Board Thread:Wiki Management/@comment-29403514-20180313212325

There seems to be a problem regarding Rule 12. PlozAlcachaz had brought up the issue with Sonic the Werehog being utilized in battles as a focal combatant. This quickly turned into a debate on what Rule 12 should be interpreted as. Commander Ghost had said the rules were being taken literally and that there should be more exceptions with support from some users. The other side had vocalized concern on how they were just transformations/assumed forms of characters that shouldn't have battles specifically around them due to them not being their own entities. We have our issue.

''I am going to highlight what Rule 12 says. 'I quote, "No Death Battle's of alternate forms of a character, with the exception of alternate timelines or worlds (Link Battle Royale)." '''To elabortate, one of two things has to happen here. The first is that we delete all of the battles featuring these transformations. The second is that we update the rule and move all of the battles to the character's page rather than making a separate page for the character due to Rule 12.

To get a sense of both sides of the debate, I'll try to give you the arguments and counterarguments made. The side defending the pages stay up say that the battles should stay up due to the form's having enough ability additions and differences between the character to stay up as a page. The rule in general would be taken too literally and would be updated to where it specifies that a transformation/form with enough differences would be allowed. If it had little differences like Son Goku's Super Saiyan transformation, it wouldn't be allowed.

The other side says that it is still the same entity regardless. They shouldn't be allowed because they utilize forms as opposed to independent characters. Forms shouldn't have their own battles supposedly due to the fact that they aren't permitted in the first place. Making exceptions would make the rule on this too vague if we still implimented restrictions as the other side says because of potential abuse and broadness of what would be allowed

I have put a poll down below since this should be community discussion. Staff aren't the only ones who make fights which means everyone should have a say in this.

Do you think forms/transformations should be able to be utilized in fights or no? No Yes  