User blog comment:GokūBlack10/A Message from Ten/@comment-24384232-20140503000429

I find it odd, considering that it was you who originally removed a some of the original policies prior to the current administration. At the time the site had a huge influx of users who made a number of poorly made Uchiha articles, and then promptly abandoned the site for whatever reason. Their clutter remained for a time until the mass delete category was eventually taken care of.

From a chronological point of view, when there was not an application system, no fanon canon existed, and there were a large number of poorly written half finished articles. Some were just infoboxs with a smattering of information. Yet following the application policy, if you did end up making a an application the tendency to actually finish or at least complete the character increased tremendously.

Now whether or not it should be removed is another subject entirely. But it would be remiss to ignore the fact that because of the application policy, the quality of writing on the site has likewise improved. Some say that it hasn't improved the wiki at all? Then perhaps you should look at the articles prior to the new year and examine those characters and compare them to the ones currently being made. I oppose your assertion that the application policy has made the site worse. It has in fact served its purpose. Whether its continued existence is necessary is another thing entirely.