is Low 1-A or above are not allowed to be created unless their reasoning has been evaluated and accepted by the wiki staff via a content revision thread or explanation blog, or if they scale to characters whose reasoning has already been evaluated.
*Blogs for 2-A or higher tier and particularly controversial powers will be subject to extra scrutiny and will need the approval of staff members.
*We have an extensive instruction page regarding how to properly use Crossovers for creating or scaling character profiles.
*Low-powered characters are allowed to be featured here as long as the characters come from popular/notable verses that are overall worthy of indexing, they are important to their stories, and the profiles are reliable and well-made, although sitcom characters, ones from more realistic romantic comedies, and similar should be avoided. This wiki's main purpose is to index characters, not to feature fights between them.
*Do not add any original or fan-made characters to the wiki. If you wish to create any original/fan-made character profiles, feel free to do so in the FC/OC wiki. "Original" here refers to relatively obscure characters from self-contained stories created by members and their friends, whereas "fan-made" refers to ones appearing within fanfiction or works containing a sufficient amount of another piece of fiction's copyrighted material without official permission.
**For YouTube series that are not created by bigger companies we generally require that at least one video of the series has at least 1 million views on its own.
*Do not create any joke profiles, as they do not fit into our tiering system. Also avoid creating profiles for fan characters, advertisement characters, memes, YouTube personalities, reality television, talk shows, and the like. If you wish to create such profiles, feel free to do so in the Joke Battles wiki instead. Take note that there is obviously a difference between a profile written as a joke, and the character itself being automatically funny.
**Characters and verses that originate from a YouTube series are allowed, but they should have a reasonably coherent narrative. Being a joke franchise with inconsistent feats and powerscaling should not automatically disallow the verse. However, the original YouTube characters should only scale from feats demonstrated within their own continuity rather than cross-scale from any notable cameo characters. For further information, read the following instruction pages: Crossovers, Canon, Outliers, and Plot-Induced Stupidity.
*Corporate mascots and advertisement characters are not part of fictional storylines, regardless of feats in commercials and similar. It is preferable to not allow any incoherent figments without substance to be featured here. However, if they have officially published comicbooks, games, etcetera to scale from, they can probably be included.
*Do not create profiles for deities and other figures from religions with a significant quantity of modern day followers. This includes those described in Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Featuring these types of profiles is certain to upset large groups of people.
**In addition, even dead religions, ones with an incredibly small amount of current followers, such as the Aesir faith, and ones for which the followers are agnostic, such as Shintoism, frequently contain myths and interpretations that are radically different and contradictory to each other, which makes it near impossible to pattern coherent information into statistical profile pages. As such, we only make exceptions for mythologies that are based on specific fictional works separate from any mainstream religion, such as Journey to the West and the Shanmeh, that can provide reasonably high coherence and accuracy for our purposes, and lessen the offence to religious believers.
*If you wish to create character profiles from alternative canon sources, first read through our regulations page to see whether or not it is allowed.
*The only exception to these rules is Real Life, which serves as more of a reference for feats and common weapons, events, and animals, rather than being an actual verse.
**Please do not make profiles for real life vehicles, unless the vehicle in question is combat-oriented, such as a tank. Ordinary civilian vehicles are not notable or distinct enough for pages.
*Please do not create profiles and verse pages for games and other media that have not been released yet. There is usually insufficient information available for proper scaling and they may not even ever be finished. If you discover such pages, please report them in the profile deletion request thread linked to in the front page of the wiki.
*The creation of A.I.-generated works is subject to the exact same rules as everything else.
====Stage Personas====
These rules apply exclusively to stage personas and should not be mistaken for the general editing rules.
*Characters should possess notable feats that surpass the abilities of the actors portraying them.
*They must have an original story or setting that is distinct from their real-life counterparts.
*Characters must be genuinely fictional, without blending fiction and reality. This means that real-life people with exaggerated traits or special effects, such as education or YouTube show hosts, are not allowed. The same applies to music videos of this nature.
*Characters must not have little to no impact on an actual ongoing narrative, including guest features on TV shows or be easily identifiable real-world celebrities.
**Exceptions can be made for certain characters, like "Mayor Adam West" from Family Guy, who are important to a long-running fictional series despite being identifiable as and played by real-world actors.
*Characters whose names are the same as real actors are generally not allowed in order to maintain a clear distinction between the character and the real-world person, and to minimise the potential for confusion by blurring fiction and reality. However, exceptions may be considered for specific fictional verses where the use of real names is a deliberate creative choice that aligns with the established narrative style and does not undermine the intended separation between fiction and reality.
**For example, in the context of a show like Family Guy or a movie like The SpongeBob Movie, the use of real names may be acceptable due to the satirical or comedic nature of the storytelling.
**However, in the case of WWE or similar contexts, stricter scrutiny would be applied to ensure a proper separation between the fictional characters and the real actors.
*Characters associated with extreme controversy or prone to significant debate may become disqualified. This criterion broadens the scope to include characters tied to controversial public figures, ensuring that the narrative remains free from excessive controversy that could overshadow the intended fictional elements. Each case will undergo a comprehensive evaluation based on its unique merits, considering the specific circumstances and a range of perspectives and factors. The evaluation process will be conducted on a case-by-case basis, ensuring a thorough assessment of each individual situation.
**For instance, public figures like Logan Paul or Donald Trump, whose presence may generate substantial debate and potential negative impact on the narrative will not be allowed to be added.
===Creating Pages===
*You can automatically insert much of the structure listed in the Standard Format for Character Profiles into a new profile page if you click the "Create Page" button, and then select "Standard Profile Page".
*Music video files are permitted as long as they tell a coherent story with definite feats, alongside following our standards of stage personas, canon and notability.
*It is heavily encouraged to make blog or sandbox drafts of character profile pages before actually publishing them. You can access a personal sandbox page by following this link. This way you can clean up and perfect the profiles until they are finished and ready to publish.
*Don't sacrifice any details for the reading convenience. Try to get the information across in the most efficient manner. If you don't manage to come up with a short explanation, then stick to a longer one.
*It is preferable that the profile pages are named what the characters they represent are commonly referred as. The order of the name of Japanese characters is reversed, as their family name comes first, and then their first name, for example Monkey D. Luffy. Given that it would be confusing for visitors if we refer to him as Luffy D. Monkey, it is preferable to attempt to use the most commonly known English order for each individual character's name, whether that is the Western or Eastern version.
*The titles of character pages should be the respective character's name and nothing else, but in cases when there is one or more characters with identical names, a parenthesis that clarifies the entry in the series that a specific character has debuted in, rather than the title of the verse itself, should only be applied in cases when:
**It is required to separate a Canon from another for clarification purposes, such as Son Goku (Dragon Ball GT) and Son Goku (DBS Anime).
**The same character needs to be featured in multiple profiles, representing different periods from the same timeline, for organisation purposes. For example, Son Goku (Dragon Ball) and Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z). If it can't be formally named after a respective entry in a series, it should be clarified by something else instead, usually a crucial event, such as Monkey D. Luffy (Post-Timeskip) and Monkey D. Luffy (Pre-Timeskip), or Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Pre-Genesis Wave) and Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Post-Super Genesis Wave).
**There are other characters with the same name in the same verse (Even if they are related), as is the case with Link.
**The verse in question as a whole does not have a proper name beyond the author/company involved for them, like with the Nasuverse and the 07th Expansion Series.
**The following are exceptions, as long as they are not covered by the above-mentioned criteria: 
***Name specifications are available to differentiate a character from another with otherwise the same name, such as Sora (Kingdom Hearts) and Data-Sora, instead of Sora (Kingdom Hearts) and Sora (Kingdom Hearts Coded), or Kairi Sisigou and Kairi (Street Fighter), rather than Kairi (Fate/Apocrypha) and Kairi (Street Figher).
*In cases where a page title is too generic to be recognisable on its own, such as being a common name from a public domain character (often a notable mythological or historical figure), a common name or nickname ("Alice", "Nick"), or a name originally written in logogram (for example, Chinese names), they should also have a parenthesis that clarifies the verse the character is from, or otherwise the name of the entry of the series they debuted in, among others, depending on the ruling criteria they fit. It's to be noted that the examples aren't exhaustive, and should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
*Always consistently use the preferred pronouns of transgender characters in their character profile pages. The "Gender" section of our profiles should also not make note of a character's biological sex over or alongside their currently chosen gender identity, such as by using terms like "assigned female at birth", "assigned male at birth", "trans male", or "trans woman". For further information, click here.
*Do not create composite profiles, as they contain highly inflated statistics and do not represent a reasonable canonical version of the character at any given point in time.
**Profiles for entire species may be acceptable, if it can be shown that the species in question would potentially be capable of having any and all of its potential characteristics at once. However, these profiles should not include exceedingly extraordinary or underwhelming feats and abilities from notable individuals of a species, and the viability of these profiles are determined on a case-by-case basis.
**In the event that a character has no linear canon, but rather treats all of the related works as being canon without much context as to the order of events, a profile detailing all of their feats at once may also be acceptable.
**While some verses may have a lot of stories written by a lot of different authors over a wide span of time, as long as these are all considered canon to each other, their feats can be used together without being considered a composite.
*Do not make highly-rated profiles for supposedly "all-powerful" fourth-wall-breaking author avatar characters without evaluating and scrutinising the character's narrative significance. Meaningless fourth-wall-breaking and winks at the audience are never enough to qualify a character for high Tier 1 and Tier 0 ratings. However, such a character can receive high tiers with sufficient evidence; Andrew Hussie is an example of a character who qualifies for such a tier despite these strict rules due to substantive in-universe context. Nevertheless, allowing too many explicit author avatars is unwise, as they severely blur the line between fiction and reality and can open doors for new members to start looking at real-life humans as an "omnipotent species" that can fight with ideas, words, and pictures; the Reality-Fiction Transcendence page explains this reasoning in more detail.
*It is preferable to put all the "Resistances" of a character at the end of their "Powers and Abilities" section. This is to better distinguish which powers that they can use and which ones that they can resist. If a character has a notably long list of resistances, it is strongly suggested to create a "tabber" for them, placing it after the tabber for the "Powers and Abilities" section. Any design or division choices based around a character's forms, keys, time periods, or otherwise, is up to personal judgement regarding what works best for the specific situation. Please for an example of basic separation of powers and resistance sections, and for a more complex example
===Images===
*When images of what a character looks like are available, preferably upload them here, and insert them at the top of the related profile page.
*Due to problems with Gfycat automatically moving lots of scans to a site with porn advertisements, we recommend that our members instead upload images & gifs to Imgur (link), or other reliable image hosting services, and then use the URL of the uploaded media in the needed profile or blog or thread. You can also upload the images & gifs to this wiki (link), and then use the URL of the uploaded media in the page or blog that you are making or editing.
*Please do not directly link pages to free online manga reading sites. These sites can be laden with malware and cause legal troubles for users living in countries where anti-piracy laws are strictly enforced. If you would like to link a manga scan or similar image as evidence for a feat, please download the picture and upload it as an image on this wiki or to a third-party site like Imgur so that it may be used fairly while minimising potential ramifications. However, you should definitely not use Discord for this purpose, as the images can easily be removed/deleted along with the server that they are posted in, thus severely compromising their longevity.
*When uploading images or videos, do not check the "Ignore all warnings" option. If a file with the same name exists, a warning prompt will appear. Replacing pre-existing files is strongly discouraged without discussing it in a thread here.
*Do not add images or videos to different categories. The categories are mainly supposed to showcase the related character profile pages, and it is unwise to encourage members to clutter them with lots of comparatively irrelevant additions.
*Do not insert pictures and/or links for not yet created profiles into our verse pages.
*Preferably avoid writing cheeky, pointless, and/or opinionated captions for any images.
====The Use of Art==== 
*Official art should always be the first choice for representing characters or subjects, while Fan art can serve as a suitable alternative to official art in instances where the mentioned is of inferior quality or fails to capture the essence or details of the characters or subjects effectively; It should not be used for characters or subjects that lack any form of official artwork and whose appearance is solely based on speculations as to what they may look like.
*If fanart is used, insert a text into the image's description page (not the caption section) that gives credit to the artist, and if you can, also provide a link to their website or profile on DeviantArt, Tumblr, etcetera.
*Note that unrelated images, often for cases that lack sufficient (if any) visual details whatsoever to derive from, aren't allowed, as they apply unnecessary headcanon and derail from the purpose of illustrating the character or object in an appropriate manner.
*In cases where fan art is used, it should be based on canonical descriptions and depictions of the characters or subjects depicted, unless there is no official art available and the fan art accurately describes the character.
*The use of fan art should be limited to situations where it serves a specific purpose, such as filling a gap in official art or adding an element of creativity or personal expression to the profile.
*The decision to use fan art in Vs Battle Wiki profiles should be made on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the purpose of the profile and the appropriateness of the art.
*Always respect the intellectual property rights of artists and do not use their work without their permission or proper attribution. This includes not claiming their work as your own or using it for commercial purposes without their consent.
*Rendered official arts are permitted. To request an image render, please visit here. The instructions are visible on this page.
*Any questions or concerns about the use of art in Vs Battle Wiki profiles should be directed to the Profile image additions or replacements requests thread.
====Adding Credits====
*Be sure to properly attribute the artist and include their name or handle whenever possible. This is a basic courtesy and helps to support the work of creators. These are the available options: 
*#Adding the credit under the art itself if you are using the art on a character's profile. This makes it easy for viewers to see who created the artwork and gives them the option to learn more about the artist.
*#Adding the credit in the summary or description section of an image file page if you are uploading artwork to this wiki. This helps to provide context and attribution for the artwork, and makes it easier for other users to find and credit the artist if they wish to use the art as well. Also provide a link to their website or profile on DeviantArt, Tumblr, etcetera.
*If you are unsure how to properly credit the artist or are unable to find their name or handle, consider reaching out to them or searching online to find more information. It is important to make an effort to credit artists for their work and support them in their creative endeavors.
===Explaining Statistics===
*Pages should preferably feature explanations of all battle-relevant details of abilities, particularly if they derivate from what a regular viewer might assume reading the ability. That includes not being combat applicable, having weaknesses, being particularly limited in some way, being faster or slower than one might assume given the character's speed, being of a higher or lower tier, being qualitatively superior to the character or being qualitatively inferior to the character, having a notably different range than other techniques, etc.
*Inserting unmotivated ratings into profiles on the basis of personal bias will likely result in a long block. We are very strict with our blocking policies for this offense as well, due to that the wiki would quickly turn extremely unreliable otherwise.
*Please do not add "via power-scaling" as a justification for a character's abilities, without indicating who the character is being scaled to and said character's feats. Doing otherwise makes the reasoning meaningless and complicates profiles.
*Please do not plagiarise from other wikis or online databases. It is unprofessional and shows a lack of effort on the part of the user. If you are getting your information from another wiki, please rephrase and summarise the passage in your own words instead of simply copying it.
*While using profiles from other wikis as references for statistics is generally not prohibited, if the reasoning for the listed statistics can not be explained, or if the profiles are of sub-standard quality, they might be deleted.
*We tend to accept scaling statistics from attack and special move animations for computer games, as they are generally legitimate demonstrations of different characters' powers and abilities, that are recurrently confirmed within guidebooks and similar sources. However, they can severely contradict the otherwise displayed scale of a verse, and should therefore be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
*Characters that inherit their powers and abilities from a significant amount of other notable characters in their verses shouldn't list powers from these sources as "All the powers in the series", "All powers of group x", or similar. For one thing, this can easily be incomplete due to that not all of the relevant character have been indexed, but it also becomes much harder for our visitors to find all of the implied powers from the recurrently wide amount of involved pages that they would have to check through. Instead, such cases should directly mention all of the respective powers, along with the justifications for inheriting them, their reasoning, and which characters that they come from.
*It is strongly preferred that you add explanations for the extents and natures of less self-evident and more confusing powers and abilities, especially with references and evidence such as scans. Examples include Reality Warping, Conceptual Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, and Causality Manipulation. Such powers are likely to be inaccurately interpreted, whether by casual visitors or in versus matches. As such, it is appreciated if you specify the nature and scope of these abilities, preferably in "Notable Attacks/Techniques" sections, near the bottom of the character profiles.
**When applying approved changes from a content revision thread, the respective references, explanations, and evidence, such as scans, for these types of powers and abilities must be included.
**When using evidence that includes text in other languages than English, it is mandatory to include a translation of it, a transcription of the text that's being translated, and the source of this text (like its name and specific page), with its name in its original language if the source doesn't have a localisation. This way, people can easily research this on their own and even try their own translations if they distrust the one available. Here is an example.
*Keep in mind that the contents of Explanation Pages should strictly use formal language, and not rely on content such as fan terms or personal pronouns referring to the author(s) of the page in question. They should also strictly focus on explaining content that can't properly fit into profile pages, such as extensive reasoning for the scale of a verse cosmology or other complicated functions and structures within it, to provide justifications and background context for their currently listed powers and tiers in this wiki, without overlapping with the structure and function of verse-specific powers and abilities pages. Explanation Pages should be linked to as justifications in the associated relevant verse and character profile pages.
*Regarding Verse-specific Powers and Abilities, keep in mind that these pages should only be made when at least 5 characters in total possess the relevant ability or a resistance to it, while also being indexed with them in this wiki, and said ability includes at least 10 other powers and abilities, in order to avoid redundant repetitions in character profiles. The required number of powers and abilities for qualifying can be lowered to 5 for cases that require particularly large explanations for their powers and abilities, without bloating with information unrelated to our purposes. Some examples: Puella Magi Physiology, Nen, Haki, Sword Logic.
**Verse-specific powers and abilities that have several subtypes for certain kinds of characters should only have them if the power as a whole is related enough to them, as such it is inappropriate to merge several verse-specific powers and abilities into a single page if separate pages would be a better alternative, especially if this is being done to bloat a page in content to qualify.
**Before creating this type of page, please make sure to have its addition accepted in a thread in our Content Revisions forum. This is because verse-specific powers and abilities often tend to be controversial and they should be scrutinised by our staff and community before being published.
===Referencing Statistics===
*Calculations should always be placed in blog posts, evaluated, and then linked to in our character profile pages as justifications for statistics, if they have been accepted.
*If there exist several calculations for a specific feat that have all been evaluated and accepted, but give conflicting results, the matter of which one that is most reliable should be first be discussed in the calc group forum by our calc group members before any changes are applied to the relevant character profiles. The calculation that is finally accepted should then be added to the related verse page calculation section, and the rejected versions removed. After a verdict has been reached, it is also very preferable to link to the discussion thread where it was decided via comments in the relevant calculation blog posts, and state the resulting decision in conjunction, in order to avoid that the same issue has to be handled repeatedly again in the future.
*As stated in the Canon page: When different source materials give different versions of the same feat, and by that they contradict each other in the depiction of the feat, the primary canon takes precedence over the secondary canon. If the feat is correctly depicted over multiple canons, any of these can be used to judge the feat. Should different results be reached by judging the feat through multiple canons, the result of the primary canon will have priority.
*Always include the References section in character pages, explanation pages, information blogs, and verse-specific powers and abilities pages to source all the important information covered within them. To learn more regarding how to use them, read the References page. New pages without that section may be deleted after ample warning if no adequate justification (such as the series lacking any useful demarcations, or none of the justifications on the page coming from only one specific part of the source material) is provided in the edit summary or in response to inquiry, and no indication that they will be added is given.
*When referencing social media content in our wiki, there is a high risk of posts being deleted, changed, or restricted for visitors who are not logged in. As such, it is required to capture a cropped screenshot, ideally saved in our wiki (or Imgur if necessary), and include it in the references. It is also preferable to back up the original links via the Wayback Machine Internet Archive or archive.today for extra safety, although some social media platforms may block this option.
*Do not directly add any respect thread links from external sites to our pages, as they can't be properly monitored to keep their content of sufficiently high reliability for our purposes, and they recurrently do not meet our standards. Feel free to remove any such existing links that you come across. The same applies to calculations hosted on external sites, although exceptions are made for the ones that were hosted on FanVerse if they were previously accepted. If one desires to feature them, they must be backed up to archive.today, after which the backed up pages are linked to in blog posts in the wiki (formatted such that it's easy for a casual viewer to find the link they're looking for when directed there), with credit given to the original creator(s). It should then be requested that our staff and knowledgeable members evaluate which of the feats that seem reliable or not in the blog post comment sections, and uncertain cases may be handled in content revision threads as well. On-site respect threads and direct feat sections may also be featured in profiles, but they must be evaluated and accepted in a Content Revisions Thread first.
*Prior to adding external calculation or information links (likely to justify character statistics), preferably simultaneously back-up the URL link into the Wayback Machine Internet archive and archive.today. By doing so, if the original post is lost, there will still exist accessible copies, which can be used to update the link accordingly.
*If you encounter a dead calculation or information link, you may find a backup in the above-mentioned archives, which can then be used to appropriately adjust the profile page.
*Regarding direct information from the author/creator of a character: We do not use statements from them that are phrased in an uncertain, uncaring, and/or unspecific manner, such as "Could be", "Maybe", "Probably", "Possibly" etcetera. Brief or vague answers to fan-questions via social media are also generally disregarded, whereas more elaborate explanations in serious interviews are usually considered more reliable.
**When a statement from a character, guidebook, or even word of god contradicts what occurs in the series, they won't be used. For example, if an author says that a character from his work is incapable of shattering planets, even though it has destroyed galaxies on-screen, we will always go with the latter, rather than the former. The statement needs to be consistent with what has been revealed within the fictional franchise itself. Otherwise, it will be considered invalid.
**Author statements will only be accepted when they clarify what has been shown or implied in the series itself, and will be rejected when they contradict what has been shown to the audience. Statements that technically do not contradict anything shown in the series will still be rejected if there is no evidence that they are accurate.
**Also, generally try to avoid scaling between different fictions via author statements about one character being comparable with another. It will usually be very uninformed assumptions, or hyperbole, and even if both stories have the same author, the portrayal of the different characters' power in relation to each other may still contradict these statements.
*Do not link to the Superpower Wiki in the Powers & Abilities sections, as their method of classifying powers is very different from our own standards, rather only link to the powers listed within this wiki. Linking to the main wiki for a certain franchise at the top of verse pages is allowed, in order to provide further information, as is linking to accepted FanVerse calculations within the character profiles.
*Do not link to discussion threads in our forum as justifications for any information in our profile pages. Instead, blog posts that contain the relevant information should be created, and then linked to in the pages. Alternatively, footnote explanation sections can be added if the texts are comparatively brief.
*Please note that characters that are mechanical or undead should not automatically be assumed to possess infinite stamina, unless this trait has been clearly defined within the series or by the lore.
===Verse Pages===
*Do not create verse pages for companies. We have made exceptions for Disney and Nintendo, due to their extremely iconic statures, and occasional interaction between their properties, as well as for Dreamworks, and similar prominent animated movie imprints, with characters that have no other verse page of their own, where they can be listed, but a "verse" is generally defined as a shared continuity.
*Game creation platforms (such as Dreams or Roblox) cannot be considered a singular canon and thus cannot be classified as a single verse. Rather, individual games created on the platform are to be considered their own entity, and cannot rely on other verses to verify their statistics.
*Verses that do not possess official English translations are allowed as long as they meet the following criteria:
**Do not add scans in a language other than English to profiles. The only exceptions are for explicitly visual feats, clear demonstrations of powers and anything that doesn't need knowledge of the language to be comprehended.
**Always make one or more blogs to explain and demonstrate the contents of profiles, including powers, feats and everything that requires an understanding of that language. Blogs must contain scans (or links to them), the original text that is in them, the proposed translation, references to the source of said scans, and any kind of explanation or context needed.
**The author of said blogs shall provide any further evidence, explanation, scans, and so on if asked of them by staff members or regular users.
*When adding yourself as a supporter or opponent to a certain franchise, please avoid cluttering the relevant verse page with personal comments. They are distracting, and uninteresting, for casual visitors.
*When making a blog for a calculation, respect thread, or cosmology explanation for a specific verse, please add the relevant verse category ("One Piece" or "Marvel Comics" for example) once your blog has been accepted by the staff, to be searched for more easily later on. If you find a blog for a specific verse without such a category, you should ask either the creator to add it, if the member in question is active, or an administrator if they are not. Take note that you should not add any verse categories to blogs that are not serious or that have not been accepted for official use.
====Inclusion of Verses====
The setting should be entirely fictional in nature, with no true bearing over the real world, except for the specific case of the "Real World verse" which is limited to animals, weapons, and events. However, real-world people, including celebrities, should not be featured in the wiki. Additionally, any movie, comic or TV series that is primarily a re-telling of real events with occasional fictional additions is prohibited.
*Officially published works that have reached a high level of notability will be considered for inclusion within the VS Battles Wiki. The use of Wattpad and similar fan work sources is prohibited. However, self-published works will also be considered as long as they meet the aforementioned criteria of notability. Additionally, while official translations are preferred, fan translations that are of good and very reliable quality will also be accepted. For works that have not been officially translated, the use of original raw texts and associated translations is preferred, but it should be noted that for fully fan translated works like Visual Novels, Web Novels, etc., it may not be practical or feasible for participants to locate raw texts for the entire work and present them alongside the scan. In situations where the reliability of publicly available material is in question, the analysis of re-translations performed by members of the VSBW may be used as a means of evaluation. However, it should be noted that these translations may not necessarily be considered superior to official translations and should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
*It is prohibited to include any personal verses or personal works of VS Debaters within the wiki, except in cases where the work has been officially published by a reputable and well-established company with a significant level of distribution and recognition in the industry. This includes, but is not limited to, large movie productions, major video game releases, and popular comic book runs. For smaller or less-known companies, decisions may be made on a case-by-case basis. It is recommended to consider the level of distribution and recognition in determining whether to include the work in the wiki.
*It is particularly prohibited to include any verses or personal works of VS Debaters who are ranked highly in Tier 1/0, that primarily focus on powerscaling purely for battleboard purposes.
*Small webcomics that have only made a good reasonable amount of money may be allowed for inclusion, whereas works that are only notable within the battleboarding community and have little to no notability outside of it, are not eligible for inclusion.
*It is strictly prohibited for creators of content to include their own works or verses within the wiki, directly or indirectly. This includes, but is not limited to, self-submission, submission through a third-party, or submission through a personal relationship with a member of the wiki. All contributions must be made through established channels and be in compliance with the established guidelines and protocols to ensure the integrity and impartiality of this wiki.
====Web Novels and Light Novels====
The main premise of this policy revolves around determining the appropriate course of action when a verse has multiple novel versions. The key considerations include whether to combine or separate these versions and how to address any significant distinctions they may possess. The policy recognises that while certain differences are acceptable, there should be a consistent flow and alignment between the two versions, ensuring the main plot remains intact without introducing a completely different narrative context.
*The decision to combine two versions of a novel into a single verse will depend on the level of coherence and consistency between them and will be evaluated in a case-by-case basis. While subplots and minor variations may be permissible, the core narrative and its progression should not deviate significantly.
*There should be no major differences in the contextual aspects between the two versions. This includes verse settings, established laws, key background information, verse mechanics, power system, terminology, cosmology and universal energy systems. Any disparities that could create confusion or disrupt the overall understanding of the story should be addressed and resolved.
*When merging two versions of a novel, it is crucial to maintain consistency in style, tone, and artistic intent. Therefore, to ensure the harmonious fusion of the two versions, it is imperative that a single author has written both versions to ensure an accurate storyline.
====Collaborative Web Fiction====
Verses with a strong online collaborative element, such as SCP and many forms of The Backrooms, have special rules applied to them. This is in part because of their constantly-evolving and freeform nature brought on by allowing anyone on the internet to contribute, confusion regarding canonicity and centralisation, and several other reasons. Rules regarding these verses are currently shaped by SCP's presence as follows.
*Any form of collaborative, community fiction with open participation needs noticeably strict and harsh standards for what they allow on their website. There needs to be significant quality control, with precise and thorough evidence showing this process to be at least comparable to SCP's.
*The verse in question needs to be centralised, with a clear definition of what is canon and what is not, without crossing outside of its own community in any way. Any indexing of a verse has to stay within that site and definitive canon, with no noticeable overlap
====Determination of Notability====
The notability of a work is a crucial factor in determining its eligibility for inclusion within the VS Battles Wiki. Notability can be determined by various means such as the popularity of the work among readers, the number of adaptations or spin-offs it has spawned, the impact it has had on the broader cultural landscape.
In determining the notability of a verse or personal work, the adherence of the work to the VS Battles tiering philosophies shall be taken into consideration.
*It is impractical to set hard defined viewer number limits, however, in general, preference shall be given to officially published works or at least very popular privately published standalone original works that are not fanfiction.
*The story from which the character originates must be reasonably notable or popular outside of the versus debating communities. This can be determined by various means such as the popularity of the story among readers, the number of adaptations or spin-offs it has spawned, and the impact it has had on the broader cultural landscape.
*In cases where there is ambiguity or conflicting information regarding the proximity of when the work was written and when the author claims to have interacted with powerscaling purely for battleboard purposes, such works shall not be considered for inclusion within the wiki.
The inclusion of a work shall be based on the judgement of the relevant authorities and stakeholders, and adherence to this regulation is mandatory for all contributors to the wiki, any violation may lead to appropriate actions. Notability is not limited to a specific location or region, it is determined by the fanbase and impact of the work on the broader cultural landscape. For example, a series like The Interface Series, that has a vice article about it, has a significant fanbase and discussion about it across various platforms, may be considered for inclusion, whereas a lesser-known work would not.
==Specific Fictions==
*Given that Marvel and DC comic book franchises have been shared by hundreds of different writers, few of whom are interested in remotely coherent power levels, we have specific power-scaling regulations for their characters.
*It should be noted that files that revolve around Pokémon Trainers, Digimon Tamers, Duelists from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Brawlers from Bakugan, etcetera, have statistics that revolve around the team of whatever monsters said character uses to fight for them. However, these files should still have human statistics for their own feats. For how this would play in battle, see the Versus Thread Rule.
*Since certain types of Creepypasta are likely to conflict with our rules regarding fanfiction, they should be thoroughly evaluated to make sure that they are official creations or have approval from the original creator(s), before being added to this wiki.
==Notes==
Here is a search function that allows you to find pages with two, or more, matching categories. It helps to simplify finding characters of a specific tier for different verses, and is helpful during content revisions: Dynamic Page List
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