User blog comment:Waterkai/Considering Applications: An Attempt Without Bias/@comment-3008090-20140502125802/@comment-13970942-20140504064301

^There is an inverse correlation between the power level of characters on this site, and the respective quality of writing. Skillful and creative individuals generally can accomplish more with less, and so, their character articles don't as often suffer "Christmas Tree" syndrome. Rather than having dozens and dozens of unrelated S-rank abilities, they make due with one or two- or none at all.

Talented writers ARE passing up the site, and have been for years. Users such as Hex, or Kay, came here because they were inspired or impressed by others' work, but as I recall in both cases they nearly left because of the average quality. High-quality articles serve as an effective form of advertising for the site.

Conversely, low-quality and substandard articles do the same, and attract other kinds of users. The internet is not a sounding board, it is an echo chamber.

My preferences don't match other peoples', but the rules have born fruit. The culture of this fanon is gradually changing, writing is improving, and characters are becoming richer, more interesting, and more inventive.

If you try to appeal to the lowest common denominator, and let the site backslide, it will backfire and there will be a repeat of what has happened over and over again. Clutter, stub articles, power-grabbing and shallow characters.