Board Thread:Site News and Announcements/@comment-24486926-20131107153202

Listen up, I'm not coming on here to revoke the rule. I'm just getting more in-depth as to what is trying to be accomplished with the new rule and any following Blacklist rules made. But, the rule stays.

Sonic.exe is done, and this will be the final word said on it. The ban is official.

But here's what is being accomplished:

These same reasons will be a basic basis (give or take a couple reasons) for any specified spin-off that should get banned from this wiki. But, if you think your pasta should go on this wiki, post it somewhere else, then post a link and some good reasons on the Deletion Appeal page until a similiar project for Blacklisted Subjects is made here. 
 * It will encourage creativity in a writer's spin-off work. They can no longer just base everything off of Sonic.exe.
 * It will help to uncover other Sonic-themed works. General Sonic pastas have not been forbidden, and they won't be. Sonic.exe, however, is overcrowding the category. Original works are being over-shadowed, and it is diminishing quality of our wiki underneath a stereotype of us being what the Creepypasta Wiki "crapped out."
 * It will discourage cliches that have been over-used. The original work was a very bad attempt at a rehash of trite things that had been over-used long before its time, and many of its spin-offs are no better.
 * It will greatly increase the quality of the wiki itself. A lot of people have a more/less bad opinion of Sonic.exe, making up for its popularity. The story suceeds only in attracting two things: Sonic fans (who are welcome here.) and trolls (who are not). I mean honestly; just look at the comments on this thing. They're not good.
 * It will help admins enforce Quality Standards, particularly the newer ones (half-page long minimum, description, etc.) Sonic.exe often lacks these things. It can be half-page long, but lack proper description. Many of the pastas from the Sonic category: Sonic.exe pastas. The original works often appear fine.
 * It will encourage other works. When you can do something the exact same way, do you quit and just give up? No, I would hope not; you find a different way to do it. You can't write Sonic.exe pastas anymore; but you can write something else instead.