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

I feel that you make several good points Waterkai and, if it is not too much trouble, I would like to express my feelings on each section that you describe.

Opinions
I feel that you did a good job describing why the Application Policy is a necessary good on the site. With so many of the Kekkei Genkai in the Naruto verse being aptly described as "rare", I feel there should be some form of control to control this. In all honesty, in the canon Naruto verse, I think they tend to focus more on techniques than actually Kekkei Genkai. Looking back on the series up to this point, how many individuals actually possessed a Kekkei Genkai? Very few. Now, how many people, not even in the whole Naruto verse but in Konoha alone, have knowledge/the ability to use a clan Hiden technique? Quite a few. There is the 's, the 's , the 's. These are just three of the most well known. There is also the, the , the , the ; the list can go on and one. The reason I bring this up is to show that the list of Clan's that can use Hiden techniques is far greater than ones that can use Kekkei Genkai. I feel that this also demonstrates the nessecity of some form of patrol over pages so that Kekkei Genkai actually stay rare, as obviously intended by Kishimoto.

As you stated also, I feel that the application policy also helps to ensure that quality articles, by way of grammar, will also be reinforced. One thing that caught my eye in Sei's blog, before it disappeared like, is that User:LaviBookman asked Sei why he was so focused on the quality of the articles. What he said exactly after that escapes me, so I won't quote him exactly, but the gist that I got from it is that grammatical criteria should not be enforced which would be detrimental to, not only the wiki, but the users also. When I first joined wiki in 2010, my english was...good but it was certainly nothing to look twice at. Because of this, I got virtually ignored by most of the users, most of whom would go on to form the Gravity Force. There were a few times that I actually gave up on writing fan fiction on wiki altogether but I decided to do something else instead. I decided to buckle down and enhance my own linguistic capability, demanding the respect of others by catching there attention with my writing rather than simply begging for help. I lived by the code  which, when translated from latin means "Don't let the bastards grind you down". If you put in the effort, one's writing ability WILL increase exponentially. To simply say that "we no longer care what your page looks like grammar wise" is to say that we do not care about the quality of the site. It would also be hurtful to the users, who would be ignored. just as I was. for having subpar/unreadable pages.

I also understand that most of the users on this sight also live in other countries, but even they make an effort to adhere to the policies of the site. This wiki is an English speaking wiki and that seemed pretty clear when I joined (it is even in the rules). In fact, User:KiriSharingan, my little brother from another mother, speaks very little english; his native language is Portugueses. Even so, he tries his hardest to adhere to the policies of this site by trying to make his articles in english to the best of his ability. If he can do it, then why can't our english speaking users, most of whom are in America, put more of an effort into their writing to make it presentable to the site?

I also completely agree with the fact that there are way to many people trying to copy Madara/make an even more powerful version. In my opinion, Madara Uchiha is close to being, or already is, on par with, the Sage of Sixth Paths, the God of Shinobi. To say that there are dozens of characters within the fanon that are at or above this power level is ludacris in the notion alone. I remember having a conversation with Waterkai about a month ago regarding the expansion of the Hydrification Technique. We both agreed that the Hōzuki Clan is probably our favorite clan and that the Hydrification Technique is highly underrated. There are more techniques out there than just Sharingan and it's derivatives and there is no need to stifle originality.

Possible Solutions
The real question, for me, is whether or not quality control and power limitation can be kept in order by the Application Policy. Would it be at all possible to simply police created articles using a Manual of Style policing like on BFF? I fee that grammar could be easily policed by something like the MoS standards but power levels may be a little bit harder.

On Bleach wiki, they do use a system of power levels to determine weaker characters from captains and Lieutenants. They use five different criteria to rate a character based on the level of Reiryoku they exert/possess and I have included the chart below. Does anyone believe that such a power rating would work with Chakra? Also, I feel that the technique rating system used in naruto should also play a big part in this. For the most part, such ratings have been relatively ignored, at least in my opinion. There are techniques ranging from D Rank (genin level) to S Rank (forbidden techniques) yet I see very few pages utilizing this system. This, combined with a power level description of various chakra levels should help to control who can use what techniques.

As always, thank you for allowing me to speak and thank you Waterkai for bringing this to everyone's attention. You made a lot of great points and I feel that this should help progress things forward so that we can all enjoy creating Naruto fiction once more.

  Wolf     ( Howl ) 12:58, May 2, 2014 (UTC)