Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-2175012-20171030003307

Thought this would be one way to suggest candidates that you believe are PE, but there would have to still be some rules to establish. As I do actually contribute a lot on the cleanup forum over at TV Tropes, I wouldn't really say that I have the most experience with the Complete Monster trope, but I do basically know the basis behind it. With our criteria, basically, a PE villain has to be heinous by the standards of the story as well as generally heinous (http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:AustinDR/Heinous_Standard). Now, of course, I have my own idea of what is truly heinous by a story's work, but overall, a villain needs to stand out as well as not be overshadowed by another villain who could arguably do worse than them whilst being in the same field, and having the same resources.

Basically, maybe as a way to prevent spamming, we could probably set up our own version of the cleanup forum using some of the same basics that TT uses. Such as the use of an EP (effort post) template:

What is the work?

To explain what the work the villain is from is about.

Who is he?

Or who is she, if you have a female candidate. You describe who the villain is, etc.

What has he (or she done)?

You explain their crimes here.

'''Freudian excuse? Mitigating factors?'''

Do they have a tragic backstory that is subverted, or do they have any redeeming traits?

heinous standard

Describing the work's standard. 