Board Thread:Official Rules and Announcements/@comment-3444730-20140221222654/@comment-13970942-20140221224222

I am happy to see the movement towards deletion of outdated articles. Kay and I were able to implement part of the code to take care of the mass delete category- sadly I think, the code is over my head as I've never tried creating a bot before and have very little experience with python/macros. I might try to make a fake wikia for testing out such a bot, see if I can get the kinks fixed before trying to bring it here...

One thing that bothers me, and this isn't unique to the fanon, is that people have the misguided opinion that they are entitled to their opinions, and moreso, that their position is equally valid as any other on the basis that it's an opinion. This false belief is demonstratively and evidently wrong in many cases- a disbelief in evolution, denial of human-created weather change, a belief that a magical dancing unicorn sleeps under your bed at night...

Many times, people become so firmly entrenched in these delusions, that they incorporate pieces of the figment into their persona- and they perceive valid criticisms as a form of personal or mental attack. They justify reacting to their imagined injury with hostility and aggression, losing sight of the reality of the situation; the conflict is a result of their closed-mindedness and conceited ignorance.

Sadly, I think we are all of us guilty of this flaw to one extent or another. The best thing we can do, I think, is just try to take other peoples' opinions, and our own, a little less seriously. We're posting on a fanfiction forum about an anime featuring ninja with magical powers. No argument we have here could ever approach the level of "significant", and losing a friendship over a petty dispute would be a meaningless waste.

I think the apps system could be improved, but I'm not sure how. I kind of feel like, the techniques and KG that require applications, should just get a fresh start. I think grandfathering works counter to your purposes- sometimes, you just have to be willing to make sacrifices.

That's my two cents.