Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-32058610-20170520145426/@comment-1705775-20170925194646

Love Robin wrote: The main point with Core Belief Characters is… there are PLENTY *fictional* venues and sources from which to make articles about.

Using Satan as an example, there is no need to make a page about the Biblical Satan when there are so many fictional/fictionalized versions of him to write about.

then we remove ALL religious figures, including the pagan deities and demons.. to do otherwise is to be hypocrites.

the simple fact is folklore and mythology are religious too and you simply stating "we only outlaw Core Belief concepts" is double-standards now.. it's not about popularity or whatever, it is about the "original source" - almost all modern tales of good and evil originate from these old texts and thus whether real or not the figures in these stories are the prototypes of things to come.. without original Satan (which is a medieval concept NOT a core concept, btw) there would not be any fictional takes on it either.

we're not bringing back religious figures like saints, deities (worshipped) or otherwise, simply demonic entities that are specifically stated as being malicious within those texts themselves.. no one will be offended about a neutral article telling the origins of varied demons and Satan archetypes, if anything it helps people to understand how societies have envisioned evil and immorality across the ages and how that has helped shape some of the most infamous villains in media.

is it perfect? hell no.. it will take work.. but simply getting rid of "Core Beliefs" while keeping myths and folklore is just as much a mess.

ultimately what I'd like is a vote on a neutral blog or forum (NOT a poll, they can be manipulated) - with users and admins simply stating "yes" or "no" to the clear question :

"should this wiki allow the creation of theological beings such as demons and fallen angels, provided it abides to rules of neutrality (as in we neither champion it being real nor fiction, we simply say "this is how they are depicted according to texts")"

allow for 3 days (or more) to see if it is a favorable change or one we can dismiss.. wikis are not democracies but this may be the fairest option.